The match was attended by 62,275 people.
India made no changes to their playing eleven.
Australia made three changes to their playing
(Dani)eleven – Travis Birt, Christian and James Faulkner made way for Aaron
Finch, Shaun Marsh and Clint McKay.
On winning the toss, George Bailey, Australia’s
skipper, chose to bat.
The Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42,
and lost a couple of wickets.
David Warner, whose run-a-ball innings included a
boundary, scored eight. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Gautam Gambhir.
Praveen Kumar broke the 19-run stand.
Shaun, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the
(Ku)mark. Three balls later, the man from Meerut broke the one-run stand.
The third-wicket pair put on 29. Finch, whose 23-ball
innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 33. Twenty-five balls later,
Ravindra Jadeja, the player of the match, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s
skipper, ran him out.
Australia scored 50 off 7.1 overs (43 balls). India
had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
The fourth-wicket pair put on five. Bailey, who faced
four balls, scored three. Nine balls later, Rahul Sharma and Jadeja ran him
out.
David Hussey, whose 29-ball innings included a
boundary and a six, scored 24. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Jadeja, who
broke the 39-run stand.
Australia scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls). India
had conceded four extras at that point.
Mitchell Marsh, whose run-a-ball innings included a
couple of boundaries, scored 13. Twenty-four balls later, he was stumped by
Dhoni. Rahul broke the 26-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on a couple. Matthew Wade,
whose 29-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 32. Five balls
later, Rohit Sharma ran him out.
Brett Lee, whose four-ball innings included a dozen,
scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the (Ku)mark. Mc
Kay, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by
Dhoni off the bowling of McKay.
Brad Hogg, who faced four balls, scored as many. His
runs came by way of a boundary. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg
before wicket by Rahul, who broke the nine-run stand.
The last-wicket pair put on a run. Xavier Doherty, who
faced a ball, scored a run. The next ball, Suresh Raina and Dhoni ran him out.
India eventually conceded four extras. Australia were
dismissed for 131 off 19.4 overs. Raina and Virat Kohli bowled a wicketless
over apiece. While the former conceded 10, the latter had no reason in seventh
heaven. Ravichandran Ashwin, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 23.
Jadeja, who bowled three overs, conceded 16. He picked
up a wicket, as did Vinay, who bowled for overs, conceding 25. Praveen, who
bowled three overs, conceded 21. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Rahul,
who bowled 3.4 overs, conceding 29.
The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42,
without the loss of a wicket.
Virender Sehwag, whose 16-ball innings included a
couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. Thirty-nine balls into the chase, he
was caught by Shaun. Hogg broke the 43-run stand.
India scored 50 off 7.4 overs (46 balls). Australia
had conceded three extras at that point.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While
Gautam Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 21, Kohli’s contribution
to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Kohli, whose 24-ball innings included three
boundaries, scored 31. Forty-three balls later, he was caught by Wade. Mitchell
broke the 54-run partnership.
India scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). Australia
had conceded three extras at that point.
Gambhir’s half-century – which included three
boundaries – came off 54 balls. He eventually scored 56 off 60 balls, which
included four boundaries. He was unbeaten, as was Dhoni, who scored 21. His
18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.
Australia eventually conceded four extras. India, who
scored 135 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 19.4 overs, won by eight
wickets with a couple of balls to spare.
Hussey, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs,
conceded eight. Doherty, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 29. McKay,
who bowled 3.4 wicketless overs, conceded 25. Lee, who bowled four wicketless
overs, conceded 24. Hogg bowled three overs, conceding 19. He picked up a
wicket, as did Mitchell, who bowled four overs, conceding 30.
India levelled the two-match series 1-1.
