Ishant sets up five-wicket win

Feb 10, 2008

Sreesanth hit Adam Gilchrist on the pads in the first over of the day and appealed confidently for a leg-before•Getty Images

Matthew Hayden went on the attack as Australia sped to 44 off six overs•Getty Images

Australia slipped further with Ishant continuing to haunt Ricky Ponting, dismissing him yet again ... •Getty Images

They were soon 6 for 92 as Dhoni pulled off a leg-side stumping to dismiss Brad Haddin•Getty Images

Hussey brought up his half-century but was steadily losing partners at the other end•Getty Images

Australia got an early breakthrough when Nathan Bracken trapped Virender Sehwag with one that nipped back in •Getty Images

Lee was dangerous, as he has been all season, and dismissed Gautam Gambhir ... •Getty Images

Yuvraj Singh's poor tour continued, but Rohit calmed the nerves with a patient 39•Getty Images

His appeal was upheld by Rudi Koertzen and Australia were reduced to 1 for 1 after choosing to bat. Koertzen had missed the inside edge on to the pad•Getty Images

Ishant Sharma, who conceded 18 off his second over, came back strongly and dismissed Hayden in his third•Getty Images

... and Michael Clarke followed, flicking a catch to Rohit Sharma at midwicket •Getty Images

Michael Hussey was the only batsman who stood firm, adding 53 for the seventh wicket with Brett Lee•Getty Images

Ishant took the final wicket and finished with excellent figures of 4 for 38. Australia were dismissed for 159 in the 44th over.•Getty Images

Pathan was promoted to No. 3 and he added 36 for the second wicket with Tendulkar•Getty Images

... before pulling off an athletic catch at mid-off to remove Tendulkar•Getty Images

Rohit was involved in an unbroken 58-run stand with Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the sixth wicket which guided India to their first ODI win over Australia in Melbourne in 22 years•Getty Images

Hayden, on 25, edged to Mahendra Singh Dhoni who took a simple catch•Getty Images

Andrew Symonds got one that bounced sharply from Ishant and edged to Dhoni to leave Australia struggling at 5 for 75•Getty Images

Irfan Pathan broke the partnership by having Lee caught by Dhoni•Getty Images

Sachin Tendulkar took the attack to Australia to lead the Indian chase•Getty Images

Mitchell Johnson ended Pathan's innings with one that straightened and hit him in front of the stumps•Getty Images

India faced a few anxious moments when Tendulkar was out for 44 to leave the side at 4 for 89 •Getty Images

A wide from Symonds handed India the winning runs, and top spot in the table•Getty Images