3rd Test: Australia v India at Perth, Jan 16-19, 2008

Test no. 1862

Border-Gavaskar Trophy - 3rd Test Australia v India

2007/08 season

Played at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, on 16,17,18,19 January 2008 (5-day match) Result India won by 72 runs

	India 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
		W Jaffer	c Gilchrist b Lee	16	94	53	2	0	30.18
		V Sehwag	c Gilchrist b Johnson	29	80	58	6	0	50.00
		R Dravid	c Ponting b Symonds	93	278	183	14	0	50.81
		SR Tendulkar	lbw b Lee	71	175	128	9	0	55.46
		SC Ganguly	c Hussey b Johnson	9	17	12	2	0	75.00
		VVS Laxman	c Tait b Lee	27	89	56	3	0	48.21
		MS Dhoni	lbw b Clark	19	84	52	2	0	36.53
		IK Pathan	lbw b Johnson	28	73	44	4	0	63.63
		A Kumble	c Rogers b Clark	1	10	6	0	0	16.66
		RP Singh	c Hussey b Johnson	0	7	2	0	0	0.00
		I Sharma	not out	0	5	5	0	0	0.00
		Extras	(lb 19, w 9, nb 9)	37
		Total	(all out; 98.2 overs; 450 mins)	330	(3.35 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-57 (Sehwag, 16.4 ov), 2-59 (Jaffer, 19.2 ov), 3-198 (Tendulkar, 57.4 ov), 4-214 (Ganguly, 60.5 ov), 5-278 (Dravid, 77.6 ov), 6-284 (Laxman, 81.4 ov), 7-328 (Dhoni, 95.4 ov), 8-330 (Pathan, 96.6 ov), 9-330 (Kumble, 97.1 ov), 10-330 (Singh, 98.2 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	B Lee	24	5	71	3	2.95	(6nb, 1w)
	MG Johnson	28.2	7	86	4	3.03	(2w)
	SR Clark	17	4	45	2	2.64	(1w)
	SW Tait	13	1	59	0	4.53	(3nb, 1w)
	A Symonds	10	1	36	1	3.60
	MJ Clarke	6	1	14	0	2.33

	Australia 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
		PA Jaques	c Laxman b Pathan	8	17	13	1	0	61.53
		CJL Rogers	lbw b Pathan	4	14	9	1	0	44.44
		RT Ponting	c Dravid b Sharma	20	50	35	2	0	57.14
		MEK Hussey	c Dhoni b Singh	0	10	8	0	0	0.00
		MJ Clarke	c Dhoni b Sharma	23	58	34	3	0	67.64
		A Symonds	c Dravid b Kumble	66	103	70	7	1	94.28
		AC Gilchrist	c Dhoni b Singh	55	116	61	9	0	90.16
		B Lee	c Dhoni b Singh	11	48	43	0	0	25.58
		MG Johnson	not out	6	31	14	1	0	42.85
		SR Clark	c Dhoni b Singh	0	2	3	0	0	0.00
		SW Tait	c & b Kumble	8	10	11	2	0	72.72
		Extras	(b 4, lb 1, w 4, nb 2)	11
		Total	(all out; 50 overs; 240 mins)	212	(4.24 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-12 (Rogers, 3.3 ov), 2-13 (Jaques, 3.5 ov), 3-14 (Hussey, 6.2 ov), 4-43 (Ponting, 14.3 ov), 5-61 (Clarke, 18.2 ov), 6-163 (Symonds, 35.4 ov), 7-192 (Gilchrist, 42.4 ov), 8-195 (Lee, 46.3 ov), 9-195 (Clark, 46.6 ov), 10-212 (Tait, 49.6 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	RP Singh	14	2	68	4	4.85	(1w)
	IK Pathan	17	2	63	2	3.70	(2w)
	I Sharma	7	0	34	2	4.85	(1w)
	A Kumble	12	1	42	2	3.50	(2nb)

	India 2nd innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
		W Jaffer	c Hussey b Clark	11	45	27	1	0	40.74
		V Sehwag	b Clark	43	86	61	7	0	70.49
		IK Pathan	c Ponting b Clark	46	133	64	6	0	71.87
		R Dravid	c Gilchrist b Lee	3	5	5	0	0	60.00
		SR Tendulkar	lbw b Lee	13	33	25	2	0	52.00
		SC Ganguly	c Clarke b Johnson	0	7	3	0	0	0.00
		VVS Laxman	c Gilchrist b Lee	79	228	156	8	0	50.64
		MS Dhoni	c Gilchrist b Symonds	38	100	87	2	2	43.67
		A Kumble	c Clarke b Symonds	0	2	4	0	0	0.00
		RP Singh	c Gilchrist b Clark	30	73	59	3	1	50.84
		I Sharma	not out	4	5	1	1	0	400.00
		Extras	(lb 14, w 5, nb 8)	27
		Total	(all out; 80.4 overs; 360 mins)	294	(3.64 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-45 (Jaffer, 9.3 ov), 2-79 (Sehwag, 17.3 ov), 3-82 (Dravid, 18.2 ov), 4-116 (Tendulkar, 24.4 ov), 5-125 (Ganguly, 25.5 ov), 6-160 (Pathan, 34.3 ov), 7-235 (Dhoni, 62.1 ov), 8-235 (Kumble, 62.5 ov), 9-286 (Singh, 79.5 ov), 10-294 (Laxman, 80.4 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	B Lee	20.4	4	54	3	2.61	(4nb, 1w)
	MG Johnson	10	0	58	1	5.80
	SR Clark	19	4	61	4	3.21	(2w)
	SW Tait	8	0	33	0	4.12	(4nb, 2w)
	MJ Clarke	13	2	38	0	2.92
	A Symonds	10	2	36	2	3.60

	Australia 2nd innings (target: 413 runs)			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
		CJL Rogers	c Dhoni b Pathan	15	22	18	3	0	83.33
		PA Jaques	c Jaffer b Pathan	16	46	30	3	0	53.33
		RT Ponting	c Dravid b Sharma	45	139	71	6	0	63.38
		MEK Hussey	lbw b Singh	46	165	113	5	0	40.70
		MJ Clarke	st Dhoni b Kumble	81	160	134	10	0	60.44
		A Symonds	lbw b Kumble	12	18	14	1	1	85.71
		AC Gilchrist	b Sehwag	15	51	22	2	0	68.18
		B Lee	c Laxman b Sehwag	0	8	6	0	0	0.00
		MG Johnson	not out	50	101	80	5	2	62.50
		SR Clark	c Dhoni b Pathan	32	55	35	3	1	91.42
		SW Tait	b Singh	4	15	8	1	0	50.00
		Extras	(lb 6, w 8, nb 10)	24
		Total	(all out; 86.5 overs; 396 mins)	340	(3.91 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-21 (Rogers, 5.1 ov), 2-43 (Jaques, 9.4 ov), 3-117 (Ponting, 33.1 ov), 4-159 (Hussey, 44.6 ov), 5-177 (Symonds, 49.4 ov), 6-227 (Gilchrist, 60.3 ov), 7-229 (Lee, 62.2 ov), 8-253 (Clarke, 71.1 ov), 9-326 (Clark, 83.6 ov), 10-340 (Tait, 86.5 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	RP Singh	21.5	4	95	2	4.35	(3w)
	IK Pathan	16	2	54	3	3.37
	I Sharma	17	0	63	1	3.70	(7nb, 1w)
	A Kumble	24	2	98	2	4.08	(3nb)
	V Sehwag	8	1	24	2	3.00

Toss India, who chose to bat first Series Australia led the 4-match series 2-1 Test debut CJL Rogers (Australia) Player of the match IK Pathan (India) Umpires Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and BF Bowden (New Zealand) TV umpire BNJ Oxenford Match referee MJ Procter (South Africa) Reserve umpire JK Brookes Close of play 16 Jan day 1 - India 1st innings 297/6 (MS Dhoni 8*, IK Pathan 8*, 84 ov) 17 Jan day 2 - India 2nd innings 52/1 (V Sehwag 29*, IK Pathan 2*, 11 ov) 18 Jan day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 65/2 (RT Ponting 24*, MEK Hussey 5*, 15 ov) 19 Jan day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 340 (86.5 ov) - end of match

Match notes

• Day 1
• India 1st innings
• India: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (60 balls), Extras 12
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (W Jaffer 15, V Sehwag 23, Ex 12)
• Drinks: India - 56/0 in 12.0 overs (W Jaffer 16, V Sehwag 28)
• Test debut: CJL Rogers (Australia)
• Lunch: India - 74/2 in 24.0 overs (R Dravid 2, SR Tendulkar 13)
• India: 100 runs in 30.6 overs (193 balls), Extras 15
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls (R Dravid 18, SR Tendulkar 32, Ex 3)
• Drinks: India - 120/2 in 37.0 overs (R Dravid 26, SR Tendulkar 34)
• India: 150 runs in 46.2 overs (286 balls), Extras 21
• SR Tendulkar: 50 off 91 balls (8 x 4)
• 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 176 balls (R Dravid 39, SR Tendulkar 53, Ex 9)
• R Dravid: 50 off 95 balls (8 x 4)
• Tea: India - 177/2 in 51.0 overs (R Dravid 52, SR Tendulkar 59)
• India: 200 runs in 58.2 overs (359 balls), Extras 27
• Drinks: India - 245/4 in 66.0 overs (R Dravid 75, VVS Laxman 16)
• India: 250 runs in 67.4 overs (417 balls), Extras 29
• 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 85 balls (R Dravid 21, VVS Laxman 24, Ex 6)
• New Ball Taken: India 280/5 after 80.0 overs (VVS Laxman 26, MS Dhoni 2)
• End Of Day: India - 297/6 in 84.0 overs (MS Dhoni 8, IK Pathan 8)

• Day 2
• India: 300 runs in 87.5 overs (541 balls), Extras 37
• Drinks: India - 316/6 in 93.0 overs (MS Dhoni 17, IK Pathan 17)
• Australia 1st innings
• Australia 1st Innings: 1x5 ball over (7th over, RP Singh, called by Umpire BF Bowden)
• Lunch: Australia - 22/3 in 8.0 overs (RT Ponting 6, MJ Clarke 4)
• Australia: 50 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 1
• Drinks: Australia - 50/4 in 17.0 overs (MJ Clarke 14, A Symonds 3)
• Drinks: Australia - 91/5 in 24.0 overs (A Symonds 15, AC Gilchrist 19)
• Australia: 100 runs in 24.6 overs (151 balls), Extras 2
• 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (A Symonds 26, AC Gilchrist 23, Ex 1)
• A Symonds: 50 off 44 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
• Tea: Australia - 148/5 in 31.0 overs (A Symonds 56, AC Gilchrist 34)
• Australia: 150 runs in 32.1 overs (195 balls), Extras 3
• 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 104 balls (A Symonds 59, AC Gilchrist 39, Ex 2)
• AC Gilchrist: 50 off 59 balls (8 x 4)
• Drinks: Australia - 192/7 in 42.4 overs (B Lee 9)
• Australia: 200 runs in 47.4 overs (291 balls), Extras 7
• Innings Break: Australia - 212/10 in 50.0 overs (MG Johnson 6)
• India 2nd innings
• India 2nd Innings: 1x7 ball over (7th over, B Lee, called by Umpire Asad Rauf)
• India: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (69 balls), Extras 8
• End Of Day: India - 52/1 in 11.0 overs (V Sehwag 29, IK Pathan 2)

• Day 3
• India: 100 runs in 22.6 overs (150 balls), Extras 15
• Drinks: India - 100/3 in 23.0 overs (IK Pathan 17, SR Tendulkar 11)
• India: 150 runs in 30.4 overs (196 balls), Extras 23
• Lunch: India - 158/5 in 33.0 overs (IK Pathan 45, VVS Laxman 18)
• Drinks: India - 194/6 in 49.0 overs (VVS Laxman 40, MS Dhoni 12)
• India: 200 runs in 50.3 overs (317 balls), Extras 26
• 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 112 balls (VVS Laxman 24, MS Dhoni 26, Ex 1)
• India 2nd Innings: 1x5 ball over (57th over, A Symonds, called by Umpire Asad Rauf)
• VVS Laxman: 50 off 97 balls (4 x 4)
• Tea: India - 245/8 in 65.0 overs (VVS Laxman 57, RP Singh 7)
• India: 250 runs in 66.5 overs (414 balls), Extras 27
• 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls (VVS Laxman 20, RP Singh 30, Ex 0)
• Innings Break: India - 294/10 in 80.4 overs (I Sharma 4)
• Australia 2nd innings
• Australia: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (64 balls), Extras 3
• End Of Day: Australia - 65/2 in 15.0 overs (RT Ponting 24, MEK Hussey 5)

• Day 4
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (RT Ponting 29, MEK Hussey 16, Ex 7)
• Australia: 100 runs in 26.1 overs (162 balls), Extras 10
• Drinks: Australia - 103/2 in 28.0 overs (RT Ponting 40, MEK Hussey 22)
• Lunch: Australia - 142/3 in 40.0 overs (MEK Hussey 39, MJ Clarke 11)
• Australia: 150 runs in 41.1 overs (254 balls), Extras 16
• Drinks: Australia - 192/5 in 54.0 overs (MJ Clarke 37, AC Gilchrist 3)
• Australia: 200 runs in 54.5 overs (338 balls), Extras 18
• MJ Clarke: 50 off 88 balls (7 x 4)
• 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls (MJ Clarke 34, AC Gilchrist 15, Ex 1)
• Tea: Australia - 243/7 in 67.0 overs (MJ Clarke 73, MG Johnson 1)
• Australia: 250 runs in 69.2 overs (426 balls), Extras 20
• Australia: 300 runs in 78.6 overs (486 balls), Extras 22
• 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (MG Johnson 36, SR Clark 12, Ex 2)
• New Ball Taken: Australia 307/8 after 80.1 overs (MG Johnson 40, SR Clark 14)
• Drinks: Australia - 326/9 in 84.0 overs (MG Johnson 41)
• MG Johnson: 50 off 80 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)