Fall of wickets:
1-15 (DA Warner,
5.1 ov) ,
2-19 (RT Ponting,
7.5 ov) ,
3-49 (MJ Clarke,
14.4 ov) ,
4-122 (MS Wade,
22.6 ov) ,
5-154 (MEK Hussey,
26.1 ov) ,
7
0
2
3
0.29
0
Over 7.5 R Vinay Kumar to RT Ponting, CAUGHT, Ponting moves back and punches it hard but in the air and the ball flies straight to Raina at short covers who takes a sharp catch! Ponting played at that too early and spooned it in the air therefore.
Over 26.1 R Vinay Kumar from round the sticks to MEK Hussey, CAUGHT, Mike Hussey moves back and pulls the half tracker flat in the air but straight into the hands of Kohli at deep squareleg! Vinay has replaced Rahul. Batting Powerplay of three overs taken.
Fall of wickets:
1-9 (SR Tendulkar,
1.5 ov) ,
2-13 (G Gambhir,
3.3 ov) ,
3-64 (V Kohli,
11.2 ov) ,
4-65 (RG Sharma,
11.4 ov) ,
5-77 (SK Raina,
14.2 ov) ,
6-114 (RA Jadeja,
22.3 ov) ,
7-120 (R Ashwin,
23.1 ov) ,
8-123 (R Sharma,
23.5 ov) ,
9-128 (MS Dhoni,
25.2 ov) ,
10-151 (PS Kumar,
29.4 ov) ,
6
0
33
2
5.5
(2w)
Over 1.5 Mitchell Starc to SR Tendulkar, CAUGHT, Sachin reaches out to a widish full delivery and drives it square and uppishly to Ponting at backward point who takes a low forward diving catch!
Over 3.3 Mitchell Starc to G Gambhir, CAUGHT, Gambhir goes back and is forced to nick this pacy and bouncy delivery to the Keeper! Superb fast bowling from the tall Starc, too good for gauti!
Over 11.2 CJ McKay to V Kohli, CAUGHT, Kohli moves back and plays a smashing cut shot in the air and straight to Ponting at backward point who holds onto the sharp chance chest height!
4.4
0
20
4
4.29
0
Over 11.4 CJ McKay to RG Sharma, CAUGHT, Rohit goes back and is forced to nick this away going delivery to the keeper! McKay banged it in hard and got the ball to deviate away with the extra kick to surprise Rohit Sharma!
Over 22.3 CJ McKay to RA Jadeja, CAUGHT, Jadeja makes room for a slog pull and makes good connection to the short ball, but the ground is too big for him and its a nice sideways running catch taken by Michael Hussey around deep mid wicket.
Over 29.4 CJ McKay to PS Kumar, CAUGHT, Praveen moves back and plays a miscued heave towards wide long on where Harris runs forward and puts in a dive to take a low catch. So Australia defeat India by 65 runs in the 1st Match at MCG!