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Australia 428
India 152/3 (37.5 ov)
Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Day 3 - Session 1

• Border-Gavaskar Trophy - 1st Test
• Test no. 1972 | 2010/11 season
• Played at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
• 1,2,3,4,5 October 2010 (5-day match)

Australia 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR SR Watson c Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh 126 461 338 10 0 37.27 111.1 86.6 kph, caught! Harbhajan flights the ball outside off stump and gets it to bounce and turn a little into the right-hander, Watson lunges forward to defend but gets an inside edge on to pad, the ball bobs up off the pad towards short leg where Gambhir dives forward and to his right to catch it with two hand hands 275/6
SM Katich lbw b Khan 6 21 12 1 0 50.00 4.2 136.5 kph, Zaheer has nailed Katich and India have a wicket here. Good variation from Zaheer, he has been moving them away most of the time, but he gets this one to duck into Katich, who is caught on the move as he shuffles across and looks to work it to the leg side. Hits him in front of off and it was crashing into middle and leg. 13/1
RT Ponting* run out (Raina) 71 154 124 10 0 57.25 41.4 Harbhajan Singh to Watson, appeal for run out and Raina has caught Ponting short of the crease. Full on leg stump and workd off the toes towards midwicket where the live-wire Raina swooped in and sent the throw back in quick time. Ponting seemed to be taking it easy after starting quickly, and Gambhir at short leg did well to get off the ball's path and it crashed into the stumps at the striker's end. 154/2
MJ Clarke c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh 14 47 39 2 0 35.89 53.6 80.7 kph, catch no. 197 for Dravid. Clarke went back to play the square cut to one that pitched outside off and spun back into the right-hander, he edged it from off stump and Dravid held on to a sharp, low chance at first slip 172/3
MEK Hussey lbw b Khan 17 104 76 0 0 22.36 82.3 130.9 kph, Zaheer has sent Hussey back! Definite reverse swing, this time the other way - it shapes back into Hussey from outside off and defeats his forward prod. Thuds into the pads in front of middle. Was it going down the leg? We will find soon, but Hussey is on the way back. Replays suggest it would have clipped leg stump 218/4
MJ North b Khan 0 8 6 0 0 0.00 84.3 137.4 kph, Zaheer has prised out another left hander! This one ducks in from a length outside off, North let it go, rather daring call that. Zaheer thought it missed the stumps and threws his arms up in frustration. But the off bail was knocked back. No one saw it, but Dhoni did. And eventually so did Zaheer. The frown turned into a smile and North was on his way back. 222/5
TD Paine† c Laxman b Khan 92 294 196 12 0 46.93 150.2 134.8 kph, now that's a catch! And Zaheer has his tenth five-wicket haul. He angled the ball across the right-hander with an upright seam, pitched on a good length in line with the stumps and got it to shape away. Paine pushed forward at it and the ball flew quickly and low off the outside edge towards second slip where Laxman dived forward and to his left to catch it moments before it hit the ground 427/9
MG Johnson c †Dhoni b Khan 47 91 66 5 3 71.21 133.1 126.2 kph, the drinks do the trick! Zaheer lets out a roar after sending Johnson out with a neat delivery short of a length outside off stump. Not much movement there, Johnson was playing off the backfoot and got a thin nick as he fished away from the body. Dhoni pouches this one. 357/7
NM Hauritz c Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh 9 18 21 1 0 42.85 137.3 81.7 kph, Gambhir has taken a smart catch at short leg and Hauritz is on his way. Regulation offspinner turns into Hauritz from off stump and he looks to work it off the pads with the turn. Gambhir stayed low and pocketed it, off the middle of the bat into his hands. Good anticipation and presence of mind. Harbhajan has three. 373/8

BW Hilfenhaus not out 20 70 38 2 1 52.63 DE Bollinger c Sharma b Ojha 0 6 7 0 0 0.00 151.4 84.5 kph, caught at long-on. Bollinger goes after Ojha and skies the slog towards long-on where Ishant runs in from the boundary and takes the catch as he's sliding on the grass. That looked extremely good from Ishant but replays show the ball nearly burst through his fingers. Ojha finally has a wicket in his 52nd over. 428/10

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Total (all out; 151.4 overs; 646 mins) 428 (2.82 runs per over) Fall of wickets1-13 (Katich, 4.2 ov), 2-154 (Ponting, 41.4 ov), 3-172 (Clarke, 53.6 ov), 4-218 (Hussey, 82.3 ov), 5-222 (North, 84.3 ov), 6-275 (Watson, 111.1 ov), 7-357 (Johnson, 133.1 ov), 8-373 (Hauritz, 137.3 ov), 9-427 (Paine, 150.2 ov), 10-428 (Bollinger, 151.4 ov)









Bowling O M R W Econ

Z Khan 30 7 94 5 3.13 (1nb)
4.2 to Katich, 136.5 kph, Zaheer has nailed Katich and India have a wicket here. Good variation from Zaheer, he has been moving them away most of the time, but he gets this one to duck into Katich, who is caught on the move as he shuffles across and looks to work it to the leg side. Hits him in front of off and it was crashing into middle and leg. 13/1

82.3 to Hussey, 130.9 kph, Zaheer has sent Hussey back! Definite reverse swing, this time the other way - it shapes back into Hussey from outside off and defeats his forward prod. Thuds into the pads in front of middle. Was it going down the leg? We will find soon, but Hussey is on the way back. Replays suggest it would have clipped leg stump 218/4

84.3 to North, 137.4 kph, Zaheer has prised out another left hander! This one ducks in from a length outside off, North let it go, rather daring call that. Zaheer thought it missed the stumps and threws his arms up in frustration. But the off bail was knocked back. No one saw it, but Dhoni did. And eventually so did Zaheer. The frown turned into a smile and North was on his way back. 222/5

133.1 to Johnson, 126.2 kph, the drinks do the trick! Zaheer lets out a roar after sending Johnson out with a neat delivery short of a length outside off stump. Not much movement there, Johnson was playing off the backfoot and got a thin nick as he fished away from the body. Dhoni pouches this one. 357/7

150.2 to Paine, 134.8 kph, now that's a catch! And Zaheer has his tenth five-wicket haul. He angled the ball across the right-hander with an upright seam, pitched on a good length in line with the stumps and got it to shape away. Paine pushed forward at it and the ball flew quickly and low off the outside edge towards second slip where Laxman dived forward and to his left to catch it moments before it hit the ground 427/9


I Sharma 11.4 1 71 0 6.08 (10nb)
PP Ojha 51.4 16 113 1 2.18 (2nb)
151.4 to Bollinger, 84.5 kph, caught at long-on. Bollinger goes after Ojha and skies the slog towards long-on where Ishant runs in from the boundary and takes the catch as he's sliding on the grass. That looked extremely good from Ishant but replays show the ball nearly burst through his fingers. Ojha finally has a wicket in his 52nd over. 428/10

Harbhajan Singh 49 12 114 3 2.32

53.6 to Clarke, 80.7 kph, catch no. 197 for Dravid. Clarke went back to play the square cut to one that pitched outside off and spun back into the right-hander, he edged it from off stump and Dravid held on to a sharp, low chance at first slip 172/3

111.1 to Watson, 86.6 kph, caught! Harbhajan flights the ball outside off stump and gets it to bounce and turn a little into the right-hander, Watson lunges forward to defend but gets an inside edge on to pad, the ball bobs up off the pad towards short leg where Gambhir dives forward and to his right to catch it with two hand hands 275/6

137.3 to Hauritz, 81.7 kph, Gambhir has taken a smart catch at short leg and Hauritz is on his way. Regulation offspinner turns into Hauritz from off stump and he looks to work it off the pads with the turn. Gambhir stayed low and pocketed it, off the middle of the bat into his hands. Good anticipation and presence of mind. Harbhajan has three. 373/8


V Sehwag 9.2 1 23 0 2.46










India 1st innings R B 4s 6s SR
G Gambhir lbw b Johnson 25 41 2 0 60.97
13.2 147.0 kph, Johnson has got Gambhir. That one held its line and Gambhir's backlift as he played from the backfoot, was from the slips instead of from behind the back. Raps him high on the pads, before the bat can come across, and it would have headed into middle and leg. Umpire Gould raises his finger high in a trice. Gambhir was not happy with the decision. 81/1
V Sehwag c Clarke b Johnson 59 54 10 0 109.25
19.3 144.0 kph, Johnson has nipped out Sehwag who has looked loose in the last few minutes. Huge wicket this. Short ball angling across from leg to off, Sehwag looks to work it to the leg side and gets a leading edge that lobs up into the covers for a simple catch. 106/2

R Dravid not out 43 76 7 0 56.57
I Sharma b Bollinger 18 56 3 0 32.14
37.3 144.0 kph, Ishant has lost his off stump! And he didn't offer a shot there! He looks bemused. Dougie pumps his fist. It landed on a length around off and middle, landed on the seam and moved towards the off stump. Ishant shouldered arms. Death rattle! Clatter! 151/3

SR Tendulkar not out 1 1 0 0 100.00

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Total (3 wickets; 37.5 overs) 152 (4.01 runs per over) To bat VVS Laxman, SK Raina, MS Dhoni*†, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, PP Ojha Fall of wickets1-81 (Gambhir, 13.2 ov), 2-106 (Sehwag, 19.3 ov), 3-151 (Sharma, 37.3 ov)









Bowling O M R W Econ


BW Hilfenhaus 13 1 50 0 3.84 (1nb)
DE Bollinger 6.5 0 29 1 4.24

37.3 to Sharma, 144.0 kph, Ishant has lost his off stump! And he didn't offer a shot there! He looks bemused. Dougie pumps his fist. It landed on a length around off and middle, landed on the seam and moved towards the off stump. Ishant shouldered arms. Death rattle! Clatter! 151/3

MG Johnson 8 2 30 2 3.75

13.2 to Gambhir, 147.0 kph, Johnson has got Gambhir. That one held its line and Gambhir's backlift as he played from the backfoot, was from the slips instead of from behind the back. Raps him high on the pads, before the bat can come across, and it would have headed into middle and leg. Umpire Gould raises his finger high in a trice. Gambhir was not happy with the decision. 81/1

19.3 to Sehwag, 144.0 kph, Johnson has nipped out Sehwag who has looked loose in the last few minutes. Huge wicket this. Short ball angling across from leg to off, Sehwag looks to work it to the leg side and gets a leading edge that lobs up into the covers for a simple catch. 106/2


NM Hauritz 10 2 38 0 3.80

Match details Toss Australia, who chose to bat
Player of the match tba
Umpires BF Bowden (New Zealand) and IJ Gould (England)
TV umpire ** Hazare
Match referee BC Broad (England)
Reserve umpire S Das
Close of play
day 1 - Australia 1st innings 224/5 (SR Watson 101*, TD Paine 1*, 90 ov)
day 2 - India 1st innings 110/2 (R Dravid 21*, I Sharma 0*, 21 ov)

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India - 159/3

Sachin and Dravid on crease................

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enthayalum ningalu ithinu oru thread thudangillo. kali thudangittu randu divasam aayi. onnum ivide kettilla. ee yenthiran malayalam cinemaye mathramalla cricket-neyum moshamayi baadhikkuvaanallo.

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Dravid and Tendulkar push forward

Sachin - 17*
Dravid - 58*

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India 191/3 (49.0 ov)
India trail by 237 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings


Sachin - 21*
Dravid - 62*

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Ind - 219/3

Sachin - 36*
Dravid - 75*

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India lost 4th wicket

R Dravid c †Paine b Bollinger 77 (134b 12x4 0x6) SR: 57.46

Sachin 45*

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India lost 4th wicket

R Dravid c †Paine b Bollinger 77 (134b 12x4 0x6) SR: 57.46

Sachin 45*

kashtamayippoyi.....dravid nalla formil ayirunnu

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Sachin 51*