Match summary
India played Australia in the 4th Test, Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2008 at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur, from 6 Nov 2008 to 10 Nov 2008. India won by 172 runs.
India won the toss and chose to bat first. India made 441 in 124.5 overs, Australia made 355 in 134.4 overs, India made 295 in 82.4 overs, Australia made 209 in 50.2 overs.
Virender Sehwag top-scored with 158 runs in the match; Jason Krejza took 12/358 in the match; Jason Krejza was named player of the match.
India Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Sehwag b JJ Krejza |
b JJ Krejza | 66 | 69 | 9 | 1 | 95.65 |
| M Vijay c BJ Haddin b SR Watson |
c BJ Haddin b SR Watson | 33 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 62.26 |
| R Dravid c SM Katich b JJ Krejza |
c SM Katich b JJ Krejza | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SR Tendulkar lbw b MG Johnson |
lbw b MG Johnson | 109 | 188 | 12 | 0 | 57.98 |
| VVS Laxman c BJ Haddin b JJ Krejza |
c BJ Haddin b JJ Krejza | 64 | 141 | 5 | 0 | 45.39 |
| SC Ganguly c MJ Clarke b JJ Krejza |
c MJ Clarke b JJ Krejza | 85 | 153 | 8 | 1 | 55.56 |
| MS Dhoni b JJ Krejza |
b JJ Krejza | 56 | 97 | 4 | 0 | 57.73 |
| Harbhajan Singh not out |
not out | 18 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Z Khan b JJ Krejza |
b JJ Krejza | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| A Mishra b JJ Krejza |
b JJ Krejza | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| I Sharma c SM Katich b JJ Krejza |
c SM Katich b JJ Krejza | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2, w 1, nb 2) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 124.5 Ov (RR: 3.53) | 441/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-98 (M Vijay, 17.5 ov), 2-99 (R Dravid, 18.4 ov), 3-116 (V Sehwag, 22.3 ov), 4-262 (VVS Laxman, 68.4 ov), 5-303 (SR Tendulkar, 82.5 ov), 6-422 (MS Dhoni, 116.4 ov), 7-423 (SC Ganguly, 116.6 ov), 8-437 (Z Khan, 122.3 ov), 9-437 (A Mishra, 122.4 ov), 10-441 (I Sharma, 124.5 ov)
Australia Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML Hayden run out (M Vijay) |
run out (M Vijay) | 16 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 61.54 |
| SM Katich lbw b Z Khan |
lbw b Z Khan | 102 | 189 | 9 | 0 | 53.97 |
| RT Ponting b Harbhajan Singh |
b Harbhajan Singh | 24 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 58.54 |
| MEK Hussey run out (M Vijay, MS Dhoni) |
run out (M Vijay, MS Dhoni) | 90 | 229 | 8 | 0 | 39.30 |
| MJ Clarke c MS Dhoni b I Sharma |
c MS Dhoni b I Sharma | 8 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 18.18 |
| SR Watson b Harbhajan Singh |
b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| BJ Haddin c R Dravid b A Mishra |
c R Dravid b A Mishra | 28 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 35.00 |
| CL White c V Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh |
c V Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh | 46 | 133 | 4 | 0 | 34.59 |
| JJ Krejza lbw b I Sharma |
lbw b I Sharma | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 23.81 |
| MG Johnson c Z Khan b A Mishra |
c Z Khan b A Mishra | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| B Lee not out |
not out | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Extras | (b 12, lb 3, w 2, nb 6, p 5) | 28 | ||||
| Total | 134.4 Ov (RR: 2.64) | 355/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (ML Hayden, 6.5 ov), 2-74 (RT Ponting, 17.1 ov), 3-229 (SM Katich, 70.6 ov), 4-255 (MJ Clarke, 84.4 ov), 5-265 (MEK Hussey, 89.5 ov), 6-266 (SR Watson, 91.4 ov), 7-318 (BJ Haddin, 115.5 ov), 8-333 (JJ Krejza, 126.1 ov), 9-352 (CL White, 133.2 ov), 10-355 (MG Johnson, 134.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Khan | 28 | 8 | 68 | 1 | 2.43 | 134 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 37 | 7 | 94 | 3 | 2.54 | 167 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I Sharma | 26 | 8 | 64 | 2 | 2.46 | 124 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| A Mishra | 23.4 | 5 | 58 | 2 | 2.45 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| V Sehwag | 18 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 2.11 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Tendulkar | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Sehwag c BJ Haddin b B Lee |
c BJ Haddin b B Lee | 92 | 107 | 10 | 1 | 85.98 |
| M Vijay lbw b SR Watson |
lbw b SR Watson | 41 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 50.62 |
| R Dravid c BJ Haddin b SR Watson |
c BJ Haddin b SR Watson | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17.65 |
| SR Tendulkar run out (CL White, BJ Haddin) |
run out (CL White, BJ Haddin) | 12 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 21.82 |
| VVS Laxman b JJ Krejza |
b JJ Krejza | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 |
| SC Ganguly c & b JJ Krejza |
c & b JJ Krejza | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MS Dhoni c MEK Hussey b JJ Krejza |
c MEK Hussey b JJ Krejza | 55 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 67.90 |
| Harbhajan Singh b SR Watson |
b SR Watson | 52 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 55.32 |
| Z Khan c BJ Haddin b JJ Krejza |
c BJ Haddin b JJ Krejza | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 |
| A Mishra b SR Watson |
b SR Watson | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
| I Sharma not out |
not out | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Extras | (b 6, lb 3, w 6, nb 2, p 5) | 22 | ||||
| Total | 82.4 Ov (RR: 3.57) | 295/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-116 (M Vijay, 28.2 ov), 2-132 (R Dravid, 32.5 ov), 3-142 (V Sehwag, 35.1 ov), 4-163 (VVS Laxman, 47.1 ov), 5-163 (SC Ganguly, 47.2 ov), 6-166 (SR Tendulkar, 49.5 ov), 7-274 (MS Dhoni, 77.1 ov), 8-286 (Z Khan, 79.2 ov), 9-288 (Harbhajan Singh, 80.1 ov), 10-295 (A Mishra, 82.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG Johnson | 14 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1.57 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B Lee | 10 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 2.70 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JJ Krejza | 31 | 3 | 143 | 4 | 4.61 | 114 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Watson | 15.4 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 2.68 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CL White | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MEK Hussey | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.75 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Clarke | 6 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 4.83 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Australia Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML Hayden lbw b Harbhajan Singh |
lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 77 | 93 | 8 | 1 | 82.80 |
| SM Katich c MS Dhoni b I Sharma |
c MS Dhoni b I Sharma | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| RT Ponting run out (A Mishra) |
run out (A Mishra) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| MJ Clarke c MS Dhoni b I Sharma |
c MS Dhoni b I Sharma | 22 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 73.33 |
| MEK Hussey c R Dravid b A Mishra |
c R Dravid b A Mishra | 19 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 63.33 |
| SR Watson c MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh |
c MS Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh | 9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 26.47 |
| BJ Haddin c SR Tendulkar b A Mishra |
c SR Tendulkar b A Mishra | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| CL White not out |
not out | 26 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 53.06 |
| JJ Krejza st MS Dhoni b A Mishra |
st MS Dhoni b A Mishra | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
| B Lee c M Vijay b Harbhajan Singh |
c M Vijay b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MG Johnson lbw b Harbhajan Singh |
lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 68.75 |
| Extras | (b 6, lb 1, w 4, nb 2) | 13 | ||||
| Total | 50.2 Ov (RR: 4.15) | 209/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (SM Katich, 5.4 ov), 2-37 (RT Ponting, 6.6 ov), 3-82 (MJ Clarke, 15.5 ov), 4-150 (MEK Hussey, 28.4 ov), 5-154 (ML Hayden, 29.2 ov), 6-161 (BJ Haddin, 32.4 ov), 7-178 (SR Watson, 38.4 ov), 8-190 (JJ Krejza, 43.5 ov), 9-191 (B Lee, 44.4 ov), 10-209 (MG Johnson, 50.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z Khan | 8 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 7.13 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| I Sharma | 9 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 3.44 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 18.2 | 2 | 64 | 4 | 3.49 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| V Sehwag | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A Mishra | 11 | 2 | 27 | 3 | 2.45 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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- Match
- 4th Test · Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2008
- Venue
- Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
- Date
- 6 Nov 2008 to 10 Nov 2008
- Toss
- India, elected to bat first
- Result
- India won by 172 runs
- Player of the match
- JJ Krejza
- Format
- Test
- Season
- 2008/09
Frequently asked questions
Who won the India vs Australia match on 6 Nov 2008?
India won by 172 runs.
Who was player of the match in India vs Australia?
Jason Krejza.
Who scored the most runs in India vs Australia?
Virender Sehwag (India) with 158 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in India vs Australia?
Jason Krejza, with 12/358.
Who won the toss in India vs Australia?
India, who chose to bat first.
Where was India vs Australia played?
At Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur.