Tendulkar and Praveen star in thriller

Mar 04, 2008

With Sachin Tendulkar watchful at the start, Robin Uthappa took the initiative •Getty Images

Tendulkar reached his fifty from 70 balls as India made their best start of the series•AFP

Yuvraj Singh, here launching the ball into the stands, hit a run-a-ball 38 in a partnership of 54 with Tendulkar•AFP

Mahendra Singh Dhoni played some useful shots during his 36 but India faltered at the death•AFP

Australia wobbled early on as Praveen got appreciable swing with the new ball. After having Gilchrist caught behind, he combined with Yuvraj Singh to dismiss Ricky Ponting cheaply•Getty Images

Tendulkar took a painful blow on the shoulder at slip after MS Dhoni failed to glove an outside edge off Matthew Hayden's bat•AFP

Matthew Hayden took control of the partnership and managed a half-century•Getty Images

Harbhajan and the rest couldn't control their joy•Getty Images

Hopes made a fighting 63, but India prevailed by 9 runs•Getty Images

Tendulkar still tried to put away the loose deliveries and soon overtook Uthappa in the scoring rate•Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images

Stuart Clark, the only change in the Australian side, delivered the first breakthrough by dismissing Uthappa•Getty Images

Michael Clarke picked up 3 for 52 to pull Australia back into the contest•Getty Images

India lost their way a bit after Tendulkar's dismissal •Getty Images

Ponting cut a lonely figure as he walked back for 1•Getty Images

There were distractions aplenty at the Gabba as a streaker made an appearance, only to be shoulder barged by Andrew Symonds •AFP

However, he was run out by Harbhajan Singh when going for a single that wasn't on•Getty Images

Michael Hussey hit 44 to keep Australia in with a chance•Getty Images

It was the final edition of the Australian tri-series and also Adam Gilchrist's farewell match for Australia, but India stole the thunder by clinching the CB Series•Getty Images

Tendulkar took a few more risks after crossing his half-century•AFP

A disappointed Tendulkar returns to the pavilion after falling nine runs short of his century •AFP

Praveen Kumar improvised against Brett Lee and managed a boundary. India ended with 258, perhaps 30 short of what they would have ideally wanted•Getty Images

Praveen took the first three wickets to fall, sending back Clarke as well •Getty Images

Symonds was effective with the bat as well, helping Australia stabilise with 42•Getty Images

Symonds' dismissal made it two wickets in quick succession •Getty Images

Sreesanth had him caught behind, and it was left to James Hopes and the tail to do the job•AFP