player of the match
India
India 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c †Haddin b Johnson | 67 | 140 | 192 | 9 | 0 | 47.85 | ||
| Virender Sehwag | c †Haddin b Johnson | 35 | 36 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 97.22 | ||
| Rahul Dravid | b Lee | 39 | 70 | 118 | 7 | 0 | 55.71 | ||
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Hayden b Siddle | 88 | 111 | 186 | 10 | 0 | 79.27 | ||
| VVS Laxman | c †Haddin b Johnson | 12 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 63.15 | ||
| Sourav Ganguly | c Lee b White | 102 | 225 | 332 | 8 | 0 | 45.33 | ||
| Ishant Sharma | c Katich b Siddle | 9 | 33 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 | ||
| MS Dhoni (c)† | lbw b Siddle | 92 | 124 | 176 | 8 | 4 | 74.19 | ||
| Harbhajan Singh | b White | 1 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | ||
| Zaheer Khan | run out (Lee/†Haddin) | 2 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | ||
| Amit Mishra | not out | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 10, nb 3, w 5) | 22 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (129 Ov, RR: 3.63, 594 Mts) | 469 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-70 (Virender Sehwag, 14.2 ov), 2-146 (Rahul Dravid, 40.5 ov), 3-146 (Gautam Gambhir, 41.1 ov), 4-163 (VVS Laxman, 45.1 ov), 5-305 (Sachin Tendulkar, 81.5 ov), 6-326 (Ishant Sharma, 89.6 ov), 7-435 (Sourav Ganguly, 119.1 ov), 8-442 (Harbhajan Singh, 123.1 ov), 9-469 (Zaheer Khan, 127.6 ov), 10-469 (MS Dhoni, 128.6 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 24 | 5 | 86 | 1 | 3.58 | 102 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peter Siddle | 28 | 5 | 114 | 3 | 4.07 | 124 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 27 | 4 | 85 | 3 | 3.14 | 116 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 24 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 2.95 | 101 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Clarke | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4.00 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron White | 19 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 3.73 | 71 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | b Khan | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Simon Katich | b Mishra | 33 | 65 | 102 | 6 | 0 | 50.76 | ||
| Ricky Ponting (c) | lbw b Sharma | 5 | 23 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 21.73 | ||
| Michael Hussey | c †Dhoni b Sharma | 54 | 119 | 181 | 7 | 0 | 45.37 | ||
| Michael Clarke | lbw b Mishra | 23 | 60 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 38.33 | ||
| Shane Watson | lbw b Mishra | 78 | 156 | 264 | 10 | 1 | 50.00 | ||
| Brad Haddin † | b Harbhajan Singh | 9 | 29 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 31.03 | ||
| Cameron White | b Mishra | 5 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 21.73 | ||
| Brett Lee | c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 35 | 96 | 124 | 6 | 0 | 36.45 | ||
| Mitchell Johnson | not out | 9 | 32 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 28.12 | ||
| Peter Siddle | st †Dhoni b Mishra | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 13, nb 4) | 17 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (101.4 Ov, RR: 2.63, 454 Mts) | 268 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Matthew Hayden, 0.3 ov), 2-17 (Ricky Ponting, 7.5 ov), 3-62 (Simon Katich, 21.6 ov), 4-102 (Michael Clarke, 40.5 ov), 5-130 (Michael Hussey, 47.5 ov), 6-146 (Brad Haddin, 55.3 ov), 7-167 (Cameron White, 62.2 ov), 8-240 (Brett Lee, 90.1 ov), 9-262 (Shane Watson, 99.2 ov), 10-268 (Peter Siddle, 101.4 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 25 | 7 | 56 | 1 | 2.24 | 122 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ishant Sharma | 21 | 4 | 68 | 2 | 3.23 | 98 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 29 | 9 | 60 | 2 | 2.06 | 144 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Amit Mishra | 26.4 | 8 | 71 | 5 | 2.66 | 127 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
India 2nd INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c Hussey b White | 104 | 138 | 219 | 7 | 1 | 75.36 | ||
| Virender Sehwag | c †Haddin b Siddle | 90 | 122 | 183 | 8 | 0 | 73.77 | ||
| MS Dhoni (c)† | not out | 68 | 84 | 107 | 3 | 1 | 80.95 | ||
| Sourav Ganguly | c Clarke b Lee | 27 | 37 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 72.97 | ||
| Sachin Tendulkar | not out | 10 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | ||
| Extras | (b 3, lb 4, nb 3, w 5) | 15 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (65 Ov, RR: 4.83, 291 Mts) | 314/3d | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-182 (Virender Sehwag, 39.1 ov), 2-224 (Gautam Gambhir, 47.5 ov), 3-290 (Sourav Ganguly, 61.6 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Lee | 14 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 4.35 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Siddle | 15 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 4.13 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 14 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 5.14 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron White | 8 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 6.00 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hussey | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4.75 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Clarke | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd INNINGS (target: 516 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 29 | 20 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 145.00 | ||
| Simon Katich | c Tendulkar b Harbhajan Singh | 20 | 26 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 76.92 | ||
| Ricky Ponting (c) | b Sharma | 2 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 | ||
| Michael Hussey | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Michael Clarke | c Sehwag b Mishra | 69 | 152 | 236 | 9 | 0 | 45.39 | ||
| Shane Watson | lbw b Sharma | 2 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 | ||
| Brad Haddin † | b Khan | 37 | 105 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 35.23 | ||
| Cameron White | c †Dhoni b Khan | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Brett Lee | b Khan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Mitchell Johnson | c & b Mishra | 26 | 44 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 59.09 | ||
| Peter Siddle | not out | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 4, nb 4) | 8 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (64.4 Ov, RR: 3.01, 287 Mts) | 195 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Matthew Hayden, 7.2 ov), 2-50 (Simon Katich, 7.6 ov), 3-52 (Michael Hussey, 9.5 ov), 4-52 (Ricky Ponting, 10.2 ov), 5-58 (Shane Watson, 16.3 ov), 6-142 (Brad Haddin, 46.6 ov), 7-144 (Cameron White, 48.2 ov), 8-144 (Brett Lee, 48.3 ov), 9-194 (Mitchell Johnson, 62.6 ov), 10-195 (Michael Clarke, 64.4 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 15 | 3 | 71 | 3 | 4.73 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ishant Sharma | 13 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 3.23 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 20 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 1.80 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amit Mishra | 11.4 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 3.00 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Virender Sehwag | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1.40 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH DETAILS
| Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh | |
| Toss | India, elected to bat first |
| Series | Australia tour of India |
| Season | 2008/09 |
| Player Of The Match | MS Dhoni |
| Series result | India led the 4-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 1889 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 09.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30 |
| Match days | 17,18,19,20,21 October 2008 - day(5-day match) |
| Test debut | Amit MishraPeter Siddle |
| Umpires | Asad RaufRudi Koertzen |
| TV Umpire | Amiesh Saheba |
| Reserve Umpire | Anil Dandekar |
| Match Referee | Chris Broad |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 17 Oct - day 1 -India 1st innings 311/5 (Sourav Ganguly 54*, Ishant Sharma 2*, 85 ov)
Sat, 18 Oct - day 2 -Australia 1st innings 102/4 (Michael Hussey 37*, 40.5 ov)
Sun, 19 Oct - day 3 -India 2nd innings 100 (Gautam Gambhir 46*, Virender Sehwag 53*, 23 ov)
Mon, 20 Oct - day 4 -Australia 2nd innings 141/5 (Michael Clarke 42*, Brad Haddin 37*, 46 ov)
Tue, 21 Oct - day 5 -Australia 2nd innings 195/10 (64.4 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
Day 1
- India 1st innings
- India: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (55 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (G Gambhir 21, V Sehwag 26, Ex 5)
- Drinks: India - 63/0 in 13.0 overs (G Gambhir 29, V Sehwag 29)
- India: 100 runs in 24.4 overs (149 balls), Extras 5
- G Gambhir: 50 off 88 balls (8 x 4)
- Lunch: India - 104/1 in 25.0 overs (G Gambhir 53, R Dravid 11)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (G Gambhir 27, R Dravid 24, Ex 0)
- Drinks: India - 146/1 in 40.0 overs (G Gambhir 67, R Dravid 39)
- India: 150 runs in 42.5 overs (258 balls), Extras 5
- Tea: India - 174/4 in 51.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 13, SC Ganguly 2)
- India: 200 runs in 55.6 overs (338 balls), Extras 6
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 92 balls (SR Tendulkar 19, SC Ganguly 32, Ex 0)
- Drinks: India - 236/4 in 65.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 41, SC Ganguly 35)
- India: 250 runs in 69.2 overs (419 balls), Extras 9
- SR Tendulkar: 50 off 80 balls (5 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 165 balls (SR Tendulkar 55, SC Ganguly 44, Ex 3)
- SC Ganguly: 50 off 100 balls (4 x 4)
- New Ball Taken: India 293/4 after 80.1 overs (SR Tendulkar 80, SC Ganguly 51)
- India: 300 runs in 81.1 overs (490 balls), Extras 13
- End Of Day: India - 311/5 in 85.0 overs (SC Ganguly 54, I Sharma 2)
Day 2
- India: 350 runs in 96.1 overs (581 balls), Extras 15
- Drinks: India - 362/6 in 98.0 overs (SC Ganguly 70, MS Dhoni 27)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (SC Ganguly 14, MS Dhoni 35, Ex 1)
- India: 400 runs in 110.1 overs (665 balls), Extras 15
- Lunch: India - 401/6 in 111.0 overs (SC Ganguly 91, MS Dhoni 45)
- MS Dhoni: 50 off 63 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 7th Wicket: 100 runs in 160 balls (SC Ganguly 34, MS Dhoni 58, Ex 8)
- SC Ganguly: 100 off 219 balls (8 x 4)
- India: 450 runs in 124.4 overs (752 balls), Extras 22
- Drinks: India - 457/8 in 125.0 overs (MS Dhoni 80, Z Khan 2)
- Innings Break: India - 469/10 in 129.0 overs (A Mishra 0)
- Australia 1st innings
- Tea: Australia - 13/1 in 6.0 overs (SM Katich 8, RT Ponting 5)
- Australia: 50 runs in 18.1 overs (111 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Australia - 62/3 in 22.0 overs (MEK Hussey 21)
- Australia: 100 runs in 38.6 overs (237 balls), Extras 4
- End Of Day: Australia - 102/4 in 40.5 overs (MEK Hussey 37)
Day 3
- MEK Hussey: 50 off 117 balls (6 x 4)
- Drinks: Australia - 139/5 in 52.0 overs (SR Watson 11, BJ Haddin 6)
- Australia: 150 runs in 56.1 overs (340 balls), Extras 7
- Lunch: Australia - 174/7 in 66.0 overs (SR Watson 32, B Lee 5)
- Australia: 200 runs in 76.6 overs (466 balls), Extras 12
- SR Watson: 50 off 102 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 110 balls (SR Watson 23, B Lee 24, Ex 6)
- Drinks: Australia - 221/7 in 81.0 overs (SR Watson 54, B Lee 25)
- New Ball Taken: Australia 221/7 after 81.1 overs (SR Watson 54, B Lee 25)
- Tea: Australia - 249/8 in 93.0 overs (SR Watson 66, MG Johnson 2)
- Australia: 250 runs in 94.2 overs (570 balls), Extras 17
- Innings Break: Australia - 268/10 in 101.4 overs (MG Johnson 9)
- India 2nd innings
- India: 50 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (G Gambhir 28, V Sehwag 23, Ex 0)
- Drinks: India - 58/0 in 14.0 overs (G Gambhir 29, V Sehwag 29)
- V Sehwag: 50 off 68 balls (6 x 4)
- India: 100 runs in 22.6 overs (139 balls), Extras 1
- End Of Day: India - 100/0 in 23.0 overs (G Gambhir 46, V Sehwag 53)
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 139 balls (G Gambhir 46, V Sehwag 53, Ex 1)
Day 4
- G Gambhir: 50 off 77 balls (4 x 4)
- India: 150 runs in 31.5 overs (192 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 192 balls (G Gambhir 70, V Sehwag 76, Ex 4)
- Drinks: India - 171/0 in 36.0 overs (G Gambhir 80, V Sehwag 86)
- India: 200 runs in 42.3 overs (258 balls), Extras 7
- G Gambhir: 100 off 136 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Lunch: India - 230/2 in 49.0 overs (MS Dhoni 26, SC Ganguly 3)
- India: 250 runs in 53.1 overs (322 balls), Extras 7
- MS Dhoni: 50 off 61 balls (3 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (MS Dhoni 29, SC Ganguly 21, Ex 0)
- India: 300 runs in 62.5 overs (381 balls), Extras 15
- Drinks: India - 308/3 in 64.0 overs (MS Dhoni 65, SR Tendulkar 7)
- Innings Break: India - 314/3 in 65.0 overs (MS Dhoni 68, SR Tendulkar 10)
- Australia 2nd innings
- Australia: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 0
- Tea: Australia - 50/2 in 8.0 overs (RT Ponting 1)
- Drinks: Australia - 81/5 in 27.0 overs (MJ Clarke 17, BJ Haddin 9)
- Australia: 100 runs in 31.4 overs (193 balls), Extras 3
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 117 balls (MJ Clarke 27, BJ Haddin 19, Ex 4)
- End Of Day: Australia - 141/5 in 46.0 overs (MJ Clarke 42, BJ Haddin 37)
Day 5
- Australia: 150 runs in 50.1 overs (305 balls), Extras 8
- MJ Clarke: 50 off 108 balls (7 x 4)
- Drinks: Australia - 186/8 in 58.0 overs (MJ Clarke 64, MG Johnson 22)
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (MJ Clarke 24, MG Johnson 26, Ex 0)