AUSTRALIA V INDIA, NAGPUR, 2008

India posted 441 in their first innings, thanks to Sachin Tendulkar’s 109. Debutant spinner Jason Krejza picked 8/215. Australia scored 355 in reply with a ton from Simon Katich (102). India scored 295 in their second dig to set 382-run target. The visitors slumped to a 172-run defeat and lost the series 2-0. Brief scores: India 441 (Tendulkar 109, Ganguly 85 Krejza 8-215) and 295 (Sehwag 92, Watson 4-42, Krejza 4-143) beat Australia 355 (Katich 102, Hussey 90) and 209 (Hayden 77, Harbhajan 4-64).