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Australia v India |
| India in Australia 2007/08 (1st Test) |
| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th December 2007 (5-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Australia won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Australia won by 337 runs |
| Umpires | MR Benson (England), BF Bowden (New Zealand) |
| TV umpire | SJ Davis |
| Referee | MJ Procter (South Africa) |
| Scorers | KV O'Neill, CJ Reece |
| Reserve Umpire | JD Ward |
| Close of play day 1 | Australia (1) 337/9 (Johnson 10*, Clark 21*; 90 overs) |
| Close of play day 2 | Australia (2) 32/0 (Jaques 10*, Hayden 22*; 8 overs) |
| Close of play day 3 | India (2) 6/0 (Dravid 3*, Jaffer 2*; 8 overs) |
| Man of the Match | ML Hayden |
| Articles | Aussies thrash India by 337 runs in first Test |
| | Yuvraj Singh not guilty of Code of Conduct breach |
| | Clark, Lee put skids under India in first Test |
| | Skipper Kumble spins India into Test contention |
| Ball-by-ball | Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4 |
| Australia first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| PA Jaques | st Dhoni b Kumble | 66 | 108 | 142 | 8 | - | |
| ML Hayden | c Dravid b Khan | 124 | 183 | 268 | 9 | - | |
| *RT Ponting | b Khan | 4 | 13 | 21 | - | - | |
| MEK Hussey | lbw b Kumble | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | |
| MJ Clarke | c Laxman b RP Singh | 20 | 60 | 82 | - | - | |
| A Symonds | c sub (KD Karthik) b Kumble | 35 | 42 | 59 | 5 | - | |
| +AC Gilchrist | c Tendulkar b Kumble | 23 | 42 | 58 | 1 | - | |
| GB Hogg | c Dravid b Khan | 17 | 44 | 54 | - | - | |
| B Lee | lbw b Kumble | 0 | 12 | 12 | - | - | |
| MG Johnson | not out | 15 | 35 | 56 | 1 | 1 | |
| SR Clark | c Harbhajan Singh b Khan | 21 | 23 | 29 | 4 | - | |
| Extras | (5 lb, 9 nb, 2 w) | 16 |
| Total | (all out, 395 minutes, 92.4 overs) | 343 |
| Fall of wickets: |
| 1-135 (Jaques, 33.4 ov), 2-162 (Ponting, 38.5 ov), 3-165 (Hussey, 39.3 ov), 4-225 (Clarke, 59.1 ov), 5-241 (Hayden, 62.3 ov), 6-281 (Symonds, 71.4 ov), 7-288 (Gilchrist, 75.3 ov), 8-294 (Lee, 79.2 ov), 9-312 (Hogg, 86.1 ov), 10-343 (Clark, 92.4 ov) |
| India first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| W Jaffer | c Gilchrist b Lee | 4 | 27 | 38 | - | - | |
| RS Dravid | lbw b Clark | 5 | 66 | 98 | - | - | |
| VVS Laxman | c Ponting b Lee | 26 | 56 | 98 | 1 | - | |
| SR Tendulkar | b Clark | 62 | 77 | 113 | 8 | 1 | |
| SC Ganguly | b Hogg | 43 | 79 | 134 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Gilchrist b Clark | 0 | 11 | 10 | - | - | |
| +MS Dhoni | lbw b Clark | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| *A Kumble | c Gilchrist b Lee | 27 | 76 | 93 | 4 | - | |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Clarke b Hogg | 2 | 24 | 29 | - | - | |
| Z Khan | c Gilchrist b Lee | 11 | 14 | 24 | 2 | - | |
| RP Singh | not out | 2 | 6 | 8 | - | - | |
| Extras | (4 b, 3 lb, 7 nb) | 14 |
| Total | (all out, 315 minutes, 71.5 overs) | 196 |
| Fall of wickets: |
| 1-4 (Jaffer, 8.3 ov), 2-31 (Dravid, 21.4 ov), 3-55 (Laxman, 30.1 ov), 4-120 (Tendulkar, 45.1 ov), 5-122 (Yuvraj Singh, 47.4 ov), 6-122 (Dhoni, 47.6 ov), 7-166 (Ganguly, 60.1 ov), 8-173 (Harbhajan Singh, 66.6 ov), 9-193 (Kumble, 69.6 ov), 10-196 (Khan, 71.5 ov) |
| Australia second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| PA Jaques | c and b Kumble | 51 | 103 | 162 | 5 | - | |
| ML Hayden | c Ganguly b Harbhajan Singh | 47 | 54 | 84 | 6 | - | |
| *RT Ponting | c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 3 | 7 | 9 | - | - | |
| MEK Hussey | c Tendulkar b RP Singh | 36 | 84 | 95 | - | - | |
| MJ Clarke | st Dhoni b Kumble | 73 | 113 | 154 | 5 | - | |
| A Symonds | lbw b Khan | 44 | 52 | 75 | 4 | 2 | |
| +AC Gilchrist | c RP Singh b Harbhajan Singh | 35 | 59 | 83 | 4 | - | |
| GB Hogg | not out | 35 | 49 | 59 | 1 | 2 | |
| B Lee | not out | 11 | 19 | 26 | 1 | - | |
| MG Johnson | did not bat | | | | | | |
| SR Clark | did not bat | | | | | | |
| Extras | (3 lb, 13 nb) | 16 |
| Total | (7 wickets, declared, 380 minutes, 88 overs) | 351 |
| Fall of wickets: |
| 1-83 (Hayden, 18.5 ov), 2-89 (Ponting, 20.2 ov), 3-139 (Jaques, 38.2 ov), 4-161 (Hussey, 45.1 ov), 5-243 (Symonds, 61.5 ov), 6-288 (Clarke, 73.1 ov), 7-316 (Gilchrist, 80.5 ov) |
| India second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| RS Dravid | lbw b Symonds | 16 | 114 | 150 | 2 | - | |
| W Jaffer | c Gilchrist b Lee | 15 | 40 | 67 | 2 | - | |
| VVS Laxman | c Clarke b Clark | 42 | 112 | 171 | 6 | - | |
| SR Tendulkar | c Gilchrist b Lee | 15 | 21 | 31 | 1 | - | |
| SC Ganguly | c Ponting b Hogg | 40 | 78 | 137 | 5 | - | |
| Yuvraj Singh | lbw b Hogg | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1 | - | |
| +MS Dhoni | c Gilchrist b Johnson | 11 | 32 | 32 | 2 | - | |
| *A Kumble | c Gilchrist b Johnson | 8 | 21 | 23 | 1 | - | |
| Harbhajan Singh | run out (Hussey->Hogg) | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Z Khan | not out | 0 | 2 | 17 | - | - | |
| RP Singh | b Johnson | 2 | 20 | 14 | - | - | |
| Extras | (1 b, 6 nb) | 7 |
| Total | (all out, 342 minutes, 74 overs) | 161 |
| Fall of wickets: |
| 1-26 (Jaffer, 15.3 ov), 2-54 (Dravid, 34.3 ov), 3-77 (Tendulkar, 41.3 ov), 4-118 (Laxman, 53.4 ov), 5-125 (Yuvraj Singh, 56.2 ov), 6-144 (Dhoni, 63.6 ov), 7-157 (Kumble, 69.6 ov), 8-157 (Harbhajan Singh, 70.1 ov), 9-157 (Ganguly, 70.3 ov), 10-161 (RP Singh, 74 ov) |
Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> Australia first innings: 50 in 12.3 overs
--> Australia first innings: 100 in 22.6 overs
--> Australia first innings: 150 in 36.1 overs
--> Australia first innings: 200 in 50.6 overs
--> Australia first innings: 250 in 64.6 overs
--> Australia first innings: 300 in 81.5 overs
--> India first innings: 50 in 29.3 overs
--> India first innings: 100 in 38.4 overs
--> India first innings: 150 in 55.5 overs
--> Australia second innings: 50 in 12.4 overs
--> Australia second innings: 100 in 24.4 overs
--> Australia second innings: 150 in 42.1 overs
--> Australia second innings: 200 in 54.5 overs
--> Australia second innings: 250 in 64.1 overs
--> Australia second innings: 300 in 76.6 overs
--> Australia second innings: 350 in 87.6 overs
--> India second innings: 50 in 31.3 overs
--> India second innings: 100 in 48.5 overs
--> India second innings: 150 in 66.4 overs
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PA Jaques (1) 50 in 80 balls, 108 minutes with 7 fours
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ML Hayden (1) 50 in 80 balls, 120 minutes with 4 fours
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ML Hayden (1) 100 in 126 balls, 187 minutes with 9 fours
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GB Hogg (1) equalled his previous highest score of 17 in Test matches
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SR Tendulkar (1) 50 in 57 balls, 86 minutes with 7 fours and 1 six
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SC Ganguly (1) passed 14000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 22
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PA Jaques (2) 50 in 102 balls, 161 minutes with 5 fours
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PA Jaques (2) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 20
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PA Jaques (2) passed 11000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 24
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ML Hayden (2) passed 8000 runs in Test matches when he reached 44
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MJ Clarke (2) 50 in 82 balls, 108 minutes with 4 fours
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GB Hogg (2) passed his previous highest score of 17 in Test matches
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A Kumble reached 1100 wickets in first-class matches when he dismissed
AC Gilchrist, his 4th wicket in the Australia first innings
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B Lee reached 250 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed
A Kumble, his 3rd wicket in the India first innings
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Harbhajan Singh reached 250 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed
RT Ponting, his 2nd wicket in the Australia second innings
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MG Johnson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the India second innings (previous best was 3-101)
Day 1
Lunch: Australia - 111/0 in 27.0 overs (PA Jaques 57, ML Hayden 49)
Tea: Australia - 213/3 in 56.0 overs (ML Hayden 121, MJ Clarke 14)
New Ball Taken: Australia 312/8 after 86.1 overs (GB Hogg 17, MG Johnson 7)
Day 2
Lunch: India - 31/2 in 21.4 overs (VVS Laxman 21)
Tea: India - 122/5 in 47.4 overs (SC Ganguly 21)
Day 3
Lunch: Australia - 135/2 in 37.0 overs (PA Jaques 49, MEK Hussey 29)
Tea: Australia - 248/5 in 63.0 overs (MJ Clarke 52, AC Gilchrist 1)
Australia 2nd Innings: 1x7 ball over (86th over, A Kumble, called by Umpire BF Bowden)
Day 4
Lunch: India - 56/2 in 35.0 overs (VVS Laxman 21, SR Tendulkar 2)
Tea: India - 134/5 in 61.0 overs (SC Ganguly 36, MS Dhoni 1)
PA Jaques (24) and ML Hayden (27) added 50 in 76 balls for the Australia 1st wicket in the first innings
PA Jaques (49) and ML Hayden (46) added 100 in 141 balls for the Australia 1st wicket in the first innings
ML Hayden (33) and MJ Clarke (15) added 50 in 103 balls for the Australia 4th wicket in the first innings
SR Tendulkar (36) and SC Ganguly (12) added 50 in 65 balls for the India 4th wicket in the first innings
PA Jaques (21) and ML Hayden (29) added 50 in 77 balls for the Australia 1st wicket in the second innings
PA Jaques (18) and MEK Hussey (31) added 50 in 108 balls for the Australia 3rd wicket in the second innings
MJ Clarke (24) and A Symonds (26) added 50 in 69 balls for the Australia 5th wicket in the second innings
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