- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR19.6 Hopes gets the breakthrough. Full and outside off, Ganguly kept his front leg outside the leg stump and went for a slash but ended up nicking it to Gilchrist, who is standing up to the stumps. 91/141.5 Full in length, on the off and middle, Tendulkar missed a paddle sweep and the ball ran to Lee at short fine leg region. There was a huge shout for lbw and Bucknor turned it down. Meanwhile, Tendulkar had reached almost the middle of the track and was sent back but couldn't beat Lee's direct hit. It caught everybody by surprise. Gilchrist was still appealing... 221/335.6 Gone. Yuvraj falls. Short of length delivery, on the off stump, Yuvraj goes for a lofted drive on the up but can only end up ballooning it to extra cover. 174/245.5 Another yorker length, on that off stump line, Dravid tries to repeat that chop to third man boundary, the bat comes inside the line and the ball crashes into the off stump 244/4Extras39 (b 1, lb 7, w 31)TOTAL291/4 (50 Overs, RR: 5.82)Fall of wickets: 1-91 (Sourav Ganguly, 19.6 ov), 2-174 (Yuvraj Singh, 35.6 ov), 3-221 (Sachin Tendulkar, 41.5 ov), 4-244 (Rahul Dravid, 45.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Lee 7 1 26 0 3.71 35 4 0 3 0 NW Bracken 10 0 78 1 7.8 28 11 1 4 0 MG Johnson 8 0 51 0 6.37 23 6 0 3 0 JR Hopes 9 0 43 2 4.77 28 4 0 1 0 A Symonds 7 0 39 0 5.57 20 2 0 3 0 GB Hogg 9 0 46 0 5.11 26 4 0 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.1 This time the short one pays off! RP bangs it in and Gilchrist goes for the pull. The ball goes high and far but it's not timed well enough to go all the way. Zaheer Khan is positioned in the deep just for this shot and takes the catch. Big breakthrough for India 37/133.5 Got him! Again Hayden comes down the pitch, once more Kartik adjusts his flight and length and Hayden is beaten a touch. He goes through with the shot anyway. This time one hand comes off the bat and the ball does not have enough on it. It sails towards the midwicket fence but Zaheer Khan settles under the catch. Big breakthrough for India 190/418.2 Big blow. Ponting is stumped. Full in length, slanting away from Ponting who leans forward to drive. The bat comes outside the line and the ball threads the bat and pad gap. Dhoni gathers and whips the bails off in flash. He appeals for a stumping chance and it is referred upstairs. Ponting had lunged forward while trying to drive and his back foot was on the crease. The line belongs to the umpire and he is out. Ponting stands there for a long time, unhappy at the verdict. I can't understand why he stood so long there. He was seen muttering and gesticulating even as he walked up the stairs to reach the dressing room. It was a decision made by the third umpire. Anyway ... that's that. 122/221.4 Down the pitch comes Clarke again, charges even, Harbhajan holds the ball back a touch tossing it up and Clarke only prods back to the bowler. It's uppish and Harbhajan snaps. That's a big wicket for India and a clever bit of bowling from Harbhajan Singh 132/346.5 Got him! This is a huge, huge wicket for India at this stage. Symonds, perhaps mindful of the fact that a boundary had not been struck in a while, tries to improvise. Symonds goes to the leg side and shapes to cut. The ball pitches on middle and straightens a touch and once Symonds has missed it only one result is possible. The middle stump is pegged back and India have a big wicket as the pressure mounts in this tight finish 268/643.2 down the leg side, first the wide ball comes, Hodge tries to flick this off his pads but seems to overbalance. Dhoni collects cleanly and whips the bails off in a flash. The decision is referred to the third umpire. The replay shows quite clearly that Hodge has dragged his foot out of the crease and he has to go as the third umpire gives the decision in India's favour 246/546.6 fullish and on the pads, Hogg works this down the pitch and ambles rather aimlessly further towards the bowler. RP Singh has pounced on the ball in a flash and lets rip a powerful and accurate throw. The stumps are down and that's the end of Brad Hogg! India right back in this game now 268/7Extras18 (lb 5, w 13)TOTAL283/7 (50 Overs, RR: 5.66)Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Adam Gilchrist, 5.1 ov), 2-122 (Ricky Ponting, 18.2 ov), 3-132 (Michael Clarke, 21.4 ov), 4-190 (Matthew Hayden, 33.5 ov), 5-246 (Brad Hodge, 43.2 ov), 6-268 (Andrew Symonds, 46.5 ov), 7-268 (Brad Hogg, 46.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Z Khan 9 0 68 0 7.55 25 7 2 2 0 RP Singh 10 1 66 2 6.6 25 5 1 9 0 IK Pathan 10 0 46 1 4.6 31 4 0 1 0 SC Ganguly 1 0 7 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 Harbhajan Singh 10 0 43 2 4.3 34 4 0 1 0 M Kartik 10 0 48 1 4.8 27 2 1 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
India , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Australia led the 7-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Match days
8 October 2007 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- India: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (82 balls), Extras 14
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls (SC Ganguly 25, SR Tendulkar 11, Ex 14)
- Drinks: India - 68/0 in 15.0 overs (SC Ganguly 36, SR Tendulkar 18)
- Power Play 3: Overs 19.1 - 24.0
- India: 100 runs in 21.1 overs (138 balls), Extras 24
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (SR Tendulkar 20, Yuvraj Singh 24, Ex 9)
- SR Tendulkar: 50 off 91 balls (3 x 4)
- India: 150 runs in 31.6 overs (206 balls), Extras 31
- Drinks: India - 162/1 in 33.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 59, Yuvraj Singh 31)
- India: 200 runs in 39.6 overs (255 balls), Extras 34
- India: 250 runs in 46.2 overs (294 balls), Extras 37
- Innings Break: India - 291/4 in 50.0 overs (MS Dhoni 50, RV Uthappa 30)
- MS Dhoni: 50 off 35 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Australia: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (49 balls), Extras 6
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (ML Hayden 30, RT Ponting 18, Ex 4)
- ML Hayden: 50 off 39 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Australia: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (83 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: Australia - 106/1 in 15.0 overs (ML Hayden 55, RT Ponting 25)
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- Australia: 150 runs in 24.6 overs (157 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: Australia - 181/3 in 31.0 overs (ML Hayden 87, A Symonds 28)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (ML Hayden 18, A Symonds 29, Ex 3)
- Australia: 200 runs in 36.1 overs (229 balls), Extras 15
- A Symonds: 50 off 61 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (A Symonds 31, BJ Hodge 16, Ex 3)
- Australia: 250 runs in 43.5 overs (276 balls), Extras 18
- One Day International Scorer: S Raju
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