VB SeriesFinal · ODI
Australia beat India by 7 wickets in the final
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . 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 222, Hemang Badani 60 not out from 81 balls and Ajit Agarkar 53 from 62 balls. Brett Lee took 2 for 34.
Australia reached 224 for 3 in 40.1 overs, Ricky Ponting 88 from 80 balls and Matthew Hayden 50 from 91 balls. Lakshmipathy Balaji took 3 for 52.
Australia won by 7 wickets.
Key performers
India innings
222(49 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwagc †AC Gilchrist b JN Gillespie | c †AC Gilchrist b JN Gillespie | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Sachin Tendulkarb B Lee | b B Lee | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 |
| VVS Laxmanc A Symonds b BA Williams | c A Symonds b BA Williams | 24 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 96.00 |
| Rahul Dravid †c ML Hayden b IJ Harvey | c ML Hayden b IJ Harvey | 12 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 41.38 |
| Sourav Gangulyc †AC Gilchrist b IJ Harvey | c †AC Gilchrist b IJ Harvey | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Yuvraj Singhc †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | c †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Hemang Badaninot out | not out | 60* | 81 | 4 | 0 | 74.07 |
| Ajit Agarkarc B Lee b MJ Clarke | c B Lee b MJ Clarke | 53 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 85.48 |
| Irfan Pathanrun out | run out | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Anil Kumblerun out | run out | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Lakshmipathy Balajib JN Gillespie | b JN Gillespie | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Extras(lb 6, w 2, nb 4) | (lb 6, w 2, nb 4) | 12 | ||||
| Total49 Ov (RR 4.53) | 49 Ov (RR 4.53) | 222 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (V Sehwag, 2.5 ov), 14-2 (SR Tendulkar, 5.5 ov), 48-3 (VVS Laxman, 13.2 ov), 48-4 (R Dravid, 14.3 ov), 75-5 (SC Ganguly, 20.4 ov), 75-6 (Yuvraj Singh, 21.1 ov), 177-7 (AB Agarkar, 40.3 ov), 209-8 (IK Pathan, 46.1 ov), 217-9 (A Kumble, 47.3 ov), 222-10 (L Balaji, 49 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Gillespie | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 3.90 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | 9 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 3.78 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Williams | 10 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3.80 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ian Harvey | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 4.00 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 7 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 6.71 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6.00 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | V Sehwag 3(8) & SR Tendulkar 3(9) | 6 | 17 |
| 2nd | VVS Laxman 3(5) & SR Tendulkar 5(13) | 8 | 18 |
| 3rd | R Dravid 12(26) & VVS Laxman 21(20) | 34 | 45 |
| 4th | SC Ganguly 0(4) & R Dravid 0(3) | 0 | 7 |
| 5th | Yuvraj Singh 21(20) & SC Ganguly 6(17) | 27 | 37 |
| 6th | HK Badani 0(2) & Yuvraj Singh 0(1) | 0 | 3 |
| 7th | AB Agarkar 53(62) & HK Badani 42(57) | 102 | 116 |
| 8th | IK Pathan 19(19) & HK Badani 11(15) | 32 | 34 |
| 9th | A Kumble 2(3) & HK Badani 4(5) | 8 | 8 |
| 10th | L Balaji 2(7) & HK Badani 3(2) | 5 | 9 |
Australia innings
224/3(40.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †c SR Tendulkar b L Balaji | c SR Tendulkar b L Balaji | 38 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 190.00 |
| Matthew Haydenc & b L Balaji | c & b L Balaji | 50 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 54.95 |
| Ricky Pontingc †R Dravid b L Balaji | c †R Dravid b L Balaji | 88 | 80 | 7 | 2 | 110.00 |
| Damien Martynnot out | not out | 20* | 37 | 1 | 0 | 54.05 |
| Andrew Symondsnot out | not out | 10* | 15 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Extras(b 6, lb 2, w 8, nb 2) | (b 6, lb 2, w 8, nb 2) | 18 | ||||
| Total40.1 Ov (RR 5.58) | 40.1 Ov (RR 5.58) · Target 223 from 50 ov | 224/3 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 48-1 (AC Gilchrist, 6 ov), 187-2 (ML Hayden, 31.1 ov), 193-3 (RT Ponting, 33.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Agarkar | 9.1 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 6.33 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 10 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 5.20 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Irfan Pathan | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4.50 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 5.14 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5.80 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AC Gilchrist 38(20) & ML Hayden 9(17) | 48 | 36 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 86(77) & ML Hayden 41(74) | 139 | 151 |
| 3rd | DR Martyn 3(14) & RT Ponting 2(3) | 6 | 16 |
| 4th | A Symonds 10(15) & DR Martyn 17(23) | 31* | 38 |
Commentary
40.15
AB Agarkar to A Symonds, 5 runs
End of over 403 runsAUS 219/301Lb2000
DR Martyn 20(37)A Symonds 5(14)IK Pathan 8-0-36-0
39.60
IK Pathan to DR Martyn, no run
39.50
IK Pathan to DR Martyn, no run
39.40
IK Pathan to DR Martyn, no run
39.32
IK Pathan to DR Martyn, 2 runs
39.21Lb
IK Pathan to A Symonds, 1 leg bye
39.10
IK Pathan to A Symonds, no run
End of over 394 runsAUS 216/30011Wd01
A Symonds 5(12)DR Martyn 18(33)AB Agarkar 9-0-53-0
38.61
AB Agarkar to A Symonds, 1 run
38.50
AB Agarkar to A Symonds, no run
38.5Wd
AB Agarkar to A Symonds, wide
38.41
AB Agarkar to DR Martyn, 1 run
38.31
AB Agarkar to A Symonds, 1 run
38.20
AB Agarkar to A Symonds, no run
38.10
AB Agarkar to A Symonds, no run
End of over 383 runsAUS 212/30Wd01001
A Symonds 3(7)DR Martyn 17(32)IK Pathan 7-0-34-0
37.61
IK Pathan to A Symonds, 1 run
37.50
IK Pathan to A Symonds, no run
37.40
IK Pathan to A Symonds, no run
37.31
IK Pathan to DR Martyn, 1 run
37.20
IK Pathan to DR Martyn, no run
37.2Wd
IK Pathan to DR Martyn, wide
37.10
IK Pathan to DR Martyn, no run
End of over 373 runsAUS 209/3000003
DR Martyn 16(29)A Symonds 2(4)AB Agarkar 8-0-49-0
36.63
AB Agarkar to DR Martyn, 3 runs
36.50
AB Agarkar to DR Martyn, no run
36.40
AB Agarkar to DR Martyn, no run
36.30
AB Agarkar to DR Martyn, no run