3rd test-India beat Australia by 6 wickets to seal series
12:04PM Mon 18 Mar, 2013
India 499 (Dhawan 187, Vijay 153, Siddle 5-71) and 136 for 4 beat Australia 408 (Starc 99, Smith 92) and 223 (Hughes 69) by six wickets
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Long awaited for India, too little and much too late for Australia. MS Dhoni's team completed a six-wicket victory in Mohali and regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-0 with a Test to play, but not before the tourists had made India scrap for every run. Sachin Tendulkar's run-out was engineered purely due to the pressure brought to bear by Peter Siddle and Mitchell Starc, before a few bold strikes by Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja settled matters.
India's victory meant they had won three Tests in a series for the first time since Mohammad Azharuddin's side swept Sri Lanka in as many matches in 1993-94. Australia's defeat meant they had lost the first three matches of a series for the first time since 1988-89, when Allan Border led his developing side to a 3-1 defeat at home to West Indies, a sobering gap of 25 years.
More to follow ...
Tea India 499 and 30 for 0 (Vijay 19*, Pujara 10*) need another 103 to win v Australia 408 and 223 (Hughes 69, Bhuvneshwar 3-31, Jadeja 3-35)
India have made a swift start in their chase of 133 on the final day of the Mohali Test, after staunch late resistance by Australia's final pair. The tourists slid to 179 for 9 in their second innings, with only Phillip Hughes and Brad Haddin offering any kind of prolonged resistance, before Mitchell Starc and Xavier Doherty hung around for 18.1 overs and 44 runs.
Their defiance left India with a teasing task to take a 3-0 lead in the series, and by collecting 30 runs in seven overs to tea M Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara set India well and truly on the path towards another victory.They combined nicely in the absence of Shikhar Dhawan, who has been off the field for the day due to a hand injury.
R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Pragyan Ojha shared the wickets on day five, after Bhuvneshwar Kumar had tilted the match decisively towards India by knocking over Australia's top three on the fourth evening.
Starc's innings followed an admirable 99 on day three, while Doherty demonstrated his impressively correct technique for a No. 11. Their efforts put those of many of the batsmen to considerable shame - David Warner and Moises Henriques in particular.
Before Starc and Doherty, Hughes and Haddin provided the only token barrier for India's bowlers, the former reaching 69 before he was the victim of a questionable lbw shout and the latter making 30 but undone by a perfectly-pitched carrom ball by Ashwin, who now has 22 wickets for the series.
After the back troubles that curtailed his contribution on day four, Michael Clarke came out to bat at No. 6 but was still visibly restricted by the ailment. His dismissal was notable for a desperately tight call on whether or not Jadeja's foot had overstepped.
Hughes and Nathan Lyon resumed with Australia still 16 runs short of making India bat again, and Lyon was to be snapped up, edging Ravindra Jadeja behind, before the deficit was wiped out. Clarke walked to the middle after plenty of back treatment but looked not much more limber for the sleepless night, struggling to use his feet and battling visibly to run between the wickets.
Having made a swift start to his innings on the fourth evening against pace, Hughes again found himself utterly becalmed against spin. In all he spent 35 balls on 53 before a top edged sweep reaped a couple of runs, and he struggled noticeably to regain the momentum of the previous day. Nonetheless, Hughes fought hard, and it was to be his captain who fell next.
Most of Clarke's 18 runs came from legside deflections, and his dismissal would be to a delivery he attempted to work in that direction, only to nudge a thin edge onto pad and up to short leg. Clarke delayed his exit while the umpires checked on a no-ball, and despite scant evidence Jadeja had landed any of his foot behind the line, the dismissal was rubber stamped.
A few minutes later Hughes was following Clarke, given lbw by Aleem Dar to a ball from Ashwin that pitched marginally in line with the stumps but did not straighten enough to be hitting them. It was a poor decision and a rum twist of fortune for Hughes, who had battled so hard after a dire series. Whatever the merits of the call, it now meant Australia's innings was swiftly deteriorating.
Moises Henriques and Peter Siddle did not last long, though the latter at least struck a pair of solid blows before playing down the wrong line at an Ojha delivery that plucked off stump. Starc, Haddin and Doherty were left to attempt a salvage operation, but despite their best efforts it appeared too much damage had been done earlier.
Long awaited for India, too little and much too late for Australia. MS Dhoni's team completed a six-wicket victory in Mohali and regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-0 with a Test to play, but not before the tourists had made India scrap for every run. Sachin Tendulkar's run-out was engineered purely due to the pressure brought to bear by Peter Siddle and Mitchell Starc, before a few bold strikes by Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja settled matters.
India's victory meant they had won three Tests in a series for the first time since Mohammad Azharuddin's side swept Sri Lanka in as many matches in 1993-94. Australia's defeat meant they had lost the first three matches of a series for the first time since 1988-89, when Allan Border led his developing side to a 3-1 defeat at home to West Indies, a sobering gap of 25 years.
More to follow ...
Tea India 499 and 30 for 0 (Vijay 19*, Pujara 10*) need another 103 to win v Australia 408 and 223 (Hughes 69, Bhuvneshwar 3-31, Jadeja 3-35)
India have made a swift start in their chase of 133 on the final day of the Mohali Test, after staunch late resistance by Australia's final pair. The tourists slid to 179 for 9 in their second innings, with only Phillip Hughes and Brad Haddin offering any kind of prolonged resistance, before Mitchell Starc and Xavier Doherty hung around for 18.1 overs and 44 runs.
Their defiance left India with a teasing task to take a 3-0 lead in the series, and by collecting 30 runs in seven overs to tea M Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara set India well and truly on the path towards another victory.They combined nicely in the absence of Shikhar Dhawan, who has been off the field for the day due to a hand injury.
R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Pragyan Ojha shared the wickets on day five, after Bhuvneshwar Kumar had tilted the match decisively towards India by knocking over Australia's top three on the fourth evening.
Starc's innings followed an admirable 99 on day three, while Doherty demonstrated his impressively correct technique for a No. 11. Their efforts put those of many of the batsmen to considerable shame - David Warner and Moises Henriques in particular.
Before Starc and Doherty, Hughes and Haddin provided the only token barrier for India's bowlers, the former reaching 69 before he was the victim of a questionable lbw shout and the latter making 30 but undone by a perfectly-pitched carrom ball by Ashwin, who now has 22 wickets for the series.
After the back troubles that curtailed his contribution on day four, Michael Clarke came out to bat at No. 6 but was still visibly restricted by the ailment. His dismissal was notable for a desperately tight call on whether or not Jadeja's foot had overstepped.
Hughes and Nathan Lyon resumed with Australia still 16 runs short of making India bat again, and Lyon was to be snapped up, edging Ravindra Jadeja behind, before the deficit was wiped out. Clarke walked to the middle after plenty of back treatment but looked not much more limber for the sleepless night, struggling to use his feet and battling visibly to run between the wickets.
Having made a swift start to his innings on the fourth evening against pace, Hughes again found himself utterly becalmed against spin. In all he spent 35 balls on 53 before a top edged sweep reaped a couple of runs, and he struggled noticeably to regain the momentum of the previous day. Nonetheless, Hughes fought hard, and it was to be his captain who fell next.
Most of Clarke's 18 runs came from legside deflections, and his dismissal would be to a delivery he attempted to work in that direction, only to nudge a thin edge onto pad and up to short leg. Clarke delayed his exit while the umpires checked on a no-ball, and despite scant evidence Jadeja had landed any of his foot behind the line, the dismissal was rubber stamped.
A few minutes later Hughes was following Clarke, given lbw by Aleem Dar to a ball from Ashwin that pitched marginally in line with the stumps but did not straighten enough to be hitting them. It was a poor decision and a rum twist of fortune for Hughes, who had battled so hard after a dire series. Whatever the merits of the call, it now meant Australia's innings was swiftly deteriorating.
Moises Henriques and Peter Siddle did not last long, though the latter at least struck a pair of solid blows before playing down the wrong line at an Ojha delivery that plucked off stump. Starc, Haddin and Doherty were left to attempt a salvage operation, but despite their best efforts it appeared too much damage had been done earlier.
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