India vs Australia, 1st Test at Chennai, Sep 11 1979 - Match Result

RESULT

1st Test, Chennai, September 11 - 16, 1979, Australia tour of India

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Australia

390 & 212/7

India

425

Match drawn

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Australia1st Inn

390/10(143.4 overs)

Allan Border

162 (360)

Dilip Doshi

6/103 (43)

Kim Hughes

100 (204)

Kapil Dev

2/95 (25.4)

India1st Inn

425/10(130.3 overs)

Kapil Dev

83 (74)

Jim Higgs

7/143 (41.3)

Dilip Vengsarkar

65 (77)

Rodney Hogg

2/85 (22)

Australia2nd Inn

212/7(113.4 overs)

Andrew Hilditch

55 (188)

Srinivas Venkataraghavan

3/77 (45)

Allan Border

50 (138)

Dilip Doshi

2/64 (42)

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Match details

GroundMadras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras

TossAustralia, elected to bat first

Series

Australia tour of India

Season1979/80

Series result6-match series level 0-0

Match numberTest no. 855

Match daysday (5-day match)

Test debut

Dilip Doshi

Umpires

Madhav Gothoskar

Swaroop Kishen

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INDIA v AUSTRALIA 1979-80

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