Australia v India 1st Test

India tour of Australia - 1999 (1999/00) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 10 December 1999

Australia won by 285 runs

Australia won by 285 runs. Steve Waugh top-scored with 150 for Australia. Damien Fleming took 5/30.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: India tour of Australia - 1999 (1999/00)
Ground: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Dates: 10 December 1999 to 14 December 1999
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 285 runs
Player of the match: Steve Waugh
Captains: Steve Waugh (Australia), Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Umpires: DJ Harper and RS Dunne
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 441 all out. Steve Waugh top-scored with 150 off 323 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 125. Venkatesh Prasad took 3 for 83 for India. The innings was built on a 239-run stand for the fifth wicket between Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting, 54% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Adelaide Oval, 349 across 11 Tests.

India replied with 285 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 61 off 133 balls, and Sourav Ganguly made 60. Shane Warne took 4 for 92 for Australia. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly. Australia led by 156 on first innings.

Australia made 239 for 8 in their second innings. Greg Blewett top-scored with 88 off 262 balls, and Adam Gilchrist made 43. Ajit Agarkar took 3 for 43 for India.

Set 396 to win, India made 110 all out. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 43 off 72 balls. Damien Fleming took 5 for 30 for Australia. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 27 runs, to 27 for 4.

Australia won by 285 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 441 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Greg Blewett	c MSK Prasad	4	7
Michael Slater	c Sadagoppan Ramesh	28	47
Justin Langer	lbw	11	23
Mark Waugh	c MSK Prasad	5	17
Steve Waugh	c MSK Prasad	150	323
Ricky Ponting	run out (Ajit Agarkar, MSK Prasad)	125	198
Adam Gilchrist	c Ajit Agarkar	0	4
Shane Warne	lbw	86	100
Michael Kasprowicz	bowled	4	7
Damien Fleming	not out	12	19
Glenn McGrath	c MSK Prasad	4	14

Extras 12 · Total 441 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Javagal Srinath	29	3	117	1
Ajit Agarkar	26	5	86	2
Venkatesh Prasad	24.3	4	83	3
Sourav Ganguly	7	1	34	1
Anil Kumble	34	1	101	2
Sachin Tendulkar	2	0	12	0
VVS Laxman	3	1	2	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Greg Blewett, 2.2 ov), 2-29 (Justin Langer, 9.6 ov), 3-45 (Michael Slater, 14.4 ov), 4-52 (Mark Waugh, 17.3 ov), 5-291 (Ricky Ponting, 87.4 ov), 6-298 (Adam Gilchrist, 90.1 ov), 7-406 (Steve Waugh, 115.5 ov), 8-417 (Michael Kasprowicz, 118.4 ov), 9-424 (Shane Warne, 120.6 ov), 10-441 (Glenn McGrath, 125.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Michael Slater and Greg Blewett	8	14
second	Justin Langer and Michael Slater	21	46
third	Mark Waugh and Michael Slater	16	28
fourth	Steve Waugh and Mark Waugh	7	17
fifth	Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting	239	421
sixth	Steve Waugh and Adam Gilchrist	7	15
seventh	Steve Waugh and Shane Warne	108	154
eighth	Shane Warne and Michael Kasprowicz	11	17
ninth	Shane Warne and Damien Fleming	7	14
tenth	Glenn McGrath and Damien Fleming	17	27

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 285 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Devang Gandhi	c Michael Kasprowicz	4	12
Sadagoppan Ramesh	run out (Greg Blewett)	2	7
VVS Laxman	c Steve Waugh	41	87
Rahul Dravid	c Justin Langer	35	126
Sachin Tendulkar	c Justin Langer	61	133
Sourav Ganguly	st Adam Gilchrist	60	133
MSK Prasad	bowled	14	58
Ajit Agarkar	bowled	19	69
Javagal Srinath	c Steve Waugh	11	35
Anil Kumble	not out	17	28
Venkatesh Prasad	lbw	0	12

Extras 21 · Total 285 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	30	13	49	2
Damien Fleming	24.4	7	70	3
Michael Kasprowicz	11	2	62	0
Shane Warne	42	12	92	4
Greg Blewett	6	1	11	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 2.1 ov), 2-9 (Devang Gandhi, 4.1 ov), 3-90 (VVS Laxman, 30.1 ov), 4-107 (Rahul Dravid, 45.1 ov), 5-215 (Sachin Tendulkar, 73.5 ov), 6-229 (Sourav Ganguly, 87.1 ov), 7-240 (MSK Prasad, 91.5 ov), 8-266 (Javagal Srinath, 103.1 ov), 9-275 (Ajit Agarkar, 109.4 ov), 10-285 (Venkatesh Prasad, 113.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Devang Gandhi and Sadagoppan Ramesh	7	13
second	VVS Laxman and Devang Gandhi	2	12
third	Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman	81	156
fourth	Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid	17	90
fifth	Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly	108	172
sixth	Sourav Ganguly and MSK Prasad	14	80
seventh	MSK Prasad and Ajit Agarkar	11	28
eighth	Javagal Srinath and Ajit Agarkar	26	68
ninth	Anil Kumble and Ajit Agarkar	9	39
tenth	Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad	10	24

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 239 FOR 8

Batter	How out	R	B
Michael Slater	c Sourav Ganguly	0	9
Greg Blewett	bowled	88	262
Justin Langer	c Devang Gandhi	38	72
Mark Waugh	c VVS Laxman	8	42
Steve Waugh	c MSK Prasad	5	23
Ricky Ponting	c MSK Prasad	21	54
Adam Gilchrist	c VVS Laxman	43	46
Shane Warne	c Rahul Dravid	0	5
Michael Kasprowicz	not out	21	28

Did not bat: Damien Fleming, Glenn McGrath

Extras 15 · Total 239 for 8

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Javagal Srinath	21.5	4	64	3
Ajit Agarkar	18	6	43	3
Venkatesh Prasad	18	5	48	1
Anil Kumble	32	9	73	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Michael Slater, 2.2 ov), 2-65 (Justin Langer, 26.5 ov), 3-95 (Mark Waugh, 41.5 ov), 4-113 (Steve Waugh, 49.2 ov), 5-153 (Ricky Ponting, 67.5 ov), 6-204 (Greg Blewett, 81.2 ov), 7-205 (Shane Warne, 82.2 ov), 8-239 (Adam Gilchrist, 89.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Michael Slater and Greg Blewett	1	14
second	Justin Langer and Greg Blewett	64	147
third	Mark Waugh and Greg Blewett	30	90
fourth	Steve Waugh and Greg Blewett	18	45
fifth	Greg Blewett and Ricky Ponting	40	111
sixth	Greg Blewett and Adam Gilchrist	51	81
seventh	Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist	1	6
eighth	Michael Kasprowicz and Adam Gilchrist	34	45

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 110 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Devang Gandhi	c Adam Gilchrist	0	6
Sadagoppan Ramesh	lbw	28	50
VVS Laxman	bowled	0	1
Rahul Dravid	c Adam Gilchrist	6	16
Sachin Tendulkar	lbw	0	5
Sourav Ganguly	c Adam Gilchrist	43	72
MSK Prasad	c Justin Langer	11	41
Ajit Agarkar	c Steve Waugh	0	1
Javagal Srinath	c Michael Slater	11	29
Anil Kumble	bowled	3	10
Venkatesh Prasad	not out	2	2

Extras 6 · Total 110 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	12	2	35	3
Damien Fleming	9.1	2	30	5
Shane Warne	10	6	21	2
Michael Kasprowicz	6	0	23	0
Mark Waugh	1	1	0	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Devang Gandhi, 0.6 ov), 2-3 (VVS Laxman, 1.3 ov), 3-24 (Rahul Dravid, 7.3 ov), 4-27 (Sachin Tendulkar, 8.3 ov), 5-48 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 15.2 ov), 6-93 (Sourav Ganguly, 30.3 ov), 7-93 (Ajit Agarkar, 30.4 ov), 8-102 (MSK Prasad, 34.3 ov), 9-108 (Javagal Srinath, 37.4 ov), 10-110 (Anil Kumble, 38.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Devang Gandhi and Sadagoppan Ramesh	0	6
second	VVS Laxman and Sadagoppan Ramesh	3	3
third	Rahul Dravid and Sadagoppan Ramesh	21	36
fourth	Sachin Tendulkar and Sadagoppan Ramesh	3	6
fifth	Sourav Ganguly and Sadagoppan Ramesh	21	41
sixth	Sourav Ganguly and MSK Prasad	45	91
seventh	MSK Prasad and Ajit Agarkar	0	1
eighth	Javagal Srinath and MSK Prasad	9	23
ninth	Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath	6	19
tenth	Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad	2	3

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