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India v Australia 3rd Test

Australia tour of India - 1969 (1969/70) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 28 November 1969

India won by 7 wickets

India won by 7 wickets. Ian Chappell top-scored with 138 for Australia. Ashley Mallett took 6/64.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Australia tour of India - 1969 (1969/70)
Ground
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
Dates
28 November 1969 to 2 December 1969
Toss
Australia, chose to bat
Result
India won by 7 wickets
Captains
Bill Lawry (Australia), Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India)
Umpires
I Gopalakrishnan and S Roy

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 296 all out. Ian Chappell top-scored with 138, and Keith Stackpole made 61. Bishan Bedi took 4 for 71 for India. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the sixth wicket between Ian Chappell and Brian Taber.

India replied with 223 all out. Ashok Mankad top-scored with 97. Ashley Mallett took 6 for 64 for Australia. From 197 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 26 runs, to 223 for 10. Australia led by 73 on first innings.

Australia made 107 all out in their second innings. Bill Lawry top-scored with 49 not out. Bishan Bedi took 5 for 37 for India. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 24 runs, to 24 for 4.

Set 181 to win, India made 181 for 3. Ajit Wadekar top-scored with 91 not out, and Gundappa Viswanath made 44. The innings was built on a 120-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ajit Wadekar and Gundappa Viswanath, 66% of the total.

India won by 7 wickets.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 296 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Keith Stackpolest Farokh Engineer61
Bill Lawrybowled6
Ian Chappellbowled138
Doug Waltersc Eknath Solkar4
Ian Redpathc Bishan Bedi6
Paul Sheahanbowled4
Brian Taberst Farokh Engineer46
Ashley Mallettbowled2
Graham McKenzielbw20
John Gleesonc Eknath Solkar1
Alan Connollynot out4

Extras 4 · Total 296 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Subrata Guha140471
Eknath Solkar111430
Bishan Bedi4215714
Erapalli Prasanna38.491114
Srinivas Venkataraghavan144201

FALL OF WICKETS

1-33 (Bill Lawry), 2-100 (Keith Stackpole), 3-105 (Doug Walters), 4-117 (Ian Redpath), 5-133 (Paul Sheahan), 6-251 (Ian Chappell), 7-260 (Ashley Mallett), 8-283 (Brian Taber), 9-291 (Graham McKenzie), 10-296 (John Gleeson)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBill Lawry and Keith Stackpole33
secondIan Chappell and Keith Stackpole67
thirdIan Chappell and Doug Walters5
fourthIan Redpath and Ian Chappell12
fifthIan Chappell and Paul Sheahan16
sixthIan Chappell and Brian Taber118
seventhBrian Taber and Ashley Mallett9
eighthGraham McKenzie and Brian Taber23
ninthGraham McKenzie and John Gleeson8
tenthAlan Connolly and John Gleeson5
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 223 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Farokh Engineerbowled38
Ashok Mankadc Doug Walters97
Ajit Wadekarc Keith Stackpole22
Gundappa Viswanathbowled29
Srinivas Venkataraghavanc Doug Walters0
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudic Ian Chappell8
Ambar Royc Brian Taber0
Eknath Solkarnot out13
Subrata Guhabowled0
Erapalli Prasannalbw1
Bishan Bedibowled6

Extras 9 · Total 223 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Graham McKenzie124220
Alan Connolly204431
John Gleeson3414622
Ashley Mallett32.310646
Keith Stackpole104231

FALL OF WICKETS

1-85 (Farokh Engineer), 2-124 (Ajit Wadekar), 3-176 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-177 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 5-197 (Ashok Mankad), 6-202 (Ambar Roy), 7-207 (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi), 8-207 (Subrata Guha), 9-208 (Erapalli Prasanna), 10-223 (Bishan Bedi)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstFarokh Engineer and Ashok Mankad85
secondAjit Wadekar and Ashok Mankad39
thirdAshok Mankad and Gundappa Viswanath52
fourthSrinivas Venkataraghavan and Ashok Mankad1
fifthMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Ashok Mankad20
sixthMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Ambar Roy5
seventhMansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Eknath Solkar5
eighthSubrata Guha and Eknath Solkar0
ninthErapalli Prasanna and Eknath Solkar1
tenthBishan Bedi and Eknath Solkar15
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 107 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Keith Stackpolebowled9
Bill Lawrynot out49
Ian Chappellc Eknath Solkar0
Doug Waltersbowled0
Ian Redpathbowled4
Paul Sheahanc Srinivas Venkataraghavan15
Brian Taberc Erapalli Prasanna7
Graham McKenzielbw7
Ashley Mallettc Srinivas Venkataraghavan0
John Gleesonc Gundappa Viswanath1
Alan Connollyc Erapalli Prasanna11

Extras 4 · Total 107 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Subrata Guha2070
Eknath Solkar1100
Bishan Bedi2311375
Erapalli Prasanna24.210425
Srinivas Venkataraghavan82170

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Keith Stackpole), 2-16 (Ian Chappell), 3-16 (Doug Walters), 4-24 (Ian Redpath), 5-61 (Paul Sheahan), 6-81 (Brian Taber), 7-88 (Graham McKenzie), 8-89 (Ashley Mallett), 9-92 (John Gleeson), 10-107 (Alan Connolly)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstBill Lawry and Keith Stackpole15
secondBill Lawry and Ian Chappell1
thirdBill Lawry and Doug Walters0
fourthBill Lawry and Ian Redpath8
fifthBill Lawry and Paul Sheahan37
sixthBill Lawry and Brian Taber20
seventhBill Lawry and Graham McKenzie7
eighthBill Lawry and Ashley Mallett1
ninthBill Lawry and John Gleeson3
tenthBill Lawry and Alan Connolly15
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 181 FOR 3
BatterHow outR
Farokh Engineerc Graham McKenzie6
Ashok Mankadbowled7
Bishan Bedibowled20
Ajit Wadekarnot out91
Gundappa Viswanathnot out44

Did not bat: Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Ambar Roy, Eknath Solkar, Subrata Guha, Erapalli Prasanna

Extras 13 · Total 181 for 3

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Graham McKenzie13.45190
Alan Connolly165351
John Gleeson125240
Ashley Mallett2910602
Keith Stackpole84130
Ian Chappell20170

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Farokh Engineer), 2-18 (Ashok Mankad), 3-61 (Bishan Bedi)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstFarokh Engineer and Ashok Mankad13
secondBishan Bedi and Ashok Mankad5
thirdAjit Wadekar and Bishan Bedi43
fourthAjit Wadekar and Gundappa Viswanath120
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