India vs Australia 1st Test at Chennai, 22 Feb, 2013

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat first
Australia 380/10 (133)  &  241/10 (93)
India 572/10 (154.3)  &  50/2 (11.3)
India won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: MS Dhoni
  • SR Tendulkar 13 * (10)
  • Cheteshwar Pujara 8 * (24)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Mitchell Starc to M Vijay, no runs, gets forward and leaves a length ball outside off. 137 kmph.

Over 0.2 Mitchell Starc to M Vijay, no runs, gets forward and leaves the away swinger outside off. 140 kmph.

Over 0.3 Mitchell Starc to M Vijay, no runs, goes back and defends the short and rising delivery infront of middle. 137 kmph.

Over 0.4 Mitchell Starc to M Vijay, no runs, sways away from a short and rising delivery outside off. 140.9 kmph.

Over 0.5 Mitchell Starc to M Vijay, 1 run, gets behind the line and tucks the rising delivery behind squareleg for one. 140 kmph.

Over 0.6 Mitchell Starc to V Sehwag, no runs, loose stuff from Sehwag, as he hangs his bat outside off to a bouncy away going delivery and is lucky not to have nicked that behind.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 JL Pattinson to M Vijay, FOUR, pacy full length ball drifting down leg and Vijay clips it to fine leg to collect a boundary. 142 kmph.

Over 1.2 JL Pattinson to M Vijay, no runs, gets forward and pushes it to straight mid on.

Over 1.3 JL Pattinson to M Vijay, no runs, flicks the full length delivery off the pads to mid wicket. 147.9 kmph.

Over 1.4 JL Pattinson to M Vijay, no runs, gets forward and defends it to mid off. 144.2 kmph.

Over 1.5 JL Pattinson to M Vijay, no runs, hops up and defends the short and rising delivery to the off side. 141 kmph.

Over 1.6 JL Pattinson to M Vijay, no runs, gets forward and tucks the inswinger to mid on. 148 kmph.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Mitchell Starc to V Sehwag, 1 run, gets forward and strokes it on the up to deep cover point for one. Sehwag continues to wear spectacles.

Over 2.2 Mitchell Starc to M Vijay, FOUR, goes back flicks the pacy delivery off his pads to fine leg for a boundary. 143 kmph.

Over 2.3 Mitchell Starc to M Vijay, 1 run, dabs the yorker to cover point and steals a single. 136.5 kmph. Sehwag is lucky as Warner just missed the stumps!

Over 2.4 Mitchell Starc to V Sehwag, no runs, leaves a short and rising delivery otuside off.

Over 2.5 Mitchell Starc to V Sehwag, no runs, sways away from a bouncer outside off. 131.7 kmph.

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Over 2.6 Mitchell Starc to V Sehwag, no runs, ducks under a bouncer around leg. 143 kmph.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 JL Pattinson to M Vijay, no runs, goes back and punches it to cover point. 143 kmph.

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Over 3.2 JL Pattinson to M Vijay, BOWLED HIM! This was damn quick at 150 kmph!! Vijay shapes up to play a cover drive and the full length inswinger takes the inside edge and crashes onto the leg stump which goes behind for a walk. The Umpire wants to check if that was a noball or not. Pattinson managed to get his footing right to claim his wicket.

Over 3.3 JL Pattinson to CA Pujara, no runs, sways away from a short and rising delivery outside off.

Over 3.4 JL Pattinson to CA Pujara, no runs, gets forward and pushes it to covers.

Over 3.5 JL Pattinson to CA Pujara, no runs, goes back and defends it to point. 146 kmph.

Over 3.6 JL Pattinson to CA Pujara, no runs, leaves a fast full ball just outside off. 146 kmph.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Mitchell Starc to V Sehwag, no runs, goes back and defends the short ball to the off side. 143 kmph.

Over 4.2 Mitchell Starc to V Sehwag, no runs, hops up and defends the rising delivery to covers. 136 kmph.

Over 4.3 Mitchell Starc to V Sehwag, no runs, takes his eyes off a rising ball but manages to fend it down to gully.

Over 4.4 Mitchell Starc to V Sehwag, 1 run, short and wide, and Sehwag has plenty of time time to dab it through covers for one. 

Over 4.5 Mitchell Starc to CA Pujara, no runs, leans forward and drives the full delivery to mid off. 138.5 kmph.

Over 4.6 Mitchell Starc to CA Pujara, no runs, leaves a pitched up away swinger outside off.

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