India had a lot to celebrate as Dhoni and Co won the first Test match against Australia. This Series is the annually held Border- Gavaskar Trophy. It has a very rich history. One such historic moment is Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman’s magnificent partnership against Australia in their own backyard. But since this India’s first major Series without the magic of The Wall and Mr. Dependable, the media has given this series the tagline “Asli Test Baaki Hain” and they are indeed true. The new Team India has some very talented young batsmen like Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Suresh Raina and Ajinkya Rahane and bowlers like Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Ishant Sharma. They also have all-rounders like Ravindra Jadeja. Though they do not have much experience, they have pure talent. Australia also has an inexperienced team, with Captain Michael Clarke being the only experienced Test batsman.
Australia won the toss and chose to bat first. Many were surprised by this decision as the Chepauk pitch had a lot of vicious spin and was a rank turner. Dhoni also surprised everyone by bringing the spinners to bowl with the new ball, not the pacers. But it worked like a charm. Ashwin ran straight through the Australian batting order, picking up 7 wickets before Micheal Clarke and Test debutant Moises Henriques put on a good partnership. Clarke scored a controlled 130 while Henriques scored a patient 68 before Henriques succumbed to Ashwin’s and the Chepauk’s dangerous spin. After that Michael Clarke misjudged a short ball by Ashwin and got out Lbw. India wrapped up Australia for 380.
India’s openers Virendra Sehwag and Murali Vijay failed to make an impact. After them Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara put on a brief partnership before Pujara got out on 44. In came the Little Master. Sachin and Kohli weaved their magic together to create a good partnership before Sachin missed out on a 101th hundred when he got out bowled by Nathan Lyon on 81. In came Captain Cool MS Dhoni. Kohli and he put on a solid partnership. In this partnership, Dhoni and kohli kept the runs coming at regular intervals. Kohli registered his 5th Test century and his 2nd against Australia. Then Kohli got out. Ravindra Jadeja did not much an impact. Nor did Ravichandran Ashwin or Harbhajan Singh. Then entered Bhuvaneshwar Kumar. Dhoni kept the runs coming and Kumar ably supported him. They put on a 100-plus partnership. Ironically, Kumar scored around 15 runs while Dhoni did the rest. When Dhoni got out, he was on 224.
In Australia’s second innings, they barely managed to score 188 runs before Henriques and Lyon denied India an innings win. But both succumbed to the vicious spin of the Chepauk.
India needed just 50 runs to win. But again the openers failed. But the Little Master came in and smashed 2 sixes to hand India a comfortable win. Dhoni was adjudged ‘Man Of The Match’ because of his top-class innings and amazing captaincy.
Important Points the Match:
• A dangerously spinning track.
• Ashwin picks up 12 wickets.
• Tendulkar in splendid form, 81 in the 1st and sixes of first 2 balls in the second innings.
• Virat Kohli sizzles; scores 103 runs.
• Dhoni notches up high score and first double – hundred.
• One of the rare Indian matches where spinners have taken all the wickets.
• Michael Clarke’s century in vain as The Men In Blue defeat the “Formidable” Aussies.
Australia won the toss and chose to bat first. Many were surprised by this decision as the Chepauk pitch had a lot of vicious spin and was a rank turner. Dhoni also surprised everyone by bringing the spinners to bowl with the new ball, not the pacers. But it worked like a charm. Ashwin ran straight through the Australian batting order, picking up 7 wickets before Micheal Clarke and Test debutant Moises Henriques put on a good partnership. Clarke scored a controlled 130 while Henriques scored a patient 68 before Henriques succumbed to Ashwin’s and the Chepauk’s dangerous spin. After that Michael Clarke misjudged a short ball by Ashwin and got out Lbw. India wrapped up Australia for 380.
India’s openers Virendra Sehwag and Murali Vijay failed to make an impact. After them Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara put on a brief partnership before Pujara got out on 44. In came the Little Master. Sachin and Kohli weaved their magic together to create a good partnership before Sachin missed out on a 101th hundred when he got out bowled by Nathan Lyon on 81. In came Captain Cool MS Dhoni. Kohli and he put on a solid partnership. In this partnership, Dhoni and kohli kept the runs coming at regular intervals. Kohli registered his 5th Test century and his 2nd against Australia. Then Kohli got out. Ravindra Jadeja did not much an impact. Nor did Ravichandran Ashwin or Harbhajan Singh. Then entered Bhuvaneshwar Kumar. Dhoni kept the runs coming and Kumar ably supported him. They put on a 100-plus partnership. Ironically, Kumar scored around 15 runs while Dhoni did the rest. When Dhoni got out, he was on 224.
In Australia’s second innings, they barely managed to score 188 runs before Henriques and Lyon denied India an innings win. But both succumbed to the vicious spin of the Chepauk.
India needed just 50 runs to win. But again the openers failed. But the Little Master came in and smashed 2 sixes to hand India a comfortable win. Dhoni was adjudged ‘Man Of The Match’ because of his top-class innings and amazing captaincy.
Important Points the Match:
• A dangerously spinning track.
• Ashwin picks up 12 wickets.
• Tendulkar in splendid form, 81 in the 1st and sixes of first 2 balls in the second innings.
• Virat Kohli sizzles; scores 103 runs.
• Dhoni notches up high score and first double – hundred.
• One of the rare Indian matches where spinners have taken all the wickets.
• Michael Clarke’s century in vain as The Men In Blue defeat the “Formidable” Aussies.
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