19/02Result
7th Match (D/N), Commonwealth Bank Series at Brisbane, Feb 19 2012
Australia won by 110 runs
Player of the Match
Ben Hilfenhaus
Ben HilfenhausAustralia
19/02Result
7th Match (D/N), Commonwealth Bank Series at Brisbane, Feb 19 2012
Australia won by 110 runs
Player of the Match
Ben Hilfenhaus
Ben HilfenhausAustralia

Presentation:

Dhoni: The breakthroughs put pressure on us. People often think about the asking rate. The two new balls make it a bit difficult so you have to respect that early on. It gets a bit easier to hit in the middle overs. Our bowlers were affected by the heat, they were cramping so it affected their execution."

Hilfenhaus is the Man of the Match: "The new white ball swings a lot and I like it for sure. I couldn't get Sachin through the Test series so I had to get him sometime."

Ponting: I thought out score was just above par. The Indians didn't hit that many boundaries so we were fantastic. We've turned the momentum back our way. We knew the pitch would offer a bit more at night. Great for Brett the way he bowled."

The debate over India's rotation will continue before their next match on Tuesday.

That's it from us. Thanks for your company. The cricket continues. Cheers everyone!

End of match: Australia move to the top of the table, thanks in no small way to a lackluster performance by India. They now move to the top of the table. Anything above 260 was always going to intimidate India, going by the last few chases, so Australia practically won this game when they stepped out for the second innings. Lee and Hilfenhaus had the better of the bowling conditions and ensured the Indian top order didn't turn things around.

43.3
W
Hilfenhaus to Khan, OUT, Five for Hilfenhaus! He really must buy Wade a few drinks for this catch, Zaheer makes room to a short delivery on the body, takes his eyes off the ball and top edges the pull, Wade runs all the way towards short square leg and takes the catch on the dive, very similar to the one that got Irfan. Five catches for Wade as well!

Z Khan c †Wade b Hilfenhaus 9 (14m 11b 2x4 0x6) SR: 81.81

43.2
4
Hilfenhaus to Khan, FOUR, another misfield! Zaheer makes room and he slams it wide of mid-off, Lee slides and fails to get a hand to it
43.1
0
Hilfenhaus to Khan, no run, makes room and Zaheer checks his shot and plays it back to the bowler

END OF OVER:
43 | 6 Runs | IND: 174/9 (115 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 4.04, RRR: 16.42)

  • Umesh Yadav6 (6b)
  • Zaheer Khan5 (8b)
  • Mitchell Starc8-0-36-1
  • Ben Hilfenhaus9-1-29-4
42.6
2
Starc to Yadav, 2 runs, makes room and carves it over extra cover
42.5
0
Starc to Yadav, no run, backs away to a full delivery and swings and misses
42.4
0
Starc to Yadav, no run, lands it outside the off stump and he safely leaves it alone
42.3
0
Starc to Yadav, no run,
42.2
4
Starc to Yadav, FOUR, makes room and he carves it towards deep cover and Michael Hussey completely fluffs it and concedes a four
42.1
0
Starc to Yadav, no run, Starc beats him outside the off stump

END OF OVER:
42 | (wicket maiden) | IND: 168/9 (121 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 4.00, RRR: 15.12)

  • Zaheer Khan5 (8b)
  • Umesh Yadav0 (0b)
  • Ben Hilfenhaus9-1-29-4
  • Brett Lee10-0-49-3
41.6
0
Hilfenhaus to Khan, no run, Zaheer looks like he's out to chop an imaginary tree, swinging his axe and failing to make contact, too bad Forrest isn't bowling
41.5
0
Hilfenhaus to Khan, no run, makes room and thumps a short delivery down to mid-on
41.4
0
Hilfenhaus to Khan, no run, sharp bouncer and the bowler gets a warning from the square leg umpire
41.3
0
Hilfenhaus to Khan, no run, makes room and he swings and misses
41.2
0
Hilfenhaus to Khan, no run,
41.1
W
Hilfenhaus to Pathan, OUT, Pathan aims to slog that over the on side, made room and had a wild swing and got a thick top edge that swirled behind him, Wade did extremely well to sprint to his left and take the catch on the fall

IK Pathan c †Wade b Hilfenhaus 19 (52m 27b 1x4 1x6) SR: 70.37

END OF OVER:
41 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 168/8 (121 runs required from 54 balls, RR: 4.09, RRR: 13.44)

  • Zaheer Khan5 (3b)
  • Irfan Pathan19 (26b)
  • Brett Lee10-0-49-3
  • Ben Hilfenhaus8-0-29-3
40.6
4
Lee to Khan, FOUR, fullish in length on the off stump and he uses his wrists well and clips it wide of midwicket, beats the diving fielder
40.5
0
Lee to Khan, no run, fast yorker outside off and he makes room but fails to dig it out
40.4
1
Lee to Pathan, 1 run, short from round the wicket and he pulls him down to deep square leg
40.3
1
Lee to Khan, 1 run, 142.3 kph, another yorker, squeezed to the on side to get off the mark

Just a matter of how soon we can all go home..I suppose some of you are already at home

40.2
W
Lee to Vinay Kumar, OUT, Vinay gives Lee the charge but the yorker was too good for him, makes room exposes the woodwork and the ball hammers the base of leg stump

R Vinay Kumar b Lee 6 (14m 12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

40.1
2
Lee to Vinay Kumar, 2 runs, Free Hit: short and down the leg side and Vinay backs away and hooks, two fielders converge at long leg
40.1
2nb
Lee to Pathan, (no ball) 1 run, he oversteps, jams it on the blockhole outside off and he places it to long-on

END OF OVER:
40 | 5 Runs | IND: 158/7 (131 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 3.95, RRR: 13.10)

  • Vinay Kumar4 (10b)
  • Irfan Pathan17 (24b)
  • Ben Hilfenhaus8-0-29-3
  • Brett Lee9-0-39-2
39.6
0
Hilfenhaus to Vinay Kumar, no run, back of a length, defended to the leg side carefully.

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India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st8SR TendulkarG Gambhir
2nd7SR TendulkarV Kohli
3rd1RG SharmaV Kohli
4th20SK RainaV Kohli
5th46MS DhoniSK Raina
6th32MS DhoniRA Jadeja
7th35MS DhoniIK Pathan
8th13R Vinay KumarIK Pathan
9th6Z KhanIK Pathan
10th10Z KhanUT Yadav