India-Australia share marks in ODI Tri Series: Statistics
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Brisbane, Australia: February 4, 2008 – One day- ODI in tri series, between Australia and India ended as a draw here on Sunday, both team to share two points each.

Some of the statistical highlights of the first one-dayer played between between India and Australia: 

The Brisbane ODI is the first game between India and Australia in Australia which has failed to produce a result. India have won 6 and Australia 24 out of 31 played in Australia.

Sachin Tendulkar's dismissal as 'hit wicket' is his first in international career. He is only the third Indian player to be dismissed in this way - the first two being Nayan Mongia off Wasim Akram (Pak.) at Sharjah on April 7, 1995 and Anil Kumble off Andre Adams (NZ) at Wellington on 8.1.2003.

Brett Lee (5/27) registered his best bowling performance at Brisbane, surpassing his previous best of 2 for 53 against England on 19.1.2007.

Lee's bowling figures are now the best by an Australian bowler against India at Brisbane, bettering Tom Moody's 3 for 56 on 1.3.1992.  Lee is the only Australian bowler to claim 3 five-wicket hauls against India. No one else from Australia has bagged five wickets in an innings more than once against India. Lee, with three instances of five-wicket in an innings against India has emulated Pakistan's Aaqib Javed's tally of three five-wicket hauls against India. 

 Lee now shares an Australian record for most instances (7) of five wickets in an innings with Glenn McGrath for most five-wicket hauls. Lee's tally of seven five-wicket hauls is exceeded only by Pakistan's Waqar Younis (13) and Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (8). Lee became the first Australian and the fourth bowler to bag five wickets in an innings, joining Ian Bishop (WI) - 5 for 25 against Pakistan on January 9, 1993, Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan) - 5 for 25 against Australia on June 19, 2002 and Andy Cummins (WI) - 5 for 31 against India on 11.1.1992.

The previous best figures by an Australian at Brisbane were 4 for 24 by Glenn McGrath against South Africa on 9.1.1994. 

 Mehandra Singh Dhoni and Irfan Pathan 45-run stand is India's best partnership for the seventh wicket at Brisbane, surpassing the 17 between Sanjay Manjrekar and Kiran More in 1991-92.

Dhoni and Harbhajan put on 42 runs for the eighth wicket, which is India's highest for this wicket-position against Australia, eclipsing the 40 (unbroken) between Chetan Sharma and Manoj Prabhakar at Bangalore in 1989-90 and 40 between Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh at Centurion Park in 2002-03.
 

 

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