India beat Australia India won by 179 runs - India vs Australia, Australia tour of India, 1st Test Match Summary, Report | ESPNcricinfo.com

result

1st Test, Chennai, Mar 6 - Mar 10 1998, Australia tour of India

India

257 & 418/4d

Australia

(67.5 ov, target 348)328 & 168

India won by 179 runs

player of the match

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar

India

Match centre

India257/10(104.2 overs)1st INNINGS

Navjot Sidhu62 (133)

Nayan Mongia58 (132)

Shane Warne4/85(35)

Gavin Robertson4/72(28.2)

Australia328/10(130.3 overs)1st INNINGS

Ian Healy90 (194)

Mark Waugh66 (130)

Anil Kumble4/103(45)

Venkatapathy Raju3/54(32)

India418/4(107 overs)2nd INNINGS

Sachin Tendulkar*155 (191)

Mohammad Azharuddin64 (89)

Gavin Robertson1/92(27)

Greg Blewett1/35(10)

Australia168/10(67.5 overs)2nd INNINGS

Shane Warne35 (52)

Ian Healy*32 (72)

Anil Kumble4/46(22.5)

Venkatapathy Raju3/31(15)

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Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
MJ Slater	bowled	13	23
MA Taylor	caught	13	42
GS Blewett	caught	5	12
PR Reiffel	caught	8	84
ME Waugh	caught	18	38
SR Waugh	caught	27	71
RT Ponting	lbw	2	7
IA Healy	not out	32	72
SK Warne	caught	35	52
GR Robertson	bowled	0	1
MS Kasprowicz	caught	4	8
Extras	(b 4, lb 3, nb 4)
Total	168(10 wkts; 67.5 ovs)

WKT	RUNS	Players
1st	18	Mark Taylor	Michael Slater
2nd	12	Mark Taylor	Greg Blewett
3rd	1	Mark Taylor	Paul Reiffel
4th	23	Mark Waugh	Paul Reiffel
5th	25	Steve Waugh	Paul Reiffel
6th	12	Steve Waugh	Ricky Ponting
7th	5	Steve Waugh	Ian Healy
8th	57	Ian Healy	Shane Warne
9th	0	Ian Healy	Gavin Robertson
10th	15	Ian Healy	Michael Kasprowicz