India crush Australia in Mohali to lead

India crush Australia in Mohali to lead series 1-0

New Delhi: India inflicted a massive 320-run defeat on Australia in the second Test to take a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series in Mohali on Tuesday.

Australia, who were left battling to save the Test after being reduced to 58-5 on the fourth day, were bowled out for 195 inside the first session on the final day to slide to one of their worst defeats in the history of Test cricket.

Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin, along with the Australian tail, were left with the task of batting out 90 overs on the final day to deny India a victory, but Zaheer Khan removed Haddin in the first over of the day and followed it up with two wickets in as many deliveries to break the back of Australia's resistance.

Debutant leg-spinner Amit Mishra, whose five-wicket haul in the first innings triggered an Australian collapse, finished off the tail with two wickets to spark off wild celebrations in the Indian camp with their biggest victory in terms of runs in Tests.

India capped off a splendid bowling performance throughout the match with all their bowlers figuring in the wickets column. Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan took three wickets each while Ishant Sharma and Amit Mishra took two apiece.

The Australians, who have been battling retirements for two years, were no match for an Indian outfit brimming with the right mix of young talent and a wealth of experience.

Even their fast bowlers have been outperformed by the Indian duo of Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma, who have tormented the visitors with 21 wickets so far in the series.

The Indians, led by Gautam Gambhir's second Test hundred, galloped at five runs an over before declaring their second innings on 314-3, handing the Australians an improbable target of 516 to win the match.

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Zaheer bowls India to record victory

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Mohali, 5th day


October 21, 2008


India 469 (Ganguly 102, Dhoni 92, Tendulkar 88, Gambhir 67) and 314 for 3 (Gambhir 104, Sehwag 90, Dhoni 68*)

beat

Australia 268 (Watson 78, Hussey 54, Mishra 5-71) and 195 (Clarke 69) by 320 runs

Player of the match MS Dhoni (India)




Zaheer Khan's three early wickets on the fifth day hastened Australia's defeat




It was a match that was never out of India's control. After the tremendous work done over four days, they needed less than a session on the fifth morning to defeat Australia, sealing the Test by 320 runs, their biggest margin of victory in terms of runs ever. Zaheer Khan nipped out three wickets in the space of four deliveries when play started, and though Michael Clarke resisted with 69, it was always going to be a matter of when India would take a 1-0 series lead. In terms of runs, it was Australia's biggest defeat since their 343-run loss to West Indies in Barbados in 1991.
India had reduced Australia to 58 for 5 yesterday, but had to wait 84 runs for their next strike, after which proceedings resembled a bowling alley as Zaheer knocked over the lower order like nine pins. Zaheer was simply unplayable. He struck in the first over of the day, bowling Brad Haddin for 37 with a ripper. It pitched on a length, shaped back in, and took out the middle and off stumps. In his next over, Zaheer struck with his second and third deliveries and found himself on a hat-trick. A leaden-footed Cameron White went for a drive and edged to Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Next ball, Brett Lee had no clue to one pitched fractionally shorter and had his stumps splayed. Three wickets had fallen for three runs.
With nine men around the bat, Mitchell Johnson averted the hat-trick. Zaheer had slowly built up his momentum through the fourth day and struck gold on the fifth morning. He got the ball to move slightly away from the batsmen, and was very accurate. Ishant Sharma achieved movement both ways, evident when Clarke outside-edged towards slip - the ball didn't carry - and later inside-edged towards square leg.
Perhaps significant with two Tests to play, Clarke shrugged off an indifferent tour with a fluent 69. On a pitch with good movement and against bowlers who were on song, he batted with focus and determination. He and Johnson, who batted well for his 26 before popping a return catch to Amit Mishra, added 50. Clarke had been the glue that held a poor Australian innings together, but he was last out when he clipped Mishra - who finished with seven on debut - to midwicket. As the fat lady sang and Punjabi bhangra filled the Mohali air, Dhoni - India's stand-in captain who rarely made a wrong call through the Test - led the charge towards the catcher, Virender Sehwag.
Teams that have a habit of winning know how to seize the momentum and never let it go. Like Australia had done for the last decade and more, India did that very well in Mohali. They were, unquestionably, the superior side in this Test.

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