India v Australia
3rd Test · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 29 Oct 2008 – 2 Nov 2008
Match drawn
India 1st innings 613/7d (160.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Gambhir | b SR Watson | 206 | 380 | 26 | 1 | 54.2 |
| V Sehwag | lbw b B Lee | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| R Dravid | c ML Hayden b MG Johnson | 11 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 35.5 |
| SR Tendulkar | c BJ Haddin b MG Johnson | 68 | 126 | 11 | 0 | 54.0 |
| VVS Laxman | not out | 200 | 301 | 21 | 0 | 66.4 |
| SC Ganguly | c RT Ponting b SM Katich | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
| MS Dhoni | c BJ Haddin b SR Watson | 27 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 93.1 |
| A Kumble | lbw b MG Johnson | 45 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 61.6 |
| Z Khan | not out | 28 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 133.3 |
| Extras | 22 | |||||
| Total | 7 wickets declared, 160.5 overs | 613 | ||||
Did not bat: I Sharma, A Mishra
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (V Sehwag, 2.1 ov), 27-2 (R Dravid, 10.4 ov), 157-3 (SR Tendulkar, 51.5 ov), 435-4 (G Gambhir, 123.6 ov), 444-5 (SC Ganguly, 126.2 ov), 481-6 (MS Dhoni, 133.4 ov), 579-7 (A Kumble, 155.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Lee | 30 | 2 | 119 | 1 | 3.97 | 118 | 0 | 2 |
| SR Clark | 33 | 9 | 69 | 0 | 2.09 | 161 | 1 | 1 |
| MG Johnson | 31.5 | 4 | 142 | 3 | 4.46 | 122 | 1 | 0 |
| SR Watson | 20 | 4 | 66 | 2 | 3.30 | 95 | 0 | 3 |
| CL White | 15 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 4.87 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Clarke | 14 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 4.21 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| SM Katich | 15 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 4.00 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| RT Ponting | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 13 | G Gambhir 4, V Sehwag 1 |
| 2 | 22 | 51 | G Gambhir 11, R Dravid 11 |
| 3 | 130 | 247 | G Gambhir 52, SR Tendulkar 68 |
| 4 | 278 | 433 | G Gambhir 139, VVS Laxman 130 |
| 5 | 9 | 14 | VVS Laxman 4, SC Ganguly 5 |
| 6 | 37 | 44 | VVS Laxman 10, MS Dhoni 27 |
| 7 | 98 | 132 | VVS Laxman 50, A Kumble 45 |
| Unbroken | 34 | 31 | VVS Laxman 6, Z Khan 28 |
Australia 1st innings 577 (179.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML Hayden | lbw b V Sehwag | 83 | 154 | 13 | 1 | 53.9 |
| SM Katich | b A Mishra | 64 | 116 | 10 | 0 | 55.2 |
| RT Ponting | b V Sehwag | 87 | 165 | 14 | 0 | 52.7 |
| MEK Hussey | b V Sehwag | 53 | 146 | 7 | 0 | 36.3 |
| MJ Clarke | c Z Khan b A Mishra | 112 | 253 | 6 | 1 | 44.3 |
| SR Watson | b V Sehwag | 36 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 58.1 |
| BJ Haddin | st MS Dhoni b A Kumble | 17 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 48.6 |
| CL White | b V Sehwag | 44 | 95 | 5 | 1 | 46.3 |
| B Lee | lbw b A Kumble | 8 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 |
| MG Johnson | c & b A Kumble | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 125.0 |
| SR Clark | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | 57 | |||||
| Total | all out, 179.3 overs | 577 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 123-1 (SM Katich, 34.1 ov), 202-2 (ML Hayden, 57.2 ov), 284-3 (RT Ponting, 85.4 ov), 326-4 (MEK Hussey, 101.6 ov), 399-5 (SR Watson, 122.1 ov), 426-6 (BJ Haddin, 131.5 ov), 532-7 (CL White, 162.5 ov), 555-8 (B Lee, 175.4 ov), 567-9 (MJ Clarke, 178.1 ov), 577-10 (MG Johnson, 179.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Khan | 23 | 5 | 86 | 0 | 3.74 | 107 | 0 | 2 |
| I Sharma | 25 | 5 | 84 | 0 | 3.36 | 115 | 2 | 2 |
| A Kumble | 43.3 | 9 | 112 | 3 | 2.57 | 198 | 0 | 2 |
| A Mishra | 47 | 12 | 144 | 2 | 3.06 | 215 | 0 | 4 |
| V Sehwag | 40 | 9 | 104 | 5 | 2.60 | 175 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 123 | 205 | ML Hayden 48, SM Katich 64 |
| 2 | 79 | 139 | ML Hayden 35, RT Ponting 40 |
| 3 | 82 | 170 | RT Ponting 47, MEK Hussey 32 |
| 4 | 42 | 98 | MEK Hussey 21, MJ Clarke 17 |
| 5 | 73 | 121 | MJ Clarke 29, SR Watson 36 |
| 6 | 27 | 58 | MJ Clarke 9, BJ Haddin 17 |
| 7 | 106 | 186 | MJ Clarke 42, CL White 44 |
| 8 | 23 | 77 | MJ Clarke 13, B Lee 8 |
| 9 | 12 | 15 | MJ Clarke 2, MG Johnson 6 |
| 10 | 10 | 8 | MG Johnson 9, SR Clark 1 |
India 2nd innings 208/5d (77.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Gambhir | lbw b MG Johnson | 36 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 33.6 |
| V Sehwag | b B Lee | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 94.1 |
| I Sharma | c RT Ponting b SR Clark | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| R Dravid | b B Lee | 11 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 29.7 |
| SR Tendulkar | c ML Hayden b CL White | 47 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 39.2 |
| VVS Laxman | not out | 59 | 130 | 7 | 0 | 45.4 |
| SC Ganguly | not out | 32 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 60.4 |
| Extras | 6 | |||||
| Total | 5 wickets declared, 77.3 overs | 208 | ||||
Did not bat: A Kumble, MS Dhoni, A Mishra, Z Khan
Fall of wickets: 29-1 (V Sehwag, 8.2 ov), 34-2 (I Sharma, 9.1 ov), 53-3 (R Dravid, 20.4 ov), 93-4 (G Gambhir, 36.5 ov), 145-5 (SR Tendulkar, 57.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Lee | 17 | 3 | 48 | 2 | 2.82 | 79 | 0 | 1 |
| SR Clark | 12 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 1.83 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Clarke | 20.3 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 2.73 | 94 | 0 | 0 |
| SM Katich | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| MG Johnson | 12 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1.92 | 56 | 1 | 0 |
| CL White | 8 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 2.88 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Watson | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3.86 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | 50 | G Gambhir 13, V Sehwag 16 |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | G Gambhir 4, I Sharma 1 |
| 3 | 19 | 69 | G Gambhir 8, R Dravid 11 |
| 4 | 40 | 97 | G Gambhir 11, SR Tendulkar 24 |
| 5 | 52 | 122 | SR Tendulkar 23, VVS Laxman 29 |
| Unbroken | 63 | 122 | VVS Laxman 30, SC Ganguly 32 |
Australia 2nd innings 31/0 (8 ov)
Did not bat: SR Watson, MEK Hussey, RT Ponting, SR Clark, BJ Haddin, CL White, B Lee, MG Johnson, MJ Clarke
Match details
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Player of the match
- VVS Laxman
- Ground
- Feroz Shah Kotla, India
- Season
- 2008/09
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar, BF Bowden
- Match referee
- BC Broad
- Source
- Cricsheet match 345671