2007-08 Commonwealth Bank Series
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The 2007-08 edition of the Commonwealth Bank Series was a One Day International cricket
tournament held in Australia. The Commonwealth Bank Series is an annual event involving the national teams of Australia, India and Sri Lanka. India won the event with a 2-0 sweep of the hosts in the final series.
The first two matches were shaping up for excellent contests after their first Innings. However heavy rain in Brisbane, caused by a cyclone in the Pacific ocean, saw the first two matches of the series abandoned. Australia was first to win a match in the series after a Sri Lanka collapsed in game 3.
Australia was the best team during the regular matches, taking 4 wins with bonus points. However India defeated Australia 2-0 in the best of 3 final series to win the tournament. This is the second time in a row Australia has lost their home tri-nations' series. Last year they lost to England. Fast bowler Nathan Bracken
was the leading wicket taker in the tournament with 21 wickets and was named Player of the Series. Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist
and left-arm spinner Brad Hogg
retired from One Day International after the second final.
Note:Ashley Noffke and Adam Voges are standby players.
Full statistics of the tri-series
Source: Cricinfo
Play resumed over an hour later, with the match reduced by 5 overs per innings. The Indian batters came out firing, scoring boundaries. Pathan appeared to edge through to Gilchrist but the umpire was unmoved. Ponting then ran out Pathan with a throw from cover leaving India at 7/147 after 38.6 overs. Harbhajan Singh belted 27 from 18 balls, mainly off Bracken, before skying to point off the toe of the bat. Dhoni fell just a few balls previously, trying to hit over cover. Brett Lee claiming both wickets for a 5 wicket haul. Sreesanth tried to steal a third run off the last ball after a miss-field but was easily run-out. India all out for 194 off the full 45 overs. Brett Lee finished with 5 for 29 off 9 overs. Australia was set 196 runs to win via D/L method (since India had batted 36 overs while pacing for 50 overs).
Further rain during the break reduced Australia's innings to 43 overs, with a revised target of 192. Hopes smashed four 4's off the 3rd over (bowled by Pathan) before Gilchrist gloved a hook shot to the keeper. He walked off, without even looking at the umpire who had shaken his head to dismiss the appeal. Yet more rain arrived with the score 1/33 after 4.0 overs. Australia's innings was reduced to 22 overs with the target set to 141 and play resumed again, although everyone expected more rain soon which would cause the match to be abandoned. Hopes was clean bowled by Ishant Sharma and then Ponting edged Sreesanth to 2nd slip, Australia losing 3 for 6 runs to be 3/39 after just 5.2 overs. The rain arrived after 7.2 overs with the score 3/51. With rain falling and not enough time remaining to complete the minimum 20 overs, the match was abandoned as a draw. Both teams were awarded 2 points-a-piece.
was back in Indian side, after missing the first match due to an injury. The openers made a solid start putting on 68 runs in 14.3 overs before Tendulkar was bowled by Malinga. Sehwag was then taken by Amerasinghe. This was followed by the quick loss of both Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma, both to Muralitharan, leaving India in trouble at 4/83 after 20.5 overs. Gambhir and Dhoni then played a solid and defensive game for the next twenty overs before they opened up in the last 10 overs scoring over 100 runs. The hallmark of their partnership was their aggressive running between the wickets. Gambhir brought up his run-a-ball century in just the last over. Vass ended up going for an expensive 0/72 from his ten overs. India finished the innings 4/267 just as rain started to fall. The rain got heavier during the break and continued all night, forcing the match to be abandoned.
Jayasuriya was first to go for Sri Lanka, dragging Lee onto his stumps. Tharanga fell without improving the score when he edged Bracken to the keeper, Sri Lanka 2-18 from 5.1 overs. Sangakkara came out firing scoring an impressive 42 from just 41 balls before being caught LBW by Bracken. Jayawardene had fallen just before while edging Johnson to the keeper. Silva struggled to score and eventually edged a flipper from Hogg to the keeper managing just 7 runs from 32 balls. Dilshan played wild shots, smashing a huge six before skying a Bracken ball to mid-off. Kapugedera had also edged Bracken to Hayden at first slip, leaving Sri Lanka in tatters at 7/93 after 23.5 overs. Malinga was run-out is unusual circumstances, he grounded the bat behind the crease, but then dropped his bat. The ball hit then stumps before he grounded his feet behind the crease and after he dropped the bat. Ponting then ran-out Vaas after a mix-up with Murali. Murali then went slogging, smashing a six down the ground before being caught at mid-on. Sri Lanka all out for just 125 runs after 31.3 overs. The 128 runs victory was large enough for Australia to earn a series bonus point. Bracken took 5/47. Johnson, Hopes and Hogg all played well, conceding just 9, 15 and 17 runs from 5 or 6 overs each.
Ponting won the toss and immediately elected to bat. Gilchrist was incorrectly given out LBW off Sreesanth on just the 4th ball of the day after getting an inside edge onto his pads. Hayden then smashed 25 from 21 balls before being caught at slips, leaving Australia at 2/37 after 5.2 overs. He had earlier edged over slips twice. Ponting edged a defensive bat to slip, then Clarke was caught at short mid wicket after walking across his stumps. Symonds also nicked to be caught brilliantly by Dhoni, then Haddin was stumped off a wide down leg side. Australia skittled to 6-92 after 25.5 overs with the tail now exposed. Lee survived 35 balls to support Hussey, but eventually edged Pathan to first slip. Johnson, Bracken and Clark were cleaned up for just 8 runs, replays showed Clark had edged into the ground, bouncing up to the keeper, but was given out. This left Hussey stranded on 65 not out. Australia all out for just 159 runs after 43.1 overs. Sharma took 4/38 and Sreesanth took 3/31, both from 9 overs.
Australia needed wickets early, but it was Tendulkar scoring early boundaries to get India away to a great run a ball start. Bracken appeared to take Sehwag plumbed LBW on the replays, but it was given not out. A couple of balls later Bracken took Sehwag LBW again and was given out, despite replays showing it would have bounced well over the stumps. The bad umpiring continued when Tendulkar edged through to Gilchrist, but was given not out. Yet another umpiring mistake was made just a couple of balls later when Pathan was given out LBW, replays showing he inside edged, leaving India at 2-54 after 11.2 overs. Next Gambhir, Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh were all caught, India looking shaky at 5-102 are 28.3 overs. Australia's bowling was tight (Clark 1/26 from 10, Johnson 2/24 from 10), but the job of defending such a meager target proved too much. Rohit Sharma (39 from 61) and Dhoni (17 from 54) combined well for a great winning partnership under a lot of pressure. India reached home with 5 wickets and 25 balls to spare.
Jayasuriya got Sri Lanka away to an explosive start, smashing 2 sixes in the 3rd over off Sreesanth. 22 runs were scored in that over alone. Jayasuriya reached 27 runs from just 12 balls before gloving a pull shot to the keeper, Sri Lanka 1/45 after just 3.5 overs. Sangakkara was caught of Harbhajan Singh a few overs later. Dilshan (63* runs from 59 balls) and Jayawardene (36* from 35 balls) combined for an 85-run partnership to steer Sri Lanka to a comfortable 8 wicket victory with 2 overs to spare. Sreesanth ended up going for 48 runs off just 18 deliveries. Singh was the only bowler to go for under a run a ball taking 1/15 from 4 overs. Sri Lanka scored at more than 8 runs per over and lost just two wickets in completing their first victory of the series.
Dilshan and Jayasuriya got off to an explosive start scoring 29 runs from the first 3 overs before Jayasuriya was caught in the deep. Johnson then bowled Dilshan with help of a slight inside edge. Jayawardene kept the runs flowing but edged straight to first slip, and Silva was caught specularly by Symonds, SriLanka 4-76 off 14 overs. Kapugedera tried to support Sangakkara but was caught playing a shot after managing a slow 29 from 60 balls. Maharoof tried to do the same and was also caught out. Vass was out first ball when he toed his first delivery straight into the air. The tail was then cleaned up leaving Sangakkara stranded on 80 until falling to a yorker from Brett Lee. A disappointing run chase by Sri Lanka, all out for just 173 runs, giving Australia a win by 63 runs and earning them another bonus point. Johnson took 3/29 from 10 and Bracken took 3/21 from 8 overs.
Tendulkar was out LBW to Bracken on a ball that looked a little high to take the stumps, India 1-20 from 4.4 overs. Pathan and Gambhir looked to steady before Gambhir, Pathan and Sharma all fell in just 4 runs, Hopes picking up two of the wickets. In trouble at 4-59 after 15.1 overs Dhoni and Singh combined until Singh was caught in the deep trying to smash Hogg for six. Dhoni was injured and had to a have a runner provided whom was runout by Hayden. Uthappa tried to find boundaries after he was 9 from just 30 balls, but fell after edging to Gilchrist after Harbhajan had skied bounced off his glove to also be caught out. This left Sreesanth, Sharma and Patel with 53 runs to get off 73 balls. The task was far too great for the tail who had almost no batting experience, India all out for 153, the score so low that Australia achieved their 3rd bonus point. Gilchrist was involved in 5 dismissals, Johnson took 3 for 42 and Bracken was very tidy with 2/21 from 7.2. Hopes was also impressive with 2/16 from just 6 overs.
The run chase started badly for India when Tendulkar was bowled in the second over by Malinga. The poor start continued with two successive wickets which turned Indian score to 35/3 in 12th over. Yuvraj Singh's innings of 76 in 70 balls, however, put the Indian side back on track. He partnered first with Rohit Sharma and later with captain Dhoni to bring victory in sight. Sri Lanka managed to make their way back in the match by snapping 3 quick wickets. But a patient Dhoni, with his haul right till the end, made sure India won with just 5 balls remaining.
With rain expected Sri Lanka didn't need early wickets to fall, but two quick wickets saw Sri Lanka 2/3 after just 3.1 overs. Trying to increase the run-rate just cost more wickets and when the rain fell Sri Lanka were 4/77, some 24 runs behind the DL target. The 24 run win was enough for Australia to earn their 4th bonus point.
Tendulkar was out LBW to Brett Lee in the first over. The top order collapsed about 8 overs later with Sehwag, Sharma and Singh all edging to be caught behind, India in huge trouble at 51/4 after 10.1 overs, Clarke taking early wickets. Gambhir however scored a century and was well supported by Dhoni, Uthappa, Pathan and Harbhajan Singh. At one point India were 290/7 with 27 needed from 15 balls, but Brett Lee then took the last 3 wickets, India were all out for 299 after 49.1 overs. It was the highest ever score batting second at the SCG.
. Hussey helped Australia to bat out the full 50 overs before getting out late. Brett Lee scored an important 17 from 10 balls to push Australia to 8/239 after the full 50 overs.
After a good start by India, Uthappa and Gambhir fell quickly to put India 2/54 after 12.4 overs. Singh fell putting India at 3-87, But Tendulkar and Sharma combined for a great 123 run partnership. Tendulkar got his first century in Australia then Sharma fell to the next ball, India 4/210 after 41.2 overs. Australia's pace attack was totally ineffective with Lee, Johnson and Bracken unable to take any wickets. Dhoni and Tendulkar then batted out the innings easily, India winning their first ever match at the SCG. Tendulkar batted from start to finish and won man of the match with 117 not out. This was Tendulkar's first ODI century in Australia. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/image/340687.html
In their chase, Australia lost three early wickets Hayden and Symonds played well for the 4th wicket partnership which ended when Hayden was runout by the Yuvraj Singh / Harbhajan Singh combination in the 26th over. Symonds also got out in the same over (LBW by Harbhajan). Finally, James Hopes played a brilliant 63 to take the match down to the last over. He was the last man out. Praveen Kumar, who was also the MoM, was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4/46 in 10 overs.
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tournament held in Australia. The Commonwealth Bank Series is an annual event involving the national teams of Australia, India and Sri Lanka. India won the event with a 2-0 sweep of the hosts in the final series.
The first two matches were shaping up for excellent contests after their first Innings. However heavy rain in Brisbane, caused by a cyclone in the Pacific ocean, saw the first two matches of the series abandoned. Australia was first to win a match in the series after a Sri Lanka collapsed in game 3.
Australia was the best team during the regular matches, taking 4 wins with bonus points. However India defeated Australia 2-0 in the best of 3 final series to win the tournament. This is the second time in a row Australia has lost their home tri-nations' series. Last year they lost to England. Fast bowler Nathan Bracken
Nathan Bracken
Nathan Wade Bracken is a former Australian cricketer. A tall left-arm fast-medium bowler, Bracken is capable of swinging the ball both ways. He has represented Australia in all forms of the game...
was the leading wicket taker in the tournament with 21 wickets and was named Player of the Series. Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national...
and left-arm spinner Brad Hogg
Brad Hogg
George Bradley "Brad" Hogg , is an Australian cricketer currently listed with the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League. He is a left-arm chinaman bowler, and a capable lower-order left-handed batsman, as well as an excellent fielder....
retired from One Day International after the second final.
Squads
| Squads | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very... (c Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... ) |
MS Dhoni (c Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... & wk Wicket-keeper The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike... ) |
Mahela Jayawardene Mahela Jayawardene Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene , known as Mahela Jayawardene, is the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team. He is a specialist batsman who has a Test average of over 50, and an ODI average in the 30s... (c Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... ) |
| Adam Gilchrist Adam Gilchrist Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national... (wk Wicket-keeper The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike... ) |
Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket... |
Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan, Sinhalese cricketer and the former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a left-handed top-order batsman... (wk Wicket-keeper The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike... ) |
| Nathan Bracken Nathan Bracken Nathan Wade Bracken is a former Australian cricketer. A tall left-arm fast-medium bowler, Bracken is capable of swinging the ball both ways. He has represented Australia in all forms of the game... |
Yuvraj Singh Yuvraj Singh Yuvraj Singh Bhandal is an Indian cricketer, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. He has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008... |
Ishara Amerasinghe Ishara Amerasinghe Merenna Koralage Don Ishara Amerasinghe is a Sri Lankan cricketer who attended Nalanda College Colombo. A right-arm fast-medium bowler with a side-on action, Amerasinghe was named in the 30 man provincial squad for the 2007 World Cup... |
| Stuart Clark Stuart Clark Stuart Rupert Clark is an Australian International cricketer who plays domestic cricket for the New South Wales Blues. He plays as a right-arm fast-medium bowler... |
Virender Sehwag Virender Sehwag Virender Sehwag , affectionately known as Viru, the Nawab of Najafgarh, or the Zen master of modern cricket, is one of the leading batsmen in the Indian cricket team. Sehwag is an aggressive right-handed opening batsman and a part-time right-arm off-spin bowler... |
Tillakaratne Dilshan Tillakaratne Dilshan Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan born October 14, 1976 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka is a Sri Lankan cricketer and captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team since April 2011. He has been a member of the team since November 1999, and was also known as Tuwan Mohammad Dilshan prior to his conversion... |
| Michael Clarke Michael Clarke (cricketer) Michael John Clarke is an Australian cricketer. He was appointed captain of the Test and ODI teams on 30 March 2011. Nicknamed 'Pup', he is a right-handed batsman, and occasional left-arm orthodox spin bowler... |
Dinesh Karthik Dinesh Karthik Krishna Kumar Dinesh Karthik is a wicketkeeper-batsman who has made his debut for the Indian cricket team in 2004 and has been a regular member of the team for varying periods since then, including a stint in 2007 as a specialist opening batsman and non-wicket-keeper... |
Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Teran Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. An all-rounder, he played for the Sri Lankan cricket team from 1989 to 2011... |
| Brad Haddin | Robin Uthappa Robin Uthappa Robin Venu Uthappa is an Indian cricketer. His father is Venu Uthappa, an international hockey referee from Kodagu, Karnataka, mother Roselyn is a home maker and hails from Kozhikode, Kerala and his sister Sharon is a business owner. He studied at St. Joseph's Boys High School, Bangalore... |
Chamara Kapugedera Chamara Kapugedera Chamara Kantha Kapugedera is a Sri Lankan cricketer.Kapugedera made his first-class debut in a match for Sri Lanka A and in domestic cricket, he plays for Colombo Cricket Club.... |
| Matthew Hayden Matthew Hayden Matthew Lawrence Hayden AM is a former Australian cricketer, and was signed to the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL until the 2010 season. Hayden is a powerful and aggressive left-handed opening batsman, known for his ability to score quickly at both Test and one day levels.Hayden holds the record... |
Gautam Gambhir Gautam Gambhir Gautam Gambhir is an Indian cricketer, a batsman. He has been a member of the Indian national cricket team since 2003 and 2004... |
Nuwan Kulasekara Nuwan Kulasekara Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He was educated at the Bandaranayake College-Gampaha. He is principally a fast-medium bowler.... |
| Brad Hogg Brad Hogg George Bradley "Brad" Hogg , is an Australian cricketer currently listed with the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League. He is a left-arm chinaman bowler, and a capable lower-order left-handed batsman, as well as an excellent fielder.... |
Suresh Raina | Farveez Maharoof Farveez Maharoof Mohamed Farveez Maharoof is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He first made his impression in the 2004 U19 World Cup in which he captained the Sri Lankan team. He enjoyed a prolific school career for Wesley College, with a highest score of 243 and best bowling figures of 8 for 20. An all-rounder, he made... |
| James Hopes James Hopes James Redfern Hopes is an Australian cricketer. Hopes plays domestic cricket for Queensland and for Delhi Dare Devils in the Indian Premier League, he has represented Australia in One Day International and Twenty20 cricket.A medium pacer whose aggressive batting has been shuffled around the... |
Rohit Sharma Rohit Sharma Rohit Gurunath Sharma[ Marathi : रोहित गुरुनाथ शर्मा Telugu: రోహిత్ గురునాథ్ శర్మ] is an Indian cricketer. Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm offbreak bowler. Having started his international playing career at the age of 20, Sharma quickly exhibited his... |
Lasith Malinga Lasith Malinga Separamadu Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a fast bowler with a rare round-arm action, sometimes referred to as a sling action, which leads to his nickname, "Slinga Malinga"... |
| Michael Hussey Michael Hussey Michael Edward Killeen Hussey is an Australian cricketer, a left-handed specialist batsman. Hussey is also widely known by his nickname Mr Cricket. Hussey was a relative latecomer to both the one-day international and Test Australian teams, debuting at 28 and 30 years of age in the respective... |
Irfan Pathan Irfan Pathan Irfan Pathan is an Indian cricketer who made his debut for India in late-2003 and was a core member of the national team until a decline in form set in during 2006, forcing him out of the team... |
Muttiah Muralitharan Muttiah Muralitharan Muttiah Muralitharan , often referred to as Murali, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002... |
| Mitchell Johnson Mitchell Johnson (cricketer) Mitchell Guy Johnson is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman. He was awarded the International Cricket Council's 2009 "Cricketer of the Year" award, the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy.-Career:... |
Praveen Kumar Praveen Kumar Praveen Kumar is an Indian swing bowler who bowls medium pace. In first class cricket, he plays for Uttar Pradesh. He relies on his ability to swing the ball both ways along with line and length. He is most effective when given the new ball. Kumar is also considered as a pinch hitter with the bat... |
Dilruwan Perera Dilruwan Perera Mahawaduge Dilruwan Kamalaneth Perera is a Sri Lankan first class cricketer. He plays for the Panadura Sports Club and also represents Sri Lanka A. An allrounder, Perera is a right-arm offbreak bowler and right-handed batsman and has made the double of 200 wickets and 2000 first class runs... |
| Brett Lee Brett Lee Brett Lee is an Australian cricketer.After breaking into the Australian Test team, Lee was recognised as one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket... |
Munaf Patel Munaf Patel Munaf Musa Patel Urdu:مناف موسی پٹیل is an Indian cricketer who has also played for the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy and Gujarat, Mumbai cricket team and Maharashtra cricket team.... |
Chamara Silva Chamara Silva Lindamlilage Prageeth Chamara Silva is a Sri Lankan cricketer... |
| Andrew Symonds Andrew Symonds Andrew Symonds is a former Australian cricket team all-rounder. A two-time World Cup winner, Symonds is a right-handed middle order batsman and alternates between medium pace and off-spin bowling.... |
Ishant Sharma Ishant Sharma Ishant Sharma is an Indian cricketer. He is a right arm fast medium bowler. He has a high arm delivery action and is not a swinger of the ball but depends a lot on pace and movement off the seam.... |
Upul Tharanga Upul Tharanga Warushavithana Upul Tharanga , commonly known as Upul Tharanga, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman and wicketkeeper.-Early life:Upul Tharanga had his education at Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda... |
| Ashley Noffke Ashley Noffke Ashley Allan Noffke is an Australian cricketer who currently plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League . He previously played cricket for Queensland and Western Australia... |
Sreesanth | Chaminda Vaas Chaminda Vaas Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas , usually known as Chaminda Vaas, is a Sri Lankan cricketer is regarded as the best fast bowler to have come out of the country - he has been described as the 'most penetrative and successful new-ball bowler Sri Lanka have had'... |
| Adam Voges Adam Voges Adam Charles Voges is an Australian cricketer. In domestic cricket, he plays for the Western Warriors. He is a right-hand batsman and part-time left-arm orthodox bowler.-Early career:... |
Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh Plaha , commonly known as Harbhajan Singh, is an Indian cricketer. A specialist bowler, he has the second-highest number of Test wickets by an off spinner, behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan.... |
Chanaka Welegedara Chanaka Welegedara Uda Walawwe Mahim Bandaralage Chanaka Asanka Welegedara, more commonly referred to as Chanaka Welegedara, , is a Sri Lankan international cricketer. A left-arm fast bowler by trade, he has a healthy bowling average in both first-class and List A cricket, in the mid-to-low 20s... |
| Piyush Chawla Piyush Chawla Piyush Pramod Chawla is an Indian cricketer who has played for the India U-19 team and the Central Zone. His Hometown is Moradabad,. He is seen as a leg-spinning allrounder in domestic cricket, but has not fired as a batsman in the One Day International format... |
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| Manoj Tiwary | ||
Note:Ashley Noffke and Adam Voges are standby players.
Full statistics of the tri-series
2007-08 Commonwealth Bank Series statistics
The Commonwealth Bank Series was the name of the One-day International cricket tournament in Australia for the 2007-08 season. It was a tri-nation series between Australia, India and Sri Lanka.- Summary :BattingMost Runs - 421...
Group Stage Table
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| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | T | BP | Points | NRR Net run rate Net Run Rate is a statistic used in the sport of cricket. It is the most commonly used method of separating teams in one-day league competitions, effectively acting as the Cricket equivalent of "goal difference" in football.... |
For | Against |
| 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | +0.769 | 1477/329.3 | 1208/325.2 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.121 | 1184/248.2 | 1250/269.0 | |
| 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.948 | 1167/298.3 | 1370/282.0 | |
Source: Cricinfo
1st Match
India won the toss and elected to bat on what was thought to be a bowlers pitch due to earlier rain and high chance of further showers. Sehwag was bowled early by Bracken off an inside edge. Tendulkar was forced onto the back foot by Lee bowling short, and accidentally hit the stumps with his back foot to be out hit wicket, putting India at 2/26 after 6.3 overs. Gambhir and Rohit Sharma then combined for 65 runs taking advantage of wide and short bowling from debutant Ashley Noffke. Gambhir was dropped twice in the slips off Johnson, but Johnson eventually got him LBW which triggered a middle order collapse. Sharma fine edged Lee through to Gilchrist. Next to go was Tiwary who struggled against the pace of Lee and was clean bowled by a yorker. Uthappa then skied a short ball from Noffke and was caught by Clarke at point. India had lost 4 wickets for just 11 runs, collapsing from 2/92 to 6/102 after 26.1 overs. Dhoni and Pathan tightened up, determined to make sure India bat out the innings and post a competitive score. Rain then stopped the play with India at 6/128 after 36 overs.Play resumed over an hour later, with the match reduced by 5 overs per innings. The Indian batters came out firing, scoring boundaries. Pathan appeared to edge through to Gilchrist but the umpire was unmoved. Ponting then ran out Pathan with a throw from cover leaving India at 7/147 after 38.6 overs. Harbhajan Singh belted 27 from 18 balls, mainly off Bracken, before skying to point off the toe of the bat. Dhoni fell just a few balls previously, trying to hit over cover. Brett Lee claiming both wickets for a 5 wicket haul. Sreesanth tried to steal a third run off the last ball after a miss-field but was easily run-out. India all out for 194 off the full 45 overs. Brett Lee finished with 5 for 29 off 9 overs. Australia was set 196 runs to win via D/L method (since India had batted 36 overs while pacing for 50 overs).
Further rain during the break reduced Australia's innings to 43 overs, with a revised target of 192. Hopes smashed four 4's off the 3rd over (bowled by Pathan) before Gilchrist gloved a hook shot to the keeper. He walked off, without even looking at the umpire who had shaken his head to dismiss the appeal. Yet more rain arrived with the score 1/33 after 4.0 overs. Australia's innings was reduced to 22 overs with the target set to 141 and play resumed again, although everyone expected more rain soon which would cause the match to be abandoned. Hopes was clean bowled by Ishant Sharma and then Ponting edged Sreesanth to 2nd slip, Australia losing 3 for 6 runs to be 3/39 after just 5.2 overs. The rain arrived after 7.2 overs with the score 3/51. With rain falling and not enough time remaining to complete the minimum 20 overs, the match was abandoned as a draw. Both teams were awarded 2 points-a-piece.
2nd Match
India won the toss and elected to bat first, as rain was expected to hit later in the day. Yuvraj SinghYuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh Bhandal is an Indian cricketer, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. He has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008...
was back in Indian side, after missing the first match due to an injury. The openers made a solid start putting on 68 runs in 14.3 overs before Tendulkar was bowled by Malinga. Sehwag was then taken by Amerasinghe. This was followed by the quick loss of both Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma, both to Muralitharan, leaving India in trouble at 4/83 after 20.5 overs. Gambhir and Dhoni then played a solid and defensive game for the next twenty overs before they opened up in the last 10 overs scoring over 100 runs. The hallmark of their partnership was their aggressive running between the wickets. Gambhir brought up his run-a-ball century in just the last over. Vass ended up going for an expensive 0/72 from his ten overs. India finished the innings 4/267 just as rain started to fall. The rain got heavier during the break and continued all night, forcing the match to be abandoned.
3rd Match
Ponting won the toss and elected to bat. Hayden returned from injury to open, he was the first to fall, holing Amerasinghe straight to cover, after a 64 run opening partnership from 79 balls. Ponting edged Vaas to first slip to be out for just 9 runs. Clarke then combined with Gilchrist, who scored a half century before being trapped LBW by Kapugedera. Symonds smashed straight to cover and was taken off Vaas, then Hussey hit straight to point and was also caught. However the wickets only came slowly with Australia at 5-190 after 41.4 overs. Clarke and Hopes finished the innings well after it looked like Australia could stumble to a lower score. Clarke finished not out on 77 from 86 balls, while Hopes belted 34 from 29 balls to help boost Australia to 6/253 from the full 50 overs. Vaas was the best bowler with 2/34 from 10 overs, Amerasinghe also took 2 wickets, but for 66 runs. Australia played tight against Muralitharan, who ended on up 0/42, he was later injured in the field when a ball bounced off his hands and smashed into his teeth.Jayasuriya was first to go for Sri Lanka, dragging Lee onto his stumps. Tharanga fell without improving the score when he edged Bracken to the keeper, Sri Lanka 2-18 from 5.1 overs. Sangakkara came out firing scoring an impressive 42 from just 41 balls before being caught LBW by Bracken. Jayawardene had fallen just before while edging Johnson to the keeper. Silva struggled to score and eventually edged a flipper from Hogg to the keeper managing just 7 runs from 32 balls. Dilshan played wild shots, smashing a huge six before skying a Bracken ball to mid-off. Kapugedera had also edged Bracken to Hayden at first slip, leaving Sri Lanka in tatters at 7/93 after 23.5 overs. Malinga was run-out is unusual circumstances, he grounded the bat behind the crease, but then dropped his bat. The ball hit then stumps before he grounded his feet behind the crease and after he dropped the bat. Ponting then ran-out Vaas after a mix-up with Murali. Murali then went slogging, smashing a six down the ground before being caught at mid-on. Sri Lanka all out for just 125 runs after 31.3 overs. The 128 runs victory was large enough for Australia to earn a series bonus point. Bracken took 5/47. Johnson, Hopes and Hogg all played well, conceding just 9, 15 and 17 runs from 5 or 6 overs each.
4th Match
Australia needed wickets early, but it was Tendulkar scoring early boundaries to get India away to a great run a ball start. Bracken appeared to take Sehwag plumbed LBW on the replays, but it was given not out. A couple of balls later Bracken took Sehwag LBW again and was given out, despite replays showing it would have bounced well over the stumps. The bad umpiring continued when Tendulkar edged through to Gilchrist, but was given not out. Yet another umpiring mistake was made just a couple of balls later when Pathan was given out LBW, replays showing he inside edged, leaving India at 2-54 after 11.2 overs. Next Gambhir, Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh were all caught, India looking shaky at 5-102 are 28.3 overs. Australia's bowling was tight (Clark 1/26 from 10, Johnson 2/24 from 10), but the job of defending such a meager target proved too much. Rohit Sharma (39 from 61) and Dhoni (17 from 54) combined well for a great winning partnership under a lot of pressure. India reached home with 5 wickets and 25 balls to spare.
5th Match
Early rain prevented the start of play, and the match was reduced to 29 overs per side when Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to put India in to bat. After a run-a-ball start, both Sehwag and Tendulkar were caught at third man while playing aggressive shots, India 2/49 after 8.2 overs. Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir combined for 64 runs off 70 balls, before Gambhir was run out backing up. Sharma and Dhoni then teamed up for an impressive 68 from just 46 balls before Dhoni was also run out, India 4-181 off 27.4 overs. Yuvraj Singh chipped a ball to extra cover and India finished up 5/195 after the full 29 overs. Maharoof was the only bowler to go for less than 1 run per ball achieving 1/33 from 6 overs. Malinga was the most expensive going for 45 runs from 6 overs.Jayasuriya got Sri Lanka away to an explosive start, smashing 2 sixes in the 3rd over off Sreesanth. 22 runs were scored in that over alone. Jayasuriya reached 27 runs from just 12 balls before gloving a pull shot to the keeper, Sri Lanka 1/45 after just 3.5 overs. Sangakkara was caught of Harbhajan Singh a few overs later. Dilshan (63* runs from 59 balls) and Jayawardene (36* from 35 balls) combined for an 85-run partnership to steer Sri Lanka to a comfortable 8 wicket victory with 2 overs to spare. Sreesanth ended up going for 48 runs off just 18 deliveries. Singh was the only bowler to go for under a run a ball taking 1/15 from 4 overs. Sri Lanka scored at more than 8 runs per over and lost just two wickets in completing their first victory of the series.
6th Match
Australia won the toss and elected to bat, the out field was fast and scores were expected to be around 280+. Hayden was lost early edging to square leg. Ponting got a run-a-ball 25 before yet again edging a defensive shot to slips. Gilchrist and Clarke combined for a 105 runs before Clarke was stumped after missing a Murili Delivery. Symonds edged through to the keeper in the next over and then Gilly brought up his century. He skied a pull shot to cover to finish on 118, Australia 5-206 after 43.2 overs, a slower than expected run-rate. Hussey and Hopes both got out after skying shots and the tail fell only managing to add a few runs, Australia all out for just 236 runs. Vaas bowled all of his 10 overs early taking 1/35, and Malinga took 4/47 from 9.4 overs.Dilshan and Jayasuriya got off to an explosive start scoring 29 runs from the first 3 overs before Jayasuriya was caught in the deep. Johnson then bowled Dilshan with help of a slight inside edge. Jayawardene kept the runs flowing but edged straight to first slip, and Silva was caught specularly by Symonds, SriLanka 4-76 off 14 overs. Kapugedera tried to support Sangakkara but was caught playing a shot after managing a slow 29 from 60 balls. Maharoof tried to do the same and was also caught out. Vass was out first ball when he toed his first delivery straight into the air. The tail was then cleaned up leaving Sangakkara stranded on 80 until falling to a yorker from Brett Lee. A disappointing run chase by Sri Lanka, all out for just 173 runs, giving Australia a win by 63 runs and earning them another bonus point. Johnson took 3/29 from 10 and Bracken took 3/21 from 8 overs.
7th Match
Australia won the toss and elected to bat. Sharma bowled Gilchrist and then Ponting was caught at point. Hayden was then caught behind off Pathan and then Symonds was caught out also, Australia in trouble at 4-50 off 15.4 overs. Hussey was out quickly also and Hopes was stumped when he dropped his bat bringing Australia to 6-112 after 30 overs. Clarke and Hogg combined for an important 72 run partnership before both of them and Bracken were taken in 2 overs. Australia limping home with just 203 runs. Pathan took 4/41 from 10 overs and Sharma was very good taking 2/32 from 9 overs.Tendulkar was out LBW to Bracken on a ball that looked a little high to take the stumps, India 1-20 from 4.4 overs. Pathan and Gambhir looked to steady before Gambhir, Pathan and Sharma all fell in just 4 runs, Hopes picking up two of the wickets. In trouble at 4-59 after 15.1 overs Dhoni and Singh combined until Singh was caught in the deep trying to smash Hogg for six. Dhoni was injured and had to a have a runner provided whom was runout by Hayden. Uthappa tried to find boundaries after he was 9 from just 30 balls, but fell after edging to Gilchrist after Harbhajan had skied bounced off his glove to also be caught out. This left Sreesanth, Sharma and Patel with 53 runs to get off 73 balls. The task was far too great for the tail who had almost no batting experience, India all out for 153, the score so low that Australia achieved their 3rd bonus point. Gilchrist was involved in 5 dismissals, Johnson took 3 for 42 and Bracken was very tidy with 2/21 from 7.2. Hopes was also impressive with 2/16 from just 6 overs.
8th Match
The toss was won by Jayawardene, who elected to bat first and found himself in the middle quicker than expected as Sri Lanka lost two early wickets. Patel got Dilshan to edge to the keeper on just the 4th ball. Jayasuriya was then run out backing up at the non-strickers end when a straight drive from Sangakkara clipped the finger of the bowler before hitting the stumps. Sri Lanka were in early trouble at 6/2 ain the third over. Sangakkara and Jayawardene then built a massive partnership of 159 runs and Sangakkara went on to scored a century . Amazingly Jayawardene was then dismissed in the same way as Jayasuriya again from a Sangakkara straight drive deflecting off the bowler. Kapugedera want run out a few overs later after a mix-up putting Sri Lanka at 161/4 after 38.4 overs. Sangakkara was eventually out for 128 runs caught in the deep, and Silva also lost his wicket late trying for late runs. Sri Lanka 238/6 from the full 50 overs.The run chase started badly for India when Tendulkar was bowled in the second over by Malinga. The poor start continued with two successive wickets which turned Indian score to 35/3 in 12th over. Yuvraj Singh's innings of 76 in 70 balls, however, put the Indian side back on track. He partnered first with Rohit Sharma and later with captain Dhoni to bring victory in sight. Sri Lanka managed to make their way back in the match by snapping 3 quick wickets. But a patient Dhoni, with his haul right till the end, made sure India won with just 5 balls remaining.
9th Match
Sri Lanka won the toss and sent Australia into bat, hoping to take advantage of the DL system by expecting later rain which should help Sri Lanka if they keep Australia to a low score and don't lose early wickets. Australia's top order continued its poor form to fall to 5-54 after 21.1 overs. Clarke and Hussey combined for a 90 run partnership but all batsmen struggled to achieve any high run rate, Australia finishing just 7/184 after the full 50 overs.With rain expected Sri Lanka didn't need early wickets to fall, but two quick wickets saw Sri Lanka 2/3 after just 3.1 overs. Trying to increase the run-rate just cost more wickets and when the rain fell Sri Lanka were 4/77, some 24 runs behind the DL target. The 24 run win was enough for Australia to earn their 4th bonus point.
10th Match
Australia won the toss and elected to bat on a good batting pitch. Gilchrist fell early when he inside edged to the keeper, but Hayden and Ponting smashed Australia to 131 after 20.3 overs before Hayden was run-out. Clarke then combined with Ponting but was caught at square-leg, Australia 3-194 after 31.4 overs. Symonds then combined with Ponting, who brought up his century in the their 102 run partnership. Both fell in the dying overs trying to push the score ever higher. Hopes and Lee were both run out on the last 2 balls while backing up. Australia finishing on 317/7, no team has ever chased down such a high total at the SCG.Tendulkar was out LBW to Brett Lee in the first over. The top order collapsed about 8 overs later with Sehwag, Sharma and Singh all edging to be caught behind, India in huge trouble at 51/4 after 10.1 overs, Clarke taking early wickets. Gambhir however scored a century and was well supported by Dhoni, Uthappa, Pathan and Harbhajan Singh. At one point India were 290/7 with 27 needed from 15 balls, but Brett Lee then took the last 3 wickets, India were all out for 299 after 49.1 overs. It was the highest ever score batting second at the SCG.
11th Match
India won the toss and elected to field on a cloudy day. Sri Lankans were bowled out for 179 after 47.1 overs. India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets, scoring 180 losing 3 wickets in 32.2 overs. India secured its place in the finals against Australia.12th Match
Mathew Hayden was dropped from the side for bringing the Australian team into disrepute after making crude comments about Indian bowler Sharma. SriLanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was a good team effort on a difficult pitch to get to 221. Australia were cruising at 0/107 after 14.3 overs with Gilchrist on 83 from 50 balls. But then they lost all 10 wickets for just 101 runs to lose by 14 runs. It was an embrassing display by the top order with Ponting, Clarke, Symonds and Hussey scoring just 6 runs combined. A 35 run 10th wicket stand by Brett Lee and Johnson gave Australia a late chance to win the game, but Jayasuriya bowled Lee with his only delivery of the match. The win was too little too late for Sri Lanka who finish their tour of Australia with a record of 0-2 in tests against Australia, 1-3 in ODI's against Australia, and 1-1-2 in ODI's against India. Sri Lanka will now tour the West Indies in late March, while Australia will go on to play India in the best of 3 final series.1st Final
Australia won the toss and decided to bat. Gilchrist and Ponting fell early and then Australia were in real trouble when Clarke was given out caught behind despite the ball hitting his pads and not his bat, Australia 3/24 after 5.5 overs. Hayden and Symonds combined for a 100 run partnership before they both fell to Harbhajan SinghHarbhajan Singh
Harbhajan Singh Plaha , commonly known as Harbhajan Singh, is an Indian cricketer. A specialist bowler, he has the second-highest number of Test wickets by an off spinner, behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan....
. Hussey helped Australia to bat out the full 50 overs before getting out late. Brett Lee scored an important 17 from 10 balls to push Australia to 8/239 after the full 50 overs.
After a good start by India, Uthappa and Gambhir fell quickly to put India 2/54 after 12.4 overs. Singh fell putting India at 3-87, But Tendulkar and Sharma combined for a great 123 run partnership. Tendulkar got his first century in Australia then Sharma fell to the next ball, India 4/210 after 41.2 overs. Australia's pace attack was totally ineffective with Lee, Johnson and Bracken unable to take any wickets. Dhoni and Tendulkar then batted out the innings easily, India winning their first ever match at the SCG. Tendulkar batted from start to finish and won man of the match with 117 not out. This was Tendulkar's first ODI century in Australia. http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/image/340687.html
2nd Final
India won the toss and elected to bat on a track that looked like it would slow down as the day progresses. India got a good start but lost wickets quickly. Sachin Tendulkar played a composed innings of 91 in 121 balls before being caught by Ponting off a delivery by Clarke in the 40th over which lent India a defendable score of 258.In their chase, Australia lost three early wickets Hayden and Symonds played well for the 4th wicket partnership which ended when Hayden was runout by the Yuvraj Singh / Harbhajan Singh combination in the 26th over. Symonds also got out in the same over (LBW by Harbhajan). Finally, James Hopes played a brilliant 63 to take the match down to the last over. He was the last man out. Praveen Kumar, who was also the MoM, was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 4/46 in 10 overs.