Border-Gavaskar TrophyMatch 3 · Test
India beat Australia by 72 runs
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, . India won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardIndia won the toss and chose to bat. India were bowled out for 330, Rahul Dravid 93 from 183 balls and Sachin Tendulkar 71 from 128 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 4 for 86.
Australia were bowled out for 212, Andrew Symonds 66 from 70 balls and Adam Gilchrist 55 from 61 balls. R. P. Singh took 4 for 68.
India were bowled out for 294, VVS Laxman 79 from 156 balls and Irfan Pathan 46 from 64 balls. Stuart Clark took 4 for 61.
Australia were bowled out for 340, Michael Clarke 81 from 134 balls and Mitchell Johnson 50 not out from 80 balls. Irfan Pathan took 3 for 54.
India won by 72 runs.
Key performers
India 1st innings
330(98.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jafferc †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | c †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 16 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 30.19 |
| Virender Sehwagc †AC Gilchrist b MG Johnson | c †AC Gilchrist b MG Johnson | 29 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Rahul Dravidc RT Ponting b A Symonds | c RT Ponting b A Symonds | 93 | 183 | 14 | 0 | 50.82 |
| Sachin Tendulkarlbw b B Lee | lbw b B Lee | 71 | 128 | 9 | 0 | 55.47 |
| Sourav Gangulyc MEK Hussey b MG Johnson | c MEK Hussey b MG Johnson | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 75.00 |
| VVS Laxmanc SW Tait b B Lee | c SW Tait b B Lee | 27 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 48.21 |
| MS Dhoni †lbw b SR Clark | lbw b SR Clark | 19 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 36.54 |
| Irfan Pathanlbw b MG Johnson | lbw b MG Johnson | 28 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Anil Kumblec CJL Rogers b SR Clark | c CJL Rogers b SR Clark | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| R. P. Singhc MEK Hussey b MG Johnson | c MEK Hussey b MG Johnson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ishant Sharmanot out | not out | 0* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 19, w 9, nb 9) | (lb 19, w 9, nb 9) | 37 | ||||
| Total98.2 Ov (RR 3.36) | 98.2 Ov (RR 3.36) | 330 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 57-1 (V Sehwag, 16.4 ov), 59-2 (W Jaffer, 19.2 ov), 198-3 (SR Tendulkar, 57.4 ov), 214-4 (SC Ganguly, 60.5 ov), 278-5 (R Dravid, 78 ov), 284-6 (VVS Laxman, 81.4 ov), 328-7 (MS Dhoni, 95.4 ov), 330-8 (IK Pathan, 97 ov), 330-9 (A Kumble, 97.1 ov), 330-10 (RP Singh, 98.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 24 | 5 | 71 | 3 | 2.96 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 28.2 | 7 | 86 | 4 | 3.04 | 133 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stuart Clark | 17 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 2.65 | 83 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaun Tait | 13 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 4.54 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Andrew Symonds | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3.60 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2.33 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | W Jaffer 16(45) & V Sehwag 29(58) | 57 | 100 |
| 2nd | R Dravid 2(8) & W Jaffer 0(8) | 2 | 16 |
| 3rd | SR Tendulkar 71(128) & R Dravid 58(105) | 139 | 230 |
| 4th | SC Ganguly 9(12) & R Dravid 1(8) | 16 | 19 |
| 5th | VVS Laxman 26(42) & R Dravid 32(62) | 64 | 103 |
| 6th | VVS Laxman 1(14) & MS Dhoni 4(8) | 6 | 22 |
| 7th | IK Pathan 27(41) & MS Dhoni 15(44) | 44 | 84 |
| 8th | A Kumble 1(5) & IK Pathan 1(3) | 2 | 8 |
| 9th | A Kumble 0(1) & RP Singh 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 10th | I Sharma 0(5) & RP Singh 0(2) | 0 | 7 |
Australia 1st innings
212(49.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Jaquesc VVS Laxman b IK Pathan | c VVS Laxman b IK Pathan | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Chris Rogerslbw b IK Pathan | lbw b IK Pathan | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Ricky Pontingc R Dravid b I Sharma | c R Dravid b I Sharma | 20 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Michael Husseyc †MS Dhoni b RP Singh | c †MS Dhoni b RP Singh | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michael Clarkec †MS Dhoni b I Sharma | c †MS Dhoni b I Sharma | 23 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 67.65 |
| Andrew Symondsc R Dravid b A Kumble | c R Dravid b A Kumble | 66 | 70 | 7 | 1 | 94.29 |
| Adam Gilchrist †c †MS Dhoni b RP Singh | c †MS Dhoni b RP Singh | 55 | 61 | 9 | 0 | 90.16 |
| Brett Leec †MS Dhoni b RP Singh | c †MS Dhoni b RP Singh | 11 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 25.58 |
| Mitchell Johnsonnot out | not out | 6* | 14 | 1 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Stuart Clarkc †MS Dhoni b RP Singh | c †MS Dhoni b RP Singh | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shaun Taitc & b A Kumble | c & b A Kumble | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 1, w 4, nb 2) | (b 4, lb 1, w 4, nb 2) | 11 | ||||
| Total49.5 Ov (RR 4.25) | 49.5 Ov (RR 4.25) | 212 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (CJL Rogers, 3.3 ov), 13-2 (PA Jaques, 3.5 ov), 14-3 (MEK Hussey, 6.2 ov), 43-4 (RT Ponting, 14.2 ov), 61-5 (MJ Clarke, 18.1 ov), 163-6 (A Symonds, 35.3 ov), 192-7 (AC Gilchrist, 42.3 ov), 195-8 (B Lee, 46.2 ov), 195-9 (SR Clark, 46.5 ov), 212-10 (SW Tait, 49.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. P. Singh | 13.5 | 0 | 68 | 4 | 4.92 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Irfan Pathan | 17 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 3.71 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 7 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 4.86 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 12 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 3.50 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PA Jaques 8(12) & CJL Rogers 4(9) | 12 | 21 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 1(1) & PA Jaques 0(1) | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd | MEK Hussey 0(8) & RT Ponting 1(7) | 1 | 15 |
| 4th | MJ Clarke 11(21) & RT Ponting 18(27) | 29 | 48 |
| 5th | A Symonds 5(10) & MJ Clarke 12(13) | 18 | 23 |
| 6th | AC Gilchrist 39(44) & A Symonds 61(60) | 102 | 104 |
| 7th | B Lee 9(27) & AC Gilchrist 16(17) | 29 | 42 |
| 8th | MG Johnson 1(7) & B Lee 2(16) | 3 | 23 |
| 9th | SR Clark 0(3) & MG Johnson 0(0) | 0 | 3 |
| 10th | MG Johnson 5(7) & SW Tait 8(11) | 17 | 18 |
India 2nd innings
294(80.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Jafferc MEK Hussey b SR Clark | c MEK Hussey b SR Clark | 11 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 40.74 |
| Virender Sehwagb SR Clark | b SR Clark | 43 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 70.49 |
| Irfan Pathanc RT Ponting b SR Clark | c RT Ponting b SR Clark | 46 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 71.88 |
| Rahul Dravidc †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | c †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Sachin Tendulkarlbw b B Lee | lbw b B Lee | 13 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 52.00 |
| Sourav Gangulyc MJ Clarke b MG Johnson | c MJ Clarke b MG Johnson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| VVS Laxmanc †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | c †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 79 | 156 | 8 | 0 | 50.64 |
| MS Dhoni †c †AC Gilchrist b A Symonds | c †AC Gilchrist b A Symonds | 38 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 43.68 |
| Anil Kumblec MJ Clarke b A Symonds | c MJ Clarke b A Symonds | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R. P. Singhc †AC Gilchrist b SR Clark | c †AC Gilchrist b SR Clark | 30 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 50.85 |
| Ishant Sharmanot out | not out | 4* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400.00 |
| Extras(lb 14, w 5, nb 8) | (lb 14, w 5, nb 8) | 27 | ||||
| Total80.4 Ov (RR 3.64) | 80.4 Ov (RR 3.64) | 294 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 45-1 (W Jaffer, 9.4 ov), 79-2 (V Sehwag, 17.4 ov), 82-3 (R Dravid, 18.3 ov), 116-4 (SR Tendulkar, 24.5 ov), 125-5 (SC Ganguly, 26 ov), 160-6 (IK Pathan, 34.4 ov), 235-7 (MS Dhoni, 62.1 ov), 235-8 (A Kumble, 62.5 ov), 286-9 (RP Singh, 79.5 ov), 294-10 (VVS Laxman, 80.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 20.5 | 3 | 54 | 3 | 2.59 | 105 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 5.80 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Clark | 19 | 0 | 61 | 4 | 3.21 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shaun Tait | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4.13 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Michael Clarke | 13 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 2.92 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 9.5 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 3.66 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | W Jaffer 11(27) & V Sehwag 28(35) | 45 | 58 |
| 2nd | IK Pathan 12(24) & V Sehwag 15(26) | 34 | 48 |
| 3rd | R Dravid 3(5) & IK Pathan 0(0) | 3 | 5 |
| 4th | SR Tendulkar 13(25) & IK Pathan 15(14) | 34 | 38 |
| 5th | SC Ganguly 0(3) & IK Pathan 9(4) | 9 | 7 |
| 6th | VVS Laxman 19(31) & IK Pathan 10(22) | 35 | 52 |
| 7th | MS Dhoni 38(87) & VVS Laxman 35(78) | 75 | 165 |
| 8th | A Kumble 0(4) & VVS Laxman 0(0) | 0 | 4 |
| 9th | RP Singh 30(59) & VVS Laxman 21(43) | 51 | 102 |
| 10th | I Sharma 4(1) & VVS Laxman 4(4) | 8 | 5 |
Australia 2nd innings
340(86.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Rogersc †MS Dhoni b IK Pathan | c †MS Dhoni b IK Pathan | 15 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Phil Jaquesc W Jaffer b IK Pathan | c W Jaffer b IK Pathan | 16 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Ricky Pontingc R Dravid b I Sharma | c R Dravid b I Sharma | 45 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 63.38 |
| Michael Husseylbw b RP Singh | lbw b RP Singh | 46 | 113 | 5 | 0 | 40.71 |
| Michael Clarkest †MS Dhoni b A Kumble | st †MS Dhoni b A Kumble | 81 | 134 | 10 | 0 | 60.45 |
| Andrew Symondslbw b A Kumble | lbw b A Kumble | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 85.71 |
| Adam Gilchrist †b V Sehwag | b V Sehwag | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 68.18 |
| Brett Leec VVS Laxman b V Sehwag | c VVS Laxman b V Sehwag | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mitchell Johnsonnot out | not out | 50* | 80 | 5 | 2 | 62.50 |
| Stuart Clarkc †MS Dhoni b IK Pathan | c †MS Dhoni b IK Pathan | 32 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 91.43 |
| Shaun Taitb RP Singh | b RP Singh | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras(lb 6, w 8, nb 10) | (lb 6, w 8, nb 10) | 24 | ||||
| Total86.5 Ov (RR 3.92) | 86.5 Ov (RR 3.92) · Target 413 | 340 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (CJL Rogers, 5.1 ov), 43-2 (PA Jaques, 9.4 ov), 117-3 (RT Ponting, 33.1 ov), 159-4 (MEK Hussey, 45 ov), 177-5 (A Symonds, 49.4 ov), 227-6 (AC Gilchrist, 60.3 ov), 229-7 (B Lee, 62.2 ov), 253-8 (MJ Clarke, 71.1 ov), 326-9 (SR Clark, 84 ov), 340-10 (SW Tait, 86.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. P. Singh | 21.5 | 4 | 95 | 2 | 4.35 | 92 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Irfan Pathan | 16 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 3.38 | 72 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 17 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 3.71 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Anil Kumble | 24 | 2 | 98 | 2 | 4.08 | 98 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Virender Sehwag | 8 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 3.00 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | CJL Rogers 15(18) & PA Jaques 5(13) | 21 | 31 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 9(10) & PA Jaques 11(17) | 22 | 27 |
| 3rd | MEK Hussey 26(84) & RT Ponting 36(61) | 74 | 141 |
| 4th | MJ Clarke 20(44) & MEK Hussey 20(29) | 42 | 71 |
| 5th | MJ Clarke 5(14) & A Symonds 12(14) | 18 | 28 |
| 6th | AC Gilchrist 15(22) & MJ Clarke 34(44) | 50 | 65 |
| 7th | B Lee 0(6) & MJ Clarke 2(5) | 2 | 11 |
| 8th | MG Johnson 3(26) & MJ Clarke 20(27) | 24 | 53 |
| 9th | SR Clark 32(35) & MG Johnson 38(45) | 73 | 77 |
| 10th | MG Johnson 9(9) & SW Tait 4(8) | 14 | 17 |
Commentary
86.5W
RP Singh to SW Tait, OUT
SW Tait b RP Singh 4(8) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 340/10 (86.5 ov)
86.5Wd
RP Singh to SW Tait, wide
86.40
RP Singh to SW Tait, no run
86.34
RP Singh to SW Tait, FOUR
86.21
RP Singh to MG Johnson, 1 run
FIFTY for MG Johnson (50 off 80)
86.12
RP Singh to MG Johnson, 2 runs
End of over 865 runsAUS 332/9004100
SW Tait 0(5)MG Johnson 47(78)IK Pathan 16-2-54-3
85.60
IK Pathan to SW Tait, no run
85.50
IK Pathan to SW Tait, no run
85.41
IK Pathan to MG Johnson, 1 run
85.34
IK Pathan to MG Johnson, FOUR
85.20
IK Pathan to MG Johnson, no run
85.10
IK Pathan to MG Johnson, no run
End of over 851 runAUS 327/9001000
SW Tait 0(3)MG Johnson 42(74)RP Singh 21-4-87-1
84.60
RP Singh to SW Tait, no run
84.50
RP Singh to SW Tait, no run
84.40
RP Singh to SW Tait, no run
84.31
RP Singh to MG Johnson, 1 run
84.20
RP Singh to MG Johnson, no run
84.10
RP Singh to MG Johnson, no run
End of over 842 runs, 1 wktAUS 326/900101W
MG Johnson 41(71)IK Pathan 15-2-49-3
83.6W
IK Pathan to SR Clark, OUT
SR Clark c †MS Dhoni b IK Pathan 32(35) [4s-3 6s-1] · FoW 326/9 (84 ov)
83.51
IK Pathan to MG Johnson, 1 run
83.40
IK Pathan to MG Johnson, no run
83.31
IK Pathan to SR Clark, 1 run
83.20
IK Pathan to SR Clark, no run
83.10
IK Pathan to SR Clark, no run
End of over 839 runsAUS 324/8404100
MG Johnson 40(69)SR Clark 31(31)RP Singh 20-4-86-1
82.60
RP Singh to MG Johnson, no run