Border-Gavaskar TrophyMatch 1 · Test
India and Australia draw
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, . 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 430, Michael Hussey 146 from 276 balls and Ricky Ponting 123 from 243 balls. Zaheer Khan took 5 for 91.
India were bowled out for 360, Zaheer Khan 57 not out from 121 balls and Harbhajan Singh 54 from 110 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 4 for 70.
Australia made 228 for 6 declared, Shane Watson 41 from 72 balls. Ishant Sharma took 3 for 40.
India made 177 for 4, Sachin Tendulkar 49 from 126 balls and VVS Laxman 42 not out from 142 balls.
Match drawn.
Key performers
Australia 1st innings
430(149.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Haydenc †MS Dhoni b Z Khan | c †MS Dhoni b Z Khan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Simon Katichc †MS Dhoni b I Sharma | c †MS Dhoni b I Sharma | 66 | 149 | 7 | 0 | 44.30 |
| Ricky Pontinglbw b Harbhajan Singh | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 123 | 243 | 13 | 0 | 50.62 |
| Michael Husseyb Z Khan | b Z Khan | 146 | 276 | 15 | 1 | 52.90 |
| Michael Clarkelbw b Z Khan | lbw b Z Khan | 11 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 39.29 |
| Shane Watsonb I Sharma | b I Sharma | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Brad Haddin †c VVS Laxman b I Sharma | c VVS Laxman b I Sharma | 33 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Cameron Whitec Harbhajan Singh b I Sharma | c Harbhajan Singh b I Sharma | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Brett Leeb Z Khan | b Z Khan | 27 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 44.26 |
| Mitchell Johnsonb Z Khan | b Z Khan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Stuart Clarknot out | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 11, w 1, nb 3) | (lb 11, w 1, nb 3) | 15 | ||||
| Total149.5 Ov (RR 2.87) | 149.5 Ov (RR 2.87) | 430 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (ML Hayden, 0.3 ov), 166-2 (SM Katich, 54.4 ov), 226-3 (RT Ponting, 78.4 ov), 254-4 (MJ Clarke, 89.2 ov), 259-5 (SR Watson, 92.3 ov), 350-6 (BJ Haddin, 123 ov), 362-7 (CL White, 126.5 ov), 421-8 (B Lee, 147.5 ov), 429-9 (MG Johnson, 149.1 ov), 430-10 (MEK Hussey, 149.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 29.5 | 4 | 91 | 5 | 3.05 | 131 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ishant Sharma | 30 | 7 | 77 | 4 | 2.57 | 140 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 41 | 8 | 103 | 1 | 2.51 | 184 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 43 | 6 | 129 | 0 | 3.00 | 178 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Virender Sehwag | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3.17 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ML Hayden 0(3) & SM Katich 0(0) | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 94(176) & SM Katich 66(149) | 166 | 325 |
| 3rd | MEK Hussey 30(78) & RT Ponting 29(67) | 60 | 144 |
| 4th | MJ Clarke 11(28) & MEK Hussey 16(37) | 28 | 64 |
| 5th | SR Watson 2(14) & MEK Hussey 3(5) | 5 | 19 |
| 6th | BJ Haddin 33(110) & MEK Hussey 52(74) | 91 | 183 |
| 7th | MEK Hussey 6(10) & CL White 6(13) | 12 | 23 |
| 8th | B Lee 27(61) & MEK Hussey 32(65) | 59 | 126 |
| 9th | MG Johnson 1(4) & MEK Hussey 7(4) | 8 | 8 |
| 10th | SR Clark 0(1) & MEK Hussey 0(3) | 1 | 4 |
India 1st innings
360(119 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhirlbw b B Lee | lbw b B Lee | 21 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 34.43 |
| Virender Sehwagc ML Hayden b MG Johnson | c ML Hayden b MG Johnson | 45 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 70.31 |
| Rahul Dravidlbw b SR Watson | lbw b SR Watson | 51 | 104 | 7 | 0 | 49.04 |
| Sachin Tendulkarc CL White b MG Johnson | c CL White b MG Johnson | 13 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 72.22 |
| VVS Laxmanc †BJ Haddin b MG Johnson | c †BJ Haddin b MG Johnson | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sourav Gangulylbw b MG Johnson | lbw b MG Johnson | 47 | 115 | 3 | 0 | 40.87 |
| MS Dhoni †b MJ Clarke | b MJ Clarke | 9 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 17.65 |
| Harbhajan Singhc †BJ Haddin b SR Watson | c †BJ Haddin b SR Watson | 54 | 110 | 5 | 0 | 49.09 |
| Zaheer Khannot out | not out | 57* | 121 | 7 | 0 | 47.11 |
| Anil Kumblelbw b SR Watson | lbw b SR Watson | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 15.15 |
| Ishant Sharmab MJ Clarke | b MJ Clarke | 6 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 19.35 |
| Extras(b 23, lb 23, nb 6) | (b 23, lb 23, nb 6) | 52 | ||||
| Total119 Ov (RR 3.03) | 119 Ov (RR 3.03) | 360 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 70-1 (G Gambhir, 19.2 ov), 76-2 (V Sehwag, 23 ov), 94-3 (SR Tendulkar, 28.4 ov), 106-4 (VVS Laxman, 33 ov), 155-5 (R Dravid, 49.5 ov), 195-6 (MS Dhoni, 65.4 ov), 232-7 (SC Ganguly, 77.3 ov), 312-8 (Harbhajan Singh, 99.3 ov), 343-9 (A Kumble, 112 ov), 360-10 (I Sharma, 119 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 26 | 6 | 64 | 1 | 2.46 | 123 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stuart Clark | 17 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 3.41 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 27 | 4 | 70 | 4 | 2.59 | 122 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 19 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 2.37 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cameron White | 13 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 3.00 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 17 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 2.24 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G Gambhir 21(61) & V Sehwag 44(56) | 70 | 116 |
| 2nd | R Dravid 5(14) & V Sehwag 1(8) | 6 | 22 |
| 3rd | R Dravid 5(16) & SR Tendulkar 13(18) | 18 | 34 |
| 4th | VVS Laxman 0(12) & R Dravid 7(14) | 12 | 26 |
| 5th | R Dravid 34(60) & SC Ganguly 11(44) | 49 | 101 |
| 6th | MS Dhoni 9(51) & SC Ganguly 24(44) | 40 | 95 |
| 7th | Harbhajan Singh 24(44) & SC Ganguly 12(27) | 37 | 71 |
| 8th | Z Khan 34(67) & Harbhajan Singh 30(66) | 80 | 132 |
| 9th | A Kumble 5(33) & Z Khan 18(43) | 31 | 75 |
| 10th | Z Khan 5(11) & I Sharma 6(31) | 17 | 42 |
Australia 2nd innings
228/6d(73 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Haydenlbw b Z Khan | lbw b Z Khan | 13 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 32.50 |
| Simon Katichc VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh | c VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh | 34 | 140 | 3 | 0 | 24.29 |
| Ricky Pontingc VVS Laxman b I Sharma | c VVS Laxman b I Sharma | 17 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Michael Husseyb Harbhajan Singh | b Harbhajan Singh | 31 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 43.06 |
| Michael Clarkec V Sehwag b I Sharma | c V Sehwag b I Sharma | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Shane Watsonb I Sharma | b I Sharma | 41 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 56.94 |
| Brad Haddin †not out | not out | 35* | 61 | 3 | 0 | 57.38 |
| Cameron Whitenot out | not out | 18* | 14 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Extras(b 13, lb 10, w 6, nb 4) | (b 13, lb 10, w 6, nb 4) | 33 | ||||
| Total73 Ov (RR 3.12) | 73 Ov (RR 3.12) | 228/6d | ||||
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (ML Hayden, 12.2 ov), 49-2 (RT Ponting, 22.2 ov), 99-3 (SM Katich, 44.3 ov), 115-4 (MJ Clarke, 47.5 ov), 128-5 (MEK Hussey, 50.5 ov), 203-6 (SR Watson, 69.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 17 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 2.71 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ishant Sharma | 14 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 2.86 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 27 | 5 | 76 | 2 | 2.81 | 122 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.71 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3.88 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ML Hayden 13(40) & SM Katich 6(35) | 21 | 74 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 17(34) & SM Katich 3(26) | 28 | 60 |
| 3rd | MEK Hussey 23(55) & SM Katich 25(79) | 50 | 133 |
| 4th | MJ Clarke 6(9) & MEK Hussey 5(11) | 16 | 20 |
| 5th | SR Watson 7(12) & MEK Hussey 3(6) | 13 | 18 |
| 6th | BJ Haddin 29(52) & SR Watson 34(60) | 75 | 111 |
| 7th | CL White 18(14) & BJ Haddin 6(9) | 25* | 22 |
India 2nd innings
177/4(73 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhirb MG Johnson | b MG Johnson | 29 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 35.80 |
| Virender Sehwagc ML Hayden b SR Clark | c ML Hayden b SR Clark | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Rahul Dravidc RT Ponting b B Lee | c RT Ponting b B Lee | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Sachin Tendulkarc MJ Clarke b CL White | c MJ Clarke b CL White | 49 | 126 | 4 | 0 | 38.89 |
| VVS Laxmannot out | not out | 42* | 142 | 5 | 0 | 29.58 |
| Sourav Gangulynot out | not out | 26* | 68 | 2 | 0 | 38.24 |
| Extras(b 16, lb 3, nb 1) | (b 16, lb 3, nb 1) | 20 | ||||
| Total73 Ov (RR 2.42) | 73 Ov (RR 2.42) · Target 299 | 177/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 16-1 (V Sehwag, 5.1 ov), 24-2 (R Dravid, 8.3 ov), 77-3 (G Gambhir, 26.4 ov), 138-4 (SR Tendulkar, 52.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 11 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 2.36 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stuart Clark | 11 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1.09 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1.60 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 8 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 2.88 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 20 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 2.00 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron White | 18 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 2.72 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G Gambhir 10(22) & V Sehwag 6(9) | 16 | 31 |
| 2nd | R Dravid 5(13) & G Gambhir 1(8) | 8 | 20 |
| 3rd | SR Tendulkar 27(58) & G Gambhir 18(51) | 53 | 109 |
| 4th | VVS Laxman 34(86) & SR Tendulkar 22(68) | 61 | 154 |
| 5th | SC Ganguly 26(68) & VVS Laxman 8(56) | 39* | 124 |
Commentary
End of over 735 runsIND 177/4410000
VVS Laxman 42(142)SC Ganguly 26(68)CL White 18-4-49-1
72.60
CL White to VVS Laxman, no run
72.50
CL White to VVS Laxman, no run
72.40
CL White to VVS Laxman, no run
72.30
CL White to VVS Laxman, no run
72.21
CL White to SC Ganguly, 1 run
72.14
CL White to SC Ganguly, FOUR
End of over 721 runIND 172/4001000
VVS Laxman 42(138)SC Ganguly 21(66)MJ Clarke 20-7-40-0
71.60
MJ Clarke to VVS Laxman, no run
71.50
MJ Clarke to VVS Laxman, no run
71.40
MJ Clarke to VVS Laxman, no run
71.31
MJ Clarke to SC Ganguly, 1 run
71.20
MJ Clarke to SC Ganguly, no run
71.10
MJ Clarke to SC Ganguly, no run
End of over 714 runsIND 171/4120010
VVS Laxman 42(135)SC Ganguly 20(63)CL White 17-4-44-1
70.60
CL White to VVS Laxman, no run
70.51
CL White to SC Ganguly, 1 run
70.40
CL White to SC Ganguly, no run
70.30
CL White to SC Ganguly, no run
70.22
CL White to SC Ganguly, 2 runs
70.11
CL White to VVS Laxman, 1 run
End of over 700 runsIND 167/4000000
SC Ganguly 17(59)VVS Laxman 41(133)MJ Clarke 19-7-39-0
69.60
MJ Clarke to SC Ganguly, no run
69.50
MJ Clarke to SC Ganguly, no run
69.40
MJ Clarke to SC Ganguly, no run
69.30
MJ Clarke to SC Ganguly, no run
69.20
MJ Clarke to SC Ganguly, no run
69.10
MJ Clarke to SC Ganguly, no run
End of over 690 runsIND 167/4000000
VVS Laxman 41(133)SC Ganguly 17(53)CL White 16-4-40-1