Australia vs India - Match Washed out - 2009 ICC Champions Trophy

The match between Australia and India of the ICC Champions Trophy 2009 has been washout due to rain. Australia won the toss and chose to bat first. They are 234/4 in 42.4 overs when heavy rain stopped the play and the match has to be abandoned. The teams shared a point each. This means that India has to thrash West Indies and hope Australia loses to Pakistan in the other match to qualify for the semi-final. On the other hand, Pakistan already qualified to the semis an Australia either need to win or get a draw in their match against Pakistan to qualify for the Semis.

Australia: 234/4 (42.4 overs); Michael Hussey 67(65), Ricky Ponting 65(88), Tim Paine 56(58), Cameron White 35*(30), Callum Ferguson 2*(8)
Match delayed due to rain
Toss: Australia won the toss and chose to bat first.
Result: Match Abandoned / Washed out.

Match Updates

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Over 42.3: Sharma to continue. Rain stops play at Centurion. Australia are 234/4 in 42.4 overs.
Australia: 234/4 (42.4 overs); Cameron White 35*(30), Callum Ferguson 2*(8), Ishant Sharma 7.4-0-53-1

Over 42: Harbhajan Singh into the attack. 3 runs from the over.
Australia: 233/4 (42 overs); Cameron White 34*(29), Callum Ferguson 2*(5), Harbhajan Singh 9-0-54-0

Over 41: Ishant Sharma comes back into the attack. And he gets the wicket of Hussey the first ball. End of a fine innings by Michael Hussey. 3 runs from the over.
Australia: 230/4 (41 overs); Cameron White 32*(26), Callum Ferguson 1*(3), Michael Hussey 67(65), Ishant Sharma 7-0-52-1

Over 40: Mishra to bowl his ninth over. Cameron White hits a massive six over midwicket boundary off the last ball of the over. 12 runs from the over. Australia are 227/3 after 40 overs.
Australia: 227/3 (40 overs); Michael Hussey 67*(64), Cameron White 30*(23), Amit Mishra 9-0-45-1

Over 39: Nehra to continue. 7 runs from the over.
Australia: 215/3 (38 overs); Michael Hussey 65*(61), Cameron White 22*(20), Ashish Nehra 8-1-38-1

Over 38: Amit Mishra into the attack. Cameron White hits the first delivery for a four. 6 runs from the over.
Australia: 208/3 (38 overs); Michael Hussey 62*(58), Cameron White 18*(17), Amit Mishra 8-0-34-1

Over 37: A chat between Billy Bowden and MS Dhoni.Ashish Nehra to continue. Hussey hits a four off the third ball of the over. 200 comes up for Australia.8 runs from the over.
Australia: 202/3 (37 overs); Michael Hussey 61*(57), Cameron White 13*(12), Ashish Nehra 7-1-31-1

Over 36: Australia take the batting powerplay. Harbhajan Singh to continue. White takes a single off the first ball. White hits a boundary off the fourth ball. 10 runs from the over.
Australia: 194/3 (36 overs); Michael Hussey 55*(54), Cameron White 11*(9), Harbhajan Singh 8-0-51-0

Over 35: Nehra to continue. 4 runs from the over. Australia are 183/3 after 35 overs.
Australia: 183/3 (35 overs); Michael Hussey 54*(52), Cameron White 3*(5), Ashish Nehra 6-1-23-1

Over 34: Harbhajan Singh is back into the attack. 3 runs from the over.
Australia: 179/3 (34 overs); Michael Hussey 52*(49), Cameron White 1*(2), Harbhajan Singh 7-0-40-0

Over 33: Ashish Nehra to continue. Ricky Ponting is run out. Ponting departs for 65(88). Cameron White is the new man in. 50 comes up for Michael Hussey.
Australia: 176/3 (33 overs); Michael Hussey 50*(45), Cameron White 0*(0), Ricky Ponting 65(88), Ashish Nehra 5-1-19-1

Over 32: Praveen Kumar to continue. 4 runs from the over. Australia are 170/2 after 32 overs.
Australia: 170/2 (32 overs); Ricky Ponting 63*(86), Michael Hussey 46*(41), Praveen Kumar 8-0-34-0

Over 31: Ishant Sharma to continue. 8 runs from the over.
Australia: 166/2 (31 overs); Ricky Ponting 61*(82), Michael Hussey 44*(39), Ishant Sharma 6-0-49-0

Over 30: Praveen Kumar to continue. 5 runs from the over. Australia are 158/2 after 30 overs.
Australia: 158/2 (30 overs); Ricky Ponting 55*(79), Michael Hussey 42*(36), Praveen Kumar 7-0-30-0

Over 29: Ishant Sharma to continue. 4 runs from the over. 150 comes up for Australia.
Australia: 153/2 (29 overs); Ricky Ponting 53*(75), Michael Hussey 41*(34), Ishant Sharma 5-0-41-0

Over 28: Praveen Kumar back into the attack. 6 runs from the over.
Australia: 149/2 (28 overs); Ricky Ponting 51*(71), Michael Hussey 39*(32), Praveen Kumar 6-0-26-0

Over 27: Ishant Sharma back into the attack. 7 runs from the over. Ricky Ponting gets his 70th ODI fifty.
Australia: 143/2 (27 overs); Ricky Ponting 50*(68), Michael Hussey 34*(30), Ishant Sharma 4-0-37-0

Over 26: Suresh Raina is into the attack. Rahul Dravid leaves the field and Dinesh Karthik is the substitute fielder. 8 runs from the over.
Australia: 136/2 (26 overs); Ricky Ponting 48*(65), Michael Hussey 29*(26), Suresh Raina 1-0-8-0

Over 25: Mishra to bowl his seventh over. Ricky Ponting gets a double off the first ball of the over. Dhoni places a legslip for Michael Hussey. 6 runs from the over. Australia are 128/2 after 25 overs. The current runrate is 5.12 and Australia are half way through their innings.
Australia: 128/2 (25 overs); Ricky Ponting 46*(63), Michael Hussey 23*(22), Amit Mishra 7-0-28-1

Over 24: Harbhajan Singh to continue. Hussey gets a boundary off the last ball of the over. 8 runs from the over.
Australia: 122/2 (24 overs); Ricky Ponting 41*(58), Michael Hussey 22*(21), Harbhajan Singh 6-0-37-0

Over 23: Mishra to continue. He is 1/19 in 5 overs so far. 3 runs from the over.
Australia: 114/2 (23 overs); Ricky Ponting 39*(56), Michael Hussey 16*(17), Amit Mishra 6-0-22-1

Over 22: Harbhajan Singh to bowl his fifth over. 5 runs from the over. The current runrate is 5.04 runs per over.
Australia: 111/2 (22 overs); Ricky Ponting 38*(53), Michael Hussey 14*(14), Harbhajan Singh 5-0-29-0

Over 21: Mishra to bowl his fifth over. Just a single from the over.
Australia: 106/2 (21 overs); Ricky Ponting 35*(49), Michael Hussey 12*(12), Amit Mishra 5-0-19-1

Over 20: Harbhajan Singh to continue. 6 runs from the over. Australia are 105/2 after 20 overs.
Australia: 105/2 (20 overs); Ricky Ponting 35*(44), Michael Hussey 11*(11), Harbhajan Singh 4-0-24-0

Over 19: Amit Mishra to continue. 6 runs from the over. Australia are 99/2 after 19 overs. The current run rate is 5.21 runs per over.
Australia: 99/2 (19 overs); Ricky Ponting 33*(41), Michael Hussey 7*(8), Amit Mishra 4-0-18-1

Over 18: Harbhajan Singh to continue. 5 runs from the over.
Australia: 93/2 (18 overs); Ricky Ponting 32*(40), Michael Hussey 2*(3), Harbhajan Singh 3-0-18-0

Over 17: Second wicket for India. Mishra gets the wicket of Time Paine. Top edge off Paine's bat is caught by Harbhajan Singh at midwicket. 4 runs and a wicket from the over. Michael Hussey is the new man in.
Australia: 88/2 (17 overs); Ricky Ponting 28*(35), Michael Hussey 1*(2), Tim Paine 56(58), Amit Mishra 3-0-12-1

Players take a drinks break.

Over 16: Harbhajan Singh to continue. 4 runs from the over. Australia are 84/1 after 16 overs.
Australia: 84/1 (16 overs); Tim Paine 54*(55), Ricky Ponting 27*(34), Harbhajan Singh 2-0-13-0

Over 15: Spin from both the ends. Amit Mishra to continue. Last over of the Bowling powerplay. Ponting gets 2 runs off the second delivery. 4 runs from the over.
Australia: 80/1 (15 overs); Tim Paine 52*(52), Ricky Ponting 25*(31), Amit Mishra 2-0-8-0

Over 14: Harbhajan Singh comes into the attack. Ricky Ponting gets a single off the first ball to give strike to Paine, the man in form now. Paine hits a four off the second delivery. Another four off the last delivery gives Tim Paine his second one day fifty. 9 runs from the over.
Australia: 76/1 (14 overs); Tim Paine 51*(51), Ricky Ponting 22*(26), Harbhajan Singh 1-0-9-0

Over 13: Ishant Sharma to bowl his third over. Another four for Paine. This time over midwicket. Paine moves into the forties with another four off the fifth delivery. 9 runs from the over. Ishant Sharma is expensive so far in the match.
Australia: 67/1 (13 overs); Tim Paine 43*(46), Ricky Ponting 21*(25), Ishant Sharma 3-0-30-0

Over 12: Dhoni brings spin attack. Amit Mishra is into the attack. Paine gets a four off the fourth ball. 4 runs from Mishra's first over.
Australia: 58/1 (12 overs); Tim Paine 35*(43), Ricky Ponting 20*(22), Amit Mishra 1-0-4-0

Over 11: Ishant Sharma to continue. India takes the Bowling Powerplay. He has given 16 runs in his first over. Paine gets a single off the first delivery. 2 runs from the fourth ball. 5 runs from the over.
Australia: 54/1 (11 overs); Tim Paine 31*(37), Ricky Ponting 20*(22), Ishant Sharma 2-0-21-0

Over 10: Praveen Kumar to continue. And Ponting hits his first six of the match over long-on. 10 runs from the over. Australia are 49/1 after 10 overs.
Australia: 49/1 (10 overs); Tim Paine 27*(33), Ricky Ponting 19*(20), Praveen Kumar 5-0-20-0

Over 9: Ishant Sharma comes into the attack. Paine hits a four off the third ball of the over. He follows that with a SIX over square-leg boundary. Ponting hits a four off the last ball of the over. 16 runs from the over. Not a good start from Ishant Sharma. Australia are 39/1 after 9 overs.
Australia: 39/1 (9 overs); Tim Paine 25*(29), Ricky Ponting 12*(18), Ishant Sharma 1-0-16-0

Over 8: Praveen Kumar to bowl his fourth over. Paine hits a four off the first ball. That's his first boundary of the innings. 5 runs from the over. The current run rate is 2.87 runs per over.
Australia: 23/1 (8 overs); Tim Paine 14*(24), Ricky Ponting 8*(17), Praveen Kumar 4-0-10-0

Over 7: Ashish Nehra to continue. 4 runs from the over.
Australia: 17/1 (7 overs); Tim Paine 9*(18), Ricky Ponting 8*(17), Ashish Nehra 4-1-13-1

Over 6: Praveen Kumar to continue. A run out chance missed in the over. 2 runs from the over. Australia are 14/1 after 6 overs.
Australia: 14/1 (6 overs); Tim Paine 7*(16), Ricky Ponting 6*(13), Praveen Kumar 3-0-5-0

Over 5: Nehra to continue. Tim Paine gets a single off the first ball of the over again. Ricky Ponting is off the mark with a single. First boundary for Australia as Ponting hits a four off the last ball of the fifth over. Australia are 12/1 after 5 overs.
Australia: 12/1 (5 overs); Tim Paine 6*(13), Ricky Ponting 5*(10), Ashish Nehra 3-1-9-1

Over 4: Praveen Kumar to bowl his second over. Paine gets a single off the first ball. Just a run from the over. Ponting is still on 0.
Australia: 5/1 (4 overs); Tim Paine 4*(10), Ricky Ponting 0*(7), Praveen Kumar 2-0-3-0

Over 3: Ricky Ponting is the new man in. Paine gets a single off the fourth delivery. 2 runs and a wicket from the over.
Australia: 4/1 (3 over); Tim Paine 3*(9), Ricky Ponting 0*(2), Ashish Nehra 2-1-2-1

Over 2.2: Nehra to continue. Paine gets a single off the first delivery. First wicket for India. Shane Watson is out for a duck and is caught by Harbhajan Singh.. Nehra strikes.
Australia: 3/1 (2.2 over); Shane Watson 0(7), Tim Paine 2*(7), Ashish Nehra 1.2-1-1-1

Over 2: Praveen Kumar to share the new ball with Ashish Nehra. First runs for Australia as Praveen Kumar bowls a wide off the second delivery. 2 runs from the over. Australia are 2/0 after 2 overs.
Australia: 2/0 (2 over); Shane Watson 0*(6), Tim Paine 1*(6), Praveen Kumar 1-0-2-0

Over 1: The players are on the field. Ashish Nehra will open the bowling for India. Shane Watson and Tim Paine are the opening batsmen for Australia. A very good start for India. Maiden first over from Ashish Nehra.
Australia: 0/0 (1 over); Shane Watson 0*(6), Tim Paine 0*(0), Ashish Nehra 1-1-0-0

Australia won the toss and chose to bat first.

Teams

Australia team

Shane Watson, Tim Paine, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Callum Ferguson, Cameron White, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle

India team

Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Amit Mishra, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar