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 from over the sticks to G Gambhir, no runs, goes back and defends a speedy short ball to covers.

Over 0.2JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runs, ducks under a rapid fast bouncer around middle and leg. Nathan Lyon is sitting out as he got hit on his bowling arm while defending a Zaheer delivery on the frontfoot.

Over 0.3JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runsgets forward and inside edges a loose defence towards squareleg. Gambhir played well away from his body.

Over 0.4JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runs, goes back and leaves a widish rising delivery outside off.

Over 0.5JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runsgoes back and leaves it outside off.

Over 0.6JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runs, goes back and defends it softly infront of cover point.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1BJ Hilfenhaus to V Sehwag, 2 runs, this is a pitched up away swinger and Sehwag goes through with an aerial drive which just clears mid off for a couple!

Over 1.2BJ Hilfenhaus to V Sehwag, 1 rungoes back and tucks the short ball off his thighpad to square fine leg for one.

Over 1.3BJ Hilfenhaus to G Gambhir, 1 rungets forward and pushes it softly infront of point and steals a single.

Over 1.4BJ Hilfenhaus to V Sehwag, beaten, no runsgets forward in a tentative off drive and is beaten by the late outswinger.

Over 1.5BJ Hilfenhaus to V Sehwag, no runs, moves back and wisely leaves an away swinger to the keeper.

Over 1.6BJ Hilfenhaus to V Sehwag, beaten, no runsgoes back and pushes at a delivery that seamed away and is lucky not to have edged it.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, 1 run, hops up and tucks the rising delivery off his hips to square fine leg for one.

Over 2.2JL Pattinson to V Sehwag, beaten, no runs, stays in the crease and flashes hard at a pacy and bouncy length delivery outside off and is beaten!

Over 2.3JL Pattinson to V Sehwag, no runsgets forward and flicks the pacy full length inswinger towards mid on. This is the last over before lunch.

Over 2.4JL Pattinson to V Sehwag, 1 rungoes back and punches the short ball through cover point for one.

Over 2.5JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runsgets forward and defends it towards covers.

Over 2.6JL Pattinson to G Gambhir, no runsgets forward and leaves it outside off. And that will be Lunch on Day 2 with India trailing behind by 327 runs.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1BJ Hilfenhaus to V Sehwag, beaten, no runs, goes back and is beaten by a late away going delivery which had pitched on middle and off.

Over 3.2BJ Hilfenhaus to V Sehwag, 1 rungoes back and defends it softly infront of covers and steals a single.

Over 3.3BJ Hilfenhaus to G Gambhir, beaten, no runsgets forward and chases a widish pitched up delivery with a square drive and is beaten.

Over 3.4BJ Hilfenhaus to G Gambhir, no runsgets forward and leaves it outside off.

Over 3.5BJ Hilfenhaus to G Gambhir, no runsgets forward and leaves it outside off.

Over 3.6BJ Hilfenhaus to G Gambhir, no runs, beaten, no runs, gets forward in defence around off and is beaten by a beautiful late away swinger.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1JL Pattinson to V Sehwag, no runs, goes back to a length ball and steers it to gully.

Over 4.2JL Pattinson to V Sehwag, no runs, gets up on his toes and punches the rising delivery to the diving point.

Over 4.3JL Pattinson to V Sehwag, 2 runs, flicks an attempted yorker off his pads through squareleg for a couple.

Over 4.4JL Pattinson to V Sehwag, beaten, no runsgoes back in defence around off and is beaten by the extra bounce and pace.

Over 4.5JL Pattinson to V Sehwag, Boundary, reaches out to a widish full delivery with his hands and spanks it away on the up through extra covers for a boundary.

Over 4.6JL Pattinson to V Sehwag, 1 rungoes back for a forcing shot and gets a fast thick edge which seems to have just eluded the diving Hussey at square gully and Viru escapes with one. Well replays show that Hussey got two hands to what was a low diving catch to his right.

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