Australia v India 2nd Test
India tour of Australia - 1980 (1980/81) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 23 January 1981
Match drawn
Match drawn. Kim Hughes top-scored with 213 for Australia. Dennis Lillee took 4/80.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of Australia - 1980 (1980/81)
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Dates
- 23 January 1981 to 27 January 1981
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Kim Hughes
- Captains
- Greg Chappell (Australia), Sunil Gavaskar (India)
- Umpires
- RV Whitehead and AR Crafter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 528 all out. Kim Hughes top-scored with 213 off 301 balls, and Graeme Wood made 125. Shivlal Yadav took 4 for 143 for India. The innings was built on a 129-run stand for the fourth wicket between Kim Hughes and Allan Border. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Adelaide Oval, 425 across 10 Tests.
India replied with 419 all out. Sandeep Patil top-scored with 174 off 240 balls, and Chetan Chauhan made 97. Dennis Lillee took 4 for 80 for Australia. The innings was built on a 147-run stand for the sixth wicket between Yashpal Sharma and Sandeep Patil. Australia led by 109 on first innings.
Australia made 221 for 7 in their second innings. Kim Hughes top-scored with 53 off 121 balls, and Greg Chappell made 52. Dilip Doshi took 3 for 49 for India.
Set 331 to win, India made 135 for 8. Dilip Vengsarkar top-scored with 37 off 82 balls. Len Pascoe took 3 for 32 for Australia.
Match drawn.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 528 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Dyson | c Sunil Gavaskar | 30 | 108 |
| Graeme Wood | c Dilip Doshi | 125 | 217 |
| Greg Chappell | c Chetan Chauhan | 36 | 62 |
| Kim Hughes | c Yashpal Sharma | 213 | 301 |
| Allan Border | c Sunil Gavaskar | 57 | 78 |
| Doug Walters | c Gundappa Viswanath | 20 | 37 |
| Rod Marsh | run out | 0 | 9 |
| Bruce Yardley | c Gundappa Viswanath | 12 | 40 |
| Dennis Lillee | c Kapil Dev | 2 | 15 |
| Rodney Hogg | c Shivlal Yadav | 11 | 35 |
| Len Pascoe | not out | 1 | 7 |
Extras 21 · Total 528 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 32 | 5 | 112 | 2 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 27 | 4 | 106 | 0 |
| Dilip Doshi | 48 | 6 | 146 | 3 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 42.4 | 6 | 143 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-84 (John Dyson), 2-152 (Greg Chappell), 3-234 (Graeme Wood), 4-363 (Allan Border), 5-393 (Doug Walters), 6-399 (Rod Marsh), 7-435 (Bruce Yardley), 8-461 (Dennis Lillee), 9-505 (Rodney Hogg), 10-528 (Kim Hughes)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Dyson and Graeme Wood | 84 |
| second | Greg Chappell and Graeme Wood | 68 |
| third | Kim Hughes and Graeme Wood | 82 |
| fourth | Kim Hughes and Allan Border | 129 |
| fifth | Doug Walters and Kim Hughes | 30 |
| sixth | Rod Marsh and Kim Hughes | 6 |
| seventh | Kim Hughes and Bruce Yardley | 36 |
| eighth | Dennis Lillee and Kim Hughes | 26 |
| ninth | Kim Hughes and Rodney Hogg | 44 |
| tenth | Len Pascoe and Kim Hughes | 23 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 419 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | bowled | 23 | 100 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Rod Marsh | 97 | 227 |
| Shivlal Yadav | c Greg Chappell | 16 | 43 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | lbw | 3 | 15 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | lbw | 2 | 17 |
| Sandeep Patil | lbw | 174 | 240 |
| Yashpal Sharma | c Rod Marsh | 47 | 129 |
| Kapil Dev | c Allan Border | 2 | 16 |
| Syed Kirmani | bowled | 6 | 18 |
| Karsan Ghavri | c Graeme Wood | 3 | 35 |
| Dilip Doshi | not out | 6 | 20 |
Extras 40 · Total 419 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 34 | 10 | 80 | 4 |
| Rodney Hogg | 28 | 6 | 100 | 2 |
| Bruce Yardley | 44.4 | 16 | 90 | 2 |
| Len Pascoe | 17 | 2 | 62 | 2 |
| Greg Chappell | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Doug Walters | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kim Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-77 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-112 (Shivlal Yadav), 3-115 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-130 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 5-238 (Chetan Chauhan), 6-385 (Yashpal Sharma), 7-393 (Kapil Dev), 8-399 (Sandeep Patil), 9-409 (Syed Kirmani), 10-419 (Karsan Ghavri)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 77 |
| second | Chetan Chauhan and Shivlal Yadav | 35 |
| third | Chetan Chauhan and Gundappa Viswanath | 3 |
| fourth | Chetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar | 15 |
| fifth | Chetan Chauhan and Sandeep Patil | 108 |
| sixth | Yashpal Sharma and Sandeep Patil | 147 |
| seventh | Kapil Dev and Sandeep Patil | 8 |
| eighth | Syed Kirmani and Sandeep Patil | 6 |
| ninth | Karsan Ghavri and Syed Kirmani | 10 |
| tenth | Karsan Ghavri and Dilip Doshi | 10 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 221 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Dyson | lbw | 28 | 92 |
| Graeme Wood | c Sandeep Patil | 3 | 28 |
| Greg Chappell | st Syed Kirmani | 52 | 120 |
| Kim Hughes | bowled | 53 | 121 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 7 | 49 |
| Doug Walters | not out | 33 | 78 |
| Rod Marsh | c Syed Kirmani | 23 | 41 |
| Bruce Yardley | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 2 | 6 |
| Dennis Lillee | not out | 10 | 8 |
Did not bat: Rodney Hogg, Len Pascoe
Extras 10 · Total 221 for 7
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 17 | 3 | 55 | 1 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 11 | 2 | 37 | 1 |
| Dilip Doshi | 33 | 11 | 49 | 3 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 29 | 6 | 70 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Graeme Wood), 2-74 (John Dyson), 3-118 (Greg Chappell), 4-138 (Allan Border), 5-165 (Kim Hughes), 6-204 (Rod Marsh), 7-208 (Bruce Yardley)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Dyson and Graeme Wood | 5 |
| second | Greg Chappell and John Dyson | 69 |
| third | Greg Chappell and Kim Hughes | 44 |
| fourth | Kim Hughes and Allan Border | 20 |
| fifth | Doug Walters and Kim Hughes | 27 |
| sixth | Doug Walters and Rod Marsh | 39 |
| seventh | Doug Walters and Bruce Yardley | 4 |
| eighth | Doug Walters and Dennis Lillee | 13 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 135 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Greg Chappell | 5 | 8 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Rod Marsh | 11 | 12 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Greg Chappell | 37 | 82 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | bowled | 16 | 18 |
| Sandeep Patil | lbw | 9 | 20 |
| Yashpal Sharma | lbw | 13 | 157 |
| Kapil Dev | c Rod Marsh | 7 | 17 |
| Syed Kirmani | c Rod Marsh | 14 | 81 |
| Karsan Ghavri | not out | 7 | 36 |
| Shivlal Yadav | not out | 0 | 28 |
Did not bat: Dilip Doshi
Extras 16 · Total 135 for 8
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 19 | 7 | 38 | 2 |
| Len Pascoe | 11 | 2 | 32 | 3 |
| Bruce Yardley | 24 | 13 | 25 | 1 |
| Rodney Hogg | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Greg Chappell | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-16 (Chetan Chauhan), 3-44 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-57 (Sandeep Patil), 5-90 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 6-103 (Kapil Dev), 7-126 (Yashpal Sharma), 8-128 (Syed Kirmani)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 13 |
| second | Chetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar | 3 |
| third | Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 28 |
| fourth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Sandeep Patil | 13 |
| fifth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Yashpal Sharma | 33 |
| sixth | Kapil Dev and Yashpal Sharma | 13 |
| seventh | Syed Kirmani and Yashpal Sharma | 23 |
| eighth | Karsan Ghavri and Syed Kirmani | 2 |
| ninth | Karsan Ghavri and Shivlal Yadav | 7 |
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