Vinoo Mankad and Hemu Adhikari's 124-run partnership is IND's highest for the 2nd wicket in Tests, breaking the record of 76 between Merchant and Ramaswami

Dattu Phadkar and Khokhan Sen's 45-run partnership is IND's highest for the 9th wicket in Tests, breaking the record of 18 between Amar Singh and Mushtaq Ali

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Scorecard summary

Australia • 575/8(128 overs)

1st INNINGS

153 (251)

2/107 (33)

99 (216)

1/79 (23)

India • 331/10(123 overs)

1st INNINGS

111 (309)

3/66 (30)

74 (179)

3/103 (36)

India • 67/10(24.2 overs)

2nd INNINGS

17 (44)

3/8 (5.2)

10 (14)

3/17 (5)

Match details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	India tour of Australia
Season	1947/48
Series result	Australia won the 5-match series 4-0
Match number	Test no. 295
Match days	day (6-day match)
Test debut	Doug Ring Len Johnson Sam Loxton
Umpires	Andrew Barlow George Cooper

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India Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
MH Mankad	caught	0	2
CT Sarwate	lbw	10	34
HR Adhikari	caught	17	44
VS Hazare	caught	10	41
DG Phadkar	lbw	0	22
L Amarnath	caught	8	9
Gul Mohammad	caught	4	10
G Kishenchand	caught	0	6
CS Nayudu	caught	0	13
PK Sen	bowled	10	14
CR Rangachari	not out	0	0
Extras	(b 6, lb 1, nb 1)
Total	67(10 wkts; 24.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
RR Lindwall	3	0	9	1	2.25
LJ Johnson	5.2	2	8	3	1.14 (1 nb)
SJE Loxton	4	1	10	1	1.87
WA Johnston	7	0	15	2	1.6
DT Ring	5	1	17	3	2.55

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	0	Vinoo Mankad	Chandu Sarwate
2nd	22	Chandu Sarwate	Hemu Adhikari
3rd	6	Vijay Hazare	Hemu Adhikari
4th	7	Vijay Hazare	Dattu Phadkar
5th	16	Lala Amarnath	Vijay Hazare
6th	0	Lala Amarnath	Gul Mohammad
7th	5	Gul Mohammad	Gogumal Kishenchand
8th	0	C.S. Nayudu	Gul Mohammad
9th	10	C.S. Nayudu	Khokhan Sen
10th	1	Khokhan Sen	Commandur Rangachari

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