** Australia won the toss and elected to bat first
so far bang-bang-boom-boom for AUS n 2 wkts for IND. though gilly was very unlucky for getting out as LBW even with a huge inside edge. but rudi was in rude mood and gave him out
Ishant breaks into a beaming smile as his team-mates mob him. Ponting furrows his brow and storms off. Ishant has had his number whenever he's come on and bowled to him. Australia three down. Enter Symonds.
7.2 I Sharma to Ponting, **OUT*, edged and gone! Ishant win the battle again! Its that same, nagging, back of a length delivery outside off stump that gets Ponting up and pushing at it, undone by the extra bounce, and presenting an easy catch into slip's lap *
**RT Ponting c Tendulkar b I Sharma 9 (15b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60.00
12.5 Pathan to Clarke, OUT, sharp catch! Clarke throws it away, coming down and clipping the ball to midwicket, where Rohit holds it very well and Australia are four down
MJ Clarke c RG Sharma b Pathan 11 (27b 1x4 0x6) SR: 40.74
17.5 I Sharma to Symonds, OUT, gone! Ishant again works that outside-the-off-stump line, getting it to lift sharply again and hold its line and straighten, for Symonds to nibble an edge that Dhoni takes, initially moving away but then diving to his right
A Symonds c Dhoni b I Sharma 14 (24b 1x4 0x6) SR: 58.33 3rd WKT for Ishan Sharma.
kasmay bera garak ho in kangooranz ka, kya mitti paleet kar rahe haiN, magar lets see, ufffffff Symonds out hoa to mere dil ko kuch hoa tha thora sa : - )
25.3 Harbhajan Singh to Haddin, OUT, now thats some good glovework! Haddin falls over as he attempts to slog-sweep one drifting down leg stump, but he misses and in a flash Dhoni whips off the bails, effecting a very good leg-side stumping … Haddin doesn’t wait for the referral
**BJ Haddin st Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh 5 (32b 0x4 0x6) SR: 15.62
EXCELLENT GLOVEWORK BY DHONI. LIGHTNING FAST STUMPING. :k:
** AUS 91/6
Great win, extremely proud of the way this young team played today. Ishant, Sreesanth and Pathan bowled great, and the way Rohit Sharma handled the pressure at the end was heartening to watch. Aussies showed why they are where they are - the pressure they exert on the field is impressive - would be great to watch if they werent playing India.