VB SeriesMatch 1 · ODI
Australia beat India by 18 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia were bowled out for 288, Andrew Symonds 88 from 102 balls and Michael Clarke 63 from 66 balls. Ajit Agarkar took 6 for 42.
India were bowled out for 270, Sourav Ganguly 82 from 83 balls and Sachin Tendulkar 63 from 69 balls. Ian Harvey took 3 for 52.
Australia won by 18 runs.
Key performers
Australia innings
288(48.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †c IK Pathan b AB Agarkar | c IK Pathan b AB Agarkar | 34 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Matthew Haydenc Yuvraj Singh b AB Agarkar | c Yuvraj Singh b AB Agarkar | 20 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Ricky Pontingc & b L Balaji | c & b L Balaji | 18 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 94.74 |
| Damien Martync L Balaji b AB Agarkar | c L Balaji b AB Agarkar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andrew Symondsc A Kumble b AB Agarkar | c A Kumble b AB Agarkar | 88 | 102 | 5 | 3 | 86.27 |
| Michael Clarkec VVS Laxman b A Kumble | c VVS Laxman b A Kumble | 63 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 95.45 |
| Michael Bevanc SC Ganguly b V Sehwag | c SC Ganguly b V Sehwag | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Ian Harveyc SR Tendulkar b AB Agarkar | c SR Tendulkar b AB Agarkar | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Andy Bichelrun out | run out | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Jason Gillespienot out | not out | 8* | 10 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Brad Williamsc Yuvraj Singh b AB Agarkar | c Yuvraj Singh b AB Agarkar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 10, w 14, nb 3) | (lb 10, w 14, nb 3) | 27 | ||||
| Total48.3 Ov (RR 5.94) | 48.3 Ov (RR 5.94) | 288 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 59-1 (AC Gilchrist, 9 ov), 70-2 (ML Hayden, 10.4 ov), 70-3 (DR Martyn, 10.5 ov), 89-4 (RT Ponting, 15.2 ov), 232-5 (MJ Clarke, 38.4 ov), 233-6 (MG Bevan, 40 ov), 258-7 (A Symonds, 43.3 ov), 272-8 (AJ Bichel, 45.5 ov), 287-9 (IJ Harvey, 48.1 ov), 288-10 (BA Williams, 48.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Agarkar | 9.3 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 4.42 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Irfan Pathan | 10 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 6.10 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 9 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 5.78 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 5.60 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sanjay Bangar | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 8.00 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AC Gilchrist 34(34) & ML Hayden 19(20) | 59 | 54 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 9(8) & ML Hayden 1(2) | 11 | 10 |
| 3rd | DR Martyn 0(1) & RT Ponting 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 4th | RT Ponting 9(11) & A Symonds 8(16) | 19 | 27 |
| 5th | MJ Clarke 63(66) & A Symonds 74(76) | 143 | 140 |
| 6th | MG Bevan 1(8) & A Symonds 0(0) | 1 | 8 |
| 7th | A Symonds 6(10) & IJ Harvey 15(12) | 25 | 21 |
| 8th | IJ Harvey 6(7) & AJ Bichel 1(7) | 14 | 14 |
| 9th | JN Gillespie 7(9) & IJ Harvey 7(5) | 15 | 14 |
| 10th | JN Gillespie 1(1) & BA Williams 0(1) | 1 | 2 |
India innings
270(49 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwagb IJ Harvey | b IJ Harvey | 35 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 59.32 |
| Sachin Tendulkarc RT Ponting b A Symonds | c RT Ponting b A Symonds | 63 | 69 | 8 | 1 | 91.30 |
| Sourav Gangulyrun out | run out | 82 | 83 | 6 | 1 | 98.80 |
| VVS Laxmanc MJ Clarke b A Symonds | c MJ Clarke b A Symonds | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Rahul Dravid †c IJ Harvey b MJ Clarke | c IJ Harvey b MJ Clarke | 16 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 84.21 |
| Yuvraj Singhc MJ Clarke b IJ Harvey | c MJ Clarke b IJ Harvey | 25 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 104.17 |
| Sanjay Bangarc RT Ponting b IJ Harvey | c RT Ponting b IJ Harvey | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Ajit Agarkarc MJ Clarke b JN Gillespie | c MJ Clarke b JN Gillespie | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Irfan Pathanc ML Hayden b BA Williams | c ML Hayden b BA Williams | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Anil Kumblec MJ Clarke b BA Williams | c MJ Clarke b BA Williams | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Lakshmipathy Balajinot out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(b 1, lb 8, w 11, nb 1) | (b 1, lb 8, w 11, nb 1) | 21 | ||||
| Total49 Ov (RR 5.51) | 49 Ov (RR 5.51) · Target 289 from 50 ov | 270 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 103-1 (V Sehwag, 18.2 ov), 134-2 (SR Tendulkar, 25.1 ov), 168-3 (VVS Laxman, 32 ov), 195-4 (R Dravid, 36.2 ov), 257-5 (Yuvraj Singh, 45.5 ov), 257-6 (SC Ganguly, 46 ov), 260-7 (AB Agarkar, 47 ov), 263-8 (SB Bangar, 47.3 ov), 266-9 (IK Pathan, 48.3 ov), 270-10 (A Kumble, 49 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 5.00 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Brad Williams | 9 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 5.78 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Andy Bichel | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6.33 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Harvey | 10 | 1 | 52 | 3 | 5.20 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | 10 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 4.70 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | V Sehwag 35(59) & SR Tendulkar 53(52) | 103 | 110 |
| 2nd | SC Ganguly 19(24) & SR Tendulkar 10(17) | 31 | 41 |
| 3rd | VVS Laxman 16(22) & SC Ganguly 18(19) | 34 | 41 |
| 4th | SC Ganguly 11(7) & R Dravid 16(19) | 27 | 26 |
| 5th | Yuvraj Singh 25(24) & SC Ganguly 34(33) | 62 | 57 |
| 6th | SB Bangar 0(1) & SC Ganguly 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 7th | AB Agarkar 1(4) & SB Bangar 1(2) | 3 | 6 |
| 8th | IK Pathan 1(1) & SB Bangar 2(2) | 3 | 3 |
| 9th | IK Pathan 2(5) & A Kumble 1(1) | 3 | 6 |
| 10th | A Kumble 4(3) & L Balaji 0(0) | 4 | 3 |
Commentary
End of over 496 runs, 2 wktsIND 270/1011W04W
L Balaji 0(0)BA Williams 9-0-52-2
48.6W
BA Williams to A Kumble, OUT
A Kumble c MJ Clarke b BA Williams 5(4) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 270/10 (49 ov)
48.54
BA Williams to A Kumble, FOUR
48.40
BA Williams to A Kumble, no run
48.3W
BA Williams to IK Pathan, OUT
IK Pathan c ML Hayden b BA Williams 3(6) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 266/9 (48.3 ov)
48.21
BA Williams to A Kumble, 1 run
48.11
BA Williams to IK Pathan, 1 run
End of over 484 runs, 1 wktIND 264/812W001
IK Pathan 2(4)A Kumble 0(0)IJ Harvey 10-1-52-3
47.61
IJ Harvey to IK Pathan, 1 run
47.50
IJ Harvey to IK Pathan, no run
47.40
IJ Harvey to IK Pathan, no run
47.3W
IJ Harvey to SB Bangar, OUT
SB Bangar c RT Ponting b IJ Harvey 3(5) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 263/8 (47.3 ov)
47.22
IJ Harvey to SB Bangar, 2 runs
47.11
IJ Harvey to IK Pathan, 1 run
End of over 473 runs, 1 wktIND 260/7Wd00101W
SB Bangar 1(3)JN Gillespie 10-1-50-1
46.6W
JN Gillespie to AB Agarkar, OUT
AB Agarkar c MJ Clarke b JN Gillespie 1(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 260/7 (47 ov)
46.51
JN Gillespie to SB Bangar, 1 run
46.40
JN Gillespie to SB Bangar, no run
46.31
JN Gillespie to AB Agarkar, 1 run
46.20
JN Gillespie to AB Agarkar, no run
46.10
JN Gillespie to AB Agarkar, no run
46.1Wd
JN Gillespie to AB Agarkar, wide
End of over 464 runs, 2 wktsIND 257/60121WW
SB Bangar 0(1)IJ Harvey 9-1-48-2
45.6W
IJ Harvey to SB Bangar, OUT
SC Ganguly run out 82(83) [4s-6 6s-1] · FoW 257/6 (46 ov)
45.5W
IJ Harvey to Yuvraj Singh, OUT
Yuvraj Singh c MJ Clarke b IJ Harvey 25(24) [4s-0 6s-1] · FoW 257/5 (45.5 ov)
45.41
IJ Harvey to SC Ganguly, 1 run
45.32
IJ Harvey to SC Ganguly, 2 runs
45.21
IJ Harvey to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
45.10
IJ Harvey to Yuvraj Singh, no run