Australia vs India 1st Test at Melbourne, 26 Dec, 2011

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat
Australia 333/10 (110)  &  240/10 (76.3)
India 282/10 (94.1)  &  169/10 (47.5)
Australia won by 122 runs
Man of the Match: James Pattinson
  • Ishant Sharma 6 * (14)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runs, goes back and dabs the short ball to gully. Over 0.1 JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, 1 wide, goes back and leaves widish short ball way outside off.

Over 0.2JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runsgoes back and leaves it outside off. India's Target is 292.

Over 0.3JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runs, goes back and taps it down to gully.

Over 0.4JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runsgets forward and leaves it outside off.

Over 0.5JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runsgoes back and leaves it on the bounce just over the top of the off stump.

Over 0.6JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, 1 rungoes back and tucks it off his pads to fine leg for one.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1BJ Hilfenhaus to G Gambhir, no runsgets forward and flicks the length ball off his pads to mid on.

Over 1.2BJ Hilfenhaus to G Gambhir, no runsgets forward and defends it infront of middle and off.

Over 1.3BJ Hilfenhaus to G Gambhir, 1 run, goes back and tucks it off his pads to fine leg for one.

Over 1.4BJ Hilfenhaus to V Sehwag, beaten, no runs,nearly out, Sehwag on the backfoot chases a short and wide delivery with a cut and is lucky not to edge it!

Over 1.5BJ Hilfenhaus to V Sehwag, no runsgets forward and defends it with a straight bat to the bowler.

Over 1.6BJ Hilfenhaus to V Sehwag, 1 rungets forward and inside edges his shot onto the pad but will steal a nice single infront of point.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1JL Pattinson to V Sehwag, 1 rungoes back and pushes it softly to covers and steals a single.

Over 2.2JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runs, sits down under a bouncer around leg.

Over 2.3JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, 4 lbs, glances the length delivery off his pads neatly for a boundary. Oh that actually came off the pad so will be leg byes.

Over 2.4JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, 1 rungets forward and tucks it off his pads behind squareleg for one.

Over 2.5JL Pattinson to V Sehwag, no runs, goes back and leaves a rising delivery outside off.

Over 2.6JL Pattinson to V Sehwag, Boundarygets half forward in a tentative drive to a pitched up delivery and gets a thick edge which fortunately flies fine of gully for a boundary!

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1BJ Hilfenhaus to G Gambhir, no runsgets forward and defends it towards mid on.

Over 3.2BJ Hilfenhaus to G Gambhir, beaten, no runsgoes back and is beaten by a delivery that landed on middle and seamed away.

Over 3.3BJ Hilfenhaus to G Gambhir, 1 run, tucks the rising delivery off his hips to fine leg for one.

Over 3.4BJ Hilfenhaus to V Sehwag, no runs, goes back and flicks it off his pads to squareleg.

Over 3.5BJ Hilfenhaus to V Sehwag, no runs, goes back and defends it to the right of the bowler.

Over 3.6BJ Hilfenhaus to V Sehwag, no runs, goes back and pushes the rising delivery to mid off.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runs, goes back and leaves it outside off with the angle.

Over 4.2JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, beaten, no runsgets forward and pushes at a full delivery outside off and is beaten for pace and the away swing.

Over 4.3JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runsgets forward and whips it across dangerously to squareleg, could have been lbw had he missed it!

Over 4.4JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runsgets forward and wisely leaves a full delivery outside off.

Over 4.5JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runs, just manages to sway away from a fast wicked bouncer around middle and leg.

Over 4.6JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runsgets forward and leaves a pitched up outswinger to the keeper.

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