Australia v India 3rd Test
India tour of Australia - 1991 (1991/92) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 2 January 1992
Match drawn
Match drawn. Ravi Shastri top-scored with 206 for India. Ravi Shastri took 4/45.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of Australia - 1991 (1991/92)
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Dates
- 2 January 1992 to 6 January 1992
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Ravi Shastri
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), Mohammad Azharuddin (India)
- Debuts
- Shane Warne (Australia), Subroto Banerjee (India)
- Umpires
- PJ McConnell and SG Randell
- Match referee
- PBH May
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field. Shane Warne and Subroto Banerjee played their first Tests.
Australia batted first and made 313 all out. David Boon top-scored with 129 not out off 361 balls, and Mark Taylor made 56. Subroto Banerjee took 3 for 47 for India.
India replied with 483 all out. Ravi Shastri top-scored with 206 off 477 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 148. Craig McDermott took 4 for 147 for Australia. The innings was built on a 196-run stand for the fifth wicket between Ravi Shastri and Sachin Tendulkar, 41% of the total. India led by 170 on first innings.
Australia made 173 for 8 in their second innings. Allan Border top-scored with 53 not out off 157 balls. Ravi Shastri took 4 for 45 for India.
Match drawn.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 313 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Marsh | bowled | 8 | 48 |
| Mark Taylor | c Chandrakant Pandit | 56 | 135 |
| David Boon | not out | 129 | 361 |
| Mark Waugh | c Manoj Prabhakar | 5 | 10 |
| Dean Jones | run out | 35 | 75 |
| Allan Border | c Chandrakant Pandit | 19 | 51 |
| Ian Healy | c Kris Srikkanth | 1 | 4 |
| Merv Hughes | c Chandrakant Pandit | 2 | 5 |
| Craig McDermott | bowled | 1 | 7 |
| Shane Warne | c Chandrakant Pandit | 20 | 67 |
| Bruce Reid | c Sachin Tendulkar | 0 | 2 |
Extras 37 · Total 313 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 33 | 9 | 60 | 3 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | 39 | 12 | 82 | 3 |
| Subroto Banerjee | 18 | 4 | 47 | 3 |
| Javagal Srinath | 21 | 5 | 69 | 0 |
| Ravi Shastri | 13 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Geoff Marsh), 2-117 (Mark Taylor), 3-127 (Mark Waugh), 4-210 (Dean Jones), 5-248 (Allan Border), 6-251 (Ian Healy), 7-259 (Merv Hughes), 8-269 (Craig McDermott), 9-313 (Shane Warne), 10-313 (Bruce Reid)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Marsh and Mark Taylor | 22 |
| second | David Boon and Mark Taylor | 95 |
| third | David Boon and Mark Waugh | 10 |
| fourth | Dean Jones and David Boon | 83 |
| fifth | Allan Border and David Boon | 38 |
| sixth | David Boon and Ian Healy | 3 |
| seventh | David Boon and Merv Hughes | 8 |
| eighth | David Boon and Craig McDermott | 10 |
| ninth | David Boon and Shane Warne | 44 |
| tenth | David Boon and Bruce Reid | 0 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 483 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shastri | c Dean Jones | 206 | 477 |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Mark Waugh | 0 | 7 |
| Sanjay Manjrekar | c Mark Waugh | 34 | 121 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Mark Waugh | 54 | 140 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c David Boon | 4 | 2 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | not out | 148 | 213 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | c Mark Taylor | 14 | 29 |
| Kapil Dev | c Geoff Marsh | 0 | 1 |
| Chandrakant Pandit | run out | 9 | 18 |
| Subroto Banerjee | c Allan Border | 3 | 7 |
| Javagal Srinath | run out | 1 | 2 |
Extras 10 · Total 483 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 51 | 12 | 147 | 4 |
| Bruce Reid | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Merv Hughes | 41.4 | 8 | 104 | 3 |
| Mark Waugh | 14 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 45 | 7 | 150 | 1 |
| Allan Border | 13 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Navjot Sidhu), 2-86 (Sanjay Manjrekar), 3-197 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 4-201 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-397 (Ravi Shastri), 6-434 (Manoj Prabhakar), 7-434 (Kapil Dev), 8-458 (Chandrakant Pandit), 9-474 (Subroto Banerjee), 10-483 (Javagal Srinath)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ravi Shastri and Navjot Sidhu | 7 |
| second | Ravi Shastri and Sanjay Manjrekar | 79 |
| third | Dilip Vengsarkar and Ravi Shastri | 111 |
| fourth | Ravi Shastri and Mohammad Azharuddin | 4 |
| fifth | Ravi Shastri and Sachin Tendulkar | 196 |
| sixth | Manoj Prabhakar and Sachin Tendulkar | 37 |
| seventh | Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar | 0 |
| eighth | Chandrakant Pandit and Sachin Tendulkar | 24 |
| ninth | Sachin Tendulkar and Subroto Banerjee | 16 |
| tenth | Sachin Tendulkar and Javagal Srinath | 9 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 173 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | c Kapil Dev | 35 | 122 |
| Geoff Marsh | c Chandrakant Pandit | 4 | 9 |
| David Boon | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 7 | 33 |
| Mark Waugh | lbw | 18 | 51 |
| Dean Jones | c Chandrakant Pandit | 18 | 25 |
| Allan Border | not out | 53 | 157 |
| Ian Healy | c Manoj Prabhakar | 7 | 28 |
| Merv Hughes | c Manoj Prabhakar | 21 | 73 |
| Craig McDermott | c Dilip Vengsarkar | 0 | 5 |
| Shane Warne | not out | 1 | 7 |
Did not bat: Bruce Reid
Extras 9 · Total 173 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 19 | 5 | 41 | 1 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | 27 | 10 | 53 | 1 |
| Javagal Srinath | 12 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 25 | 8 | 45 | 4 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Geoff Marsh), 2-31 (David Boon), 3-55 (Mark Waugh), 4-85 (Dean Jones), 5-106 (Mark Taylor), 6-114 (Ian Healy), 7-164 (Merv Hughes), 8-171 (Craig McDermott)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Marsh and Mark Taylor | 9 |
| second | David Boon and Mark Taylor | 22 |
| third | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 24 |
| fourth | Dean Jones and Mark Taylor | 30 |
| fifth | Allan Border and Mark Taylor | 21 |
| sixth | Allan Border and Ian Healy | 8 |
| seventh | Allan Border and Merv Hughes | 50 |
| eighth | Allan Border and Craig McDermott | 7 |
| ninth | Allan Border and Shane Warne | 2 |
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