Border-Gavaskar TrophyMatch 3 · Test
India and Australia draw
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, . India won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardIndia won the toss and chose to bat. India made 613 for 7 declared, Gautam Gambhir 206 from 380 balls and VVS Laxman 200 not out from 301 balls. Mitchell Johnson took 3 for 142.
Australia were bowled out for 577, Michael Clarke 112 from 253 balls and Ricky Ponting 87 from 165 balls. Virender Sehwag took 5 for 104.
India made 208 for 5 declared, VVS Laxman 59 not out from 130 balls and Sachin Tendulkar 47 from 120 balls. Brett Lee took 2 for 48.
Australia made 31 for 0.
Match drawn.
Key performers
India 1st innings
613/7d(160.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhirb SR Watson | b SR Watson | 206 | 380 | 26 | 1 | 54.21 |
| Virender Sehwaglbw b B Lee | lbw b B Lee | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Rahul Dravidc ML Hayden b MG Johnson | c ML Hayden b MG Johnson | 11 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 35.48 |
| Sachin Tendulkarc †BJ Haddin b MG Johnson | c †BJ Haddin b MG Johnson | 68 | 126 | 11 | 0 | 53.97 |
| VVS Laxmannot out | not out | 200* | 301 | 21 | 0 | 66.45 |
| Sourav Gangulyc RT Ponting b SM Katich | c RT Ponting b SM Katich | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.50 |
| MS Dhoni †c †BJ Haddin b SR Watson | c †BJ Haddin b SR Watson | 27 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 93.10 |
| Anil Kumblelbw b MG Johnson | lbw b MG Johnson | 45 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 61.64 |
| Zaheer Khannot out | not out | 28* | 21 | 5 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Extras(b 6, lb 8, w 2, nb 6) | (b 6, lb 8, w 2, nb 6) | 22 | ||||
| Total160.5 Ov (RR 3.81) | 160.5 Ov (RR 3.81) | 613/7d | ||||
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (V Sehwag, 2.1 ov), 27-2 (R Dravid, 10.4 ov), 157-3 (SR Tendulkar, 51.5 ov), 435-4 (G Gambhir, 124 ov), 444-5 (SC Ganguly, 126.2 ov), 481-6 (MS Dhoni, 133.4 ov), 579-7 (A Kumble, 155.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 30 | 2 | 119 | 1 | 3.97 | 121 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stuart Clark | 33 | 9 | 69 | 0 | 2.09 | 162 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 31.5 | 4 | 142 | 3 | 4.46 | 124 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 20 | 4 | 66 | 2 | 3.30 | 97 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Cameron White | 15 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 4.87 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 14 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 4.21 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Katich | 15 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 4.00 | 55 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Ponting | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G Gambhir 4(11) & V Sehwag 1(2) | 5 | 13 |
| 2nd | R Dravid 11(31) & G Gambhir 11(20) | 22 | 51 |
| 3rd | SR Tendulkar 68(126) & G Gambhir 52(124) | 130 | 247 |
| 4th | VVS Laxman 130(211) & G Gambhir 139(225) | 278 | 433 |
| 5th | VVS Laxman 4(6) & SC Ganguly 5(8) | 9 | 14 |
| 6th | MS Dhoni 27(29) & VVS Laxman 10(15) | 37 | 44 |
| 7th | A Kumble 45(73) & VVS Laxman 50(59) | 98 | 132 |
| 8th | Z Khan 28(21) & VVS Laxman 6(10) | 34* | 31 |
Australia 1st innings
577(179.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Haydenlbw b V Sehwag | lbw b V Sehwag | 83 | 154 | 13 | 1 | 53.90 |
| Simon Katichb A Mishra | b A Mishra | 64 | 116 | 10 | 0 | 55.17 |
| Ricky Pontingb V Sehwag | b V Sehwag | 87 | 165 | 14 | 0 | 52.73 |
| Michael Husseyb V Sehwag | b V Sehwag | 53 | 146 | 7 | 0 | 36.30 |
| Michael Clarkec Z Khan b A Mishra | c Z Khan b A Mishra | 112 | 253 | 6 | 1 | 44.27 |
| Shane Watsonb V Sehwag | b V Sehwag | 36 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 58.06 |
| Brad Haddin †st †MS Dhoni b A Kumble | st †MS Dhoni b A Kumble | 17 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 48.57 |
| Cameron Whiteb V Sehwag | b V Sehwag | 44 | 95 | 5 | 1 | 46.32 |
| Brett Leelbw b A Kumble | lbw b A Kumble | 8 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 17.02 |
| Mitchell Johnsonc & b A Kumble | c & b A Kumble | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Stuart Clarknot out | not out | 1* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras(b 28, lb 17, w 2, nb 10) | (b 28, lb 17, w 2, nb 10) | 57 | ||||
| Total179.3 Ov (RR 3.21) | 179.3 Ov (RR 3.21) | 577 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 123-1 (SM Katich, 34.1 ov), 202-2 (ML Hayden, 57.2 ov), 284-3 (RT Ponting, 85.4 ov), 326-4 (MEK Hussey, 102 ov), 399-5 (SR Watson, 122.1 ov), 426-6 (BJ Haddin, 131.5 ov), 532-7 (CL White, 162.5 ov), 555-8 (B Lee, 175.4 ov), 567-9 (MJ Clarke, 178.1 ov), 577-10 (MG Johnson, 179.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 23 | 5 | 86 | 0 | 3.74 | 108 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ishant Sharma | 25 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 3.36 | 117 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 43.3 | 9 | 112 | 3 | 2.57 | 205 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Amit Mishra | 47 | 12 | 144 | 2 | 3.06 | 216 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Virender Sehwag | 40 | 9 | 104 | 5 | 2.60 | 182 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ML Hayden 48(91) & SM Katich 64(116) | 123 | 205 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 40(79) & ML Hayden 35(63) | 79 | 139 |
| 3rd | MEK Hussey 32(85) & RT Ponting 47(86) | 82 | 170 |
| 4th | MJ Clarke 17(37) & MEK Hussey 21(61) | 42 | 98 |
| 5th | MJ Clarke 29(61) & SR Watson 36(62) | 73 | 121 |
| 6th | BJ Haddin 17(35) & MJ Clarke 9(23) | 27 | 58 |
| 7th | CL White 44(95) & MJ Clarke 42(91) | 106 | 186 |
| 8th | B Lee 8(47) & MJ Clarke 13(32) | 23 | 77 |
| 9th | MG Johnson 6(6) & MJ Clarke 2(9) | 12 | 15 |
| 10th | SR Clark 1(2) & MG Johnson 9(6) | 10 | 8 |
India 2nd innings
208/5d(77.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhirlbw b MG Johnson | lbw b MG Johnson | 36 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 33.64 |
| Virender Sehwagb B Lee | b B Lee | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 94.12 |
| Ishant Sharmac RT Ponting b SR Clark | c RT Ponting b SR Clark | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Rahul Dravidb B Lee | b B Lee | 11 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 29.73 |
| Sachin Tendulkarc ML Hayden b CL White | c ML Hayden b CL White | 47 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 39.17 |
| VVS Laxmannot out | not out | 59* | 130 | 7 | 0 | 45.38 |
| Sourav Gangulynot out | not out | 32* | 53 | 3 | 1 | 60.38 |
| Extras(lb 4, w 1, nb 1) | (lb 4, w 1, nb 1) | 6 | ||||
| Total77.3 Ov (RR 2.68) | 77.3 Ov (RR 2.68) | 208/5d | ||||
Fall of wickets: 29-1 (V Sehwag, 8.2 ov), 34-2 (I Sharma, 9.1 ov), 53-3 (R Dravid, 20.4 ov), 93-4 (G Gambhir, 36.5 ov), 145-5 (SR Tendulkar, 57.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 17 | 3 | 48 | 2 | 2.82 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stuart Clark | 12 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 1.83 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 20.3 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 2.73 | 94 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Katich | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 12 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1.92 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron White | 8 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 2.88 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3.86 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G Gambhir 13(33) & V Sehwag 16(17) | 29 | 50 |
| 2nd | I Sharma 1(2) & G Gambhir 4(3) | 5 | 5 |
| 3rd | R Dravid 11(37) & G Gambhir 8(32) | 19 | 69 |
| 4th | SR Tendulkar 24(58) & G Gambhir 11(39) | 40 | 97 |
| 5th | VVS Laxman 29(60) & SR Tendulkar 23(62) | 52 | 122 |
| 6th | SC Ganguly 32(53) & VVS Laxman 30(70) | 63* | 122 |
Australia 2nd innings
31/0(8 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Haydennot out | not out | 16* | 29 | 4 | 0 | 55.17 |
| Simon Katichnot out | not out | 14* | 19 | 2 | 0 | 73.68 |
| Extras(lb 1) | (lb 1) | 1 | ||||
| Total8 Ov (RR 3.88) | 8 Ov (RR 3.88) · Target 245 | 31/0 | ||||
Did not bat: Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin, Cameron White, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anil Kumble | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amit Mishra | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ML Hayden 16(29) & SM Katich 14(19) | 31* | 48 |
Commentary
End of over 81 runAUS 31/0010000
ML Hayden 16(29)SM Katich 14(19)A Mishra 2-0-2-0
7.60
A Mishra to ML Hayden, no run
7.50
A Mishra to ML Hayden, no run
7.40
A Mishra to ML Hayden, no run
7.30
A Mishra to ML Hayden, no run
7.21
A Mishra to SM Katich, 1 run
7.10
A Mishra to SM Katich, no run
End of over 75 runsAUS 30/0010004
ML Hayden 16(25)SM Katich 13(17)A Kumble 4-0-14-0
6.64
A Kumble to ML Hayden, FOUR
6.50
A Kumble to ML Hayden, no run
6.40
A Kumble to ML Hayden, no run
6.30
A Kumble to ML Hayden, no run
6.21
A Kumble to SM Katich, 1 run
6.10
A Kumble to SM Katich, no run
End of over 61 runAUS 25/0001000
ML Hayden 12(21)SM Katich 12(15)A Mishra 1-0-1-0
5.60
A Mishra to ML Hayden, no run
5.50
A Mishra to ML Hayden, no run
5.40
A Mishra to ML Hayden, no run
5.31
A Mishra to SM Katich, 1 run
5.20
A Mishra to SM Katich, no run
5.10
A Mishra to SM Katich, no run
End of over 51 runAUS 24/0000100
ML Hayden 12(18)SM Katich 11(12)A Kumble 3-0-9-0
4.60
A Kumble to ML Hayden, no run
4.50
A Kumble to ML Hayden, no run
4.41
A Kumble to SM Katich, 1 run
4.30
A Kumble to SM Katich, no run
4.20
A Kumble to SM Katich, no run
4.10
A Kumble to SM Katich, no run
End of over 49 runsAUS 23/0401040
ML Hayden 12(16)SM Katich 10(8)V Sehwag 2-0-14-0