VB SeriesFinal · ODI
Australia beat India by 7 wickets in the final - Scorecard
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . India won the toss and chose to bat.
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 |