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Border-Gavaskar TrophyMatch 1 · Test

India beat Australia by 1 wicket

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

India405 & 216/958.4 ov
Australia428 & 19260.5 ov
India won by 1 wicket

Match report

From the scorecard

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia were bowled out for 428, Shane Watson 126 from 338 balls and Tim Paine 92 from 196 balls. Zaheer Khan took 5 for 94.

India were bowled out for 405, Sachin Tendulkar 98 from 189 balls and Suresh Raina 86 from 128 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 5 for 64.

Australia were bowled out for 192, Shane Watson 56 from 59 balls. Ishant Sharma took 3 for 34.

India made 216 for 9, VVS Laxman 73 not out from 79 balls. Ben Hilfenhaus took 4 for 57.

India won by 1 wicket.

Key performers

Australia 1st innings

428(151.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Shane Watsonc G Gambhir b Harbhajan Singhc G Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh12633810037.28
Simon Katichlbw b Z Khanlbw b Z Khan6121050.00
Ricky Pontingrun out (SK Raina)run out (SK Raina)7112410057.26
Michael Clarkec R Dravid b Harbhajan Singhc R Dravid b Harbhajan Singh14392035.90
Michael Husseylbw b Z Khanlbw b Z Khan17760022.37
Marcus Northb Z Khanb Z Khan06000.00
Tim Paine †c VVS Laxman b Z Khanc VVS Laxman b Z Khan9219612046.94
Mitchell Johnsonc †MS Dhoni b Z Khanc †MS Dhoni b Z Khan47665371.21
Nathan Hauritzc G Gambhir b Harbhajan Singhc G Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh9211042.86
Ben Hilfenhausnot outnot out20*382152.63
Doug Bollingerc I Sharma b PP Ojhac I Sharma b PP Ojha07000.00
Extras(b 4, lb 9, nb 13)(b 4, lb 9, nb 13)26
Total151.4 Ov (RR 2.82)151.4 Ov (RR 2.82)428
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (SM Katich, 4.2 ov), 154-2 (RT Ponting, 41.4 ov), 172-3 (MJ Clarke, 54 ov), 218-4 (MEK Hussey, 82.3 ov), 222-5 (MJ North, 84.3 ov), 275-6 (SR Watson, 111.1 ov), 357-7 (MG Johnson, 133.1 ov), 373-8 (NM Hauritz, 137.3 ov), 427-9 (TD Paine, 150.2 ov), 428-10 (DE Bollinger, 151.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Zaheer Khan3079453.1313613001
Ishant Sharma11.417106.094590010
Pragyan Ojha51.41611312.192499302
Harbhajan Singh491211432.3322810100
Virender Sehwag9.212302.46402000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSR Watson 5(16) & SM Katich 6(12)1326
2ndRT Ponting 71(124) & SR Watson 59(107)141224
3rdMJ Clarke 14(39) & SR Watson 4(35)1874
4thSR Watson 28(96) & MEK Hussey 17(76)46171
5thMJ North 0(6) & SR Watson 4(6)412
6thTD Paine 25(83) & SR Watson 26(78)53160
7thMG Johnson 47(66) & TD Paine 35(66)82132
8thNM Hauritz 9(21) & TD Paine 7(5)1626
9thBW Hilfenhaus 19(37) & TD Paine 25(42)5477
10thDE Bollinger 0(7) & BW Hilfenhaus 1(1)18

India 1st innings

405(108.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Gautam Gambhirlbw b MG Johnsonlbw b MG Johnson25412060.98
Virender Sehwagc MJ Clarke b MG Johnsonc MJ Clarke b MG Johnson5954100109.26
Rahul Dravidc †TD Paine b DE Bollingerc †TD Paine b DE Bollinger7713412057.46
Ishant Sharmab DE Bollingerb DE Bollinger18563032.14
Sachin Tendulkarlbw b MJ Northlbw b MJ North9818913051.85
Suresh Rainalbw b MG Johnsonlbw b MG Johnson8612814067.19
MS Dhoni †c SR Watson b MG Johnsonc SR Watson b MG Johnson14281150.00
Harbhajan Singhc †TD Paine b MG Johnsonc †TD Paine b MG Johnson01000.00
Zaheer Khanb NM Hauritzb NM Hauritz6131046.15
VVS Laxmanc MJ Clarke b NM Hauritzc MJ Clarke b NM Hauritz230066.67
Pragyan Ojhanot outnot out0*3000.00
Extras(b 5, lb 13, w 1, nb 1)(b 5, lb 13, w 1, nb 1)20
Total108.1 Ov (RR 3.74)108.1 Ov (RR 3.74)405
Fall of wickets: 81-1 (G Gambhir, 13.2 ov), 106-2 (V Sehwag, 19.3 ov), 151-3 (I Sharma, 37.3 ov), 230-4 (R Dravid, 61.5 ov), 354-5 (SR Tendulkar, 95.3 ov), 382-6 (MS Dhoni, 101.5 ov), 382-7 (Harbhajan Singh, 102 ov), 399-8 (Z Khan, 106.4 ov), 401-9 (SK Raina, 107.3 ov), 405-10 (VVS Laxman, 108.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Hilfenhaus25210004.0010315001
Doug Bollinger1624923.06748000
Mitchell Johnson2056453.20889000
Nathan Hauritz29.1411623.9812216110
Shane Watson601903.17283000
Marcus North1233913.25515000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stG Gambhir 25(41) & V Sehwag 51(39)8180
2ndR Dravid 17(22) & V Sehwag 8(15)2537
3rdI Sharma 18(56) & R Dravid 26(53)45108
4thSR Tendulkar 45(87) & R Dravid 34(59)79146
5thSK Raina 65(100) & SR Tendulkar 53(102)124202
6thMS Dhoni 14(28) & SK Raina 14(10)2838
7thHarbhajan Singh 0(1) & SK Raina 0(0)01
8thSK Raina 7(15) & Z Khan 6(13)1728
9thVVS Laxman 2(2) & SK Raina 0(3)25
10thPP Ojha 0(3) & VVS Laxman 0(1)44

Australia 2nd innings

192(60.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Shane Watsonb I Sharmab I Sharma56597194.92
Simon Katichc †MS Dhoni b PP Ojhac †MS Dhoni b PP Ojha371182031.36
Ricky Pontingc SK Raina b I Sharmac SK Raina b I Sharma4410100.00
Michael Clarkec †MS Dhoni b I Sharmac †MS Dhoni b I Sharma490044.44
Michael Husseylbw b Harbhajan Singhlbw b Harbhajan Singh28723038.89
Marcus Northc sub (CA Pujara) b Harbhajan Singhc sub (CA Pujara) b Harbhajan Singh10331030.30
Tim Paine †c sub (CA Pujara) b PP Ojhac sub (CA Pujara) b PP Ojha9122075.00
Mitchell Johnsonc †MS Dhoni b Z Khanc †MS Dhoni b Z Khan370042.86
Nathan Hauritzb Z Khanb Z Khan9150060.00
Ben Hilfenhausb Z Khanb Z Khan6290020.69
Doug Bollingernot outnot out5*120041.67
Extras(b 12, lb 4, nb 5)(b 12, lb 4, nb 5)21
Total60.5 Ov (RR 3.16)60.5 Ov (RR 3.16)192
Fall of wickets: 87-1 (SR Watson, 18.1 ov), 91-2 (RT Ponting, 18.5 ov), 96-3 (MJ Clarke, 20.5 ov), 138-4 (SM Katich, 40.3 ov), 154-5 (MEK Hussey, 47.1 ov), 165-6 (MJ North, 49.5 ov), 165-7 (TD Paine, 50.3 ov), 170-8 (MG Johnson, 52.2 ov), 183-9 (NM Hauritz, 57 ov), 192-10 (BW Hilfenhaus, 60.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Zaheer Khan11.514333.63474000
Ishant Sharma923433.78404005
Harbhajan Singh2374021.741072000
Pragyan Ojha1715923.47716100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stSR Watson 56(59) & SM Katich 20(53)87109
2ndRT Ponting 4(4) & SM Katich 0(0)44
3rdMJ Clarke 4(9) & SM Katich 0(4)512
4thMEK Hussey 24(58) & SM Katich 17(61)42118
5thMJ North 8(26) & MEK Hussey 4(14)1640
6thTD Paine 9(9) & MJ North 2(7)1116
7thMG Johnson 0(1) & TD Paine 0(3)04
8thNM Hauritz 2(5) & MG Johnson 3(6)511
9thBW Hilfenhaus 2(18) & NM Hauritz 7(10)1328
10thBW Hilfenhaus 4(11) & DE Bollinger 5(12)923

India 2nd innings

216/9(58.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Gautam Gambhirlbw b BW Hilfenhauslbw b BW Hilfenhaus04000.00
Virender Sehwagc MEK Hussey b BW Hilfenhausc MEK Hussey b BW Hilfenhaus17232073.91
Rahul Dravidc †TD Paine b DE Bollingerc †TD Paine b DE Bollinger13283046.43
Sachin Tendulkarc MEK Hussey b DE Bollingerc MEK Hussey b DE Bollinger38645059.38
Suresh Rainac MJ North b BW Hilfenhausc MJ North b BW Hilfenhaus03000.00
Zaheer Khanc MJ Clarke b NM Hauritzc MJ Clarke b NM Hauritz10341029.41
VVS Laxmannot outnot out73*798092.41
MS Dhoni †run out (BW Hilfenhaus)run out (BW Hilfenhaus)2140014.29
Harbhajan Singhc RT Ponting b DE Bollingerc RT Ponting b DE Bollinger2200100.00
Ishant Sharmalbw b BW Hilfenhauslbw b BW Hilfenhaus31925033.70
Pragyan Ojhanot outnot out5*100050.00
Extras(b 10, lb 8, w 6, nb 1)(b 10, lb 8, w 6, nb 1)25
Total58.4 Ov (RR 3.68)58.4 Ov (RR 3.68) · Target 216216/9
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (G Gambhir, 0.4 ov), 31-2 (R Dravid, 7.4 ov), 48-3 (V Sehwag, 11.5 ov), 48-4 (SK Raina, 13.2 ov), 76-5 (Z Khan, 23.5 ov), 119-6 (SR Tendulkar, 30 ov), 122-7 (MS Dhoni, 33.2 ov), 124-8 (Harbhajan Singh, 33.4 ov), 205-9 (I Sharma, 55.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Hilfenhaus1935743.00897011
Doug Bollinger803234.00335010
Mitchell Johnson16.425003.00725000
Nathan Hauritz914515.00326000
Marcus North40802.00170000
Shane Watson20603.0091000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stG Gambhir 0(4) & V Sehwag 0(0)04
2ndR Dravid 13(28) & V Sehwag 12(14)3142
3rdSR Tendulkar 8(16) & V Sehwag 5(9)1725
4thSK Raina 0(3) & SR Tendulkar 0(6)09
5thZ Khan 10(34) & SR Tendulkar 17(29)2863
6thVVS Laxman 24(24) & SR Tendulkar 13(13)4337
7thVVS Laxman 1(6) & MS Dhoni 2(14)320
8thHarbhajan Singh 2(2) & VVS Laxman 0(0)22
9thI Sharma 31(92) & VVS Laxman 44(39)81130
10thPP Ojha 5(10) & VVS Laxman 4(10)11*20

Commentary

End of innings: IND 216/9 (58.4 ov)
58.42Lb
MG Johnson to PP Ojha, 2 leg byes
58.30
MG Johnson to PP Ojha, no run
58.24
MG Johnson to PP Ojha, 4 runs
58.10
MG Johnson to PP Ojha, no run
End of over 583 runsIND 210/9012000
VVS Laxman 73(79)PP Ojha 1(6)BW Hilfenhaus 19-3-57-4
57.60
BW Hilfenhaus to VVS Laxman, no run
57.50
BW Hilfenhaus to VVS Laxman, no run
57.40
BW Hilfenhaus to VVS Laxman, no run
57.32
BW Hilfenhaus to VVS Laxman, 2 runs
57.21
BW Hilfenhaus to PP Ojha, 1 run
57.10
BW Hilfenhaus to PP Ojha, no run
End of over 572 runsIND 207/9000020
VVS Laxman 71(75)PP Ojha 0(4)MG Johnson 16-2-46-0
56.60
MG Johnson to VVS Laxman, no run
56.52
MG Johnson to VVS Laxman, 2 runs
56.40
MG Johnson to VVS Laxman, no run
56.30
MG Johnson to VVS Laxman, no run
56.20
MG Johnson to VVS Laxman, no run
56.10
MG Johnson to VVS Laxman, no run
End of over 561 run, 1 wktIND 205/91W0000
PP Ojha 0(4)VVS Laxman 69(69)BW Hilfenhaus 18-3-54-4
55.60
BW Hilfenhaus to PP Ojha, no run
55.50
BW Hilfenhaus to PP Ojha, no run
55.40
BW Hilfenhaus to PP Ojha, no run
55.30
BW Hilfenhaus to PP Ojha, no run
55.2W
BW Hilfenhaus to I Sharma, OUT
I Sharma lbw b BW Hilfenhaus 31(92) [4s-5 6s-0] · FoW 205/9 (55.2 ov)
55.11
BW Hilfenhaus to VVS Laxman, 1 run
End of over 551 runIND 204/8000100
I Sharma 31(91)VVS Laxman 68(68)MG Johnson 15-2-44-0
54.60
MG Johnson to I Sharma, no run
54.50
MG Johnson to I Sharma, no run
54.41
MG Johnson to VVS Laxman, 1 run