India v Australia 3rd Test
Australia tour of India - 1986 (1986/87) · Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai · 15 October 1986
Match drawn
Match drawn. Dilip Vengsarkar top-scored with 164* for India. Shivlal Yadav took 4/84.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of India - 1986 (1986/87)
- Ground
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Dates
- 15 October 1986 to 19 October 1986
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), Kapil Dev (India)
- Debut
- Raju Kulkarni (India)
- Umpires
- JD Ghosh and RB Gupta
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Raju Kulkarni's first Test.
Australia batted first and made 345 all out. Geoff Marsh top-scored with 101 off 300 balls, and David Boon made 47. Shivlal Yadav took 4 for 84 for India. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Wankhede Stadium, 277 across 7 Tests.
India replied with 517 for 5. Dilip Vengsarkar top-scored with 164 not out off 303 balls, and Ravi Shastri made 121. Greg Matthews took 4 for 158 for Australia. The innings was built on a 298-run stand for the sixth wicket between Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri, 58% of the total. India led by 172 on first innings.
Australia made 216 for 2 in their second innings. Dean Jones top-scored with 73 not out off 164 balls, and Allan Border made 66. The innings was built on a 146-run stand for the third wicket between Allan Border and Dean Jones, 68% of the total.
Match drawn.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 345 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Marsh | c Sunil Gavaskar | 101 | 300 |
| David Boon | c Sunil Gavaskar | 47 | 97 |
| Dean Jones | c Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 35 | 93 |
| Allan Border | st Kiran More | 46 | 109 |
| Greg Ritchie | run out | 31 | 105 |
| Greg Matthews | bowled | 20 | 48 |
| Steve Waugh | bowled | 6 | 12 |
| Tim Zoehrer | c Maninder Singh | 21 | 64 |
| Ray Bright | lbw | 8 | 32 |
| Dave Gilbert | c Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 1 | 19 |
| Bruce Reid | not out | 2 | 22 |
Extras 27 · Total 345 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raju Kulkarni | 23 | 2 | 85 | 3 |
| Kapil Dev | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Ravi Shastri | 42 | 16 | 68 | 0 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 41.4 | 8 | 84 | 4 |
| Maninder Singh | 33 | 10 | 72 | 2 |
| Kris Srikkanth | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-76 (David Boon), 2-151 (Dean Jones), 3-241 (Geoff Marsh), 4-252 (Allan Border), 5-295 (Greg Matthews), 6-304 (Steve Waugh), 7-308 (Greg Ritchie), 8-340 (Ray Bright), 9-340 (Tim Zoehrer), 10-345 (Dave Gilbert)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 76 |
| second | Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh | 75 |
| third | Allan Border and Geoff Marsh | 90 |
| fourth | Allan Border and Greg Ritchie | 11 |
| fifth | Greg Ritchie and Greg Matthews | 43 |
| sixth | Greg Ritchie and Steve Waugh | 9 |
| seventh | Greg Ritchie and Tim Zoehrer | 4 |
| eighth | Ray Bright and Tim Zoehrer | 32 |
| ninth | Dave Gilbert and Tim Zoehrer | 0 |
| tenth | Dave Gilbert and Bruce Reid | 5 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 517 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Greg Ritchie | 103 | 203 |
| Kris Srikkanth | c Geoff Marsh | 24 | 51 |
| Kiran More | c Dean Jones | 15 | 79 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | c Mike Veletta | 35 | 103 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | not out | 164 | 303 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Mike Veletta | 10 | 21 |
| Ravi Shastri | not out | 121 | 287 |
Did not bat: Kapil Dev, Shivlal Yadav, Raju Kulkarni, Maninder Singh
Extras 45 · Total 517 for 5
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Reid | 32 | 5 | 81 | 0 |
| Dave Gilbert | 24 | 3 | 75 | 0 |
| Greg Matthews | 52 | 8 | 158 | 4 |
| Ray Bright | 38 | 6 | 109 | 1 |
| Allan Border | 10 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 14 | 2 | 41 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-53 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-119 (Kiran More), 3-194 (Sunil Gavaskar), 4-205 (Mohinder Amarnath), 5-219 (Mohammad Azharuddin)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth | 53 |
| second | Sunil Gavaskar and Kiran More | 66 |
| third | Mohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar | 75 |
| fourth | Mohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar | 11 |
| fifth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 14 |
| sixth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri | 298 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 216 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Marsh | bowled | 20 | 83 |
| David Boon | c Kiran More | 40 | 118 |
| Dean Jones | not out | 73 | 164 |
| Allan Border | not out | 66 | 172 |
Did not bat: Greg Ritchie, Greg Matthews, Steve Waugh, Tim Zoehrer, Ray Bright, Dave Gilbert, Bruce Reid
Extras 17 · Total 216 for 2
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Maninder Singh | 20 | 6 | 31 | 0 |
| Ravi Shastri | 30 | 8 | 60 | 2 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 23 | 7 | 52 | 0 |
| Raju Kulkarni | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Kris Srikkanth | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-64 (Geoff Marsh), 2-70 (David Boon)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 64 |
| second | Dean Jones and David Boon | 6 |
| third | Allan Border and Dean Jones | 146 |
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