Border-Gavaskar TrophyMatch 4 · Test
Australia and India draw
Adelaide Oval, . 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 526, Sachin Tendulkar 153 from 205 balls and Anil Kumble 87 from 205 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 4 for 122.
Australia were bowled out for 563, Ricky Ponting 140 from 266 balls and Michael Clarke 118 from 243 balls. Irfan Pathan took 3 for 112.
India made 269 for 7 declared, Virender Sehwag 151 from 236 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 2 for 33.
Match drawn.
Key performers
India 1st innings
526(152.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwagc ML Hayden b B Lee | c ML Hayden b B Lee | 63 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Irfan Pathanc †AC Gilchrist b MG Johnson | c †AC Gilchrist b MG Johnson | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Rahul Dravidc RT Ponting b MG Johnson | c RT Ponting b MG Johnson | 18 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 32.73 |
| Sachin Tendulkarc GB Hogg b B Lee | c GB Hogg b B Lee | 153 | 205 | 13 | 3 | 74.63 |
| Sourav Gangulylbw b GB Hogg | lbw b GB Hogg | 7 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 24.14 |
| VVS Laxmanc †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | c †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 51 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 50.00 |
| MS Dhoni †c A Symonds b MG Johnson | c A Symonds b MG Johnson | 16 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Anil Kumblec †AC Gilchrist b MG Johnson | c †AC Gilchrist b MG Johnson | 87 | 205 | 9 | 0 | 42.44 |
| Harbhajan Singhc †AC Gilchrist b A Symonds | c †AC Gilchrist b A Symonds | 63 | 103 | 7 | 0 | 61.17 |
| R. P. Singhc MG Johnson b MJ Clarke | c MG Johnson b MJ Clarke | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ishant Sharmanot out | not out | 14* | 48 | 1 | 0 | 29.17 |
| Extras(b 12, lb 21, w 3, nb 9) | (b 12, lb 21, w 3, nb 9) | 45 | ||||
| Total152.5 Ov (RR 3.44) | 152.5 Ov (RR 3.44) | 526 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 34-1 (IK Pathan, 7.3 ov), 82-2 (R Dravid, 23.2 ov), 122-3 (V Sehwag, 32.5 ov), 156-4 (SC Ganguly, 42 ov), 282-5 (VVS Laxman, 73.3 ov), 336-6 (MS Dhoni, 89.4 ov), 359-7 (SR Tendulkar, 96.3 ov), 466-8 (Harbhajan Singh, 131.3 ov), 468-9 (RP Singh, 132.3 ov), 526-10 (A Kumble, 152.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 36 | 4 | 101 | 3 | 2.81 | 171 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 37.5 | 6 | 122 | 4 | 3.22 | 164 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Stuart Clark | 31 | 6 | 92 | 0 | 2.97 | 138 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 31 | 2 | 119 | 1 | 3.84 | 121 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 3.90 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2.86 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | V Sehwag 21(24) & IK Pathan 9(21) | 34 | 45 |
| 2nd | R Dravid 18(55) & V Sehwag 28(42) | 48 | 95 |
| 3rd | SR Tendulkar 19(34) & V Sehwag 14(24) | 40 | 57 |
| 4th | SC Ganguly 7(29) & SR Tendulkar 21(27) | 34 | 55 |
| 5th | SR Tendulkar 72(89) & VVS Laxman 51(102) | 126 | 189 |
| 6th | MS Dhoni 16(64) & SR Tendulkar 26(34) | 54 | 97 |
| 7th | A Kumble 7(20) & SR Tendulkar 15(21) | 23 | 41 |
| 8th | A Kumble 39(108) & Harbhajan Singh 63(103) | 107 | 210 |
| 9th | A Kumble 2(2) & RP Singh 0(4) | 2 | 6 |
| 10th | I Sharma 14(48) & A Kumble 39(75) | 58 | 122 |
Australia 1st innings
563(181 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Jaquesb A Kumble | b A Kumble | 60 | 159 | 3 | 0 | 37.74 |
| Matthew Haydenb I Sharma | b I Sharma | 103 | 200 | 10 | 1 | 51.50 |
| Ricky Pontingb V Sehwag | b V Sehwag | 140 | 266 | 10 | 0 | 52.63 |
| Michael Husseyb IK Pathan | b IK Pathan | 22 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Michael Clarkec VVS Laxman b I Sharma | c VVS Laxman b I Sharma | 118 | 243 | 8 | 0 | 48.56 |
| Andrew Symondsb I Sharma | b I Sharma | 30 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 47.62 |
| Adam Gilchrist †c V Sehwag b IK Pathan | c V Sehwag b IK Pathan | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Brad Hoggnot out | not out | 16* | 42 | 1 | 0 | 38.10 |
| Brett Leec †MS Dhoni b IK Pathan | c †MS Dhoni b IK Pathan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Mitchell Johnsonc I Sharma b Harbhajan Singh | c I Sharma b Harbhajan Singh | 13 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 46.43 |
| Stuart Clarkb V Sehwag | b V Sehwag | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Extras(b 10, lb 12, w 10, nb 11) | (b 10, lb 12, w 10, nb 11) | 43 | ||||
| Total181 Ov (RR 3.11) | 181 Ov (RR 3.11) | 563 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 159-1 (PA Jaques, 52.4 ov), 186-2 (ML Hayden, 63.4 ov), 241-3 (MEK Hussey, 83.4 ov), 451-4 (RT Ponting, 149 ov), 490-5 (MJ Clarke, 160.1 ov), 506-6 (AC Gilchrist, 164 ov), 527-7 (A Symonds, 170.3 ov), 528-8 (B Lee, 171.2 ov), 557-9 (MG Johnson, 178 ov), 563-10 (SR Clark, 181 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. P. Singh | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Irfan Pathan | 36 | 2 | 112 | 3 | 3.11 | 155 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 40 | 6 | 115 | 3 | 2.88 | 185 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 48 | 5 | 128 | 1 | 2.67 | 201 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 30 | 4 | 109 | 1 | 3.63 | 121 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Virender Sehwag | 19 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 2.68 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PA Jaques 60(159) & ML Hayden 86(160) | 159 | 316 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 9(27) & ML Hayden 17(40) | 27 | 66 |
| 3rd | MEK Hussey 22(66) & RT Ponting 32(55) | 55 | 120 |
| 4th | MJ Clarke 101(210) & RT Ponting 99(184) | 210 | 392 |
| 5th | MJ Clarke 17(33) & A Symonds 18(35) | 39 | 67 |
| 6th | AC Gilchrist 14(18) & A Symonds 1(5) | 16 | 23 |
| 7th | A Symonds 11(23) & GB Hogg 4(18) | 21 | 39 |
| 8th | B Lee 1(4) & GB Hogg 0(1) | 1 | 5 |
| 9th | MG Johnson 13(28) & GB Hogg 9(13) | 29 | 40 |
| 10th | SR Clark 3(8) & GB Hogg 3(10) | 6 | 18 |
India 2nd innings
269/7d(90.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwagc †AC Gilchrist b A Symonds | c †AC Gilchrist b A Symonds | 151 | 236 | 11 | 2 | 63.98 |
| Irfan Pathanlbw b MG Johnson | lbw b MG Johnson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rahul Dravidretired hurt | retired hurt | 11* | 64 | 2 | 0 | 17.19 |
| Sachin Tendulkarrun out (MG Johnson) | run out (MG Johnson) | 13 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 36.11 |
| Sourav Gangulyc MEK Hussey b MG Johnson | c MEK Hussey b MG Johnson | 18 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 47.37 |
| VVS Laxmanc †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | c †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| MS Dhoni †c ML Hayden b B Lee | c ML Hayden b B Lee | 20 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Anil Kumblenot out | not out | 9* | 52 | 0 | 0 | 17.31 |
| Harbhajan Singhc RT Ponting b GB Hogg | c RT Ponting b GB Hogg | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 35.00 |
| Ishant Sharmanot out | not out | 2* | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Extras(b 9, lb 9, w 3, nb 5) | (b 9, lb 9, w 3, nb 5) | 26 | ||||
| Total90.1 Ov (RR 2.98) | 90.1 Ov (RR 2.98) | 269/7d | ||||
Did not bat: R. P. Singh
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (IK Pathan, 1.5 ov), 128-2 (SR Tendulkar, 38 ov), 162-3 (SC Ganguly, 49.3 ov), 186-4 (VVS Laxman, 57.1 ov), 237-5 (MS Dhoni, 71.1 ov), 253-6 (V Sehwag, 77.5 ov), 264-7 (Harbhajan Singh, 84.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 27 | 3 | 74 | 2 | 2.74 | 118 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 16 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2.06 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Andrew Symonds | 22.1 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 2.35 | 104 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Clark | 12 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 3.08 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Hogg | 12 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 4.42 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | V Sehwag 2(5) & IK Pathan 0(6) | 2 | 11 |
| 2nd | R Dravid 11(64) & V Sehwag 41(70) | 55 | 133 |
| 2nd | SR Tendulkar 13(36) & V Sehwag 57(48) | 71 | 84 |
| 3rd | V Sehwag 12(32) & SC Ganguly 18(38) | 34 | 69 |
| 4th | VVS Laxman 12(30) & V Sehwag 7(16) | 24 | 46 |
| 5th | V Sehwag 20(43) & MS Dhoni 20(44) | 51 | 84 |
| 6th | V Sehwag 12(22) & A Kumble 4(18) | 16 | 40 |
| 7th | Harbhajan Singh 7(20) & A Kumble 4(20) | 11 | 40 |
| 8th | I Sharma 2(20) & A Kumble 1(14) | 5* | 34 |
Commentary
90.10
A Symonds to I Sharma, no run
End of over 900 runsIND 269/7000000
I Sharma 2(19)A Kumble 9(52)GB Hogg 12-0-53-1A Symonds 22-0-52-1
89.60
A Symonds to I Sharma, no run
89.50
A Symonds to I Sharma, no run
89.40
A Symonds to I Sharma, no run
89.30
A Symonds to I Sharma, no run
89.20
A Symonds to I Sharma, no run
89.10
GB Hogg to A Kumble, no run
End of over 890 runsIND 269/7000000
A Kumble 9(51)I Sharma 2(14)A Symonds 21.1-0-52-1GB Hogg 11.5-0-53-1
88.60
GB Hogg to A Kumble, no run
88.50
GB Hogg to A Kumble, no run
88.40
GB Hogg to A Kumble, no run
88.30
GB Hogg to A Kumble, no run
88.20
GB Hogg to A Kumble, no run
88.10
A Symonds to I Sharma, no run
End of over 882 runsIND 269/7000020
I Sharma 2(13)A Kumble 9(46)GB Hogg 11-0-53-1A Symonds 21-0-52-1
87.60
A Symonds to I Sharma, no run
87.52
A Symonds to I Sharma, 2 runs
87.40
A Symonds to I Sharma, no run
87.30
A Symonds to I Sharma, no run
87.20
A Symonds to I Sharma, no run
87.10
GB Hogg to A Kumble, no run
End of over 872 runsIND 267/72b00000
A Kumble 9(45)I Sharma 0(8)A Symonds 20.1-0-50-1GB Hogg 10.5-0-53-1
86.60
GB Hogg to A Kumble, no run
86.50
GB Hogg to A Kumble, no run
86.40
GB Hogg to A Kumble, no run
86.30
GB Hogg to A Kumble, no run
86.20
GB Hogg to A Kumble, no run
86.12b
A Symonds to I Sharma, 2 byes



