Australia restrict India to 170 in key gameAustralia's left-arm pacemen Doug Bollinger Douglas Erwin Bollinger (born July 24, 1981, Baulkham Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian cricketer who currently plays first-class cricket for the New South Wales Blues and Worcestershire. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm fast bowler. and Mitchell Johnson combined to bowl out India for 170 off 48 overs in the crucial sixth one-day international
Bollinger picked 5-35 to equal his career-best figures while Johnson took 3-39 after Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Mahendra Singh Dhoni or MS Dhoni pronunciation (born July 7, 1981 in Ranchi, Jharkhand) is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian Twenty20 and ODI team won the toss and elected to bat at the Nehru stadium. With Australia leading the seven-match series 3-2, India must win this game if they are to draw level with the world champions ahead of the final outing in Mumbai on Wednesday. Ravindra Jadeja top-scored for the home team with a fighting 57 off 103 balls with six fours for his second half-century from nine one-day internationals. The left-handed batsman also put on 48 runs with Dhoni
Dhoni or Doni(Dhivehi: ދޯނި ),(pronounced Dōni)is a multi-purpose sail boat with a motor or lateen sails that is used in the Maldives. (24) and another 74 with Praveen Kumar who hit an unbeaten 51-ball 54 with seven fours and a six to lend respectability re·spect·a·bil·i·ty n. The quality, state, or characteristic of being respectable. Noun 1. respectability - honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation reputability to India's total. The Indians were off to a disastrous start with Johnson striking in the very first over to remove Virender Sehwag Virender Sehwag pronunciation (born 20 October, 1978, in Delhi) also known as "Veeru" is an Indian cricketer (batsman) and member of the Indian national cricket team since 1999 and Gautam Gambhir Gautam Gambhir pronunciation (born 14 October 1981, in Delhi) is an Indian opening batsman. He has been a member of the Indian national cricket team since 2003 (ODIs) and 2004 (Tests). in the space of two balls. Sehwag's off-stump was pegged back by a sharp inswinging delivery from the new-ball bowler while Gambhir too lost his wicket in a similar fashion. Bigger trouble was in store for India when Sachin Tendulkar “Tendulkar” redirects here. For the Marathi writer, see Vijay Tendulkar. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar pronunciation , who struck a brilliant 175 off 141 balls in the fifth one-dayer at Hyderabad, was caught and bowled by Bollinger for 10. Yuvraj Singh (six) lost his wicket to the same bowler in a bizarre fashion, the left-hander playing the ball on to the stumps with his bat as he tried to hit it out of the way. The Indians were reduced to a precarious 27-5 in the ninth over when Suresh Raina Suresh Kumar Raina pronunciation (born 27 November, 1986, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India) is an Indian cricketer from the state of Uttar Pradesh. lobbed Johnson to mid-on but Jadeja and Kumar ensured India crossed the 100-run mark. The injury-hit Australians, missing nine of their regular one-day players due to various niggles, brought back Johnson in place of Ben Hilfenhaus Benjamin William Hilfenhaus (born 15 March, 1983) in Ulverstone, Tasmania, is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian domestic cricket. Hilfenhaus plays club cricket for Tasmania University Cricket Club. in the only change from the side that won the Hyderabad match by three runs. India fielded an unchanged side. Australia need to score at 3.42 runs an over to win the match and the series.
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