India v Australia 2nd Test
Australia tour of India - 1979 (1979/80) · Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bengaluru · 19 September 1979
Match drawn
Match drawn. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 161* for India. Shivlal Yadav took 4/49.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of India - 1979 (1979/80)
- Ground
- M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru (then Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium)
- Dates
- 19 September 1979 to 24 September 1979
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Kim Hughes (Australia), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
- Debut
- Shivlal Yadav (India)
- Umpires
- KB Ramaswami and PR Punjabi
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Shivlal Yadav's first Test.
Australia batted first and made 333 all out. Kim Hughes top-scored with 86 off 195 balls, and Andrew Hilditch made 62. Shivlal Yadav took 4 for 49 for India.
India replied with 457 for 5. Gundappa Viswanath top-scored with 161 not out off 297 balls, and Dilip Vengsarkar made 112. Bruce Yardley took 4 for 107 for Australia. The innings was built on a 159-run stand for the fourth wicket between Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar. India led by 124 on first innings.
Australia made 77 for 3 in their second innings. Graeme Wood top-scored with 30 off 88 balls. Shivlal Yadav took 3 for 32 for India.
Match drawn.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 333 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hilditch | c Arun Lal | 62 | 154 |
| Rick Darling | bowled | 7 | 17 |
| Allan Border | c Shivlal Yadav | 44 | 68 |
| Kim Hughes | c Karsan Ghavri | 86 | 195 |
| Graham Yallop | c Gundappa Viswanath | 12 | 21 |
| Bruce Yardley | c Karsan Ghavri | 47 | 107 |
| Graeme Wood | c Syed Kirmani | 18 | 32 |
| Kevin Wright | not out | 16 | 48 |
| Rodney Hogg | lbw | 19 | 52 |
| Jim Higgs | lbw | 1 | 3 |
| Alan Hurst | bowled | 0 | 4 |
Extras 21 · Total 333 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 25 | 4 | 89 | 2 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 19 | 5 | 68 | 2 |
| Dilip Doshi | 28 | 6 | 63 | 1 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 20 | 6 | 43 | 1 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 22.5 | 6 | 49 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Rick Darling), 2-99 (Allan Border), 3-137 (Andrew Hilditch), 4-159 (Graham Yallop), 5-258 (Bruce Yardley), 6-294 (Graeme Wood), 7-294 (Kim Hughes), 8-332 (Rodney Hogg), 9-333 (Jim Higgs), 10-333 (Alan Hurst)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Rick Darling and Andrew Hilditch | 21 |
| second | Allan Border and Andrew Hilditch | 78 |
| third | Kim Hughes and Andrew Hilditch | 38 |
| fourth | Graham Yallop and Kim Hughes | 22 |
| fifth | Kim Hughes and Bruce Yardley | 99 |
| sixth | Kim Hughes and Graeme Wood | 36 |
| seventh | Kim Hughes and Kevin Wright | 0 |
| eighth | Rodney Hogg and Kevin Wright | 38 |
| ninth | Jim Higgs and Kevin Wright | 1 |
| tenth | Alan Hurst and Kevin Wright | 0 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 457 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Andrew Hilditch | 10 | 22 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Andrew Hilditch | 31 | 77 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | lbw | 112 | 283 |
| Syed Kirmani | st Kevin Wright | 30 | 81 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | not out | 161 | 297 |
| Yashpal Sharma | c Allan Border | 37 | 88 |
| Kapil Dev | not out | 38 | 40 |
Did not bat: Karsan Ghavri, Shivlal Yadav, Srinivas Venkataraghavan, Dilip Doshi
Extras 38 · Total 457 for 5
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 32 | 6 | 118 | 0 |
| Alan Hurst | 29 | 3 | 93 | 0 |
| Bruce Yardley | 44 | 16 | 107 | 4 |
| Jim Higgs | 37 | 9 | 95 | 1 |
| Graham Yallop | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-61 (Chetan Chauhan), 3-120 (Syed Kirmani), 4-279 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-372 (Yashpal Sharma)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 22 |
| second | Chetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar | 39 |
| third | Syed Kirmani and Dilip Vengsarkar | 59 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 159 |
| fifth | Gundappa Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma | 93 |
| sixth | Gundappa Viswanath and Kapil Dev | 85 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 77 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hilditch | lbw | 3 | 25 |
| Graeme Wood | c Gundappa Viswanath | 30 | 88 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 19 | 55 |
| Kim Hughes | not out | 13 | 42 |
| Graham Yallop | not out | 6 | 17 |
Did not bat: Rick Darling, Bruce Yardley, Kevin Wright, Rodney Hogg, Jim Higgs, Alan Hurst
Extras 6 · Total 77 for 3
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Dilip Doshi | 8 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 8 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 15.4 | 4 | 32 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Andrew Hilditch), 2-53 (Allan Border), 3-62 (Graeme Wood)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Andrew Hilditch | 13 |
| second | Graeme Wood and Allan Border | 40 |
| third | Kim Hughes and Graeme Wood | 9 |
| fourth | Graham Yallop and Kim Hughes | 15 |
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