Australia vs India 15th Match at Bridgetown, 07 May, 2010

Toss: India, who chose to bowl first
Australia 184/5 (20)
India 135/10 (17.4)
Australia won by 49 runs
Man of the Match: David Warner
  • Rohit Sharma 79 * (46)

Over 1.1: Boundary! SW Tait to G Gambhir, pitched up delivery, plays a brilliant wristy square drive through backward point for a boundary.

Over 1.2: No runs. SW Tait to G Gambhir, short of length delivery, dabs it down towards gully.

Over 1.3: Boundary! SW Tait to G Gambhir, short and rising delivery, takes his eyes off the ball and plays a fluke hook shot which flies fine of square fine leg for a boundary!

Over 1.4: No runs. SW Tait to G Gambhir, short and rising delivery, hops up in the air to tuck it down to short leg.

Over 1.5: No runs. SW Tait to G Gambhir, short of length delivery, flicks the slower one off his pads to squareleg.

Over 1.6: Beaten! SW Tait to G Gambhir, bouncer, attempts a hook and is beaten for pace and bounce.

Over 3.1: No runs. SW Tait to SK Raina, short of length delivery, eases it with sweet timing to the diving backward point.

Over 3.2: Wide Ball. SW Tait to SK Raina, bouncer, ducks under that. Wide given for the height by Bowden.

Over 3.2: No runs. SW Tait to SK Raina, short of length delivery, plays it down to backward point.

Over 3.3: Boundary! SW Tait to SK Raina, short and rising delivery, attempts a hook across the line and the ball flies off the thick edge towards thirdman for a one bounce boundary.

Over 3.4: He is Caught! SW Tait to SK Raina, short and rising delivery, another terrible hook shot attempted outside off and the top edge flies high in the air to the off side and Michael Clarke comes in and takes the skier just next to the batsman and holding onto it despite a collision with the other fielder.

Over 3.5: Beaten! SW Tait to RG Sharma , short and rising delivery, looks to play a flashy cut and is beaten by the bounce.

Over 3.6: No runs. SW Tait to RG Sharma , short of length delivery, tucks it sweetly to mid wicket.

Over 11.1: Single. SW Tait to Harbhajan Singh, short and rising delivery, looks to flick it and ends up with an edge towards thirdman for a single.

Over 11.2: No runs. SW Tait to RG Sharma , good length delivery, makes room and eases the slower one to cover point.

Over 11.3: Wide Ball. SW Tait to RG Sharma , good length delivery, makes room and leaves the wide one miles outside off.

Over 11.3: Two runs. SW Tait to RG Sharma , short and rising delivery, makes room and gets a top edge to his pull which lands safely over mid wicket for a couple.

Over 11.4: Single. SW Tait to RG Sharma , pitched up delivery, makes room outside leg and gets an inside edge to a superb yorker, Rohit gets away with a single from fine leg. 

Over 11.5: No runs. SW Tait to Harbhajan Singh, short and rising delivery, looks to tickle it away off his hips to fine leg and gloves it to the keeper. But the Umpire didn't pick that up.

Over 11.6: No runs. SW Tait to Harbhajan Singh, pitched up delivery, flicks the slower one straight to mid wicket.

Over 17.1: Single. SW Tait to RG Sharma , pitched up delivery, drives the low full toss to mid off and gets a run off the over throw.

Over 17.2: He is Caught! SW Tait to Z Khan, short and rising delivery, makes room and gets a top edge to his pull shot which is caught at extra covers by Clarke.

Over 17.3: Wide Ball. SW Tait to RG Sharma , bangs it short, misses his pull down the legside, wide given.

Over 17.3: Single. SW Tait to RG Sharma , pitched up delivery, shuffles and flicks the slower yorker to fine leg for a single.

Over 17.4: Bowled him! SW Tait to A Nehra, pitched up delivery, brings his bat down very late to get cleaned up by a 143 kmph yorker!

Australia won by 49 runs. Totally outplayed was India and it was an abject surrender though one man Rohit Sharma showed his class and remaining unconquered with an unbeaten 79. India all because of that innings got some respectability to its total!