A stunning pull for a six over long leg. Game over. Lee banged it in short, on the middle stump line and Dhoni unfurled a feisty pull over the ropes. India have ended the series on a Twenty20 high.
India vs Australia, Only T20I at Mumbai, Oct 20 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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Only T20I (N), Brabourne, October 20, 2007, Australia tour of India
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Sehwag comes out, along with Uthappa and Karthik, to shake hands with Dhoni and Yuvraj, Now... the entire team troops out. Players from both sides shake hands.
HRG: "India, Australia and South Africa have won six Twenty20 games . Only Pakistan have won more: 8. Australia have lost six games and the other team to lose more is England with 8 defeats."
Ponting: "We didn't probably get enough runs on the board. Their spinners bowled well. They did a good job in the middle of the innings. We enjoyed our tour, to win a series here was really nice. I thought Mitchell Johnson was terrific. Michael Clarke and Andrew Symonds too were terrific."
Harbhajan wins Rs 100,000 for being the most economical bowler.
Yuvraj Singh wins Rs 100,000 for being the best fielder and collects another lakh for hitting most number of the sixes.
Man of the Match: Its Gautham Gambhir and he wins a car.
Dhoni: "We wanted to enjoy the game. The bench mark was to be intense on the fied. We bowled superbly, in the consistent areas and the batsmen did the job. Gambhir played excellently and I think he has sealed a berth to the upcoming Pakistan series. "
The Indian players get on top of the car. Harbhajan is sitting on the bonnet while Dinesh Kartik, Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma sit on the top. The others lean on the car and pose for the pictures. India have ended the series on a Twenty20 high.
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18.1
6
Lee to Dhoni, SIX runs
end of over 184 runs
IND: 161/3CRR: 8.94 • RRR: 3.00
MS Dhoni3 (4b)
Yuvraj Singh31 (25b 1x4 3x6)
Ben Hilfenhaus 4-0-28-1
Stuart Clark 4-0-33-0
17.6
1
Hilfenhaus to Dhoni, 1 run
yorker on the middle and leg, jabbed away to the on side for a single.
17.5
1lb
Hilfenhaus to Yuvraj, 1 leg bye
fuller, just outside leg stump, Yuvraj misses his drive and the ball rolls off the pad to third man region
17.4
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Hilfenhaus to Yuvraj, no run
moves outside leg stump, its a length delivery curving in on the leg stump line, pulled to Ponting at midwicket
17.3
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Hilfenhaus to Yuvraj, no run
yorker outside off and Yuvraj tries to dab it through the slip region but makes no contact
17.2
1
Hilfenhaus to Dhoni, 1 run
drifting to the pads and turned to fine leg for a single. India need just 8 more.
17.1
1lb
Hilfenhaus to Yuvraj, 1 leg bye
slower off cutter, turning in from leg stump line, Yuvraj waits on the ball before turning it to short fine leg region
end of over 1714 runs
IND: 157/3CRR: 9.23 • RRR: 3.33
Yuvraj Singh31 (21b 1x4 3x6)
MS Dhoni1 (2b)
Stuart Clark 4-0-33-0
Ben Hilfenhaus 3-0-26-1
16.6
1
Clark to Yuvraj, 1 run
again he backs away, its a yorker on the middle and Yuvraj mistimes a drive to long-on and will retain the strike.
16.5
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Clark to Yuvraj, no run
he is some hurry to finish things off. He moves outside leg stump and Clarke follows him with a fuller one, pushed back down the track
16.4
6
Clark to Yuvraj, SIX runs
Another pull, another six, this time over long leg. On the middle and leg and Yuvraj sent it soaring over the ropes where a ball boy clangs it.
16.3
6
Clark to Yuvraj, SIX runs
Six over fine leg. Banged in short, on the middle and leg and Yuvraj swivels off the front foot to pull it over the ropes. The equation swings towards India
16.2
1
Clark to Dhoni, 1 run
fullish, on the middle and leg line, Dhoni lunges forward and push-drives it towards long-on for a single
24 from 23.
16.1
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Clark to Dhoni, no run
length delivery, homing in on the off stump, Dhoni eases it to cover .
end of over 161 run • 1 wicket
IND: 143/3CRR: 8.93 • RRR: 6.00
Yuvraj Singh18 (17b 1x4 1x6)
MS Dhoni0 (0b)
Ben Hilfenhaus 3-0-26-1
Stuart Clark 3-0-19-0
15.6
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Hilfenhaus to Yuvraj, no run
on the middle stump line, curving in with the usual Hilfenhaus angle and tucked to the leg side
15.5
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Hilfenhaus to Yuvraj, no run
another bouncer and it sails over Yuvraj who asks the umpire whether it was a wide. Nope.
15.4
W
Hilfenhaus to Gambhir, OUT
Gambhir falls after a very valuable knock. Banged in short, on the middle stump line, Gambhir skied a pull shot towards mid-on where it was safely held. Good innings though. He paced it pretty well.
Gautam Gambhir c Ponting b Hilfenhaus 63 (52b 6x4 1x6 74m) SR: 121.15
15.3
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Hilfenhaus to Gambhir, no run
another low full toss, on the middle stump line, swatted to midwicket
15.2
1
Hilfenhaus to Yuvraj, 1 run
yorker ends up a low full toss, on the middle and leg, flicked away to deep square leg
15.1
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Hilfenhaus to Yuvraj, no run
on the middle and leg line, full in length, clipped to midwicket
end of over 158 runs
IND: 142/2CRR: 9.46 • RRR: 5.00
Gautam Gambhir63 (50b 6x4 1x6)
Yuvraj Singh17 (13b 1x4 1x6)
Stuart Clark 3-0-19-0
Nathan Bracken 2-0-19-0
14.6
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Clark to Gambhir, no run
on the middle line, Gambhir tries to tuck it to the on side and gets a leading edge down the track
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