| Commonwealth Bank Series, 2008 (Australia) | Australia vs India, ODI |
| OUT |
| Over | Event |
| 0.3 | 0.3 Sreesanth to Gilchrist, out Lbw!! Sreesanth fires in the yorker on the stumps, swinging into the left hander very late on that occasion, Gilchrist stays rooted inside the crease and looks to defend it, gets a huge inside edge and the ball thuds back into the pad, huge appeal for a lbw and the finger goes up, umpire Rudi Koertzen is the man there, got it wrong, terrible decision this, Gilchrist walks back as the Indians celebrate, umpiring standards continue to hog limelight on this tour! Gilchrist lbw b Sreesanth 0(3) |
| 5.2 | 5.2 Ishant to Hayden, out Caught by Dhoni!! fuller length delivery outside the off stump, angling away from the left hander, Hayden comes on the frontfoot and is tempted to drive yet again, another outside edge and this time the ball doesn't fly over, straight to the keeper, simplest of catches and Ishant gets the reward finally, everyone come in to congratulate the young man, this is a big blow to the Australians, both the openers back into the hut now! Hayden c Dhoni b Ishant 25(21) <4s-5> |
| 7.2 | 7.2 Ishant to Ponting, out Caught by Tendulkar at 1st slip!! touch short of good length delivery on the off, angling into the right hander and then leaves him just a bit at the last moment, sharp kick off the deck for Ishant, Ponting gets forward tentatively and looks to defend it, outside edge and the ball flies straight to 1st slip, Sachin Tendulkar is the man there and he doesn't drop those, Ishant removes the Australian skipper yet again, terrific cricket, amidst all Harbhajan-Ponting contest, this young man seems to be stealing the show! Ponting c Tendulkar b Ishant 9(15) |
| 12.5 | 12.5 Pathan to Clarke, out Caught by Rohit Sharma at short mid wicket!! good length delivery on the middle and leg, drifting into him sharply, Clarke comes on the frontfoot and looks to clip it away, fails to play it down, in the air and straight to the fielder at short mid wicket, straightforward chance and Sharma doesn't drop many either, Irfan Pathan is elated, Australians in some trouble at the moment! Clarke c Rohit Sharma b Pathan 11(27) <4s-1> |
| 17.5 | 17.5 Ishant to Symonds, out Caught by Dhoni!! good length delivery on the off, hits the right channel, pitched up in the corridor of uncertainty, curving in and leaves the right hander slightly, Symonds gets forward and looks to poke at it, finds the thick outside edge and the ball goes wide of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, dives across and takes a blinder, this is an important wicket and you can make out from the celebrations of the Indians in the middle! Ishant picks up his third scalp, Australians looking down the barrel! Symonds c Dhoni b Ishant 13(24) <4s-1> |
| 25.3 | 25.3 Harbhajan to Haddin, wide, out Stumped!! Haddin comes down the track and looks to sweep, Harbhajan pushes it wide down the leg side, Dhoni collects cleanly and whips the bails in a flash, the third umpire comes in action and the signal on the giant screen is red, that is the end of the last recognized pair for Australia Haddin st Dhoni b Harbhajan 5(31) |
| 38.2 | 38.2 Pathan to Lee, out Caught by Dhoni!! fuller length delivery angling away from the right hander on that occasion, Lee comes on the frontfoot and looks to drive on the off, gets a big edge and the ball goes straight to the Indian skipper behind the stumps, Pathan has broken through Lee c Dhoni b Pathan 10(35) |
| 40.4 | 40.4 Sreesanth to Johnson, out Caught by Uthappa at cover!! fuller length delivery on the off from Sreesanth, Johnson comes on the frontfoot and goes for the drive on the off, fails to keep it down, hits it straight to the man at cover, number 8 goes down Johnson c Uthappa b Sreesanth 3(8) |
| 42.5 | 42.5 Sreesanth to Bracken, out Caught by Tendulkar at mid on!! slower delivery does the trick for Sreesanth, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, Bracken comes on the frontfoot, gets under it and looks to hoist it over long on, fails to get the timing right, ends up scooping it straight to the mid on fielder, Sreesanth gets his third wicket Bracken c Tendulkar b Sreesanth 1(9) |
| 43.1 | 43.1 Ishant to Clark, out Caught by Dhoni!! Ishant pitches it right up outside the off stump, Clark comes on the frontfoot and looks to force it on the off, they all go up for a caught behind, Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar and Ishant are all very confident and so is umpire Simon Taufel, he raises the finger but Clark can't believe it, Australia have been bowled out Clark c Dhoni b Ishant 0(1) |
| OTHER |
| Over | Event |
| 28.5 | 28.5 Sehwag to Lee, 1 run, Sehwag gives it a bit of air on the middle and leg, Lee comes on the frontfoot, kneels down and sweeps it to backward square leg, HUNDRED UP |
| 35.6 | 35.6 Harbhajan to Hussey, 1 run, pushed quicker through the air outside the off stump, Hussey goes on the backfoot and pushes it to cover point for a quick single, that is his 11th ODI FIFTY!! |
| India Innings |
| OUT |
| OUT |
| Over | Event |
| 3.6 | 3.6 Bracken to Sehwag, out Lbw!! Bracken pushes it a touch further up on that occasion, fuller length delivery on the stumps, slanting away and straightens a lot this time at the last moment, Sehwag gets forward and looks to defend it, plays for the angle and misses, rapped on the pads and this time the appeal is louder and a lot more convincing, umpire Simon Taufel is convinced and he raises his finger, that is curtains for Virender Sehwag, Bracken gets him this time! Sehwag lbw b Bracken 11(19) <4s-2> |
| 11.2 | 11.2 Johnson to Pathan, out Lbw!! this is a beauty of a delivery, good length delivery on the stumps, jabs back into the left hander very very sharply, Pathan gets forward and looks to defend it, misses and rapped on the pads, looks very close and the finger goes up, the Australians celebrate as Irfan Pathan walks back into the hut! India two down now! Pathan lbw b Johnson 18(30) <4s-1> |
| 21.6 | 21.6 Lee to Gambhir, out Caught by Clarke at point!! this is an absolute snorter of a delivery, bouncer on the middle and leg, hurrying onto the left hander with some sharp bounce, Gambhir hops up and looks to tuck it down, gets the top edge and the ball pops up in the air, simplest of catches at point, that is the end of Gambhir, is this the opening Australia is looking for??? Gambhir c Clarke b Lee 19(43) <4s-2> |
| 25.4 | 25.4 Johnson to Tendulkar, out Caught by Lee at mid off!! fuller length delivery outside the off stump on that occasion, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and drives it well, looks to clear mid off, the ball is almost over his head, Lee dives to his left, stretches himself a bit and pulls off a magnificent catch, that is the end of Tendulkar Tendulkar c Lee b Johnson 44(54) <4s-3> |
| 28.3 | 28.3 Clark to Yuvraj, out Caught by Hussey at short cover!! Clark pitches this one up outside the off stump, inviting Yuvraj to go for the drive, he goes for it, looks to cream it on the off, hits it uppishly and Hussey takes a good low catch to his left, Yuvraj's terrible form continues Yuvraj c Hussey b Clark 3(14) |
