India tail earns consolation win
Friday, 19 October 2007
MUMBAI, Oct 18 (BBC): India edged a fluctuating final one-day international by two wickets in Mumbai, as the series ended 4-2 to Australia.
Murali Kartik took 6-27, the best ODI return by a left-arm spinner and three Australia batsmen fell first ball.
Ricky Ponting hit a 63rd one-day fifty as his team mustered 193 all out, but India were soon 8-2 inside four overs.
Robin Uthappa gave them hope with two sixes in a fluent 47, and an unbroken 52 stand between Zaheer Khan and Kartik led them home with four overs to spare.
Zaheer had earlier struck with the first delivery of the match, pitching one on middle stump and moving it in to trap Michael Clarke lbw bang in front.
Umpire Aleem Dar, at the start of his 100th one-day international, had no hesitation in sending Clarke to the pavilion for his second successive golden duck.
India 195-8 (46 ovs) bt Australia 193 (41.3 ovs) by 2 wkts
Murali Kartik took 6-27, the best ODI return by a left-arm spinner and three Australia batsmen fell first ball.
Ricky Ponting hit a 63rd one-day fifty as his team mustered 193 all out, but India were soon 8-2 inside four overs.
Robin Uthappa gave them hope with two sixes in a fluent 47, and an unbroken 52 stand between Zaheer Khan and Kartik led them home with four overs to spare.
Zaheer had earlier struck with the first delivery of the match, pitching one on middle stump and moving it in to trap Michael Clarke lbw bang in front.
Umpire Aleem Dar, at the start of his 100th one-day international, had no hesitation in sending Clarke to the pavilion for his second successive golden duck.
India 195-8 (46 ovs) bt Australia 193 (41.3 ovs) by 2 wkts