Australia vs India 1st Match at Melbourne, 05 Feb, 2012

Toss: India, who choose to bowl first
Australia 216/5 (32)
India 151/10 (29.4)
Australia won by 65 runs
Man of the Match: Matthew Wade
  • R Vinay Kumar 12 * (15)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1RJ Harris to G Gambhir, no runsgoes back and defends it to the bowler. India's target is 217 from 32 overs.

Over 0.2RJ Harris to G Gambhir, beaten, no runsgets forward in defence and is beaten by the away swing. Over 0.2 RJ Harris to G Gambhir, 1 wide, goes back and misses his flick down the legside.

Over 0.3RJ Harris to G Gambhir, no runs, jumps up and defends the rising delivery to covers.

Over 0.4RJ Harris to G Gambhir, 3 runs, backs away and drives that through the line inside out over covers and picks up three runs. Harris exchanges words with Gambhir.

Over 0.5RJ Harris to SR Tendulkar, no runsgets forward and pushes the pitched up delivery to mid off.

Over 0.6RJ Harris to SR Tendulkar, 144 kmph, no runs, goes back and defends it to mid off.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1Mitchell Starc to G Gambhir, 1 run, goes back and tucks it past leg gully for one.

Over 1.2Mitchell Starc to SR Tendulkar, 142 kmph, no runsgoes back and pushes it to the left of the bowler.

Over 1.3Mitchell Starc to SR Tendulkar, no runsgets forward and flicks it to squareleg. Over 1.3 Mitchell Starc to SR Tendulkar, 1 wide, misses out in a flick to a full length ball swinging down the legside.

Over 1.4Mitchell Starc to SR Tendulkar, 2 runs, goes back and eases it to deep backward point for a couple. Over 1.4 Mitchell Starc to SR Tendulkar, 1 wide, gets forward and leaves a widish delivery outside off.

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Over 1.5Mitchell Starc to SR Tendulkar, CAUGHT, Sachin reaches out to a widish full delivery and drives it square and uppishly to Ponting at backward point who takes a low forward diving catch!

Over 1.6Mitchell Starc to V Kohli, no runsgoes back and leaves it outside off.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1RJ Harris to G Gambhir, no runsgets forward and leaves it outside off. Over 2.1 RJ Harris to G Gambhir, 1 wide, gets forward and misses a length ball down the legside.

Over 2.2RJ Harris to G Gambhir, 1 rungets forward and|drives it on the up to the diving Warner and picks up a single. Brilliant work from Warner!

Over 2.3RJ Harris to V Kohli, no runsgoes back and punches it to wide mid off.

Over 2.4RJ Harris to V Kohli, 142 kmph, no runsgoes back and defends it to point.

Over 2.5RJ Harris to V Kohli, beaten, no runsgets forward in defence and is beaten by a lovely late outswinger just outside off.

Over 2.6RJ Harris to V KohliSingle ...

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1Mitchell Starc to V Kohli, beaten, no runsgets forward and looks to drive it on the up but gets beaten by the away swing and bounce.

Over 3.2Mitchell Starc to V Kohli, 1 rungoes back and inside edges his flick through squareleg for one.

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Over 3.3Mitchell Starc to G Gambhir, CAUGHT, Gambhir goes back and is forced to nick this pacy and bouncy delivery to the Keeper! Superb fast bowling from the tall Starc, too good for gauti!

Over 3.4Mitchell Starc to RG Sharma, beaten, no runsgoes back for a cut and is beaten by the extra bounce.

Over 3.5Mitchell Starc to RG Sharma, no runs, goes back and defends the rising delivery to the bowler.

Over 3.6Mitchell Starc to RG Sharma, 2 runs, goes back and upper cuts the rising delivery in the air but just wide of thirdman for a couple.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1RJ Harris to V Kohli, 143 kmph, no runsgets forward and drives the pitched up delivery to mid off.

Over 4.2RJ Harris to V Kohli, beaten, no runsgets forward in defence and is beaten by the pace and away movement.

Over 4.3RJ Harris to V Kohli, 141 kmph, 1 rungoes back and eases it behind point and steals a single.

Over 4.4RJ Harris to RG Sharma, no runsgets forward and flicks it uppishly to mid on but the ball just falls short of the forward diving Christian.

Over 4.5RJ Harris to RG Sharma, 139 kmph, no runsgets forward and flicks the inswinger to mid on.

Over 4.6RJ Harris to RG Sharma, 2 runsgets forward and drives it in the gap between point and covers for a couple.

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