Match report: Aus v Ind – 4th Test, Day 5
First Published : 28 Jan 2012, 12:51
Last Modified : 28 Jan 2012, 12:51
Adelaide, Jan 28: Australia have completed a 4-0 series sweep against India by recording a 298-run victory in the fourth and final Test match here at the Adelaide Oval. The hosts took just 13.4 overs to bowl India out after the visitors resumed their innings at 166, thereby handing the visitors their eighth successive defeat in overseas Tests.
Needing only four wickets to win on Day 5, Ryan Harris had nightwatchman Ishant Sharma (2) edge the ball to wicketkeeper Brad Haddin who completed a regulation catch in just the third over of the morning. Ten deliveries later, Peter Siddle had Wriddhiman Saha (3) caught by Haddin in similar fashion.
Zaheer Khan struck a few lofty shots in his 18-ball cameo of 15 runs but eventually ended up offering a simple catch to David Warner off Ben Hilfenhaus with the Indian score at 193. Eight runs later, Umesh Yadav (5) became the last Indian wicket to fall as he edged a flighted delivery from offspinner Nathan Lyon to Haddin.
Peter Siddle was declared the Man-of-the-match while Michael Clarke was named Man-of-the-Series.
Brief scores:
On Day 5: Australia 1st innings 604/7 decl. in 157.0 overs (Ricky Ponting 221, R Ashwin 3/194) and Australia 2nd innings 167/5 decl. in 46.0 overs (Ricky Ponting 60, R Ashwin 2/73); India 1st innings 272 all out in 95.1 overs (Virat Kohli 116, Peter Siddle 5/49) and India 2nd innings 201 all out in 69.4 overs (Virender Sehwag 62, Nathan Lyon 4/63)
At end of Day 4: Australia 1st innings 604/7 decl. in 157.0 overs (Ricky Ponting 221, R Ashwin 3/194) and Australia 2nd innings 167/5 decl. in 46.0 overs (Ricky Ponting 60, R Ashwin 2/73); India 1st innings 272 all out in 95.1 overs (Virat Kohli 116, Peter Siddle 5/49) and India 2nd innings 166/6 in 56.0 overs (Virender Sehwag 62, Nathan Lyon 3/57)
At end of Day 3: Australia 1st innings 604/7 decl. in 157.0 overs (Ricky Ponting 221, R Ashwin 3/194) and Australia 2nd innings 50/3 in 14.0 overs (David Warner 28, R Ashwin 2/24); India 1st innings 272 all out in 95.1 overs (Virat Kohli 116, Peter Siddle 5/49)
At end of Day 2: Australia 1st innings 604/7 decl. in 157.0 overs (Ricky Ponting 221, R Ashwin 3/194); India 1st innings 61/2 in 21/0 overs (Gautam Gambhir 30*, Peter Siddle 1/13)
At end of Day 1: Australia 1st innings 335/3 in 90.0 overs (Michael Clarke 140*, R Ashwin 2/81)
Man-of-the-match: Peter Siddle for incisive match figures of six for 96, which included five for 49 in the first innings
Man-of-the-series: Australia captain Michael Clarke for scoring 626 runs from six innings at an average of 125.20, which included a triple-ton and a double-ton
