India vs Australia
1st Test - Bangalore - Karnataka, October 9-13, 2008
India 177/4 (73.0)
Sachin Tendulkar
49 (126, 6x0, 4x4)
VVS Laxman
42 (142, 6x0, 4x5)
Stuart Clark
11
6
12
1
Mitchell Johnson
8
3
23
1
India drew with Australia
IND 2nd Inn
AUS 2nd Inn
IND 1st Inn
AUS 1st Inn
Zaheer Khan was adjudged the Man of the Match for his excellent performance with the bat as well as the ball. Despite the draw, it was a fascinating Test match to watch. We hope you enjoyed our company, please join us back on the 17th of this month for the second Test at Mohali. Till then Bye!!!!
The Indian camp has plenty of thinking to do as their skipper Anil Kumble lacked fitness and looked below par with the ball. The hosts' batting line-up also looked fragile in the first innings but made it up with a fighting show in the second. Australia displayed excellent discipline and game-plan during the match. But lacking a quality spinner is still their weakness in this series.
India have been successful in drawing the Bangalore Test. The hosts were placed at 177-4 when the officials decided to call the match off. The experienced middle-order batting line-up saved the Test with gritty, determined and a resolute show. Tendulkar (49) looked very compact today while Laxman (42*) also applied himself very well. The tourists tried everything as spinners Cameron White and Michael Clarke did bulk of the bowling. Remember it was the last time when you saw Ganguly and Kumble playing a Test match at Bangalore.
End of 73 overs : India 177/4
72.6
0
0
C White to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. No run.
72.5
0
0
C White to Laxman, The ball hits the pads of Laxman. No runs conceded. Ponting decides to call the match off. The match is drawn.
72.4
0
0
C White to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
72.3
0
0
C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
72.2
1
1
C White to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded.
It's been long time coming as it's the first boundary in 17 overs.
72.1
4
4
C White to Ganguly, Loose ball outside the off stump. Ganguly plays the Square-Cut. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary.
End of 72 overs : India 172/4
71.6
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side. No run.
71.5
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Tentatively left alone by Laxman.
71.4
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, M Clarke bowling from round the wicket. Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
71.3
1
1
M Clarke to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ganguly flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.
71.2
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly is beaten by the low bounce of the wicket.
71.1
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the ball solidly off the backfoot.
End of 71 overs : India 171/4
70.6
0
0
C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs.
70.5
1
1
C White to Ganguly, Full toss wide outside leg. Ganguly plays a sweep shot for a single.
70.4
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
70.3
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
70.2
2
2
C White to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ganguly works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total.
70.1
1
1
C White to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. Laxman has pushed it to the cover region for one run.
End of 70 overs : India 167/4
69.6
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
69.5
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs.
69.4
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly. No run.
69.3
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. No run.
69.2
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run.
69.1
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run.
End of 69 overs : India 167/4
68.6
0
0
C White to Laxman, Driven through the covers by Laxman. End of a maiden over by White.
68.5
0
0
C White to Laxman, Laxman plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler.
68.4
0
0
C White to Laxman, Defended well off the front foot by Laxman.
68.3
0
0
C White to Laxman, Driven cautiously by Laxman. Third dot ball in a row.
68.2
0
0
C White to Laxman, Driven through the off side again by Laxman. No run.
68.1
0
0
C White to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman for no runs,
End of 68 overs : India 167/4
67.6
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. No run.
67.5
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run.
67.4
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
67.3
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
67.2
2
2
M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the slog sweep for a couple of runs.
67.1
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, M Clarke bowling from over the wicket. The ball thuds in to the pads of Ganguly. Huge appeal by Clarke. Umpire Rauf shows no interest in the appeal. Replays shown that it was a close call.
Play has resumed again. Michael Clarke to start.
Bad light has halted play again. Still 17 overs to be bowled today.
End of 67 overs : India 165/4
66.6
0
0
C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. Bad Light has stopped play again.
66.5
0
0
C White to Laxman, Driven through the covers by Laxman for no runs.
66.4
0
0
C White to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot. No run.
66.3
0
0
C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball.
66.2
2
2
C White to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Laxman. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs.
66.1
0
0
C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat off the front foot. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Koertzen isn't interested in the appeal. Good decision by the umpire.
End of 66 overs : India 163/4
65.6
0
0
S Clark to Ganguly, Ball cuts back in sharply and hits Ganguly low on the pads. Dot ball.
65.5
0
0
S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
65.4
0
0
S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly has dug out that yorker at the last second. Ganguly is not in any mood to accelerate the scoring rate.
65.3
0
0
S Clark to Ganguly, Defended well off the back foot by Ganguly. No run.
65.2
0
0
S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly again chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.
65.1
0
0
S Clark to Ganguly, S Clark bowling from round the wicket. Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.
End of 65 overs : India 163/4
64.6
1
1
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
64.5
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
64.4
1
1
C White to VVS Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot and goes for a quick single. Clarke goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. Laxman would have been out if it was a direct hit.
64.3
3
3
C White to Ganguly, Played through mid-wicket by Ganguly. A committed effort by Clarke to save runs for his team. Three runs more added to the total.
64.2
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly. No runs again.
64.1
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs.
End of 64 overs : India 158/4
63.6
0
0
S Clark to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
63.5
0
0
S Clark to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
63.4
0
0
S Clark to Laxman, Laxman goes on the front foot and plays it tentatively. Field brought in now.
63.3
0
0
S Clark to Laxman, Laxman has played that again off the front foot and into the ground.
63.2
0
0
S Clark to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs.
63.1
0
0
S Clark to Laxman, Defended nicely off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
Stuart Clark is brought back into the attack.
End of 63 overs : India 158/4
62.6
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. No run.
62.5
2
2
C White to Ganguly, Played through mid-wicket by Ganguly for a couple of runs.
62.4
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
62.3
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the pull-shot but is unable to get a single.
62.2
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly is again beaten outside his off stump as he tries to cut the ball yet again.
62.1
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly tries to cut the ball but misses it. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Koertzen isn't interested in the appeal.
End of 62 overs : India 156/4
61.6
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
61.5
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
61.4
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Driven through the covers by Laxman for no runs again.
61.3
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
61.2
1
1
M Clarke to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside off. Ganguly rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. One run conceded.
61.1
1
1
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single.
End of 61 overs : India 154/4
60.6
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly. Dot ball to end the over.
60.5
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. No run.
60.4
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. No run.
60.3
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly defends it off the back foot. No run.
60.2
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly tries to sweep but fails to connect. Dot ball.
60.1
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs.
End of 60 overs : India 154/4
59.6
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman drives the ball straight down the ground for no runs.
59.5
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
59.4
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
59.3
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
59.2
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played it to the point region. No run.
59.1
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman is beaten by the spin of Clarke. The ball decieves the keeper and races to the boundary. Umpire signals four byes.
End of 59 overs : India 150/4
58.6
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. No run.
58.5
1
1
C White to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads for in single.
58.4
1
1
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side for a single.
58.3
0
0
C White to Ganguly, The ball thuds in to the pads of Ganguly. No run.
58.2
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly goes for the sweep but fails to connect it. Dot ball yet again.
58.1
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for no runs.
The light seems to have improved and play will resume shortly.
The umpires take out the light meter and they seem to be unhappy with the light. Laxman and Ganguly agree to leave the field. Play has been suspended due to bad light
End of 58 overs : India 148/4
57.6
1LB
1LB
M Clarke to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle. That's hit Ganguly on his pads. Leg byes given by Umpire Rauf. The batsmen have run through for a single. Play halted due to bad light.
Its getting darker. After every ball Ganguly looks to the square leg umpire.
57.5
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
57.4
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. No run.
57.3
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, The ball thuds in to the pads of Ganguly. No run.
57.2
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run.
57.1
0
0
M Clarke to Ganguly, M Clarke bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Ganguly. No run.
End of 57 overs : India 147/4
56.6
0
0
C White to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side. No run.
56.5
0
0
C White to Laxman, Laxman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run.
56.4
0
0
C White to Laxman, Left alone by Laxman. No run.
56.3
2
2
C White to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle. Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs.
56.2
1
1
C White to Ganguly, Played through mid-wicket by Ganguly for a single.
56.1
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly.
End of 56 overs : India 144/4
55.6
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
55.5
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has pushed it to the cover region. No run.
55.4
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
55.3
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Ball hits Laxman low on the pads. No run.
55.2
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.
55.1
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
End of 55 overs : India 144/4
54.6
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
54.5
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has been beaten by the off spin. No run.
54.4
4
4
C White to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR... Ganguly plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen.
54.3
2
2
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly guides it to third man. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs.
54.2
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run.
54.1
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
End of 54 overs : India 138/4
53.6
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
53.5
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.
53.4
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot. No run.
53.3
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
53.2
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
53.1
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.
End of 53 overs : India 138/4
52.6
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the pull-shot. But no runs conceded at the mid on region.
52.5
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. No run.
52.4
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run.
1st Test wicket for White. It was a memorable moment for the leg-spinner as he dismissed the great Sachin Tendulkar.
52.3
0
0
C White to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the Square-Cut. No run.
Sourav Ganguly walks in to bat for the last time at Bangalore in an international match.
52.2
W
W
C White to Tendulkar, Driven in the air through the covers by Tendulkar. That is easy pickings for Clarke. Tendulkar misses out on a fifty as White strikes.
52.1
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, The ball is way outside the off stump. Cautious leave for Tendulkar.
Cameron White is given the ball again replacing Watson.
End of 52 overs : India 138/3
51.6
1
1
S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads for a single.
51.5
0
0
S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.
51.4
0
0
S Clark to Tendulkar, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Tendulkar still goes after it. No run.
51.3
0
0
S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
51.2
0
0
S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays the ball showing the full face of hte bat to the bowler.
51.1
0
0
S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump.
End of 51 overs : India 137/3
50.6
0
0
S Watson to Laxman, Laxman ducks under the bouncer from Watson. No run.
50.5
0
0
S Watson to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
50.4
4
4
S Watson to Laxman, Laxman intentionally guides it towards the third man region. The ball races to the boundary. Clever thing done by Laxman.
50.3
0
0
S Watson to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
50.2
0
0
S Watson to Laxman, That ball has taken the inside edge of Laxman and thudded into his pads. It was a close call as the ball misses the stumps.
50.1
0
0
S Watson to Laxman, Laxman ducks under the bouncer. No run.
End of 50 overs : India 133/3
49.6
0
0
S Clark to Tendulkar, Defended nicely off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run.
49.5
0
0
S Clark to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run.
49.4
0
0
S Clark to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar.
49.3
0
0
S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
49.2
0
0
S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it through mid-wicket for no runs again.
49.1
0
0
S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot for no runs.
Stuart Clark to partner Watson from the other end after Tea.
End of 49 overs : India 133/3
48.6
0
0
S Watson to Laxman, Laxman ducked in time to let that bouncer from Watson go over him.
48.5
0
0
S Watson to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side for no runs.
48.4
2
2
S Watson to Laxman, Good length ball on middle. Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs.
48.3
0
0
S Watson to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. No run.
48.2
0
0
S Watson to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
48.1
1
1
S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single.
Welcome back after the Tea break. 50-run stand brought up between Tendulkar and Laxman at the end of the second session. Shane Watson to start the proceedings.
A fightback by Tendulkar and Laxman has bailed India out of trouble. The hosts are placed at 130-3 at Tea while still needing 169 runs. Tendulkar shared a fifty run stand with Laxman and Gambhir respectively. The Aussie spinner bowled for over one hour in the second session probably to accelerate the bowling over rate. Gambhir's wicket was the only success for the tourists in the second session. Join us back shortly.
End of 48 overs : India 130/3
47.6
4
4
C White to Laxman, Guided down to fine leg by Laxman for a boundary. Tea has been called on the final day. India are placed at 130-3.
47.5
0
0
C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
47.4
0
0
C White to Laxman, Defended well off the back foot by Laxman. No run.
47.3
4
4
C White to Laxman, Driven crisply through the off side by Laxman for a boundary.
47.2
1
1
C White to Tendulkar, Full length delivery wide outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar. One run added to the total.
47.1
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar. Probably the last over before Tea coming up.
End of 47 overs : India 121/3
46.6
4
4
M Clarke to Laxman, Driven beautifully through the covers by Laxman. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary.
46.5
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, The ball is too wide on the off side for Laxman to make any contact. No run.
46.4
1
1
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Full length delivery wide outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar. The batsmen have run through for a single.
46.3
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Tendulkar still goes after it. The ball beats the keeper too and races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals Four Byes.
46.2
1
1
M Clarke to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Laxman. One run added to the total.
Tendulkar and Laxman looking in no trouble at all defending the Aussie bowling.
46.1
1
1
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Full toss Driven through the off side by Tendulkar. The batsmen have run through for a single.
End of 46 overs : India 110/3
45.6
0
0
C White to Laxman, Defended well off the back foot by Laxman.
45.5
1
1
C White to Tendulkar, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Tendulkar. One run added to the total.
45.4
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has driven it through the off side. No run.
45.3
1
1
C White to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle and off. Laxman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.
45.2
0
0
C White to Laxman, Defended off the back foot by Laxman. No run.
45.1
0
0
C White to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
End of 45 overs : India 108/3
44.6
2
2
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads for another couple in this over.
44.5
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Driven through the covers by Tendulkar. A dot ball.
44.4
2
2
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar works it down the leg side for a couple.
44.3
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side.
44.2
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar paddles the ball down the leg side. No run.
44.1
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has driven it straight down the ground. No run.
End of 44 overs : India 104/3
43.6
0
0
C White to Laxman, Defended well off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
43.5
0
0
C White to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. No run.
43.4
0
0
C White to Laxman, Laxman has punched the ball off the backfoot for no runs.
43.3
1
1
C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads for a single.
43.2
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
43.1
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler.
End of 43 overs : India 103/3
42.6
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run.
42.5
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
42.4
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
42.3
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Laxman still goes after it No run.
42.2
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. No run.
42.1
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. No run.
End of 42 overs : India 103/3
41.6
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. Another dot ball.
41.5
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run.
41.4
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run.
41.3
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.
41.2
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, The ball is too wide on the off side for Tendulkar to make any contact. No run.
41.1
1
1
C White to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot for just a single.
End of 41 overs : India 102/3
40.6
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
40.5
1
1
M Clarke to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. Laxman has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded.
40.4
1
1
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar works it down the leg side for a single.
40.3
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Wide outside the leg stump, Tendulkar leaves it alone. No run.
40.2
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Ball hits Tendulkar low on the pads. No run.
40.1
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Tendulkar still goes after it. No contact made.
End of 40 overs : India 100/3
39.6
0
0
C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
39.5
1
1
C White to Tendulkar, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Tendulkar. One run added to the total.
39.4
1
1
C White to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side for a single.
39.3
0
0
C White to Laxman, Wide outside the leg stump, Laxman leaves it alone. No run.
39.2
0
0
C White to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. No run.
39.1
1
1
C White to Tendulkar, Full length delivery on middle and off. Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded.
End of 39 overs : India 97/3
38.6
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot. No run.
38.5
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played it to the point region. No run.
38.4
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
38.3
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side. No run.
38.2
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman plays the ball showing full face of the bat to the bowler.
38.1
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Played to the point region by Laxman for no runs.
End of 38 overs : India 97/3
37.6
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends it well off the back foot. No run.
37.5
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.
37.4
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run.
37.3
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Tendulkar. No run.
37.2
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Wide outside the leg stump, Tendulkar leaves it alone. No run.
37.1
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run.
End of 37 overs : India 97/3
36.6
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball with ease outside his off stump.
36.5
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Laxman's pads. No run.
36.4
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
36.3
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
36.2
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side. No run.
36.1
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run.
End of 36 overs : India 97/3
35.6
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.
35.5
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
35.4
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. No run.
35.3
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends it off the back foot. No run.
35.2
4
4
White to S Tendulkar, Tendulkar flashes at it. The ball takes the edge of the bat and it flies towards the third man region for a boundary.
35.1
0
0
C White to Tendulkar, C White bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Tendulkar. No run.
Cameron White is brought into the attack.
End of 35 overs : India 93/3
34.6
2
2
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side for a couple.
34.5
4
4
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman plays the ball with soft hands and guides it towards the third man region for a boundary.
34.4
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot. No run.
34.3
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
34.2
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has dug out that reverse-swinging yorker from Lee at the last second. Well done by Laxman to play that delivery.
34.1
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman is beaten outisde his off stump by Lee.
End of 34 overs : India 87/3
33.6
1LB
1LB
M Clarke to Laxman, Ball hits Laxman low on the pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. Leg byes given by Umpire Rauf.
33.5
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
33.4
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
33.3
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Played through mid-wicket by Laxman. The mid wicket fielder stops it again. Dot ball.
33.2
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
33.1
1
1
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Full length delivery on middle and off. Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded.
End of 33 overs : India 85/3
32.6
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played it to the point region. No run.
32.5
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman is beaten outside his off stump as he tries to drive it.
32.4
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman again lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.
32.3
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.
32.2
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman for no runs.
32.1
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Defended well off the back foot by Laxman. No run.
Change of ends for Lee who replaces Johnson.
End of 32 overs : India 85/3
31.6
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar. No run.
31.5
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run.
31.4
1
1
M Clarke to Laxman, Good length ball on middle and off. Laxman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.
31.3
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run.
31.2
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
31.1
0
0
M Clarke to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. No run.
Michael Clarke is brought back into the attack.
Drinks trolley called on the field. Still lot of work to be done for India.
End of 31 overs : India 84/3
30.6
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it to the point region. No run.
30.5
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and defends the ball solidly.
30.4
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads. No run.
30.3
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
30.2
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar ducked in time to let that bouncer go over him. No run.
30.1
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.
End of 30 overs : India 84/3
29.6
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs.
29.5
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Bouncer! Laxman does well to evade it. No run.
29.4
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side. No run.
29.3
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Laxman still goes after it No run.
29.2
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
29.1
1
1
B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays the Square-Cut. Good effort by Cameron White to ensure the ball doesnt cross the line. One run added to the total. Excellent effort by White.
End of 29 overs : India 83/3
28.6
2
2
M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads for a couple.
28.5
0
0
M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman ducks under the bouncer from Johnson.
28.4
0
0
M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman is beaten outside his off stump. Johnson is getting into his rythym after dismissing Gambhir.
28.3
0
0
M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs.
28.2
0
0
M Johnson to Laxman, Defended off the back foot by Laxman. No run.
28.1
1
1
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Delicate glance by Tendulkar through the fine leg region for a single.
End of 28 overs : India 80/3
27.6
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has driven it straight down the ground. Mid on fielder gathers it. Dot ball.
27.5
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs.
27.4
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Defended well off the front foot by Laxman. No run.
27.3
0
0
B Lee to Laxman, Ball hits Laxman low on the pads. No appeal as well as runs conceded.
27.2
1
1
B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar works it down the leg side for a single.
27.1
0
0
B Lee to Tendulkar, Driven through the covers by Tendulkar for no runs.
Brett Lee is back into the attack. A quick breakthrough required again.
End of 27 overs : India 79/3
26.6
0
0
M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
26.5
2
2
M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads for a couple. Laxman gets off the mark straight away.
VVS Laxman comes into the middle. Testing time lies ahead for the Indian team.
26.4
W
W
M Johnson to Gambhir, Full length swinging delivery on middle. OUT, Bowled him! The stumps are castled. Gambhir had no answer to that yorker. India have lost their third wicket. Johnson strikes at the right time.
26.3
1
1
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Dug short by Johnson. Tendulkar has fended it fine down the leg side. One run added to the total.
26.2
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Defended off the back foot by Tendulkar. No run.
50-run stand between Tendulkar and Gambhir.
26.1
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, M Johnson bowling from round the wicket. Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.
End of 26 overs : India 76/2
25.6
4
4
M Clarke to Gambhir, Whipped through mid-wicket by Gambhir. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary.
25.5
0
0
M Clarke to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run.
25.4
1
1
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the covers by Tendulkar. One run added to the total.
25.3
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
25.2
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
25.1
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run.
End of 25 overs : India 71/2
24.6
4
4
M Johnson to Gambhir, Driven nicely through the covers by Gambhir. The ball races to the boundary. Great shot by Gambhir.
24.5
0
0
M Johnson to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
24.4
0
0
M Johnson to Gambhir, Johnson strays down the leg side. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Gambhir still goes after it. No contact made. Haddin dives but fails to gather it. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals Four Byes.
24.3
0
0
M Johnson to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
24.2
0
0
M Johnson to Gambhir, Ball hits Gambhir low on the pads. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Koertzen shows no interest in the appeal. No run.
24.1
0
0
M Johnson to Gambhir, Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run.
End of 24 overs : India 63/2
23.6
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot for another dot ball in a row.
23.5
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it to the point region. Third dot ball in a row.
23.4
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Played to the point region by Tendulkar for no runs again.
23.3
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Driven through the off side by Tendulkar. No run.
23.2
1
1
M Clarke to Gambhir, Played through mid-wicket by Gambhir for a single.
23.1
0
0
M Clarke to Gambhir, Defended well off the front foot by Gambhir. No run.
End of 23 overs : India 62/2
22.6
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar.
22.5
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, The ball is too wide on the off side for Tendulkar to make any contact. No run.
22.4
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Defended off the back foot by Tendulkar. No run.
22.3
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
22.2
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Wide outside the leg stump. Tendulkar leaves it alone. Some bounce in the wicket still available.
22.1
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends it off the back foot. No run.
End of 22 overs : India 62/2
21.6
1
1
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Full length delivery just outside off. Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
21.5
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
21.4
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Ball hits Tendulkar low on the pads. The fielding appeals for LBW. Umpire Rauf decides in favour of the batsman.
21.3
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, M Clarke bowling from round the wicket. Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
21.2
1
1
M Clarke to Gambhir, Gambhir works it down the leg side for a single.
21.1
0
0
M Clarke to Gambhir, M Clarke bowling from over the wicket. Defended well off the front foot by Gambhir. No run.
End of 21 overs : India 60/2
20.6
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Another dot ball to end the over.
20.5
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar is beaten outside his off stump as he tries to drive it.
20.4
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Wide outside off stump, Tendulkar leaves it alone. No run.
20.3
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run.
20.2
2
2
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot for a couple of runs. Runs have started to flow after Lunch.
20.1
1
1
M Johnson to Gambhir, Gambhir works it down the leg side for a single.
End of 20 overs : India 55/2
19.6
2
2
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Full toss from Clarke. Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar. Two runs conceded. Another expensive over from Clarke.
19.5
1
1
M Clarke to Gambhir, Cut off the backfoot through the point region by Gambhir. The batsmen have run through for three runs.
19.4
0
0
M Clarke to Gambhir, Played through mid-wicket by Gambhir. No run.
19.3
0
0
M Clarke to Gambhir, Punched off the backfoot by Gambhir. No run.
19.2
0
0
M Clarke to Gambhir, Gambhir has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. Huge appeal by Clarke for LBW. Umpire Rauf shows no interest in the appeal.
19.1
2
2
M Clarke to Gambhir, Gambhir smartly guides it to third man. Couple of runs more to the total.
End of 19 overs : India 50/2
18.6
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
18.5
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, The ball is too wide on the off side for Tendulkar to make any contact. No run.
18.4
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar fails to put bat on ball. No run.
18.3
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. Dot ball yet again.
18.2
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run.
18.1
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No contact made.
End of 18 overs : India 50/2
17.6
0
0
M Clarke to Gambhir, Full length delivery just outside off. The ball keeps very low. Gambhir fails to put bat on ball and runs to the boundary. Umpire Rauf indicates that it was Four Byes.
17.5
1
1
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Full length delivery on middle. Tendulkar has played it fine down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.
17.4
0
0
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends it nicely off the back foot.
17.3
1
1
M Clarke to Gambhir, Gambhir rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for a single.
17.2
1
1
M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single.
17.1
2
2
M Clarke to Tendulkar, M Clarke bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball on middle and off. Tendulkar plays the pull-shot for a couple.
To surprise of everyone, Michael Clarke is brought into the bowling attack.
The players are back on the field after the Lunch break.
India in trouble having lost the crucial wickets of Sehwag (6) and Dravid (5) before Lunch. The hosts are placed at 41-2 with two sessions remaining and 258 runs more to chase. The Australian pacers kept their bowling tight and made the top-order struggle for runs. So the home team have a battle on hand to fight with Tendulkar (16*) and Gambhir (12*) still in the middle. Join us shortly.
End of 17 overs : India 41/2
16.6
0
0
S Watson to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. Lunch has been called. India in spot of bother at 41-2.
16.5
0
0
S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. Last ball before the Lunch break coming up.
16.4
0
0
S Watson to Gambhir, Incoming delivery. Left alone by Gambhir.
16.3
0
0
S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat.
16.2
0
0
S Watson to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir.
16.1
0
0
S Watson to Gambhir, Defended by Gambhir off the back foot. No run.
Watson to continue. This might be the last over before the Lunch break.
End of 16 overs : India 41/2
15.6
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. Expensive first over from Johnson. 10 off it.
15.5
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball.
15.4
2
2
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Good length ball just outside leg. Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs.
15.3
4
4
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Master stroke. FOUR, Delicate glance by Tendulkar through the fine leg region. Signature shot. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Rauf signals four runs.
15.2
0
0
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
15.1
4
4
M Johnson to Tendulkar, Mere push from Tendulkar on the off side and poor fielding by the fielder hands Tendeulkar his second boundary.
Clark makes way for Johnson in the attack
End of 15 overs : India 31/2
14.6
0
0
S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir ducked in time to let that one go over him. No run.
14.5
0
0
S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
14.4
0
0
S Watson to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run.
14.3
0
0
S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir ducks under the bouncer. No run.
14.2
0
0
S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot for no runs.
14.1
0
0
S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump.
End of 14 overs : India 31/2
13.6
0
0
S Clark to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run.
13.5
4
4
S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it off the backfoot to the point region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Excellent one hand shot by Clark.
13.4
0
0
S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run.
13.3
0
0
S Clark to Tendulkar, Defended off the back foot by Tendulkar. No run.
13.2
0
0
S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
13.1
0
0
S Clark to Tendulkar, S Clark bowling from over the wicket. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Tendulkar still goes after it No run.
End of 13 overs : India 27/2
12.6
0
0
S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir leaves it alone again. Tidy first over by Watson.
12.5
0
0
S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir again chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.
12.4
0
0
S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs.
12.3
0
0
S Watson to Gambhir, S Watson bowling from round the wicket. Left alone by Gambhir. No run.
12.2
1
1
S Watson to Tendulkar, Played to the point region by Tendulkar for a single.
12.1
0
0
S Watson to Tendulkar, S Watson bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Tendulkar.
Shane Watson comes into the attack.
End of 12 overs : India 26/2
11.6
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. End of a tidy maiden over by Clark.
11.5
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run.
11.4
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.
11.3
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run.
11.2
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run.
11.1
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.
End of 11 overs : India 26/2
10.6
0
0
B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump.
10.5
0
0
B Lee to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. Consistent line outside the off stump maintained by Lee.
10.4
0
0
B Lee to Tendulkar, B Lee bowling from over the wicket. Tendulkar again lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.
10.3
1
1
B Lee to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.
10.2
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, B Lee bowling from round the wicket. Gambhir defends it off the back foot. No run.
10.1
1
1
B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads for a single.
End of 10 overs : India 24/2
9.6
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
9.5
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. The ball hits the pad. Huge appeal. Brad Haddin hits the stumps. Umpire Rauf signals towards the Third Umpire. NOT OUT signalled by the Third Umpire. Gambhir survives a LBW decision as well as run out.
9.4
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run.
9.3
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.
9.2
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
9.1
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir is beaten outsid ehis off stump by Clark. Excellent seam bowling as the ball just passed the edge of the bat.
End of 9 overs : India 24/2
8.6
0
0
B Lee to Tendulkar, Full toss from Lee. Played to the point region by Tendulkar. No run.
8.5
0
0
B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar works it down the leg side for no runs.
8.4
0
0
B Lee to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run.
India in a state of trouble as Sachin Tendulkar walks in the middle. Big cheer from the crowd.
8.3
W
W
B Lee to Dravid, Played in the air through the mid-wicket region by Dravid. Ponting catches the ball from thin air diving towards his right. Brilliant stuff by the Aussie skipper to send Dravid back.
8.2
0
0
B Lee to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.
8.1
0
0
B Lee to Dravid, Dravid has driven it through the off side. No run.
End of 8 overs : India 24/1
7.6
1
1
S Clark to Dravid, Good length ball wide outside off. Dravid guides it to third man. One run conceded.
7.5
0
0
S Clark to Dravid, Dravid is beaten by an out swinging delivery from Clark. Tight line and length by Clark.
7.4
0
0
S Clark to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.
7.3
0
0
S Clark to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. No run.
7.2
1
1
S Clark to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside leg. Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single on the leg side.
7.1
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir is beaten outside his off stump by Clark.
End of 7 overs : India 22/1
6.6
4
4
B Lee to Dravid, Dravid times the ball to perfection through the mid on region. The ball races to the boundary. Great timing shown by Dravid.
6.5
1
1
B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. The ball hits the leg of Lee and and a run is conceded.
6.4
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Driven through the leg side by Gambhir for no runs.
6.4
1NB
1NB
B Lee to Gambhir, Good length ball on middle and leg. Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No Ball signalled by Umpire Koertzen.
6.3
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Played to the point region by Gambhir for no runs.
6.2
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir again lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.
6.1
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.
End of 6 overs : India 16/1
5.6
0
0
S Clark to Dravid, Dravid plays the ball compactly off the front foot. End of a successful over by Clark.
5.5
0
0
S Clark to Dravid, Dravid ducked in time to let that bouncer from Clark go over him.
5.4
0
0
S Clark to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot for no runs.
5.3
0
0
S Clark to Dravid, Ball hits Dravid low on the pads. No run.
5.2
0
0
S Clark to Dravid, The ball hits the pads of Dravid. No appeal from the fielding side.
Rahul Dravid walks in the middle. It will need all his experience if India goes on to win or draw the first Test.
5.1
W
W
S Clark to Sehwag, Edged by Sehwag. It's been taken in the slips by Hayden. Good low catch to dismiss Sehwag. Early blow for India as their opener departs cheaply.
End of 5 overs : India 16/0
4.6
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Driven through the off side by Gambhir. No run.
4.5
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Played through mid-wicket by Gambhir. No run.
4.4
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run.
4.3
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir has dug out that yorker at the last second. No run.
4.2
1
1
B Lee to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle and off. Edged by Sehwag. A diving effort by Haddin; however he couldn't hold on to it. The ball pops out and goes to Hayden who fumble it.
4.1
1
1
B Lee to Gambhir, Good length ball on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Gambhir. The batsmen have run through for a single.
End of 4 overs : India 14/0
3.6
1
1
S Clark to Gambhir, Good length ball on middle and leg. Gambhir has played it to the point region. One run conceded.
3.5
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.
3.4
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run.
3.3
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Gambhir still goes after it. Gambhir too doesn't connect. The fielding side is asking the question for caught behind. Umpire Rauf isn't interested in the appeal.
3.2
0
0
S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump.
3.1
0
0
S Clark to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat for a single.
End of 3 overs : India 12/0
2.6
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir is beaten as he tries to drive the ball.
2.5
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run.
2.4
4
4
B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir clips the ball off his pads for a boundary towards the square leg region. Third consecutive boundary in the same number of overs.
2.3
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run.
2.2
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Defended off the back foot by Gambhir. No run.
2.1
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot.
End of 2 overs : India 8/0
1.6
4
4
S Clark to Sehwag, Driven hard through the covers by Sehwag. The ball races to the boundary. Sehwaf gets off the mark in style.
1.5
0
0
S Clark to Sehwag, Sehwag drives through the covers for no runs.
1.4
0
0
S Clark to Sehwag, Sehwag defends it well off the back foot.
1.3
0
0
S Clark to Sehwag, Played to the point region by Sehwag. No run.
1.2
0
0
S Clark to Sehwag, The ball is too wide on the off side for Sehwag to make any contact. No run.
1.1
0
0
S Clark to Sehwag, S Clark bowling from over the wicket. Sehwag is beaten outside his off stump. Some swing available for Clark.
Stuart Clark to share the new ball with Lee.
End of 1 over : India 4/0
0.6
4
4
B Lee to Gambhir, Lee strays down the leg side. Gambhir plays a leg glance to fine leg. The ball has crossed the ropes. Indian innings gets underway.
0.5
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. Huge appeal by Lee. Umpire Koertzen shows no interest in the appeal. A close call though.
0.4
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir lets that bouncer go past his head.
0.3
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Driven through the leg side by Gambhir. Again Lee goes upto Gambhir and exchanges some words. This time Gambhir doesn't back and gives it to Lee.
0.2
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir is beaten by a seaming delivery from Lee. Lee also has some words to share with Gambhir.
0.1
0
0
B Lee to Gambhir, B Lee bowling from over the wicket. Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump.
