Over 25.5R Ashwin to Ed Cowan, CAUGHT, got him, brilliant catch from VVS! Cowan drives at a flighted delivery uppishly towards short extra covers where Laxman pulls off a superb forward diving catch!
Over 6.5Z Khan to DA Warner, OUT LBW, Warner goes back to a length ball which swings in and strikes the pad plumb infront of leg around the knee roll and Umpire Aleem Dar gives it out! To the naked eye, it didn't look out but watching the replays makes it look convincing! And yes no reviews in this series...
Over 136.1Z Khan to RT Ponting, CAUGHT, got him finally! Ponting swivels back to pull a rising delivery and plays a flat full blooded pull shot straight into the hands of Tendulkar who jumps up to take an overhead catch at deep mid wicket!
Over 133.6R Ashwin to MEK Hussey, RUN OUT, brilliant stuff from silly point! Hussey got forward and seemed to have nudged it past silly point and took off for a single but only after a second realizes that Gambhir has stopped it and has unleashed a throw onto the stumps to have him run out by a mile!
Over 6.5Z Khan to DA Warner, OUT LBW, Warner goes back to a length ball which swings in and strikes the pad plumb infront of leg around the knee roll and Umpire Aleem Dar gives it out! To the naked eye, it didn't look out but watching the replays makes it look convincing! And yes no reviews in this series... Over 136.1Z Khan to RT Ponting, CAUGHT, got him finally! Ponting swivels back to pull a rising delivery and plays a flat full blooded pull shot straight into the hands of Tendulkar who jumps up to take an overhead catch at deep mid wicket!
Over 25.5R Ashwin to Ed Cowan, CAUGHT, got him, brilliant catch from VVS! Cowan drives at a flighted delivery uppishly towards short extra covers where Laxman pulls off a superb forward diving catch! Over 139.6R Ashwin to PM Siddle, CAUGHT, carrom ball from Ashwin and Siddle in a forward defence around gets a thin edge to Saha!
Over 33.5PM Siddle to G Gambhir, CAUGHT, got him! Superb hostile bowling and great catching to complement the bowler! This was a nasty lifter from Siddle out of nowhere aiming towards Gambhir's face and all he can do is fend it off in the air towards gully where Hussey puts in a big dive forward to take a dying catch!
Over 5.1PM Siddle to V Sehwag, CAUGHT & BOWLED! Sehwag gone! What a catch it is from Siddle holding his right hand away from his body and taking the leading edge in an attempted flick off from Sehwag! It was a harmless full toss from Siddle who has just replaced Hilfenhaus.
Over 31.2PM Siddle to SR Tendulkar, CAUGHT, Sachin gets forward and pushes to a delivery outside off and gets a thick edge which is caught low by Ponting at second slip! Sachin has been asked to wait to check if it was a clean catch but replays show that it was fine and so was Siddle's footing.
Over 46.1Nathan Lyon to VVS Laxman, CAUGHT, VVS moves back for a square cut and edges the slightly quicker and full delivery to Haddin who takes a fine catch! That delivery also kicked up and Laxman was playing well under the bounce to get a faint top edge.
Over 95.1BJ Hilfenhaus to V Kohli, OUT LBW, that's gone, Kohli misses a fast swinging full toss aimed at his pad around middle and the centurion fails to connect his flick shot! Easy lbw decision! Australia will bat again, they have got a lead of 332 runs and 13 overs to face this evening.
Over 87.1PM Siddle to R Ashwin, OUT LBW, Ashwin pays the price for trying to flick right across the line of a full length inswinger and is hit on the pad low infront of middle and leg. Aleem Dar doesn't hesitate in giving this out.
Over 87.2PM Siddle to Z Khan, CAUGHT, Zaheer throws it away first ball! He was looking to back away and plays some rash shot but could only edge the wide away going delivery to the keeper. Siddle is on a hat-trick with that!
Over 95.1BJ Hilfenhaus to V Kohli, OUT LBW, that's gone, Kohli misses a fast swinging full toss aimed at his pad around middle and the centurion fails to connect his flick shot! Easy lbw decision! Australia will bat again, they have got a lead of 332 runs and 13 overs to face this evening.
Over 5.1PM Siddle to V Sehwag, CAUGHT & BOWLED! Sehwag gone! What a catch it is from Siddle holding his right hand away from his body and taking the leading edge in an attempted flick off from Sehwag! It was a harmless full toss from Siddle who has just replaced Hilfenhaus. Over 31.2PM Siddle to SR Tendulkar, CAUGHT, Sachin gets forward and pushes to a delivery outside off and gets a thick edge which is caught low by Ponting at second slip! Sachin has been asked to wait to check if it was a clean catch but replays show that it was fine and so was Siddle's footing. Over 33.5PM Siddle to G Gambhir, CAUGHT, got him! Superb hostile bowling and great catching to complement the bowler! This was a nasty lifter from Siddle out of nowhere aiming towards Gambhir's face and all he can do is fend it off in the air towards gully where Hussey puts in a big dive forward to take a dying catch! Over 87.1PM Siddle to R Ashwin, OUT LBW, Ashwin pays the price for trying to flick right across the line of a full length inswinger and is hit on the pad low infront of middle and leg. Aleem Dar doesn't hesitate in giving this out. Over 87.2PM Siddle to Z Khan, CAUGHT, Zaheer throws it away first ball! He was looking to back away and plays some rash shot but could only edge the wide away going delivery to the keeper. Siddle is on a hat-trick with that!
Over 46.1Nathan Lyon to VVS Laxman, CAUGHT, VVS moves back for a square cut and edges the slightly quicker and full delivery to Haddin who takes a fine catch! That delivery also kicked up and Laxman was playing well under the bounce to get a faint top edge.
Over 9.6R Ashwin to DA Warner, CAUGHT, Warner clears his frontleg and looks to whip it against the turn to mid wicket but gets a leading edge which is caught low by Ashwin to his left!
Over 11.4R Ashwin to Ed Cowan, OUT LBW, Cowan is gone, shuffling far too across on the backfoot and is hit on the thigh plumb infront of middle and leg by a drifter! Umpire gives that out using the index finger of his left hand!
Over 10.6Z Khan to SE Marsh, OUT LBW, Marsh fails again cheaply in the series, falls across to a full length inswinger and is hit on the pad plumb infront of middle! Marsh's bat was coming from a wide angle and was a long way away from the line of the ball!
Over 28.2U Yadav to MJ Clarke, CAUGHT, Clarke stays forward and attempts a flashy square drive to what is a reversing outswinger and seems to be beaten. There is a half hearted appeal and the Umpire has given it out much to the surprise of Clarke! Drinks Break.
Over 38.5I Sharma to MEK Hussey, OUT LBW, Ishant finally gets a wicket, this is a late inswinger which hits the pad first and then the bat in a forward defence. The impact was infront of middle and Dharmasena gives it out lbw. Hussey not happy though...
Over 10.6Z Khan to SE Marsh, OUT LBW, Marsh fails again cheaply in the series, falls across to a full length inswinger and is hit on the pad plumb infront of middle! Marsh's bat was coming from a wide angle and was a long way away from the line of the ball!
Over 9.6R Ashwin to DA Warner, CAUGHT, Warner clears his frontleg and looks to whip it against the turn to mid wicket but gets a leading edge which is caught low by Ashwin to his left! Over 11.4R Ashwin to Ed Cowan, OUT LBW, Cowan is gone, shuffling far too across on the backfoot and is hit on the thigh plumb infront of middle and leg by a drifter! Umpire gives that out using the index finger of his left hand!
Over 38.5I Sharma to MEK Hussey, OUT LBW, Ishant finally gets a wicket, this is a late inswinger which hits the pad first and then the bat in a forward defence. The impact was infront of middle and Dharmasena gives it out lbw. Hussey not happy though...
Over 28.2U Yadav to MJ Clarke, CAUGHT, Clarke stays forward and attempts a flashy square drive to what is a reversing outswinger and seems to be beaten. There is a half hearted appeal and the Umpire has given it out much to the surprise of Clarke! Drinks Break.
Over 4.3RJ Harris to G Gambhir, CAUGHT, Gambhir falls edging a good away swinger to the diving Haddin! Gambhir had to play at that length delivery which he did with a half stride forward and that left him late to take a nice nick.
Over 19.1Nathan Lyon to V Sehwag, CAUGHT, Sehwag is out to a lollipop! He is out to a full toss for the second time in this match!! Sehwag stepped out and looked to heave the high full toss over mid wicket but only to get a horrible leading edge which lobs up to covers! Lyon is embarrassed that he has got a wicket with such a poor delivery!
Over 28.1RJ Harris to RS Dravid, CAUGHT, Dravid is gone without scoring anything big! He goes through with a free flowing drive to a pitched up delivery and can only edge the outswinger to Hussey at gully! Dravid was sucked up into that expansive drive.
Over 31.4Nathan Lyon to SR Tendulkar, CAUGHT, Tendulkar falls to Lyon! It was an attempted forward defence and Lyon gets his flighted off break to jump and turn to take a thin bat pad edge which flies straight to shortleg!!
Over 53.2Nathan Lyon to VVS Laxman, CAUGHT, bowling change has worked and Laxman departs in what could be his last innings for India! This wasn't a special delivery, Laxman went back and played a wristy flick across the line, didn't care to keep it along the ground and tamely gave catching practice to short mid wicket!
Over 54.6PM Siddle to V Kohli, who is RUN OUT, Kohli is gone trying to steal a single! Kohli went back and flicked it to mid wicket and ran for a risky single. There is a direct throw from Hilfenhaus at the bowling end and Kohli despite a dive is short of his crease! Silly cricket from Kohli as it was the duty of the night watchman to bat out the last over and not his!
Over 58.2RJ Harris to I Sharma, CAUGHT, gone, three more to take for Australia! Ishant on the backfoot is forced to nick this to the keeper. That delivery was short at 139 kmph, angling in and seaming away to force the nick.
Over 59.5PM Siddle to WP Saha, CAUGHT, Saha gets forward and looks to drive it on the up straight down the ground but only to get a faint nick to the keeper because of the late outswing.
Over 66.2BJ Hilfenhaus to Z Khan, CAUGHT, Zaheer backs away and attempts a predetermined slog pull over mid wicket but is done in by the pace and bounce of this rising delivery and can only miscue it softly in the hands of short covers.
Over 69.4Nathan Lyon to U Yadav, CAUGHT, Yadav goes back to flick right across the line and gets a faint edge to a straighter one to the keeper. That's it, Australia win the Fourth Test by 298 runs to inflict a 4-0 cleansweep over India! And yes they have also clinched the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Peter Siddle is the Man of the Match and Michael Clarke with a triple century and a double century is the Player of the Series!
Extras
(lb 3, w 2, nb 0 , b0)
5
Total
(10 wickets; 69.4 overs)
201
(2.89 runs per over)
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (G Gambhir, 4.3 ov) , 2-80 (V Sehwag, 19.1 ov) , 3-100 (RS Dravid, 28.1 ov) , 4-110 (SR Tendulkar, 31.4 ov) , 5-162 (VVS Laxman, 53.2 ov) , 6-166 (V Kohli, 54.6 ov) , 7-166 (I Sharma, 58.2 ov) , 8-170 (WP Saha, 59.5 ov) , 9-193 (Z Khan, 66.2 ov) , 10-201 (U Yadav, 69.4 ov) ,
Over 4.3RJ Harris to G Gambhir, CAUGHT, Gambhir falls edging a good away swinger to the diving Haddin! Gambhir had to play at that length delivery which he did with a half stride forward and that left him late to take a nice nick. Over 28.1RJ Harris to RS Dravid, CAUGHT, Dravid is gone without scoring anything big! He goes through with a free flowing drive to a pitched up delivery and can only edge the outswinger to Hussey at gully! Dravid was sucked up into that expansive drive. Over 58.2RJ Harris to I Sharma, CAUGHT, gone, three more to take for Australia! Ishant on the backfoot is forced to nick this to the keeper. That delivery was short at 139 kmph, angling in and seaming away to force the nick.
Over 66.2BJ Hilfenhaus to Z Khan, CAUGHT, Zaheer backs away and attempts a predetermined slog pull over mid wicket but is done in by the pace and bounce of this rising delivery and can only miscue it softly in the hands of short covers.
Over 59.5PM Siddle to WP Saha, CAUGHT, Saha gets forward and looks to drive it on the up straight down the ground but only to get a faint nick to the keeper because of the late outswing.
Over 19.1Nathan Lyon to V Sehwag, CAUGHT, Sehwag is out to a lollipop! He is out to a full toss for the second time in this match!! Sehwag stepped out and looked to heave the high full toss over mid wicket but only to get a horrible leading edge which lobs up to covers! Lyon is embarrassed that he has got a wicket with such a poor delivery! Over 31.4Nathan Lyon to SR Tendulkar, CAUGHT, Tendulkar falls to Lyon! It was an attempted forward defence and Lyon gets his flighted off break to jump and turn to take a thin bat pad edge which flies straight to shortleg!! Over 53.2Nathan Lyon to VVS Laxman, CAUGHT, bowling change has worked and Laxman departs in what could be his last innings for India! This wasn't a special delivery, Laxman went back and played a wristy flick across the line, didn't care to keep it along the ground and tamely gave catching practice to short mid wicket! Over 69.4Nathan Lyon to U Yadav, CAUGHT, Yadav goes back to flick right across the line and gets a faint edge to a straighter one to the keeper. That's it, Australia win the Fourth Test by 298 runs to inflict a 4-0 cleansweep over India! And yes they have also clinched the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Peter Siddle is the Man of the Match and Michael Clarke with a triple century and a double century is the Player of the Series!
