Australia won by 337 runs

Matthew Hayden is the Man of the Match

Australia vs India 1st Test

Melbourne Cricket Ground

December 26,27,28,29,30, 2007

Toss: Australia (Elected to bat)

Match Result: Australia won by 337 runs

Batting: Australia 1st Innings
Matthew Hayden c R Dravid b Z Khan 124
Phil Jaques st M Dhoni b A Kumble 66
Ricky Ponting (c) b Z Khan 4
Mike Hussey lbw b A Kumble 2
Michael Clarke c VVS Laxman b RP Singh 20
Andrew Symonds c (sub)D Karthik b A Kumble 35
Adam Gilchrist (wk) c S Tendulkar b A Kumble 23
Brad Hogg c R Dravid b Z Khan 17
Brett Lee lbw b A Kumble 0
Mitchell Johnson not out 15
Stuart Clark c H Singh b Z Khan 21

Total : (343 for 10 in 92.4 overs)
Total : 343
Run Rate: 3.70

Bowling India - Innings First
Zaheer Khan : 4 : Wickets
Rudra Pratap : 1 : Wickets
Harbhajan Singh : 0 : Wickets
Saurav Ganguly : 0 : Wickets
Anil Kumble : 5 : Wickets
Sachin Tendulkar : 0 : Wickets

Batting: India 1st Innings
Wasim Jaffer c A Gilchrist b B Lee 4
Rahul Dravid lbw b S Clark 5
VVS Laxman c R Ponting b B Lee 26
Sachin Tendulkar b S Clark 62
Saurav Ganguly b B Hogg 43
Yuvraj Singh c A Gilchrist b S Clark 0
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk) lbw b S Clark 0
Anil Kumble (c) c A Gilchrist b B Lee 27
Harbhajan Singh c M Clarke b B Hogg 2
Zaheer Khan c A Gilchrist b B Lee 11
Rudra Pratap Singh not out 2

Total : (196 for 10 in 71.5 overs)
Total : 196
Run Rate : 2.73

Bowling: Australia - Innings First
Brett Lee : 4 : Wickets
Mitchell Johnson : 0 : Wickets
Andrew Symonds : 0 : Wickets
Stuart Clark : 4 : Wickets
Brad Hogg : 2 : Wickets

Batting: Australia 2nd Innings
Phil Jaques c & b A Kumble 51
Matthew Hayden c S Ganguly b H Singh 47
Ricky Ponting (c) c R Dravid b H Singh 3
Mike Hussey c S Tendulkar b RP Singh 36
Michael Clarke st M Dhoni b A Kumble 73
Andrew Symonds lbw b Z Khan 44
Adam Gilchrist (wk) c RP Singh b H Singh 35
Brad Hogg not out 35
Brett Lee not out 11

Total : (351 for 7 in 88 overs)
Total Runs : 351
Run Rate : 3.99

Bowling India - Innings Second
Zaheer Khan : 1
Rudra Pratap Singh : 1
Anil Kumble : 2
Harbhajan Singh : 3
Sachin Tendulkar : 0

Batting: India 2nd Innings
Rahul Dravid lbw b A Symonds 16
Wasim Jaffer c A Gilchrist b B Lee 15
VVS Laxman c M Clarke b S Clark 42
Sachin Tendulkar c A Gilchrist b B Lee 15
Saurav Ganguly lbw b B Hogg 40
Yuvraj Singh lbw b B Hogg 5
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk) c A Gilchrist b M Johnson 11
Anil Kumble (c) c A Gilchrist b M Johnson 8
Harbhajan Singh run out (M Hussey/B Hogg) 0
Zaheer Khan not out 0
Rudra Pratap Singh b M Johnson 2

Total : (161 for 10 in 74 overs)
Total Runs : 161
Run Rate: 2.18

Bowling: Australia - 2nd innings
Brett Lee : 2 : Wickets
Mitchell Johnson : 3 : Wickets
Stuart Clark : 1 : Wickets
Brad Hogg : 2 : Wickets
Andrew Symonds : 1 : Wickets