Australia in India, 4 Test Series, 2008 - IndiaVsAustralia
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka , 1st Test
Toss won by: Australia
4-Test series level 0-0
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Current Run Rate : 2.42 Full Scorecard |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
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| VVS Laxman | 42 | 142 | 5 | 0 | 29.58 | Batting |
| Sourav Ganguly* | 26 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 38.24 | On Strike |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | W | NB |
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Sachin Tendulkar 138 / 52.2
Batting : India
Bowling : Australia
Zaheer Khan was adjudged the Man of the Match for his excellent performance with the bat as well as the ball. Despite the draw, it was a fascinating Test match to watch. We hope you enjoyed our company, please join us back on the 17th of this month for the second Test at Mohali. Till then Bye!!!!
The Indian camp has plenty of thinking to do as their skipper Anil Kumble lacked fitness and looked below par with the ball. The hosts' batting line-up also looked fragile in the first innings but made it up with a fighting show in the second. Australia displayed excellent discipline and game-plan during the match. But lacking a quality spinner is still their weakness in this series.
India have been successful in drawing the Bangalore Test. The hosts were placed at 177-4 when the officials decided to call the match off. The experienced middle-order batting line-up saved the Test with gritty, determined and a resolute show. Tendulkar (49) looked very compact today while Laxman (42*) also applied himself very well. The tourists tried everything as spinners Cameron White and Michael Clarke did bulk of the bowling. Remember it was the last time when you saw Ganguly and Kumble playing a Test match at Bangalore.
72.6 C White to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. No run. 177/4
72.5 C White to Laxman, The ball hits the pads of Laxman. No runs conceded. Ponting decides to call the match off. The match is drawn. 177/4
72.4 C White to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 177/4
72.3 C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 177/4
72.2 C White to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 177/4
It's been long time coming as it's the first boundary in 17 overs.
72.1 C White to Ganguly, Loose ball outside the off stump. Ganguly plays the Square-Cut. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 176/4
71.6 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side. No run. 172/4
71.5 M Clarke to Laxman, Tentatively left alone by Laxman. 172/4
71.4 M Clarke to Laxman, M Clarke bowling from round the wicket. Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 172/4
71.3 M Clarke to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ganguly flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 172/4
71.2 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly is beaten by the low bounce of the wicket. 171/4
71.1 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the ball solidly off the backfoot. 171/4
70.6 C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 171/4
70.5 C White to Ganguly, Full toss wide outside leg. Ganguly plays a sweep shot for a single. 171/4
70.4 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 170/4
70.3 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 170/4
70.2 C White to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ganguly works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 170/4
70.1 C White to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. Laxman has pushed it to the cover region for one run. 168/4
69.6 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 167/4
69.5 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 167/4
69.4 M Clarke to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly. No run. 167/4
69.3 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. No run. 167/4
69.2 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 167/4
69.1 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 167/4
68.6 C White to Laxman, Driven through the covers by Laxman. End of a maiden over by White. 167/4
68.5 C White to Laxman, Laxman plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 167/4
68.4 C White to Laxman, Defended well off the front foot by Laxman. 167/4
68.3 C White to Laxman, Driven cautiously by Laxman. Third dot ball in a row. 167/4
68.2 C White to Laxman, Driven through the off side again by Laxman. No run. 167/4
68.1 C White to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman for no runs
67.6 M Clarke to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 167/4
67.5 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 167/4
67.4 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 167/4
67.3 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 167/4
67.2 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the slog sweep for a couple of runs. 167/4
67.1 M Clarke to Ganguly, M Clarke bowling from over the wicket. The ball thuds in to the pads of Ganguly. Huge appeal by Clarke. Umpire Rauf shows no interest in the appeal. Replays shown that it was a close call. 165/4
Play has resumed again. Michael Clarke to start.
Bad light has halted play again. Still 17 overs to be bowled today.
66.6 C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. Bad Light has stopped play again. 165/4
66.5 C White to Laxman, Driven through the covers by Laxman for no runs. 165/4
66.4 C White to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot. No run. 165/4
66.3 C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 165/4
66.2 C White to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Laxman. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 165/4
66.1 C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat off the front foot. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Koertzen isn't interested in the appeal. Good decision by the umpire. 163/4
65.6 S Clark to Ganguly, Ball cuts back in sharply and hits Ganguly low on the pads. Dot ball. 163/4
65.5 S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 163/4
65.4 S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly has dug out that yorker at the last second. Ganguly is not in any mood to accelerate the scoring rate. 163/4
65.3 S Clark to Ganguly, Defended well off the back foot by Ganguly. No run. 163/4
65.2 S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly again chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 163/4
65.1 S Clark to Ganguly, S Clark bowling from round the wicket. Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 163/4
64.6 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 163/4
64.5 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 162/4
64.4 C White to VVS Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot and goes for a quick single. Clarke goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. Laxman would have been out if it was a direct hit. 162/4
64.3 C White to Ganguly, Played through mid-wicket by Ganguly. A committed effort by Clarke to save runs for his team. Three runs more added to the total. 161/4
64.2 C White to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly. No runs again. 158/4
64.1 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 158/4
63.6 S Clark to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 158/4
63.5 S Clark to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 158/4
63.4 S Clark to Laxman, Laxman goes on the front foot and plays it tentatively. Field brought in now. 158/4
63.3 S Clark to Laxman, Laxman has played that again off the front foot and into the ground. 158/4
63.2 S Clark to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 158/4
63.1 S Clark to Laxman, Defended nicely off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 158/4
Stuart Clark is brought back into the attack.
62.6 C White to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 158/4
62.5 C White to Ganguly, Played through mid-wicket by Ganguly for a couple of runs. 158/4
62.4 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 156/4
62.3 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the pull-shot but is unable to get a single. 156/4
62.2 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly is again beaten outside his off stump as he tries to cut the ball yet again. 156/4
62.1 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly tries to cut the ball but misses it. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Koertzen isn't interested in the appeal. 156/4
61.6 M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 156/4
61.5 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 156/4
61.4 M Clarke to Laxman, Driven through the covers by Laxman for no runs again. 156/4
61.3 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 156/4
61.2 M Clarke to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside off. Ganguly rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. One run conceded. 156/4
61.1 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 155/4
60.6 C White to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly. Dot ball to end the over. 154/4
60.5 C White to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. No run. 154/4
60.4 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. No run. 154/4
60.3 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly defends it off the back foot. No run. 154/4
60.2 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly tries to sweep but fails to connect. Dot ball. 154/4
60.1 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 154/4
59.6 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman drives the ball straight down the ground for no runs. 154/4
59.5 M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 154/4
59.4 M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 154/4
59.3 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 154/4
59.2 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played it to the point region. No run. 154/4
59.1 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman is beaten by the spin of Clarke. The ball decieves the keeper and races to the boundary. Umpire signals four byes. 154/4
58.6 C White to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 150/4
58.5 C White to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads for in single. 150/4
58.4 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side for a single. 149/4
58.3 C White to Ganguly, The ball thuds in to the pads of Ganguly. No run. 148/4
58.2 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly goes for the sweep but fails to connect it. Dot ball yet again. 148/4
58.1 C White to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for no runs. 148/4
The light seems to have improved and play will resume shortly.
The umpires take out the light meter and they seem to be unhappy with the light. Laxman and Ganguly agree to leave the field. Play has been suspended due to bad light
57.6 M Clarke to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle. That's hit Ganguly on his pads. Leg byes given by Umpire Rauf. The batsmen have run through for a single. Play halted due to bad light. 148/4
Its getting darker. After every ball Ganguly looks to the square leg umpire.
57.5 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 147/4
57.4 M Clarke to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. No run. 147/4
57.3 M Clarke to Ganguly, The ball thuds in to the pads of Ganguly. No run. 147/4
57.2 M Clarke to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 147/4
57.1 M Clarke to Ganguly, M Clarke bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Ganguly. No run. 147/4
56.6 C White to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side. No run. 147/4
56.5 C White to Laxman, Laxman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 147/4
56.4 C White to Laxman, Left alone by Laxman. No run. 147/4
56.3 C White to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle. Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 147/4
56.2 C White to Ganguly, Played through mid-wicket by Ganguly for a single. 145/4
56.1 C White to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. 144/4
55.6 M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 144/4
55.5 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 144/4
55.4 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 144/4
55.3 M Clarke to Laxman, Ball hits Laxman low on the pads. No run. 144/4
55.2 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 144/4
55.1 M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 144/4
54.6 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 144/4
54.5 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has been beaten by the off spin. No run. 144/4
54.4 C White to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR... Ganguly plays the pull-shot. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 144/4
54.3 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly guides it to third man. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 140/4
54.2 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 138/4
54.1 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 138/4
53.6 M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 138/4
53.5 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 138/4
53.4 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot. No run. 138/4
53.3 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 138/4
53.2 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 138/4
53.1 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 138/4
52.6 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the pull-shot. But no runs conceded at the mid on region. 138/4
52.5 C White to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 138/4
52.4 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 138/4
1st Test wicket for White. It was a memorable moment for the leg-spinner as he dismissed the great Sachin Tendulkar.
52.3 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the Square-Cut. No run. 138/4
Sourav Ganguly walks in to bat for the last time at Bangalore in an international match.
52.2 C White to Tendulkar, Driven in the air through the covers by Tendulkar. That is easy pickings for Clarke. Tendulkar misses out on a fifty as White strikes. 138/4
52.1 C White to Tendulkar, The ball is way outside the off stump. Cautious leave for Tendulkar. 138/3
Cameron White is given the ball again replacing Watson.
51.6 S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 138/3
51.5 S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 137/3
51.4 S Clark to Tendulkar, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Tendulkar still goes after it. No run. 137/3
51.3 S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 137/3
51.2 S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays the ball showing the full face of hte bat to the bowler. 137/3
51.1 S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump. 137/3
50.6 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman ducks under the bouncer from Watson. No run. 137/3
50.5 S Watson to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 137/3
50.4 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman intentionally guides it towards the third man region. The ball races to the boundary. Clever thing done by Laxman. 137/3
50.3 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 133/3
50.2 S Watson to Laxman, That ball has taken the inside edge of Laxman and thudded into his pads. It was a close call as the ball misses the stumps. 133/3
50.1 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman ducks under the bouncer. No run. 133/3
49.6 S Clark to Tendulkar, Defended nicely off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run. 133/3
49.5 S Clark to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run. 133/3
49.4 S Clark to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar. 133/3
49.3 S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 133/3
49.2 S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it through mid-wicket for no runs again. 133/3
49.1 S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot for no runs. 133/3
Stuart Clark to partner Watson from the other end after Tea.
48.6 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman ducked in time to let that bouncer from Watson go over him. 133/3
48.5 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side for no runs. 133/3
48.4 S Watson to Laxman, Good length ball on middle. Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 133/3
48.3 S Watson to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. No run. 131/3
48.2 S Watson to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 131/3
48.1 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 131/3
Welcome back after the Tea break. 50-run stand brought up between Tendulkar and Laxman at the end of the second session. Shane Watson to start the proceedings.
A fightback by Tendulkar and Laxman has bailed India out of trouble. The hosts are placed at 130-3 at Tea while still needing 169 runs. Tendulkar shared a fifty run stand with Laxman and Gambhir respectively. The Aussie spinner bowled for over one hour in the second session probably to accelerate the bowling over rate. Gambhir's wicket was the only success for the tourists in the second session. Join us back shortly.
47.6 C White to Laxman, Guided down to fine leg by Laxman for a boundary. Tea has been called on the final day. India are placed at 130-3. 130/3
47.5 C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 126/3
47.4 C White to Laxman, Defended well off the back foot by Laxman. No run. 126/3
47.3 C White to Laxman, Driven crisply through the off side by Laxman for a boundary. 126/3
47.2 C White to Tendulkar, Full length delivery wide outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar. One run added to the total. 122/3
47.1 C White to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar. Probably the last over before Tea coming up. 121/3
46.6 M Clarke to Laxman, Driven beautifully through the covers by Laxman. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 121/3
46.5 M Clarke to Laxman, The ball is too wide on the off side for Laxman to make any contact. No run. 117/3
46.4 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Full length delivery wide outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar. The batsmen have run through for a single. 117/3
46.3 M Clarke to Tendulkar, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Tendulkar still goes after it. The ball beats the keeper too and races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals Four Byes. 116/3
46.2 M Clarke to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Laxman. One run added to the total. 112/3
Tendulkar and Laxman looking in no trouble at all defending the Aussie bowling.
46.1 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Full toss Driven through the off side by Tendulkar. The batsmen have run through for a single. 111/3
45.6 C White to Laxman, Defended well off the back foot by Laxman. 110/3
45.5 C White to Tendulkar, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Tendulkar. One run added to the total. 110/3
45.4 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has driven it through the off side. No run. 109/3
45.3 C White to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle and off. Laxman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 109/3
45.2 C White to Laxman, Defended off the back foot by Laxman. No run. 108/3
45.1 C White to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 108/3
44.6 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads for another couple in this over. 108/3
44.5 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Driven through the covers by Tendulkar. A dot ball. 106/3
44.4 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar works it down the leg side for a couple. 106/3
44.3 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 104/3
44.2 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar paddles the ball down the leg side. No run. 104/3
44.1 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 104/3
43.6 C White to Laxman, Defended well off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 104/3
43.5 C White to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. No run. 104/3
43.4 C White to Laxman, Laxman has punched the ball off the backfoot for no runs. 104/3
43.3 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 104/3
43.2 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 103/3
43.1 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 103/3
42.6 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 103/3
42.5 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 103/3
42.4 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 103/3
42.3 M Clarke to Laxman, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Laxman still goes after it No run. 103/3
42.2 M Clarke to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. No run. 103/3
42.1 M Clarke to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. No run. 103/3
41.6 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. Another dot ball. 103/3
41.5 C White to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run. 103/3
41.4 C White to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run. 103/3
41.3 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 103/3
41.2 C White to Tendulkar, The ball is too wide on the off side for Tendulkar to make any contact. No run. 103/3
41.1 C White to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot for just a single. 103/3
40.6 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 102/3
40.5 M Clarke to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. Laxman has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 102/3
40.4 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar works it down the leg side for a single. 101/3
40.3 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Wide outside the leg stump
40.2 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Ball hits Tendulkar low on the pads. No run. 100/3
40.1 M Clarke to Tendulkar, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Tendulkar still goes after it. No contact made. 100/3
39.6 C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 100/3
39.5 C White to Tendulkar, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Tendulkar. One run added to the total. 100/3
39.4 C White to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side for a single. 99/3
39.3 C White to Laxman, Wide outside the leg stump
39.2 C White to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. No run. 98/3
39.1 C White to Tendulkar, Full length delivery on middle and off. Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 98/3
38.6 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot. No run. 97/3
38.5 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played it to the point region. No run. 97/3
38.4 M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 97/3
38.3 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side. No run. 97/3
38.2 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman plays the ball showing full face of the bat to the bowler. 97/3
38.1 M Clarke to Laxman, Played to the point region by Laxman for no runs. 97/3
37.6 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends it well off the back foot. No run. 97/3
37.5 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 97/3
37.4 C White to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run. 97/3
37.3 C White to Tendulkar, The ball is way outside the off stump
37.2 C White to Tendulkar, Wide outside the leg stump
37.1 C White to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run. 97/3
36.6 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball with ease outside his off stump. 97/3
36.5 B Lee to Laxman, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Laxman's pads. No run. 97/3
36.4 B Lee to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 97/3
36.3 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 97/3
36.2 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side. No run. 97/3
36.1 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 97/3
35.6 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 97/3
35.5 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 97/3
35.4 C White to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. No run. 97/3
35.3 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends it off the back foot. No run. 97/3
35.2 White to S Tendulkar, Tendulkar flashes at it. The ball takes the edge of the bat and it flies towards the third man region for a boundary. 97/3
35.1 C White to Tendulkar, C White bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Tendulkar. No run. 93/3
Cameron White is brought into the attack.
34.6 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side for a couple. 93/3
34.5 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman plays the ball with soft hands and guides it towards the third man region for a boundary. 91/3
34.4 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot. No run. 87/3
34.3 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 87/3
34.2 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has dug out that reverse-swinging yorker from Lee at the last second. Well done by Laxman to play that delivery. 87/3
34.1 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman is beaten outisde his off stump by Lee. 87/3
33.6 M Clarke to Laxman, Ball hits Laxman low on the pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. Leg byes given by Umpire Rauf. 87/3
33.5 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 86/3
33.4 M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 86/3
33.3 M Clarke to Laxman, Played through mid-wicket by Laxman. The mid wicket fielder stops it again. Dot ball. 86/3
33.2 M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 86/3
33.1 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Full length delivery on middle and off. Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 86/3
32.6 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played it to the point region. No run. 85/3
32.5 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman is beaten outside his off stump as he tries to drive it. 85/3
32.4 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman again lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 85/3
32.3 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 85/3
32.2 B Lee to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman for no runs. 85/3
32.1 B Lee to Laxman, Defended well off the back foot by Laxman. No run. 85/3
Change of ends for Lee who replaces Johnson.
31.6 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar. No run. 85/3
31.5 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run. 85/3
31.4 M Clarke to Laxman, Good length ball on middle and off. Laxman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 85/3
31.3 M Clarke to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 84/3
31.2 M Clarke to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 84/3
31.1 M Clarke to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. No run. 84/3
Michael Clarke is brought back into the attack.
Drinks trolley called on the field. Still lot of work to be done for India.
30.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it to the point region. No run. 84/3
30.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar goes on the backfoot and defends the ball solidly. 84/3
30.4 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 84/3
30.3 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 84/3
30.2 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar ducked in time to let that bouncer go over him. No run. 84/3
30.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 84/3
29.6 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 84/3
29.5 B Lee to Laxman, Bouncer! Laxman does well to evade it. No run. 84/3
29.4 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side. No run. 84/3
29.3 B Lee to Laxman, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Laxman still goes after it No run. 84/3
29.2 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 84/3
29.1 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays the Square-Cut. Good effort by Cameron White to ensure the ball doesnt cross the line. One run added to the total. Excellent effort by White. 84/3
28.6 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads for a couple. 83/3
28.5 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman ducks under the bouncer from Johnson. 81/3
28.4 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman is beaten outside his off stump. Johnson is getting into his rythym after dismissing Gambhir. 81/3
28.3 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 81/3
28.2 M Johnson to Laxman, Defended off the back foot by Laxman. No run. 81/3
28.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Delicate glance by Tendulkar through the fine leg region for a single. 81/3
27.6 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has driven it straight down the ground. Mid on fielder gathers it. Dot ball. 80/3
27.5 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 80/3
27.4 B Lee to Laxman, Defended well off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 80/3
27.3 B Lee to Laxman, Ball hits Laxman low on the pads. No appeal as well as runs conceded. 80/3
27.2 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar works it down the leg side for a single. 80/3
27.1 B Lee to Tendulkar, Driven through the covers by Tendulkar for no runs. 79/3
Brett Lee is back into the attack. A quick breakthrough required again.
26.6 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 79/3
26.5 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads for a couple. Laxman gets off the mark straight away. 79/3
VVS Laxman comes into the middle. Testing time lies ahead for the Indian team.
26.4 M Johnson to Gambhir, Full length swinging delivery on middle. OUT
26.3 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Dug short by Johnson. Tendulkar has fended it fine down the leg side. One run added to the total. 77/2
26.2 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Defended off the back foot by Tendulkar. No run. 76/2
50-run stand between Tendulkar and Gambhir.
26.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, M Johnson bowling from round the wicket. Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 76/2
25.6 M Clarke to Gambhir, Whipped through mid-wicket by Gambhir. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 76/2
25.5 M Clarke to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 72/2
25.4 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the covers by Tendulkar. One run added to the total. 72/2
25.3 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 71/2
25.2 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 71/2
25.1 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run. 71/2
24.6 M Johnson to Gambhir, Driven nicely through the covers by Gambhir. The ball races to the boundary. Great shot by Gambhir. 71/2
24.5 M Johnson to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 67/2
24.4 M Johnson to Gambhir, Johnson strays down the leg side. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Gambhir still goes after it. No contact made. Haddin dives but fails to gather it. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals Four Byes. 67/2
24.3 M Johnson to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 63/2
24.2 M Johnson to Gambhir, Ball hits Gambhir low on the pads. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Koertzen shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 63/2
24.1 M Johnson to Gambhir, Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 63/2
23.6 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot for another dot ball in a row. 63/2
23.5 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it to the point region. Third dot ball in a row. 63/2
23.4 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Played to the point region by Tendulkar for no runs again. 63/2
23.3 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Driven through the off side by Tendulkar. No run. 63/2
23.2 M Clarke to Gambhir, Played through mid-wicket by Gambhir for a single. 63/2
23.1 M Clarke to Gambhir, Defended well off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 62/2
22.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar. 62/2
22.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, The ball is too wide on the off side for Tendulkar to make any contact. No run. 62/2
22.4 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Defended off the back foot by Tendulkar. No run. 62/2
22.3 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 62/2
22.2 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Wide outside the leg stump. Tendulkar leaves it alone. Some bounce in the wicket still available. 62/2
22.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends it off the back foot. No run. 62/2
21.6 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Full length delivery just outside off. Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 62/2
21.5 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 61/2
21.4 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Ball hits Tendulkar low on the pads. The fielding appeals for LBW. Umpire Rauf decides in favour of the batsman. 61/2
21.3 M Clarke to Tendulkar, M Clarke bowling from round the wicket. Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 61/2
21.2 M Clarke to Gambhir, Gambhir works it down the leg side for a single. 61/2
21.1 M Clarke to Gambhir, M Clarke bowling from over the wicket. Defended well off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 60/2
20.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Another dot ball to end the over. 60/2
20.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar is beaten outside his off stump as he tries to drive it. 60/2
20.4 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Wide outside off stump
20.3 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 60/2
20.2 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot for a couple of runs. Runs have started to flow after Lunch. 60/2
20.1 M Johnson to Gambhir, Gambhir works it down the leg side for a single. 58/2
19.6 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Full toss from Clarke. Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar. Two runs conceded. Another expensive over from Clarke. 55/2
19.5 M Clarke to Gambhir, Cut off the backfoot through the point region by Gambhir. The batsmen have run through for three runs. 53/2
19.4 M Clarke to Gambhir, Played through mid-wicket by Gambhir. No run. 52/2
19.3 M Clarke to Gambhir, Punched off the backfoot by Gambhir. No run. 52/2
19.2 M Clarke to Gambhir, Gambhir has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. Huge appeal by Clarke for LBW. Umpire Rauf shows no interest in the appeal. 52/2
19.1 M Clarke to Gambhir, Gambhir smartly guides it to third man. Couple of runs more to the total. 52/2
18.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 50/2
18.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, The ball is too wide on the off side for Tendulkar to make any contact. No run. 50/2
18.4 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar fails to put bat on ball. No run. 50/2
18.3 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. Dot ball yet again. 50/2
18.2 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run. 50/2
18.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No contact made. 50/2
17.6 M Clarke to Gambhir, Full length delivery just outside off. The ball keeps very low. Gambhir fails to put bat on ball and runs to the boundary. Umpire Rauf indicates that it was Four Byes. 50/2
17.5 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Full length delivery on middle. Tendulkar has played it fine down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 46/2
17.4 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends it nicely off the back foot. 45/2
17.3 M Clarke to Gambhir, Gambhir rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for a single. 45/2
17.2 M Clarke to Tendulkar, Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 44/2
17.1 M Clarke to Tendulkar, M Clarke bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball on middle and off. Tendulkar plays the pull-shot for a couple. 43/2
To surprise of everyone, Michael Clarke is brought into the bowling attack.
The players are back on the field after the Lunch break.
India in trouble having lost the crucial wickets of Sehwag (6) and Dravid (5) before Lunch. The hosts are placed at 41-2 with two sessions remaining and 258 runs more to chase. The Australian pacers kept their bowling tight and made the top-order struggle for runs. So the home team have a battle on hand to fight with Tendulkar (16*) and Gambhir (12*) still in the middle. Join us shortly.
16.6 S Watson to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. Lunch has been called. India in spot of bother at 41-2. 41/2
16.5 S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. Last ball before the Lunch break coming up. 41/2
16.4 S Watson to Gambhir, Incoming delivery. Left alone by Gambhir. 41/2
16.3 S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. 41/2
16.2 S Watson to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. 41/2
16.1 S Watson to Gambhir, Defended by Gambhir off the back foot. No run. 41/2
Watson to continue. This might be the last over before the Lunch break.
15.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. Expensive first over from Johnson. 10 off it. 41/2
15.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 41/2
15.4 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Good length ball just outside leg. Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 41/2
15.3 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Master stroke. FOUR
15.2 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 35/2
15.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Mere push from Tendulkar on the off side and poor fielding by the fielder hands Tendeulkar his second boundary. 35/2
Clark makes way for Johnson in the attack
14.6 S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir ducked in time to let that one go over him. No run. 31/2
14.5 S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 31/2
14.4 S Watson to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 31/2
14.3 S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir ducks under the bouncer. No run. 31/2
14.2 S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot for no runs. 31/2
14.1 S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. 31/2
13.6 S Clark to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run. 31/2
13.5 S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it off the backfoot to the point region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Excellent one hand shot by Clark. 31/2
13.4 S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 27/2
13.3 S Clark to Tendulkar, Defended off the back foot by Tendulkar. No run. 27/2
13.2 S Clark to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 27/2
13.1 S Clark to Tendulkar, S Clark bowling from over the wicket. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Tendulkar still goes after it No run. 27/2
12.6 S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir leaves it alone again. Tidy first over by Watson. 27/2
12.5 S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir again chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 27/2
12.4 S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 27/2
12.3 S Watson to Gambhir, S Watson bowling from round the wicket. Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 27/2
12.2 S Watson to Tendulkar, Played to the point region by Tendulkar for a single. 27/2
12.1 S Watson to Tendulkar, S Watson bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Tendulkar. 26/2
Shane Watson comes into the attack.
11.6 S Clark to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. End of a tidy maiden over by Clark. 26/2
11.5 S Clark to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 26/2
11.4 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 26/2
11.3 S Clark to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 26/2
11.2 S Clark to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 26/2
11.1 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 26/2
10.6 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump. 26/2
10.5 B Lee to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. Consistent line outside the off stump maintained by Lee. 26/2
10.4 B Lee to Tendulkar, B Lee bowling from over the wicket. Tendulkar again lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 26/2
10.3 B Lee to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 26/2
10.2 B Lee to Gambhir, B Lee bowling from round the wicket. Gambhir defends it off the back foot. No run. 25/2
10.1 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 25/2
9.6 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 24/2
9.5 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. The ball hits the pad. Huge appeal. Brad Haddin hits the stumps. Umpire Rauf signals towards the Third Umpire. NOT OUT signalled by the Third Umpire. Gambhir survives a LBW decision as well as run out. 24/2
9.4 S Clark to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 24/2
9.3 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 24/2
9.2 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 24/2
9.1 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir is beaten outsid ehis off stump by Clark. Excellent seam bowling as the ball just passed the edge of the bat. 24/2
8.6 B Lee to Tendulkar, Full toss from Lee. Played to the point region by Tendulkar. No run. 24/2
8.5 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar works it down the leg side for no runs. 24/2
8.4 B Lee to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run. 24/2
India in a state of trouble as Sachin Tendulkar walks in the middle. Big cheer from the crowd.
8.3 B Lee to Dravid, Played in the air through the mid-wicket region by Dravid. Ponting catches the ball from thin air diving towards his right. Brilliant stuff by the Aussie skipper to send Dravid back. 24/2
8.2 B Lee to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 24/1
8.1 B Lee to Dravid, Dravid has driven it through the off side. No run. 24/1
7.6 S Clark to Dravid, Good length ball wide outside off. Dravid guides it to third man. One run conceded. 24/1
7.5 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid is beaten by an out swinging delivery from Clark. Tight line and length by Clark. 23/1
7.4 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 23/1
7.3 S Clark to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. No run. 23/1
7.2 S Clark to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside leg. Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single on the leg side. 23/1
7.1 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir is beaten outside his off stump by Clark. 22/1
6.6 B Lee to Dravid, Dravid times the ball to perfection through the mid on region. The ball races to the boundary. Great timing shown by Dravid. 22/1
6.5 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. The ball hits the leg of Lee and and a run is conceded. 18/1
6.4 B Lee to Gambhir, Driven through the leg side by Gambhir for no runs. 17/1
6.4 B Lee to Gambhir, Good length ball on middle and leg. Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No Ball signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 17/1
6.3 B Lee to Gambhir, Played to the point region by Gambhir for no runs. 16/1
6.2 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir again lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 16/1
6.1 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 16/1
5.6 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid plays the ball compactly off the front foot. End of a successful over by Clark. 16/1
5.5 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid ducked in time to let that bouncer from Clark go over him. 16/1
5.4 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot for no runs. 16/1
5.3 S Clark to Dravid, Ball hits Dravid low on the pads. No run. 16/1
5.2 S Clark to Dravid, The ball hits the pads of Dravid. No appeal from the fielding side. 16/1
Rahul Dravid walks in the middle. It will need all his experience if India goes on to win or draw the first Test.
5.1 S Clark to Sehwag, Edged by Sehwag. It's been taken in the slips by Hayden. Good low catch to dismiss Sehwag. Early blow for India as their opener departs cheaply. 16/1
4.6 B Lee to Gambhir, Driven through the off side by Gambhir. No run. 16/0
4.5 B Lee to Gambhir, Played through mid-wicket by Gambhir. No run. 16/0
4.4 B Lee to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 16/0
4.3 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir has dug out that yorker at the last second. No run. 16/0
4.2 B Lee to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle and off. Edged by Sehwag. A diving effort by Haddin; however he couldn't hold on to it. The ball pops out and goes to Hayden who fumble it. 16/0
4.1 B Lee to Gambhir, Good length ball on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Gambhir. The batsmen have run through for a single. 15/0
3.6 S Clark to Gambhir, Good length ball on middle and leg. Gambhir has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 14/0
3.5 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 13/0
3.4 S Clark to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 13/0
3.3 S Clark to Gambhir, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Gambhir still goes after it. Gambhir too doesn't connect. The fielding side is asking the question for caught behind. Umpire Rauf isn't interested in the appeal. 13/0
3.2 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. 12/0
3.1 S Clark to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat for a single. 12/0
2.6 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir is beaten as he tries to drive the ball. 12/0
2.5 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 12/0
2.4 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir clips the ball off his pads for a boundary towards the square leg region. Third consecutive boundary in the same number of overs. 12/0
2.3 B Lee to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 8/0
2.2 B Lee to Gambhir, Defended off the back foot by Gambhir. No run. 8/0
2.1 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 8/0
1.6 S Clark to Sehwag, Driven hard through the covers by Sehwag. The ball races to the boundary. Sehwaf gets off the mark in style. 8/0
1.5 S Clark to Sehwag, Sehwag drives through the covers for no runs. 4/0
1.4 S Clark to Sehwag, Sehwag defends it well off the back foot. 4/0
1.3 S Clark to Sehwag, Played to the point region by Sehwag. No run. 4/0
1.2 S Clark to Sehwag, The ball is too wide on the off side for Sehwag to make any contact. No run. 4/0
1.1 S Clark to Sehwag, S Clark bowling from over the wicket. Sehwag is beaten outside his off stump. Some swing available for Clark. 4/0
Stuart Clark to share the new ball with Lee.
0.6 B Lee to Gambhir, Lee strays down the leg side. Gambhir plays a leg glance to fine leg. The ball has crossed the ropes. Indian innings gets underway. 4/0
0.5 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. Huge appeal by Lee. Umpire Koertzen shows no interest in the appeal. A close call though. 0/0
0.4 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir lets that bouncer go past his head. 0/0
0.3 B Lee to Gambhir, Driven through the leg side by Gambhir. Again Lee goes upto Gambhir and exchanges some words. This time Gambhir doesn't back and gives it to Lee. 0/0
0.2 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir is beaten by a seaming delivery from Lee. Lee also has some words to share with Gambhir. 0/0
0.1 B Lee to Gambhir, B Lee bowling from over the wicket. Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. 0/0
Batting : Australia
Bowling : India
Australia have declared their innings at 228-6 setting India at target of 299 runs in the remaining day. The declaration came after 30 minutes into the morning play. Haddin (35*) and White (18*) were the unbeaten batsmen. Watson (41) was the only wicket to fall in the morning. Return back after a short break for the final innings of the match.
72.6 Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin is beaten outside his off stump by Khan. Australia have declared their innings at 228-6. 228/6
72.5 Z Khan to White, Good length ball just outside leg. White has lofted it over Mid-on. One run conceded. 228/6
72.4 Z Khan to White, Full toss from Zaheer. White drives the ball straight down the ground. Couple of important runs added to the total. 227/6
72.3 Z Khan to Haddin, Good length ball just outside off. Driven through the leg side by Haddin. One run added to the total. 225/6
72.2 Z Khan to White, Good length ball wide outside off. Played to the point region by White. The batsmen have run through for a single. 224/6
72.1 Z Khan to White, White excellently times the ball through the backward point region. Substitute Badrinath dives but can't prevent the boundary. Brilliant timing. 223/6
71.6 I Sharma to White, White plays the Square-Cut for another single in this over. 219/6
71.5 Sharma to Haddin, Full length delivery on middle. Haddin just manages to keep the yorker out. Good ball bowled by Sharma. One run conceded. 218/6
71.4 I Sharma to White, White plays the Square-Cut for a single. 217/6
71.3 I Sharma to Haddin, Good length ball wide outside off. Haddin has slammed it through point. One run conceded. 216/6
71.2 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin is beaten outside his off stump as he tries to cut it. 215/6
71.1 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin drives through the leg side for no runs. 215/6
100 extras have been conceded in this match so far by both the teams.
70.6 Z Khan to Haddin, It's been lofted towards the Mid-on by Haddin. The ball is in the air but it falls short. A run out chance too. One run conceded. 215/6
70.6 Z Khan to Haddin, Short of length delivery wide outside off. Haddin plays the pull-shot. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Rauf. Two runs added to the total. 214/6
70.5 Z Khan to Haddin, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Haddin has driven it through the off side for no runs. 211/6
70.4 Z Khan to White, White has played it to the point region for a run. 211/6
70.3 Z Khan to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 210/6
70.2 Z Khan to White, White has lofted it over covers for a couple. 210/6
70.1 Z Khan to C White, The ball has taken the inside edge of the bat and goes down the leg side. Dot ball. 208/6
Zaheer Khan replaces Kumble in the attack.
69.6 I Sharma to White, White flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 208/6
69.5 I Sharma to White, White gets a bottom edge on that one. The ball goes towards the slip region at Dravid for no runs. 207/6
69.4 I Sharma to White, Driven crisply through the covers by White. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. White gets off the mark in style. 207/6
69.3 I Sharma to White, Played through mid-wicket by White for no runs. 203/6
Cameron White comes to the crease. Considering his strong-hitting reputation, expect some lusty blows from his bat.
69.2 I Sharma to S Watson, OUT
69.1 I Sharma to Watson, Watson has driven it straight down the ground pass the mid on fielder for a boundary. 203/5
Ishant to start from the BEML end.
68.6 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has driven it straight down the ground for no runs. 199/5
68.5 A Kumble to Watson, Good length ball just outside off. Watson flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 199/5
68.4 A Kumble to Watson, Watson uses the pace of the ball and plays a delicate late cut. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 198/5
68.3 A Kumble to Watson, Watson drives the ball straight down the ground. Dot ball. 194/5
68.2 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has flicked the ball off his pads for the first run of the day. 194/5
The ball seems to have hit Kumble hard on his fingers. It must be painful.
68.1 Kumble to Haddin, Haddin hits the ball back to Kumble. The Indian skipper has put down the catch. Early let off on the final day for Haddin. What a start! 193/5
Anil Kumble to start the bowling proceedings. Here we go....the first ball on the way.
Hello and a warm welcome to the commentary of the final day of the Bangalore Test. What an exciting day we have in prospect where all the three results are possible. The cards are certainly in the hands of Australia. The tourists will look to approach the declaration within the first hour by setting a 300 plus target. Meanwhile, India will look to rattle quick wickets in the morning session and then the onus is on their experienced batting line-up to either chase down the target or salvage a draw. Stay tuned for the action.
A very interesting day 4 of the Bangalore Test comes to an end. Australia are well placed at 193-5 with a healthy lead of 263 runs. The final session began for the tourists on an ordinary note as India continued to keep the run flow tight and striking at regular intervals. But the young duo Haddin (28*) and Watson (32*) played confidently to share an unbeaten 65-run stand. There were plenty of missed opportunities in the Indian camp today. Join us tomorrow as Australia will look to make a match out of it on the final day. Bye!!!!
67.6 Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin works it down the leg side for a single. It's Stumps on day 4. Australia are placed at 193-5 with an overall lead of 263 runs. 193/5
67.5 Z Khan to Watson, Watson has played it to the point region for a single. Final ball of the day coming up. 192/5
67.4 Z Khan to Watson, Watson shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 191/5
67.3 Z Khan to Watson, Z Khan bowling from round the wicket. Watson has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 191/5
67.2 Z Khan to Haddin, Played to the point region by Haddin. One run added to the total. 191/5
67.1 Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot for no runs. 190/5
66.6 A Kumble to Haddin, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Haddin for a single. 190/5
66.5 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 189/5
66.4 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin is beaten by the spin of Kumble. 189/5
66.3 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot for no runs. 189/5
66.2 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 189/5
66.1 A Kumble to Haddin, Defended well off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 189/5
65.6 Z Khan to Watson, Watson has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 189/5
65.5 Z Khan to Watson, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Watson tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 189/5
65.4 Z Khan to Watson, Watson is beaten by Zaheer outside his off stump. 189/5
65.3 Z Khan to B Haddin, Full length delivery wide outside off. Played to the point region by Watson. Ganguly goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 189/5
65.2 Z Khan to Watson, Played through mid-wicket by Watson. No runs conceded because of good fielding from Harbhajan. 187/5
65.1 Z Khan to Watson, The ball strikes Watson very low on the pads. Ahuge appeal for LBW. A direct hit by Kumble. The Third Umpire has been called for by Umpire Koertzen. The Third Umpire's decision is in favour of Watson. No run. 187/5
64.6 A Kumble to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 187/5
64.5 A Kumble to Haddin, Full length delivery on middle. Haddin works it down the leg side. Haddin in trouble. Good throw by the fielder but Kumble fails to gather it. Two runs more added to the total. 187/5
64.4 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 185/5
64.3 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 185/5
64.2 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 185/5
64.1 A Kumble to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 185/5
64.1 A Kumble to Haddin, Full length delivery just outside off. Haddin has played it to the point region. Umpire Rauf signals a No Ball. Two runs conceded. 185/5
63.6 Z Khan to Watson, The ball strikes Watson very low on the pads. Huge appeal by Zaheer Khan. Two runs added to the total. Umpire Koertzen signals Leg Byes and shows no interest in the appeal. 181/5
63.5 Z Khan to Haddin, Good length ball just outside off. Thick inside edge by Haddin
63.4 Z Khan to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 179/5
63.3 Z Khan to Watson, Ball hits Watson low on the pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. Leg byes given by Umpire Koertzen. 179/5
63.2 Z Khan to Watson, Watson guides it towards the slip region but is unable to find a single. 178/5
63.1 Z Khan to Watson, Defended off the front foot by Watson. 178/5
Zaheer Khan is brought back into the attack. Interesting contest between Zaheer and Haddin in prospect after their heated verbal exchange yesterday.
62.6 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 178/5
62.5 H Singh to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 178/5
50-run stand between Watson and Haddin. It has been excellent and confident batting by the young duo.
62.4 H Singh to Watson, Played to the point region by Watson for one run only. 178/5
62.3 H Singh to Watson, Watson defends it off the back foot. No run. 177/5
62.2 H Singh to Watson, Watson appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. No run. 177/5
62.1 H Singh to Haddin, Full length delivery just outside leg. Haddin has nudged the ball fine down the leg side. One run added to the total. 177/5
61.6 A Kumble to Watson, Watson has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 176/5
61.5 A Kumble to Watson, Defended off the front foot by Watson. No run. 176/5
61.4 A Kumble to Watson, Watson shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 176/5
61.3 A Kumble to Watson, Watson has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 176/5
61.2 A Kumble to Watson, Punched off the backfoot by Watson. No run. 176/5
61.1 A Kumble to Haddin, Driven through the leg side by Haddin for a single. 176/5
60.6 H Singh to Watson, Defended off the back foot by Watson. No run. 175/5
60.5 H Singh to Watson, Watson is beaten all ends up by Harbhajan's doosra delivery. The ball decieves the keeper too and races to the boundary. Umpire Rauf indicates that it was Four Byes. 175/5
60.4 H Singh to Watson, Defended off the front foot by Watson. No run. 171/5
60.3 H Singh to Watson, Watson shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 171/5
60.2 H Singh to Watson, Full length delivery on middle and off. Watson works it down the leg side. Two runs conceded. 171/5
60.1 H Singh to Watson, Watson fails to put bat on ball. No run. 169/5
59.6 A Kumble to Watson, Watson has whipped it through mid-wicket. Three important runs more added to the total. 169/5
59.5 A Kumble to Watson, Watson has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 166/5
59.4 A Kumble to Watson, Watson has slammed the ball hard through the point region. The ball races to the boundary. Watson looking very comfortable in the middle. 166/5
59.3 A Kumble to Watson, Defended off the front foot by Watson. No run. 162/5
59.2 A Kumble to Watson, Watson rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 162/5
59.1 A Kumble to Watson, Watson shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 162/5
58.6 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has stood up on his toes to play that one. Another dot ball to end the over. 162/5
58.5 H Singh to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 162/5
58.4 H Singh to Haddin, Played through mid-wicket by Haddin. No run. 162/5
58.3 H Singh to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 162/5
58.2 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. Excessive appeal by the India team. Umpire Rauf decides Haddin is not out saying that it is going down the leg side. 162/5
58.1 H Singh to Haddin, Full length delivery on middle and off. Haddin plays a sweep shot for a couple. 162/5
57.6 A Kumble to Watson, Played to the point region by Watson. Dot ball to end the over. 160/5
57.5 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has played it to the point region. Good effort by Ganguly to save runs for his team. Only one run conceded. 160/5
57.4 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 159/5
57.3 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin uses the pace of the ball and guides it cleverly towards the third man. The ball races to the boundary. Australia starting to take the momentum back from India. 159/5
57.2 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 155/5
57.1 A Kumble to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 155/5
56.6 H Singh to Watson, Wide down the leg side. No trouble at all for Watson who leaves it. The ball races towards the fine leg region. Four Byes signalled by Umpire Rauf. 155/5
56.5 H Singh to Watson, Watson has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 151/5
56.4 H Singh to Watson, Played through mid-wicket by Watson. No run. 151/5
56.3 H Singh to Watson, Watson has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 151/5
56.2 H Singh to Watson, Defended off the back foot by Watson. No run. 151/5
56.1 H Singh to Watson, The ball strikes Watson very low on the pads No run. 151/5
55.6 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin hits the ball straight down the ground for a boundary. The ball goes pass Kumble's head. Four runs. All important runs for Australia at this moment. 151/5
55.5 A Kumble to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 147/5
55.4 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 147/5
55.3 A Kumble to Watson, Full toss Watson has driven it straight down the ground. A single is conceded towards the long on region. 147/5
55.2 A Kumble to Watson, Watson shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 146/5
55.1 A Kumble to Watson, Played to the point region by Watson for no runs. 146/5
54.6 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. Appeal from the bowler and the close in fielders but umpire decides against it. 146/5
54.5 H Singh to Watson, Full length delivery just outside off. Watson works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 146/5
54.4 H Singh to Watson, Watson defends it off the back foot. No run. 145/5
54.3 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin works it down the leg side for a single. 145/5
54.2 H Singh to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 144/5
54.1 H Singh to Haddin, Ball hits Haddin low on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Rauf shows no interest in the appeal and looks a bit puzzled with the appeal. 144/5
53.6 A Kumble to Watson, Watson has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 144/5
53.5 A Kumble to Watson, Driven through the leg side by Watson. No run. 144/5
53.4 A Kumble to Watson, Defended off the front foot by Watson. No run. 144/5
53.3 A Kumble to Watson, Defended off the back foot by Watson. No run. 144/5
53.2 A Kumble to Watson, Defended off the front foot by Watson. No run. 144/5
53.1 A Kumble to Haddin, A Kumble bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Haddin for a single. 144/5
Finally Kumble brings himself into the attack. The reason he didn't bowl in the prior two sessions is that he was injure and off the field for quite a while.
52.6 H Singh to Watson, Guided intentionally down to the fine leg region by Watson. The ball races to the boundary. End of a very expensive over by Kumble. 143/5
52.5 H Singh to Haddin, Full length delivery on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Haddin. One run added to the total. 139/5
52.4 H Singh to Haddin, Defended off the back foot by Haddin. No run. 138/5
52.3 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has just thrown his bat at the ball. The ball races flies in the air and races to the boundary. Two boundaries in this over. 138/5
52.2 H Singh to Watson, Full length delivery on middle and off. Watson has played it fine down the leg side. One run added to the total. 134/5
52.1 H Singh to Watson, Watson plays the pull-shot. The ball just goes over the fielder in the deep. Four more runs to the total. 133/5
51.6 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 129/5
51.5 I Sharma to Haddin, Played through mid-wicket by Haddin. No run. 129/5
51.4 I Sharma to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 129/5
51.3 I Sharma to Watson, Good length ball wide outside off. Played to the point region by Watson. The batsmen have run through for a single. 129/5
51.2 I Sharma to Watson, Watson edges the ball outside the off stump. The ball falls short of Dhoni. Dhoni gets up and signals to the umpire to call for the TV official. Rudi Koertzen gives not out. 128/5
51.1 I Sharma to Watson, Watson has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 128/5
50.6 H Singh to Haddin, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Haddin still goes after it. The fielding side appeals in unison as Dhoni gathers the ball. Umpire Rauf decides Haddin is not out. 128/5
Brad Haddin comes into bat in place of Hussey.
50.5 H Singh to M Hussey, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Harbhajan bowls a doosra. Hussey tentatively leaves the ball. The off stump is clipped. Australia have lost the crucial wicket of Hussey. 128/5
50.4 H Singh to Watson, Watson has played it to the point region for a single this time. 128/4
50.3 H Singh to Watson, That ball has taken the inside edge of Watson and thudded into his pads. Dot ball again. 127/4
50.2 H Singh to Watson, Defended off the front foot by Watson. No run. 127/4
50.1 H Singh to Watson, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Pushed to the cover region by Watson for no runs. 127/4
49.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 127/4
49.5 I Sharma to Hussey, Driven through the off side by Hussey. No run. 127/4
49.4 I Sharma to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Hussey. Two runs added to the total. 127/4
49.3 I Sharma to Watson, Good length ball on middle. Ball hits Watson low on the pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. Leg byes given by Umpire Koertzen. 125/4
49.2 I Sharma to Watson, Watson places the ball beautifully thorugh the point region for a boundary. 124/4
49.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Ball hits Hussey low on the pads. One run conceded. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 120/4
48.6 H Singh to Watson, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Delicate glance by Watson through the fine leg region for a couple to end the over. Watson gets off the mark. 118/4
48.5 H Singh to Watson, Watson has played that off the front foot for no runs. 117/4
48.4 H Singh to Watson, Watson has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 117/4
48.3 H Singh to Watson, Watson has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 117/4
48.2 H Singh to Watson, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Watson has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 117/4
48.1 H Singh to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for a single. 117/4
47.6 I Sharma to Watson, Watson lets the ball go outside his off stump. End of a successful over by Ishant. 116/4
47.6 I Sharma to Watson, The ball is too wide on the off side for Watson to make any contact. Umpire Koertzen has signalled a wide. 116/4
Shane Watson is the next batsman in to replace Michael Clarke.
47.5 I Sharma to Clarke, Ishant bowls a slower delivery again. Driven in the air by Clarke. That is easy pickings for Sehwag at covers. Ishant account for Michael Clarke's wicket. 115/4
47.4 I Sharma to Clarke, Slower delivery by Sharma. Pushed to the cover region by Clarke for no runs. 115/3
47.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Hussey. The batsmen have run through for a single. 115/3
47.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Ishant strays it wide. Hussey doesn't make any contact. The ball goes pass keeper for a boundary. Five wides signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 114/3
47.2 I Sharma to Clarke, Clarke defends it off the front foot and pinches a quick single. Good running by Clarke and Hussey who are the quickest between the wickets. 109/3
47.1 I Sharma to Clarke, Pushed to the cover region by Clarke for no runs. 108/3
46.6 H Singh to Hussey, Defended well off the back foot by Hussey. No run. 108/3
46.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 108/3
46.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey goes on one leg and plays a sweep shot. The ball thuds into the hoardings for four runs. 108/3
46.3 H Singh to Hussey, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Hussey rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 104/3
46.2 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke plays a sweep shot for an easy single. 104/3
46.1 H Singh to Clarke, Defended off the front foot by Clarke. No run. 103/3
45.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Left alone again by Hussey. Ishant continue to persist around the off stump line. 103/3
45.5 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey defends it nicely off the back foot. No run. 103/3
45.4 I Sharma to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 103/3
45.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Left alone by Hussey. No run. 103/3
45.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 103/3
45.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Left alone by Hussey. No run. 103/3
44.6 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 103/3
44.5 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 103/3
44.4 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has driven the ball beautifully through the off side region. The ball races to the boundary in quick time. Clarke gets off the mark in style. 103/3
Michael Clarke replaces Katich in the middle.
44.3 H Singh to Katich, The extra bounce does it for Harbhajan. Katich pokes at it. That is easy pickings for Laxman at silly point. Harbhajan strikes for India. 99/3
Fifty partnership between Katich and Hussey.
44.2 H Singh to Katich, Katich picks the flight of the ball and lofts it over mid off. The ball races to the boundary. 99/2
44.1 H Singh to Hussey, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery just outside leg. Played through mid-wicket by Hussey for a single. 95/2
43.6 I Sharma to Katich, Katich is beaten outside the off stump by Sharma. 94/2
43.5 I Sharma to Katich, Katich tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 94/2
43.4 I Sharma to Katich, Katich drives the ball straight down the ground. No run. 94/2
43.3 I Sharma to Katich, Pushed to the cover region by Katich for no runs. 94/2
43.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Good length ball just outside off. Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat for a single. 94/2
43.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 93/2
Ishant Sharma comes back into the attack.
42.6 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 93/2
42.5 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 93/2
42.4 H Singh to Katich, Extra bounce for Harbhajan. Edged by Katich. The ball bounces in front of the slip fielder. 93/2
42.3 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 93/2
42.2 H Singh to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 93/2
42.1 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 93/2
41.6 V Sehwag to Katich, Played to the point region by Katich for another single in this over. 93/2
41.5 V Sehwag to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 92/2
41.4 V Sehwag to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle and off. Hussey plays a sweep shot for a single. 92/2
41.3 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 91/2
41.2 V Sehwag to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey for no runs. 91/2
41.1 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 91/2
40.6 H Singh to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. Maiden over by Harbhajan Singh. 91/2
40.5 H Singh to Katich, Driven through the covers by Katich. No run. 91/2
40.4 H Singh to Katich, Wide outside off stump
40.3 H Singh to Katich, Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 91/2
40.2 H Singh to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 91/2
40.1 H Singh to Katich, Pushed to the cover region by Katich for no runs. 91/2
39.6 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey defends again. First maiden by Sehwag. 91/2
39.5 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 91/2
39.4 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey defends this ball off the back foot. Dot ball again. 91/2
39.3 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 91/2
39.2 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. 91/2
39.1 V Sehwag to Hussey, Driven through the off side by Hussey but straight to covers. No run. 91/2
38.6 H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Hussey drives it through the covers. A single for Australia in the final ball of what has been a good over by Harbhajan. 91/2
38.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. 90/2
38.4 H Singh to Hussey, Driven through the off side by Hussey. No run. 90/2
38.3 H Singh to Hussey, Wide outside off stump
38.2 H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the front foot this time by Hussey. 90/2
38.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played Harbhajan off the front foot and into the ground. 90/2
37.6 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich has driven it through the off side but straight to the fielder. No chance of a run. 90/2
37.6 Sehwag to Katich, Katich goes after a wide one but misses. Sehwag has also overstepped. Poor delivery... No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 90/2
37.5 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 89/2
37.4 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 89/2
37.3 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball to mid-off. Dot ball. 89/2
37.2 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey plays this ball through mid-wicket for a single. 89/2
37.1 V Sehwag to Hussey, V Sehwag bowling from round the wicket. Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. 88/2
36.6 H Singh to Katich, The ball hits the pads of Katich. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Rauf isn't interested in the appeal. 88/2
36.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 88/2
36.4 H Singh to Hussey, Great delivery spinning away from the batsman. Hussey nudges at it and its taken the outside edge of his bat. He is fortunate there is no gully. The ball races to the boundaryline. Umpire Rauf signals four runs. 87/2
36.3 H Singh to Katich, Full delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Katich. The batsmen have run through for a single. 83/2
36.2 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played off the front foot and into the ground again. No run. 82/2
36.1 H Singh to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. 82/2
35.6 V Sehwag to Hussey, Defended off the front foot again by Hussey. No run. 82/2
35.5 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball.. 82/2
35.4 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave this ball outside his off stump. 82/2
35.3 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich comes down the track but places the ball towards mid-wicket. One run has been added to the total. 82/2
35.2 V Sehwag to Katich, Defencive shot played once again by Katich. 81/2
35.1 V Sehwag to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. 81/2
34.6 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey defends Harbhajan final ball of the over as well. 81/2
34.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 81/2
34.4 H Singh to S Katich, Thick inside edge
34.3 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery outside leg. Katich sweeps and sweeps well. The ball races towards the empty deep square leg fence. Umpire Rauf signals a boundary. 80/2
34.2 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat again. Dot ball. 76/2
34.1 H Singh to Katich, This one's defended off the front foot by Katich. 76/2
33.6 V Sehwag to Katich, Played straight to the man at mid-wicket. No chance of a run. 75/2
33.5 V Sehwag to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. 75/2
33.4 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 75/2
33.3 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. 75/2
33.2 V Sehwag to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle and off. Square drive by Hussey towards deep point. The batsmen have run through for a single. 75/2
33.1 V Sehwag to Hussey, Sehwag to continue after the Tea break. Hussey has played that off the front foot towards covers but the ball has gone straight to the fielder. 74/2
Tea has been called on day 4 of the Bangalore Test. It was a very dull session for Australia as they managed to score only 65 runs at the cost of two wickets of Hayden and Ponting. The Indian bowlers were spot on after the Lunch break and never let the scoring get off the hook. The tourists now lead by a tally of 144 runs. Join us back after Tea to see whether the 'Baggy Green' team accelerate their scoring rate in the final session.
32.6 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has played the ball off the backfoot towards mid on. Dot ball. Tea is taken on day 4. Australia are placed at 74-2. 74/2
32.5 Z Khan to Katich, Pushed to the cover region by Katich for a couple of runs. Probably the last ball before Tea. 74/2
32.4 Z Khan to Katich, Katich drives the ball straight down the ground. No run. 72/2
32.3 Z Khan to Katich, Katich guides the ball cleverly towards the third man region for a boundary. 72/2
32.2 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 68/2
32.1 Z Khan to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 68/2
31.6 V Sehwag to Katich, Played through mid-wicket by Katich for a comfortable single. 68/2
31.5 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 67/2
31.4 V Sehwag to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 67/2
31.3 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 67/2
31.2 V Sehwag to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Hussey. The batsmen have run through for a single. 67/2
31.1 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has driven it through the off side. No run. 66/2
30.6 Z Khan to Hussey, The ball strikes Hussey very low on the pads. One run added to the total. Umpire Rauf signals Leg Bye. 66/2
30.5 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has flicked the ball off his pads for a single towards the fine leg. 65/2
30.4 Z Khan to Katich, Katich defends it off the back foot. No run. 64/2
30.3 Z Khan to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 64/2
30.2 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 64/2
30.1 Z Khan to Katich, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Katich still goes after it No run. 64/2
29.6 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich has played it to the point region for a single to end the over. 64/2
29.5 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 63/2
29.4 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 63/2
29.3 V Sehwag to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Hussey has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 63/2
29.2 V Sehwag to Katich, Full length delivery wide outside off. Punched off the backfoot by Katich. The batsmen have run through for a single. 62/2
29.1 V Sehwag to Katich, V Sehwag bowling from round the wicket. Pushed to the cover region by Katich. No run. 61/2
Part-time off-spinner Virender Sehwag brought into the attack.
28.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No contact made. 61/2
28.5 Z Khan to Katich, Guided down to fine leg by Katich for a single. 61/2
28.4 Z Khan to Katich, Wide down the leg side. No trouble at all for Katich who leaves it alone. 60/2
28.3 Z Khan to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 60/2
28.2 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 60/2
28.1 Z Khan to Katich, Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 60/2
27.6 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey defends it off the back foot. 60/2
27.5 H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the back foot by Hussey. No run. 60/2
27.4 H Singh to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey for another couple of runs. 60/2
27.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 58/2
27.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 58/2
27.1 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. Punched off the backfoot by Katich. One run added to the total. 58/2
26.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Defended off the back foot by Hussey. No run. 57/2
26.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey smartly guides it towards the third man region. The ball races to the boundary. Hussey looks very compact in the middle. 57/2
26.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey guides it towards the third man region for a couple. 53/2
26.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 51/2
26.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 51/2
26.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for no runs. 51/2
25.6 H Singh to Katich, Played to the point region by Katich for no runs. 51/2
25.5 H Singh to Katich, Defended off the front foot again by Katich. 51/2
25.4 H Singh to Katich, Defended well off the front foot by Katich. No run. 51/2
25.3 H Singh to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 51/2
25.2 H Singh to Katich, Katich plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 51/2
25.1 H Singh to Katich, Katich is beaten by the spin of Harbhajan. 51/2
24.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 51/2
24.5 I Sharma to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 51/2
24.4 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 51/2
24.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 51/2
24.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 51/2
24.1 I Sharma to Hussey, I Sharma bowling from over the wicket. Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 51/2
23.6 H Singh to Katich, Defended nicely off the front foot by Katich. 51/2
23.5 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 51/2
23.4 H Singh to Katich, Katich plays the Square-Cut. No run. 51/2
23.3 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 51/2
23.2 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 51/2
23.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey works it down the leg side for a single. 51/2
22.6 I Sharma to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs. 50/2
22.5 I Sharma to Katich, I Sharma bowling from round the wicket. Katich tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 50/2
22.4 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 50/2
22.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey guides it to the gully region. No runs conceded. 49/2
Michael Hussey arrives at the crease replacing Ponting.
22.2 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has played it through mid-wicket. Laxman takes a good low catch. Ishant strikes a crucial blow as Ponting departs. 49/2
22.1 I Sharma to Ponting, I Sharma bowling from over the wicket. Played to the point region by Ponting. No run. 49/1
21.6 H Singh to Katich, Katich plays the Square-Cut but is unable to take a run. 49/1
21.5 H Singh to Katich, Left alone by Katich. No run. 49/1
21.4 H Singh to Katich, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 49/1
21.3 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ponting works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 49/1
21.2 H Singh to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run. 48/1
21.1 H Singh to Ponting, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Harbhajan spins the ball viciously. Ponting and Keeper are completely beaten. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals Four Byes. 48/1
20.6 I Sharma to Katich, I Sharma bowling from round the wicket. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Katich still goes after it. No contact made. 44/1
20.5 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has stood up on his toes to play that one. One run is picked. 44/1
20.4 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. Slight appeal by Sharma but to no effect. 43/1
20.3 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot for no runs. 43/1
20.2 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting defends it well off the back foot. No run. 43/1
20.1 I Sharma to Ponting, Driven through the leg side by Ponting for no runs. 43/1
19.6 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs. 43/1
19.5 H Singh to Katich, The ball hits the pads of Katich. The fielding side are asking the question. Unnecessary appeal and umpire Koertzen isn't interested. 43/1
19.4 H Singh to Ponting, Played through mid-wicket by Ponting and a quick single pinched. 43/1
19.3 H Singh to Katich, Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 42/1
19.2 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played it to the point region. No run. 41/1
19.1 H Singh to Katich, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. 41/1
Drinks called on the field by the umpires.
18.6 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has played the ball off the front foot. The ball takes an akward bounce but Ponting judges it well. 41/1
18.5 I Sharma to Ponting, Defended off the back foot by Ponting. No run. 41/1
18.4 I Sharma to Ponting, Ball hits Ponting low on the pads as he tries to whip it across. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Rauf shows no interest in the appeal. Right decision so by the umpire. 41/1
18.3 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting defends it off the back foot. No run. 41/1
18.2 I Sharma to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run. 41/1
18.1 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting uses the pace of thr ball and clips it away towards the fine leg region for a boundary. 41/1
17.6 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has tucked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 37/1
17.5 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 36/1
17.4 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 36/1
17.3 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 36/1
17.2 H Singh to Ponting, Ball hits Ponting low on the pads and goes pass the leg slip fielder for a boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals four Leg byes. 36/1
17.1 H Singh to Ponting, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Ponting comes down the track and connects the ball well to send it cross the boundary line. 32/1
16.6 I Sharma to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 28/1
16.5 I Sharma to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 28/1
16.4 I Sharma to Katich, Katich drives the ball straight down the ground. No run. 28/1
16.3 I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. Ponting works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 28/1
16.2 I Sharma to Ponting, Defended tentatively off the front foot by Ponting. 27/1
16.1 I Sharma to Ponting, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Ponting still goes after it. No contact made. 27/1
Ishant Sharma is brought into the attack. He replaces Zaheer who bowled an inspired spell after Lunch.
15.6 H Singh to Katich, Katich offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. The Harbhajan appeala aloud. Umpire Koertzen decides Katich is not out. 27/1
15.5 H Singh to Katich, Katich shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 27/1
15.4 H Singh to Katich, Played to the point region by Katich. No run. 27/1
15.3 H Singh to Katich, Left alone by Katich. No run. 27/1
15.2 H Singh to Katich, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Katich plays the Square-Cut for no runs. 27/1
15.1 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Ponting has pushed it to the cover region for a single. 27/1
14.6 Z Khan to Katich, Z Khan bowling from round the wicket. Driven through the leg side by Katich for no runs. 26/1
14.5 Z Khan to Katich, Defended confidently off the front foot by Katich. No run. 26/1
14.4 Z Khan to Katich, Defended off the back foot by Katich. No run. 26/1
14.3 Z Khan to Katich, Katich tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 26/1
14.2 Z Khan to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 26/1
14.1 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 26/1
13.6 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 26/1
13.5 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 26/1
13.4 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 26/1
13.3 H Singh to Ponting, Tucked through mid-wicket by Ponting for a couple. 26/1
13.2 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting is beaten by an excellent doosra delivery by Harbhajan. 24/1
13.1 H Singh to Ponting, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Ponting. The ball flies towards Sehwag at leg slip. Huge appeal for a catch by India. Umpire declares Ponting not out. Brave and right decision by the Umpire. 24/1
12.6 Z Khan to Katich, Pushed to the cover region by Katich for a couple of runs. 24/1
12.5 Z Khan to Katich, Katich defends it cautiously off the back foot. 22/1
12.4 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 22/1
12.3 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total and Ricky gets off the mark. 22/1
Skipper Ricky Ponting is the new man in the middle.
12.2 Z Khan to Hayden, Ball hits Hayden low on the pads as he tries to flick it. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Rauf declares Hayden OUT. The ball seems to be going down the leg side. Umpire Rauf is having a rough game. 21/1
12.1 Z Khan to Hayden, Pushed to the cover region by Hayden for no runs. 21/0
11.6 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs. End of an exciting over by Harbhajan. 21/0
11.5 H Singh to Katich, Defended well off the front foot by Katich. No run. 21/0
11.4 H Singh to Hayden, Full length delivery on middle and off. Hayden sweeps the ball for a single only on the leg side. 21/0
11.3 H Singh to Katich, Katich has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 20/0
11.2 H Singh to Katich, Katich plays the ball off the front foot. The ball pops up in the air. Gambhir drops a sitter at short leg. An easy let off for Katich. 19/0
11.1 H Singh to Katich, Katich defends it off the back foot. No run. 19/0
10.6 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden has played that ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. No run. 19/0
10.5 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 19/0
10.4 Z Khan to Hayden, Defended nicely off the front foot by Hayden. No run. 19/0
10.3 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden flicks it away with a wristy shot for an easy couple. 19/0
10.2 Z Khan to Hayden, Played through mid-wicket by Hayden for no runs. 17/0
10.1 Z Khan to Hayden, Defended compactly off the front foot by Hayden. No run. 17/0
9.6 H Singh to Hayden, Driven through the off side by Hayden for a single. 17/0
9.5 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden lets the ball hit him on the pads. Dot ball. 16/0
9.4 H Singh to Hayden, Defended off the front foot by Hayden. No run. 16/0
9.3 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden plays a sweep shot on the full. A committed effort by substitute Badrinath to save runs for his team. Only a couple of runs are conceded. 16/0
9.2 H Singh to Hayden, Driven through the covers by Hayden. No runs again. 14/0
9.1 H Singh to Hayden, Punched hard off the backfoot by Hayden but to no effect. Dot ball. 14/0
8.6 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has played it through mid-wicket for no runs. 14/0
8.5 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has played the square drive. No run. 14/0
8.4 Z Khan to Katich, Ball hits Katich low on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Rauf shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 14/0
8.3 Z Khan to Katich, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Katich still goes after it. No contact made. 14/0
8.2 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat but no runs conceded. 14/0
8.1 Z Khan to Katich, Defended well off the front foot by Katich. No run. 14/0
7.6 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 14/0
7.5 H Singh to Hayden, The ball strikes Hayden very low on the pads. Huge appeal by the fielding side. Umpire Koertzen isn't interested in the appeal. No run. 14/0
7.4 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden comes down the track and does well to defend it. Well bowled by Harbhajan. 14/0
7.3 H Singh to Hayden, Pushed to the cover region by Hayden. No run. 14/0
7.2 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden has smashed it straight down the ground. The ball races to the boundary in no time. 14/0
7.1 H Singh to Hayden, Defended nicely off the front foot by Hayden. No run. 10/0
6.6 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has driven it straight down the ground for no runs. 10/0
6.5 Z Khan to Katich, Played to the point region by Katich. Dot ball. 10/0
6.4 Z Khan to Katich, Katich defends it well off the back foot. No run. 10/0
6.3 Z Khan to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 10/0
6.2 Z Khan to Hayden, The ball strikes Hayden very low on the pads and goes down the fine leg region. One run added to the total. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Rauf. 10/0
6.1 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 9/0
Welcome back after the Lunch break. An interesting fact for Indian fans. India have won 16 Test matches against Australia after conceding a first innings lead. Zaheer to bowl to Hayden.
It's Lunch on day 4. The Australian openers survived the 30 minutes before the end of first session calmly. They are placed at 9 for no loss with an overall lead of 79 runs. Please join us back after the Lunch break.
5.6 H Singh to Katich, That's hit Katich on his pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Koertzen decides Katich is not out. Maiden over by Harbhajan. Lunch is called. 9/0
5.5 H Singh to Katich, Driven through the covers by Katich for no runs. Last ball coming up before Lunch. 9/0
5.4 H Singh to Katich, Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 9/0
5.3 H Singh to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 9/0
5.2 H Singh to Katich, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Katich still goes after it. Dhoni takes the ball nicely. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Koertzen isn't interested in the appeal. 9/0
5.1 H Singh to Katich, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. 9/0
Harbhajan Singh to bowl the last over before Lunch.
4.6 Z Khan to Katich, Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 9/0
4.5 Z Khan to Hayden, Good length ball on middle and off. Hayden has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 8/0
4.4 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 7/0
4.3 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 7/0
4.2 Z Khan to Hayden, Driven through the off side by Hayden. No run. 7/0
4.1 Z Khan to Hayden, Punched nicely off the backfoot by Hayden. 7/0
3.6 I Sharma to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs. 7/0
3.5 I Sharma to Katich, Katich is beaten by an away seaming delivery from Ishant. 7/0
3.4 I Sharma to Katich, Left alone by Katich. No run. 7/0
3.3 I Sharma to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 7/0
3.2 I Sharma to Hayden, Hayden flicks it away making good use of the wrist to pick up only a single. 7/0
3.1 I Sharma to Katich, Katich whips the ball off his pads to pick up three runs. 6/0
2.6 Z Khan to Hayden, Driven through the leg side by Hayden. No run. 3/0
2.6 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Umpire Rauf signals a No Ball. 3/0
2.5 Z Khan to Hayden, Left alone by Hayden. No run. 2/0
2.4 Z Khan to Hayden, Left alone by Hayden. No run. 2/0
2.3 Z Khan to Katich, Katich works it down the leg side for a single and to get off the mark. 2/0
2.2 Z Khan to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 1/0
2.1 Z Khan to Hayden, Defended off the front foot by Hayden who pinches a quick single. Hayden and Australia get off the mark in second innings. 1/0
1.6 I Sharma to Katich, The ball strikes Katich very low on the pads. Dot ball. Back to back maiden start for India. 0/0
1.5 I Sharma to Katich, Katich plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 0/0
1.4 I Sharma to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 0/0
1.3 I Sharma to Katich, Katich drives the ball straight down the ground. No run. 0/0
1.2 I Sharma to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs. 0/0
1.1 I Sharma to Katich, I Sharma bowling from over the wicket. Katich defends it nicely off the back foot. 0/0
0.6 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden has driven it through the off side. Dot ball to end the first over of Australian second innings. 0/0
0.5 Z Khan to Hayden, Left alone by Hayden. No run. 0/0
0.4 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden has been struck on the thigh-pad. No run. 0/0
0.3 Z Khan to Hayden, The ball strikes Hayden very low on the pads The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Rauf isn't interested in the appeal. No run. 0/0
0.2 Z Khan to Hayden, The ball is too wide on the off side for Hayden to make any contact. No run. 0/0
0.1 Z Khan to Hayden, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Hayden goes after a wide one and misses. Rashness shown by Hayden in that shot selection. 0/0
Batting : India
Bowling : Australia
Great resistence shown by the Indian tailenders to bat more than one hour this morning. Zaheer Khan's (57*) unbeaten gritty half-century meant the hosts reducing the Aussie lead to 70 runs. India was finally bowled out for 360 runs. Come back shortly for the Australian second innings.
118.6 M Clarke to I Sharma, Full length delivery on middle and off. Bowled him! The middle stump is out of the ground as Ishant misses the line of the ball. India have been bowled out for 360 runs. 360/10
118.5 M Clarke to Sharma, Sharma has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 360/9
118.4 M Clarke to Sharma, Sharma is beaten by a sharp turning delivery from Michael Clarke. 360/9
118.3 M Clarke to Sharma, Defended off the front foot by Sharma. No run. 360/9
118.2 M Clarke to Sharma, Sharma has played it to the point region. No run. 360/9
118.1 M Clarke to Sharma, Sharma has played that off the front foot for no runs. 360/9
117.6 S Watson to Khan, Khan defends it well off the back foot. No run. 360/9
117.5 S Watson to Sharma, Sharma guides it to the third man region for a single. 360/9
117.4 S Watson to Sharma, Sharma lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 359/9
117.3 S Watson to Sharma, Sharma has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 359/9
117.2 S Watson to Khan, Good length ball just outside off. Khan guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. 359/9
117.1 S Watson to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot for runs. 358/9
116.6 M Clarke to Sharma, Defended off the front foot by Sharma. No run. 358/9
Zaheer becomes the highest scorer in the Indian innings
116.5 M Clarke to Khan, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Khan. One run conceded. 358/9
116.4 M Clarke to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 357/9
116.3 M Clarke to Khan, Khan plays a cheeky sweep shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 357/9
116.2 M Clarke to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 355/9
116.1 M Clarke to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 355/9
Michael Clarke is brought into the attack to provide the breakthrough.
115.6 S Watson to Sharma, The ball is way outside the off stump
115.5 S Watson to Sharma, Defended off the back foot by Sharma. No run. 355/9
115.4 S Watson to Sharma, Sharma has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 355/9
115.3 S Watson to Sharma, Sharma drives through the leg side for no runs. 355/9
115.2 S Watson to Sharma, Sharma has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 355/9
115.1 S Watson to Sharma, Watson bowls a quick bouncer. That one has struck Sharma's helmet and flew away towards the fine leg region for a boundary. Umpire Rauf signals four Leg byes. 355/9
114.6 M Johnson to Khan, Defended well off the back foot by Khan. No run. 351/9
114.5 M Johnson to Sharma, Sharma works it down the leg side for a single. 351/9
114.3 M Johnson to Sharma, Sharma lets the ball go outside his off stump. 350/9
114.2 M Johnson to Sharma, Left alone by Sharma. No run. 350/9
114.1 M Johnson to Khan, Khan defends it off the back foot and pinch a single. 350/9
Drinks have been called on the field. Good resistence shown by the Indian low-order batsmen.
113.6 S Watson to Sharma, Sharma has driven it straight down the ground. Indian tailenders continue to frustrate Australia. 349/9
113.5 S Watson to Sharma, The ball takes the edge of the bat. The ball goes between the keeper and slip fielder. The ball races to the boundary. 349/9
113.4 S Watson to Sharma, Sharma defends it off the back foot. No run. 345/9
113.3 S Watson to Sharma, Defended off the back foot by Sharma. No run. 345/9
113.2 S Watson to Sharma, Played through mid-wicket by Sharma for no runs. 345/9
113.1 S Watson to Sharma, Sharma is beaten by Watson outside his off stump. 345/9
112.6 M Johnson to Sharma, Good length ball just outside leg. Sharma flicks it away with a wristy shot. Ishant gets off the mark. 345/9
112.5 M Johnson to Sharma, M Johnson bowling from over the wicket. Sharma chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 344/9
112.4 M Johnson to Sharma, The ball is way outside the off stump
112.3 M Johnson to Sharma, Sharma is beaten outside his off stump by Johnson. 344/9
112.2 M Johnson to Sharma, Sharma is beaten outside his off stump by Johnson. 344/9
112.1 M Johnson to Khan, Good That ball has struck Khan on the thigh-pad. One run added to the total. Umpire Koertzen signals Leg Bye. 344/9
Ishant Sharma comes as the last man in the middle.
111.6 S Watson to Kumble, Ball hits Kumble low on the pads as he is trapped on the backfoot. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Rauf declares Kumble OUT. third wicket for Watson. 343/9
111.5 S Watson to Kumble, Kumble has been struck on the thigh-pad. Dot ball. 343/8
111.4 S Watson to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side for an easy single. 343/8
111.3 S Watson to Khan, Ball hits Khan low on the pads. No run. 342/8
111.2 S Watson to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 342/8
111.1 S Watson to Kumble, Kumble guides it to third man for one run. 342/8
Shane Watson replaces Lee in the attack.
110.6 M Johnson to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. No run. 341/8
Second Test fifty for Zaheer Khan
110.5 M Johnson to Khan, Khan flicks it away with a wristy shot for a couple. 341/8
110.4 M Johnson to Khan, Khan has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 339/8
110.3 M Johnson to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 339/8
110.2 M Johnson to Khan, Khan is beaten outside his 339/8
110.1 M Johnson to Khan, Defended well off the back foot by Khan. No run. 339/8
109.6 B Lee to Khan, Good length ball just outside off. Khan guides it to third man. One run added to the total. 339/8
109.6 B Lee to Kumble, Kumble rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for a single. Umpire Rauf signals a No Ball. 338/8
109.5 B Lee to Kumble, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Ball hits Kumble low on the pads. Four leg byes has been signalled by Umpire Rauf. 336/8
109.4 B Lee to Khan, Full length delivery on middle. Defended off the back foot by Khan. One run conceded. 332/8
109.3 B Lee to Khan, Defended well off the front foot by Khan. 331/8
109.2 B Lee to Khan, Khan has flicked the ball off his pads for a couple. 331/8
109.1 B Lee to Khan, Left alone by Khan. India continue to frustrate the pace bowlers. 329/8
108.6 M Johnson to Kumble, Kumble works it down the leg side for no runs. 329/8
108.5 M Johnson to Kumble, Kumble chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 329/8
108.4 M Johnson to Kumble, Kumble has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 329/8
108.3 M Johnson to Kumble, Kumble lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 329/8
108.2 M Johnson to Khan, Full length delivery wide outside off. Khan drives through the covers. One run added to the total. 329/8
108.1 M Johnson to Kumble, Ball hits Kumble low on the pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. Leg byes given by Umpire Koertzen. 328/8
107.6 B Lee to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. End of a tidy over by Brett Lee. 327/8
107.5 Lee to Khan, Khan takes a wild swing at the ball but misses it completely. Bad shot selection by Khan. 327/8
107.4 B Lee to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot for no runs. 327/8
107.3 B Lee to Khan, Khan lets the ball go outside his off stump this time. 327/8
107.2 B Lee to Khan, Khan is again beaten by Lee outside his off stump. This will frustrate Australian bowler more as the ball keeps on missing the edge of the bat. 327/8
107.1 B Lee to Khan, Khan is beaten by Lee outside his off stump. 327/8
106.6 M Johnson to Khan, Khan has nudged the ball fine down the leg side for a single. 327/8
106.5 M Johnson to Khan, Khan fails to put bat on ball. No run. 326/8
106.4 M Johnson to Khan, Khan has been struck on the thigh-pad. Dot ball yet again. 326/8
106.3 M Johnson to Khan, Khan has attempted to play that one but is beaten again. The ball has miss the bat on several occassions this morning. 326/8
106.2 M Johnson to Kumble, Kumble has played it to the point region for a single. 326/8
106.1 M Johnson to Kumble, Kumble is beaten outside his off stump by Johnson. 325/8
105.6 B Lee to Khan, Khan has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 325/8
105.5 B Lee to Khan, Left alone by Khan. No run. 325/8
105.4 B Lee to Kumble, Pushed to the cover region by Kumble for a single. 325/8
105.3 B Lee to Kumble, Kumble chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 324/8
105.2 B Lee to Kumble, Kumble again goes on the backfoot and defends the ball nicely. 324/8
105.1 B Lee to Kumble, Defended well off the front foot by Kumble. 324/8
104.6 M Johnson to Khan, Khan has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 324/8
104.5 M Johnson to Khan, Khan lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 324/8
104.4 M Johnson to Kumble, Good length ball just outside leg. Kumble works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 324/8
104.3 M Johnson to Kumble, Kumble gets a bottom edge! gathers it on the bounce. No run. 323/8
104.2 M Johnson to Kumble, Kumble has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 323/8
104.1 M Johnson to Kumble, Ball hits Kumble low on the pads. No run. 323/8
103.6 B Lee to Khan, The ball has been square driven by Khan but to no effect as no runs conceded. 323/8
103.5 B Lee to Khan, Full length delivery wide outside off. FOUR
103.4 B Lee to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. No run. 319/8
103.3 B Lee to Khan, Driven through the off side by Khan. No run. 319/8
103.2 B Lee to Khan, Khan has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 319/8
103.1 B Lee to Khan, Khan fails to put bat on ball. No run. 319/8
102.6 M Johnson to Kumble, Kumble has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 319/8
102.5 M Johnson to Kumble, Kumble has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 319/8
102.4 M Johnson to Kumble, Left alone by Kumble. No run. 319/8
102.3 M Johnson to Kumble, Kumble fails to put bat on ball. No run. 319/8
102.2 M Johnson to Kumble, Kumble has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 319/8
102.1 M Johnson to Khan, M Johnson bowling from over the wicket. Full toss Khan guides it to third man. One run added to the total. 319/8
101.6 B Lee to Kumble, That ball has taken the inside edge of Kumble and thudded into his pads. No run. 318/8
101.5 B Lee to Khan, Good length ball on middle. Ball hits Khan low on the pads. Leg byes given by Umpire Rauf. One run conceded. 318/8
101.4 B Lee to Khan, Khan fails to put bat on ball. No run. 317/8
101.3 B Lee to Khan, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
101.2 B Lee to Khan, Khan lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 313/8
101.1 B Lee to Khan, Khan was too slow to move his boot out of the way. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Rauf isn't interested in the appeal. No run. 313/8
Brett Lee to start the proceeding from BEML end on day 4.
Welcome to the commentary of day 4 of the Bangalore Test between India and Australia. We have an exciting day in prospect as the visitors will look to rattle the remaining Indian wickets and seize the momentum by setting the home team a formidable target to chase. Meanwhile the hosts will look to reduce the deficit as low as possible and then it's their bowler's turn to come to the party and take quick Aussie wickets. Stay tuned for the action.
A resilient partnership between Harbhajan and Zaheer certainly helped India fight back and bring down the deficit within a margin of 117 runs. The hosts are placed at 313-8 at stumps on day 3 of the Bangalore Test. What an exciting day of cricket it was!!!! First it was Australia who dominated the proceedings by demolishing the hosts' top order courtesy of Mitchell Johnson's 4 wickets. Then the Indian fightback was led by Ganguly (47), Harbhajan (54) and Zaheer Khan (35*). Tomorrow the play will start 15 minutes early. See you tomorrow. Till then....Bye!!!!
100.6 M Clarke to Kumble, Kumble plays the ball comforatbly off the front foot. Umpires calls for stumps on day 3. India are 313-8 and still trailing by 117 runs. 313/8
100.5 M Clarke to Kumble, Kumble shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 313/8
100.4 M Clarke to Kumble, Kumble has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 313/8
100.3 M Clarke to Kumble, The ball thuds in to the pads of Kumble. The fielding side appeals slightly. Umpire Koertzen shows no interest in the appeal. 313/8
100.2 M Clarke to Kumble, Kumble has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 313/8
100.1 M Clarke to Khan, Full toss Khan drives through the covers. One run conceded. 313/8
99.6 S Watson to Kumble, Kumble works it down the leg side. No run. 312/8
99.5 S Watson to Kumble, Wide outside the leg stump
99.4 S Watson to Kumble, Defended off the front foot by Kumble. No run. 312/8
Skipper Anil Kumble walks in to bat after Harbhajan departs.
99.3 S Watson to Singh, Short of length delivery wide outside off. Singh has knicked that one as he goes for the cut short. Keeper Haddin takes a straight forward catch. Harbhajan departs after a resilient knock. 312/8
99.2 S Watson to Singh, Singh dances down the track and does well to block the ball. No run. 312/7
99.1 S Watson to Singh, The ball strikes Singh very low on the pads No run. 312/7
98.6 M Clarke to Singh, Driven hard through the covers by Singh for only a single. 312/7
98.4 M Clarke to Khan, Full length delivery just outside off. Khan has nudged the ball fine down the leg side. One run conceded. 311/7
98.3 M Clarke to Khan, Khan defends it off the back foot. No run. 310/7
98.2 M Clarke to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 310/7
98.1 M Clarke to Khan, Khan has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 310/7
97.6 S Watson to Singh, Singh defends it off the back foot. And the partnership continues to frustrate Australia. 310/7
97.5 S Watson to Singh, Singh ducked in time to let that bouncer go over him. No run. 310/7
97.4 S Watson to Singh, Singh fails to put bat on ball. No run. 310/7
97.3 S Watson to Singh, Punched off the backfoot by Singh but is unable to get a single. 310/7
97.2 S Watson to Khan, Good length ball wide outside off. Khan has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 310/7
97.1 S Watson to Khan, Khan has flicked the ball off his pads but fails to get a single. 309/7
96.6 M Clarke to Singh, Singh drives the ball straight down the ground. No run. 309/7
96.5 M Clarke to Singh, Singh defends it off the back foot. No run. 309/7
96.4 M Clarke to Singh, Singh flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 309/7
96.3 M Clarke to Singh, Singh has dug out that yorker at the last second. No run. 309/7
96.2 M Clarke to Khan, Full length delivery on middle and off. Khan has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 309/7
96.1 M Clarke to Singh, Full length delivery on middle and off. Singh has played it through mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 308/7
95.6 Watson to Khan, Khan has hit the ball staright over Watsons head for another boundary in this over. Zaheer looking dangerous out there. 307/7
95.5 S Watson to Khan, Khan has slammed the ball over the point region for a boundary. Zaheer Khan looks in good touch out there. 303/7
95.4 S Watson to Khan, Khan has driven it through the off side. No run. 299/7
95.3 S Watson to Singh, The ball is too wide on the off side for Singh to make any contact. The ball eludes the keeper. Umpire Rauf signals byes. One run conceded. 299/7
95.2 S Watson to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 298/7
95.1 S Watson to Singh, Singh has driven it through the off side. No run. 298/7
Shane Watson comes into the attack.
94.6 M Clarke to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. No run. 298/7
94.5 M Clarke to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 298/7
94.4 M Clarke to Singh, Full length delivery just outside off. Singh has punched the ball off the backfoot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 298/7
94.3 M Clarke to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 297/7
94.2 M Clarke to Singh, That's hit Singh on his pads. No runs conceded again. 297/7
94.1 M Clarke to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to start the over. 297/7
Michael Clarke handed the ball by Ponting to provide the breakthrough.
93.6 S Clark to Khan, Khan smartly works it down the leg side. The ball clearly races to the boundary. Umpire Rauf signals a boundary. Now Zaheer Khan has started to get into the groove. 297/7
93.5 S Clark to Khan, Khan slogs at the delivery to pick up couple of runs. 293/7
93.4 S Clark to Singh, Good length ball wide outside off. Singh has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 291/7
93.3 S Clark to Singh, Singh has dug out that yorker at the last second. No run. 290/7
93.2 S Clark to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 290/7
93.1 S Clark to Singh, Singh has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 290/7
92.6 B Lee to Khan, Khan ducked in time to let that one go over him. No run. 290/7
92.5 B Lee to Khan, Khan shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 290/7
92.4 B Lee to Khan, Khan has lofted it over covers. White dives but can't prevent the boundary. India are going great guns at this moment. 290/7
92.3 B Lee to Khan, Khan has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 286/7
92.2 B Lee to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 286/7
92.1 B Lee to Khan, Khan does well to leave that bouncer. No run. 286/7
5th Test fifty for Harbhajan Singh off 85 balls.
91.6 Clark to Singh, Singh has smashed it over Clark's head for a boundary. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Harbhajan brings up his half-century in style. 286/7
91.5 S Clark to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 282/7
50-run stand between Harbhajan and Zaheer Khan
91.4 S Clark to Khan, Khan has played it to the point region for a single. 282/7
91.4 S Clark to Khan, Good length ball just outside off. Defended off the back foot by Khan. No Ball signalled by Umpire Rauf. 281/7
91.3 S Clark to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 280/7
91.2 S Clark to Khan, Khan has punched that ball through the offside for no runs. 280/7
91.1 S Clark to Khan, Ball hits Khan low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 280/7
90.6 B Lee to Singh, Played through mid-wicket by Singh. No run. 280/7
90.5 B Lee to Singh, Singh fails to put bat on ball. No run. 280/7
90.4 B Lee to Singh, Defended off the front foot by Singh. No run. 280/7
90.3 B Lee to Khan, Good length ball just outside off. Khan works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 280/7
90.2 B Lee to Khan, Defended off the back foot by Khan. No run. 279/7
90.1 B Lee to Khan, Driven through the off side by Khan. No run. 279/7
89.6 S Clark to Singh, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Singh still goes after it. The ball goes pass the wicket-keeper and crosses the boundary rope. Umpire Rauf signals Four Byes. 279/7
89.5 S Clark to Singh, Singh has driven it through the off side for no runs. 275/7
89.4 S Clark to Singh, Defended off the front foot by Singh. No run. 275/7
89.3 S Clark to Singh, Played through mid-wicket by Singh for a couple. 275/7
89.2 S Clark to Singh, Singh defends it off the back foot. No run. 273/7
89.1 S Clark to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 273/7
88.6 B Lee to Khan, Pushed to the cover region by Khan for no runs. 273/7
88.5 B Lee to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 273/7
88.4 B Lee to Singh, Good length ball just outside off. Singh has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 273/7
88.3 B Lee to Singh, Singh defends it off the back foot. No run. 272/7
88.2 B Lee to Singh, Brett Lee dugs in short again. Singh goes for the hook but top edges that one. The ball races to the boundary. Back to back boundaries for Harbhajan. This will frustrate Brett Lee. 272/7
88.1 B Lee to Singh, Singh pulls the ball hard on the leg side for a boundary. This 8th wicket partnership is becoming very productive for India. 268/7
87.6 M Johnson to Khan, Khan drives through the covers for an easy couple of runs. 264/7
87.5 M Johnson to Khan, Defended well off the back foot by Khan. No run. 262/7
87.4 M Johnson to Khan, Khan has slammed the ball pass the point region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 262/7
Good partnership building on between Harbhajan and Zaheer Khan.
87.3 M Johnson to Khan, Played through mid-wicket by Khan for no runs again. 258/7
87.2 M Johnson to Khan, Driven through the leg side by Khan for no runs this time. 258/7
87.1 M Johnson to Singh, Singh has played it through mid-wicket for a single. 258/7
86.6 B Lee to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot for no runs. 257/7
New ball taken by Australia. India still trail by 173 runs.
86.5 B Lee to Khan, Khan is beaten outside his off stump by Lee. 257/7
86.4 B Lee to Singh, Good length ball just outside off. Singh flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 257/7
86.3 B Lee to Singh, Banged in short by Lee.. Singh goes for the hook but fails to make contact. Keeper Haddin also misses the ball. It races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen indicates that it was Four Byes. 256/7
86.2 B Lee to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 252/7
86.1 B Lee to Khan, Khan guides it to third man for an easy single. 252/7
85.6 M Johnson to Singh, Good length ball wide outside off. Played to the point region by Singh. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 251/7
85.5 M Johnson to Khan, Good length ball just outside off. Khan guides it to third man. One run added to the total. 249/7
85.4 M Johnson to Singh, Good length ball wide outside off. Singh guides it to third man. One run conceded. 248/7
85.3 M Johnson to Singh, Singh shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 247/7
85.2 M Johnson to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 247/7
85.1 M Johnson to Singh, Singh rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 247/7
84.6 B Lee to Khan, Defended well off the front foot by Khan. 247/7
84.5 B Lee to Khan, Khan tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 247/7
84.4 B Lee to Khan, The ball takes the edge of the bat. No runs conceded again. 247/7
84.3 B Lee to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. No run. 247/7
84.2 B Lee to Khan, Driven through the covers by Khan for no runs. 247/7
84.1 B Lee to Singh, Full toss bowled by Lee as he attempts a reverse swinging yorker. Delicate glance by Singh through the fine leg region for a single. 247/7
83.6 M Johnson to Singh, Good Singh has played it to the point region for a single. 246/7
83.5 Johnson to Singh, Singh goes after a wide one and misses. Poor delivery by Johnson. No run. 245/7
83.4 M Johnson to Singh, Singh appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. Dot ball yet again. 245/7
83.3 M Johnson to Singh, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Singh still goes after it. No contact made. 245/7
83.2 M Johnson to Khan, Khan guides it to third man for a single. 245/7
83.1 M Johnson to Khan, Khan defends it off the back foot. No run. 244/7
82.6 C White to Singh, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Singh still goes after it. Harbhajan doesn't make contact. The ball goes pass the keeper too. Four Byes signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 244/7
82.5 C White to Singh, Singh plays the Square-Cut but straight to the fielder for no runs. 240/7
82.4 C White to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 240/7
82.3 C White to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs. 240/7
82.2 C White to Khan, Khan works it down the leg side for one run only. 240/7
82.1 C White to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot for no runs. 239/7
81.6 M Johnson to Singh, Singh has pulled the ball but straight to the square leg fielder. Dot ball. 239/7
81.5 M Johnson to Singh, Left alone by Singh. 239/7
81.4 M Johnson to Singh, Good length ball wide outside off. Played to the point region by Singh. Two runs added to the total. 239/7
81.3 M Johnson to Khan, Khan has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 237/7
81.2 M Johnson to Khan, Khan is beaten by Johnson outside his off stump. 236/7
81.1 M Johnson to Singh, Good length ball wide outside off. Singh guides it to third man. One run added to the total. 236/7
80.6 C White to Khan, The ball strikes Khan very low on the pads. Dot ball to end the over. 235/7
80.5 C White to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 235/7
80.4 C White to Khan, Khan tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 235/7
80.3 C White to Singh, Full length delivery just outside off. Singh plays the Square-Cut. The batsmen have run through for a single. 235/7
80.2 C White to Singh, That's hit Singh on his pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Koertzen decides Singh is not out. A right decision by the umpire. 234/7
80.1 C White to Singh, Singh defends it off the back foot. No run. 234/7
Good news. Play has resumed after a brief interruption caused by rain and bad light.
Play has been halted due to bad light and a slight drizzle. India was able to avoid the follow on after Tea courtesy of gritty knocks from Ganguly and Harbhajan. Johnson then accounted for Ganguly's wicket. The hosts still trail by 196 runs with 3 wickets in hand.
79.6 M Johnson to Khan, Defended well off the back foot by Khan. Bad light and rain stop play. India are 234-7 and are still trailing by 196 runs. 234/7
79.5 M Johnson to Khan, Khan tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps but doesn't get any contact. 234/7
79.4 M Johnson to Khan, Khan is beaten outside his off stump by Johnson. 234/7
79.3 M Johnson to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. No run. 234/7
79.2 M Johnson to Singh, Good length ball just outside off. Singh flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 234/7
79.1 M Johnson to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs. 233/7
78.6 C White to Khan, Khan shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. End of a tidy over by White. 233/7
78.5 C White to Khan, The ball thuds in to the pads of Khan who tries to defend it on the front foot. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Koertzen shows no interest in the appeal. No run. White has got into his rhythm now. 233/7
78.4 C White to Khan, Defended off the back foot by Khan. No run. 233/7
78.3 C White to Khan, Khan has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 233/7
78.2 C White to Khan, Khan fails to put bat on ball. No run. 233/7
78.1 C White to Khan, Defended off the back foot by Khan. No run. 233/7
77.6 M Johnson to Khan, Good The ball strikes Khan very low on the pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. Umpire Rauf signals Leg Bye. 233/7
77.5 M Johnson to Khan, Khan fails to put bat on ball. Dot ball. 232/7
77.4 M Johnson to Khan, M Johnson bowling from round the wicket. Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 232/7
Zaheer Khan comes to the crease replacing Ganguly. Ganguly misses out on a deserved half-century.
77.3 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ball cuts back in sharply and hits Ganguly low on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison including Johnson with a loud cry. Umpire Rauf declares Ganguly OUT. 232/7
77.2 M Johnson to Ganguly, M Johnson bowling from over the wicket. Ganguly has played it to the point region for no runs. 232/6
77.1 M Johnson to Singh, Pushed to the cover region by Singh for a single. 232/6
India has avoided the follow on.
76.6 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the Square-Cut. Two runs more added to the total. 231/6
76.5 C White to Singh, Singh plays the Square-Cut off the backfoot for only a single. 229/6
76.4 C White to Singh, Singh plays a peddle-sweep shot. Two runs more added to the total. 228/6
76.3 C White to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 226/6
76.2 C White to Singh, Singh has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 226/6
76.1 C White to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside off. Ganguly plays the Square-Cut for just a single. 226/6
75.6 M Johnson to Singh, The ball is too wide on the off side for Singh to make any contact. No run. 225/6
75.5 M Johnson to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 225/6
75.4 M Johnson to Singh, Left alone by Singh. No run. 225/6
75.3 M Johnson to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 225/6
75.2 M Johnson to Singh, Wide outside off stump
75.1 M Johnson to Singh, M Johnson bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Singh flicks it away with a wristy shot to pick a couple of runs. 225/6
Mitchell Johnson is brought back into the attack by skipper Ponting. He has been the pick of the bowlers today.
74.6 C White to Singh, Singh plays the Square-Cut off the backfoot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 223/6
74.5 C White to Singh, The ball thuds in to the pads of Singh. No run. 222/6
74.4 C White to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle. Ganguly has played it through mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 222/6
74.3 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 221/6
74.2 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly goes for the sweep but fails to connect it. Haddin collects the ball sharply. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Koertzen decides Ganguly is not out. 221/6
74.1 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region for no runs. 221/6
73.6 M Clarke to Singh, M Clarke bowling from round the wicket. Singh tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No contact made. 221/6
73.5 M Clarke to Ganguly, M Clarke bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Ganguly drives through the covers for a single. 221/6
73.4 M Clarke to Singh, Full length delivery wide outside off. Driven through the covers by Singh. One run added to the total. 220/6
73.3 M Clarke to Singh, M Clarke bowling from round the wicket. Played to the point region by Singh. No run. 219/6
73.2 M Clarke to Ganguly, Full length delivery wide outside off. Ganguly has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 219/6
73.1 M Clarke to Ganguly, M Clarke bowling from over the wicket. Ganguly has played it to the point region for no runs. 218/6
72.6 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region for an easy single. 218/6
72.5 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 217/6
72.4 C White to Singh, Full length delivery on middle. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Singh still goes after it. The keeper fails to gather the ball. One run conceded. Umpire Koertzen signals byes. 217/6
72.3 C White to Singh, Punched off the backfoot by Singh. No run. 216/6
72.2 C White to Singh, Driven through the covers by Singh for a couple. 216/6
72.1 C White to Singh, Singh has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 214/6
71.6 M Clarke to Singh, M Clarke bowling from round the wicket. Singh drives through the covers for a single. 214/6
71.5 M Clarke to Ganguly, M Clarke bowling from over the wicket. Driven through the leg side by Ganguly for a single. 213/6
71.4 M Clarke to Singh, Full length delivery on middle and off. Singh has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 212/6
71.3 M Clarke to Singh, M Clarke bowling from round the wicket. Pushed to the cover region by Singh. No run. 211/6
71.2 M Clarke to Ganguly, Played through mid-wicket by Ganguly. Harbhajan goes for a quick single and is successful in completing it. Close call as Haddin removed the bails but Harbhajan is well in. 211/6
71.1 M Clarke to Ganguly, M Clarke bowling from over the wicket. Ganguly plays the Square-Cut. No run. 210/6
Welcome back after the Tea break for the final session. Australia will look te get rid of the remaining 4 wickets and seize a healthy lead.
Australia will be very happy with the progress of this game as they continue to hold the upper hand on India. The hosts are still struggling at 210-6 at Tea and trailing then visitor's total by 220 runs. They further need 20 runs to avoid the follow on. The 'Baggy Green' team were successful in getting the crucial wickets of Dravid (51) and Dhoni (9) in the second session. Sourav Ganguly (38*) is still in the middle trying to lead a fightback with the tailend at the other hand. Join us back after the Tea break.
70.6 C White to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs. Tea has been called on day 3. India still in a spot of bother at 210-6. 210/6
70.5 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly plays a sweep shot for a single. 210/6
70.4 C White to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 209/6
70.3 C White to Singh, Singh drives through the covers for a single. 209/6
70.2 C White to Singh, Driven through the covers by Singh for no runs. 208/6
70.1 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball hard for a single towards the long on region. 208/6
69.6 M Clarke to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs. 207/6
69.5 M Clarke to Singh, Singh is beaten by the spin of Michael Clarke. 207/6
69.4 M Clarke to Singh, The ball hits the pads of Singh. No run. 207/6
69.3 M Clarke to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 207/6
69.2 M Clarke to Singh, That ball has taken the inside edge of Singh and thudded into his pads. No run. 207/6
69.1 M Clarke to Singh, Defended well off the front foot by Singh. 207/6
68.6 C White to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. 207/6
68.5 C White to Singh, Full length delivery on leg stump. Singh plays a leg glance to fine leg. One run added to the total. 207/6
68.4 C White to Singh, This one's left alone by Singh. Dot ball. 206/6
68.3 C White to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 206/6
68.2 C White to Singh, Harbhajan has lofted this ball over mid-on. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals four runs. 206/6
68.1 C White to Ganguly, Played through mid-wicket by Ganguly. One run conceded by White. 202/6
67.6 M Clarke to Singh, Driven through the off side by Singh but straight to the fielder. Dot ball. 201/6
67.5 M Clarke to Singh, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Singh sweeps... The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 201/6
67.4 M Clarke to Singh, Singh drives through the leg side but straight to the man at mid-on. No run. 199/6
67.3 M Clarke to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. 199/6
67.2 M Clarke to Singh, The ball hits the pads of Singh but he is safe. 199/6
67.1 M Clarke to Singh, FOUR... Singh paddles the ball down the leg side. The ball races to the fence. First boundary for Harbhajan. Umpire Rauf signals four runs. 199/6
66.6 C White to Ganguly, Wide down the leg side. No trouble at all for Ganguly. No run. 195/6
66.5 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 195/6
66.4 C White to Ganguly, That's hit Ganguly on his pads. 195/6
66.3 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads but straight to square leg this time. No run again. 195/6
66.2 C White to Ganguly, Driven straight to the man at covers by Ganguly. No chance of a run. 195/6
66.1 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 195/6
65.6 M Clarke to Singh, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Singh still goes after it but misses. 195/6
65.5 M Clarke to Singh, The ball strikes Singh very low on the pads. A voracious appeal by Clarke and the rest of the close-in fielders. Umpire Rauf isn't interested in the appeal. 195/6
Harbhajan Singh joins Ganguly at the crease
65.4 M Clarke to Dhoni, Clean Bowled! Dhoni tries playing this inside-out but the ball spins a lot and crashes into his off stump. Clarke's patience pays out. He gets a wicket while India lose their sixth wicket. 195/6
65.3 M Clarke to Dhoni, Driven through the leg side by Dhoni. No run. 195/5
65.2 M Clarke to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 195/5
65.1 M Clarke to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 195/5
64.6 C White to Dhoni, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Inside edge to short mid-wicket. One run added to the total. 195/5
64.5 C White to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 194/5
64.4 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the square-cut. Johnson misfields. One run taken by the batsmen. 194/5
64.3 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 193/5
64.2 C White to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly this time. 193/5
64.1 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly plays a sweep shot. Under edge... The ball has crossed the fine-leg fence. Umpire Koertzen signals four runs. A boundary for India after almost 9 overs. 193/5
63.6 M Clarke to Dhoni, M Clarke bowling from round the wicket. Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 189/5
63.5 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly drives through the leg side. One run conceded again by Clarke. 189/5
63.4 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 188/5
63.3 M Clarke to Dhoni, M Clarke bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the back foot by Dhoni. Quick single taken this time. 188/5
63.2 M Clarke to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the covers by Ganguly. Only one run taken this time. 187/5
63.1 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has lofted this ball over mid wicket for a couple of runs. 186/5
62.6 C White to Dhoni, Defended off the front foot by Dhoni. 184/5
62.5 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly guides the ball to third man. The batsmen have run through for another single. 184/5
62.4 C White to Dhoni, Full length delivery on middle and off. Dhoni has slammed it through point. The batsmen have run through for a single. 183/5
62.3 C White to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball again. 182/5
62.2 C White to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni but straight to the fielder. No run. 182/5
62.1 C White to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside leg. The ball strikes Ganguly very low on the pads. Batsmen go for a single. Umpire Koertzen signals Leg Bye. One run added to the total. 182/5
61.6 M Clarke to Dhoni, Defended off the front foot by Dhoni. No run. 181/5
61.5 M Clarke to Dhoni, M Clarke bowling from round the wicket. Driven through the off side by Dhoni. No run. 181/5
61.4 M Clarke to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the covers by Ganguly. One run added to the total. 181/5
61.3 M Clarke to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly. No run. 180/5
61.2 M Clarke to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 180/5
61.1 M Clarke to Ganguly, M Clarke bowling from over the wicket. Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 180/5
60.6 C White to Dhoni, Left alone by Dhoni. 180/5
60.5 C White to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside leg. Driven through the covers by Ganguly. One run added to the total. 180/5
60.4 C White to Dhoni, Pushed to the cover region by Dhoni. Poor effort by Ponting to save runs for his team. One run conceded. 179/5
60.3 C White to Dhoni, Dhoni lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 178/5
60.2 C White to Dhoni, Defended off the back foot by Dhoni. No run. 178/5
60.1 C White to Dhoni, Pushed to the cover region by Dhoni. No run. 178/5
59.6 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 178/5
59.5 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 178/5
59.4 M Clarke to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 178/5
59.3 M Clarke to Ganguly, M Clarke bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 178/5
59.2 M Clarke to Dhoni, M Clarke bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the off side by Dhoni. The batsmen have run through for a single. 178/5
59.1 M Clarke to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the covers by Ganguly. One run added to the total. 177/5
58.6 B Lee to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region for a single. 176/5
58.5 B Lee to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. No run. 175/5
58.4 B Lee to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for no runs. 175/5
58.3 B Lee to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 175/5
58.2 B Lee to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly. No run. 175/5
58.1 B Lee to Ganguly, Ganguly ducked in time to let that one go over him. No run. 175/5
57.6 M Clarke to Dhoni, Dhoni plays the ball confidently but no runs conceded. 175/5
57.5 M Clarke to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 175/5
57.4 M Clarke to Dhoni, M Clarke bowling from round the wicket. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Dhoni still goes after it and fails to make any contact. 175/5
57.3 M Clarke to Dhoni, That's hit Dhoni on his pads. No runs conceded. 175/5
57.2 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly drives through the covers for a single. 175/5
57.1 M Clarke to Ganguly, M Clarke bowling from over the wicket. Wide outside off stump
56.6 B Lee to Dhoni, B Lee bowling from over the wicket. Dhoni does well to leave that bouncer from Lee. 174/5
56.5 B Lee to Ganguly, Ganguly defends the ball off the backfoot and pinches a quick single. 174/5
56.4 B Lee to Dhoni, The ball strikes Dhoni very low on the pads. One run added to the total. Umpire Koertzen signals Leg Bye. 173/5
56.3 B Lee to Ganguly, Good length ball wide outside off. Played to the point region by Ganguly for a single. 172/5
56.2 B Lee to Dhoni, Dhoni has fended it off towards the fine leg region for a single. 171/5
56.1 B Lee to Dhoni, Dhoni lets that bouncer go past his head. No run. 170/5
55.6 M Clarke to Dhoni, Dhoni works it down the leg side for a single. 170/5
55.5 M Clarke to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 169/5
55.4 M Clarke to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Ganguly. One run added to the total. 169/5
55.3 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly charges down the wicket and thumps the ball straight down the ground for a boundary. 168/5
55.2 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 164/5
55.1 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly fails to put bat on ball. The ball goes pass the keeper and races to the boundary. Umpire Rauf indicates that it was Four Byes. 164/5
54.6 B Lee to Dhoni, Left alone by Dhoni. No run. 160/5
54.5 B Lee to Dhoni, Dhoni works it down the leg side. But fails to take a single. 160/5
54.4 B Lee to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 160/5
54.3 B Lee to Dhoni, Dhoni has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 160/5
54.2 B Lee to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 160/5
54.1 B Lee to Dhoni, Dhoni has been struck on the thigh-pad. Dhoni looked a bit unsettled while playing that delivery. 160/5
53.6 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly again tries to play a cheeky late cut but again no connection made. 160/5
53.5 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly goes down the track and hits the ball towards mid on but fails to pick any runs. 160/5
53.4 M Clarke to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 160/5
53.3 M Clarke to Ganguly, Ganguly tries to cut the ball but fails to connect. 160/5
53.2 M Clarke to Dhoni, Driven through the covers by Dhoni for a single this time. 160/5
53.1 M Clarke to Dhoni, M Clarke bowling from round the wicket. Driven straight back to Clarke. Dot ball. 159/5
Spinner Michael Clarke replaces Watson in the attack.
52.6 B Lee to Dhoni, Good length ball wide outside off. Dhoni goes after a wide one and misses. Byes signalled by Umpire Koertzen. One run conceded. 159/5
52.5 B Lee to Dhoni, Dhoni lets that bouncer go past his head. No run. 158/5
52.4 B Lee to Dhoni, Defended off the front foot by Dhoni. No run. 158/5
52.3 B Lee to Dhoni, Wide outside off stump
52.2 B Lee to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 158/5
52.1 B Lee to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni. No run. 158/5
51.6 S Watson to Dhoni, Dhoni works it down the leg side for an easy single. 158/5
51.5 S Watson to Dhoni, S Watson bowling from over the wicket. Played to the point region by Dhoni. No run. 157/5
51.4 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single on the leg side. 157/5
51.3 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly again chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 156/5
51.2 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 156/5
51.1 S Watson to Ganguly, S Watson bowls a sharp bouncer. Ganguly tries to fend it but gets a blow on the helmet grill. It must be a painful blow for Ganguly. 156/5
50.6 B Lee to Dhoni, Dhoni calm;y chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 156/5
50.5 B Lee to Dhoni, Defended well off the front foot by Dhoni. No run. 156/5
50.4 B Lee to Dhoni, Dhoni lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 156/5
50.3 B Lee to Dhoni, Defended nicely off the front foot by Dhoni. No run. 156/5
50.2 B Lee to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for a single. 156/5
50.1 B Lee to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 155/5
49.6 S Watson to Dhoni, Dhoni lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 155/5
MS Dhoni is the new batsman in the middle. He needs to build a crucial partnership with Ganguly to bail India out of trouble.
49.5 S Watson to Dravid, The ball strikes Dravid very low on the pads as Dravid tries to play front foot. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Rauf raises his finger. Dravid is dismisses quickly just after scoring a fifty. 155/5
49.4 S Watson to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 155/4
53rd Test fifty for Dravid and 11th versus Australia. It was a good half-century under pressure situation.
49.3 S Watson to Dravid, Good length ball just outside off. Dravid flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 155/4
49.2 S Watson to Dravid, Played to the point region by Dravid. No run. 153/4
49.1 S Watson to R Dravid, Short ball by Watson. Dravid stood up on his toes to play that one. 153/4
48.6 S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 153/4
48.5 S Clark to Dravid, Good length ball just outside off. Dravid works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 153/4
48.4 S Clark to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside off. Ganguly drives through the covers. One run conceded. 152/4
48.3 S Clark to Ganguly, The ball is way outside the off stump
48.2 S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 151/4
48.1 S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side. No run. 151/4
47.6 S Watson to Dravid, Ball hits Dravid low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 151/4
47.5 S Watson to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 151/4
47.4 S Watson to Dravid, Smartly guided down to fine leg by Dravid. The ball races to the boundary. Dravid is closing on his fifty. 151/4
47.3 S Watson to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 147/4
47.2 S Watson to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 147/4
47.1 S Watson to Dravid, Ball hits Dravid low on the pads. Dot ball. 147/4
46.6 S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground for third consecutive dot ball. 147/4
46.5 S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 147/4
46.4 S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 147/4
46.3 S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly gracefully drives it through the mid off region for a couple. 147/4
46.2 S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 145/4
46.1 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid flicks it away with a wristy shot for an easy single. 145/4
45.6 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region. Another dot ball to end the over. 144/4
45.5 S Watson to Ganguly, S Watson bowling from round the wicket. Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 144/4
45.4 S Watson to Dravid, S Watson bowling from over the wicket. Dravid plays a leg glance to fine leg for an easy single. 144/4
45.3 S Watson to Ganguly, Full length delivery wide outside off. Driven nicely through the covers by Ganguly for a single. 143/4
45.2 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 142/4
45.1 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. 142/4
45.1 S Watson to Ganguly, S Watson bowling from round the wicket. Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Rauf. It is Watson's third no-ball of the innings. 142/4
44.6 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot for no runs. Consistency maintained by Clark. 141/4
44.5 S Clark to Dravid, Another delivery around the off stump line. Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. Clark has been very consistent with his line and length. 141/4
44.4 S Clark to Dravid, Left alone by Dravid. No run. 141/4
44.3 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot for no runs. 141/4
44.2 S Clark to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. No run. 141/4
44.1 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 141/4
43.6 S Watson to Dravid, The ball strikes Dravid very low on the pads. One run added to the total. Umpire Rauf signals Leg Bye. 141/4
43.5 S Watson to Dravid, The ball has been square driven beautifully by Dravid. The ball races to the boundary in quick time. 140/4
43.4 S Watson to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. No run. 136/4
43.3 S Watson to Dravid, Dravid dugs it out and plays it to the mid on region for no runs. 136/4
43.2 S Watson to Dravid, Left alone by Dravid. No run. 136/4
43.1 S Watson to Dravid, Dravid has played it through mid-wicket for an easy couple. 136/4
42.6 S Clark to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly again. 134/4
42.5 S Clark to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 134/4
42.4 S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region. No run. 134/4
42.3 S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly is beaten by Clark outside his off stump. 134/4
42.2 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid plays a leg glance to fine leg for a comfortable single. First run for India and Dravid after Lunch. 134/4
42.1 S Clark to Dravid, Played through mid-wicket by Dravid. No run. 133/4
Welcome back after the Lunch break. Australia hold the upper hand going into the session. Let's see whether the Kangaroos can rattle the remaining six wickets in the second session.
Australia will be extremely happy going into the Lunch break on day 3 of the Bangalore Test as the hosts are struggling at 130-4. India still trail the Aussies by 297 runs. After Lee got rid of Gambhir (21) in just the second over of the day, Mitchell Johnson took the center-stage. The left-arm pacer dismissed the likes of Sehwag (45), Tendulkar (13) and Laxman (0) in quick succession to push India on the backfoot. The home team will look for some resurrection in the second session with Dravid (35*) and Ganguly (7*) still in the middle. Please comeback quickly after the Lunch break.
41.6 C White to Ganguly, Ganguly gets a leading edge on that one as he tries to tuck in on the leg side. The ball just falls short of White. India are 133-4 at Lunch on day 3. 133/4
41.5 C White to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. Dot ball. 133/4
41.4 C White to Dravid, Full length delivery on middle and off. Dravid plays a leg glance to fine leg. One run added to the total. 133/4
41.3 C White to Dravid, Dravid plays the Square-Cut. The ball races towards the third man region for a boundary. 132/4
41.2 C White to Dravid, Dravid defends it off the back foot. No run. 128/4
41.1 C White to Dravid, C White bowling from over the wicket. His first delivery in Test cricket. Full length delivery just outside off. Dravid works it down the leg side for a couple of runs. 128/4
Leg-spinner Cameron White is brought into the attack. It is probably the last over before the Lunch break.
40.6 S Clark to Dravid, Good length ball wide outside off. Dravid has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 126/4
40.5 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 125/4
40.4 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 125/4
40.3 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 125/4
40.2 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 125/4
40.1 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 125/4
39.6 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs again. 125/4
39.5 S Watson to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 125/4
39.4 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly defends it off the back foot. No run. 125/4
39.3 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side for no runs. 125/4
39.2 S Watson to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 125/4
39.1 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. No runs conceded. 125/4
38.6 S Clark to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. Each run scored by Ganguly is cheered aloud by the crowd. 125/4
38.5 S Clark to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for no runs. 124/4
38.4 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid defends the ball off the front foot and picks a quick single. 124/4
38.3 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 123/4
38.2 S Clark to Dravid, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR
38.1 S Clark to Dravid, Good length ball just outside off. Dravid flicks it away with a wristy shot. Two runs added to the total. 119/4
37.6 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 117/4
37.5 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 117/4
37.4 S Watson to Ganguly, Bouncer from Watson. Ganguly does well to evade it. No run. 117/4
37.3 S Watson to Ganguly, Carressed gracefull through the point region by Ganguly. Good chase by Hussey. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 117/4
37.2 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 115/4
37.2 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly flashes at the ball hard. The ball goes through the slip region for a boundary. No ball and boundary signalled by Umpire Rauf. Big no ball by Watson. Ganguly gets off the mark in style. 115/4
37.1 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 110/4
36.6 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid again plays the ball compactly but is unable to find a single. Maiden over to start with for Clark. 110/4
36.5 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 110/4
36.4 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 110/4
36.3 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot. Dot ball. 110/4
36.2 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 110/4
36.1 S Clark to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 110/4
Stuart Clark brought into the attack to bowl his first over of the day.
35.6 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the ball off the front foot but is unable to get a single. 110/4
35.5 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 110/4
35.4 S Watson to Ganguly, Defensive shot off the back foot by Ganguly. 110/4
35.3 S Watson to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly. No run. 110/4
35.2 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 110/4
35.1 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly has played it to the point region for no runs. 110/4
35.1 S Watson to Ganguly, The ball is too wide on the off side for Ganguly to make any contact. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Rauf. 110/4
34.6 M Johnson to Dravid, Defended again off the front foot by Dravid. 109/4
34.5 M Johnson to Dravid, Defended well off the front foot by Dravid. No run. 109/4
Mitchell Johnson deserves a break. It's been a long spell by him this morning.
34.4 M Johnson to Dravid, Dravid tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 109/4
34.3 M Johnson to Dravid, Good length ball just outside leg. Dravid has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 109/4
34.2 M Johnson to Dravid, Dravid is beaten outside his off stump by Johnson as he tries to drive it. 107/4
34.1 M Johnson to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 107/4
33.6 S Watson to Dravid, Dravid has flicked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 107/4
33.5 S Watson to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 106/4
33.4 S Watson to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 106/4
33.3 S Watson to Dravid, Dravid defends it off the back foot. No run. 106/4
33.2 S Watson to Dravid, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Dravid still goes after it No run. 106/4
33.1 S Watson to Dravid, Ball hits Dravid low on the pads. No appeal neither a run is conceded. 106/4
Sourav Ganguly walks to a huge ovation in the middle. Remember it is 'Dada's' farewell Test series.
32.6 M Johnson to VVS Laxman, Laxman pokes at the ball outside his off stump. Haddin has dived to his right and taken the catch and this time the ball carries. Johnson picks up his 4th wicket to send back Laxman for a duck. 106/4
32.5 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot. No run. 106/3
32.4 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 106/3
32.3 M Johnson to Dravid, Good length ball just outside leg. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Dravid still goes after it Byes has been called by Umpire Koertzen. The batsmen have run through for a single. 106/3
32.2 M Johnson to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 105/3
32.1 M Johnson to Dravid, Johnson pitches it outside leg stump. The ball is way wide on and Dravid fails to connect. Dot ball. 105/3
31.6 S Watson to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. Fifth dot ball in a row to Johnson. 105/3
31.5 S Watson to Laxman, Inside edge onto the pads of Laxman. No runs again. 105/3
31.4 S Watson to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. Dot ball. 105/3
31.3 S Watson to Laxman, Watson again strays on the leg side. Laxman again fails to get a bat on it. 105/3
31.2 S Watson to Laxman, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Laxman still goes after it. No contact made. 105/3
31.1 S Watson to Dravid, DDravid has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 105/3
Shane Watson replaces Lee into the attack.
30.6 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 104/3
30.5 M Johnson to Dravid, Good length ball on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Dravid. One run conceded. 104/3
30.4 M Johnson to Dravid, The ball has found the edge of the bat of Dravid. It falls just of keeper Haddin who fails to gather the ball. It runs away to the boundary. There seems to be no carry in the pitch. 103/3
30.3 M Johnson to Dravid, Dravid lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 99/3
30.2 M Johnson to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 99/3
30.1 M Johnson to Dravid, Dravid has played it to the point region. No run. 99/3
Drinks called on the field by the officials. India looking in dire straits after losing three wickets in the first hour.
29.6 B Lee to Laxman, Ball hits Laxman low on the pads. Huge appeal by Lee for LBW. The ball runs towards the fine leg region. Umpire Rauf decides the batsman is not out. Four leg byes given. 99/3
29.5 B Lee to Dravid, Dravid fends the ball off the backfoot. One run conceded. 95/3
29.4 B Lee to Dravid, Dravid has flicked the ball off his pads. Yet another dot ball. 94/3
29.3 B Lee to Dravid, Dravid has driven it through the off side. Dot ball again. 94/3
29.2 B Lee to Dravid, Dravid lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 94/3
29.1 B Lee to Dravid, Dravid flicks it away with a wristy shot but fails to pick a single. 94/3
28.6 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. End of a successful over by Johnson. 94/3
28.5 M Johnson to Laxman, Wide outside the leg stump. Laxman leaves it alone. 94/3
VVS Laxman is the new man in the middle. Laxman has always been the nemesis for Australia.
28.4 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar scoops the ball in the air. That is easy pickings for White at short cover. Johnson strikes again and sends Tendulkar back to the pavilion. 94/3
28.3 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar guides it cleverly towards the third man region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 94/2
28.2 M Johnson to Tendulkar, The ball is way outside the off stump
28.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Defended off the back foot by Tendulkar. No run. 90/2
27.6 B Lee to Dravid, Left alone by Dravid. End of a tidy maiden over by Lee. 90/2
27.5 B Lee to Dravid, Dravid has driven it straight down the ground back to Lee. Yet another dot ball. Maiden over in prospect. 90/2
27.4 B Lee to Dravid, Played to the point region by Dravid. Fourth dot ball in a row. 90/2
27.3 B Lee to Dravid, Left alone by Dravid. 90/2
27.2 B Lee to Dravid, Played to the point region by Dravid for no runs. 90/2
27.1 B Lee to Dravid, That ball has taken the inside edge of Dravid and thudded into his pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Rauf decides Dravid is not out. Right decision by the umpire. 90/2
26.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar. No run. 90/2
26.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Johnson bowls a slower delivery and decieves Tendulkar in pace. The ball pops up in the air. The ball falls just short of Cameron White. A close call again for Sachin. 90/2
26.4 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays a cracking shot off the backfoot to send the ball crashing into the boundary. Four more runs for Tendulkar. 90/2
26.3 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 86/2
26.2 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it to the point region. Dot ball again. 86/2
26.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar for no runs. 86/2
25.6 B Lee to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 86/2
25.5 B Lee to Dravid, Left alone by Dravid. No run. 86/2
25.4 B Lee to Dravid, Brett Lee bowls it very full. Edged by Dravid. The ball goes wide of Hayden and runs down to the boundary line for four runs. 86/2
25.3 B Lee to Tendulkar, Delicate glance by Tendulkar through the fine leg region for a single. 82/2
25.2 B Lee to Tendulkar, Left alone again by Tendulkar. 81/2
25.1 B Lee to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. 81/2
24.6 M Johnson to Dravid, Played to the point region by Dravid for no runs. 81/2
24.5 M Johnson to Dravid, Left alone by Dravid. No run. 81/2
24.4 M Johnson to Dravid, M Johnson bowling from over the wicket. Wide outside the leg stump
24.3 M Johnson to S Tendulkar, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. He calls for a single and sends back Tendulkar. Clarke goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. Close call for Sachin but he survives. 81/2
24.2 M Johnson to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 81/2
24.1 M Johnson to Dravid, Dravid defends it off the back foot. No run. 81/2
23.6 B Lee to Tendulkar, Short ball outside the off stump. Cut hard through the point region by Tendulkar. The ball races to the boundary. The little-master gets off the mark in style. 81/2
23.5 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 77/2
23.4 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it to the point region. No run. 77/2
23.3 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar is beaten by Lee outside his off stump. 77/2
23.2 B Lee to Tendulkar, Played to the point region by Tendulkar. No run. 77/2
23.1 B Lee to R Dravid, He stood up on his toes and flicks it on the leg for a single. 77/2
Master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar replaces Sehwag at the crease.
22.6 M Johnson to V Sehwag, The ball is pitched by Johnson wide outside the off stump. Sehwag goes after it and edges it. It's been taken in the slips by Hayden. Sehwag throws his wicket away casually. 76/2
22.5 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 76/1
22.4 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag is beaten by Johnson outside his off stump. Great line and length by Johnson. 76/1
22.3 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag drives through the covers for no runs. 76/1
22.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground for no runs. 76/1
22.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, M Johnson bowling from round the wicket. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Sehwag still goes after it and fails to connect. 76/1
21.6 B Lee to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. No run. 76/1
21.5 B Lee to Dravid, Dravid has punched that ball through the offside region with sheer timing. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. First boundary for Dravid in the match. 76/1
21.4 B Lee to Dravid, Wide outside off stump
21.3 B Lee to Dravid, Dravid has edged the ball outside his off stump. The ball falls short of keeper Haddin. The ball seems not to be carrying behind. 72/1
21.2 B Lee to Dravid, Dravid is beaten by Lee outside his off stump. 72/1
21.1 B Lee to Dravid, Dravid plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 72/1
20.6 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag drives through the covers for no runs. 72/1
20.5 M Johnson to Dravid, Full length delivery just outside off. Dravid has edged the ball. One run conceded. 72/1
20.4 M Johnson to Dravid, Wide outside off stump
20.3 M Johnson to Dravid, Dravid is beaten by a relatively low-staying delivery from Johnson. 71/1
20.2 M Johnson to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 71/1
20.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, Guided down to fine leg by Sehwag for a single. 71/1
19.6 B Lee to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. End of an excellent wicket-maiden over by Lee. 70/1
19.5 B Lee to Dravid, The ball is way outside the off stump
19.4 B Lee to Dravid, Left alone by Dravid. No run. 70/1
19.3 B Lee to Dravid, B Lee bowling from over the wicket. Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 70/1
Rahul Dravid arrives at the wicket.
19.2 B Lee to Gambhir, Brett Lee cuts the ball into the batsman. It hits Gambhir low on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Rauf declares Gambhir OUT. Lee strikes early on day 3. 70/1
19.1 B Lee to Gambhir, B Lee bowling from round the wicket. Gambhir has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 70/0
Brett Lee to start from the BEML end.
18.6 M Johnson to Gambhir, Gambhir works it down the leg side for a single. End of the first over of the day. 70/0
18.5 M Johnson to Gambhir, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Gambhir still goes after it and fails to connect. Brad Haddin dives to his right side and makes an excellent save. Dot ball. 69/0
18.4 M Johnson to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 69/0
18.3 M Johnson to Gambhir, Defended well off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 69/0
18.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag guides the ball nicely towards the third man region for a single. 69/0
Mitchell Johnson to continue his over from yesterday.
Welcome to the commentary of day 3 of the Bangalore Test between India and Australia. Yesterday, Michael Hussey's 9th Test ton propelled the visitors to total of 430 runs. The Indian reply started on a good note too as the opening pair of Sehwag and Gambhir shared an unbeaten 68-run stand. It is important for the overnight duo to continue their innings from last evening to make things easy for the middle-order. The tourists on the other hand will look to rattle quick wickets and gain a healthy lead at the end of the day. Stay glued as an interesting day's play is in prospect.
Indian openers Sehwag (43*) and Gambhir (20*) made sure that there are no hiccups in their innings by sharing an unbeaten 68-run stand. The Aussie bowlers bowled with pace but were unlucky to make any inroads. The hosts still trail the visitors by 362 runs at stumps. Rain interrupted and brought an early end to the proceedings on day 2. Hope you had a good time. Please join us tomorrow for the third day of the Bangalore Test. Bye!!!!
Play halted due to rain. India are off to a good start as openers Sehwag and Gambhir share a 68-run stand. Still 9 overs remaining in the day.
18.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag goes on the backfoot and plays the ball solidly. Rain stops the play and eventually remaining stumps have been called on day 2. Players go off the field with India placed at 68 for no loss. 68/0
17.6 S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump with ease. 68/0
17.5 S Watson to Gambhir, The ball is way outside the off stump
17.4 S Watson to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. 68/0
17.3 S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir has driven it through the off side for no runs. 68/0
17.2 S Watson to Gambhir, Left alone again by Gambhir. 68/0
17.1 S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 68/0
16.6 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag guides the ball brilliantly through the slip region for a boundary. 68/0
16.5 M Johnson to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 64/0
16.4 M Johnson to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 63/0
16.3 M Johnson to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. The ball has been square driven by Sehwag. One run conceded. 63/0
16.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag gets a bottom edge on that one. The ball nearly misses the stumps. Sehwag is living dangerously out there. 62/0
16.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag whips the ball through the mid-wicket region. The ball cruises to the boundary rope. 62/0
15.6 S Watson to Gambhir, Left alone again by Gambhir. 58/0
15.5 S Watson to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 58/0
15.4 S Watson to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. Sehwag works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 58/0
15.3 S Watson to Sehwag, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Sehwag still goes after it No contact made. 57/0
15.2 S Watson to Sehwag, Played to the point region by Sehwag for no runs. 57/0
15.1 S Watson to Sehwag, S Watson bowling from over the wicket. Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 57/0
Shane Watson is brought into the attack.
14.6 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 57/0
14.5 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has driven it through the off side. No run. 56/0
14.4 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag gets a bottom edge. The ball goes over the stumos. Haddin gathers it on the bounce. Dot ball yet again. 56/0
14.3 M Johnson to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 56/0
14.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, Played to the point region by Sehwag for no runs again. 56/0
14.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 56/0
Umpire calls for drinks break. India are off to a good start.
13.6 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 56/0
13.5 S Clark to Sehwag, Pushed to the cover region by Sehwag. The batsmen have run through for a single. 56/0
13.4 S Clark to Sehwag, Driven through the off side by Sehwag. No run. 55/0
13.3 S Clark to Sehwag, Sehwag guides the ball through the gully region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 55/0
13.2 S Clark to Sehwag, Sehwag edges the ball outside his off stump. The ball falls just short of the wicket-keeper Brad Haddin. Lucky escape for Sehwag. 51/0
13.1 S Clark to Sehwag, Driven through the covers by Sehwag for no runs. 51/0
50-run stand between the two openers.
12.6 M Johnson to Gambhir, Gambhir smartly guides it to third man. The ball races to the boundary. End of a productive over for India. 51/0
12.5 M Johnson to Sehwag, Punched off the backfoot by Sehwag for a single. 47/0
12.4 M Johnson to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. Gambhir has driven it through the off side. One run conceded. 46/0
12.3 M Johnson to Gambhir, Thumped through the mid-wicket region by Gambhir. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 45/0
12.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside leg. Sehwag has nudged the ball fine down the leg side. One run conceded. 41/0
12.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag is beaten outside his off stump as he tries to cut it. 40/0
11.6 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. End of an excellent over by Clark. 40/0
11.5 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No contact made. 40/0
11.4 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir is again beaten by a seaming delivery from Clark. Excellent stuff by the tall pace bowler. 40/0
11.3 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir is beaten by a seaming delivery from Clark. 40/0
11.2 S Clark to Sehwag, Played through mid-wicket by Sehwag for a single. 40/0
11.1 S Clark to Sehwag, Sehwag has driven it straight down the ground but the fielder at mid on makes the save. 39/0
10.6 M Johnson to Gambhir, Played through mid-wicket by Gambhir. Another dot ball to end the over. 39/0
10.5 M Johnson to Gambhir, Gambhir tucks the ball on the leg side but fails to pick a single again. 39/0
10.4 M Johnson to Gambhir, Gambhir tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps but doesn't make any contact. 39/0
10.3 M Johnson to Gambhir, Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot but fails to pick up a single. 39/0
10.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for an easy single. 39/0
10.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, M Johnson bowling from over the wicket. Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 38/0
First bowling change by the Australian skipper. Mitchell Johnson replaces Lee in the attack.
9.6 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir is beaten by Clark outside off stump. Good delivery by Clark to end the over. 38/0
9.5 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 38/0
9.4 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir has flicked the ball off his pads but straight to the fielder and no runs are conceded. 38/0
9.3 S Clark to Gambhir, Played to the point region by Gambhir for no runs. 38/0
9.2 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir comes down the track and does well to defend it. 38/0
9.1 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 38/0
8.6 B Lee to Sehwag, Good Sehwag has punched the ball off the backfoot for an easy couple. 38/0
8.5 B Lee to Sehwag, Sehwag has stood up on his toes to play that one. No run. 36/0
8.4 B Lee to Sehwag, The ball is way wide on the leg side. Sehwag hops as the ball stays low. 36/0
8.3 B Lee to Sehwag, Played to the point region by Sehwag. A dot ball again. 36/0
8.2 B Lee to Sehwag, B Lee bowling from over the wicket. Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 36/0
8.1 B Lee to G Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and he tries to pick a quick single. Lee goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. One run conceded. 36/0
7.6 S Clark to Sehwag, Guided cleverly down to the fine leg region by Sehwag. The ball races to the boundary. Sehwag is off to a flier. 35/0
7.5 S Clark to Sehwag, Played through mid-wicket by Sehwag. No run. 31/0
7.4 S Clark to Sehwag, This one has been defended off the front foot by Sehwag. 31/0
7.3 S Clark to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. Sehwag guides the ball past the point region for a boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Rauf. 31/0
7.2 S Clark to Sehwag, Sehwag shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 27/0
7.1 S Clark to Sehwag, Played to the point region by Sehwag but straight into the hands of the fielder. No run. 27/0
6.6 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball.. 27/0
6.5 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 27/0
6.5 B Lee to Gambhir, B Lee bowling from round the wicket. Gambhir has stood up on his toes to play that one. Lee has over stepped. Umpire Koertzen signals a No Ball. 27/0
6.4 B Lee to Gambhir, This one's left alone by Gambhir. No run. 26/0
6.3 B Lee to V Sehwag, Good length ball on middle and off. He's stood up on his toes to play that one once again but they manage to run through for a single. 26/0
6.2 B Lee to Gambhir, Good length ball on middle stump. Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. One run added to the total. 25/0
6.1 B Lee to G Gambhir, Gambhir's stood up on his toes to play that one. 24/0
5.6 S Clark to Sehwag, Played through mid-wicket by Sehwag but straight to the fielder. No run. 24/0
5.5 S Clark to Sehwag, Ball hits Sehwag on the pads. The fielding side appeals. Umpire Rauf shows no interest in the appeal. The ball was probably going on top of the stumps. 24/0
5.4 S Clark to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. 24/0
5.3 S Clark to Sehwag, FOUR... Sehwag has flicked this ball through mid-wicket. No chance for the fielders to get to this one. Umpire Rauf signals a boundary. 24/0
5.2 S Clark to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside leg. Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. The batsmen have run through for a single. 20/0
5.1 S Clark to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. 19/0
4.6 B Lee to Sehwag, Left alone by Sehwag. No run. 19/0
4.5 B Lee to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside leg. Gambhir has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded by the bowler. 19/0
4.4 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir has played it straight to point. Dot ball. 18/0
4.3 B Lee to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle. Sehwag drives the ball straight down the ground. The batsmen have run through for a single. 18/0
4.2 Lee to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Sehwag has lofted it over the bowler's head for a couple of runs. 17/0
4.1 B Lee to Sehwag, Pushed to the cover region by Sehwag but straight to the fielder. No chance of a run. 15/0
3.6 S Clark to Gambhir, Full length delivery on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Gambhir. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Rauf signals four runs. 15/0
3.5 S Clark to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. 11/0
3.4 S Clark to Gambhir, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Gambhir's pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Rauf decides Gambhir is not out. 11/0
3.3 S Clark to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 11/0
3.2 S Clark to V Sehwag, Sehwag pushes the ball to the cover region and goes for a risky single. Clarke goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. Sehwag is lucky.. If that would have hit the stumps Sehwag would have been out. 11/0
3.1 S Clark to Sehwag, Driven through the leg side by Sehwag but straight to the fielder. No chance of a run. 10/0
2.6 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir plays the final ball of the over defensively. Its a maiden over by Lee. 10/0
2.5 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 10/0
2.4 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump again. 10/0
2.3 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave this ball outside his off stump. 10/0
2.2 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 10/0
2.1 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 10/0
1.6 S Clark to Sehwag, Inside edge onto the pads of Sehwag. Four runs have come off this over. 10/0
1.5 S Clark to Sehwag, Sehwag has attempted to play that one but misses. 10/0
1.4 S Clark to Sehwag, Good length ball wide outside off which has been punched off the backfoot by Sehwag. The ball has crossed the ropes for the first boundary of the Indian innings. Umpire Rauf signals four runs. 10/0
1.3 S Clark to Sehwag, Sehwag has played a forward defencive shot again. 6/0
1.2 S Clark to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 6/0
1.1 S Clark to Sehwag, S Clark bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the back foot by Sehwag. 6/0
Stuart Clark will share the bowling attack with Lee from the other end.
0.6 B Lee to Gambhir, Gambhir has been struck on the thigh-pad. No run. 6/0
0.5 B Lee to Gambhir, Full length delivery on middle. Gambhir has played it through mid-wicket. Two runs added to the total. 6/0
0.4 B Lee to Gambhir, The ball is wide on the leg side again. Lee not getting his line right. 4/0
0.3 B Lee to Gambhir, This one's way down the leg side. No chance for the keeper Haddin to get his gloves to this one. The ball has raced to the fence. Umpire Koertzen signals Four Byes. 4/0
0.2 B Lee to Gambhir, The ball is once again way wide on the leg side. Gambhir lets that one go safely to the keeper. 0/0
0.1 B Lee to Gambhir, Lee to start the bowling attack for Australia. He bowls from over the wicket. Gambhir tries flicking the ball that is wide on the leg stump but misses. No run. 0/0
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Zaheer Khan did exceptionally well to rattle the Australian innings after the Tea break. The visitor's innings came to an end at 430 runs. Hussey played brilliantly for his 146 runs. Zaheer was the chief wicket-taker with five wickets while Ishant Sharma was impressive with 4 wickets to his name. Join us back quickly for the India first innings reply.
149.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey edges the ball outside his off stump only to find his stumps being rattled behind. Zaheer picks a 5-wicket haul. Australia end up with 430. 430/10
149.4 Z Khan to Hussey, The ball strikes Hussey very low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 430/9
149.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 430/9
149.2 Z Khan to Clark, Full length delivery just outside leg. Ball hits Clark low on the pads. One run conceded. Leg byes given by Umpire Koertzen. 430/9
Last man Stuart Clark comes to the crease.
149.1 Z Khan to Johnson, The ball swings back in. Johnson has dragged the ball back on to the stumps. Australia have lost their ninth wicket. Zaheer picks up his 4th wicket. 429/9
148.6 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 429/8
148.5 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played the reverse sweep to perfection. The ball races to the boundary. 429/8
148.4 A Kumble to M Johnson, A Kumble bowling from round the wicket. Johnson goes at the ball hard. The ball has found the edge of the bat. One run conceded. 425/8
148.3 A Kumble to Johnson, Johnson is beaten by Kumble outside his off stump. 424/8
148.2 A Kumble to Hussey, Full Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for a single. 424/8
148.1 A Kumble to Hussey, A short delivery from Kumble. Hussey plays the pull-shot. Spirited effort by Harbhajan Singh to save runs for his team. Two runs added to the total. Exceptional diving effort by Harbhajan. 423/8
147.6 Z Khan to Johnson, Johnson shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 421/8
Mitchell Johnson replaces Brett Lee in the middle.
147.5 Khan to B Lee, Good length ball on middle and off. The ball cuts back into Lee. The off stump has been uprooted by Khan. An ecstatic Zaheer sends Lee back to the pavilion. 421/8
147.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Defended off the back foot by Hussey and a single taken. 421/7
147.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 420/7
147.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Driven through the off side by Hussey for no runs. 420/7
147.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 420/7
146.6 A Kumble to Lee, Defended well off the front foot by Lee. No run. 420/7
146.5 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has pushed it to the cover region for one run. 420/7
146.4 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey guides it to third man for a couple. 419/7
146.3 A Kumble to Lee, Lee plays a sweep shot. A single is conceded. 417/7
146.2 A Kumble to Lee, Lee has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 416/7
146.1 A Kumble to Lee, Lee has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 416/7
Welcome back after the Tea break.
Michael Hussey has put Australia into a dominating position as the visitors have piled up 416-7 at Tea on day 2 of the Bangalore Test. Hussey (135*) scored his 9th Test ton in the second session and got valuable support from Haddin (33) and Lee (26*). The home team striked quickly after Lunch but couldn't bundle out the remaining wickets. Join us after the Tea break to see whether Australia continue to march on towards a big total.
145.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps but fails to connect. Tea has been called. Australia comfortably placed at 416-7. 416/7
145.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey defends it off the back foot. No run. 416/7
145.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 416/7
145.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 416/7
145.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 416/7
145.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Full length delivery wide outside off. FOUR
144.6 A Kumble to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run. 412/7
144.5 A Kumble to Lee, Lee works it down the leg side. No run. 412/7
144.4 A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Hussey flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 412/7
144.3 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 411/7
144.2 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey drives through the covers for no runs. 411/7
144.1 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 411/7
143.6 Z Khan to Lee, Zaheer Khan bowls a deadly yorker. Ball hits Lee low on the pads. Well done by Lee to dug it out. 411/7
143.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Good length ball just outside off. Hussey defends it off the back foot. One run conceded. 411/7
143.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Fourth dot ball in a row. 410/7
143.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Driven through the off side by Hussey for no runs. 410/7
143.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Played through mid-wicket by Hussey. No run. 410/7
143.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 410/7
142.6 A Kumble to Lee, Defended well off the front foot by Lee. No run. 410/7
142.5 A Kumble to Lee, Ball hits Lee low on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Rauf shows no interest in the appeal. Again unnecessary appeals by the Indians again. 410/7
142.4 A Kumble to Lee, Lee has played that with the full face of the bat. The ball falls short of Gambir at short leg. 410/7
142.3 A Kumble to Lee, Lee goes for the sweep but fails to connect it. No run. 410/7
142.2 A Kumble to Lee, Lee drives the ball straight down the ground. No run. 410/7
142.1 A Kumble to Lee, Lee gets a bottom edge on that one. No runs conceded. 410/7
141.6 Z Khan to Lee, Full length delivery on middle. Lee plays a leg glance to fine leg. One run added to the total. 410/7
141.5 Z Khan to B Lee, Z Khan bowling from round the wicket. Lee goes hard at the ball. The ball takes the edge of the bat and flies over slip region for a boundary. 409/7
141.4 Z Khan to Lee, Lee goes for the hook but fails to make contact. No run. 405/7
141.3 Z Khan to Lee, Driven through the off side by Lee. No run. 405/7
141.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Good length ball just outside off. Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 405/7
141.1 Z Khan to Hussey, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Hussey still goes after it No run. 404/7
140.6 A Kumble to Lee, Lee has played that with the full face of the bat. End of a tidy maiden over by Kumble. 404/7
140.5 A Kumble to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run. 404/7
140.4 A Kumble to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run. 404/7
140.3 A Kumble to Lee, Lee has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 404/7
140.2 A Kumble to Lee, Lee has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 404/7
140.1 A Kumble to Lee, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Lee's pads. No runs conceded. 404/7
139.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Driven through the off side by Hussey. No run. 404/7
139.5 Z Khan to Lee, Short of length delivery wide outside off. Lee plays the pull-shot. But only a single is conceded. 404/7
139.4 Z Khan to Lee, Wide down the leg side. No trouble at all for Lee who lets it go past his body. Zaheer Khan giving a stare to Lee. 403/7
139.3 Z Khan to Lee, Lee has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 403/7
139.2 Z Khan to Lee, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the covers by Lee for a couple. 403/7
139.1 Z Khan to Lee, Driven through the leg side by Lee for no runs. 401/7
138.6 A Kumble to Lee, Full length delivery on middle and off. Lee flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 401/7
138.5 A Kumble to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run. 400/7
400 runs on the board for the Australian team.
138.4 A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside leg. Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 400/7
138.3 A Kumble to Lee, Lee plays a sweep shot. But only a single is scored. 399/7
138.2 A Kumble to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run. 398/7
138.1 A Kumble to Hussey, The ball has been square driven by Hussey. One run added to the total. 398/7
137.6 V Sehwag to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run. 397/7
137.5 V Sehwag to Lee, Lee defends it off the back foot. No run. 397/7
137.4 V Sehwag to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run. 397/7
137.3 V Sehwag to Lee, Driven through the covers by Lee again. The ball pierces the field and a boundary is scored again. Lee is scoring important runs for his country and himself. 397/7
137.2 V Sehwag to Lee, Full toss. Lee comnes down the track and hammers the ball through the cover region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 393/7
137.1 V Sehwag to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside leg. Hussey flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 389/7
136.6 A Kumble to Lee, Lee has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 388/7
136.5 A Kumble to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run. 388/7
136.4 A Kumble to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run. 388/7
136.3 A Kumble to Lee, Lee has driven it straight down the ground for a couple. Six runns so far from the over. 389/7
136.2 A Kumble to Lee, The ball takes the edge of the bat of Lee. The ball has crossed the ropes. Streaky four runs which will not impress Kumble not all. 386/7
136.1 A Kumble to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run. 382/7
135.6 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 382/7
135.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 382/7
135.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 382/7
135.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 382/7
135.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 382/7
135.1 H Singh to Hussey, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Hussey has driven it through the off side. No run. 382/7
134.6 A Kumble to Lee, Lee drives through the covers. Dot ball to end the over. 382/7
134.5 A Kumble to Lee, Ball hits Lee low on the pads. A huge appeal by the fielding side. Umpire Rauf decides Lee is not out and a right decision so as the ball was clearly going down the leg side. 382/7
134.4 A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Hussey. One run added to the total. 382/7
134.3 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 381/7
134.2 A Kumble to Hussey, Defended off the front foot again by Hussey. 381/7
134.1 A Kumble to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. 381/7
133.6 H Singh to Lee, Lee has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 381/7
133.5 H Singh to Lee, Lee drives the ball straight down the ground. Harbhajan collects it and throw back to the keeper. 381/7
133.4 H Singh to Lee, That's hit Lee on his pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Koertzen decides Lee is not out. Unnecessary appeal by the Indian team. 381/7
133.3 H Singh to Lee, Lee has played that off the front foot for no runs. 381/7
133.2 H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Hussey has played it through mid-wicket. One run conceded. 381/7
133.1 H Singh to Hussey, Defended nicely off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 380/7
132.6 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads for another single in this over. 380/7
132.5 A Kumble to Lee, Pushed to the cover region by Lee. The batsmen have run a quick single. Kumble seems disappointed with the single conceded to Lee. 379/7
132.4 A Kumble to Lee, Defended well off the back foot by Lee. No run. 378/7
132.3 A Kumble to Lee, Played to the point region by Lee. No run. 378/7
132.2 A Kumble to Lee, The ball thuds in to the pads of Lee. No runs conceded again. 378/7
132.1 A Kumble to Lee, Driven through the off side by Lee for no runs. 378/7
131.6 H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 378/7
131.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey plays the slog sweep. That was six from the time it left the bat of Hussey. Up go the arms of Umpire Koertzen to signal the first six of the match. Expensive over so far by the off-spinner. 378/7
131.4 H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 372/7
131.3 H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the back foot by Hussey. No run. 372/7
131.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 372/7
131.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey plays the pull-shot hard to pick up a boundary. Harbhajan punished for bowling a bad ball. 372/7
Umpire signals for drinks break. India got two important wickets so far in the Post-Lunch session courtesy of Ishant Sharma.
130.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Hussey for a single. 368/7
130.5 I Sharma to Hussey, Tentatively left alone by Hussey. 367/7
130.4 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. Fourth dot ball in a row. 367/7
130.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Left alone by Hussey. 367/7
130.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 367/7
130.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey for no runs. 367/7
129.6 H Singh to Hussey, Punched off the backfoot by Hussey for a single to end the over. 367/7
129.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 366/7
129.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey defends it with ease off the back foot. 366/7
129.3 H Singh to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey. No run. 366/7
It depends upon Hussey now to take the Australian total pass 400 runs.
129.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. The ball kept low and turned sharply. 366/7
129.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 366/7
128.6 I Sharma to Lee, Pushed to the cover region by Lee. Another dot ball to end the over. 366/7
128.5 I Sharma to Hussey, Good length ball just outside leg. Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. One run added to the total. 366/7
128.4 I Sharma to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey. No run. 365/7
128.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Ball hits Hussey low on the pads. No run. 365/7
128.2 I Sharma to Lee, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the leg side by Lee. One run conceded. 365/7
128.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Hussey. One run added to the total. 364/7
127.6 H Singh to Lee, Lee has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 363/7
127.5 H Singh to Lee, The ball strikes Lee very low on the pads The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Koertzen shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 363/7
127.4 H Singh to Lee, Lee drives through the leg side. No run. 363/7
127.3 H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside leg. Hussey works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 363/7
127.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 362/7
127.1 H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 362/7
126.6 I Sharma to Lee, Lee lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 362/7
Brett Lee replaces White at the crease.
126.5 I Sharma to White, White drives the the ball in the air towards the cover region. That is easy pickings for Harbhajan Singh at covers. Ishant picks up his 4th wicket. Disappointing start to White's Test career. 362/7
126.4 I Sharma to White, White cuts the ball hard through the gully region for a boundary. First boundary in Test cricket for White. 362/6
126.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for a single. 358/6
126.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 357/6
126.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 357/6
125.6 H Singh to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. The ball was in the air but it falls safe but no runs conceded. 357/6
125.5 H Singh to White, Driven through the off side by White. No run. 357/6
125.4 H Singh to White, White has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 357/6
125.3 H Singh to White, White drives the ball straight down the ground. No run. 357/6
125.2 H Singh to White, Defended off the front foot by White. No run. 357/6
125.1 H Singh to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for a single. 357/6
124.6 I Sharma to White, White has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 356/6
124.5 I Sharma to White, Played through mid-wicket by White for a couple. First runs in Test cricket for Cameron White. 356/6
124.4 I Sharma to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. Yet another dot ball. 354/6
124.3 I Sharma to White, White chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 354/6
124.2 I Sharma to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 354/6
124.1 I Sharma to White, Wide outside off stump. White leaves it alone. No run. 354/6
123.6 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. 354/6
123.5 H Singh to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey for no runs. 354/6
123.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 354/6
123.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has driven with power through the off side. Zaheers Khan's efforts go in vain as the ball races to the boundary. 354/6
123.2 H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 350/6
123.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 350/6
Test debutant Cameron White is the new man in the middle. He will look to make it big in his first Test match.
122.6 I Sharma to Haddin, Ishant Sharma bowls a beautiful deceptive slower delivery. Haddin fails to read it and scoops the ball in the air. Laxman takes a dolly catch at short cover. Crucial breakthrough as Haddin departs. 350/6
122.5 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 350/5
122.4 I Sharma to Hussey, The ball is too wide on the off side for Hussey to make any contact. Left alone by Hussey. 349/5
122.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Defended well off the back foot by Hussey. No run. 349/5
122.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey again chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 349/5
The cracks on the pitch have started to widen up now.
122.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 349/5
121.6 H Singh to Haddin, The ball turns sharply and hits Haddin low on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Koertzen decides Haddin is not out as the ball was clearing going down the leg side. 349/5
121.5 H Singh to Haddin, Driven through the off side by Haddin. Dot ball yet again. 349/5
121.4 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot for no runs. 349/5
121.3 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 349/5
121.2 H Singh to Haddin, Played through mid-wicket by Haddin for no runs. 349/5
121.1 H Singh to Haddin, Defended well off the back foot by Haddin. No run. 349/5
120.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 349/5
9th Test ton for Michael Hussey. He hugs Brad Haddin in great delight. Great knock by the southpaw.
120.5 I Sharma to M Hussey, The ball has taken the inside edge of the bat and goes down the leg side for a boundary. A streaky boundary but non the less a ton for Michael Hussey. 349/5
120.4 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. One run conceded. Byes signalled by Umpire Rauf. 345/5
120.3 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot for no runs. 344/5
120.2 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin smartly guides it towards the third man region. The ball races to the boundary. 344/5
120.1 I Sharma to Haddin, Driven through the off side by Haddin for no runs. 340/5
119.6 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey defends it off the back foot. No run. 340/5
119.5 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 340/5
119.4 H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Hussey. One run added to the total. 339/5
119.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 338/5
119.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 338/5
119.1 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin plays the ball off the front foot and takes a single. 338/5
118.6 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin has driven it through the off side for a single. 337/5
118.5 I Sharma to Haddin, Defended well off the front foot by Haddin. 336/5
118.4 I Sharma to Haddin, Played to the point region by Haddin for no runs. 336/5
118.3 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin goes after a wide one and misses. No run. 336/5
118.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has nicely flicked the ball off his pads. Three runs added to the total. Australia opening their account after the Luch break. 336/5
118.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. 333/5
Welcome back after the Lunch break. Indian fans will hope for a better session for their team compared to the morning one.
Australia continue to hold the upper hand on day 2 as they are cruising along well at 333-5 at Lunch. After Shane Watson got out cheaply early, Michael Hussey (92*) and Brad Haddin (26*) took charge in the middle by frustrating India with an unbeaten 74-run stand. The tourists are well on course for a big total but it will interesting to see whether the home team can put in some inroads in the second session. Join us shortly after the Lunch break.
117.6 V Sehwag to Haddin, Driven through the covers by Haddin. No runs taken. Lunch on day 2 called by the umpire. Australia are well placed at 333-5. 333/5
117.5 V Sehwag to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 333/5
117.4 V Sehwag to Haddin, Haddin goes on the backfoot and times the ball brilliantly through the off side. The ball cruises to the boundary rope. 333/5
117.3 V Sehwag to Haddin, Sehwag spins the ball in sharply. Defended cautiously off the back foot by Haddin. 329/5
117.2 V Sehwag to Haddin, The ball thuds in to the pads of Haddin. No run. 329/5
117.1 V Sehwag to Haddin, Punched off the backfoot by Haddin. No run. 329/5
Sehwag is brought into the attack just before the Lunch break.
116.6 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 329/5
116.5 H Singh to Hussey, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 329/5
116.4 H Singh to Haddin, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside leg. Played through mid-wicket by Haddin. One run conceded. 329/5
116.3 H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside leg. Hussey works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 328/5
116.2 H Singh to Hussey, Driven through the leg side by Hussey. No run. 327/5
116.1 H Singh to Hussey, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 327/5
115.6 A Kumble to Haddin, Punched off the backfoot by Haddin. No run. 327/5
115.5 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 327/5
115.4 A Kumble to Haddin, Driven through the off side by Haddin. No run. 327/5
115.3 A Kumble to Haddin, A Kumble bowling from over the wicket. Driven through the off side by Haddin. No run. 327/5
115.2 A Kumble to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey. One run added to the total. 327/5
115.1 A Kumble to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 326/5
114.6 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin again defends it off the back foot. 326/5
114.5 H Singh to Haddin, Defended well off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 326/5
114.4 H Singh to Haddin, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Haddin tries to hit the ball but fails to connect. 326/5
114.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 326/5
114.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 325/5
114.1 H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 325/5
113.6 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has driven it through the off side. No run. 325/5
113.5 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played it to the point region for a single. 325/5
113.4 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 324/5
113.3 A Kumble to Hussey, A Kumble bowling from round the wicket. Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 324/5
113.2 A Kumble to Haddin, Punched hard off the backfoot by Haddin for a comfortable single. 324/5
113.1 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 323/5
112.6 H Singh to Hussey, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. That's hit Hussey on his pads. The fielding side appeals in unison for LBW. Umpire Rauf decides Hussey is not out and indicates there was an inside edge. 323/5
112.5 H Singh to Haddin, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside leg. Haddin has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 323/5
112.4 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 322/5
112.3 H Singh to Haddin, Driven through the off side by Haddin. Unable to pick up a single again. 322/5
112.2 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin plays the ball off the front foot for no runs. 322/5
112.1 H Singh to Hussey, Guided down to fine leg by Hussey for a single. 322/5
111.6 A Kumble to Haddin, Defended well off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 321/5
111.5 A Kumble to Haddin, Full length delivery wide outside off. Haddin guides it to third man. Two runs conceded. 321/5
111.4 A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Hussey. One run conceded. 319/5
111.3 A Kumble to Haddin, Full length delivery on middle. Haddin flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 318/5
111.2 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has driven it through the off side. No run. 317/5
111.2 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin defends the ball calmly off the backfoot. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 317/5
111.1 A Kumble to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for an easy single. 316/5
110.6 H Singh to Haddin, Defended off the front foot again by Haddin. No run. 315/5
110.5 H Singh to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by this time Haddin. 315/5
110.4 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin again goes on the backfoot and defends the ball. 315/5
110.3 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 315/5
110.2 H Singh to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 315/5
110.1 H Singh to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey for a single. 315/5
109.6 A Kumble to Haddin, Played through mid-wicket by Haddin. Dot ball to end the over. 314/5
109.5 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 314/5
109.4 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 314/5
109.3 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey guides it to third man for a single. 314/5
109.2 A Kumble to Hussey, Driven through the leg side by Hussey. No run. 313/5
109.1 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played it to the point region. No run. 313/5
108.6 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin chips the ball in the air. The ball just falls short of Laxman at mod wicket. Dot ball. 313/5
108.5 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 313/5
108.4 H Singh to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 313/5
108.3 H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Hussey has driven it through the off side. One run conceded. 313/5
108.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 312/5
108.1 H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 312/5
50-run stand between Hussey and Haddin.
107.6 A Kumble to Haddin, Played through mid-wicket by Haddin for no runs. 312/5
107.5 A Kumble to Haddin, Driven through the off side by Haddin. No run. 312/5
107.4 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin gets a bottom edge on that one. No runs conceded. 312/5
107.3 A Kumble to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 312/5
107.2 A Kumble to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 312/5
107.1 A Kumble to Haddin, It's been lofted cleanly over Mid-on by Haddin. The ball races to the boundary. Great partnership building between the tow batsmen. 312/5
106.6 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin defends the ball and picks a quick single. 308/5
106.5 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 307/5
106.4 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 307/5
106.3 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 307/5
106.2 H Singh to Haddin, Driven through the off side by Haddin. No run. 307/5
106.1 H Singh to Haddin, Driven through the leg side by Haddin. No run. 307/5
105.6 A Kumble to Hussey, Driven beautifully through the off side by Hussey. The ball races to the boundary. Hussey is looking in great touch. 307/5
105.5 A Kumble to Hussey, Played through mid-wicket by Hussey. No run. 303/5
105.4 A Kumble to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 303/5
105.3 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 303/5
105.2 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey plays the ball off the front foot and no runs taken again. 303/5
105.1 A Kumble to Hussey, Driven through the off side by Hussey. No runs taken. 303/5
104.6 H Singh to Haddin, Defended off the back foot by Haddin. No run. 303/5
104.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey tucks it away on the leg side for a single. 303/5
104.4 H Singh to B Haddin, Haddin has driven it hard through the off side. Ganguly goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. A well run single to Haddin. 302/5
104.3 H Singh to Haddin, Defended well off the back foot by Haddin. No run. 301/5
104.2 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 301/5
104.1 H Singh to Hussey, Driven through the off side by Hussey for a single. 301/5
Double bowling change as Harbhajan replaces Ishant in the attack.
103.6 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 300/5
103.5 A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has dug out that yorker at the last second. No run. 300/5
103.4 A Kumble to Haddin, Driven through the leg side by Haddin. No run. 300/5
300 runs on the board for Australia. They will look to add on many more runs to their score in the remaining day.
103.3 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey places the ball through the off side for a single. He looks for two runs but in the end decides against it. One run only. 300/5
103.2 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 299/5
103.1 A Kumble to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey for no runs. 299/5
First bowling change of the morning. Skipper Kumble brings himself on in the attack. If the experienced leg spinner strikes right now, it will create a great difference in the Australian innings.
102.6 I Sharma to Haddin, Driven through the covers by Haddin. ANother dot ball to end the over. 299/5
102.5 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 299/5
A long bowling spell by both Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan this morning.
102.4 I Sharma to Haddin, Again left alone by Haddin. 299/5
102.3 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin lets the ball go outside his off stump this time. 299/5
102.2 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin is beaten by Ishant Sharma outside his off stump. 299/5
102.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey plays the ball off the front foot and sneaks a single. 298/5
Umpire calls for drinks trolley on the field. Australia looking to strengthen their hold in this game.
101.6 Z Khan to Haddin, Played through mid-wicket by Haddin. Dot ball to end the over. 298/5
101.5 Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 298/5
101.4 Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 298/5
101.3 Z Khan to Haddin, Pushed to the cover region by Haddin. No run. 298/5
101.2 Z Khan to Haddin, Driven through the leg side by Haddin. No run. 298/5
101.1 Z Khan to Haddin, Whipped through the mid-wicket region by Haddin for a boundary. Now Haddin has started to gain confidence. 298/5
100.6 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin drives through the covers for a single this time. 294/5
100.5 I Sharma to Haddin, Edged by Haddin. A fumble by the Indian fielder but no runs conceded. 293/5
100.4 I Sharma to Haddin, Driven through the off side by Haddin. No run. 293/5
100.3 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin has played it to the point region for no runs. 293/5
100.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Ball hits Hussey low on the pads. Leg byes given by Umpire Rauf. One run conceded. 293/5
100.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Wide outside the leg stump. Hussey leaves it alone. No run. 292/5
99.6 Z Khan to Haddin, Driven through the leg side by Haddin for no runs. 292/5
99.5 Z Khan to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 292/5
99.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Good length ball wide outside off. Played to the point region by Hussey. The batsmen have run through for a single. 292/5
99.3 Z Khan to Haddin, Good length ball just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Haddin. One run conceded. 291/5
99.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Hussey has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 290/5
99.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey smashes it through the off side for a boundary. Hussey is looking very compact in the middle and it is his wicket that the Indians will be looking for desperately. 289/5
98.6 Sharma to Haddin, Haddin goes after a wide one and misses. Poor delivery by Sharma and equally poor shot execution. 285/5
98.5 I Sharma to Haddin, Wide outside off stump
98.4 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin goes after a wide one and misses. No run. 285/5
98.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Ball hits Hussey low on the pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. Leg byes given by Umpire Rauf. 285/5
98.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No runs conceded. 284/5
98.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. No runs conceded. 284/5
97.6 Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin plays a clever leg glance towards the fine leg region. The batsmen have run through for a couple. 283/5
97.5 Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 282/5
97.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has pushed it to the cover region for a single this time. 282/5
97.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball this time. 281/5
97.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Driven crisply through the covers region again by Hussey. The ball has crossed the ropes. Back to back boundaries for Hussey. Productive over so far for Australia. 281/5
97.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey punches the ball with grace through the off side region for a boundary. A classical shot by the left-hander. 277/5
96.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey for a single. 273/5
96.5 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball yet again. 272/5
96.4 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 272/5
96.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Defended again off the front foot by Hussey. 272/5
96.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. 272/5
96.1 I Sharma to Haddin, The ball takes the inside edge of the bat of Haddin and goes down the fine leg region for a single. 272/5
95.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 271/5
95.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads for a couple. 271/5
95.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Short of length delivery wide outside off. Hussey pulls the ball with immense force to collect a boundary. First boundary of the day. 269/5
95.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 265/5
95.2 Z Khan to Haddin, Z Khan bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Ball hits Haddin low on the pads. Leg byes given by Umpire Koertzen. The batsmen have run through for a single. 265/5
95.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Good length ball wide outside off. Hussey rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. One run added to the total. 264/5
94.6 I Sharma to Haddin, Pushed to the cover region by Haddin for no runs. 263/5
94.5 I Sharma to Haddin, Defended well off the back foot by Haddin. 263/5
94.4 I Sharma to Haddin, Ball hits Haddin low on the pads. No appeal by the bowler and no runs conceded. 263/5
94.3 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 263/5
94.2 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin gets a bottom edge. The ball just misses the stumps. Dhoni does well to gather it on the bounce. 263/5
94.1 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin has stood up on his toes to play that one but fails to get a single. 263/5
93.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played it to the point region. Dot ball to end the over. 263/5
10th Test fifty for Michael Hussey.
93.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads for a couple and to bring up his fifty. 263/5
93.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 261/5
93.3 Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin has played it to the point region for a single. 261/5
93.2 Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot for no runs. 260/5
93.1 Z Khan to Haddin, The ball is too wide on the off side for Haddin to make any contact. Left alone. 260/5
92.6 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin dabs the ball off the backfoot and pinches a single to get off the mark. End of a fantastic over by Sharma. 260/5
92.5 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin lets the ball go outside his off stump. 259/5
92.4 I Sharma to Haddin, The ball strikes Haddin very low on the pads. No runs conceded. Excellent stuff by the tall fast bowler. 259/5
Brad Haddin comes into the middle to bat a lot early that he must have anticipated today.
92.3 I Sharma to S Watson, The ball pitches around off stump and sneaks between the bat and pad of Watson to uproot the stumps. Australia have lost their fifth wicket as Watson departs. 259/5
92.2 I Sharma to Watson, Left alone by Watson. No run. 259/4
92.1 I Sharma to Watson, The ball thuds in to the pads of Watson. A huge appeal by Ishant for LBW but umpire Asad Rauf decides in the favour of the batsman. A close call one must say. 259/4
91.6 Z Khan to Hussey, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Hussey still goes after it and fails to make contact. 259/4
91.5 Z Khan to Watson, Watson pushes the ball through the cover region for a single. 259/4
91.4 Z Khan to Watson, Watson chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 258/4
91.3 Z Khan to Watson, Watson lets the ball go outside his off stump. 258/4
91.2 Z Khan to Watson, The ball is way outside the off stump
91.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has pushed it to the cover region for a quick single. 258/4
90.6 I Sharma to Watson, Watson again lets the ball go outside his off stump. End of a steady maiden over by Ishant. 257/4
90.5 I Sharma to Watson, The ball is too wide on the off side for Watson to make any contact. He leaves it comfortably. 257/4
90.4 I Sharma to Watson, Watson has driven it through the off side for no runs. 257/4
90.3 I Sharma to Watson, Watson chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump without any hesitation. 257/4
90.2 I Sharma to Watson, The ball is way outside the off stump. Easy leave for Watson. 257/4
90.1 I Sharma to Watson, Punched off the backfoot by Watson but he fails to pick a single. 257/4
Ishant Sharma to start the proceedings from the BEML end.
89.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. First over of the day comes to an end. 257/4
89.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 257/4
89.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey works it down the leg side for two runs. Hussey closing on his half-century now. 257/4
89.3 Z Khan to Watson, Played through mid-wicket by Watson for a quick single. Best thing for a batsman to get off the mark on the first ball. 255/4
Shane Watson is the new batsman in the middle. He is making his comeback into the Australian Test team after a long time.
Zaheer to continue his over from yesterday.
Hello and good morning to the commentary of day 2 of the Bangalore Test between India and Australia. Yesterday, Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting made his decision count to bat first by scoring a fine century and putting his side into a comfortable position. The home team too kept on sharing the honours by making breakthroughs at crucial intervals. With Michael Hussey still in the middle and the all-rounders to follow, the visitors will look to put on board a 400 plus total. Meanwhile, the hosts will look to make the second new ball count and quick wickets as early as possible today. Stay tuned for the action.
India managed to gain some advantage as Zaheer Khan got rid of Michael Clarke in the final over of the day. The Australian team managed to score 254-4 on the opening day of the Bangalore Test courtesy of a superb ton from skipper Ricky Ponting (123) and valuable knocks by Katich (66) and Hussey (46*). The day truly belonged to the Aussie captain who brought up his maiden Test ton on Indian soil and his 36th overall. India pulled things back in the final session by picking couple of crucial wickets. I hope you enjoyed the coverage of the first day. Please join us back tomorrow to see whether the hosts restrict the visitors for an ordinary total or the 'Baggy Green' team continue to march on towards a big first innings score. Till then...Bye!!!!
89.2 Z Khan to Clarke, Ball hits Clarke low on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Koertzen raises his finger. Zaheer Khan strikes in the last over of the day. Australia are 254-4 at stumps as Clarke departs. 254/4
89.1 Z Khan to Clarke, The ball is too wide on the off side for Clarke to make any contact. 254/3
Last over of the day coming up.
88.6 I Sharma to Clarke, Full length delivery just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Clarke for a single. 254/3
88.5 I Sharma to Clarke, Left alone by Clarke. Resulting in another dot ball. 253/3
88.4 I Sharma to Clarke, Left alone by Clarke. No runs conceded. 253/3
88.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Good length ball on middle and off. Defended off the front foot by Hussey for a quick single. 253/3
88.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Good length ball on middle and off.Hussey guides it wonderfully through the third man boundry for 4 runs. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Rauf signals a boundary. 252/3
Ishant Sharma is brought back into the attack.
88.1 I Sharma to Hussey, I Sharma bowling from over the wicket. Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. But no runs taken. 248/3
87.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Hussey. The batsmen have run through for a single. Just 2 runs from the over. 248/3
87.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 247/3
87.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Driven through the off side by Hussey. No runs conseded. 247/3
87.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. another dot ball for the Aussies. 247/3
87.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Wide outside off stump
New ball taken by the Indians. Kumble will hope for a quick breakthrough with the new read cherry.
87.1 Z Khan to Clarke, Z Khan bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Clarke flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 247/3
86.6 H Singh to Hussey, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Hussey has played that off the front foot but no runs No run. End of a very good maiden over. 246/3
86.5 H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No runs conceded. 246/3
86.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey drives through the covers for no runs. 246/3
86.3 H Singh to Hussey, Defended nicely off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 246/3
86.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 246/3
86.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey defends it well off the back foot. 246/3
85.6 V Sehwag to Clarke, Defended well off the front foot by Clarke. No run. 246/3
85.5 V Sehwag to Clarke, Clarke has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 246/3
85.4 V Sehwag to Clarke, Clarke has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 246/3
85.3 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey works it down the leg side for a quick single. 246/3
85.2 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 245/3
85.1 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has pushed it to the cover region but fails to pick a single. 245/3
Virender Sehwag is brought back after an expensive over by Kumble.
84.6 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke plays the ball off the front foot. Another dot ball and a maiden over by Harbhajan. 245/3
84.5 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 245/3
84.4 H Singh to Clarke, Defended well off the front foot by Clarke. No run. 245/3
84.3 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 245/3
84.2 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot and into the ground for no runs. 245/3
84.1 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 245/3
83.6 A Kumble to Hussey, Another bad short delivery from Kumbel. Hussey whacks it on the leg side for yet another boundary in this over. End of an expensive over by Kumble. 245/3
83.5 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 241/3
83.4 A Kumble to Clarke, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Clarke for a single. 241/3
83.3 A Kumble to Clarke, Clarke rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball hard for his second boundary in this over. 240/3
83.2 A Kumble to Clarke, Kumble bowls a long-hop delivery and Clarke obliges as he pulls it for a boundary on the leg side. CLarke gets off the mark in style. 236/3
83.1 A Kumble to Clarke, Clarke has punched the ball off the backfoot for no runs. 232/3
Kumble brings himself back into the attack replacing Sehwag.
82.6 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 232/3
82.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey again lets the ball go through to the keeper. 232/3
82.4 H Singh to Hussey, Driven well through the off side by Hussey. No run. 232/3
82.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey lets the turning ball go to the keeper. 232/3
82.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 232/3
82.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 232/3
81.6 V Sehwag to Clarke, Clarke shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Clarke is still to get off the mark. 232/3
81.5 V Sehwag to Clarke, Defended off the front foot by Clarke. No run. 232/3
81.4 V Sehwag to Clarke, Clarke again plays the ball cautiously. 232/3
81.3 V Sehwag to Clarke, Clarke has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 232/3
81.2 V Sehwag to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for a single. 232/3
81.1 V Sehwag to Hussey, Played through mid-wicket by Hussey for no runs. 231/3
80.6 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke again plays the ball well off the front foot. 231/3
80.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey drives through the cover region. That's an excellent chase by Khan. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. 231/3
80.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 228/3
80.3 H Singh to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey for runs. 228/3
80.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey again plays the ball nicely but fails to find a single. 228/3
80.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 228/3
79.6 V Sehwag to Clarke, Defended off the front foot by Clarke. 228/3
79.6 V Sehwag to Clarke, Full length delivery just outside off. Clarke has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 228/3
79.5 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey smartly works it down the leg side for a single. 227/3
79.4 V Sehwag to Hussey, Defended off the back foot by Hussey. No run. 226/3
79.3 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 226/3
79.2 V Sehwag to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 226/3
79.1 V Sehwag to Hussey, Played through mid-wicket by Hussey for no runs. 226/3
78.6 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot and into the ground. End of a successful over by Harbhajan. 226/3
78.5 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 226/3
Deputy Michael Clarke comes in the middle to replace his skipper Ricky Ponting.
78.4 H Singh to Ponting, Ball hits Ponting low on the pads as he tries to sweep the ball. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Rauf thinks for sometime and declares Ponting OUT. 226/3
78.3 H Singh to Ponting, Defended well off the front foot by Ponting. 226/2
78.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for a single yet again. 226/2
78.1 H Singh to Ponting, Played through mid-wicket by Ponting for a single. 225/2
77.6 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey is beaten by a sharp turning delivery from Sehwag. 224/2
77.5 V Sehwag to Ponting, Ponting has driven it straight down the ground for a single. 224/2
77.4 V Sehwag to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot for no runs. 223/2
77.3 V Sehwag to Ponting, Ponting has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 223/2
77.2 V Sehwag to Ponting, Wide outside off stump. Ponting leaves it alone. 223/2
77.1 V Sehwag to Hussey, V Sehwag bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery just outside leg. Played through mid-wicket by Hussey for a single. 223/2
Skipper Kumble desperately looking for a breakthrough. He brings Virender Sehwag into the attack.
76.6 H Singh to Ponting, Played through mid-wicket by Ponting. No run. 222/2
76.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has pushed it to the cover region and gets a single this time. 222/2
76.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball but fails to get a single. 221/2
76.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 221/2
76.2 H Singh to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. 221/2
76.1 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting works it down the leg side for a comfortable single. 221/2
75.6 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single to end the over. 220/2
75.5 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 219/2
75.4 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 219/2
75.3 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey flicks it away with a wristy shot for another single in this over. 219/2
75.2 A Kumble to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. 218/2
75.1 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting flicks the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 218/2
74.6 H Singh to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. 217/2
74.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey again plays the ball confidently. Dot ball yet again. 217/2
74.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 217/2
74.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 217/2
74.2 H Singh to Ponting, Delicate glance by Ponting through the fine leg region for a single. 217/2
74.1 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground for no runs. 216/2
73.6 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 216/2
50-run stand between Ponting and Hussey off 116 balls. Back to back healthy partnership for Australia.
73.5 A Kumble to Ponting, Punched off the backfoot by Ponting for a single. 216/2
73.4 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Koertzen shows no interest in the appeal and doesn't seem happy at the appeal. 215/2
73.3 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting defends it well off the back foot. 215/2
73.2 A Kumble to Ponting, Defended well off the front foot by Ponting. 215/2
73.1 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 215/2
72.6 H Singh to Ponting, Played through mid-wicket by Ponting for no runs. End of a tidy over by Harbhajan. 214/2
72.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for a single. 214/2
72.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey flicks it away with a wristy shot but fails to find a single. 213/2
72.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot. Another dot ball. 213/2
72.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 213/2
72.1 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting drives through the leg side for a single. 213/2
71.6 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey plays the ball off the front foot. 212/2
71.5 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 212/2
71.4 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey gets a leading edge on that one. The fielder at short leg dives but ball just falls short. A close call for Hussey. 212/2
71.3 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey plays the ball nicely but no runs conceded. 212/2
71.2 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat for a single. 212/2
71.1 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting plays the ball confidently but no runs conceded. 211/2
Drinks break taken. Australia continue to hold the upper hand on the opening day.
70.6 H Singh to Hussey, Guided down cleverly towards the fine leg region by Hussey. The ball races to the boundary. Harbhajan pays price for straying on the leg side. 211/2
70.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 207/2
70.4 H Singh to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. 207/2
70.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 207/2
70.1 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat for a single. 207/2
69.6 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground but No run taken. 205/2
69.5 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Ponting drives through the covers foe easy couple. 205/2
69.4 A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Hussey has edged the ball lands safe. One run conceded. 203/2
69.3 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Ponting plays the Square-Cut. well fielded by the fielder
69.2 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has driven it straight to Kumble.Kumble appealing for a catch denied by the empire.Kumble looking unhappy abut the decision. 201/2
69.1 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting plays the Square-Cut
68.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey looking for a run but well fielded by the fielder restricting the batsmen. 201/2
68.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run conceded. 201/2
68.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. looking for a run but no chance for it. 201/2
68.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 201/2
68.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey drives through the covers but no chance for runs. 201/2
68.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. A close save for Hussey. 201/2
67.6 A Kumble to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run. 201/2
67.5 A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle. Edged by Hussey buts lands safe. One run added to the total for the aussies. 201/2
67.4 A Kumble to Hussey, A Kumble bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the back foot by Hussey.no runs conceded. 200/2
67.3 A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Hussey guides it to third man for a couple. 200/2
67.2 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot but no chance for runs. 198/2
67.1 A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery wide outside off. FOUR
66.6 Z Khan to Ponting, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run conceded.End of a very good maiden over. 194/2
66.5 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run conceded. 194/2
66.4 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting drives through the leg side but no chance for runs. 194/2
66.3 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat but fielded by the player. No run given. 194/2
66.2 Z Khan to Ponting, That ball has taken the inside edge of Ponting and thudded into his pads. No runs taken. 194/2
66.1 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting fails to touch the ball.no runs taken 194/2
65.6 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Defended off the front foot by Ponting. One run conceded. 194/2
65.5 A Kumble to Ponting, Played through mid-wicket by Ponting. No runs conceded. 193/2
65.4 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot but no runs taken. 193/2
65.3 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 193/2
65.2 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven sweetly through the covers by Ponting for a couple of runs. 193/2
65.1 A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle. Defended off the front foot by Hussey for an easy single. 191/2
64.6 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. End of the over by Zaheer Khan. 190/2
64.5 Z Khan to Ponting, Z Khan bowling from round the wicket. Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 190/2
64.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey and a quick single taken. 190/2
64.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has slammed it through point for no runs. A direct hit by Gambhir but Ponting was well inside the crease. 189/2
64.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 189/2
64.1 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting works it down the leg side for an easy single. 189/2
63.6 A Kumble to Hussey, Played through mid-wicket by Hussey. No run to end the over. 188/2
63.5 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 188/2
63.4 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 188/2
63.3 A Kumble to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey for no runs. 188/2
63.2 A Kumble to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 188/2
63.1 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 188/2
62.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single to end the over. 188/2
62.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 187/2
62.4 Z Khan to Ponting, Good length ball just outside leg. Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 187/2
62.4 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting offers no shot and lets the ball hit him on the pads. Umpire Rauf signals a No Ball. It was a close call for Ricky if it wasn't a no ball. 186/2
62.3 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. 185/2
62.2 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting works it down the leg side for a single only. 185/2
62.1 Z Khan to Ponting, Defended well off the front foot by Ponting. No run. 185/2
61.6 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single on the leg side. 185/2
Interesting stats for you. Ricky Ponting has now scored the most centuries as a captain.
61.5 A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside leg. Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 184/2
61.4 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 183/2
61.3 A Kumble to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey. No run. 183/2
61.2 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey plays the ball nicely off the front foot. 183/2
61.1 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 183/2
60.6 Z Khan to Ponting, Driven through the off side by Ponting. Dot ball to end the over. 183/2
60.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat and takes a quick single. 183/2
60.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 182/2
60.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 182/2
60.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey whips the ball sweetly off his pads for a boundary. First boundary for Hussey. 182/2
60.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey. No run. 178/2
59.6 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey guides it to third man for a single. 178/2
59.5 A Kumble to Hussey, The ball takes the thin edge of the bat. Dhoni has dropped the catch. A tough chance but India should make it count at this stage. 177/2
59.4 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey again goes on the backfoot and defends it solidly. 177/2
59.3 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 177/2
59.2 A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 177/2
59.1 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle. Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 177/2
58.6 I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Ponting for a single to end the over. 176/2
58.5 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump with ease. Ishant Sharma continuing to maintain a steady line. 175/2
58.4 I Sharma to Ponting, Wide outside off stump
58.3 I Sharma to Ponting, Defended well off the front foot by Ponting. 175/2
58.2 I Sharma to Ponting, Left alone again by Ponting. No run. 175/2
58.1 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. 175/2
57.6 A Kumble to Hussey, Defended off the back foot by Hussey. No run. 175/2
36th Test ton for Ponting and his first on India soil. The Australian skipper will be a satisfied man after this feat.
57.5 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting sweetly guides the ball through the point region. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs and Ponting celebrates his maiden Test ton in India. 175/2
57.4 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has driven it handsomely through the off side for a boundary. Ponting is now just one run away from a ton. 172/2
57.3 A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside leg. Hussey works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 168/2
57.2 A Kumble to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 167/2
57.1 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery wide outside off. Ponting drives through the covers. One run conceded. 167/2
Kumble to start the proceedings in the final session.
Welcome back after the Tea break.
Australia have certainly taken advantage of winning the toss and batting first as they have scored 166-2 at Tea of the first Test at Bangalore. Skipper Ponting (94*) and Katich (66) looked in complete control as they shared a dominating 166-run stand. The latter was then caught behind by Dhoni off Ishant Sharma. Join us back after the Tea break to see whether the hosts can put some inroads into the Aussie line-up or whether Ponting goes on to score his maiden Test ton on Indian soil.
56.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Defended confidently off the front foot by Hussey. A maiden over by Ishant before the Tea break. Australia go 166-2 into the Tea break. 166/2
56.5 I Sharma to Hussey, I Sharma bowling from round the wicket. The ball strikes Hussey very low on the pads. No runs conceded. 166/2
56.4 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for yet another dot ball. 166/2
56.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey leaves the ball again outside his off stump. 166/2
56.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey again lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 166/2
56.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 166/2
55.6 A Kumble to Ponting, Driven through the leg side by Ponting. End of a maiden over by Kumble. 166/2
55.5 A Kumble to Ponting, Played to the point region by Ponting. No run. 166/2
55.4 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 166/2
55.3 A Kumble to Ponting, Defended nicely off the front foot by Ponting. Ponting desperately looking for his ton before the Tea break. 166/2
55.2 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting plays the ball off the front foot for no runs. 166/2
55.1 A Kumble to Ponting, Driven through the leg side by Ponting for no runs. 166/2
54.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has driven it through the off side. End of a wicket-taking over by Ishant Sharma. 166/2
54.5 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. 166/2
Michael Hussey replaces Simon Katich in the middle.
54.4 I Sharma to Katich, Katich pokes at the ball outside his off stump. The ball finds the thin edge of the bat and Dhoni does the rest by taking a simple catch. Ishant Sharma picks up his first wicket. 166/2
54.3 I Sharma to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 166/1
54.2 I Sharma to Katich, Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 166/1
54.1 I Sharma to Katich, Katich carresses the ball excellently through the covers. Zaheer Khan dives but cannot stop a boundary. 166/1
53.6 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot for no runs. 162/1
53.5 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 162/1
53.4 A Kumble to Ponting, Defended well off the back foot by Ponting. No run. 162/1
53.3 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot for a quick couple of runs. 162/1
53.2 A Kumble to Katich, Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot for an easy single. 160/1
53.1 A Kumble to Katich, Katich has driven it through the off side for no runs. 159/1
52.6 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot for no runs. 159/1
52.5 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting lets that bouncer from Ishant go past his head. 159/1
52.4 I Sharma to Katich, Defended off the back foot by Katich and picks a quick single. 159/1
52.3 I Sharma to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 158/1
52.2 I Sharma to Katich, Driven through the leg side by Katich for no runs again. 158/1
52.1 I Sharma to Katich, Katich tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps but fails to connect. 158/1
51.6 H Singh to Ponting, Driven crisply through the covers by Ponting for a boundary. Ponting is looking in no trouble at all in the middle. 158/1
51.5 H Singh to Ponting, Defended off the back foot by Ponting. No run. 154/1
51.4 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery just outside leg. Played through mid-wicket by Katich. One run added to the total. 154/1
51.3 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 153/1
51.2 H Singh to Katich, Katich plays the ball confidently off the backfoot but is unable to pick a single. 153/1
51.1 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs. 153/1
50.6 I Sharma to Ponting, The ball is way outside the off stump. Ponting lets the ball go again to the keeper. 153/1
50.5 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting again lets the ball go outside his off stump. Consistent line and length maintained by Ishant. 153/1
50.4 I Sharma to Ponting, Left alone by Ponting. No run. 153/1
50.3 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting goes on the backfoot and defends the ball solidly. 153/1
50.2 I Sharma to Katich, Katich flicks it away making good use of his wrist for an easy single on the leg side. 153/1
150-run stand between Katich and Ponting.
50.1 I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball wide outside off. Played to the point region by Ponting. The batsmen have run through for a single. 152/1
49.6 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting drives through the leg side for an easy single. 151/1
49.5 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting easily lofts the ball with ease over the mid wicket region. The ball races to the boundary. 150/1
49.4 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 146/1
49.3 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. Katich has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total. 146/1
49.2 H Singh to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 145/1
49.1 H Singh to Katich, Defended nicely off the back foot by Katich. No run. 145/1
48.6 I Sharma to Ponting, The ball is way outside the off stump. Easy leave for Ponting. 145/1
48.5 I Sharma to R Ponting, The ball cuts back in and takes the inside edge of the bat and goes down the leg side for a boundary. Streaky four runs for the Australian skipper. 145/1
48.4 I Sharma to Ponting, The ball is too wide on the off side for Ponting to make any contact. Left alone by Ponting. 141/1
48.3 I Sharma to Katich, Katich nicely works it down the leg side for another single in this over. 141/1
48.2 I Sharma to Katich, Defended well off the back foot by Katich. 140/1
48.1 I Sharma to Ponting, Driven through the covers by Ponting for a single. 140/1
47.6 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Ponting. One more run added to the total. Australia are happily placed at 139 for one! 139/1
47.5 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 138/1
47.4 H Singh to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run scored. 138/1
47.3 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Ponting rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for two. The runs are coming comfortably. 138/1
47.2 H Singh to Ponting, Played through mid-wicket by Ponting. Dot ball. 136/1
47.1 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. Katich has pushed it to cover for one run. 136/1
46.6 I Sharma to Ponting, Left alone by Ponting; he isn't going anywhere! Australia are nicely placed at 135 for one. 135/1
46.5 I Sharma to Ponting, The lanky paceman is hoping to make his effort count. But this time
46.4 I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR! Ponting rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. A really nice shot by the Aussie captain for four crisp runs. 135/1
46.3 I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. Punched off the backfoot by Ponting for two. 131/1
46.2 I Sharma to Ponting, Left alone by Ponting. No run. 129/1
46.1 I Sharma to Ponting, The Indians get Ishant Sharma back for a spell in a bid to break the Ponting-Katich stand. First ball
Ishant Sharma gets back into the attack.
Katich and Ponting are looking well set for big scores. The Indians need to break this ominous partnership soon.
45.6 H Singh to Katich, Ball hits Katich low on the pads. No run. The Aussies are cruising along at 129 for one. 129/1
45.5 H Singh to Katich, Driven through the leg side by Katich. No run. 129/1
45.4 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 129/1
45.3 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the leg side by Ponting. One run added to the total. 129/1
45.2 H Singh to Ponting, Well left by Ponting - he's reading Harbhajan alright! Good take by Dhoni. No run. 128/1
45.1 H Singh to Ponting, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Driven through the leg side by Ponting. No run. 128/1
44.6 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Ponting. One run added. Australia are at 128 for one. 128/1
44.5 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 127/1
44.4 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ponting works it down the leg side for two. An excellent chase by Tendulkar followed by a good throw from the deep. 127/1
44.3 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Rauf decides Ponting is not out. No run. 125/1
44.2 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 125/1
44.1 A Kumble to Katich, Captain Kumble bowls from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and leg. Katich flicks the ball off his pads for one. Can Kumble become Captain Fantastic? 125/1
9th Test fifty for Simon Katich. Good going, Kat!
43.6 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery wide outside off. Played to point by Katich for a single. Australia beginning to get really comfortable now. India need to come up with a trick or two. 124/1
43.5 H Singh to Katich, The ball is too wide on the off side for Katich to make any contact. No run. 123/1
43.4 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery wide outside off. FOUR! Katich drives through the covers beautifully and that will take him to his 9th Test fifty. 123/1
43.3 H Singh to Katich, Pushed to the cover region by Katich. No run. 119/1
43.2 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery wide outside off. FOUR
43.1 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Ponting has played it through mid-wicket for a single. 115/1
Drinks have been called for.
42.6 A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. Australia are at 114 for one. And a drinks break - the first after lunch. 114/1
42.5 A Kumble to Katich, Katich dances down the track and does well to block the ball. No run. 114/1
42.4 A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 114/1
42.3 A Kumble to Katich, Katich defends it off the back foot. No run. 114/1
42.2 A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR! Katich plays it through mid-wicket. The ball's going all the way to the boundary. Umpire Rauf signals four. 114/1
42.1 A Kumble to Katich, Kumble bowls from round the wicket. Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 110/1
41.6 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Katich has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded and Australia are looking comfortable at 110 for one. 110/1
41.5 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 109/1
41.4 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Ponting. One run added to the total. 109/1
41.3 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. Katich has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 108/1
41.2 H Singh to Katich, Katich shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 107/1
41.1 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot to square leg for a single. 107/1
40.6 A Kumble to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. Australia are at 106 for one. 106/1
40.5 A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 106/1
40.4 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Ponting has driven it through the off side for a single. 106/1
40.3 A Kumble to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run. 105/1
40.2 A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Katich. One run conceded. 105/1
40.1 A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 104/1
39.6 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR! Ponting plays the slog sweep. The ball's gone up and away to the boundary. He's beginning to get started. Watch out
39.5 H Singh to Ponting, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Ponting shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 100/1
39.4 H Singh to Ponting, Driven through the leg side by Ponting. No run. 100/1
100 up for Australia! And also a century partnership off 233 balls between Katich and Ponting.
39.3 H Singh to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run. 100/1
39.2 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. Katich has pushed it to cover for a single. The Aussie batsmen complete a century stand. Well played
39.1 H Singh to Katich, Pushed to the cover region by Katich. No run. 99/1
38.6 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has driven it straight down the ground. Maiden over for Kumble. 99/1
38.5 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting gets a bottom edge on that one. No run. 99/1
38.4 A Kumble to Ponting, Pushed to the cover region by Ponting. No run. 99/1
38.3 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting defends it off the back foot now for no run. 99/1
38.2 A Kumble to Ponting, Same result for the batsman as the first ball. 99/1
38.1 A Kumble to Ponting, The crowds are now beginning to be heard - lots of cheering for the home side. First ball of the over and it's defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run. 99/1
37.6 H Singh to Katich, Katich drives through the covers. No run. Australia - 99 for one. 99/1
37.5 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle. Ponting plays a sweep shot for a single. He's looking quite assured at the crease. 99/1
37.4 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting drives through the leg side. No run. 98/1
37.3 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 98/1
37.2 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 98/1
37.1 H Singh to Ponting, Harbhajan Singh returns to the bowling attack from over the wicket. Played through mid-wicket by Ponting. No run. 98/1
Harbhajan Singh comes in to bowl from the Pavilion End.
36.6 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ponting has flicked the ball off his pads. A single to end the over. Australia inching towards a hundred - 98 for one. 98/1
36.5 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 97/1
36.4 A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 97/1
36.3 A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. Katich drives through the covers for two easy runs. 96/1
36.2 A Kumble to Katich, This time
36.1 A Kumble to Katich, Played through mid-wicket by Katich. No run. 94/1
35.6 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No change in the score. Australia are at 94 for one. 94/1
35.5 Z Khan to Ponting, Wide outside off stump
35.4 Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. The dot balls continue. 94/1
35.3 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 94/1
35.2 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting pushes to the cover region. No run. 94/1
35.1 Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run. 94/1
34.6 A Kumble to Katich, Left alone by Katich. No run. 94/1
34.5 A Kumble to Katich, That's hit Katich on his pads and it looks close. Kumble lets out an appeal but Umpire Rauf is not interested. No run. 94/1
34.4 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery wide outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Ponting. One run added to the total. 94/1
34.3 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 93/1
34.2 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 93/1
34.1 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 93/1
33.6 Z Khan to Katich, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Katich has driven it through the off side. No run. 93/1
33.5 Z Khan to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ponting drives through the leg side. A committed effort by Ganguly to save runs for his team. One run conceded. 93/1
Ricky Ponting scores his 41st Test fifty and his second in India.
33.4 Z Khan to Ponting, Zaheer bowls from round the wicket. Good length ball wide outside off. FOUR! Driven through the covers by Ponting as he reaches a personal milestone - his 41st Test fifty. 92/1
33.3 Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run. 88/1
33.2 Z Khan to Ponting, Left alone by Ponting. No run. 88/1
Ponting takes strike, just 2 shy of a Test half-century. The crowds have roared to life.
33.1 Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run. 88/1
32.6 A Kumble to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. Five dot balls on the trot. 88/1
32.5 A Kumble to Katich, The ball strikes Katich very low on the pads No run. 88/1
32.4 A Kumble to Katich, Katich shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 88/1
32.3 A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 88/1
32.2 A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 88/1
32.1 A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. Katich has played it through mid-wicket. Two runs off the first delivery. 88/1
31.6 Z Khan to Ponting, Driven through the off side. No run scored. 86/1
31.5 Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run. 86/1
31.4 Z Khan to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR! Ponting works it down the leg side and that's going all the way for a boundary. He's just two short of a Test fifty now. 86/1
31.3 Z Khan to Katich, Good length ball on middle and off. Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 82/1
31.2 Z Khan to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. He doesn't seem to be in any hurry. No run. 81/1
31.1 Z Khan to Katich, The Indian bowlers are still looking for a wicket. Zaheer comes in to bowl. Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 81/1
30.6 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting plays that off the front foot
30.5 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting fails to put bat on ball. No run. 81/1
30.4 A Kumble to Ponting, Played to point by Ponting. Dot ball. 81/1
30.3 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting drives it through the off side. No run. 81/1
30.2 A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Katich has played it through mid-wicket. Ponting seems quite slow in his running and Harbhajan goes for a direct hit. Dhoni collects the ball and whips off the bails. But the Aussie captain is well home. 81/1
30.1 A Kumble to Katich, Ball hits Katich low on the pads. No run. 80/1
29.6 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Only one run comes off the over. 80/1
29.5 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 80/1
29.4 Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run. 80/1
29.3 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot; he's looking to get to his fifty soon. No run scored though. 80/1
29.2 Z Khan to Katich, Good length ball just outside off. Katich has flicked the ball off his pads and gets a single. 80/1
29.1 Z Khan to Katich, Katich gets set to face Zaheer. First ball
28.6 A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Katich works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 79/1
28.5 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ponting works it down the leg side for one. 78/1
28.4 A Kumble to Ponting, Driven through the leg side by Ponting. No run. 77/1
28.3 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 77/1
28.2 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery wide outside off. Ponting once again has pushed it to the cover region and gets two runs this time around. 77/1
28.1 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting pushes it to cover yielding no run. 75/1
Kumble comes in to bowl now... searching for that breakthrough.
27.6 Z Khan to Katich, Katich plays that with the full face of the bat. Maiden over after lunch! 75/1
27.5 Z Khan to Katich, The ball is way outside the off stump; Katich need not bother going after that one. No run scored. 75/1
27.4 Z Khan to Katich, Katich appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. No run. 75/1
27.3 Z Khan to Katich, Katich defends it off the back foot. No run. 75/1
Australia resumes its innings at 75 for one. Ponting and Katich return to the crease. Zaheer Khan gets ready to bowl.
27.2 Z Khan to Katich, Left alone by Katich. No run. 75/1
27.1 Z Khan to Katich, First ball after lunch and Katich has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 75/1
Welcome back to our coverage of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Lunch break done, let's get back to all the cricket between India and Australia.
And after 27 overs, the first lunch break of the series has been taken. Australia has recovered well after the first-over hiccup with Matthew Hayden's wicket. Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma bowled a great spell in tandem and managed to keep the visitors on the back foot. The spin duo of Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble couldn't add to the wickets tally as they toiled hard on a good batting surface.
Joining Simon Katich in the very first over at the fall of Hayden, Ricky Ponting made a determined effort to bat the first session. The Aussie captain, with Katich, made sure Australia didn't have any trouble negotiating the Indian bowling attack.
Do join us after the break for more riveting action from the first Test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.
26.6 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Driven through the leg side by Katich. The batsmen have run through for a single. 75/1
26.5 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 74/1
26.4 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR! Katich drives comfortably through the covers as Umpire Rauf gets set to signal four runs. 74/1
26.3 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 70/1
26.2 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 70/1
26.1 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 70/1
25.6 A Kumble to Ponting, Another dot ball as Ponting plays that off the front foot and into the ground. 70/1
25.5 A Kumble to Ponting, Driven through the leg side by Ponting. No run. 70/1
25.4 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 70/1
25.3 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 70/1
25.2 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle. The ball strikes Ponting very low on the pads. Umpire Koertzen gives four leg byes. 67/1
25.1 A Kumble to Ponting, Captains of both sides square up to face each other. Ponting drives it through the leg side. No run. 66/1
24.6 H Singh to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 66/1
24.5 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 66/1
24.4 H Singh to Katich, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Driven through the covers by Katich. No run scored. 66/1
24.3 H Singh to Ponting, Harbhajan's bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and off. Ponting works it down the leg side for a single. 66/1
24.2 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. Katich works it down the leg side for a single. 65/1
24.1 H Singh to Katich, Katich drives through the covers. No run. 64/1
23.6 A Kumble to Ponting, Played to point by Ponting. And it's 64 for one. 64/1
23.5 A Kumble to Ponting, Driven through the leg side by Ponting. No run. 64/1
23.4 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Ponting. Two runs added to the total. 64/1
23.3 A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 62/1
23.2 A Kumble to Katich, Defended off the back foot by Katich. No run. 61/1
23.1 A Kumble to Katich, Kumble continues to bowl
22.6 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Katich. One run added to the total as Australia end the over at 61 for one. 61/1
22.5 H Singh to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 60/1
22.4 H Singh to Katich, Harbhajan Singh bowling from round the wicket. Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 60/1
22.3 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Ponting works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 60/1
22.2 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 59/1
22.1 H Singh to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run. 59/1
21.6 A Kumble to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump once again. No run scored. 59/1
21.5 A Kumble to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. Dot ball. 59/1
21.4 A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 59/1
21.3 A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. Delicate glance by Katich through the fine leg region for two. Sehwag
21.2 A Kumble to Katich, The ball thuds into Katich's pads. The fielders appeal in unison - may not be a bad shout after all. But Umpire Koertzen shows no interest in the appeal. Dot ball. 57/1
21.1 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle. Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 57/1
20.6 H Singh to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 56/1
20.5 H Singh to Katich, Left alone by Katich. No run. 56/1
20.4 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Ponting works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 56/1
20.3 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 55/1
20.2 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR! Driven through leg side by Ponting and the ball's racing away to the boundary. 55/1
20.1 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting defends it off the back foot. No run. 51/1
19.6 A Kumble to Katich, Ball hits Katich low on the pads. 51/1
19.5 A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 51/1
19.4 A Kumble to Katich, Played through mid-wicket by Katich and straight to Dravid. No run. 51/1
19.3 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle. Ponting plays that with the full face of the bat and gets a single. 51/1
19.2 A Kumble to Ponting, Defended off the back foot by Ponting. No run. 50/1
19.1 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played it to point. Dot ball to start the over. 50/1
18.6 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. Third maiden over for Harbhajan. 50/1
18.5 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 50/1
18.4 H Singh to Katich, Driven through the off side by Katich. No run scored. 50/1
18.3 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 50/1
18.2 H Singh to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. Dot ball. 50/1
18.1 H Singh to Katich, The spinners are bowling in tandem now. Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 50/1
17.6 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 50/1
17.5 A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 50 coming up for the visitors. 50/1
17.4 A Kumble to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run. 48/1
17.3 A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 48/1
17.2 A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. And a single added to the total as Katich works it down the leg side. 48/1
17.1 A Kumble to Katich, Anil Kumble bowls from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and leg. Katich works it down the leg side for two. 47/1
Captain Anil Kumble comes in to bowl, replaces Ishant Sharma at the Pavilion End.
16.6 H Singh to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run. Looks like Captain Kumble is all set to replace Ishant Sharma. 45/1
16.5 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 45/1
16.4 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR! Ponting has played it fine down the leg side. Sachin Tendulkar chases the ball but fails to stop it from crossing the ropes. 45/1
The fans are expecting Harbhajan to give them something to cheer about.
16.3 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Katich works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 41/1
16.2 H Singh to Katich, Katich plays that off the front foot and into the ground. Another dot ball. 40/1
16.1 H Singh to Katich, Punched off the backfoot by Katich. No run. 40/1
15.6 I Sharma to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. Dot ball. Australia chugging along at 40 for one. 40/1
15.5 I Sharma to Katich, Good length ball just outside leg this time. Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 40/1
15.4 I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball wide outside off. Punched off the backfoot by Ponting. The batsmen manage to run for three. 39/1
15.3 Sharma to Ponting, Ponting goes after a wide one and misses. Poor delivery by Sharma. MS Dhoni collects the ball. No run scored yet. 36/1
15.2 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting decides to leave the ball outside his off stump. Dot ball. 36/1
15.1 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 36/1
14.6 H Singh to Katich, Katich plays the square-cut. Another maiden over for Harbhajan Singh. 36/1
14.5 H Singh to Katich, Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. The dot balls continue. 36/1
14.4 H Singh to Katich, Pushed to cover by Katich. No run. 36/1
14.3 H Singh to Katich, Katich defends it off the back foot. No run. 36/1
14.2 H Singh to Katich, Another dot ball as Katich drives through the covers. 36/1
14.1 H Singh to Katich, The 'Turbanator' comes in to bowl; Katich drives the ball straight down the ground. No run. 36/1
13.6 I Sharma to Ponting, The ball is way outside the off stump; easy leave for Ponting. Dot ball. Just two runs off the over. Australia are at 36 for one. 36/1
13.5 I Sharma to Katich, Another good length ball
13.4 I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. Ponting pushes it to the cover region for a single. 35/1
The crowd is beginning to get quite animated...
13.3 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting plays that with the full face of the bat. No run. 34/1
13.2 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 34/1
13.1 I Sharma to Ponting, Ishant starts his run-up once again. Ponting leaves that alone. Dot ball. 34/1
Ishant's run-up is stopped mid-way as Ponting is distracted by movement near the sightscreen.
Umpire Rauf calls for the drinks break - the first one of the day.
12.6 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. And the first drinks break is announced. 34/1
12.5 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played it to the point region. No run. 34/1
12.4 H Singh to Katich, That ball has taken the inside edge of Katich and thudded into his pads. But falls short of Gautam Gambhir at forward short leg. 34/1
12.3 H Singh to Katich, Driven through the off side by Katich. No run. 34/1
12.2 H Singh to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 34/1
12.1 H Singh to Katich, Harbhajan Singh gets ready for his run-up; bowls from over the wicket first up. Katich plays that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 34/1
Harbhajan Singh comes in as first change from the BEML End.
11.6 I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot. Two more runs added to the total. 34/1
11.5 I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR! Ponting has punched it through the offside. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary as the ball crosses the ropes. 32/1
11.4 I Sharma to Ponting, Left alone by Ponting. No run. 28/1
11.3 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting fails to put bat on ball. No run this time. 28/1
11.2 I Sharma to Katich, Good length ball just outside leg. Katich flicks the ball off his pads. Looks like the runs are beginning to come by a lot easier now as expected. 28/1
11.1 I Sharma to Ponting, The buzz in the stadium is picking up; Ishant comes in to bowl again. Full length delivery just outside off. Ponting defends it off the front foot. A single conceded. 27/1
10.6 Z Khan to Katich, The left-hander defends it off the front foot. Just the one run off the over for the Aussies. 26/1
10.5 Z Khan to Katich, Katich defends it off the back foot. No run. 26/1
10.4 Z Khan to Katich, Played through mid-wicket by Katich. No run. 26/1
10.3 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 26/1
10.2 Z Khan to Ponting, Good length ball just outside leg. Ponting defends it off the back foot. One run conceded. 26/1
10.1 Z Khan to Ponting, That's wide outside off stump
9.6 I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. Ponting works it down the leg side for a single. 25/1
9.5 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting appears to have been struck on the thigh pad again. No run scored. 24/1
9.4 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 24/1
9.3 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 24/1
9.2 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has been struck on the thigh pad. Dot ball. 24/1
9.1 I Sharma to Ponting, The ball hits Ponting on the pads. No shot offered. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Koertzen isn't interested in the appeal. No run. 24/1
8.6 Z Khan to Katich, Full length delivery wide outside off. FOUR! Edged by Katich and another boundary for Katich. A good over for the visitors. 24/1
8.5 Z Khan to Katich, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR! Katich flicks it away with a nice wristy shot. The ball crosses the ropes and Umpire Rauf signals four runs. 20/1
8.4 Z Khan to Katich, Bouncer! Katich does well to evade it. Umpire Rauf signals one bouncer for the over. No run. 16/1
8.3 Z Khan to Ponting, Good length ball on middle and off. Played to point by Ponting. One run added to the total. 16/1
8.2 Z Khan to S Katich, Full length delivery wide outside off. The ball finds the edge of the bat. Dravid makes a good effort to save runs for his team. Only one run conceded. 15/1
8.1 Z Khan to Katich, Zaheer's bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Katich. No run. 14/1
7.6 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 14/1
7.5 I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR! Ponting goes for the pull and the ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 14/1
7.4 I Sharma to Ponting, The Aussie skipper drives through the off side. No run though! 10/1
7.3 I Sharma to Ponting, Bouncer! Ponting does well to leave it. No run. 10/1
7.2 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 10/1
7.1 I Sharma to Ponting, That's hit Ponting on his pads. An appeal goes up. Umpire Koertzen decides Ponting is not out. No run. 10/1
6.6 Z Khan to Ponting, Good length ball on middle. Ball hits Ponting low on the pads. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Rauf. One run conceded. Australia's trying to get the scoreboard ticking - 10 for one. 10/1
6.5 Z Khan to Ponting, Zaheer's bowling from round the wicket. Ponting defends it off the front foot. No run. 9/1
6.4 Z Khan to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and off. Katich plays it through mid-wicket and runs for a single. 9/1
6.3 Z Khan to Katich, The ball is way outside the off stump
6.3 Z Khan to Katich, Full length delivery wide outside off
6.2 Z Khan to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 7/1
6.1 Z Khan to Katich, Edged by Katich but the ball falls short of Rahul Dravid at third slip. Dravid collects the ball rather awkwardly. No run. 7/1
5.6 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. Just four off the over. 7/1
5.5 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 7/1
5.4 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting defends it off the back foot. No run. 7/1
5.3 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting defends it off the back foot. Dot ball. 7/1
5.2 I Sharma to Ponting, Played to point by Ponting. No run. 7/1
5.1 I Sharma to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR! Ponting drives it through the off side. The ball's racing away to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals the first four of the series! 7/1
4.6 Z Khan to Ponting, Good length ball just outside leg. Ponting gets a leading edge on that one. The batsmen scamper across for a single. 3/1
4.5 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting drives the ball straight down the ground - still no run from the over. 2/1
4.4 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 2/1
4.3 Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the back foot this time. No run. 2/1
4.2 Z Khan to Ponting, Left alone by Ponting. No run. 2/1
4.1 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 2/1
3.6 I Sharma to Katich, Katich tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 2/1
3.5 I Sharma to Katich, Katich plays that once again off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 2/1
3.4 I Sharma to Katich, Katich tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 2/1
3.3 I Sharma to Katich, Katich plays that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 2/1
3.2 I Sharma to Katich, Another one that's too wide on the off side. Katich can't make any contact. No run. 2/1
3.1 I Sharma to Katich, The ball's too wide on the off side for Katich to make any contact. No run. 2/1
2.6 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. Australia are on 2 for the loss of one wicket. 2/1
2.5 Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting but no run.taken. 2/1
2.4 Z Khan to Ponting, Left alone by Ponting. No run. 2/1
2.3 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting gears up for Zaheer. The ball strikes the Aussie No. 3 very low on the pads. No run. 2/1
2.2 Z Khan to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. He also manages a single - his first of the day and the Test series. 2/1
2.1 Z Khan to Katich, Zaheer's back at the BEML End. Katich defends the first delivery off the front foot. Katich's still looking for his first run. 1/1
1.6 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting plays with caution and chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run once again. Maiden over for Ishant Sharma. The hosts seem to be warming up well. 1/1
1.5 I Sharma to Ponting, Left alone by Ponting. No run. 1/1
1.4 I Sharma to Ponting, The ball thuds into Ponting's pads. The fielding side appeals in unison once again. Umpire Rudy Koertzen shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 1/1
1.3 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 1/1
1.2 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting plays the next one with the full face of the bat. No run. 1/1
1.1 I Sharma to Ponting, Lanky Ishant Sharma bowls from over the wicket to Ponting. This will be an interesting contest to watch. First ball's left alone by Ponting. No run. 1/1
Ishant Sharma comes in to bowl from the Pavilion End.
0.6 Z Khan to Katich, Simon Katich gets to face the music for the first time. Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. Australia get off to a shaky start with Hayden gone after the first over. 1/1
0.5 Z Khan to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Ponting. First runs on the board for the visitors. 1/1
0.4 Z Khan to Ponting, Aussie skipper walks in
Ricky Ponting walks in to bat.
0.3 Z Khan to Hayden, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT! Hayden has edged it. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Rauf has no doubt whatsoever and raises his finger. Australia lose Hayden - a dreadful start for the Aussies! 0/1
0.2 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden leaves that one too. No run. 0/0
0.1 Z Khan to Hayden, The first Test gets underway at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Zaheer Khan bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Hayden. No run. 0/0
The last Border-Gavaskar Trophy was a keenly fought and volatile contest with India losing 2-1 to the Ponting-led side.
The team compositions are also out. Australia decide to give spinner Cameron White his debut Test while India go in with an expected squad. Captain Kumble will share spin duties with Harbhajan Singh and the Zaheer-Ishant combo will hope to rattle the Aussie batsmen for a dream start to this explosive series.
Here we go! Australia captain Ricky Ponting has won the toss and, not surprisingly, elected to bat.
Good morning and a warm welcome to the coverage of the much-awaited and a high-voltage Test series between India and Australia. The battleground for the first Test is the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. It's probably for the first time in several years that the 'Baggy Green' team looks like the underdogs at the beginning of a series because of its relatively new squad. Experienced campaigners like skipper Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden, Brett Lee, Hussey and Michael Clarke hold the onus to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for their nation. Meanwhile, India is undoubtedly the toughest team to face against in their backyard. The deadly spin combo of Kumble-Harbhajan and the highly-skilled batting order are the key for the home team to win the series. It will be a farewell series for former India skipper Sourav Ganguly who has announced his retirement at the end of the Test matches against Australia.
So keep your eyes glued to all the action as the two giants lock horns for the 2008 Border-Gavaskar trophy.