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ICC World Twenty20, 2012/13 / Scorecard

ICC World Twenty20 - 16th match, Group 2

Australia v India

Australia won by 9 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)

T20I no. 278 | 2012/13 season
Played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (neutral venue)
28 September 2012 - day/night (20-over match)


India innings (20 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
G Gambhir	run out (Cummins)	17	12	12	3	0	141.66
2.6 Cummins to Pathan, great footwork from Cummins. Short of a length, gets a little big on him, he drops it just off the pitch and runs. On most occasions these result in singles, but Cummins has other ideas here. he strides towards the ball, and kicks it towards the stump, dislodging the bails a second before Gambhir's bat has slid in. Top work from Cummins 21/1
IK Pathan	c White b Watson	31	48	30	2	1	103.33
10.6 83.6 mph, Watson strikes again. India might even be thankful that Pathan is out. Memories of Ravindra Jadeja's promotion all those years ago when he tried his best to hit out but just couldn't. This is full, on the pads, flicked away, straight to short midwicket 74/4
V Kohli	c Christian b Cummins	15	18	13	2	0	115.38
7.2 88.4 mph, pace has done him in. This is one of the rare instances in recent times that Kohli has been done in comprehensively by a bowler. It's the pace and bounce again. Short, close to 143ks, his weight didn't go back as he pulled, and ended up skying it towards mid-off. Christian had to run to to his right, and put a slide in to complete the catch 56/2
Yuvraj Singh	c Maxwell b Watson	8	11	10	1	0	80.00
10.1 83.3 mph, Bouncer is back. Hello. And so is Watson's golden arm. Digs this in, Yuvraj likes the drop in pace from Cummins, and he top-edges it to deep midwicket 70/3
RG Sharma	b Starc	1	5	2	0	0	50.00
11.1 85.6 mph, played all around it. Wide of the crease, slightly low arm, angled in towards top of off, Sharma just misses the line completely, the bat coming down from slips, but looking to play straight. The off stump goes for a walk. Australia on a hat-trick 74/5
SK Raina	c Maxwell b Watson	26	40	19	4	0	136.84
19.3 81.7 mph, Raina falls in search for quick runs. Wide length ball, he gets under it, but can't clear long-off. Watson hasn't bowled the best of overs, but with this wicket he has a chance to pull it all back. Decent hand from Raina, though 137/7
MS Dhoni*†	c Bailey b Cummins	15	21	21	2	0	71.42
15.6 89.8 mph, pressure of dot balls there. This is a wide half-volley, might even have been called wide had he not driven at it. No feet means he is reaching out, and manages just a limp hit straight to extra cover 104/6
R Ashwin	not out	16	18	12	1	1	133.33

Harbhajan Singh	not out	1	2	1	0	0	100.00

Extras	(b 2, lb 2, w 6)	10

Total	(7 wickets; 20 overs)	140	(7.00 runs per over)

Did not bat PP Chawla, Z Khan

Fall of wickets 1-21 (Gambhir, 2.6 ov), 2-56 (Kohli, 7.2 ov), 3-70 (Yuvraj Singh, 10.1 ov), 4-74 (Pathan, 10.6 ov), 5-74 (Sharma, 11.1 ov), 6-104 (Dhoni, 15.6 ov), 7-137 (Raina, 19.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
GJ Maxwell	2	0	11	0	5.50

MA Starc	4	0	27	1	6.75
11.1 to Sharma, 85.6 mph, played all around it. Wide of the crease, slightly low arm, angled in towards top of off, Sharma just misses the line completely, the bat coming down from slips, but looking to play straight. The off stump goes for a walk. Australia on a hat-trick 74/5
PJ Cummins	4	0	16	2	4.00
7.2 to Kohli, 88.4 mph, pace has done him in. This is one of the rare instances in recent times that Kohli has been done in comprehensively by a bowler. It's the pace and bounce again. Short, close to 143ks, his weight didn't go back as he pulled, and ended up skying it towards mid-off. Christian had to run to to his right, and put a slide in to complete the catch 56/2 15.6 to Dhoni, 89.8 mph, pressure of dot balls there. This is a wide half-volley, might even have been called wide had he not driven at it. No feet means he is reaching out, and manages just a limp hit straight to extra cover 104/6
SR Watson	4	0	34	3	8.50
10.1 to Yuvraj Singh, 83.3 mph, Bouncer is back. Hello. And so is Watson's golden arm. Digs this in, Yuvraj likes the drop in pace from Cummins, and he top-edges it to deep midwicket 70/3 10.6 to Pathan, 83.6 mph, Watson strikes again. India might even be thankful that Pathan is out. Memories of Ravindra Jadeja's promotion all those years ago when he tried his best to hit out but just couldn't. This is full, on the pads, flicked away, straight to short midwicket 74/4 19.3 to Raina, 81.7 mph, Raina falls in search for quick runs. Wide length ball, he gets under it, but can't clear long-off. Watson hasn't bowled the best of overs, but with this wicket he has a chance to pull it all back. Decent hand from Raina, though 137/7
DT Christian	2	0	19	0	9.50

GB Hogg	4	0	29	0	7.25	(2w)


Australia innings (target: 141 runs from 20 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
SR Watson	c sub (MK Tiwary) b Yuvraj Singh	72	55	42	2	7	171.42
13.3 53.8 mph, Yuvraj gets a wicket. Short of a length, Watson punches it, straight to Tiwary at short extra cover. Good for Tiwary, who finally gets to enter the field, if only as a substitute, and takes a catch immediately 133/1
DA Warner	not out	63	60	41	7	3	153.65

GJ Maxwell	not out	4	4	6	0	0	66.66

Extras	(w 2)	2

Total	(1 wicket; 14.5 overs; 60 mins)	141	(9.50 runs per over)

Did not bat MEK Hussey, CL White, GJ Bailey*, MS Wade†, DT Christian, GB Hogg, PJ Cummins, MA Starc

Fall of wickets 1-133 (Watson, 13.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
R Ashwin	3.5	0	32	0	8.34	(1w)

Z Khan	3	0	18	0	6.00	(1w)

Harbhajan Singh	2	0	20	0	10.00

PP Chawla	1	0	14	0	14.00

IK Pathan	1	0	19	0	19.00

V Kohli	1	0	10	0	10.00

Yuvraj Singh	2	0	16	1	8.00
13.3 to Watson, 53.8 mph, Yuvraj gets a wicket. Short of a length, Watson punches it, straight to Tiwary at short extra cover. Good for Tiwary, who finally gets to enter the field, if only as a substitute, and takes a catch immediately 133/1
RG Sharma	1	0	12	0	12.00

Match details

Toss India, who chose to bat
Points Australia 2, India 0

Player of the match SR Watson (Australia)

Umpires HDPK Dharmasena and RA Kettleborough (England)
TV umpire IJ Gould (England)
Match referee RS Madugalle
Reserve umpire RJ Tucker (Australia)

Match notes