Australian cricket team in India in 2007
Australian cricket team in India in 2007 | |||
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Australia | India | ||
Dates | 29 September – 20 October 2007 | ||
Captains | Ricky Ponting | MS Dhoni | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | Australia won the 7-match series 4–2 | ||
Most runs | Andrew Symonds (365) | Sachin Tendulkar (278) | |
Most wickets | Mitchell Johnson (14) | S. Sreesanth (9) | |
Player of the series | Andrew Symonds (Aus) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | India won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Ricky Ponting (76) | Gautam Gambhir (63) | |
Most wickets | Michael Clarke (1) | Irfan Pathan (2) | |
Player of the series | Gautam Gambhir (Ind) |
The Australian cricket team toured India from 29 September to 20 October 2007. Seven ODIs from 29 September to 17 October were played. The series also included a Twenty20 International match played on 20 October, at Mumbai. Australia won the ODI series 4–2, India won the T20I match.
Squads
ODI series
1st ODI
29 September (D/N) Scorecard |
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Michael Clarke 130 (132) S. Sreesanth 3/55 (10 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Match abandoned after 3.2 overs due to rain.
- MS Dhoni (Ind) captained India for the first time in ODIs.
2nd ODI
2 October Scorecard |
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Australia won by 84 runs Nehru Stadium, Kochi Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Suresh Shastri (Ind) Player of the match: Brad Haddin (Aus) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
3rd ODI
5 October Scorecard |
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Australia won by 47 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Suresh Shastri (Ind) Player of the match: Andrew Symonds (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ricky Ponting (Aus) became the fifth captain to lead his team in 150 ODIs.[1]
4th ODI
8 October Scorecard |
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India won by 8 runs Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and Suresh Shastri (Ind) Player of the match: MS Dhoni (Ind) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was India's first ODI win against Australia in 12 matches, their last win coming in January 2004.[2]
- Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) reached 1,000 runs for a year for the seventh time.[2]
- Matthew Hayden (Aus) reached 1,500 runs for the year, and became the seventh batsman to do so.[2]
5th ODI
11 October Scorecard |
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Sachin Tendulkar 47 (74) Mitchell Johnson 5/26 (10 Overs) |
Australia won by 9 wickets IPCL Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Amiesh Saheba (Ind) Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson (Aus) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- It was India's lowest total against Australia at home.[3]
6th ODI
14 October Scorecard |
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Australia won by 18 runs Vidharba Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Amiesh Saheba (Ind) Player of the match: Andrew Symonds (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
7th ODI
17 October (D/N) Scorecard |
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Robin Uthappa 47 (59) Mitchell Johnson 3/30 (10 overs) |
India won by 2 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Amiesh Saheba (Ind) Player of the match: Murali Kartik (Ind) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was India's first win against Australia batting second, since April 1998.[4]
- Murali Kartik (Ind) returned the third best figures by an India bowler in ODIs, and the best against Australia.[4]
- Adam Gilchrist (Aus) went past 450 dismissals in ODIs.[4]
Murali Karthik took 6 wickets to blow Australia away for just 193, after they got to a good start. India faltered at the start of their reply and fell to 64/6. Robin Uthappa scored 47 but was dismissed LBW to Michael Clarke. In the end, Zaheer Khan and Murali Karthik held their nerves to guide India to victory.
Only T20
20 October Scorecard |
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Gautam Gambhir 63 (52) Michael Clarke 1/14 (2 overs) |
India won by 7 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (Ind) and Suresh Shastri (Ind) Player of the match: Gautam Gambhir (Ind) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Murali Kartik (Ind) made his T20I debut.
See also
References
- ^ "Prolific partnerships, and Ponting's captaincy record". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "Hayden's run-glut, and the end of an Aussie streak". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Johnson and Gilchrist combine to flatten India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "A field day for left-arm bowlers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
External links
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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Preceding season: International cricket in 2007
- South Africa in Pakistan
- Australia in India
- Intercontinental Cup
Following season: International cricket in 2008