India Versus Australia - Boxing Day Test

India Versus Australia Test Series 2011-2012

              After whitewash in England this is the first tour to India in aboard.So looks of the world turn onto the series.Indians are eagerly waiting to win the series in australia for that India enter into contest on boxing test that held on 100 years history ground that is Melbourne.


The match begins at 5 am on IST,and the match referee spin the coin australia won the toss and they elected to bat first.


Day-1
            umesh yadav start the procedings in 1st Test between india and australia.Australia getting good start suddenly the wickets are tumbled by yadav.Pointing and cowan settling down and build the solid partnership after long time once again wickets are fallen hurried manner.peter siddle and brad haddin stays on the crease for 273-6 on day 1 stumps.


Day-2
            On day 2 zaheer khan provides a quick break through by picking up 2 wickets early of haddin and peter siddle.At the end of 1st innings australia post 333-10.pick up the bowler is Zaheer khan,bastmen is Pointing


Batting-Aus : Ed Cowan 68(177),David Warner 37(49),Shaun Marsh 0(6),Ricky Ponting 62(94),Michael Clarke (c)31(68), Michael Hussey 0(1),Brad Haddin (wk) 27(69),Peter Siddle 41(100),James Pattinson *18(54),Ben Hilfenhaus 19(32),Nathan Lyon 6(11).


Bowling-Ind : Zaheer Khan 77-4,Ishant Sharma 48-0,Umesh Yadav 106-3,Ravichandran Ashwin 81-3

            India start procedings with bat early lose of gambir,sehwag and dravid build a solid partner.After making 67 sehwag out,here comes the little master in melbourne dravid and sachin makes good tenchinque and guides India into the game,while both batsmen cross the 50 mark and 100 partnership. At the end of the day sachin is collapsed for 214-3 on day2 stumps.


Day-3
             On day 3 india getting worst start and lost into the vain 282-10. Ashwin make a valuable contribution of 31 runs to India to reduce the lead to aus.Australia getting valuable lead of 51 runs.Pick up the bowler is Ben hilfenhaus.


Batting-Ind : Gautam Gambhir 3(23),Virender Sehwag 67(83),Rahul Dravid 68(187),Sachin Tendulkar 73(98),Ishant Sharma 11(69),VVS Laxman 2(22),Virat Kohli 11(21),MS Dhoni (c & wk) 6(8),Ravichandran Ashwin 31(35),Zaheer Khan 4(6),Umesh Yadav *2(16).


Bowling-Aus : James Pattinson 55-2,Ben Hilfenhaus 75-5,Peter Siddle 63-3,Nathan Lyon 66-0,Michael Hussey 15-0,David Warner 8-0.


            On day 3 2nd session Australia start the second innings with loosing wickets yadav once again rid of the top order for 27-4.After that pointing and hussey build a rocking partership mean while both batsmen crossing the 50 mark.Zaheer take the ball and rid of pointing,and finally brak the partnership.In quick succesion of time australia loose the wickets on day 3 stumps for 179-8 at present hussey and pattinson on the crease.With the lead of 230 on the board.


Batting-Aus: David Warner 5(27),Ed Cowan 8(17),Shaun Marsh 3(11),Ricky Ponting 60(97),Michael Clarke (c) 1(4),Michael Hussey *79(134),Brad Haddin (wk) 6(14),Peter Siddle 4(22),Nathan Lyon 0(11),James Pattinson *3(26)
still to bat: Ben Hilfenhaus


Bowling-Ind : Zaheer Khan 32-2,Umesh Yadav 49-4,Ishant Sharma 41-1,Ravichandran Ashwin 44-1,Virender Sehwag 7-0.

Tags: India,Australia,India Versus Australia,India Versus Australia Test,India Versus Australia Test Series,Boxing Day Test

Posted in: Match Review