| Commonwealth Bank Series, 2008 (Australia) | Australia vs India, ODI |
| DROPPED |
| Over | Event |
| 7.2 | 7.2 Bracken to Tendulkar, no run, fuller length delivery outside the off stump on that occasion, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and smashes it on the off, in the air and Ponting at short cover dives but the ball doesn't stick to his hands, that was a tough chance but it goes down as a catch dropped!! |
| OTHER |
| Over | Event |
| 18.6 | 18.6 Clark to Tendulkar, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot, waits for it and dabs it down to third man, that is his 89th ODI FIFTY and the 131st score of 50 or more!! |
| OUT |
| Over | Event |
| 25.2 | 25.2 Clarke to Gambhir, out Caught by Johnson at deep mid wicket!! Clarke gives it a bit of air on the middle and leg, Gambhir comes down the track, gets under it and heaves it on the leg side, looks to clear the man in the deep, fails to get the distance, holes out in the deep, Gambhir's short stint comes to an end Gambhir c Johnson b Clarke 15(16) <4s-1> |
| 34.6 | 34.6 Symonds to Yuvraj, out Caught by Hayden at deep mid wicket!! Symonds drops a half tracker, short of length delivery on the middle and leg, Yuvraj goes on the backfoot and pulls it away, doesn't bother keeping it down, looks to clear the long boundary again, this time fails to get the distance and picks the fielder in the deep perfectly, straight down his throat, Yuvraj is disappointed but so is Tendulkar Yuvraj c Hayden b Symonds 38(38) <4s-2 6s-2> |
| 39.2 | 39.2 Clarke to Tendulkar, out Caught by Ponting at mid on!! Clarke gives it a bit of air on the middle and leg, Tendulkar comes down the track and looks to just push it for a single, the ball holds onto the surface and he ends up scooping it to mid on, Ponting runs across and takes a great sliding catch to his left, that is the end of a fine innings from Tendulkar, hold on folks we witnessed a master class here!!! Tendulkar c Ponting b Clarke 91(121) <4s-7> |
| 41.1 | 41.1 Clarke to Rohit Sharma, out Caught by Symonds at cover!! Clarke gives it a bit of air outside the off stump, Rohit Sharma comes on the frontfoot and looks to drive through the covers, fails to keep it down, the ball holds onto the surface again, this pitch has started slowing down, straight to the fielder there Rohit Sharma c Symonds b Clarke 2(5) |
| 47.2 | 47.2 Bracken to Pathan, out Bowled!! slower delivery angling into the left hander on that occasion, good length and right on the stumps, Pathan comes on the frontfoot and goes for the big heave on the leg side, misses and Bracken hits, change in pace does the trick there Pathan b Bracken 12(20) <4s-1> |
| 47.6 | 47.6 Bracken to Dhoni, out Caught by Clarke at long on!! fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, Dhoni comes on the frontfoot and looks to go over the fielder at long on, hits it uppishly and finds the fielder, Dhoni holes out in an attempt to accelerate, this might make a good 10 run difference in the final score Dhoni c Clarke b Bracken 36(37) <4s-2 6s-1> |
| 48.5 | 48.5 Lee to Harbhajan, out Lbw!! Lee looks for the yorker, goes wrong, full toss angling into the right hander, Harbhajan shuffles across and looks to hoick it on the leg side, misses, rapped on the pads and that is plumb in front, no doubts about it, Lee gets his first wicket Harbhajan lbw b Lee 3(3) |
| 49.3 | 49.3 Bracken to Praveen Kumar, out Caught by Ponting at cover!! slower delivery again, full toss on the stumps, Praveen Kumar backs off and looks to force it on the off, ends up scooping it straight to the fielder there, soft dismissal Praveen Kumar c Ponting b Bracken 7(7) <4s-1> |
| SIX |
| Over | Event |
| 25.5 | 25.5 Clarke to Yuvraj, SIX!!, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Yuvraj comes on the frontfoot, kneels down and hoists it over long on, mid on was up in the circle and he backed himself, got rich dividends as well, off the mark in grand style!!! |
| 34.2 | 34.2 Symonds to Yuvraj, SIX!!, delivery looped up down the leg side, Yuvraj comes on the frontfoot, goes down on his knees and slog sweeps it over deep mid wicket, he absolutely clobbers it and clears the longest boundary of the ground!!! |
| 46.1 | 46.1 Lee to Dhoni, SIX!!, good length delivery outside the off stump on that occasion, Dhoni comes on the frontfoot, gets underneath it and hoists it over long off, that goes out of the park, now that looked like a mistimed hit but it went all the way!!! |
| OUT |
| Over | Event |
| 0.3 | 0.3 Praveen Kumar to Gilchrist, out Caught by Dhoni!! beautiful delivery from Praveen Kumar, good length and pitches on the off, slanting away with a lot of bounce, Gilchrist gets forward and looks to force it on the off side, edges it to the keeper, this is what the Indians wanted, early breakthrough!!! Gilchrist c Dhoni b Praveen Kumar 2(3) |
| 2.3 | 2.3 Praveen Kumar to Ponting, out Caught by Yuvraj at mid on!! Ponting's misery with the bat continues, short and on the middle and leg, Ponting looks to pull it away, doesn't get hold of that one, scoops a simple catch to the mid on fielder, Ponting falls prey to a his favourite shot yet again! Praveen Kumar is elated and so are his team mates!!! Ponting c Yuvraj b Praveen Kumar 1(7) |
| 2.3 | 2.3 Praveen Kumar to Ponting, out Caught by Yuvraj at mid on!! Ponting's misery with the bat continues, short and on the middle and leg, Ponting looks to pull it away, doesn't get hold of that one, scoops a simple catch to the mid on fielder, Ponting falls prey to his favourite shot yet again! Praveen Kumar is elated and so are his team mates!!! Ponting c Yuvraj b Praveen Kumar 1(7) |
| 8.6 | 8.6 Praveen Kumar to Clarke, out Bowled!! Praveen Kumar bangs it in short on the off, stays very low and angles into the right hander, Clarke rocks back and looks to pull, the ball doesn't rise as it goes thundering into the off stump, Clarke departs and this is a big blow to the Australians, the Men in Blue dictating terms on the home side! Praveen Kumar is on a roll! Clarke b Praveen Kumar 17(22) <4s-1> |
| 25.4 | 25.4 Harbhajan to Symonds, out Hayden Run Out!! There was never a run there! Taps it to cover and Symonds is quick to call "No", Hayden is already too far down and Yuvraj makes no mistake with the throw! Hayden run out (Yuvraj) 55(68) <4s-7> |
| 25.6 | 25.6 Harbhajan to Symonds, out Lbw!! Length delivery, pitching outside off and turning in quite sharply, Symonds gets half forward to defend, beaten by the turn and struck right in front! Plumb! Symonds lbw b Harbhajan 42(56) <4s-2 6s-1> |
| 41.6 | 41.6 Sreesanth to Hussey, out Caught by Dhoni!! That's a big wicket! Hussey goes for the cut, gets an inside edge, the ball dies on it's way to Dhoni. It's referred upstairs and the third umpire takes ages to give the verdict! Hussey c Dhoni b Sreesanth 43(42) <4s-3> |
| 46.4 | 46.4 Praveen Kumar to Lee, out Bowled!! short slower ball, Lee swings across the line, misses hopelessly and the ball crashes into the middle stump Lee b Praveen Kumar 8(13) |
| 48.2 | 48.2 Sreesanth to Johnson, out Caught by Dhoni!! touch short outside off, Johnson looks to pull it, no foot movement at all, ball takes the edge, Dhoni hold on to it nicely! Johnson c Dhoni b Sreesanth 8(6) <4s-1> |
| 49.2 | 49.2 Pathan to Bracken, out Caught by Chawla!! touch short of yorker length delivery, Bracken goes back and scoops it out, over mid wicket, Chawla runs back and takes a good catch! Bracken c Chawla b Pathan 1(2) |
| 49.4 | 49.4 Pathan to Hopes, out Caught by Chawla!! That's it! Hopes comes down the track and takes it on the full, doesn't middle the swing and it goes to straight to Chawla at widish mid wicket! Hopes c Chawla b Pathan 63(79) <4s-4 6s-1> |
| DROPPED |
| Over | Event |
| 3.3 | 3.3 Sreesanth to Hayden, 1 run, full and wide outside the off stump, Hayden comes on the frontfoot and looks to drive it through covers, outside edge and Mahendra Singh Dhoni goes for it, catch dropped!!, too far from the keeper, it was Sachin Tendulkar's catch at 1st slip, wrong decision from the keeper |
| OTHER |
| Over | Event |
| 23.4 | 23.4 Harbhajan to Hayden, 1 run, turns in after pitching outside leg, Hayden shuffles and tucks it away to deep mid wicket to bring up his FIFTY!! |
| SIX |
| Over | Event |
| 24.1 | 24.1 Chawla to Symonds, SIX!!, Rank long hop, Symonds rocks back and tonks that over long on, absolutely nailed that! |
| 48.5 | 48.5 Sreesanth to Hopes, SIX!!, touch short, directed on his chest, Hopes flat pulls it over mid wicket, meaty blow! |
