Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Gautam Gambhir	c Clarke b Pattinson	0	3	2	0	0	0.00

Virender Sehwag	c †Haddin b Pattinson	30	51	83	4	0	58.82

Rahul Dravid	c Cowan b Siddle	5	33	42	1	0	15.15

Sachin Tendulkar	b Pattinson	41	89	133	8	0	46.06

VVS Laxman	c Marsh b Pattinson	2	9	10	0	0	22.22

Virat Kohli	c †Haddin b Siddle	23	41	50	3	0	56.09

MS Dhoni (c)†	not out	57	77	101	8	0	74.02
Ravichandran Ashwin	c Clarke b Hilfenhaus	20	39	48	1	0	51.28

Zaheer Khan	c Cowan b Hilfenhaus	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Ishant Sharma	c Cowan b Hilfenhaus	0	6	2	0	0	0.00

Umesh Yadav	c †Haddin b Siddle	0	10	10	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 3, lb 6, nb 2, w 2)	13
Total	59.3 Ov (RR: 3.21)	191
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Gautam Gambhir, 0.3 ov), 2-30 (Rahul Dravid, 10.3 ov), 3-55 (Virender Sehwag, 18.2 ov), 4-59 (VVS Laxman, 20.5 ov), 5-96 (Virat Kohli, 32.6 ov), 6-124 (Sachin Tendulkar, 40.5 ov), 7-178 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 54.2 ov), 8-178 (Zaheer Khan, 54.3 ov), 9-186 (Ishant Sharma, 56.3 ov), 10-191 (Umesh Yadav, 59.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
James Pattinson	14	3	43	4	3.07	68	6	0	2	1
0.3 to G Gambhir, doesn't take long for Pattinson to strike! That really squared up Gambhir, landed on middle and slightly shaped away off a good length, Gambhir was squared up with the extra bounce and movement, thick outside edge to Clarke at first slip. 0/1 18.2 to V Sehwag, Sehwag had it coming because he was edgy all morning, Pattinson does all the basics right, pitches it up on the channel just outside the off stump, draws Sehwag to poke at it, loud edge and Haddin pouches it. 55/3 20.5 to VVS Laxman, Pattinson gets the SCG's Big Fish! Pattinson once again keeps it simple and pitches it up, draws Laxman forward and induces the thick outside edge which flies to Marsh at third slip, Laxman was a bit late in getting forward and across. 59/4 40.5 to SR Tendulkar, Pattinson gets the other SCG Big Fish as well! Off an inside edge, Pattinson bowls it full and wide outside off, Tendulkar bends forward to drive through the covers but gets a thick inside edge onto his stumps, not Pattinson's best delivery of the day to be honest but he's on a roll. 124/6
Ben Hilfenhaus	22	9	51	3	2.31	109	7	0	0	0
54.2 to R Ashwin, and finally some reward for Hilfenhaus! Gets Ashwin with a cracker of a delivery outside off, probes on the off stump, moved away a touch late, took the outside edge as he tried closing the face of the bat, carries well to first slip, Hilfenhaus deserved an earlier wicket but this is an apt reward for his persistence. 178/7 54.3 to Z Khan, he's got two in two! Zaheer Khan gets a snorter that rises up to his face, he takes his eyes off it, bends down to evade it but the ball's too quick for him, tries to drop his gloves but the ball lobs off his gloves to Cowan at short leg, they check for the no-ball but it's legal. 178/8 56.3 to I Sharma, Hilfenhaus is running through the line-up now! He gives Ishant the same brutal delivery to Zaheer, short one on the face, too much for the tailender to fend off, lobs off his glove to Cowan at short leg. 186/9
Peter Siddle	13.3	3	55	3	4.07	64	9	0	0	1
10.3 to R Dravid, bat pad! The short leg comes into play, pitches it up a bit further, Dravid tries to flick it to the leg side, inside edges to the pad and Cowan takes it easily fielding close. 30/2 32.6 to V Kohli, India lose half their side before 100! Yet another one falls to a catch behind the wicket, Siddle bowls it in the channel outside off, Kohli was forward when he should have stayed back, failed to account for the bounce and it took the edge higher up on the bat, easy take for Haddin. 96/5 59.3 to UT Yadav, Yadav doesn't last the over and Siddle gets his 100th Test wicket! He lands it on the channel outside off, Umesh is caught at the crease and pokes at it, Haddin takes the edge, they check for the no-ball, he's safe. 191/10
Michael Hussey	2	0	8	0	4.00	8	1	0	0	0
Nathan Lyon	8	0	25	0	3.12	32	2	0	0	0

Australia 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
David Warner	c Tendulkar b Khan	8	6	3	1	0	133.33

Ed Cowan	lbw b Khan	16	28	42	2	0	57.14

Shaun Marsh	c Laxman b Khan	0	1	4	0	0	0.00

Ricky Ponting	c Tendulkar b Sharma	134	225	332	14	0	59.55

Michael Clarke (c)	not out	329	468	609	39	1	70.29
Michael Hussey	not out	150	253	306	16	1	59.28
Extras	(b 2, lb 13, nb 3, w 4)	22
Total	163 Ov (RR: 4.04)	659/4d
Did not bat: Brad Haddin †, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nathan Lyon
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (David Warner, 0.6 ov), 2-8 (Shaun Marsh, 2.1 ov), 3-37 (Ed Cowan, 8.5 ov), 4-325 (Ricky Ponting, 83.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Zaheer Khan	31	4	122	3	3.93	130	14	0	0	0
0.6 to DA Warner, India strike early! Warner succumbs to the pitched-up delivery, the same malaise that gripped the Indian top order, lovely delivery probing on the off stump line, had to play at it, Laxman juggles at second slip but Sachin grabs the rebound at first slip. 8/1 2.1 to SE Marsh, Marsh's nightmare continues! Zaheer pitches up again and it does the trick, keeps it just outside the off stump, the ball holds its line but Marsh fails to cover the line properly, this time Laxman hangs on to it properly at second slip, falling to his right. 8/2 8.5 to EJM Cowan, Zaheer's taken all three! He bowls a similar delivery to the previous ball, pitched it up and got it to move back in, pitched outside off, Cowan tried to clip it across the line, beaten for pace and struck in line in front of off stump, Ian Gould is convinced. 37/3
Umesh Yadav	24	2	123	0	5.12	96	19	0	2	0
Ishant Sharma	33	2	144	1	4.36	141	23	0	1	1
83.4 to RT Ponting, took a really long time coming but India have their first breakthrough for the day! Ishant gets a bit of extra bounce with the new ball outside the off stump, Ponting once again tries to slice it through the off side, can't keep it down and ends up playing it straight to Tendulkar at point, took a while to sink in for Tendulkar that India have finally got a wicket, Ponting walks back to a standing ovation for a serene innings. 325/4
Ravichandran Ashwin	44	5	157	0	3.56	168	10	2	1	0
Virender Sehwag	23	1	75	0	3.26	88	3	0	0	2
Virat Kohli	8	0	23	0	2.87	35	3	0	0	0

India 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Gautam Gambhir	c Warner b Siddle	83	142	217	11	0	58.45

Virender Sehwag	c Warner b Hilfenhaus	4	8	14	1	0	50.00

Rahul Dravid	b Hilfenhaus	29	73	100	6	0	39.72

Sachin Tendulkar	c Hussey b Clarke	80	141	213	9	0	56.73

VVS Laxman	b Hilfenhaus	66	119	130	7	0	55.46

Virat Kohli	lbw b Pattinson	9	24	35	2	0	37.50

MS Dhoni (c)†	c & b Hilfenhaus	2	11	11	0	0	18.18

Ravichandran Ashwin	c Lyon b Hilfenhaus	62	76	102	9	1	81.57

Zaheer Khan	c Marsh b Siddle	35	26	36	5	1	134.61

Ishant Sharma	lbw b Lyon	11	35	38	2	0	31.42

Umesh Yadav	not out	0	14	17	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 3, nb 8, w 2)	19
Total	110.5 Ov (RR: 3.60)	400
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Virender Sehwag, 3.3 ov), 2-100 (Rahul Dravid, 26.3 ov), 3-168 (Gautam Gambhir, 48.2 ov), 4-271 (Sachin Tendulkar, 78.2 ov), 5-276 (VVS Laxman, 82.1 ov), 6-286 (MS Dhoni, 84.6 ov), 7-286 (Virat Kohli, 85.5 ov), 8-342 (Zaheer Khan, 93.5 ov), 9-384 (Ishant Sharma, 105.1 ov), 10-400 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 110.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
James Pattinson	23	4	106	1	4.60	101	13	0	1	3
85.5 to V Kohli, that was unfortunate for Kohli! It landed on that crack on a good length and kept really low, the ball nipped back in sharply after pitching and as he tries to whip it to the on side he's trapped flush in front of the stumps and falls over at the crease. 286/7
Ben Hilfenhaus	32.5	8	106	5	3.22	159	20	0	1	0
3.3 to V Sehwag, stunning catch by Warner! Sehwag was tempted into chasing one that was fractionally short and angling across him, he had the width but ended up slashing it just within Warner's reach at point, he leaps to his left and cups it with both hands above his head, tumbles and hangs on. 18/1 26.3 to R Dravid, through the gate and the malaise hasn't escaped Dravid yet! Hilfenhaus squares him up for a delivery that comes back in, Dravid gets forward but leaves a gap between bat and pad, the ball sneaks through and hits the top of the off stump. 100/2 82.1 to VVS Laxman, that's the ball of the match I reckon! Laxman was completely squared up, Hilfenhaus pitched it up on the off stump and held its line, Laxman played down the wrong line and the ball just shaved the off stump, Hilfenhaus can't believe what he's managed to do. 276/5 84.6 to MS Dhoni, caught a bowled appeal! Full and close to the yorker length, Dhoni squeezes it out back to the bowler, it lobs up to the bowler, Hilfenhaus wasn't exactly celebrating immediately because there was a doubt as to whether it was a bump ball or not, the Australians were certain and the decision was escalated to the third umpire, replays showed that it lobbed off the toe of the bat. 286/6 110.5 to R Ashwin, Hilfenhaus grabs five! Ashwin attempts another pull off a short delivery but this time in front of square, miscues it and Lyon does really well to pedal backwards at midwicket and cup it above his head. Australia are 2-0 up, win by an innings and 68 runs. 400/10
Peter Siddle	24	8	88	2	3.66	110	13	1	0	1
48.2 to G Gambhir, the bowling change works! A leading edge to point, an anti-climax considering how assured the batsmen were this morning, Gambhir tries to work it to the on side but he wasn't in control, probably hurried onto him, the leading edge travels a long way to Warner. 168/3 93.5 to Z Khan, neat catch by Marsh! Zaheer backs away to a shorter delivery from round the wicket and tries to carve it over the off side, balloons off his bat and Marsh does well to pedal backwards from extra cover and take it. 342/8
Nathan Lyon	20	2	64	1	3.20	88	6	1	0	0
105.1 to I Sharma, Lyon has something to shout about finally, though it's a tailender, Ishant gets forward to defend but the ball spins back in and hits him in front of leg and middle, close to the bat but it was pad first. 384/9
Michael Clarke	9	0	22	1	2.44	36	0	0	0	0
78.2 to SR Tendulkar, Clarke's having a dream Test and he's got the Big Fish! Loops it around the off stump, draws him forward and induces the thin outside edge, it deflects off the keeper's gloves and down to Hussey at first slip, it was just one of those moments when he failed to cover the line properly. 271/4
Michael Hussey	2	0	5	0	2.50	7	0	0	0	0

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Close of Play

Tue, 03 Jan - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 116/3 (Ricky Ponting 44*, Michael Clarke 47*, 26 ov)

Wed, 04 Jan - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 482/4 (Michael Clarke 251*, Michael Hussey 55*, 116 ov)

Thu, 05 Jan - day 3 - India 2nd innings 114/2 (Gautam Gambhir 68*, Sachin Tendulkar 8*, 41 ov)

Fri, 06 Jan - day 4 - India 2nd innings 400 (110.5 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

India 1st innings
Drinks: India - 44/2 in 13.0 overs (V Sehwag 23, SR Tendulkar 14)
India: 50 runs in 16.1 overs (97 balls), Extras 2
Lunch: India - 72/4 in 26.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 21, V Kohli 12)
India: 100 runs in 35.5 overs (216 balls), Extras 4
Drinks: India - 124/6 in 40.5 overs (MS Dhoni 12)
India: 150 runs in 46.5 overs (283 balls), Extras 11
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 75 balls (MS Dhoni 30, R Ashwin 20, Ex 0)
Tea: India - 178/8 in 54.3 overs (MS Dhoni 44)
MS Dhoni: 50 off 67 balls (7 x 4)
Innings Break: India - 191/10 in 59.3 overs (MS Dhoni 57)
Australia 1st innings
Australia: 50 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: Australia - 54/3 in 13.0 overs (RT Ponting 14, MJ Clarke 15)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (RT Ponting 19, MJ Clarke 33, Ex 0)
Australia: 100 runs in 23.1 overs (139 balls), Extras 1
End Of Day: Australia - 116/3 in 26.0 overs (RT Ponting 44, MJ Clarke 47)
Attendance: 35,510

Day 2

MJ Clarke: 50 off 60 balls (7 x 4)
RT Ponting: 50 off 74 balls (6 x 4)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 141 balls (RT Ponting 44, MJ Clarke 56, Ex 0)
Australia: 150 runs in 37.4 overs (226 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: Australia - 154/3 in 39.0 overs (RT Ponting 69, MJ Clarke 60)
4th Wicket: 150 runs in 209 balls (RT Ponting 66, MJ Clarke 81, Ex 4)
Australia: 200 runs in 46.2 overs (278 balls), Extras 7
MJ Clarke: 100 off 136 balls (14 x 4)
Lunch: Australia - 236/3 in 53.0 overs (RT Ponting 97, MJ Clarke 103)
4th Wicket: 200 runs in 271 balls (RT Ponting 87, MJ Clarke 103, Ex 11)
RT Ponting: 100 off 150 balls (11 x 4)
Australia: 250 runs in 56.6 overs (343 balls), Extras 12
4th Wicket: 250 runs in 349 balls (RT Ponting 102, MJ Clarke 137, Ex 11)
Drinks: Australia - 292/3 in 69.0 overs (RT Ponting 119, MJ Clarke 137)
Australia: 300 runs in 71.2 overs (429 balls), Extras 12
MJ Clarke: 150 off 233 balls (18 x 4, 1 x 6)
New Ball Taken: Australia 325/3 after 82.1 overs (RT Ponting 134, MJ Clarke 154)
Tea: Australia - 349/4 in 87.0 overs (MJ Clarke 170, MEK Hussey 8)
Australia: 350 runs in 87.3 overs (527 balls), Extras 13
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (MJ Clarke 32, MEK Hussey 18, Ex 0)
MJ Clarke: 200 off 284 balls (24 x 4, 1 x 6)
Australia: 400 runs in 96.6 overs (584 balls), Extras 13
Drinks: Australia - 416/4 in 100.0 overs (MJ Clarke 215, MEK Hussey 30)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 107 balls (MJ Clarke 67, MEK Hussey 32, Ex 1)
MEK Hussey: 50 off 70 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
Australia: 450 runs in 107.4 overs (649 balls), Extras 17
5th Wicket: 150 runs in 182 balls (MJ Clarke 93, MEK Hussey 52, Ex 5)
MJ Clarke: 250 off 341 balls (31 x 4, 1 x 6)
End Of Day: Australia - 482/4 in 116.0 overs (MJ Clarke 251, MEK Hussey 55)
Attendance: 30,077

Day 3

Australia: 500 runs in 123.6 overs (747 balls), Extras 18
Drinks: Australia - 519/4 in 132.0 overs (MJ Clarke 264, MEK Hussey 77)
5th Wicket: 200 runs in 307 balls (MJ Clarke 112, MEK Hussey 84, Ex 7)
Australia: 550 runs in 139.1 overs (838 balls), Extras 21
MEK Hussey: 100 off 188 balls (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
5th Wicket: 250 runs in 377 balls (MJ Clarke 135, MEK Hussey 109, Ex 8)
Lunch: Australia - 583/4 in 148.0 overs (MJ Clarke 293, MEK Hussey 111)
Australia: 600 runs in 150.2 overs (905 balls), Extras 21
MJ Clarke: 300 off 432 balls (37 x 4, 1 x 6)
5th Wicket: 300 runs in 430 balls (MJ Clarke 163, MEK Hussey 130, Ex 9)
Australia: 650 runs in 160.3 overs (966 balls), Extras 22
MEK Hussey: 150 off 252 balls (16 x 4, 1 x 6)
Innings Break: Australia - 659/4 in 163.0 overs (MJ Clarke 329, MEK Hussey 150)
India 2nd innings
India: 50 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 3
Tea: India - 53/1 in 12.0 overs (G Gambhir 39, R Dravid 7)
G Gambhir: 50 off 54 balls (8 x 4)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (G Gambhir 40, R Dravid 12, Ex 0)
Drinks: India - 99/1 in 26.0 overs (G Gambhir 62, R Dravid 29)
India: 100 runs in 26.2 overs (158 balls), Extras 4
End Of Day: India - 114/2 in 41.0 overs (G Gambhir 68, SR Tendulkar 8)
Attendance: 31,644

Day 4

India: 150 runs in 46.3 overs (282 balls), Extras 11
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 123 balls (G Gambhir 17, SR Tendulkar 29, Ex 7)
Drinks: India - 193/3 in 54.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 46, VVS Laxman 18)
India: 200 runs in 56.5 overs (344 balls), Extras 13
SR Tendulkar: 50 off 89 balls (7 x 4)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls (SR Tendulkar 11, VVS Laxman 37, Ex 2)
Lunch: India - 243/3 in 69.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 70, VVS Laxman 44)
India: 250 runs in 71.1 overs (430 balls), Extras 13
VVS Laxman: 50 off 92 balls (6 x 4)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 171 balls (SR Tendulkar 37, VVS Laxman 61, Ex 2)
New Ball Taken: India 276/4 after 81.1 overs (VVS Laxman 66, V Kohli 1)
Drinks: India - 286/6 in 85.0 overs (V Kohli 9)
India: 300 runs in 88.6 overs (537 balls), Extras 13
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (R Ashwin 18, Z Khan 30, Ex 2)
India: 350 runs in 96.5 overs (585 balls), Extras 15
Tea: India - 351/8 in 97.0 overs (R Ashwin 27, I Sharma 1)
R Ashwin: 50 off 56 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
India: 400 runs in 110.3 overs (667 balls), Extras 19
Attendance: 17,881

Match Details

Sydney Cricket Ground
Toss	India, elected to bat first
Series	India tour of Australia
Season	2011/12
Player Of The Match	Michael Clarke
Series result	Australia led the 4-match series 2-0
Match number	Test no. 2027
Hours of play (local time)	10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days	3,4,5,6 January 2012 - day (5-day match)
Umpires	Ian Gould Marais Erasmus
TV Umpire	Bruce Oxenford
Reserve Umpire	Gerard Abood
Match Referee	Ranjan Madugalle

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India Innings

Player Name		R	B
G Gambhir	caught	83	142
V Sehwag	caught	4	8
R Dravid	bowled	29	73
SR Tendulkar	caught	80	141
VVS Laxman	bowled	66	119
V Kohli	lbw	9	24
MS Dhoni	caught	2	11
R Ashwin	caught	62	76
Z Khan	caught	35	26
I Sharma	lbw	11	35
UT Yadav	not out	0	14
Extras	(b 6, lb 3, nb 8, w 2)
Total	400(10 wkts; 110.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JL Pattinson	23	4	106	1	4.6 (3 nb)
BW Hilfenhaus	32.5	8	106	5	3.22
PM Siddle	24	8	88	2	3.66 (1 nb)
NM Lyon	20	2	64	1	3.2
MJ Clarke	9	0	22	1	2.44
MEK Hussey	2	0	5	0	2.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	18	Gautam Gambhir	Virender Sehwag
2nd	82	Rahul Dravid	Gautam Gambhir
3rd	68	Sachin Tendulkar	Gautam Gambhir
4th	103	Sachin Tendulkar	VVS Laxman
5th	5	VVS Laxman	Virat Kohli
6th	10	MS Dhoni	Virat Kohli
7th	0	Ravichandran Ashwin	Virat Kohli
8th	56	Zaheer Khan	Ravichandran Ashwin
9th	42	Ravichandran Ashwin	Ishant Sharma
10th	16	Ravichandran Ashwin	Umesh Yadav

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