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Test no. 1855

Border-Gavaskar Trophy - 1st Test
Australia v India

2007/08 season

Played at Melbourne Cricket Ground on 26,27,28,29 December 2007 (5-day match)

Result Australia won by 337 runs


Australia 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	PA Jaques	st Dhoni b Kumble	66	142	108	8	0	61.11
	ML Hayden	c Dravid b Khan	124	268	183	9	0	67.75
	RT Ponting	b Khan	4	21	13	0	0	30.76
	MEK Hussey	lbw b Kumble	2	4	3	0	0	66.66
	MJ Clarke	c Laxman b Singh	20	82	60	0	0	33.33
	A Symonds	c sub (KD Karthik) b Kumble	35	59	42	5	0	83.33
	AC Gilchrist	c Tendulkar b Kumble	23	58	42	1	0	54.76
	GB Hogg	c Dravid b Khan	17	54	44	0	0	38.63
	B Lee	lbw b Kumble	0	11	12	0	0	0.00
	MG Johnson	not out	15	58	35	1	1	42.85
	SR Clark	c Harbhajan Singh b Khan	21	30	23	3	0	91.30
	Extras	(lb 5, w 2, nb 9)	16

	Total	(all out; 92.4 overs; 395 mins)	343	(3.70 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-135 (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)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	23.4	1	94	4	3.97	(8nb, 1w)
RP Singh	20	3	82	1	4.10	(1w)
Harbhajan Singh	20	3	61	0	3.05
SC Ganguly	3	1	15	0	5.00	(1nb)
A Kumble	25	4	84	5	3.36
SR Tendulkar	1	0	2	0	2.00


India 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	W Jaffer	c Gilchrist b Lee	4	38	27	0	0	14.81
	R Dravid	lbw b Clark	5	103	66	0	0	7.57
	VVS Laxman	c Ponting b Lee	26	98	56	1	0	46.42
	SR Tendulkar	b Clark	62	113	77	7	1	80.51
	SC Ganguly	b Hogg	43	134	79	1	1	54.43
	Yuvraj Singh	c Gilchrist b Clark	0	10	11	0	0	0.00
	MS Dhoni	lbw b Clark	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
	A Kumble	c Gilchrist b Lee	27	93	76	4	0	35.52
	Harbhajan Singh	c Clarke b Hogg	2	29	24	0	0	8.33
	Z Khan	c Gilchrist b Lee	11	24	14	2	0	78.57
	RP Singh	not out	2	8	6	0	0	33.33
	Extras	(b 4, lb 3, nb 7)	14

	Total	(all out; 71.5 overs; 315 mins)	196	(2.72 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-4 (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)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
B Lee	19.5	6	46	4	2.31	(6nb)
MG Johnson	13	5	25	0	1.92	(1nb)
A Symonds	3	1	8	0	2.66
SR Clark	15	4	28	4	1.86
GB Hogg	21	3	82	2	3.90


Australia 2nd innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	PA Jaques	c & b Kumble	51	162	103	5	0	49.51
	ML Hayden	c Ganguly b Harbhajan Singh	47	84	54	6	0	87.03
	RT Ponting	c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh	3	9	7	0	0	42.85
	MEK Hussey	c Tendulkar b Singh	36	95	84	0	0	42.85
	MJ Clarke	st Dhoni b Kumble	73	154	113	5	0	64.60
	A Symonds	lbw b Khan	44	75	52	4	2	84.61
	AC Gilchrist	c Singh b Harbhajan Singh	35	83	59	4	0	59.32
	GB Hogg	not out	35	59	50	1	2	70.00
	B Lee	not out	11	26	19	1	0	57.89
	Extras	(lb 3, nb 13)	16

	Total	(7 wickets dec; 88 overs; 380 mins)	351	(3.98 runs per over)

Did not bat MG Johnson, SR Clark

Fall of wickets1-83 (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)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	20	2	93	1	4.65	(12nb)
RP Singh	16	1	50	1	3.12
A Kumble	25	2	102	2	4.08
Harbhajan Singh	26	0	101	3	3.88
SR Tendulkar	1	0	2	0	2.00


India 2nd innings (target: 499 runs)			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	R Dravid	lbw b Symonds	16	154	114	2	0	14.03
	W Jaffer	c Gilchrist b Lee	15	67	40	2	0	37.50
	VVS Laxman	c Clarke b Clark	42	171	112	6	0	37.50
	SR Tendulkar	c Gilchrist b Lee	15	31	21	1	0	71.42
	SC Ganguly	c Ponting b Hogg	40	142	78	5	0	51.28
	Yuvraj Singh	lbw b Hogg	5	16	10	1	0	50.00
	MS Dhoni	c Gilchrist b Johnson	11	32	32	2	0	34.37
	A Kumble	c Gilchrist b Johnson	8	26	21	1	0	38.09
	Harbhajan Singh	run out (Hussey/Hogg)	0	3	0	0	0	-
	Z Khan	not out	0	16	2	0	0	0.00
	RP Singh	b Johnson	2	14	20	0	0	10.00
	Extras	(b 1, nb 6)	7

	Total	(all out; 74 overs; 342 mins)	161	(2.17 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-26 (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 (Singh, 73.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
B Lee	14	3	43	2	3.07	(4nb)
MG Johnson	15	6	21	3	1.40	(2nb)
SR Clark	15	9	20	1	1.33
GB Hogg	17	3	51	2	3.00
A Symonds	13	5	25	1	1.92

Toss Australia, who chose to bat first
Series Australia led the 4-match series 1-0

Player of the match ML Hayden (Australia)

Umpires MR Benson (England) and BF Bowden (New Zealand)
TV umpire SJ Davis
Match referee MJ Procter (South Africa)
Reserve umpire JD Ward

Close of play
26 Dec day 1 - Australia 1st innings 337/9 (MG Johnson 10*, SR Clark 21*, 90 ov)
27 Dec day 2 - Australia 2nd innings 32/0 (PA Jaques 10*, ML Hayden 22*, 8 ov)
28 Dec day 3 - India 2nd innings 6/0 (R Dravid 3*, W Jaffer 2*, 8 ov)
29 Dec day 4 - India 2nd innings 161 (74 ov) - end of match

Match notes

Day 1
Australia 1st innings
Australia: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (76 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (PA Jaques 24, ML Hayden 27, Ex 2)
Drinks: Australia - 56/0 in 13.0 overs (PA Jaques 25, ML Hayden 27)
Australia: 100 runs in 22.6 overs (142 balls), Extras 5
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 142 balls (PA Jaques 49, ML Hayden 46, Ex 5)
PA Jaques: 50 off 80 balls (7 x 4)
Lunch: Australia - 111/0 in 27.0 overs (PA Jaques 57, ML Hayden 49)
ML Hayden: 50 off 80 balls (4 x 4)
Australia: 150 runs in 36.1 overs (221 balls), Extras 5
Drinks: Australia - 173/3 in 41.0 overs (ML Hayden 95, MJ Clarke 0)
ML Hayden: 100 off 126 balls (9 x 4)
Australia: 200 runs in 50.6 overs (311 balls), Extras 6
Tea: Australia - 213/3 in 56.0 overs (ML Hayden 121, MJ Clarke 14)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls (ML Hayden 33, MJ Clarke 15, Ex 2)
Australia: 250 runs in 64.6 overs (400 balls), Extras 12
Drinks: Australia - 264/5 in 68.0 overs (A Symonds 30, AC Gilchrist 5)
Australia: 300 runs in 81.5 overs (501 balls), Extras 14
New Ball Taken: Australia 312/8 after 86.1 overs (GB Hogg 17, MG Johnson 7)
End Of Day: Australia - 337/9 in 90.0 overs (MG Johnson 10, SR Clark 21)
Attendance: 68465

Day 2
Innings Break: Australia - 343/10 in 92.4 overs (MG Johnson 15)
India 1st innings
Drinks: India - 6/1 in 11.0 overs (R Dravid 0, VVS Laxman 2)
Lunch: India - 31/2 in 21.4 overs (VVS Laxman 21)
India: 50 runs in 29.3 overs (178 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: India - 74/3 in 35.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 29, SC Ganguly 8)
India: 100 runs in 38.4 overs (234 balls), Extras 4
SR Tendulkar: 50 off 57 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls (SR Tendulkar 36, SC Ganguly 12, Ex 3)
Tea: India - 122/5 in 47.4 overs (SC Ganguly 21)
India: 150 runs in 55.5 overs (337 balls), Extras 4
Drinks: India - 167/7 in 62.0 overs (A Kumble 22, Harbhajan Singh 1)
Innings Break: India - 196/10 in 71.5 overs (RP Singh 2)
Australia 2nd innings
End Of Day: Australia - 32/0 in 8.0 overs (PA Jaques 10, ML Hayden 22)
Attendance: 44691

Day 3
Australia: 50 runs in 12.4 overs (77 balls), Extras 1
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (PA Jaques 21, ML Hayden 29, Ex 1)
Drinks: Australia - 89/2 in 20.2 overs (PA Jaques 33)
Australia: 100 runs in 24.4 overs (153 balls), Extras 6
Lunch: Australia - 135/2 in 37.0 overs (PA Jaques 49, MEK Hussey 29)
PA Jaques: 50 off 102 balls (5 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 108 balls (PA Jaques 18, MEK Hussey 31, Ex 1)
Australia: 150 runs in 42.1 overs (259 balls), Extras 7
Drinks: Australia - 181/4 in 51.0 overs (MJ Clarke 29, A Symonds 7)
Australia: 200 runs in 54.5 overs (337 balls), Extras 11
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (MJ Clarke 24, A Symonds 26, Ex 4)
MJ Clarke: 50 off 82 balls (3 x 4)
Tea: Australia - 248/5 in 63.0 overs (MJ Clarke 52, AC Gilchrist 1)
Australia: 250 runs in 64.1 overs (396 balls), Extras 14
Australia: 300 runs in 76.6 overs (474 balls), Extras 16
Drinks: Australia - 304/6 in 78.0 overs (AC Gilchrist 23, GB Hogg 11)
Australia 2nd Innings: 1x7 ball over (86th over, A Kumble, called by Umpire BF Bowden)
Australia: 350 runs in 87.6 overs (541 balls), Extras 16
Innings Break: Australia - 351/7 in 88.0 overs (GB Hogg 35, B Lee 11)
India 2nd innings
End Of Day: India - 6/0 in 8.0 overs (R Dravid 3, W Jaffer 2)
Attendanc: 36265

Day 4
Drinks: India - 27/1 in 21.0 overs (R Dravid 10, VVS Laxman 0)
India: 50 runs in 31.3 overs (191 balls), Extras 2
Lunch: India - 56/2 in 35.0 overs (VVS Laxman 21, SR Tendulkar 2)
India: 100 runs in 48.5 overs (297 balls), Extras 4
Drinks: India - 101/3 in 49.0 overs (VVS Laxman 33, SC Ganguly 18)
Tea: India - 134/5 in 61.0 overs (SC Ganguly 36, MS Dhoni 1)
India: 150 runs in 66.4 overs (404 balls), Extras 4
Attendance: 16738 (Total: 166159)
Match Scorers: Sajan Nair and Binoy George

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