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.
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia 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)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watsonc G Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh | c G Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh | 126 | 338 | 10 | 0 | 37.28 |
| Simon Katichlbw b Z Khan | lbw b Z Khan | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ricky Pontingrun out (SK Raina) | run out (SK Raina) | 71 | 124 | 10 | 0 | 57.26 |
| Michael Clarkec R Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | c R Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 14 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 35.90 |
| Michael Husseylbw b Z Khan | lbw b Z Khan | 17 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 22.37 |
| Marcus Northb Z Khan | b Z Khan | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tim Paine †c VVS Laxman b Z Khan | c VVS Laxman b Z Khan | 92 | 196 | 12 | 0 | 46.94 |
| Mitchell Johnsonc †MS Dhoni b Z Khan | c †MS Dhoni b Z Khan | 47 | 66 | 5 | 3 | 71.21 |
| Nathan Hauritzc G Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh | c G Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Ben Hilfenhausnot out | not out | 20* | 38 | 2 | 1 | 52.63 |
| Doug Bollingerc I Sharma b PP Ojha | c I Sharma b PP Ojha | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 30 | 7 | 94 | 5 | 3.13 | 136 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ishant Sharma | 11.4 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 6.09 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 51.4 | 16 | 113 | 1 | 2.19 | 249 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 49 | 12 | 114 | 3 | 2.33 | 228 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 9.2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 2.46 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SR Watson 5(16) & SM Katich 6(12) | 13 | 26 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 71(124) & SR Watson 59(107) | 141 | 224 |
| 3rd | MJ Clarke 14(39) & SR Watson 4(35) | 18 | 74 |
| 4th | SR Watson 28(96) & MEK Hussey 17(76) | 46 | 171 |
| 5th | MJ North 0(6) & SR Watson 4(6) | 4 | 12 |
| 6th | TD Paine 25(83) & SR Watson 26(78) | 53 | 160 |
| 7th | MG Johnson 47(66) & TD Paine 35(66) | 82 | 132 |
| 8th | NM Hauritz 9(21) & TD Paine 7(5) | 16 | 26 |
| 9th | BW Hilfenhaus 19(37) & TD Paine 25(42) | 54 | 77 |
| 10th | DE Bollinger 0(7) & BW Hilfenhaus 1(1) | 1 | 8 |
India 1st innings
405(108.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhirlbw b MG Johnson | lbw b MG Johnson | 25 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 60.98 |
| Virender Sehwagc MJ Clarke b MG Johnson | c MJ Clarke b MG Johnson | 59 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 109.26 |
| Rahul Dravidc †TD Paine b DE Bollinger | c †TD Paine b DE Bollinger | 77 | 134 | 12 | 0 | 57.46 |
| Ishant Sharmab DE Bollinger | b DE Bollinger | 18 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 32.14 |
| Sachin Tendulkarlbw b MJ North | lbw b MJ North | 98 | 189 | 13 | 0 | 51.85 |
| Suresh Rainalbw b MG Johnson | lbw b MG Johnson | 86 | 128 | 14 | 0 | 67.19 |
| MS Dhoni †c SR Watson b MG Johnson | c SR Watson b MG Johnson | 14 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Harbhajan Singhc †TD Paine b MG Johnson | c †TD Paine b MG Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Zaheer Khanb NM Hauritz | b NM Hauritz | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| VVS Laxmanc MJ Clarke b NM Hauritz | c MJ Clarke b NM Hauritz | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Pragyan Ojhanot out | not out | 0* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 25 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 4.00 | 103 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Bollinger | 16 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 3.06 | 74 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 20 | 5 | 64 | 5 | 3.20 | 88 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 29.1 | 4 | 116 | 2 | 3.98 | 122 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3.17 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus North | 12 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 3.25 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G Gambhir 25(41) & V Sehwag 51(39) | 81 | 80 |
| 2nd | R Dravid 17(22) & V Sehwag 8(15) | 25 | 37 |
| 3rd | I Sharma 18(56) & R Dravid 26(53) | 45 | 108 |
| 4th | SR Tendulkar 45(87) & R Dravid 34(59) | 79 | 146 |
| 5th | SK Raina 65(100) & SR Tendulkar 53(102) | 124 | 202 |
| 6th | MS Dhoni 14(28) & SK Raina 14(10) | 28 | 38 |
| 7th | Harbhajan Singh 0(1) & SK Raina 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 8th | SK Raina 7(15) & Z Khan 6(13) | 17 | 28 |
| 9th | VVS Laxman 2(2) & SK Raina 0(3) | 2 | 5 |
| 10th | PP Ojha 0(3) & VVS Laxman 0(1) | 4 | 4 |
Australia 2nd innings
192(60.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watsonb I Sharma | b I Sharma | 56 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 94.92 |
| Simon Katichc †MS Dhoni b PP Ojha | c †MS Dhoni b PP Ojha | 37 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 31.36 |
| Ricky Pontingc SK Raina b I Sharma | c SK Raina b I Sharma | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Michael Clarkec †MS Dhoni b I Sharma | c †MS Dhoni b I Sharma | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Michael Husseylbw b Harbhajan Singh | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 28 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 38.89 |
| Marcus Northc sub (CA Pujara) b Harbhajan Singh | c sub (CA Pujara) b Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 30.30 |
| Tim Paine †c sub (CA Pujara) b PP Ojha | c sub (CA Pujara) b PP Ojha | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Mitchell Johnsonc †MS Dhoni b Z Khan | c †MS Dhoni b Z Khan | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Nathan Hauritzb Z Khan | b Z Khan | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Ben Hilfenhausb Z Khan | b Z Khan | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 20.69 |
| Doug Bollingernot out | not out | 5* | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.67 |
| 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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 11.5 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 3.63 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 9 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 3.78 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 23 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 1.74 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 17 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 3.47 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SR Watson 56(59) & SM Katich 20(53) | 87 | 109 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 4(4) & SM Katich 0(0) | 4 | 4 |
| 3rd | MJ Clarke 4(9) & SM Katich 0(4) | 5 | 12 |
| 4th | MEK Hussey 24(58) & SM Katich 17(61) | 42 | 118 |
| 5th | MJ North 8(26) & MEK Hussey 4(14) | 16 | 40 |
| 6th | TD Paine 9(9) & MJ North 2(7) | 11 | 16 |
| 7th | MG Johnson 0(1) & TD Paine 0(3) | 0 | 4 |
| 8th | NM Hauritz 2(5) & MG Johnson 3(6) | 5 | 11 |
| 9th | BW Hilfenhaus 2(18) & NM Hauritz 7(10) | 13 | 28 |
| 10th | BW Hilfenhaus 4(11) & DE Bollinger 5(12) | 9 | 23 |
India 2nd innings
216/9(58.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhirlbw b BW Hilfenhaus | lbw b BW Hilfenhaus | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Virender Sehwagc MEK Hussey b BW Hilfenhaus | c MEK Hussey b BW Hilfenhaus | 17 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 73.91 |
| Rahul Dravidc †TD Paine b DE Bollinger | c †TD Paine b DE Bollinger | 13 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 46.43 |
| Sachin Tendulkarc MEK Hussey b DE Bollinger | c MEK Hussey b DE Bollinger | 38 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 59.38 |
| Suresh Rainac MJ North b BW Hilfenhaus | c MJ North b BW Hilfenhaus | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Zaheer Khanc MJ Clarke b NM Hauritz | c MJ Clarke b NM Hauritz | 10 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 29.41 |
| VVS Laxmannot out | not out | 73* | 79 | 8 | 0 | 92.41 |
| MS Dhoni †run out (BW Hilfenhaus) | run out (BW Hilfenhaus) | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Harbhajan Singhc RT Ponting b DE Bollinger | c RT Ponting b DE Bollinger | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Ishant Sharmalbw b BW Hilfenhaus | lbw b BW Hilfenhaus | 31 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 33.70 |
| Pragyan Ojhanot out | not out | 5* | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 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 216 | 216/9 | ||||
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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 19 | 3 | 57 | 4 | 3.00 | 89 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Bollinger | 8 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 4.00 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 16.4 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 3.00 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 9 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 5.00 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus North | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.00 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G Gambhir 0(4) & V Sehwag 0(0) | 0 | 4 |
| 2nd | R Dravid 13(28) & V Sehwag 12(14) | 31 | 42 |
| 3rd | SR Tendulkar 8(16) & V Sehwag 5(9) | 17 | 25 |
| 4th | SK Raina 0(3) & SR Tendulkar 0(6) | 0 | 9 |
| 5th | Z Khan 10(34) & SR Tendulkar 17(29) | 28 | 63 |
| 6th | VVS Laxman 24(24) & SR Tendulkar 13(13) | 43 | 37 |
| 7th | VVS Laxman 1(6) & MS Dhoni 2(14) | 3 | 20 |
| 8th | Harbhajan Singh 2(2) & VVS Laxman 0(0) | 2 | 2 |
| 9th | I Sharma 31(92) & VVS Laxman 44(39) | 81 | 130 |
| 10th | PP Ojha 5(10) & VVS Laxman 4(10) | 11* | 20 |
Commentary
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



