Only T20I
India beat Australia by 7 wickets in the only T20I
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia made 166 for 5 in 20 overs, Ricky Ponting 76 from 53 balls and Michael Clarke 25 not out from 15 balls. Irfan Pathan took 2 for 34.
India reached 167 for 3 in 18.1 overs, Gautam Gambhir 63 from 52 balls and Robin Uthappa 35 from 26 balls.
India won by 7 wickets.
Key performers
Australia innings
166/5(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Gilchrist †b RP Singh | b RP Singh | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 240.00 |
| Matthew Haydenb Harbhajan Singh | b Harbhajan Singh | 17 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 89.47 |
| Ricky Pontingb IK Pathan | b IK Pathan | 76 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 143.40 |
| Andrew Symondsrun out (Harbhajan Singh/Yuvraj Singh) | run out (Harbhajan Singh/Yuvraj Singh) | 20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Brad Hodgeb IK Pathan | b IK Pathan | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Michael Clarkenot out | not out | 25* | 15 | 2 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Brad Haddinnot out | not out | 5* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Extras(lb 2, w 7) | (lb 2, w 7) | 9 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.30) | 20 Ov (RR 8.30) | 166/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (AC Gilchrist, 0.5 ov), 60-2 (ML Hayden, 7 ov), 110-3 (A Symonds, 13.1 ov), 116-4 (BJ Hodge, 15 ov), 158-5 (RT Ponting, 19 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. P. Singh | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 9.75 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Sreesanth | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 11.75 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Irfan Pathan | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murali Kartik | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AC Gilchrist 12(5) & ML Hayden 0(0) | 12 | 5 |
| 2nd | RT Ponting 30(18) & ML Hayden 17(19) | 48 | 37 |
| 3rd | RT Ponting 28(19) & A Symonds 20(18) | 50 | 37 |
| 4th | RT Ponting 4(5) & BJ Hodge 2(6) | 6 | 11 |
| 5th | RT Ponting 14(11) & MJ Clarke 23(13) | 42 | 24 |
| 6th | MJ Clarke 2(2) & BJ Haddin 5(4) | 8* | 6 |
India innings
167/3(18.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhirc RT Ponting b BW Hilfenhaus | c RT Ponting b BW Hilfenhaus | 63 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 121.15 |
| Virender Sehwagc †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | c †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Robin Uthappac †AC Gilchrist b MJ Clarke | c †AC Gilchrist b MJ Clarke | 35 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 134.62 |
| Yuvraj Singhnot out | not out | 31* | 25 | 1 | 3 | 124.00 |
| MS Dhoni †not out | not out | 9* | 5 | 0 | 1 | 180.00 |
| Extras(lb 12, w 9, nb 3) | (lb 12, w 9, nb 3) | 24 | ||||
| Total18.1 Ov (RR 9.19) | 18.1 Ov (RR 9.19) · Target 167 from 20 ov | 167/3 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 20-1 (V Sehwag, 2.2 ov), 102-2 (RV Uthappa, 10.3 ov), 143-3 (G Gambhir, 15.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 3.1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.05 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nathan Bracken | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Stuart Clark | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7.00 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G Gambhir 9(10) & V Sehwag 5(4) | 20 | 14 |
| 2nd | RV Uthappa 35(26) & G Gambhir 38(26) | 82 | 49 |
| 3rd | Yuvraj Singh 18(15) & G Gambhir 16(16) | 41 | 31 |
| 4th | Yuvraj Singh 13(10) & MS Dhoni 9(5) | 24* | 15 |
Commentary
18.16
B Lee to MS Dhoni, SIX
End of over 184 runsIND 161/31Lb1001Lb1
MS Dhoni 3(4)Yuvraj Singh 31(25)BW Hilfenhaus 4-0-28-1
17.61
BW Hilfenhaus to MS Dhoni, 1 run
17.51Lb
BW Hilfenhaus to Yuvraj Singh, 1 leg bye
17.40
BW Hilfenhaus to Yuvraj Singh, no run
17.30
BW Hilfenhaus to Yuvraj Singh, no run
17.21
BW Hilfenhaus to MS Dhoni, 1 run
17.11Lb
BW Hilfenhaus to Yuvraj Singh, 1 leg bye
End of over 1714 runsIND 157/3016601
Yuvraj Singh 31(21)MS Dhoni 1(2)SR Clark 4-0-33-0
16.61
SR Clark to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
16.50
SR Clark to Yuvraj Singh, no run
16.46
SR Clark to Yuvraj Singh, SIX
16.36
SR Clark to Yuvraj Singh, SIX
16.21
SR Clark to MS Dhoni, 1 run
16.10
SR Clark to MS Dhoni, no run
End of over 161 run, 1 wktIND 143/3010W00
Yuvraj Singh 18(17)MS Dhoni 0(0)BW Hilfenhaus 3-0-26-1
15.60
BW Hilfenhaus to Yuvraj Singh, no run
15.50
BW Hilfenhaus to Yuvraj Singh, no run
15.4W
BW Hilfenhaus to G Gambhir, OUT
G Gambhir c RT Ponting b BW Hilfenhaus 63(52) [4s-6 6s-1] · FoW 143/3 (15.4 ov)
15.30
BW Hilfenhaus to G Gambhir, no run
15.21
BW Hilfenhaus to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
15.10
BW Hilfenhaus to Yuvraj Singh, no run
End of over 158 runsIND 142/24Lb10Wd110
G Gambhir 63(50)Yuvraj Singh 17(13)SR Clark 3-0-19-0
14.60
SR Clark to G Gambhir, no run
14.51
SR Clark to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run
14.41
SR Clark to G Gambhir, 1 run
14.4Wd
SR Clark to G Gambhir, wide
14.30
SR Clark to G Gambhir, no run
14.21
SR Clark to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run