player of the match
India
Australia 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burns | c †Pant b Bumrah | 0 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Matthew Wade | c Jadeja b Ashwin | 30 | 39 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 76.92 | ||
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Shubman Gill b Mohammed Siraj | 48 | 132 | 206 | 4 | 0 | 36.36 | ||
| Steven Smith | c Pujara b Ashwin | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Travis Head | c Rahane b Bumrah | 38 | 92 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 41.30 | ||
| Cameron Green | lbw b Mohammed Siraj | 12 | 60 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | ||
| Tim Paine (c)† | c Vihari b Ashwin | 13 | 38 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 34.21 | ||
| Pat Cummins | c Mohammed Siraj b Jadeja | 9 | 33 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 | ||
| Mitchell Starc | c Mohammed Siraj b Bumrah | 7 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 | ||
| Nathan Lyon | lbw b Bumrah | 20 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 117.64 | ||
| Josh Hazlewood | not out | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 400.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 10, nb 3, w 1) | 14 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (72.3 Ov, RR: 2.68, 326 Mts) | 195 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Joe Burns, 4.2 ov), 2-35 (Matthew Wade, 12.5 ov), 3-38 (Steven Smith, 14.3 ov), 4-124 (Travis Head, 41.5 ov), 5-134 (Marnus Labuschagne, 49.3 ov), 6-155 (Cameron Green, 61.4 ov), 7-155 (Tim Paine, 62.6 ov), 8-164 (Mitchell Starc, 67.1 ov), 9-191 (Nathan Lyon, 71.5 ov), 10-195 (Pat Cummins, 72.3 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 16 | 4 | 56 | 4 | 3.50 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Umesh Yadav | 12 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 3.25 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 24 | 7 | 35 | 3 | 1.45 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 5.3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2.72 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 15 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 2.66 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayank Agarwal | lbw b Starc | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Shubman Gill | c †Paine b Cummins | 45 | 65 | 103 | 8 | 0 | 69.23 | ||
| Cheteshwar Pujara | c †Paine b Cummins | 17 | 70 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 24.28 | ||
| Ajinkya Rahane (c) | run out (Labuschagne/†Paine) | 112 | 223 | 359 | 12 | 0 | 50.22 | ||
| Hanuma Vihari | c Smith b Lyon | 21 | 66 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 31.81 | ||
| Rishabh Pant † | c †Paine b Starc | 29 | 40 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 72.50 | ||
| Ravindra Jadeja | c Cummins b Starc | 57 | 159 | 228 | 3 | 0 | 35.84 | ||
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Lyon b Hazlewood | 14 | 42 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Umesh Yadav | c Smith b Lyon | 9 | 19 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 47.36 | ||
| Jasprit Bumrah | c Head b Lyon | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Mohammed Siraj | not out | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 12, lb 6, nb 2, w 2) | 22 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (115.1 Ov, RR: 2.83, 540 Mts) | 326 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Mayank Agarwal, 0.6 ov), 2-61 (Shubman Gill, 21.6 ov), 3-64 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 23.4 ov), 4-116 (Hanuma Vihari, 44.4 ov), 5-173 (Rishabh Pant, 59.1 ov), 6-294 (Ajinkya Rahane, 99.5 ov), 7-306 (Ravindra Jadeja, 106.5 ov), 8-325 (Umesh Yadav, 113.6 ov), 9-325 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 114.4 ov), 10-326 (Jasprit Bumrah, 115.1 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 26 | 5 | 78 | 3 | 3.00 | 118 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 27 | 9 | 80 | 2 | 2.96 | 124 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 23 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 2.04 | 115 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nathan Lyon | 27.1 | 4 | 72 | 3 | 2.65 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Green | 12 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 2.58 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Australia 2nd INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Wade | lbw b Jadeja | 40 | 137 | 188 | 3 | 0 | 29.19 | ||
| Joe Burns | c †Pant b Yadav | 4 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Rahane b Ashwin | 28 | 49 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 | ||
| Steven Smith | b Bumrah | 8 | 30 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 26.66 | ||
| Travis Head | c Agarwal b Mohammed Siraj | 17 | 46 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 36.95 | ||
| Cameron Green | c Jadeja b Mohammed Siraj | 45 | 146 | 175 | 5 | 0 | 30.82 | ||
| Tim Paine (c)† | c †Pant b Jadeja | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | ||
| Pat Cummins | c Agarwal b Bumrah | 22 | 103 | 122 | 1 | 0 | 21.35 | ||
| Mitchell Starc | not out | 14 | 56 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Nathan Lyon | c †Pant b Mohammed Siraj | 3 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | ||
| Josh Hazlewood | b Ashwin | 10 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 47.61 | ||
| Extras | (lb 5, nb 3) | 8 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (103.1 Ov, RR: 1.93, 423 Mts) | 200 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Joe Burns, 3.1 ov), 2-42 (Marnus Labuschagne, 17.5 ov), 3-71 (Steven Smith, 32.2 ov), 4-98 (Matthew Wade, 43.6 ov), 5-98 (Travis Head, 46.1 ov), 6-99 (Tim Paine, 47.4 ov), 7-156 (Pat Cummins, 82.5 ov), 8-177 (Cameron Green, 90.6 ov), 9-185 (Nathan Lyon, 96.4 ov), 10-200 (Josh Hazlewood, 103.1 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 27 | 6 | 54 | 2 | 2.00 | 131 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Umesh Yadav | 3.3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1.42 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 21.3 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 1.72 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 37.1 | 6 | 71 | 2 | 1.91 | 177 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 14 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 2.00 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
India 2nd INNINGS (target: 70 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayank Agarwal | c †Paine b Starc | 5 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Shubman Gill | not out | 35 | 36 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 97.22 | ||
| Cheteshwar Pujara | c Green b Cummins | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | ||
| Ajinkya Rahane (c) | not out | 27 | 40 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 67.50 | ||
| Extras | 0 | ||||||||
| TOTAL | (15.5 Ov, RR: 4.42, 68 Mts) | 70/2 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Mayank Agarwal, 4.2 ov), 2-19 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 5.1 ov) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4.40 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4.66 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.76 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MATCH DETAILS
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Toss | Australia, elected to bat first |
| Series | India tour of AustraliaICC World Test Championship |
| Season | 2020/21 |
| Player Of The Match | Ajinkya Rahane |
| Series result | 4-match series level 1-1 |
| Match number | Test no. 2398 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30 |
| Match days | 26,27,28,29 December 2020 - day (5-day match) |
| Test debut | Mohammed SirajShubman Gill |
| Umpires | Bruce OxenfordPaul Reiffel |
| TV Umpire | Paul Wilson |
| Reserve Umpire | Gerard Abood |
| Match Referee | David Boon |
| Points | India 30, Australia -4 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Sat, 26 Dec - day 1 - India 1st innings 36/1 (Shubman Gill 28*, Cheteshwar Pujara 7*, 11 ov)
Sun, 27 Dec - day 2 - India 1st innings 277/5 (Ajinkya Rahane 104*, Ravindra Jadeja 40*, 91.3 ov)
Mon, 28 Dec - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 133/6 (Cameron Green 17*, Pat Cummins 15*, 66 ov)
Tue, 29 Dec - day 4 - India 2nd innings 70/2 (15.5 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
General
- Australia have been fined four points for slower over-rate.
Day 1
- Australia 1st innings
- Drinks: Australia - 35/2 in 12.5 overs (M Labuschagne 5)
- Over 15.2: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - M Labuschagne (Struck down)
- Australia: 50 runs in 22.4 overs (136 balls), Extras 2
- Over 26.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - M Labuschagne (Upheld)
- Lunch: Australia - 65/3 in 27.0 overs (M Labuschagne 26, TM Head 4)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 117 balls (M Labuschagne 30, TM Head 12, Ex 8)
- Australia: 100 runs in 37.2 overs (224 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: Australia - 117/3 in 40.0 overs (M Labuschagne 39, TM Head 38)
- Over 49.6: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - TD Paine (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Tea: Australia - 136/5 in 52.0 overs (C Green 6, TD Paine 0)
- Australia: 150 runs in 59.5 overs (362 balls), Extras 14
- Over 61.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - C Green (Struck down)
- Drinks: Australia - 177/8 in 70.0 overs (PJ Cummins 8, NM Lyon 7)
- Over 71.5: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - NM Lyon (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Innings Break: Australia - 195/10 in 72.3 overs (JR Hazlewood 4)
- India 1st innings
- Over 0.6: Review by India (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - MA Agarwal (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- End Of Day: India - 36/1 in 11.0 overs (Shubman Gill 28, CA Pujara 7)
Day 2
- Over 11.1: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - CA Pujara (Struck down)
- India: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (89 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (Shubman Gill 39, CA Pujara 10, Ex 1)
- Drinks: India - 64/3 in 23.4 overs (AM Rahane 0)
- Lunch: India - 90/3 in 37.0 overs (AM Rahane 10, GH Vihari 13)
- India: 100 runs in 40.4 overs (245 balls), Extras 9
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 126 balls (AM Rahane 21, GH Vihari 21, Ex 10)
- Drinks: India - 135/4 in 51.0 overs (AM Rahane 33, RR Pant 7)
- India: 150 runs in 52.3 overs (317 balls), Extras 12
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (AM Rahane 22, RR Pant 28, Ex 0)
- AM Rahane: 50 off 111 balls (5 x 4)
- Tea: India - 189/5 in 63.3 overs (AM Rahane 53, RA Jadeja 4)
- Wet Ground: India - 189/5 in 63.3 overs (AM Rahane 53, RA Jadeja 4)
- India: 200 runs in 67.5 overs (409 balls), Extras 20
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (AM Rahane 22, RA Jadeja 20, Ex 8)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- Drinks: India - 236/5 in 81.0 overs (AM Rahane 74, RA Jadeja 30)
- India: 250 runs in 82.6 overs (500 balls), Extras 20
- AM Rahane: 100 off 195 balls (11 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 179 balls (AM Rahane 55, RA Jadeja 37, Ex 8)
- End Of Day: India - 277/5 in 91.3 overs (AM Rahane 104, RA Jadeja 40)
Day 3
- RA Jadeja: 50 off 132 balls (2 x 4)
- India: 300 runs in 103.5 overs (625 balls), Extras 21
- Drinks: India - 306/6 in 105.0 overs (RA Jadeja 57, R Ashwin 4)
- Lunch: India - 326/10 in 115.1 overs (Mohammed Siraj 0)
- Australia 2nd innings
- Over 2.1: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - JA Burns (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 3.1: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - JA Burns (Struck down)
- Drinks: Australia - 28/1 in 13.0 overs (MS Wade 5, M Labuschagne 19)
- Over 14.3: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - M Labuschagne (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 18.1: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - MS Wade (Struck down)
- Australia: 50 runs in 20.1 overs (121 balls), Extras 0
- Tea: Australia - 65/2 in 28.0 overs (MS Wade 27, SPD Smith 6)
- Over 43.6: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - MS Wade (Struck down)
- Drinks: Australia - 98/5 in 46.1 overs (C Green 0)
- Over 47.4: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - TD Paine (Upheld)
- Australia: 100 runs in 47.5 overs (288 balls), Extras 1
- End Of Day: Australia - 133/6 in 66.0 overs (C Green 17, PJ Cummins 15)
Day 4
- Over 75.3: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - PJ Cummins (Struck down)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 191 balls (C Green 27, PJ Cummins 21, Ex 2)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- Australia: 150 runs in 81.2 overs (491 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Australia - 156/7 in 82.5 overs (C Green 33)
- Over 95.6: Review by Australia (Batting), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - MA Starc (Upheld)
- Over 101.6: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - MA Starc (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Australia: 200 runs in 102.2 overs (617 balls), Extras 8
- Lunch: Australia - 200/10 in 103.1 overs (MA Starc 14)
- India 2nd innings
- India: 50 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 0
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (Shubman Gill 24, AM Rahane 26, Ex 0)