India vs Australia at Adelaide Commonwealth Bank Series 2008

India vs Australia at Adelaide

IND vs AUS, match 7, Adelaide: Australia beat India by 50 runs

Australia's under-fire top-order batting line-up was once again rescued by a brilliant bowling display, as India crumbled to a 50-run defeat in the one-day international at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday evening.
Another disappointing display with the bat sore Australia reach a meagre total of 9-203 from their 50 overs but marshalled by the in-form Mitchell Johnson, Australia were able to knock over the Indians for 153 with 8.4 overs remaining and picking up another bonus point. Johnson took the important wickets of Gautam Gambhir early in the innings as well as Robin Uthappa and Harbhajan Singh to put the Australians on the brink of victory with figures of 3 for 42 off 10 overs.
James Hopes and Brad Hogg also chipped in at crucial stages, Hopes (2 for 16) starting the Indian capitulation with the wicket of the promoted Irfan Pathan and Hogg (2 for 30) removing the dangerous Yuvraj Singh.

IND vs AUS, match 7, Adelaide: Lee absence gives India edge

India will look to take advantage of Brett Lee’s absence as they face Australia for the third time in the league phase of the tri-series at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday.
Lee, who has turned out to be the most lethal weapon for the home side this summer, will be rested as part of the player management policy and to refresh him for the later stages of the tournament. The news could not have come at a better time for the Indians. This game assumes great importance for them as a victory would open up the gap with Sri Lanka both in terms of points and net run rate.
Australia lead the table with 12 points from four matches (run rate +1.179). India are second with eight points and have a net run rate of +0.147. Sri Lanka have 6 points (run rate -1.507). Three of India’s four games have been rain-affected but no such trouble is anticipated for Sunday’s match. It was pretty hot on Saturday and Australia will have to live up to the reality of Lee’s absence. India team (from): Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Robin Uthappa, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Sreesanth/Munaf Patel.
Australia team (from): Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Mike Hussey, David Hussey, James Hopes, Brad Hogg, Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken.

India vs Australia at Adelaide

Scores

Australia Innings 203 for 9 (50.0 overs)

India Innings 153 all out (41.2 overs)

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gilchrist		b Sharma	15	17	3	0
Hayden	c Dhoni	b Pathan	13	34	0	1
Ponting	c R Sharma	b Patel	10	14	1	0
Clarke	c Sharma	b Pathan	79	108	6	0
Symonds	c Uthappa	b Sharma	3	12	0	0
M Hussey	c Dhoni	b Pathan	5	21	0	0
Hopes	st Dhoni	b Harbhajan	19	18	2	0
Hogg	run out		32	52	2	0
Johnson	not out		9	13	0	0
Bracken	c Dhoni	b Pathan	0	4	0	0
Clark	not out		8	9	0	0
Extras		2nb 6w 2lb	10
Total		for 9	203	(50.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Sreesanth 8.0 0 35 0 Sharma 9.0 1 32 2 Patel 9.0 1 31 1 Pathan 10.0 1 41 4 Harbhajan 10.0 0 40 1 Yuvraj 4.0 0 22 0

Fall of wicket   25 Gilchrist 41 Ponting 43 Hayden 50 Symonds 73 M Hussey 112 Hopes 184 Hogg 187 Clarke 187 Bracken

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	c Ponting	b Johnson	34	42	3	0
Tendulkar	lbw	b Bracken	5	15	1	0
Pathan	c Hayden	b Hopes	14	30	2	0
R Sharma	c Gilchrist	b Hopes	1	3	0	0
Yuvraj	c Clark	b Hogg	26	44	3	1
Dhoni	run out		37	50	1	0
Uthappa	c Gilchrist	b Johnson	18	36	1	0
Harbhajan	c Gilchrist	b Johnson	4	6	0	0
Sreesanth	st Gilchrist	b Hogg	1	4	0	0
Sharma	not out		2	10	0	0
Patel	c Gilchrist	b Bracken	0	9	0	0
Extras		1nb 8w 2lb	11
Total		all out	153	(41.2 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Bracken 7.2 1 21 2 Clark 8.0 1 33 0 Johnson 10.0 1 42 3 Hopes 6.0 3 16 2 Hogg 8.0 1 30 2 Symonds 2.0 0 9 0

Fall of wicket   20 Tendulkar 55 Pathan 59 Gambhir 59 R Sharma 115 Yuvraj 134 Dhoni 141 Harbhajan 150 Uthappa 152 Sreesanth 153 Patel

Umpires: A L Hill, P D Parker
Australia: Gilchrist, Hayden, Ponting, Clarke, Symonds, M Hussey, Hopes, Hogg, Johnson, Bracken, Clark
India: Gambhir, Tendulkar, Uthappa, Yuvraj, R Sharma, Dhoni, Pathan, Harbhajan, Sreesanth, Sharma, Patel

India vs Australia at Adelaide

Venue

The Adelaide Oval is a sports stadium in Adelaide, South Australia. It is located between the central business district and North Adelaide and has a history which dates back to the 1870s. It is considered to be one of the most picturesque Test cricket grounds in Australia, if not the world. The oval is managed by the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA). The current curator is Les Burdett. It currently holds approximately 32,000 - 34,000 spectators.