AUS vs IND, Commonwealth Bank Series 2007/08, 1st Match at Brisbane, February 03, 2008

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Virender Sehwag	b Bracken	6	8	15	1	0	75.00

Sachin Tendulkar	hit wicket b Lee	10	17	30	1	0	58.82

Gautam Gambhir	lbw b Johnson	39	51	74	4	0	76.47

Rohit Sharma	c †Gilchrist b Lee	29	43	68	5	0	67.44

Manoj Tiwary	b Lee	2	16	15	0	0	12.50

MS Dhoni (c)†	c Ponting b Lee	37	61	102	1	0	60.65

Robin Uthappa	c Clarke b Noffke	5	13	17	0	0	38.46

Irfan Pathan	run out (Ponting)	21	40	51	0	1	52.50

Harbhajan Singh	c Clarke b Lee	27	19	27	3	0	142.10

Sreesanth	run out (Hussey/Lee/Haddin)	4	3	4	0	0	133.33

Ishant Sharma	not out	1	1	2	0	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 7, nb 2, w 4)	13
TOTAL	45 Ov (RR: 4.31, 210 Mins)	194
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Virender Sehwag, 3.2 ov), 2-26 (Sachin Tendulkar, 6.3 ov), 3-91 (Gautam Gambhir, 19.2 ov), 4-93 (Rohit Sharma, 20.6 ov), 5-94 (Manoj Tiwary, 22.2 ov), 6-102 (Robin Uthappa, 26.1 ov), 7-147 (Irfan Pathan, 38.6 ov), 8-189 (MS Dhoni, 44.1 ov), 9-190 (Harbhajan Singh, 44.3 ov), 10-194 (Sreesanth, 44.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Brett Lee	9	2	27	5	3.00	38	2	0	0	2
6.3 to SR Tendulkar, now thats something we don't see very often! Lee pitches back of a length, Tendulkar gets back and across in his crease, getting in line to play it across to square leg, but in the process he ends up trodding on his stumps ... he stands his ground as the decision is referred upstairs, even as Lee lifts his hand in celebration, and he obviously has to go ... talk about being caught on the back foot ... India's openers are back inside cheaply. 26/2 20.6 to RG Sharma, edged and gone! Lee strikes, forcing Rohit to drive at one not there for this shot, and the lack of footwork results in a thin edge through to Gilchrist. 93/4 22.2 to MK Tiwary, cleaned em up with a beauty! You had to see this one coming, after a series of short ones, as Lee lands a lovely yorker to a leaden-footed Tiwary, not moving his feet at all from deep in the crease, and his stumps are disturbed ... the debutant goes for 2 and India are in tatters. 94/5 44.1 to MS Dhoni, gone, just like that! Dhoni gets across and twirls a full delivery outside off stump straight to Ponting at extra cover, handing Lee his fourth for the evening. 189/8 44.3 to Harbhajan Singh, and he gets five! Harbhajan gets under a short one and slogs it up in the air, the mistimed shot balloons up and Clarke keeps his eyes on it at point. 190/9
Nathan Bracken	9	0	55	1	6.11	24	6	0	1	0
3.2 to V Sehwag, played on! Sehwag gets his back foot across marginally and tries to cut one just too close to the body, which comes back in very late, and he can only chop back onto his stumps, handing Bracken and Australia the early initiative ... that shot was not on given the ball wasn't wide enough and he was just undone by the manner in which it jagged back into him. 12/1
Ashley Noffke	9	0	46	1	5.11	32	4	1	0	0
26.1 to RV Uthappa, maiden wicket for Noffke as India slip further! The extra bounce does it for Uthappa, getting airborne and trying to tuck it to leg, instead getting a leading-edge that pops up in the air to Clarke at point ... that really sat up near his nose and surprised him. 102/6
Mitchell Johnson	9	2	33	1	3.66	36	3	0	2	0
19.2 to G Gambhir, rapped on the pads and he's gone! Johnson gets one to nip back in and Gambhir, playing across the line, gets struck in front middle stump, dead in front and umpire Steve Davis shoots up the finger ... an enterprising 65-run stand is snapped. 91/3
James Hopes	6	0	17	0	2.83	21	0	0	0	0
Michael Clarke	2	0	5	0	2.50	8	0	0	1	0
Andrew Symonds	1	0	4	0	4.00	2	0	0	0	0

Australia (T: 141 runs from 26 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Adam Gilchrist †	c †Dhoni b Sreesanth	14	17	21	2	0	82.35

James Hopes	b I Sharma	17	12	28	4	0	141.66

Ricky Ponting (c)	c Sehwag b Sreesanth	0	2	12	0	0	0.00

Michael Clarke	not out	2	8	17	0	0	25.00
Andrew Symonds	not out	5	6	11	1	0	83.33
Extras	(b 4, nb 5, w 4)	13
TOTAL	7.2 Ov (RR: 6.95, 45 Mins)	51/3
Did not bat: Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin, Brett Lee, Nathan Bracken, Ashley Noffke, Mitchell Johnson
Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Adam Gilchrist, 3.6 ov), 2-38 (James Hopes, 4.4 ov), 3-39 (Ricky Ponting, 5.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Irfan Pathan	2	0	23	0	11.50	6	5	0	2	0
Sreesanth	3.2	0	17	2	5.10	14	2	0	2	0
3.6 to AC Gilchrist, and he walks! Gilchrist chases a short one down leg stump, there's deviation before Dhoni takes it to his right ... appears he gloved it ... Sreesanth semi appeals but there's no reaction from Steve Davis ... but Gilchrist puts his head down and heads inside, so India have an early wicket ...thats not something we see in these times, a batsman walking.. 33/1 5.2 to RT Ponting, and he's gone for a duck! Sreesanth gets his man, hitting a great length and getting the ball to lift and seam away ever so sharply, sucking Ponting into a fatal prod and Sehwag, from second slip, plucks it in front of Tendulkar at first. 39/3
Ishant Sharma	2	0	7	1	3.50	11	0	0	0	1
4.4 to JR Hopes, bowled 'em! Thats a peach, the ball pitching back of a drivable length and seaming back in sharply through the huge gap between bat and pad to disturb the stumps ... Hopes plays forward and is simply beaten by an immaculate seam position. 38/2

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MATCH FLOW

India innings
Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
India: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (65 balls), Extras 3
Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 18.0
Drinks: India - 73/2 in 16.0 overs (G Gambhir 29, RG Sharma 22)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (G Gambhir 24, RG Sharma 23, Ex 3)
India: 100 runs in 24.1 overs (149 balls), Extras 8
Drinks: India - 111/6 in 30.0 overs (MS Dhoni 7, IK Pathan 5)
Rain: India - 128/6 in 36.0 overs (MS Dhoni 14, IK Pathan 11)
India: 150 runs in 39.3 overs (242 balls), Extras 12
Innings Break: India - 194/10 in 45.0 overs (I Sharma 1)

Australia innings
Rain: Australia - 33/1 in 4.0 overs (JR Hopes 17)
Australia: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (48 balls), Extras 13
Rain: Australia - 51/3 in 7.2 overs (MJ Clarke 2, A Symonds 5)
Match Scorer: Binoy George

MATCH DETAILS

Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Toss	India, elected to bat first
Series	Commonwealth Bank Series India tour of Australia
Season	2007/08
Match number	ODI no. 2670
Hours of play (local time)	13.15 start, First Session 13.15-16.45 Interval 16.45-17.30, Second Session 17.30-21.00
Match days	3 February 2008 - daynight (50-over match)
ODI debut	Ashley Noffke Manoj Tiwary
Umpires	Rudi Koertzen Steve Davis
TV Umpire	Bruce Oxenford
Reserve Umpire	Norm McNamara
Match Referee	Jeff Crowe
Points	India 2, Australia 2

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AC Gilchrist	caught	14	17
JR Hopes	bowled	17	12
RT Ponting	caught	0	2
MJ Clarke	not out	2	8
A Symonds	not out	5	6
Extras	(b 4, nb 5, w 4)
Total	51(3 wkts; 7.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
IK Pathan	2	23	0	11.5
S Sreesanth	3.2	17	2	5.1
I Sharma	2	7	1	3.5 (1 nb)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	33	Adam Gilchrist	James Hopes
2nd	5	Ricky Ponting	James Hopes
3rd	1	Ricky Ponting	Michael Clarke
4th	12	Andrew Symonds	Michael Clarke

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Commonwealth Bank Series

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	8	5	2	26	0.769
IND	8	3	3	17	0.121
SL	8	2	5	10	-0.949

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