India vs Australia 2013, 7th ODI - As it happened...

Updates of the 7th and final match between India and Australia

Zee Media Bureau/Chaitan Papnai

SCORECARD» | COMMENTARY» | MATCH REPORT» ==================================================================================== Riding on Rohit Sharma’s double ton, India won the seventh and final match of the series against Australia by 57 runs. With this win India have also sealed the series 3-2. Faulkner century went in vain, but still he once again proved his worth with the bat. Indian cricket team has given a perfect Diwali gift to its fans. ==================================================================================== Australian Innings Over 45.1|| Score 326 India won the match by 57 runs and sealed the series 3-2. First, Ravindra Jadeja broke the dangerous partnership in the 45th over, as he got McKay's wicket in his last over and then in the first ball off the next over Mohammed Shami took the wicket of Faulkner to win the match. JP Faulkner c Dhawan b Mohammed Shami 116 (73b) CJ McKay b Jadeja 18 (37b) ==================================================================================== Over 40|| Score 303/8 If Faulkner will manage to stay till the very end, he will surely snatch the match away from India. Faulkner has made a match out of nowhere. In the last ten overs Australia need 81 runs to seal the match and the series. Whereas, India need two wickets. ==================================================================================== Over 39|| Score 298/8 Faulkner is unstoppable at the moment. In the 38th over by Vinay he smashed first three deliveries for four and then a six in the fourth to collect 21 from the over. With that Indian bowler Vinay Kumar has also completed his 100 in just 9 overs that he bowled. With a single in the first ball of the 39th Faulkner completed his first ODI hundred. What a knock by this all-rounder. He used mere 57 balls and scored 11 fours and five sixes. ==================================================================================== Over 35|| Score 262/8 Faulkner has completed his fifty and is once again proving his worth as a batsman. In the 32nd over off Jadea Faulkner collected two fours and a six and then the 35th over by Jadeja he smashed three boundaries to collect 13 from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 31|| Score 218/8 Now the game has almost slipped out of the hands of Australia as they have lost their 8th wicket in the form of NM Coulter-Nile. While trying to hit Jadeja out of the park, Coulter gave a simple catch to Kohli, who was patrolling the long on boundary. Faulkner hit a six in the next ball as Australia collected seven from the over. NM Coulter-Nile c Kohli b Jadeja 3 (5b) ==================================================================================== Over 30 || Score 211/7 In the 29th over, Indians finally got rid of Shane Watson. Off Jadeja's delivery, a short one, the ball hit Dhoni’s thigh and lobbed at short third man. Shami did not miss the chance to take the catch. Watson is out. In the 30th over, Faulkner got lucky as Shami, at deep mid wicket, dropped a simple catch. Australia need 173 runs to win. S Watson c Mohammed Shami b Jadeja 49 (22b, 2x4 6x6) ==================================================================================== Over 27 || Score 190/6 Watson is still struggling with his hamstring. But even after that he is in no mood to give it up and is ready to fight till the very end like a true Australian. Faulkner scored a boundary off the first ball of Ashwin’s over. Seven runs came from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 25|| Score 177/6 Watson is still scoring runs at a rapid pace. In the 25th over bowled by Vinay, Watson smashed three sixes and a four to collect 22 runs from the over. In twelve balls Watson has scored 35 runs. ==================================================================================== Over 24 || Score 155/6 In the over with the help of a boundary and a six, that came from the bat of Watson, Australia crossed the 150 runs mark. 14 runs came from the over bowled by Shami. ==================================================================================== Over 23 || Score 141/6 Finally the swashbuckling knock by Maxwell came to an end. A slightly short of length ball by Vinay and Maxwell pull the ball only to gave a simple catch to Jadeja at mid-wicket. Nine runs came from the over. GJ Maxwell c Jadeja b Vinay Kumar 60 (22b) ==================================================================================== Over 22|| Score 132/5 Maxwell is dealing in boundaries. Though he failed to break or equal the record of Sanath Jayasurya of scoring the fastest fifty in the ODI but never the less completed it in 18 balls and became the first Australian achieve this feat. But in the last ball of the 22nd over Shami gave his team another breakthrough in the form of AC Voges. AC Voges b Mohammed Shami 4 (14b) ==================================================================================== Over 20|| Score 117/4 Ravinder Jadeja has been introduced into the attack in the 20th over. But Maxwell is unstoppable at the moment. He first launched Ashwin for six over mid-wicket and then collected a boundary. Maxwell has reached to 40 in no time. ==================================================================================== Over 18|| Score 103/4 Maxwell is on a roll here. He collected 23 runs off Vinay Kumar’s over. Maxwell first collected two boundaries in the first four balls and then launched Vinay for maximum in the last two balls of the over. And with that Australia crossed the mark of 100 runs. ==================================================================================== Over 17|| Score 80/4 Second wicket for Ashwin. Ashwin’s delivery spun a bit after pitching and beat Haddin completely. And with that Haddin’s scratchy knock came to an end. In the last ball of the over Maxwell went for six to collect eight runs from the over. BJ Haddin b Ashwin 40 (49b) ==================================================================================== Over 16|| Score 72/3 Bailey Out. In the 16th over Bailey placed the ball towards mid-wicket area and went for the second run, but he was literally walking for the second as he thought fielder will throw that ball at the other end and fielder did exactly the same but by the time Vinay collected the ball he threw it again towards the other end where Dhoni took no time to dislodge the stumps and Bailey was well short of his ground. In-form Bailey only managed to score four runs. Four runs came from the over. GJ Bailey run out 4 (12b) ==================================================================================== Over 15|| Score 68/2 Vinay Kumar bowled well in his third over. He missed the outside edge on few occasions and gave just one run. Then in the next Ashwin bowled another superb over and gave two runs. ==================================================================================== Over 13|| Score 65/2 R Ashwin has been introduced in to the attack for the very first time. And Ashwin was right on the money from the very first ball. Hughes OUT. Hughes played it towards mid-wicket but found a fielder who took a simple catch. Hughes got out after scoring 23 runs in 33 balls. Ashwin conceded one run from his first over. PJ Hughes c Yuvraj Singh b Ashwin 23 (33b) ==================================================================================== Over 12|| Score 64/1 Vinay Kumar is once again going for runs. In the third ball off the over Haddin pulled a short ball towards square leg for a boundary. Bad news for Australia, Watson is still struggling with his hamstring injury and that’s the reason he didn’t come to bat at one down. Eight runs came from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 11|| Score 56/1 In the 11th over Huges collected a boundary off Bhuvneshwar’s fourth ball. With the boundary the visiting team crossed the mark of 50 runs. In the last ball off the over Haddin sent the bowler for another boundary to collect 10 runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 10|| Score 46/1 Tight line and length by the strike bowlers -- Bhuveshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami -- is now forcing the Aussies to play some sluggish shots. With every dot ball the required rate is getting higher. In the ninth over MS Dhoni went for the first change. Vinay Kumar was introduced into the attack. Second ball of his first over went for four. After a gap of one ball Haddin again collected a boundary over fine leg. Nine runs came from the tenth over. ==================================================================================== Over 5|| Score 16/1 While chasing a huge total of 383 runs Australia lost their first wicket early on. In the second over of the innings Shami trapped Aaron Finch in front of the wicket. And umpire raised his finger in no time. Big blow for Australia. Finch manage to score just five runs before heading towards the pavilion. Wicketkeeper batsman Brad Haddin has been promoted up the order as he walked in to bat after the fall of first Australian wicket. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami have bowled at a tight line so far and restricted the Aussie batsmen to score freely. AJ Finch lbw b Mohammed Shami 5 (5b) ==================================================================================== Swashbuckling knock by Rohit Sharma helped India to put up a total of 383 runs in front of Australia. He has become the third ODI batsmen to score a double ton. Last two were also the Indians – Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag ==================================================================================== Indian Innings Over 50 || Score 383/6 First two balls and Rohit sent them for the maximum. With that Rohit Sharma completed his 200 runs. Third batsmen to score a double ton in the ODI history. First batsmen to achieve the feat was Sachin Tendulkar and then Virender Sehwag did that. Rohit Out. Finally Rohit’s whirlwind knock came to an end. Dhoni then collected two boundaries off the fourth and fifth ball. In the last while searching for the second run Dhoni got run out. MS Dhoni run out 62 (38b) RG Sharma c sub (MC Henriques) b McKay 209 (158b) ==================================================================================== Over 49|| Score 362/4 First ball of the over and Rohit hit another six off Coulter-Nile. Next ball and a boundary over point region. Rohit is heading towards the 200 mark. What a knock he has been playing at the moment. Two runs from the third ball. One run from the next two balls. Dhoni then scored a boundary off the last ball. 17 runs were scored from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 48|| Score 345/4 In the first three balls of Faulkner nine runs came of it – including a six by Dhoni in the second ball. In the fifth ball Dhoni again sent the bowler into the orbit and then in the next came a boundary over fine leg. Rain of sixes for India. ==================================================================================== Over 47|| Score 325/4 Rohit is on song here. He is dealing in boundaries now. In the next over of Doherty Rohit sent him out of the park three times and also scored two boundaries to collect 26 runs from the over. Rohit break the record of most number of sixes by any India in an ODI by crossing the mark of nine sixes. So far he has hit 13 sixes in the innings. ==================================================================================== Over 46|| Score 299/4 In the last five overs India would be eying for a score around 350. In the first ball Maxwell dropped Dhoni off McKay. In the next two balls Rohit scored two back-to-back boundaries. And with that he crossed the mark of 150 runs. What a knock by the opener. In the fifth ball of the over Rohit hit his 10th six of the innings off McKay. 16 runs conceded from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 45|| Score 283/4 Rohit and Dhoni both collected a boundary each off Coulter-Nile in the first four balls and then in the fifth Dhoni smacked another boundary over mid wicket region. Fifteen runs came from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 44|| Score 268/4 Now it’s a perfect platform for Dhoni to score another whirlwind knock. Faulkner bowled a good over and gave just seven runs from the over – all the runs came in singles and doubles. ==================================================================================== Over 43|| Score 261/4 McKay was heading towards a good over for his team but Rohit who has been hitting sixes every now and then launched the bowler’s fifth ball over mid-wicket for another maximum. Eight runs came from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 42|| Score 253/4 In the 42nd over Rohit hit Faulkner for four over extra cover and then hit a flat six off him to collect 15 runs from the over. Rohit has completed his 400 runs in the series. Now it’s time for Dhoni and Rohit to score runs quickly to put up a big total in front of Australia. ==================================================================================== Over 40|| Score 232/4 In last two overs India collected 14 runs. In the 39th over first Rohit sent McKay into the orbit for his seventh six and scored eight runs from the over. In the next over Rohit hit Faulkner for four to collect six from the over. In the batting powerplay Australians bowled really well. ==================================================================================== Over 38 || Score 218/4 Rohit Sharma completed his hundred in the 38th over. It’s his fourth ODI century and second off the series. He used 114 balls to complete his ton and smashed four fours and six sixes. ==================================================================================== Over 36 || Score 211/4 Batting powerplay has been taken. Faulkner bowled the first over of the powerplay and conceded just one run. Rohit Sharma is on 97 and on the other end Indian skipper MS Dhoni is playing on two. ==================================================================================== Over 35 || Score 210/4 Bailey gave the ball to Aaron Finch – slow left arm bowler -- and in his first over Finch gave just two runs. ==================================================================================== Over 34|| Score 208/4 In the first three balls came three runs. Yuvraj Out. Like Raina, Yuvraj Singh’s poor run with the bat also continued as he once again flopped badly. A flashy drive by Yuvi off Faulkner and the southpaw only managed to get the outside edge and Hiddin took a superb catch behind the wickets. Yuvraj got out after scoring 12 runs. Yuvraj Singh c Haddin b Faulkner 12 (14b) ==================================================================================== Over 33 || Score 203/3 Yuvraj walked in to the crease after the fall of Raina’s wicket. In the 33rd over Yuvraj first launched Coulter-Nile for a six over mid-wicket and then in the last collected a boundary to score 13 runs from the over. And with the boundary India have crossed the mark of 200 runs. ==================================================================================== Over 30 || Score 185/3 Poor run continues for Suresh Raina. This time he got the start but failed to capitalise on that. Doherty picked up his wicket. Raina tried to played the ball but it hit him on his pad and umpired raised his fingers. Doherty conceded two runs from the over. Raina scored 28 runs before getting out. K Raina lbw b Doherty 28 (30b ) ==================================================================================== Over 29 || Score 183/2 Rohit Sharma is dealing in sixes at the moment. After hitting two sixes off Doherty he hit two more in this over off Maxwell. 14 runs were conceded by Maxwell. Suddenly the tempo has risen for India as Rohit has shifted gears. ==================================================================================== Over 28 || Score 169/2 Now in the last few overs Rohit and Raina have played some big shots. In the 26th over Rohit launched Maxwell for a six and then in the next Raina collected his second boundary off Watson to collect seven runs from the over. In th 28th over by Doherty, Sharma sent the bowler out of the park on two occasions -- first straight down the ground and then over wide long-on. 16 run came from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 25 || Score 136/2 In the last five overs Indian run-rate has certainly come down. But in between Rohit Sharma also completed his fifty. He used 71 balls to reach that mark and hit three fours and a six. Raina and Rohit are at the crease. ==================================================================================== Over 20 || Score 113/2 Double blow for India. In-form batsman Virat Kohli out for a duck. Kohli played the ball towards mid-on and went for single. Rohit first tried to go for it but later decided the other way. But by then Kohli was a long way down. And at the end Kohli got run-out. It’s a big blow for India. One run came from the over. V Kohli run out 0 (3b) ==================================================================================== Over 19 || Score 112/1 After the coming back rain break, India lost their opener Dhawan in the second over after the match resume. He was trapped in front of the wicket. And Doherty gave his team its first break through. Dhawan got out after scoring 60 runs in mere 57 balls. S Dhawan lbw b Doherty 60 (57b) ==================================================================================== Not a good news for cricket fans. Slight drizzling at the moment and covers are on. Sight of relief for the Australian bowlers at least for some time. Weather is quite unpredictable at this part of the country. ==================================================================================== Over 16|| Score 103/0 Glenn Maxwell has been introduced into the attack for the very first time in the innings. And Dhawan welcomed the bowler with a boundary over point region. With this boundary India have also crossed the hundred runs mark. Yet another hundred-run partnership from these two in the series. Six runs came from it. ==================================================================================== Over 15 || Score 97 By taking a single in the third ball of the over, Dhawan completed his 50. He used just 43 balls to complete his half-century, laced with eight boundaries. The southpaw is in a superb form. Seven runs from the over. And it’s time for drinks break. The Indian openers have once again set up a superb platform for the batsmen to come. ==================================================================================== Over 14 || Score 90/0 First ball by Coulter-Nile and Dhawan played a crunching cover drive for four. Elegance was written all over it. In the next three balls came two singles. But the fifth one was a big wide outside leg stump. Eight runs came from the over. Now the openers are heading towards another 100-run partnership. ==================================================================================== Over 13 || Score 82/0 Spinner Doherty has been introduced into attack now. Tight first over by Doherty as he gave just three runs from the over – all in singles. ==================================================================================== Over 12|| Score 79/0 After bowling decent four balls first up, Watson tried to surprise Dhawan with a short ball but lack of pace and bounce made it easy for Dhawan to play it fine towards fine-leg region to collect his seventh boundary. Watson conceded seven runs from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 11 || Score 72/0 First ball and it went for four after hitting the thigh pad of Sharma. Two singles in the next two deliveries off McKay. Eight runs came from the over. Australia desperately need a wicket here to get back into the match. ==================================================================================== Over 10 || Score 64/0 Watson is bowling on a good line and not giving much room to both the openers to score freely. In the first four balls he conceded just a single. And then in the last two came three runs. In the first ten overs, India have dominated the proceedings. ==================================================================================== Over 9 || Score 60/0 Two runs came from the first five balls of Faulkner’s over but in the last ball Rohit launched him for a maximum over long-off to collect eight runs from the over. First six of the match. ==================================================================================== Over 8 || Score 53/0 Second bowling change for Australia. Shane Watson has been introduced now. He is right on the money from the very first ball he bowled. In the first four balls he beat Rohit Sharma two times. Then a single in the next delivery. Next ball was a dot one. One run came from the over. ==================================================================================== Over 7 || Score 51/0 Australian bowlers are looking clueless at the moment. Second ball of the over and Rohit cuts Faulkner towards point for a boundary. With this boundary India also touched the fifty runs mark. Indian batsmen are dealing in boundaries at the moment. ==================================================================================== Over 6 || Score 45/0 Slightly short of length ball on leg stump by Coulter-Nile and Dhawan punished it by sending it towards the mid-wicket boundary for his fourth four. Next ball a perfect cover drive for another boundary. Last ball of the over and same result but this time on the on-side. Twelve runs from the over. Dhawan is in sublime form. ==================================================================================== Over 3 || Score 26/0 First ball again a wide from McKay. In the second ball Dhawan played it straight and it went pass the long-off fielder for a four. Dhawan smashed the next two balls towards mid-wicket area for two more boundaries. Three back-to-back boundaries by the in-form southpaw. Seventeen runs came from it. India are off to a flying start. ==================================================================================== Over 5 || Score 33/0 First change of the day. James Faulkner has been introduced into the attack by Bailey in the fifth over. In the fourth ball Rohit played a cracking shot off Faulkner towards backward point area to collect another boundary. Four runs came from the over. Yet another positive start by the Indian openers. ==================================================================================== Over 2 || Score 9/0 Coulter-Nile who replaced Mitchell Johnson in todays' match is sharing the new ball with McKay. After two dot balls third one was a wide from Nile. In the fourth ball Rohit cleared the mid-on fielder to collect the first boundary of the innings. Last ball was well-left by Rohit. ==================================================================================== Over 1 || Score 4/0 First ball and Rohit opened the Indian account with a single. Next ball was a big wide from McKay on leg stump. Shikhar Dhawan crushed the next ball towards the cover region for two runs. Next four balls were dots. Four runs from the first over. ==================================================================================== Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma are once again at the crease to open the Indian batting. Every Indian is expecting another good opening partnership from the duo. McKay will start the proceedings for Australia. ==================================================================================== Toss: Bailey won the toss elected to bowl first. After losing the toss, Dhoni said that he would have fielded first as chasing is easier on this ground. One change in Australian team -- Nathan Coulter-Nile comes in place of Mitchell Johnson. Whereas Indian team has also done a change, Vinay Kumar has replaced Amit Mishra. ==================================================================================== This is the seventh and final match of the series. Whichever team wins today’s game will seal the series. It’s yet again a placid track, which means lots of runs on offer. Both the teams look extremely strong when it comes to their batting. But when it comes to bowling Australia will miss their spearhead Mitchell Johnson in the decider, who flew back to Australia to prepare himself for the return Ashes. This is good news for the India team especially for Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina. ==================================================================================== India will yet again rely on their batting firepower as they seek to clinch the one-day series against an equally-determined Australia when the two teams clash in the seventh and final match today in what promises to be another high-scoring thriller. After two successive washouts in Ranchi and Cuttak, India rebounded to level the series 2-2 in Nagpur with yet another superlative show by their batsmen, who chased down a mammoth 351-run target. The incredible run chase brought back memories of India`s magnificent victory in Jaipur when they chased a stiff target of 360, achieving the second highest successful run chase ever in ODI history. The bowlers of both the sides are under tremendous pressure on flat batting tracks as despite the two washouts, more than 2500 runs have been scored so far.