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India won by 172 runs

India v Australia

Ind Vs Aus, 4th Test at Nagpur- Nov 6-10, 2008

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India win the 4th Test by 172 runs and the Series 2-0! That brings an end to Sourav Ganguly's international career and he is getting a good farewell from the players and the crowd. Thanks for joining us and do come back on the 14th for the 1st ODI between India and England!

Over 50.2: Out LBW! Harbhajan to M Johnson, flatter trajectory delivery, offers no shot around the off stump and takes it on the pad but it is one that went straight on and would have taken the off stump. Aleem Dar gave that out lbw to mark the end of the Test Match.

Over 50.1: No runs. Harbhajan to M Johnson, flatter trajectory delivery, punches it to covers on the backfoot.

Over 49.6: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , full toss, flicks it straight to mid wicket.

Over 49.4: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 49.3: Three runs. Amit Mishra to M Johnson, flighted delivery, sweeps the googly down between the keeper and the leg slip.

Over 49.2: No runs. Amit Mishra to M Johnson, flighted delivery, goes back and turns it to leg slip.

Over 49.1: Single. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, pushes it to point on the backfoot.

Over 48.6: No runs. Harbhajan to M Johnson, flighted delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 48.5: No runs. Harbhajan to M Johnson, flighted delivery, goes back and has to counter quickly as the doosra got big on him.

Over 48.4: Boundary! Harbhajan to M Johnson, flatter trajectory delivery, uses his feet and smacks that against the turn over mid wicket.

Over 48.3: Two runs. Harbhajan to M Johnson, flatter trajectory delivery, swing its across hard towards deep squareleg where Ishant saves the boundary with a dive to his right.

Over 48.2: No runs. Harbhajan to M Johnson, flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot. Bhajji is now bowling from over the stumps.

Over 48.1: No runs. Harbhajan to M Johnson, flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 47.6: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 47.5: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 47.4: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , on the shorter side, drags his backfoot drive to mid on.

Over 47.3: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, pushes it to mid off on the frontfoot.

Over 47.2: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 47.1: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, plays it back to the bowler.

Over 46.6: No runs. Harbhajan to M Johnson, flatter trajectory delivery, drives it back to the bowler who puts in a diving stop to his right.

Over 46.5: No runs. Harbhajan to M Johnson, flighted delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 46.4: No runs. Harbhajan to M Johnson, flighted delivery, turns away sharply off the rough and lands into the hands of Dravid at slip!

Over 46.3: Single. Harbhajan to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and flicks it to deep mid wicket.

Over 46.2: Single. Harbhajan to M Johnson, flatter trajectory delivery, rocks back and smashes it to long off.

Over 46.1: No runs. Harbhajan to M Johnson, flighted delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 45.6: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot. Ganguly is the acting Captain on the field!

Over 45.4: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, defends it off the backfoot. Dhoni has asked Sourav to lead the team now!

Over 45.3: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 45.2: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 45.1: Boundary! Amit Mishra to C White , on the shorter side, cuts it through covers and gives no chance for Tendulkar in his long chase.

Over 44.6: Single. Harbhajan to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and steers the doosra past point.

Over 44.5: Single. Harbhajan to M Johnson, flatter trajectory delivery, drives it comfortably to long off, he can't be a no. 11!

We are just moments away from an Indian victory and more than that the last moments of seeing Sourav Ganguly on the field for India! I am sure he will be getting a good farewell after the match gets over.

Over 44.4: He is Caught! Harbhajan to Brett Lee, flatter trajectory delivery, he is gone, forced to glove that to short leg in his forward defence. Harbhajan got the ball to turn rapidly and also bounce enough to make it awkward for Brett Lee.

Over 44.3: No runs. Harbhajan to Brett Lee, flatter trajectory delivery, almost gets caught at leg slip, just managed to play it with soft hands.

Over 44.2: Single. Harbhajan to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, sweeps it down to fine leg.

Over 44.1: No runs. Harbhajan to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and takes his bottom hand off in his defence to counter the extra bounce.

Over 43.6: Beaten! Amit Mishra to Brett Lee, flatter trajectory delivery, he is beaten by a ripping leg break that turns away quickly from the middle stump line. Lee was trying to defend that on the frontfoot.

Over 43.5: Stumped Out! Amit Mishra to Jason Krejza, flighted delivery, leans forward and looks to play right across the line and against the big leg break. Krejza was trying his shot from outside the off stump and it was inevitable that he failed to make any contact and lost his footing, easy stumping for MSD.

Over 43.4: Single. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, drives it on the frontfoot to covers.

Over 43.3: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump. This one went straight through without spinning away much.

Over 43.2: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, drives it to covers.

Over 43.1: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 42.6: No runs. Harbhajan to Jason Krejza, flatter trajectory delivery, gets forward and the off break hits the pads and lobs into short leg.

Over 42.5: No runs. Harbhajan to Jason Krejza, flatter trajectory delivery, defends it off the backfoot.

Over 42.4: No runs. Harbhajan to Jason Krejza, flatter trajectory delivery, sweeps it nicely down but Sehwag at leg slip stops that bravely.

Over 42.3: No runs. Harbhajan to Jason Krejza, flatter trajectory delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 42.2: No runs. Harbhajan to Jason Krejza, flatter trajectory delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 42.1: No runs. Harbhajan to Jason Krejza, flatter trajectory delivery, tries to defend it off the frontfoot but gets hit on the body because of the extra bounce.

Over 41.3: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 41.2: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 41.1: Single. Amit Mishra to Jason Krejza, flatter trajectory delivery, doesn't pick the googly on the backfoot and just manages to put bat and ball in the last moment to get it towards point.

Over 40.6: No runs. Harbhajan to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, tries to sweep it but the ball gets a touch big on him to hit the body.

Over 40.5: No runs. Harbhajan to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, defends the doosra off the backfoot.

Over 40.4: Beaten! Harbhajan to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, plays for the off break on the frontfoot and is beaten by the doosra that turns away!

Over 40.3: Boundary! Harbhajan to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, sweeps it hard on the ground and comfortably beats Ishant at deep squareleg who didn't pick the shot early.

Over 40.2: No runs. Harbhajan to C White , flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 40.1: No runs. Harbhajan to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and pushes it back to Harbhajan.

Over 39.6: No runs. Amit Mishra to Jason Krejza, flatter trajectory delivery, didn't pick the googly which turns back and hit his glove while trying to go back and defend.

Over 39.5: Two runs. Amit Mishra to Jason Krejza, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and works it past mid wicket for a couple.

Over 39.4: No runs. Amit Mishra to Jason Krejza, flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 39.3: No runs. Amit Mishra to Jason Krejza, flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 39.2: No runs. Amit Mishra to Jason Krejza, flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 39.1: Single. Amit Mishra to C White , on the shorter side, knocks it down to long off on the backfoot.

Over 38.6: No runs. Harbhajan to Jason Krejza, flatter trajectory delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump. That was a top spinner that kicked off wickedly.

Over 38.5: No runs. Harbhajan to Jason Krejza, flatter trajectory delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 38.4: He is Caught! Harbhajan to S Watson, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and tries to play a forcing cut shot but he can only nick that behind as Harbhajan gets a bit of extra bounce. Good catch from MS Dhoni.

Over 38.3: No runs. Harbhajan to S Watson, flatter trajectory delivery, defends it off the backfoot.

Over 38.2: Single. Harbhajan to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, paddles it around the corner to fine leg.

Over 38.1: No runs. Harbhajan to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, defends it off the backfoot. Harbhajan has replaced Sehwag.

Over 37.6: No runs. Amit Mishra to S Watson, on the shorter side, rocks back and drives it to short covers.

Over 37.5: No runs. Amit Mishra to S Watson, flighted delivery, goes back instead of coming forward to defend, just got his bat down in time.

Over 37.4: Single. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, drives it square of the wicket on the off side.

Over 37.3: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 37.2: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, drives it back to the bowler on the backfoot.

Over 37.1: Two runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, whips it down to fine leg on the backfoot.

Change of ends for Amit Mishra, he replaces Harbhajan.

Over 36.6: No runs. V Sehwag to S Watson, flatter trajectory delivery, pushes it straight to covers.

Over 36.5: Single. V Sehwag to C White , flighted delivery, stays in his crease and hoiks it wide of long on.

Over 36.4: No runs. V Sehwag to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and defends that off break.

Over 36.3: Two runs. V Sehwag to C White , flatter trajectory delivery, drags his sweep uppishly towards deep squareleg.

Over 36.2: Three runs. V Sehwag to S Watson, flatter trajectory delivery, nudges it past Dravid at slip on the frontfoot.

Over 36.1: No runs. V Sehwag to S Watson, flighted delivery, drives it on the frontfoot to covers.

Virender Sehwag replaces Amit Mishra from the North End.

Over 34.3: Boundary! Amit Mishra to C White , on the shorter side, whips it on the backfoot towards mid wicket, there is no protection in the deep at all.

Over 32.6: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , flighted delivery, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 32.5: No runs. Amit Mishra to C White , on the shorter side, defends it off the backfoot.

Over 32.4: He is Caught! Amit Mishra to B Haddin , flatter trajectory delivery, comes down the track and drags it straight into the hands of Tendulkar at mid on who takes his 100th catch!!

Over 32.3: No runs. Amit Mishra to B Haddin , flatter trajectory delivery, can't put that across with his flick shot, ball hit the thigh pad.

Over 32.2: No runs. Amit Mishra to B Haddin , flighted delivery, uses his feet and pads it up.

Over 32.1: Single. Amit Mishra to S Watson, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and works it behind square on the onside.

Over 29.4: Single. Harbhajan to B Haddin , flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and flicks it to long on.

Over 29.3: No runs. Harbhajan to B Haddin , quicker and flatter in the air, drives it back to the bowler on the frontfoot.

Over 29.2: Out LBW! Harbhajan to M Hayden, quicker and flatter in the air, strikes the pad with his arm ball, Hayden made the fatal error of shuffling way too across on the backfoot which made the point of impact infront of middle and leg! India are lucky to get a favourable decision from Billy Bowden!

Over 29.1: Boundary! Harbhajan to M Hayden, on the shorter side, easy pickings, Hayden dispatches that to the widish long on boundary with a pull cum flick.

Change of ends for Harbhajan, he replaces Sehwag. Australia needs 232 runs from 63 overs.

Over 28.6: No runs. Amit Mishra to S Watson, flatter trajectory delivery, almost got lbw or bowled by the googly which he didn't pick at all! Watson was trying to go back and drive it through covers and was very lucky to get his bat down in time!

Over 28.5: No runs. Amit Mishra to S Watson, quicker and flatter in the air, pushes it back to the bowler on the frontfoot.

Over 28.4: He is Caught! Amit Mishra to M Hussey, flatter trajectory delivery, big breakthrough! That was a seam-up top spinner from Mishra which draws Hussey forward and kicks off the rough to take the glove and lob safely into Dravid's hands at slip!!

Over 28.3: No runs. Amit Mishra to M Hussey, flatter trajectory delivery, goes for the sweep and gets hit on the pad. Mishra's lbw shout was turned down. Mishra bowled that slightly behind the crease.

Over 28.2: Single. Amit Mishra to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, flicks it to mid wicket for a quick single.

Over 28.1: Single. Amit Mishra to M Hussey, flighted delivery, works it fine to short fine leg. Mishra bowling from round the sticks.

Amit Mishra replaces Harbhajan Singh. Australia need 234 more runs from 64 overs.

Over 27.6: Two runs. V Sehwag to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, smacks it straight down the ground over Sehwag's head and again Ganguly struggles to prevent the second run.

Over 27.5: Sixer! V Sehwag to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, comes down the track and lifts it wide of long on into the stands! That was fabulous!

Over 27.4: Two runs. V Sehwag to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, uses his feet and flicks it to long on where Ganguly can't prevent the second!

Over 27.3: No runs. V Sehwag to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and flicks it to mid wicket.

Over 27.2: No runs. V Sehwag to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, pushes it back to the bowler on the frontfoot.

Over 27.1: No runs. V Sehwag to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, let's that go to the keeper down the leg stump.

Okay the problem the Umpires seem to be having is with the wicket keeper standing outside the legstump.

Over 26.6: 1 Leg Bye. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, tries to flick it across but gets hit on the pad, will steal a leg bye anyway. Dhoni struggled to collect the ball cleanly to affect a run out.

Umpires are not happy with the legside field settings from Dhoni.

Over 26.5: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, quicker and flatter in the air, stays back and smashes it to covers. Bhajji bowling from over the sticks now.

Over 26.4: Boundary! Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, sweeps it along the ground powerfully to the squareleg boundary and bisects two fielders in the deep with lot of power!

Over 26.3: Boundary! Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, sweeps it against the turn over mid wicket.

Over 26.2: Single. Harbhajan to M Hussey, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and flicks it to short fine leg.

Over 26.1: Single. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and flicks it to deep mid wicket.

Over 25.6: No runs. V Sehwag to M Hussey, flatter trajectory delivery, goes for the reverse sweep and cannot connect it from outside the legstump.

Over 25.5: Single. V Sehwag to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, paddles it to an alert Vijay at short fineleg.

Over 25.4: No runs. V Sehwag to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, pushes it back to the bowler.

Over 25.3: No runs. V Sehwag to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, misses out in connecting his flick shot towards fine leg.

Over 25.2: 1 Bye. V Sehwag to M Hussey, flatter trajectory delivery, fails to connect his reverse sweep and Dhoni struggles to stop it but there is a fielder st short fine leg.

Over 25.1: Two runs. V Sehwag to M Hussey, flatter trajectory delivery, superb shot, plays the reverse sweep to put away the outside the leg stump line delivery past point!

Over 24.6: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, plays the reverse sweep but Sehwag gets to the ball quickly at short thirdman to prevent the single. Aus needs 261 more runs from 67 overs.

Over 24.5: Two runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, sweeps it fine down to fine leg for a couple.

Over 24.5: Wide Ball. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump. That one pitched 3 feet outside the off stump and turned away.

Over 24.4: Beaten! Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, goes for the sweep and can't connect it with the ball being a bit too wide and turning away off the rough.

Over 24.3: Single. Harbhajan to M Hussey, flatter trajectory delivery, sweeps that down behind squareleg.

Over 24.2: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hussey, flatter trajectory delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 24.1: Beaten! Harbhajan to M Hussey, flatter trajectory delivery, tries to sweep it down to squareleg but is beaten by the lack of bounce outside the off stump.

Over 23.6: Boundary! V Sehwag to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, comes down the track and plays the pick up shot towards mid wicket for the second boundary of this over. Hayden also gets his fifty!

Over 23.5: Four Byes! V Sehwag to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, let's that go to the keeper down the leg stump. Dhoni can't stop that to his right.

Over 23.4: No runs. V Sehwag to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, flicks it straight to squareleg.

Over 23.3: No runs. V Sehwag to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, uses his feet and tries to go over the top but can't connect it at all and gets hit on the pad.

Over 23.2: No runs. V Sehwag to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, pushes it back to the bowler on the frontfoot. Sehwag bowling from over the sticks.

Over 23.1: No runs. V Sehwag to M Hayden, on the shorter side, drags it back to the bowler on the backfoot. The pitch has been way too slow for the batsmen to play the forcing shots.

Virender Sehwag is going to be introduced into the bowling attack. He replaces Zaheer Khan. The tactics will be simple from Sehwag, he would be looking to bowl it in the rough outside the off stump and let the Aussies take all the risks!

Welcome back to the post lunch session. Australia need another 271 to get from a possible 69 overs!

That's lunch on the final day, the match is very excitingly poised. Can't understand why we could get only 21.3 overs in these two hours! Australia have moved quickly to 111 but have also lost three crucial wickets. They are not stopping from attacking the bowling though, so it makes it really interesting. So they need 271 more runs in the remaining two sessions out of a possible 68 overs. Do join us at 12:10 to see how it goes along.

Over 22.6: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hussey, flatter trajectory delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 22.5: Single. Harbhajan to M Hayden, on the shorter side, cuts it to sweeper covers.

Over 22.4: 1 Bye. Harbhajan to M Hussey, flatter trajectory delivery, goes for the drive and is beaten by the turn, Dhoni couldn't take that cleanly.

Over 22.3: Two runs. Harbhajan to M Hussey, flatter trajectory delivery, bends down and sweeps it fine for a couple. Aus 109/3

Over 22.2: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, sweeps it from outside the off stump to Ishant at deep squareleg.

Over 22.1: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump. This could be the last over before lunch.

Over 21.6: No runs. Zaheer to M Hussey, pitched up delivery, comes down the track and drives it to extra covers.

Over 21.5: No runs. Zaheer to M Hussey, short of length delivery, stays in his crease and cuts it to point.

Over 21.4: Single. Zaheer to M Hayden, pitched up delivery, drags his big shot down the ground to long on. Aus 106/3

Over 21.3: No runs. Zaheer to M Hayden, good length delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump. Aus need 277 more runs to win from 70.3 overs.

Over 21.2: Single. Zaheer to M Hussey, good length delivery, charges down the track and flays it on the up towards point where Sehwag puts in a diving stop to his left.

Over 21.1: Boundary! Zaheer to M Hussey, short of length delivery, gets back and flicks it wide of Ganguly at mid on!

Over 20.6: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, quicker and flatter in the air, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 20.5: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, quicker and flatter in the air, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump. Aus 100/3

Over 20.4: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, quicker and flatter in the air, has to defensively block the yorker.

Over 20.3: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, pushes it to covers.

Over 20.2: Beaten! Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, goes for the sweep but it pitches wide of offstump and turns away.

Over 20.1: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 19.6: No runs. Zaheer to M Hussey, full toss, charges down the track and smacks it straight to extra covers. Aus 100/3 in 20 Ovs.

Over 19.5: Three runs. Zaheer to M Hayden, full toss, whips it to deep mid wicket and it's a long chase for Tendulkar from deep squareleg. That brings up the 100 for Aus.

Over 19.4: Single. Zaheer to M Hussey, pitched up delivery, Hussey comes down the track and drives it straight to point where Sehwag misfields to allow a single.

Over 19.3: Single. Zaheer to M Hayden, walks down the pitch and drags the low full toss to mid on. Aus 96/3.

Over 18.2: Single. Harbhajan to M Hussey, on the shorter side, cuts it to sweeper covers.

Over 18.1: Single. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, and Dravid drops another catch at slip, Hayden went for the reverse sweep and played it straight to Dravid, that was a sharp over head chance!

Over 17.6: No runs. I Sharma to M Hussey, half volley, drives it straight to covers.

Over 17.5: No runs. I Sharma to M Hussey, short and wide, drags his cut to covers. Less than 30 minutes to go for lunch.

Over 17.4: No runs. I Sharma to M Hussey, short of length delivery, drives it to covers on the backfoot.

Over 17.3: Boundary! I Sharma to M Hussey, short of length delivery, that's down the legside and Hussey pulls that down to fine leg.

Over 17.2: No runs. I Sharma to M Hussey, pitched up delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump. Bowling Speed at 136.6 kmph.

Over 17.1: No runs. I Sharma to M Hussey, short of length delivery, defends it on the backfoot and wants to take off for a single but is sent back by Hayden.

Over 16.6: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, stays back and pushes it to short thirdman.

Over 16.5: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, quicker and flatter in the air, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump. That pitches on the edge of the rough and keeps low.

Over 16.4: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 16.3: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 16.2: Single. I Sharma to M Hussey, flighted delivery, drives the half volley pitched in the rough to sweeper covers.

Over 16.1: Single. I Sharma to M Hayden, flighted delivery, smashes that half volley down the ground but can only get a single as there is a fielder at long off.

Over 15.6: No runs. I Sharma to M Hussey, pitched up delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump. Bowling Speed at 138 kmph.

Over 15.5: He is Caught! I Sharma to M Clarke, goodlength delivery, superb stuff from Ishant, the reverse swinging outswinger finds a thin edge. Clarke was in that kind of a mood where he was looking to play at everything to get the runs and a clever Ishant angled in around off stump and got it to swing away in the direction of the shine to find the edge!

Over 15.4: No runs. I Sharma to M Clarke, short of length delivery, gets a bit of an inside edge while trying to steer it down to thirdman. Dhoni has taken off both the slips and has strenghtened the off side.

Over 15.3: Boundary! I Sharma to M Clarke, half volley, drives it uppishly but well in the gap to the wide of mid off.

Over 15.2: No runs. I Sharma to M Clarke, pitched up delivery, flicks the inswinger sweetly but finds short mid wicket.

Over 15.1: Beaten! I Sharma to M Clarke, pitched up delivery, goes for the drive on the up and is beaten by the away swing from Ishant.

Over 14.6: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, great delivery from Bhajji, almost got Hayden out with a yorker length ball. Hayden just managed to get his bat to make the contact.

Over 14.5: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, flicks it to mid on.

Over 14.4: Boundary! Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, that's a great shot, Hayden reverse swept that down to thirdman! That was bowled around middle and leg.

Over 14.3: Three runs. Harbhajan to M Clarke, on the shorter side, goes back and slices it past Ganguly at point.

Over 14.2: No runs. Harbhajan to M Clarke, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and flicks it to short leg.

Over 14.2: No runs. Harbhajan to M Clarke, flatter trajectory delivery, smacks it across the line but finds short mid wicket.

Australia need 311 more runs from 79 overs at 5.07 RPO.

Over 14.1: No runs. I Sharma to M Hayden, pitched up delivery, lovely wristy straight drive for nothing as mid off quickly comes to his left to cut that shot.

Over 13.6: Single. I Sharma to M Clarke, short and wide, cuts it uppishly and the ball lands a couple of bounces towards Sehwag at thirdman.

Over 13.5: No runs. I Sharma to M Clarke, short of length delivery, drives it to mid off on the backfoot without any timing!

Over 13.4: No runs. I Sharma to M Clarke, pitched up delivery, pushes it to covers. The bat handle seems to be turning in Clarke's hands.

Over 13.3: No runs. I Sharma to M Clarke, pitched up delivery, blocks the big inswinger with a straight bat down the ground.

Over 13.2: No runs. I Sharma to M Clarke, pitched up delivery, drives it to mid on. Looks like Ishant has got the ball to start reverse swinging already!

Over 13.1: No runs. I Sharma to M Clarke, pitched up delivery, pushes it back to the bowler.

Over 12.6: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump. That one kicks off the rough and shoots onto the head of Dhoni who just gets his gloves in time!

Over 12.5: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump. Bhajji bowling it on the rough outside the off stump!

Over 12.4: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 12.3: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, flatter trajectory delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump.

Over 12.2: No runs. Harbhajan to M Hayden, quicker and flatter in the air, goes for the cut and nicks it to Dhoni who puts that down!

Over 12.1: Boundary! Harbhajan to M Hayden, on the shorter side, that pitches on the rough but is too short and gets the treatment through a cut shot to the cover boundary.

Australia need 317 to win from 80 overs with 7 wickets in hand. Harbhajan Singh replaces Zaheer Khan.

Drinks Break taken in this very exciting last day's play. Good to see the Aussies going hell for leather and the Indians trying to do the basics right. Unfortunately, Umpire Billy Bowden hasn't got his basics right and has failed to do his duty properly, he had no reason not to give Michael Clarke LBW despite being plumb!

Over 11.6: No runs. I Sharma to M Clarke, short of length delivery, opens the face of the blade and pushes it to point on the backfoot.

Over 11.5: No runs. I Sharma to M Clarke, pitched up delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump. Bowling Speed at 137.2 kmph.

Over 11.4: No runs. I Sharma to M Clarke, half volley, drives it straight to mid off. Bowling Speed at 137 kmph.

Over 11.3: Single. I Sharma to M Hayden, short of length delivery, flicks it on the backfoot to mid on. Singles coming way too easily.

Over 11.2: Single. I Sharma to M Clarke, short of length delivery, drags his backfoot drive to mid on and a quick single stolen.

Over 11.1: Single. I Sharma to M Hayden, pitched up delivery, drags his cover drive to mid on.

Over 10.6: Boundary! Zaheer to M Clarke, pitched up delivery, pushes at it hard and the ball takes the thickish edge of the bat and runs away quickly past Laxman at second slip.

Over 10.5: No runs. Zaheer to M Clarke, pitched up delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump. Bowling Speed at 134.3 kmph.

Over 10.4: Boundary! Zaheer to M Clarke, pitched up delivery, drives away from his body and gets a thickish edge past Laxman at second slip.

Over 10.3: Single. Zaheer to M Hayden, short of length delivery, cuts it to deep point.

Over 10.2: Single. Zaheer to M Clarke, short of length delivery, drops it infront of cover point on the backfoot and an easy single given away by the Indians.

Over 10.1: Single. Zaheer to M Hayden, short and wide, cuts it down to deep point, that one pitched in the rough outside the off stump.

Over 9.6: Single. I Sharma to M Hayden, short of length delivery, flicks it straight to Ganguly at mid on and takes a tight single. Ganguly failed to hit the stumps at the non striker's end.

Over 9.5: No runs. I Sharma to M Hayden, short of length delivery, drives it on the backfoot to extra covers.

Over 9.4: No runs. I Sharma to M Hayden, pitched up delivery, drives it straight to covers.

Over 9.3: Two runs. I Sharma to M Hayden, pitched up delivery, flicks it to the right of Tendulkar at deep squareleg. That brings up the 50 for the Aussies.

Over 9.2: No runs. I Shar