Border-Gavaskar TrophyMatch 2 · Test
India beat Australia by 7 wickets
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 478, Marcus North 128 from 240 balls and Ricky Ponting 77 from 147 balls. Harbhajan Singh took 4 for 148.
India were bowled out for 495, Sachin Tendulkar 214 from 363 balls and Murali Vijay 139 from 310 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 3 for 105.
Australia were bowled out for 223, Ricky Ponting 72 from 117 balls. Zaheer Khan took 3 for 41.
India made 207 for 3, Cheteshwar Pujara 72 from 89 balls and Sachin Tendulkar 53 not out from 77 balls.
India won by 7 wickets.
Key performers
Australia 1st innings
478(141 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watsonc †MS Dhoni b PP Ojha | c †MS Dhoni b PP Ojha | 57 | 88 | 9 | 0 | 64.77 |
| Simon Katichc R Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | c R Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 43 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 45.26 |
| Ricky Pontinglbw b SK Raina | lbw b SK Raina | 77 | 147 | 12 | 0 | 52.38 |
| Michael Clarkec SK Raina b Harbhajan Singh | c SK Raina b Harbhajan Singh | 14 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Michael Husseyc V Sehwag b Z Khan | c V Sehwag b Z Khan | 34 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 75.56 |
| Marcus Northc S Sreesanth b Harbhajan Singh | c S Sreesanth b Harbhajan Singh | 128 | 240 | 17 | 1 | 53.33 |
| Tim Paine †st †MS Dhoni b PP Ojha | st †MS Dhoni b PP Ojha | 59 | 133 | 8 | 0 | 44.36 |
| Mitchell Johnsonlbw b PP Ojha | lbw b PP Ojha | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nathan Hauritzrun out (CA Pujara) | run out (CA Pujara) | 17 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ben Hilfenhausnot out | not out | 16* | 17 | 2 | 1 | 94.12 |
| Peter Georgest †MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | st †MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras(b 9, lb 12, w 1, nb 9) | (b 9, lb 12, w 1, nb 9) | 31 | ||||
| Total141 Ov (RR 3.39) | 141 Ov (RR 3.39) | 478 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 99-1 (SM Katich, 27.5 ov), 113-2 (SR Watson, 34.2 ov), 132-3 (MJ Clarke, 41.4 ov), 198-4 (MEK Hussey, 58.2 ov), 256-5 (RT Ponting, 75.2 ov), 405-6 (TD Paine, 117 ov), 415-7 (MG Johnson, 118.4 ov), 458-8 (MJ North, 136.3 ov), 459-9 (NM Hauritz, 137.5 ov), 478-10 (PR George, 141 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 23 | 5 | 84 | 1 | 3.65 | 102 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Sreesanth | 21 | 1 | 79 | 0 | 3.76 | 97 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 42 | 7 | 120 | 3 | 2.86 | 191 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 43 | 3 | 148 | 4 | 3.44 | 180 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.75 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Suresh Raina | 8 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2.38 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SR Watson 54(73) & SM Katich 43(95) | 99 | 167 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 11(24) & SR Watson 3(15) | 14 | 39 |
| 3rd | MJ Clarke 14(26) & RT Ponting 5(18) | 19 | 44 |
| 4th | MEK Hussey 34(45) & RT Ponting 31(56) | 66 | 100 |
| 5th | MJ North 22(55) & RT Ponting 30(49) | 58 | 102 |
| 6th | TD Paine 59(133) & MJ North 73(122) | 149 | 250 |
| 7th | MJ North 6(3) & MG Johnson 0(7) | 10 | 10 |
| 8th | NM Hauritz 16(47) & MJ North 27(60) | 43 | 107 |
| 9th | BW Hilfenhaus 0(4) & NM Hauritz 1(4) | 1 | 8 |
| 10th | PR George 2(6) & BW Hilfenhaus 16(13) | 19 | 19 |
India 1st innings
495(144.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murali Vijayc †TD Paine b MG Johnson | c †TD Paine b MG Johnson | 139 | 310 | 14 | 2 | 44.84 |
| Virender Sehwagc MG Johnson b BW Hilfenhaus | c MG Johnson b BW Hilfenhaus | 30 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 107.14 |
| Rahul Dravidc MJ North b MG Johnson | c MJ North b MG Johnson | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Sachin Tendulkarb PR George | b PR George | 214 | 363 | 22 | 2 | 58.95 |
| Cheteshwar Pujaralbw b MG Johnson | lbw b MG Johnson | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Suresh Rainac BW Hilfenhaus b MJ Clarke | c BW Hilfenhaus b MJ Clarke | 32 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 74.42 |
| MS Dhoni †c MJ Clarke b NM Hauritz | c MJ Clarke b NM Hauritz | 30 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 34.48 |
| Harbhajan Singhc RT Ponting b SR Watson | c RT Ponting b SR Watson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Zaheer Khanc MJ Clarke b PR George | c MJ Clarke b PR George | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Pragyan Ojhanot out | not out | 0* | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| S. Sreesanthlbw b NM Hauritz | lbw b NM Hauritz | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 6, lb 26, w 8) | (b 6, lb 26, w 8) | 40 | ||||
| Total144.5 Ov (RR 3.42) | 144.5 Ov (RR 3.42) | 495 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 37-1 (V Sehwag, 8.2 ov), 38-2 (R Dravid, 10 ov), 346-3 (M Vijay, 100.3 ov), 350-4 (CA Pujara, 101 ov), 411-5 (SK Raina, 115.3 ov), 486-6 (SR Tendulkar, 136.5 ov), 491-7 (Harbhajan Singh, 137.4 ov), 494-8 (Z Khan, 140.1 ov), 495-9 (MS Dhoni, 144.2 ov), 495-10 (S Sreesanth, 144.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 31 | 6 | 77 | 1 | 2.48 | 142 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 28 | 2 | 105 | 3 | 3.75 | 120 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Peter George | 21 | 3 | 48 | 2 | 2.29 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 39.5 | 4 | 153 | 2 | 3.84 | 156 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 8 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 3.38 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 12 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 2.92 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Katich | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3.60 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Vijay 7(22) & V Sehwag 30(28) | 37 | 50 |
| 2nd | R Dravid 1(7) & M Vijay 0(3) | 1 | 10 |
| 3rd | M Vijay 132(285) & SR Tendulkar 153(258) | 308 | 543 |
| 4th | CA Pujara 4(3) & SR Tendulkar 0(0) | 4 | 3 |
| 5th | SR Tendulkar 25(44) & SK Raina 32(43) | 61 | 87 |
| 6th | MS Dhoni 27(67) & SR Tendulkar 36(61) | 75 | 128 |
| 7th | Harbhajan Singh 4(4) & MS Dhoni 1(1) | 5 | 5 |
| 8th | Z Khan 1(9) & MS Dhoni 2(6) | 3 | 15 |
| 9th | PP Ojha 0(12) & MS Dhoni 0(13) | 1 | 25 |
| 10th | S Sreesanth 0(3) & PP Ojha 0(0) | 0 | 3 |
Australia 2nd innings
223(75.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Watsonlbw b PP Ojha | lbw b PP Ojha | 32 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 55.17 |
| Simon Katichc †MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | c †MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | 24 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Ricky Pontinglbw b Z Khan | lbw b Z Khan | 72 | 117 | 7 | 1 | 61.54 |
| Michael Clarkest †MS Dhoni b PP Ojha | st †MS Dhoni b PP Ojha | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Michael Husseylbw b PP Ojha | lbw b PP Ojha | 20 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 39.22 |
| Marcus Northb Harbhajan Singh | b Harbhajan Singh | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.43 |
| Tim Paine †c †MS Dhoni b S Sreesanth | c †MS Dhoni b S Sreesanth | 23 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 36.51 |
| Mitchell Johnsonb Z Khan | b Z Khan | 11 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 36.67 |
| Nathan Hauritznot out | not out | 21* | 48 | 2 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Ben Hilfenhausb S Sreesanth | b S Sreesanth | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Peter Georgec †MS Dhoni b Z Khan | c †MS Dhoni b Z Khan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 5, w 3, nb 5) | (b 1, lb 5, w 3, nb 5) | 14 | ||||
| Total75.1 Ov (RR 2.97) | 75.1 Ov (RR 2.97) | 223 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 58-1 (SR Watson, 16.4 ov), 58-2 (SM Katich, 17.1 ov), 65-3 (MJ Clarke, 22.1 ov), 126-4 (MEK Hussey, 40.1 ov), 131-5 (MJ North, 43.3 ov), 181-6 (RT Ponting, 59.2 ov), 185-7 (TD Paine, 60.4 ov), 217-8 (MG Johnson, 71.1 ov), 218-9 (BW Hilfenhaus, 72.3 ov), 223-10 (PR George, 75.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 11.2 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 3.62 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Sreesanth | 14 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 3.43 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 25 | 2 | 57 | 3 | 2.28 | 116 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 20.5 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 3.02 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.00 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SR Watson 32(58) & SM Katich 24(44) | 58 | 100 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 0(2) & SM Katich 0(1) | 0 | 3 |
| 3rd | MJ Clarke 3(18) & RT Ponting 4(12) | 7 | 30 |
| 4th | MEK Hussey 20(51) & RT Ponting 40(58) | 61 | 108 |
| 5th | MJ North 3(14) & RT Ponting 2(6) | 5 | 20 |
| 6th | TD Paine 19(58) & RT Ponting 26(39) | 50 | 95 |
| 7th | MG Johnson 0(3) & TD Paine 4(5) | 4 | 8 |
| 8th | NM Hauritz 15(36) & MG Johnson 11(27) | 32 | 63 |
| 9th | BW Hilfenhaus 0(7) & NM Hauritz 1(1) | 1 | 8 |
| 10th | PR George 0(5) & NM Hauritz 5(11) | 5 | 16 |
India 2nd innings
207/3(45 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murali Vijaylbw b SR Watson | lbw b SR Watson | 37 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 82.22 |
| Virender Sehwagc †TD Paine b BW Hilfenhaus | c †TD Paine b BW Hilfenhaus | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Cheteshwar Pujarab NM Hauritz | b NM Hauritz | 72 | 89 | 7 | 0 | 80.90 |
| Sachin Tendulkarnot out | not out | 53* | 77 | 5 | 2 | 68.83 |
| Rahul Dravidnot out | not out | 21* | 53 | 2 | 0 | 39.62 |
| Extras(b 8, lb 5, w 4) | (b 8, lb 5, w 4) | 17 | ||||
| Total45 Ov (RR 4.60) | 45 Ov (RR 4.60) · Target 207 | 207/3 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (V Sehwag, 2.2 ov), 89-2 (M Vijay, 15.2 ov), 146-3 (CA Pujara, 29 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 7 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 3.86 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 14 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 3.00 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan Hauritz | 12 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 6.33 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter George | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.14 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4.00 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Vijay 10(8) & V Sehwag 7(6) | 17 | 14 |
| 2nd | CA Pujara 37(41) & M Vijay 27(37) | 72 | 78 |
| 3rd | SR Tendulkar 17(34) & CA Pujara 35(48) | 57 | 82 |
| 4th | SR Tendulkar 36(43) & R Dravid 21(53) | 61* | 96 |
Commentary
End of over 452 runsIND 207/3000002
SR Tendulkar 53(77)R Dravid 21(53)NM Hauritz 12-0-76-1
44.62
NM Hauritz to SR Tendulkar, 2 runs
44.50
NM Hauritz to SR Tendulkar, no run
44.40
NM Hauritz to SR Tendulkar, no run
44.30
NM Hauritz to SR Tendulkar, no run
44.20
NM Hauritz to SR Tendulkar, no run
44.10
NM Hauritz to SR Tendulkar, no run
End of over 440 runsIND 205/3000000
R Dravid 21(53)SR Tendulkar 51(71)MG Johnson 14-4-42-0
43.60
MG Johnson to R Dravid, no run
43.50
MG Johnson to R Dravid, no run
43.40
MG Johnson to R Dravid, no run
43.30
MG Johnson to R Dravid, no run
43.20
MG Johnson to R Dravid, no run
43.10
MG Johnson to R Dravid, no run
End of over 4310 runsIND 205/3044110
SR Tendulkar 51(71)R Dravid 21(47)NM Hauritz 11-0-74-1
42.60
NM Hauritz to SR Tendulkar, no run
42.51
NM Hauritz to R Dravid, 1 run
42.41
NM Hauritz to SR Tendulkar, 1 run
42.34
NM Hauritz to SR Tendulkar, FOUR
FIFTY for SR Tendulkar (50 off 69)
42.24
NM Hauritz to SR Tendulkar, FOUR
42.10
NM Hauritz to SR Tendulkar, no run
End of over 422 runsIND 195/3020000
R Dravid 20(46)SR Tendulkar 42(66)MG Johnson 13-3-42-0
41.60
MG Johnson to R Dravid, no run
41.50
MG Johnson to R Dravid, no run
41.40
MG Johnson to R Dravid, no run
41.30
MG Johnson to R Dravid, no run
41.22
MG Johnson to R Dravid, 2 runs
41.10
MG Johnson to R Dravid, no run
End of over 412 runsIND 193/3000020
SR Tendulkar 42(66)R Dravid 18(40)NM Hauritz 10-0-64-1



