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Test no. 1887

Border-Gavaskar Trophy - 1st Test
India v Australia

2008/09 season

Played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, on 9,10,11,12,13 October 2008 (5-day match)

Result Match drawn


Australia 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	ML Hayden	c Dhoni b Khan	0	1	3	0	0	0.00
	SM Katich	c Dhoni b Sharma	66	230	149	7	0	44.29
	RT Ponting	lbw b Harbhajan Singh	123	331	243	13	0	50.61
	MEK Hussey	b Khan	146	402	276	15	1	52.89
	MJ Clarke	lbw b Khan	11	39	28	2	0	39.28
	SR Watson	b Sharma	2	15	14	0	0	14.28
	BJ Haddin	c Laxman b Sharma	33	126	110	4	0	30.00
	CL White	c Harbhajan Singh b Sharma	6	16	13	1	0	46.15
	B Lee	b Khan	27	88	61	4	0	44.26
	MG Johnson	b Khan	1	7	4	0	0	25.00
	SR Clark	not out	0	3	1	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(lb 11, w 1, nb 3)	15

	Total	(all out; 149.5 overs; 633 mins)	430	(2.86 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-0 (Hayden, 0.3 ov), 2-166 (Katich, 54.4 ov), 3-226 (Ponting, 78.4 ov), 4-254 (Clarke, 89.2 ov), 5-259 (Watson, 92.3 ov), 6-350 (Haddin, 122.6 ov), 7-362 (White, 126.5 ov), 8-421 (Lee, 147.5 ov), 9-429 (Johnson, 149.1 ov), 10-430 (Hussey, 149.5 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	29.5	4	91	5	3.05	(1nb, 1w)
I Sharma	30	7	77	4	2.56
Harbhajan Singh	41	8	103	1	2.51
A Kumble	43	6	129	0	3.00	(1nb)
V Sehwag	6	0	19	0	3.16	(1nb)


India 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	G Gambhir	lbw b Lee	21	96	61	3	0	34.42
	V Sehwag	c Hayden b Johnson	45	115	64	7	0	70.31
	R Dravid	lbw b Watson	51	149	104	7	0	49.03
	SR Tendulkar	c White b Johnson	13	26	18	3	0	72.22
	VVS Laxman	c Haddin b Johnson	0	24	12	0	0	0.00
	SC Ganguly	lbw b Johnson	47	193	115	3	0	40.86
	MS Dhoni	b Clarke	9	65	51	0	0	17.64
	Harbhajan Singh	c Haddin b Watson	54	146	110	5	0	49.09
	Z Khan	not out	57	189	121	7	0	47.10
	A Kumble	lbw b Watson	5	57	33	0	0	15.15
	I Sharma	b Clarke	6	33	31	1	0	19.35
	Extras	(b 23, lb 23, nb 6)	52

	Total	(all out; 119 overs; 551 mins)	360	(3.02 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-70 (Gambhir, 19.2 ov), 2-76 (Sehwag, 22.6 ov), 3-94 (Tendulkar, 28.4 ov), 4-106 (Laxman, 32.6 ov), 5-155 (Dravid, 49.5 ov), 6-195 (Dhoni, 65.4 ov), 7-232 (Ganguly, 77.3 ov), 8-312 (Harbhajan Singh, 99.3 ov), 9-343 (Kumble, 111.6 ov), 10-360 (Sharma, 118.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
B Lee	26	6	64	1	2.46	(2nb)
SR Clark	17	3	58	0	3.41	(1nb)
MG Johnson	27	4	70	4	2.59
SR Watson	19	4	45	3	2.36	(3nb)
CL White	13	2	39	0	3.00
MJ Clarke	17	3	38	2	2.23


Australia 2nd innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	ML Hayden	lbw b Khan	13	51	40	1	0	32.50
	SM Katich	c Laxman b Harbhajan Singh	34	189	140	3	0	24.28
	RT Ponting	c Laxman b Sharma	17	50	34	2	0	50.00
	MEK Hussey	b Harbhajan Singh	31	122	72	3	0	43.05
	MJ Clarke	c Sehwag b Sharma	6	18	9	1	0	66.66
	SR Watson	b Sharma	41	98	72	6	0	56.94
	BJ Haddin	not out	35	101	61	3	0	57.37
	CL White	not out	18	21	14	2	0	128.57
	Extras	(b 13, lb 10, w 6, nb 4)	33

	Total	(6 wickets dec; 73 overs; 326 mins)	228	(3.12 runs per over)

Did not bat B Lee, MG Johnson, SR Clark

Fall of wickets1-21 (Hayden, 12.2 ov), 2-49 (Ponting, 22.2 ov), 3-99 (Katich, 44.3 ov), 4-115 (Clarke, 47.5 ov), 5-128 (Hussey, 50.5 ov), 6-203 (Watson, 69.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	17	4	46	1	2.70	(2nb)
I Sharma	14	3	40	3	2.85	(2w)
Harbhajan Singh	27	5	76	2	2.81
V Sehwag	7	1	12	0	1.71	(1nb)
A Kumble	8	0	31	0	3.87	(1nb)


India 2nd innings (target: 299 runs)			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	G Gambhir	b Johnson	29	117	81	4	0	35.80
	V Sehwag	c Hayden b Clark	6	23	9	1	0	66.66
	R Dravid	c Ponting b Lee	5	15	13	1	0	38.46
	SR Tendulkar	c Clarke b White	49	177	126	4	0	38.88
	VVS Laxman	not out	42	173	142	5	0	29.57
	SC Ganguly	not out	26	72	68	2	0	38.23
	Extras	(b 16, lb 3, nb 1)	20

	Total	(4 wickets; 73 overs; 290 mins)	177	(2.42 runs per over)

Did not bat

MS Dhoni,

A Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, I Sharma

Fall of wickets1-16 (Sehwag, 5.1 ov), 2-24 (Dravid, 8.3 ov), 3-77 (Gambhir, 26.4 ov), 4-138 (Tendulkar, 52.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
B Lee	11	3	26	1	2.36	(1nb)
SR Clark	11	6	12	1	1.09
SR Watson	5	2	8	0	1.60
MG Johnson	8	3	23	1	2.87
MJ Clarke	20	7	40	0	2.00
CL White	18	4	49	1	2.72

Toss Australia, who chose to bat first
Series 4-match series level 0-0

Test debut CL White (Australia)
Player of the match Z Khan (India)

Umpires Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and RE Koertzen (South Africa)
TV umpire AM Saheba
Match referee BC Broad (England)
Reserve umpire SS Hazare

Close of play
9 Oct day 1 - Australia 1st innings 254/4 (MEK Hussey 46*, 89.2 ov)
10 Oct day 2 - India 1st innings 68/0 (G Gambhir 20*, V Sehwag 43*, 18.1 ov)
11 Oct day 3 - India 1st innings 313/8 (Z Khan 35*, A Kumble 0*, 101 ov)
12 Oct day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 193/5 (SR Watson 32*, BJ Haddin 28*, 68 ov)
13 Oct day 5 - India 2nd innings 177/4 (73 ov) - end of match

Match notes

Day 1
Australia 1st innings
Drinks: Australia - 34/1 in 13.0 overs (SM Katich 12, RT Ponting 20)
Australia: 50 runs in 17.5 overs (108 balls), Extras 2
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (SM Katich 18, RT Ponting 30, Ex 2)
Lunch: Australia - 75/1 in 27.0 overs (SM Katich 28, RT Ponting 41)
RT Ponting: 50 off 104 balls (7 x 4)
Australia: 100 runs in 39.2 overs (237 balls), Extras 6
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 234 balls (SM Katich 38, RT Ponting 56, Ex 6)
Drinks: Australia - 114/1 in 43.0 overs (SM Katich 45, RT Ponting 63)
SM Katich: 50 off 122 balls (6 x 4)
Australia: 150 runs in 49.5 overs (300 balls), Extras 6
2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 297 balls (SM Katich 58, RT Ponting 86, Ex 6)
Tea: Australia - 166/2 in 57.0 overs (RT Ponting 94, MEK Hussey 0)
RT Ponting: 100 off 185 balls (13 x 4)
Australia: 200 runs in 67.3 overs (407 balls), Extras 7
Drinks: Australia - 211/2 in 71.0 overs (RT Ponting 114, MEK Hussey 24)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 116 balls (RT Ponting 23, MEK Hussey 26, Ex 1)
New Ball Taken: Australia 247/3 after 87.2 overs (MEK Hussey 40, MJ Clarke 10)
Australia: 250 runs in 88.2 overs (533 balls), Extras 8
End Of Day: Australia - 254/4 in 89.2 overs (MEK Hussey 46)

Day 2
MEK Hussey: 50 off 122 balls (5 x 4)
Drinks: Australia - 298/5 in 102.0 overs (MEK Hussey 74, BJ Haddin 10)
Australia: 300 runs in 103.3 overs (624 balls), Extras 12
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (MEK Hussey 33, BJ Haddin 16, Ex 4)
Lunch: Australia - 333/5 in 118.0 overs (MEK Hussey 92, BJ Haddin 26)
MEK Hussey: 100 off 188 balls (11 x 4)
Australia: 350 runs in 122.5 overs (741 balls), Extras 14
Drinks: Australia - 368/7 in 131.0 overs (MEK Hussey 112, B Lee 1)
Australia: 400 runs in 138.4 overs (836 balls), Extras 14
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 107 balls (MEK Hussey 24, B Lee 26, Ex 0)
Tea: Australia - 416/7 in 146.0 overs (MEK Hussey 135, B Lee 26)
Innings Break: Australia - 430/10 in 149.5 overs (SR Clark 0)
India 1st innings
India: 50 runs in 12.6 overs (79 balls), Extras 5
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (G Gambhir 19, V Sehwag 27, Ex 5)
Drinks: India - 56/0 in 14.0 overs (G Gambhir 19, V Sehwag 32)
Rain: India - 68/0 in 18.1 overs (G Gambhir 20, V Sehwag 43)
End Of Day: India - 68/0 in 18.1 overs (G Gambhir 20, V Sehwag 43)

Day 3
Drinks: India - 99/3 in 30.0 overs (R Dravid 11, VVS Laxman 0)
India: 100 runs in 30.4 overs (185 balls), Extras 9
Lunch: India - 133/4 in 42.0 overs (R Dravid 35, SC Ganguly 7)
India: 150 runs in 47.4 overs (290 balls), Extras 14
R Dravid: 50 off 102 balls (7 x 4)
Drinks: India - 160/5 in 55.0 overs (SC Ganguly 13, MS Dhoni 2)
India: 200 runs in 67.5 overs (411 balls), Extras 21
Tea: India - 210/6 in 71.0 overs (SC Ganguly 38, Harbhajan Singh 12)
Rain: India - 234/7 in 80.0 overs (Harbhajan Singh 24, Z Khan 0)
India: 250 runs in 85.6 overs (520 balls), Extras 28
New Ball Taken: India 251/7 after 86.1 overs (Harbhajan Singh 33, Z Khan 4)
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (Harbhajan Singh 22, Z Khan 13, Ex 15)
Harbhajan Singh: 50 off 85 balls (5 x 4)
Drinks: India - 297/7 in 94.0 overs (Harbhajan Singh 51, Z Khan 23)
India: 300 runs in 95.5 overs (580 balls), Extras 38
End Of Day: India - 313/8 in 101.0 overs (Z Khan 35, A Kumble 0)

Day 4
Z Khan: 50 off 106 balls (7 x 4)
Drinks: India - 349/9 in 114.0 overs (Z Khan 52, I Sharma 5)
India: 350 runs in 114.1 overs (691 balls), Extras 47
Innings Break: India - 360/10 in 119.0 overs (Z Khan 57)
Australia 2nd innings
Lunch: Australia - 9/0 in 6.0 overs (ML Hayden 3, SM Katich 5)
Drinks: Australia - 41/1 in 19.0 overs (SM Katich 8, RT Ponting 14)
Australia: 50 runs in 22.4 overs (137 balls), Extras 10
Tea: Australia - 74/2 in 33.0 overs (SM Katich 21, MEK Hussey 12)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 133 balls (SM Katich 25, MEK Hussey 23, Ex 2)
Australia: 100 runs in 44.4 overs (270 balls), Extras 12
Australia: 150 runs in 55.6 overs (340 balls), Extras 20
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 71 balls (SR Watson 22, BJ Haddin 20, Ex 8)
End Of Day: Australia - 193/5 in 68.0 overs (SR Watson 32, BJ Haddin 28)

Day 5
Australia: 200 runs in 69.1 overs (420 balls), Extras 32
Innings Break: Australia - 228/6 in 73.0 overs (BJ Haddin 35, CL White 18)
India 2nd innings
Lunch: India - 41/2 in 17.0 overs (G Gambhir 12, SR Tendulkar 16)
India: 50 runs in 17.6 overs (109 balls), Extras 6
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 105 balls (G Gambhir 18, SR Tendulkar 26, Ex 8)
Drinks: India - 84/3 in 31.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 30, VVS Laxman 4)
India: 100 runs in 39.5 overs (240 balls), Extras 11
Tea: India - 130/3 in 48.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 47, VVS Laxman 28)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 128 balls (SR Tendulkar 20, VVS Laxman 28, Ex 5)
Bad Light: India - 148/4 in 58.0 overs (VVS Laxman 36, SC Ganguly 7)
India: 150 runs in 58.5 overs (354 balls), Extras 16
Bad Light: India - 165/4 in 67.0 overs (VVS Laxman 41, SC Ganguly 15)

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