India v Australia 5th Test
Australia tour of India - 1969 (1969/70) · Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chennai · 24 December 1969
Australia won by 77 runs
Australia won by 77 runs. Doug Walters top-scored with 102 for Australia. Erapalli Prasanna took 6/74.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of India - 1969 (1969/70)
- Ground
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (then Madras Cricket Club Ground)
- Dates
- 24 December 1969 to 28 December 1969
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 77 runs
- Captains
- Bill Lawry (Australia), Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (India)
- Debut
- Mohinder Amarnath (India)
- Umpires
- B Satyaji Rao and I Gopalakrishnan
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Mohinder Amarnath's first Test.
Australia batted first and made 258 all out. Doug Walters top-scored with 102. Srinivas Venkataraghavan took 4 for 71 for India. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the fifth wicket between Ian Redpath and Doug Walters.
India replied with 163 for 9. Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi top-scored with 59. Ashley Mallett took 5 for 91 for Australia. Australia led by 95 on first innings.
Australia made 153 all out in their second innings. Ian Redpath top-scored with 63. Erapalli Prasanna took 6 for 74 for India. From 0 for 0 they lost 6 wickets for 24 runs, to 24 for 6.
Set 249 to win, India made 171 all out. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 59, and Ajit Wadekar made 55. Ashley Mallett took 5 for 53 for Australia. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the third wicket between Ajit Wadekar and Gundappa Viswanath, 60% of the total. From 114 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 144 for 7.
Australia won by 77 runs.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 258 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Stackpole | c Eknath Solkar | 37 |
| Bill Lawry | c Bishan Bedi | 33 |
| Ian Chappell | bowled | 4 |
| Doug Walters | c Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 102 |
| Paul Sheahan | c Eknath Solkar | 1 |
| Ian Redpath | c Farokh Engineer | 33 |
| Brian Taber | lbw | 10 |
| Graham McKenzie | lbw | 2 |
| Laurie Mayne | c Chetan Chauhan | 10 |
| Ashley Mallett | not out | 2 |
| Alan Connolly | c Eknath Solkar | 11 |
Extras 13 · Total 258 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohinder Amarnath | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Eknath Solkar | 8.2 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Bishan Bedi | 26 | 10 | 45 | 1 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 40 | 13 | 100 | 4 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 34 | 13 | 71 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-60 (Keith Stackpole), 2-69 (Ian Chappell), 3-78 (Bill Lawry), 4-82 (Paul Sheahan), 5-184 (Ian Redpath), 6-219 (Brian Taber), 7-225 (Graham McKenzie), 8-243 (Doug Walters), 9-245 (Laurie Mayne), 10-258 (Alan Connolly)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bill Lawry and Keith Stackpole | 60 |
| second | Bill Lawry and Ian Chappell | 9 |
| third | Bill Lawry and Doug Walters | 9 |
| fourth | Doug Walters and Paul Sheahan | 4 |
| fifth | Ian Redpath and Doug Walters | 102 |
| sixth | Doug Walters and Brian Taber | 35 |
| seventh | Graham McKenzie and Doug Walters | 6 |
| eighth | Laurie Mayne and Doug Walters | 18 |
| ninth | Laurie Mayne and Ashley Mallett | 2 |
| tenth | Alan Connolly and Ashley Mallett | 13 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 163 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Chetan Chauhan | c Ian Chappell | 19 |
| Ashok Mankad | c Brian Taber | 0 |
| Ajit Wadekar | c Ian Chappell | 12 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | bowled | 6 |
| Farokh Engineer | c Alan Connolly | 32 |
| Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | c Paul Sheahan | 59 |
| Eknath Solkar | c Brian Taber | 11 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | not out | 16 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | run out | 2 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | c Ian Chappell | 0 |
Did not bat: Bishan Bedi
Extras 6 · Total 163 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham McKenzie | 16.4 | 8 | 19 | 2 |
| Laurie Mayne | 7 | 2 | 21 | 1 |
| Alan Connolly | 14 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Ashley Mallett | 25 | 7 | 91 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Ashok Mankad), 2-30 (Ajit Wadekar), 3-33 (Chetan Chauhan), 4-40 (Gundappa Viswanath), 5-96 (Farokh Engineer), 6-128 (Eknath Solkar), 7-158 (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi), 8-163 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 9-163 (Erapalli Prasanna)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Ashok Mankad | 0 |
| second | Ajit Wadekar and Chetan Chauhan | 30 |
| third | Chetan Chauhan and Gundappa Viswanath | 3 |
| fourth | Farokh Engineer and Gundappa Viswanath | 7 |
| fifth | Farokh Engineer and Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | 56 |
| sixth | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Eknath Solkar | 32 |
| seventh | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Mohinder Amarnath | 30 |
| eighth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Mohinder Amarnath | 5 |
| ninth | Erapalli Prasanna and Mohinder Amarnath | 0 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 153 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Stackpole | bowled | 4 |
| Bill Lawry | bowled | 2 |
| Ian Chappell | bowled | 5 |
| Doug Walters | c Eknath Solkar | 1 |
| Ian Redpath | lbw | 63 |
| Paul Sheahan | st Farokh Engineer | 8 |
| Brian Taber | c Eknath Solkar | 0 |
| Graham McKenzie | lbw | 24 |
| Laurie Mayne | c Gundappa Viswanath | 13 |
| Ashley Mallett | not out | 11 |
| Alan Connolly | c Farokh Engineer | 8 |
Extras 14 · Total 153 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohinder Amarnath | 24 | 11 | 31 | 2 |
| Eknath Solkar | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bishan Bedi | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | 31 | 14 | 74 | 6 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 12.5 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Keith Stackpole), 2-12 (Ian Chappell), 3-15 (Doug Walters), 4-16 (Bill Lawry), 5-24 (Paul Sheahan), 6-24 (Brian Taber), 7-57 (Graham McKenzie), 8-107 (Laurie Mayne), 9-140 (Ian Redpath), 10-153 (Alan Connolly)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bill Lawry and Keith Stackpole | 4 |
| second | Bill Lawry and Ian Chappell | 8 |
| third | Bill Lawry and Doug Walters | 3 |
| fourth | Bill Lawry and Ian Redpath | 1 |
| fifth | Ian Redpath and Paul Sheahan | 8 |
| sixth | Ian Redpath and Brian Taber | 0 |
| seventh | Graham McKenzie and Ian Redpath | 33 |
| eighth | Ian Redpath and Laurie Mayne | 50 |
| ninth | Ian Redpath and Ashley Mallett | 33 |
| tenth | Alan Connolly and Ashley Mallett | 13 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 171 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Chetan Chauhan | c Ian Redpath | 1 |
| Ashok Mankad | c Ian Redpath | 10 |
| Ajit Wadekar | c Keith Stackpole | 55 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Ian Redpath | 59 |
| Farokh Engineer | c Graham McKenzie | 3 |
| Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi | c Ian Chappell | 4 |
| Eknath Solkar | c Ashley Mallett | 12 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | c Brian Taber | 0 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | bowled | 13 |
| Erapalli Prasanna | c Graham McKenzie | 5 |
| Bishan Bedi | not out | 0 |
Extras 9 · Total 171 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham McKenzie | 24 | 9 | 45 | 3 |
| Laurie Mayne | 18 | 8 | 32 | 2 |
| Alan Connolly | 9 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Ashley Mallett | 29.2 | 12 | 53 | 5 |
| Keith Stackpole | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-12 (Ashok Mankad), 3-114 (Ajit Wadekar), 4-119 (Farokh Engineer), 5-135 (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi), 6-142 (Gundappa Viswanath), 7-144 (Mohinder Amarnath), 8-159 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 9-169 (Erapalli Prasanna), 10-171 (Eknath Solkar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Ashok Mankad | 3 |
| second | Ajit Wadekar and Ashok Mankad | 9 |
| third | Ajit Wadekar and Gundappa Viswanath | 102 |
| fourth | Farokh Engineer and Gundappa Viswanath | 5 |
| fifth | Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Gundappa Viswanath | 16 |
| sixth | Eknath Solkar and Gundappa Viswanath | 7 |
| seventh | Eknath Solkar and Mohinder Amarnath | 2 |
| eighth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Eknath Solkar | 15 |
| ninth | Erapalli Prasanna and Eknath Solkar | 10 |
| tenth | Bishan Bedi and Eknath Solkar | 2 |
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