India vs Australia 1st Test Match Result - India Win by 1 Wicket

VVS Laxman overcame his sore back to become the hero of a nail-biting one-wicket victory for India, who retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in dramatic fashion, on the 5th day of the 1st Test at Mohali. on Tuesday, 5th October 2010. Zaheer Khan best performance by Man of The Match collects a stump after taking his 8 wicket and sealing India win Beat Australia.

Australia were in control. Laxman and Ishant had other ideas, and the rest is history. The great shame is that this is only a two-match series.

India began the day needing 161 runs and for an hour they were cruising, as Tendulkar and Laxman brought the target down with a rapidity that alarmed Ponting.

Match Summary:
Australia 1st Innings 428/all out; 151.4 overs (Watson 124, Paine 92, Khan 5-94)

India 1st Innings 405/all out; 108.1 overs (Tendulkar 98, Raina 86, Johnson 5-64)

Australia 2nd Innings 192/all out; 60.5 overs (Watson 56, Sharma 3-34, Khan 3-43)

India 2nd Innings 216/9 in 58.4 overs (Laxman 73, Hilfenhaus 4-57, Bollinger 3-32)

Toss - Australia, who chose to bat.

Man of the Match - Zaheer Khan (India)

Series - India led the 2-match series 1-0

Result - India won by 1 Wicket.