Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Gautam Gambhir	b Watson	206	380	550	26	1	54.21

Virender Sehwag	lbw b Lee	1	2	10	0	0	50.00

Rahul Dravid	c Hayden b Johnson	11	31	36	1	0	35.48

Sachin Tendulkar	c †Haddin b Johnson	68	126	188	11	0	53.96

VVS Laxman	not out	200	301	465	21	0	66.44
Sourav Ganguly	c Ponting b Katich	5	8	10	1	0	62.50

MS Dhoni †	c †Haddin b Watson	27	29	30	4	1	93.10

Anil Kumble (c)	lbw b Johnson	45	73	84	7	0	61.64

Zaheer Khan	not out	28	21	23	5	0	133.33
Extras	(b 6, lb 8, nb 6, w 2)	22
Total	161 Ov (RR: 3.80, 703 Mins)	613/7d
Did not bat: Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Virender Sehwag, 2.1 ov), 2-27 (Rahul Dravid, 10.4 ov), 3-157 (Sachin Tendulkar, 51.5 ov), 4-435 (Gautam Gambhir, 123.6 ov), 5-444 (Sourav Ganguly, 126.2 ov), 6-481 (MS Dhoni, 133.4 ov), 7-579 (Anil Kumble, 155.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brett Lee	30	2	119	1	3.96	121	16	0	0	2
2.1 to V Sehwag, and he's gone! Lee strikes, rapping a leaden-footed Sehwag on the crease, he didn't move his feet at all, bat coming down way too late as the ball pitches on a length and strikes him on the front pad in front of middle and leg, Lee is off in celebration and Aleem Dar raises the finger. 5/1
Stuart Clark	33	9	69	0	2.09	162	8	0	1	1
Mitchell Johnson	32	4	142	3	4.43	124	21	0	1	0
10.4 to R Dravid, edged and gone! Dravid perishes to a wide delivery, 149ks, chasing it with a loose drive away from the body and the thick edge is neatly gobbled up by Hayden at first slip. 27/2 51.5 to SR Tendulkar, gone, on the brink of tea! Johnson removes Tendulkar, persisting with the delivery that angles away, and the batsman pays the price for hanging his bat outside off stump as Haddin dives and collects the thick outside edge, a loose shot after a subdued period from Tendulkar. 157/3 155.4 to A Kumble, Johnson gets Kumble, shuffling across in an attempt to nudge the ball away to the leg side, it pitches on middle and goes away, hits his pads and Billy Bowden has a thought before raising his crooked finger, a marginal call as replays show it would have probably missed off stump. 579/7
Shane Watson	20	4	66	2	3.30	97	11	1	0	3
123.6 to G Gambhir, hello, whats this, a wicket? Watson gets Gambhir playing a tired shot, a nothing poke at an innocuous delivery, trying to steer it away towards third man but succeeding in only inside-edging back onto the top of his stumps, Laxman walks down to shake his hand, as do a couple Australians, because what an innings its been, 206 to Gambhir, good stuff to watch. 435/4 133.4 to MS Dhoni, edged and Haddin holds one! Dhoni flirst at one outside off stump and Haddin dives to his right to hold onto the thick outside edge to end a breezy Dhoni cameo on 27. 481/6
Cameron White	15	1	73	0	4.86	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
126.2 to SC Ganguly, how about that now? Ganguly goes for cheap, driving on the up to Ponting at short cover, who dives forward and cups it low above the turf to give Katich a wicket. 444/5
Ricky Ponting	2	0	11	0	5.50	4	1	0	0	0

Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Matthew Hayden	lbw b Sehwag	83	154	247	13	1	53.89

Simon Katich	b Mishra	64	116	152	10	0	55.17

Ricky Ponting (c)	b Sehwag	87	165	224	14	0	52.72

Michael Hussey	b Sehwag	53	146	187	7	0	36.30

Michael Clarke	c Khan b Mishra	112	253	357	6	1	44.26

Shane Watson	b Sehwag	36	62	84	8	0	58.06

Brad Haddin †	st †Dhoni b Kumble	17	35	32	1	1	48.57

Cameron White	b Sehwag	44	95	120	5	1	46.31

Brett Lee	lbw b Kumble	8	47	47	0	0	17.02

Mitchell Johnson	c & b Kumble	15	12	22	2	0	125.00

Stuart Clark	not out	1	2	8	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 28, lb 17, nb 10, w 2)	57
Total	179.3 Ov (RR: 3.21, 745 Mins)	577
Fall of wickets: 1-123 (Simon Katich, 34.1 ov), 2-202 (Matthew Hayden, 57.2 ov), 3-284 (Ricky Ponting, 85.4 ov), 4-326 (Michael Hussey, 101.6 ov), 5-399 (Shane Watson, 122.1 ov), 6-426 (Brad Haddin, 131.5 ov), 7-532 (Cameron White, 162.5 ov), 8-555 (Brett Lee, 175.4 ov), 9-567 (Michael Clarke, 178.1 ov), 10-577 (Mitchell Johnson, 179.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Zaheer Khan	23	5	86	0	3.73	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
131.5 to BJ Haddin, a wicket for Kumble, some 85 overs since his last one! Tosses it up on a length, Haddin comes dancing out and drives with a sizable gap, the ball sneaks on through and Dhoni completes an easy stumping, a real silly shot and Australia are six down. 426/6 175.4 to B Lee, Kumble gets a second, Lee goes lbw! Tossed up on the stumps, drifting and pitching on middle and leg, Lee goes to sweep and misses, struck on the knee roll, they all go up and Bowden agrees, but replays show the ball going over the top of leg stump. 555/8 179.3 to MG Johnson, chuck that, says Kumble, I'll take it! Kumble finishes the innings with a good return catch, running across towards the off side and taking it with both hands, despite the left one in pain, after Johnson swings a top-edged slog sweep miles up in the air. 577/10
Amit Mishra	47	12	144	2	3.06	216	15	2	0	4
34.1 to SM Katich, bowled em! There's the breakthrough, Katich undone by Mishra's flight, that was tossed up into the rough, luring him into another flick from outside off stump, except he misses and the ball sneaks back through the gap to disturb the furniture, middle stump knocked off its place. 123/1 178.1 to MJ Clarke, and finally India manage to hold onto one! Mishra tosses it up invitingly, Clarke dances down and heaves at it, aiming to go straighter, the ball goes over extra cover and settles in Zaheer's palms a few feet away from the boundary, and thats the first catch of the innings. 567/9
Virender Sehwag	40	9	104	5	2.60	182	9	1	0	0
57.2 to ML Hayden, and Sehwag gets his revenge very next ball! He's looked the most dangerous today and he hits Hayden just above the knee roll in front of the stumps, turning the ball back in as the batsman shuffles across to try and turn it fine, Sehwag belts out the appeal and on the third one Bowden raises his crooked finger. 202/2 85.4 to RT Ponting, bowled him, and what turn! Sehwag strikes, luring Ponting forward on the drive, shaping to work it to the on side, the ball turns in and beats everything, he came out of his crease and swung wildly and has to pay the price for an indifferent choice of stroke. 284/3 101.6 to MEK Hussey, another one falls to Sehwag! Sehwag tweaks his fingers on that one, getting it to flight, pitch on middle and off and turn sharply past the bat to knock back off stump. 326/4 122.1 to SR Watson, bowled em! Sehwag gets into the action again, pitching a gem of a turner outside off stump, Watson walks across his stumps and looks on in shock as the ball turns sharply and knocks back his leg stick, what turn from those magic fingers and thats Sehwag's best figures. 399/5 162.5 to CL White, and he stays on 44, bowled going for another sweep across the line! Sehwag gets his fifth wicket, the first time ever, rewarded for a tidy line and White's poor stroke draws and inside edge that rolls onto the base of the stumps. 532/7
Sachin Tendulkar	1	0	2	0	2.00	4	0	0	0	0

India 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Gautam Gambhir	lbw b Johnson	36	107	170	5	0	33.64

Virender Sehwag	b Lee	16	17	37	2	0	94.11

Ishant Sharma	c Ponting b Clark	1	2	5	0	0	50.00

Rahul Dravid	b Lee	11	37	52	2	0	29.72

Sachin Tendulkar	c Hayden b White	47	120	159	4	0	39.16

VVS Laxman	not out	59	130	167	7	0	45.38
Sourav Ganguly	not out	32	53	81	3	1	60.37
Extras	(lb 4, nb 1, w 1)	6
Total	77.3 Ov (RR: 2.68, 338 Mins)	208/5d
Did not bat: MS Dhoni †, Anil Kumble (c), Zaheer Khan, Amit Mishra
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Virender Sehwag, 8.2 ov), 2-34 (Ishant Sharma, 9.1 ov), 3-53 (Rahul Dravid, 20.4 ov), 4-93 (Gautam Gambhir, 36.5 ov), 5-145 (Sachin Tendulkar, 57.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brett Lee	17	3	48	2	2.82	80	6	0	0	1
8.2 to V Sehwag, bowled 'em! Lee dislodges Sehwag for the second time in the match, pitching on a fuller length and getting the ball to nip back in a shade, Sehwag's feet go nowhere and he gets a little inside edge back onto the stumps. 29/1 20.4 to R Dravid, Lee breaks through. The Wall is cracking brick by brick. Full, fast, in swing at around 149 kmph and Dravid has dragged the off drive back on to his stumps.. 53/3
Stuart Clark	12	6	22	1	1.83	61	3	0	0	0
9.1 to I Sharma, and what a soft dismissal! Ishant lasts just two deliveries, standing his ground and feeling for a short ball from around the stumps, kisses the bat high on the splice and goes straight into Ponting's hands, running in from short point. 34/2
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	1.91	56	1	0	1	0
36.5 to G Gambhir, The finger is up. Johnson the birthday boy has struck. Full, fast, shaping in and Gambhir falls over a touch as he looks to turn it to the leg side. He was struck on the leg stump line and it would have missed leg. Hawk eye too confirms that but that's that.. 93/4
Cameron White	8	0	23	1	2.87	31	1	0	0	0
57.1 to SR Tendulkar, And White gets Tendulkar for the second time this series. No fifty for SRT. It landed on a length around off and turned slightly with bounce and Tendulkar guided it straight to Hayden at slip. SCG walks in. Tendulkar looked at the wicket as he went away. And Gavaskar says," It's difficult to understand what he was trying to do there. A slip was in position.". 145/5
Shane Watson	7	0	27	0	3.85	32	5	0	0	0

Australia 2nd Innings (T: 245 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Matthew Hayden	not out	16	29	27	4	0	55.17
Simon Katich	not out	14	19	27	2	0	73.68
Extras	(lb 1)	1
Total	8 Ov (RR: 3.87, 27 Mins)	31/0
Did not bat: Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Hussey, Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin †, Cameron White, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Stuart Clark

Bowling	O	R	ECON	0s	4s
Anil Kumble	4	14	3.50	19	3
Virender Sehwag	2	14	7.00	7	3
Amit Mishra	2	2	1.00	10	0

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Close of Play

Wed, 29 Oct - day 1 - India 1st innings 296/3 (Gautam Gambhir 149*, VVS Laxman 54*, 89 ov)

Thu, 30 Oct - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 50/0 (Matthew Hayden 16*, Simon Katich 29*, 15 ov)

Fri, 31 Oct - day 3 - Australia 1st innings 338/4 (Michael Clarke 21*, Shane Watson 4*, 105 ov)

Sat, 01 Nov - day 4 - India 2nd innings 43/2 (Gautam Gambhir 21*, Rahul Dravid 5*, 13 ov)

Sun, 02 Nov - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 31/0 (8 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

India 1st innings
Drinks: India - 37/2 in 13.0 overs (G Gambhir 19, SR Tendulkar 6)
India: 50 runs in 18.2 overs (111 balls), Extras 1
Lunch: India - 67/2 in 26.0 overs (G Gambhir 25, SR Tendulkar 26)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (G Gambhir 11, SR Tendulkar 35, Ex 4)
India: 100 runs in 34.2 overs (208 balls), Extras 5
SR Tendulkar: 50 off 79 balls (8 x 4)
Drinks: India - 108/2 in 40.0 overs (G Gambhir 40, SR Tendulkar 50)
G Gambhir: 50 off 121 balls (6 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 201 balls (G Gambhir 39, SR Tendulkar 56, Ex 6)
India: 150 runs in 47.4 overs (289 balls), Extras 10
Tea: India - 158/3 in 52.0 overs (G Gambhir 67, VVS Laxman 1)
India: 200 runs in 59.6 overs (364 balls), Extras 11
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (G Gambhir 32, VVS Laxman 17, Ex 1)
G Gambhir: 100 off 190 balls (15 x 4, 1 x 6)
India: 250 runs in 69.5 overs (423 balls), Extras 11
Drinks: India - 250/3 in 70.0 overs (G Gambhir 125, VVS Laxman 34)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 117 balls (G Gambhir 63, VVS Laxman 36, Ex 1)
VVS Laxman: 50 off 70 balls (3 x 4)
New Ball Taken: India 289/3 after 85.2 overs (G Gambhir 144, VVS Laxman 53)
End Of Day: India - 296/3 in 89.0 overs (G Gambhir 149, VVS Laxman 54)

Day 2

G Gambhir: 150 off 289 balls (20 x 4, 1 x 6)
India: 300 runs in 92.2 overs (558 balls), Extras 13
4th Wicket: 150 runs in 250 balls (G Gambhir 88, VVS Laxman 61, Ex 3)
Drinks: India - 342/3 in 102.0 overs (G Gambhir 161, VVS Laxman 85)
India: 350 runs in 102.4 overs (622 balls), Extras 17
4th Wicket: 200 runs in 323 balls (G Gambhir 99, VVS Laxman 94, Ex 7)
VVS Laxman: 100 off 171 balls (10 x 4)
Lunch: India - 393/3 in 115.0 overs (G Gambhir 191, VVS Laxman 104)
India: 400 runs in 116.2 overs (705 balls), Extras 18
4th Wicket: 250 runs in 401 balls (G Gambhir 126, VVS Laxman 118, Ex 8)
G Gambhir: 200 off 375 balls (25 x 4, 1 x 6)
Drinks: India - 444/5 in 126.2 overs (VVS Laxman 134)
India: 450 runs in 127.4 overs (774 balls), Extras 19
VVS Laxman: 150 off 241 balls (16 x 4)
India: 500 runs in 138.5 overs (841 balls), Extras 20
Tea: India - 515/6 in 142.0 overs (VVS Laxman 160, A Kumble 16)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (VVS Laxman 21, A Kumble 27, Ex 2)
India: 550 runs in 149.2 overs (904 balls), Extras 21
India 1st innings: 1x5 ball over (158th over, MG Johnson, called by Umpire BF Bowden)
Drinks: India - 598/7 in 159.0 overs (VVS Laxman 196, Z Khan 17)
Drinks: India - 598/7 in 159.0 overs (VVS Laxman 196, Z Khan 17)
India: 600 runs in 159.2 overs (963 balls), Extras 22
Innings Break: India - 613/7 in 161.0 overs (VVS Laxman 200, Z Khan 28)
VVS Laxman: 200 off 301 balls (21 x 4)
Australia 1st innings
Australia: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (89 balls), Extras 5
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls (ML Hayden 16, SM Katich 29, Ex 5)
End Of Day: Australia - 50/0 in 15.0 overs (ML Hayden 16, SM Katich 29)

Day 3

SM Katich: 50 off 91 balls (8 x 4)
Australia: 100 runs in 28.6 overs (175 balls), Extras 10
Drinks: Australia - 105/0 in 29.0 overs (ML Hayden 40, SM Katich 55)
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 175 balls (ML Hayden 40, SM Katich 55, Ex 10)
ML Hayden: 50 off 96 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
Australia: 150 runs in 38.2 overs (235 balls), Extras 14
Lunch: Australia - 151/1 in 41.0 overs (ML Hayden 59, RT Ponting 14)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls (ML Hayden 18, RT Ponting 29, Ex 3)
Drinks: Australia - 198/1 in 57.0 overs (ML Hayden 79, RT Ponting 40)
Australia: 200 runs in 57.1 overs (348 balls), Extras 15
RT Ponting: 50 off 101 balls (8 x 4)
Tea: Australia - 237/2 in 70.0 overs (RT Ponting 61, MEK Hussey 13)
Australia: 250 runs in 76.3 overs (465 balls), Extras 18
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 126 balls (RT Ponting 31, MEK Hussey 16, Ex 3)
Drinks: Australia - 283/2 in 85.0 overs (RT Ponting 87, MEK Hussey 31)
Australia: 300 runs in 93.5 overs (569 balls), Extras 18
New Ball Taken: Australia 313/3 after 98.1 overs (MEK Hussey 48, MJ Clarke 10)
MEK Hussey: 50 off 134 balls (7 x 4)
End Of Day: Australia - 338/4 in 105.0 overs (MJ Clarke 21, SR Watson 4)

Day 4

Australia: 350 runs in 108.2 overs (659 balls), Extras 28
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (MJ Clarke 16, SR Watson 27, Ex 7)
Drinks: Australia - 395/4 in 119.0 overs (MJ Clarke 43, SR Watson 36)
Australia: 400 runs in 123.4 overs (751 balls), Extras 30
MJ Clarke: 50 off 102 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
Lunch: Australia - 436/6 in 136.0 overs (MJ Clarke 57, CL White 4)
Australia: 450 runs in 140.4 overs (853 balls), Extras 37
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (MJ Clarke 22, CL White 18, Ex 10)
Drinks: Australia - 486/6 in 152.0 overs (MJ Clarke 84, CL White 21)
Australia: 500 runs in 154.5 overs (938 balls), Extras 45
7th Wicket: 100 runs in 163 balls (MJ Clarke 38, CL White 42, Ex 20)
Tea: Australia - 539/7 in 165.0 overs (MJ Clarke 101, B Lee 3)
MJ Clarke: 100 off 219 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
Australia: 550 runs in 171.2 overs (1039 balls), Extras 52
Drinks: Australia - 567/9 in 178.1 overs (MG Johnson 6)
Innings Break: Australia - 577/10 in 179.3 overs (SR Clark 1)
India 2nd innings
End Of Day: India - 43/2 in 13.0 overs (G Gambhir 21, R Dravid 5)

Day 5

India: 50 runs in 14.5 overs (89 balls), Extras 0
Drinks: India - 71/3 in 26.0 overs (G Gambhir 29, SR Tendulkar 10)
Lunch: India - 99/4 in 40.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 24, VVS Laxman 6)
India: 100 runs in 40.4 overs (245 balls), Extras 5
Drinks: India - 140/4 in 55.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 47, VVS Laxman 24)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 114 balls (SR Tendulkar 23, VVS Laxman 27, Ex 0)
India: 150 runs in 58.5 overs (354 balls), Extras 5
VVS Laxman: 50 off 93 balls (7 x 4)
Tea: India - 193/5 in 69.0 overs (VVS Laxman 55, SC Ganguly 22)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (VVS Laxman 26, SC Ganguly 26, Ex 0)
India: 200 runs in 71.2 overs (429 balls), Extras 5
Innings Break: India - 208/5 in 77.3 overs (VVS Laxman 59, SC Ganguly 32)

Match Details

Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Toss	India, elected to bat first
Series	Australia tour of India
Season	2008/09
Player Of The Match	VVS Laxman
Series result	India led the 4-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 1891
Hours of play (local time)	09.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30
Match days	29,30,31 October, 1,2 November 2008 - day (5-day match)
Umpires	Aleem Dar Billy Bowden
TV Umpire	Suresh Shastri
Reserve Umpire	Sameer Bandekar
Match Referee	Chris Broad