India pay back Australia with 4-0 whitewash
Sunday March 24, 2013 07:52:52 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: In a
payback, India whitewashed Australia 4-0 by winning the fourth
Test comprehensively by six wickets with two days to spare to
regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Ferozeshah Kotla here
Sunday.
Set to get 155 runs on a day when 16 wickets crashed for 328 runs
on the notorious Kotla pitch, Cheteshwar Pujara scored more than
half the required runs (82 not out), the most by a batsman in the
Test. He left it to his skipper to make the winning hit.
It is more than a mere revenge for India, who lost four Tests each
in England and Australia on the trot. They have now regained the
confidence to compete at the highest level by recording easily
their best-ever series victory.
India whitewashed their opponent in a four-Test series for the
first time whereas for Australia it is their second 0-4 thrashing.
The last time the Australians lost 0-4 was when Bill Lawry took
them to South Africa in 1970.
Resuming at overnight 266 for eight, the Indian innings lasted 13
balls and the hosts were bowled out for 272. Nathan Lyon returned
with his career-best seven for 94.
The Australian batting collapsed for a second time and Peter
Siddle again rescued them with his second 50 of the match to give
the visitors something to bowl at. Australia had scored 262 in the
first innings.
Siddle, who struck 51 in the first innings, also became the first
No.9 to score a half-century in both innings of a Test.
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja bagged his maiden fifer - five
for 58 and was adjudged the Man of the Match and offie
Ravichandran Ashwin Man of the series for his 29-wicket haul.
India began their chase aggressively, but Murali Vijay (11) was
carried away in his attempt at a reverse sweep and got bowled by
Glenn Maxwell (2/54).
Pujara and Virat Kohli (41) maintained the tempo and were on a
cruise to take the side close to victory, adding 104 runs. They
made batting look easy on a track on which the Australians were
clueless till Nathan Lyon returned to remove Kohli and Sachin
Tendulkar (1) in consecutive overs, both leg before.
Lyon dismissed Tendulkar for the third time in three Tests and
fourth time in six Tests.
As Ajinkya Rahane's (1) forgetful debut ended after he tried to
hit out Maxwell, there was some synthetic excitement with India
still needing 20-odd runs to win. But the writing on the wall was
clear.
Pujara dispelled all doubts by cracking three fours off a Maxwell
over before Dhoni struck the winning boundary.
While Jadeja was busy running through the Australian innings,
another left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha and offie Ravichandran
Ashwin bagged two each from the other end. The cracks grew wider
and every time a ball landed on a crack, it left both the batsmen
and the fielders wondering which ball would deviate.
Jadeja opened his account with Maxwell (8) and tempers frayed when
he got rid of Warner (8) in his next over. Jadeja broke into wild
celebrations even before the umpire had given Warner out. Jadeja
showed Warner the way back to the pavilion.
After the send-off, umpire Aleem Dar, who was standing at square
leg, cautioned Jadeja. Dar called Tendulkar, who in return spoke
to Jadeja, who was also involved in a verbal tussle with Warner
Saturday during India's first innings. Pacer Ishant Sharma was
also cautioned by Dar for his wild gestures after he bowled James
Pattinson (11).
Phil Hughes (6) was the next to go, trapped in front by Ashwin
with a delivery that kept low. Shane Watson (5) was unlucky after
he was castled by Ojha with a delivery that also stayed low.
Cowan became Jadeja's third victim before Steve Smith (18) and
Matthew Wade (19) joined forces to repair the innings with their
53-run stand for the sixth wicket.
Jadeja struck immediately after lunch to remove Smith and Wade
with successive deliveries but was denied a hat-trick by Siddle.
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