- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras18 (b 8, lb 6, nb 4)TOTAL257 all out (104.2 Overs, RR: 2.46, 428 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-122 (NR Mongia, 42.3 ov), 2-126 (NS Sidhu, 43.6 ov), 3-130 (SR Tendulkar, 45.5 ov), 4-186 (M Azharuddin, 65.4 ov), 5-195 (SC Ganguly, 70.5 ov), 6-247 (A Kumble, 96.4 ov), 7-248 (J Srinath, 97.2 ov), 8-253 (RK Chauhan, 100.4 ov), 9-257 (R Dravid, 103.4 ov), 10-257 (SLV Raju, 104.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MS Kasprowicz 21 8 44 1 2.09 0 3 PR Reiffel 15 4 27 0 1.80 0 2 SK Warne 35 11 85 4 2.42 0 1 GR Robertson 28.2 4 72 4 2.54 0 0 ME Waugh 1 0 4 0 4.00 0 0 SR Waugh 4 1 11 0 2.75 0 0
05/03Result
1st Test, Australia tour of India at Chennai, Mar 6-10 1998
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328 & 168 (67.5 ov)
Player of the Match
05/03Result
1st Test, Australia tour of India at Chennai, Mar 6-10 1998
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257 & 418/4d -
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328 & 168 (67.5 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras10 (b 1, lb 6, nb 3)TOTAL328 all out (130.3 Overs, RR: 2.51, 517 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (MJ Slater, 9.4 ov), 2-44 (MA Taylor, 24.2 ov), 3-57 (SR Waugh, 27.4 ov), 4-95 (RT Ponting, 41.1 ov), 5-119 (GS Blewett, 50.1 ov), 6-137 (ME Waugh, 55.1 ov), 7-173 (PR Reiffel, 69.2 ov), 8-201 (SK Warne, 79.5 ov), 9-297 (IA Healy, 116.6 ov), 10-328 (GR Robertson, 130.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB J Srinath 17.3 3 46 1 2.62 0 3 Harvinder Singh 11 4 28 1 2.54 0 1 A Kumble 45 10 103 4 2.28 0 1 RK Chauhan 25 3 90 1 3.60 0 1 SLV Raju 32 8 54 3 1.68 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras31 (b 18, lb 6, nb 7)TOTAL418/4d (107 Overs, RR: 3.9, 458 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-43 (NR Mongia, 16.3 ov), 2-115 (NS Sidhu, 42.4 ov), 3-228 (R Dravid, 68.3 ov), 4-355 (M Azharuddin, 95.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MS Kasprowicz 14 6 42 0 3.00 0 1 PR Reiffel 9 1 32 0 3.55 0 2 GR Robertson 27 4 92 1 3.40 0 1 SK Warne 30 7 122 1 4.06 0 2 GS Blewett 10 2 35 1 3.50 0 0 ME Waugh 9 0 44 1 4.88 0 0 SR Waugh 8 0 27 0 3.37 0 1
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras11 (b 4, lb 3, nb 4)TOTAL168 all out (67.5 Overs, RR: 2.47, 260 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (MJ Slater, 8.2 ov), 2-30 (GS Blewett, 12.1 ov), 3-31 (MA Taylor, 14.4 ov), 4-54 (ME Waugh, 26.4 ov), 5-79 (PR Reiffel, 39.1 ov), 6-91 (RT Ponting, 41.6 ov), 7-96 (SR Waugh, 47.4 ov), 8-153 (SK Warne, 64.3 ov), 9-153 (GR Robertson, 64.4 ov), 10-168 (MS Kasprowicz, 67.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB J Srinath 6 4 9 1 1.50 0 0 Harvinder Singh 2 0 9 0 4.50 0 0 RK Chauhan 22 7 66 2 3.00 0 4 A Kumble 22.5 7 46 4 2.01 0 0 SLV Raju 15 4 31 3 2.06 0 0
Match Details
Toss
India , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
India led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
6,7,8,9,10 March 1998 (5-day match)
Test debut
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Fri, 06 Mar - day 1 - India 1st innings 232/5 (R Dravid 42*, A Kumble 19*, 90 ov)
- Sat, 07 Mar - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 193/7 (IA Healy 31*, SK Warne 13*, 74 ov)
- Sun, 08 Mar - day 3 - India 2nd innings 100/1 (NS Sidhu 55*, R Dravid 18*, 34 ov)
- Mon, 09 Mar - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 31/3 (PR Reiffel 0*, 14.4 ov)
- Tue, 10 Mar - day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 168 (67.5 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Lunch: India 200/2 (Tendulkar 50*, Dravid 44*, 62 overs)
- Tea: India 312/3 (Tendulkar 116*, Azharuddin 29*, 88 overs)
- Australia set a target of 348 to win from approximately 107 overs. This was the same target required by India in the Tied Test at the same ground in 1986.
- Lunch: Australia 274/8 (Healy 70*, Robertson 36*, 104 overs)
- Tea: Australia 328 all out.
- The 9th wicket partnership of 96 between IA Healy and GR Robertson set a new record for Australia against India (previous: 87, IWG Johnson and WPA Crawford at Madras, 1956/57).
- Lunch: Australia 17/1 (Taylor 5*, ME Waugh 1*, 12 overs)
- Tea: Australia 95/4 (ME Waugh 39*, 41.1 overs)
- Lunch: India 86/0 (Sidhu 52*, Mongia 32*, 28 overs)
- Tea: India 159/3 (Dravid 10*, Azharuddin 16*, 57 overs)
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