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Test # 1892
Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2008/09, 4th Test
India v Australia
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
6,7,8,9,10 November 2008 (5-day match)

Result: India won by 172 runs
Series: India wins the 4-match series 2-0

Toss: India
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and BF Bowden (NZ)
TV umpire: SL Shastri
Match referee: BC Broad (Eng)
Reserve umpire: S Asnani
Test debuts: JJ Krejza (Australia); M Vijay (India).
Player of the match: JJ Krejza
Player of the series: I Sharma

Close of play:

Day 1: India 311/5 (Ganguly 27*, Dhoni 4*, 87 ov)

Day 2: India 441, Australia 189/2 (Katich 92*, Hussey 45*, 49 ov)

Day 3: Australia 355, India 0/0 (Sehwag 0*, Vijay 0*, 1 ov)

Day 4: India 295, Australia 13/0 (Hayden 5*, Katich 8*, 1.3 ov)

India 1st innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
V Sehwag                                 b Krejza              66 114  69  9 1
M Vijay               c Haddin           b Watson              33  88  53  2 0
R Dravid              c Katich           b Krejza               0   4   2  0 0
SR Tendulkar          lbw                b Johnson            109 274 188 12 0
VVS Laxman            c Haddin           b Krejza              64 193 141  5 0
SC Ganguly            c Clarke           b Krejza              85 220 153  8 1
*+MS Dhoni                               b Krejza              56 158  97  4 0
Harbhajan Singh       not out                                  18  40  24  4 0
Z Khan                                   b Krejza               1  25  16  0 0
A Mishra                                 b Krejza               0   1   1  0 0
I Sharma              c Katich           b Krejza               0   9   7  0 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 2, w 1, nb 2)                    9
Total                 (all out, 124.5 overs, 568 mins)        441

FoW: 1-98 (Vijay, 17.5 ov), 2-99 (Dravid, 18.4 ov),
     3-116 (Sehwag, 22.3 ov), 4-262 (Laxman, 68.4 ov),
     5-303 (Tendulkar, 82.5 ov), 6-422 (Dhoni, 116.4 ov),
     7-423 (Ganguly, 116.6 ov), 8-437 (Khan, 122.3 ov),
     9-437 (Mishra, 122.4 ov), 10-441 (Sharma, 124.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Lee                         16      2     62      0 (2nb, 1w)
Johnson                     32     11     84      1
Watson                      20      5     42      1
Krejza                      43.5    1    215      8
White                       10      1     24      0
Katich                       3      0      8      0

Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
ML Hayden             run out (Vijay)                          16  30  26  3 0
SM Katich             lbw                b Khan               102 304 189  9 0
*RT Ponting                              b Harbhajan Singh     24  45  41  3 0
MEK Hussey            run out (Vijay/Dhoni)                    90 315 229  8 0
MJ Clarke             c Dhoni            b Sharma               8  58  44  1 0
SR Watson                                b Harbhajan Singh      2  36  22  0 0
+BJ Haddin            c Dravid           b Mishra              28  94  80  2 0
CL White              c Sehwag           b Harbhajan Singh     46 162 133  4 0
JJ Krejza             lbw                b Sharma               5  40  21  0 0
MG Johnson            c Khan             b Mishra               5  41  25  0 0
B Lee                 not out                                   1   5   4  0 0
Extras                (b 12, lb 3, w 2, nb 6, pen 5)           28
Total                 (all out, 134.4 overs, 570 mins)        355

FoW: 1-32 (Hayden, 6.5 ov), 2-74 (Ponting, 17.1 ov),
     3-229 (Katich, 70.6 ov), 4-255 (Clarke, 84.4 ov),
     5-265 (Hussey, 89.5 ov), 6-266 (Watson, 91.4 ov),
     7-318 (Haddin, 115.5 ov), 8-333 (Krejza, 126.1 ov),
     9-352 (White, 133.2 ov), 10-355 (Johnson, 134.4 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Khan                        28      8     68      1
Harbhajan Singh             37      7     94      3
Sharma                      26      8     64      2 (4nb, 2w)
Mishra                      23.4    5     58      2 (2nb)
Sehwag                      18      2     38      0
Tendulkar                    2      0     13      0

India 2nd innings                                               R   M   B  4 6
V Sehwag              c Haddin           b Lee                 92 163 107 10 1
M Vijay               lbw                b Watson              41 128  81  5 0
R Dravid              c Haddin           b Watson               3  20  17  0 0
SR Tendulkar          run out (White/Haddin)                   12  90  55  1 0
VVS Laxman                               b Krejza               4  62  34  0 0
SC Ganguly                           c & b Krejza               0   1   1  0 0
*+MS Dhoni            c Hussey           b Krejza              55 117  81  4 0
Harbhajan Singh                          b Watson              52 121  94  5 0
Z Khan                c Haddin           b Krejza               6  10  11  1 0
A Mishra                                 b Watson               7  14   8  1 0
I Sharma              not out                                   1   9   9  0 0
Extras                (b 6, lb 3, w 6, nb 2, pen 5)            22
Total                 (all out, 82.4 overs, 373 mins)         295

FoW: 1-116 (Vijay, 28.2 ov), 2-132 (Dravid, 32.5 ov),
     3-142 (Sehwag, 35.1 ov), 4-163 (Laxman, 47.1 ov),
     5-163 (Ganguly, 47.2 ov), 6-166 (Tendulkar, 49.5 ov),
     7-274 (Dhoni, 77.1 ov), 8-286 (Khan, 79.2 ov),
     9-288 (Harbhajan Singh, 80.1 ov), 10-295 (Mishra, 82.4 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Johnson                     14      4     22      0
Lee                         10      3     27      1 (2nb)
Krejza                      31      3    143      4
Watson                      15.4    2     42      4 (1w)
White                        2      0     15      0 (1w)
Hussey                       4      2      3      0
Clarke                       6      1     29      0

Australia 2nd innings (target: 382 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
ML Hayden             lbw                b Harbhajan Singh     77      93  8 1
SM Katich             c Dhoni            b Sharma              16      16  3 0
*RT Ponting           run out (Mishra)                          8       6  2 0
MJ Clarke             c Dhoni            b Sharma              22      30  3 0
MEK Hussey            c Dravid           b Mishra              19      30  2 0
SR Watson             c Dhoni            b Harbhajan Singh      9      34  0 0
+BJ Haddin            c Tendulkar        b Mishra               4      10  0 0
CL White              not out                                  26      49  3 0
JJ Krejza             st Dhoni           b Mishra               4      17  0 0
B Lee                 c Vijay            b Harbhajan Singh      0       3  0 0
MG Johnson            lbw                b Harbhajan Singh     11      16  1 0
Extras                (b 6, lb 1, w 4, nb 2)                   13
Total                 (all out, 50.2 overs)                   209

FoW: 1-29 (Katich, 5.4 ov), 2-37 (Ponting, 6.6 ov),
     3-82 (Clarke, 15.5 ov), 4-150 (Hussey, 28.4 ov),
     5-154 (Hayden, 29.2 ov), 6-161 (Haddin, 32.4 ov),
     7-178 (Watson, 38.4 ov), 8-190 (Krejza, 43.5 ov),
     9-191 (Lee, 44.4 ov), 10-209 (Johnson, 50.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Khan                         8      0     57      0 (2w)
Sharma                       9      0     31      2 (1nb, 1w)
Harbhajan Singh             18.2    2     64      4 (1w)
Sehwag                       4      0     23      0
Mishra                      11      2     27      3 (1nb)

Day 1

India 1st innings
India: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (59 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (V Sehwag 28, M Vijay 20, Ex 2)
Drinks: India - 70/0 in 13.0 overs (V Sehwag 47, M Vijay 21)
V Sehwag: 50 off 45 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
India: 100 runs in 19.3 overs (119 balls), Extras 3
Lunch: India - 122/3 in 24.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 16, VVS Laxman 4)
India: 150 runs in 34.3 overs (209 balls), Extras 7
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (SR Tendulkar 27, VVS Laxman 19, Ex 4)
Drinks: India - 166/3 in 37.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 41, VVS Laxman 19)
SR Tendulkar: 50 off 65 balls (8 x 4)
India: 200 runs in 49.5 overs (301 balls), Extras 7
Tea: India - 202/3 in 51.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 62, VVS Laxman 34)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 193 balls (SR Tendulkar 59, VVS Laxman 38, Ex 4)
VVS Laxman: 50 off 126 balls (4 x 4)
India: 250 runs in 66.1 overs (399 balls), Extras 8
Drinks: India - 262/4 in 68.4 overs (SR Tendulkar 91)
SR Tendulkar: 100 off 166 balls (12 x 4)
New Ball Taken: India 298/4 after 81.1 overs (SR Tendulkar 108, SC Ganguly 19)
India: 300 runs in 81.5 overs (493 balls), Extras 8
End Of Day: India - 311/5 in 87.0 overs (SC Ganguly 27, MS Dhoni 4)

Day 2
India: 350 runs in 96.5 overs (584 balls), Extras 9
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (SC Ganguly 17, MS Dhoni 32, Ex 1)
Drinks: India - 367/5 in 99.0 overs (SC Ganguly 49, MS Dhoni 37)
SC Ganguly: 50 off 95 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
India: 400 runs in 112.2 overs (677 balls), Extras 9
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 178 balls (SC Ganguly 56, MS Dhoni 43, Ex 1)
Lunch: India - 404/5 in 113.0 overs (SC Ganguly 80, MS Dhoni 43)
MS Dhoni: 50 off 88 balls (4 x 4)
Innings Break: India - 441/10 in 124.5 overs (Harbhajan Singh 18)
Australia 1st innings
Tea: Australia - 43/1 in 11.0 overs (SM Katich 18, RT Ponting 7)
Australia: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 2
SM Katich: 50 off 55 balls (7 x 4)
Australia: 100 runs in 24.5 overs (149 balls), Extras 2
Drinks: Australia - 114/2 in 28.0 overs (SM Katich 60, MEK Hussey 12)
Penalty: 29.1 - Ball striking Fielding Team helmet
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (SM Katich 32, MEK Hussey 16, Ex 5)
Australia: 150 runs in 36.3 overs (219 balls), Extras 7
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 163 balls (SM Katich 54, MEK Hussey 39, Ex 10)
End Of Day: Australia - 189/2 in 49.0 overs (SM Katich 92, MEK Hussey 45)

Day 3
Australia: 200 runs in 51.4 overs (313 balls), Extras 14
MEK Hussey: 50 off 116 balls (5 x 4)
SM Katich: 100 off 139 balls (9 x 4)
Drinks: Australia - 214/2 in 62.0 overs (SM Katich 102, MEK Hussey 54)
3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 307 balls (SM Katich 70, MEK Hussey 58, Ex 22)
Lunch: Australia - 231/3 in 73.0 overs (MEK Hussey 64, MJ Clarke 1)
Australia: 250 runs in 83.1 overs (503 balls), Extras 24
Drinks: Australia - 259/4 in 87.0 overs (MEK Hussey 84, SR Watson 1)
Tea: Australia - 280/6 in 102.0 overs (BJ Haddin 7, CL White 7)
Australia: 300 runs in 110.2 overs (667 balls), Extras 25
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 138 balls (BJ Haddin 28, CL White 21, Ex 1)
Drinks: Australia - 328/7 in 123.0 overs (CL White 30, JJ Krejza 3)
New Ball Taken: Australia 328/7 after 124.1 overs (CL White 30, JJ Krejza 3)
Australia: 350 runs in 133.1 overs (807 balls), Extras 28
Innings Break: Australia - 355/10 in 134.4 overs (B Lee 1)
India 2nd innings
End Of Day: India - 0/0 in 1.0 overs (V Sehwag 0, M Vijay 0)

Day 4
Drinks: India - 49/0 in 14.0 overs (V Sehwag 31, M Vijay 16)
India: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (89 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls (V Sehwag 32, M Vijay 16, Ex 2)
V Sehwag: 50 off 76 balls (6 x 4)
Lunch: India - 98/0 in 27.0 overs (V Sehwag 59, M Vijay 37)
India: 100 runs in 27.2 overs (165 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 165 balls (V Sehwag 65, M Vijay 37, Ex 2)
Drinks: India - 148/3 in 39.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 8, VVS Laxman 2)
India: 150 runs in 39.5 overs (241 balls), Extras 3
Penalty: 42.2 - Unfairly fielding the ball
Tea: India - 166/6 in 49.5 overs (MS Dhoni 3)
India: 200 runs in 59.2 overs (360 balls), Extras 16
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (MS Dhoni 30, Harbhajan Singh 16, Ex 5)
Drinks: India - 247/6 in 70.0 overs (MS Dhoni 47, Harbhajan Singh 30)
India: 250 runs in 71.4 overs (434 balls), Extras 18
MS Dhoni: 50 off 74 balls (3 x 4)
7th Wicket: 100 runs in 150 balls (MS Dhoni 51, Harbhajan Singh 43, Ex 7)
Harbhajan Singh: 50 off 90 balls (5 x 4)
Innings Break: India - 295/10 in 82.4 overs (I Sharma 1)
Australia 2nd innings
End Of Day: Australia - 13/0 in 1.3 overs (ML Hayden 5, SM Katich 8)

Day 5
Australia: 50 runs in 9.3 overs (58 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: Australia - 65/2 in 12.0 overs (ML Hayden 26, MJ Clarke 14)
Australia: 100 runs in 19.5 overs (123 balls), Extras 4
Lunch: Australia - 111/3 in 23.0 overs (ML Hayden 46, MEK Hussey 14)
ML Hayden: 50 off 73 balls (5 x 4)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (ML Hayden 24, MEK Hussey 18, Ex 9)
Australia: 150 runs in 28.2 overs (175 balls), Extras 12
Drinks: Australia - 168/6 in 36.0 overs (SR Watson 6, CL White 4)
Australia: 200 runs in 48.3 overs (297 balls), Extras 13

Tour Index

Team Pages: India, Australia.

Ground Page: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur

India Player Pages: V Sehwag, M Vijay, R Dravid, SR Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, SC Ganguly, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, A Mishra, I Sharma.

Australia Player Pages: ML Hayden, SM Katich, RT Ponting, MEK Hussey, MJ Clarke, SR Watson, BJ Haddin, CL White, JJ Krejza, MG Johnson, B Lee.

Match Officials' Pages: Aleem Dar, BF Bowden, SL Shastri, BC Broad.