India v Australia 3rd Test
Australia tour of India - 2001 (2000/01) · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai · 18 March 2001
India won by 2 wickets
India won by 2 wickets. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 203 for Australia. Harbhajan Singh took 8/84.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of India - 2001 (2000/01)
- Ground
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Dates
- 18 March 2001 to 22 March 2001
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 2 wickets
- Player of the match
- Matthew Hayden
- Captains
- Steve Waugh (Australia), Sourav Ganguly (India)
- Debuts
- Sameer Dighe (India), Sairaj Bahutule (India)
- Umpires
- AV Jayaprakash and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Sameer Dighe and Sairaj Bahutule played their first Tests.
Australia batted first and made 391 all out. Matthew Hayden top-scored with 203 off 320 balls, and Mark Waugh made 70. Harbhajan Singh took 7 for 133 for India. The innings was built on a 150-run stand for the third wicket between Mark Waugh and Matthew Hayden. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at MA Chidambaram Stadium, 303 across 6 Tests.
India replied with 501 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 126 off 230 balls, and Shiv Sunder Das made 84. Glenn McGrath took 3 for 75 for Australia. The innings was built on a 169-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. From 453 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 24 runs, to 477 for 9. India led by 110 on first innings.
Australia made 264 all out in their second innings. Mark Waugh top-scored with 57 off 139 balls, and Michael Slater made 48. Harbhajan Singh took 8 for 84 for India.
Set 155 to win, India made 155 for 8. VVS Laxman top-scored with 66 off 82 balls. Colin Miller took 3 for 41 for Australia.
India won by 2 wickets.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 391 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Slater | c VVS Laxman b Zaheer Khan | 4 | 3 |
| Matthew Hayden | c Sourav Ganguly b Harbhajan Singh | 203 | 320 |
| Justin Langer | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 35 | 35 |
| Mark Waugh | c Hemang Badani b Sairaj Bahutule | 70 | 136 |
| Steve Waugh | handled the ball | 47 | 150 |
| Ricky Ponting | st Sameer Dighe b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Gilchrist | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 6 |
| Shane Warne | c Shiv Sunder Das b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 23 |
| Jason Gillespie | c Sourav Ganguly b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 11 |
| Colin Miller | c Sairaj Bahutule b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 4 |
| Glenn McGrath | not out | 3 | 13 |
Extras 28 · Total 391 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 15 | 5 | 57 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 38.2 | 6 | 133 | 7 |
| Nilesh Kulkarni | 23 | 5 | 67 | 0 |
| Sairaj Bahutule | 21 | 3 | 70 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 16 | 1 | 35 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Michael Slater, 0.3 ov), 2-67 (Justin Langer, 11.4 ov), 3-217 (Mark Waugh, 51.2 ov), 4-340 (Steve Waugh, 95.4 ov), 5-340 (Ricky Ponting, 95.5 ov), 6-344 (Adam Gilchrist, 97.3 ov), 7-374 (Shane Warne, 105.6 ov), 8-376 (Jason Gillespie, 109.4 ov), 9-385 (Colin Miller, 111.2 ov), 10-391 (Matthew Hayden, 115.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Michael Slater (4) and Matthew Hayden (0) | 4 | 3 |
| second | Justin Langer (35) and Matthew Hayden (21) | 63 | 69 |
| third | Mark Waugh (70) and Matthew Hayden (66) | 150 | 240 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh (47) and Matthew Hayden (69) | 123 | 272 |
| fifth | Matthew Hayden (0) and Ricky Ponting (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Matthew Hayden (3) and Adam Gilchrist (1) | 4 | 10 |
| seventh | Shane Warne (0) and Matthew Hayden (30) | 30 | 51 |
| eighth | Matthew Hayden (2) and Jason Gillespie (0) | 2 | 22 |
| ninth | Matthew Hayden (9) and Colin Miller (0) | 9 | 10 |
| tenth | Glenn McGrath (3) and Matthew Hayden (3) | 6 | 24 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 501 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiv Sunder Das | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 84 | 186 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | c Ricky Ponting | 61 | 133 |
| VVS Laxman | c Mark Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 65 | 87 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 126 | 230 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 22 | 76 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 81 | 140 |
| Sameer Dighe | lbw b Shane Warne | 4 | 24 |
| Sairaj Bahutule | not out | 21 | 58 |
| Zaheer Khan | c & b Colin Miller | 4 | 20 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Mark Waugh b Colin Miller | 2 | 3 |
| Nilesh Kulkarni | lbw b Colin Miller | 4 | 38 |
Extras 27 · Total 501 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 36 | 15 | 75 | 3 |
| Jason Gillespie | 35 | 11 | 88 | 2 |
| Colin Miller | 46 | 6 | 160 | 3 |
| Shane Warne | 42 | 7 | 140 | 2 |
| Ricky Ponting | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Matthew Hayden | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-123 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 41.4 ov), 2-211 (Shiv Sunder Das, 64.1 ov), 3-237 (VVS Laxman, 70.2 ov), 4-284 (Sourav Ganguly, 96.3 ov), 5-453 (Rahul Dravid, 138.5 ov), 6-468 (Sachin Tendulkar, 144.1 ov), 7-470 (Sameer Dighe, 145.6 ov), 8-475 (Zaheer Khan, 152.2 ov), 9-477 (Harbhajan Singh, 152.5 ov), 10-501 (Nilesh Kulkarni, 164.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shiv Sunder Das (0) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (0) | 123 | 250 |
| second | VVS Laxman (59) and Shiv Sunder Das (25) | 88 | 135 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (13) and VVS Laxman (6) | 26 | 37 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (23) and Sourav Ganguly (22) | 47 | 158 |
| fifth | Sachin Tendulkar (77) and Rahul Dravid (81) | 169 | 255 |
| sixth | Sachin Tendulkar (13) and Sameer Dighe (2) | 15 | 32 |
| seventh | Sairaj Bahutule (0) and Sameer Dighe (2) | 2 | 11 |
| eighth | Sairaj Bahutule (1) and Zaheer Khan (4) | 5 | 38 |
| ninth | Sairaj Bahutule (0) and Harbhajan Singh (2) | 2 | 3 |
| tenth | Nilesh Kulkarni (4) and Sairaj Bahutule (20) | 24 | 73 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 264 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hayden | c Zaheer Khan b Nilesh Kulkarni | 35 | 40 |
| Michael Slater | c VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh | 48 | 82 |
| Adam Gilchrist | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 11 |
| Justin Langer | c VVS Laxman b Sairaj Bahutule | 21 | 54 |
| Mark Waugh | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 57 | 139 |
| Steve Waugh | c Shiv Sunder Das b Harbhajan Singh | 47 | 125 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 11 | 25 |
| Shane Warne | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 11 | 28 |
| Jason Gillespie | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 47 |
| Colin Miller | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 27 |
| Glenn McGrath | not out | 11 | 13 |
Extras 18 · Total 264 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 41.5 | 20 | 84 | 8 |
| Nilesh Kulkarni | 30 | 11 | 70 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 12 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Sairaj Bahutule | 9 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-82 (Matthew Hayden, 18.2 ov), 2-84 (Adam Gilchrist, 21.2 ov), 3-93 (Michael Slater, 23.4 ov), 4-141 (Justin Langer, 40.6 ov), 5-193 (Mark Waugh, 63.5 ov), 6-211 (Ricky Ponting, 71.4 ov), 7-241 (Shane Warne, 79.6 ov), 8-246 (Steve Waugh, 87.1 ov), 9-251 (Jason Gillespie, 93.6 ov), 10-264 (Colin Miller, 97.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Michael Slater (46) and Matthew Hayden (35) | 82 | 110 |
| second | Michael Slater (1) and Adam Gilchrist (1) | 2 | 18 |
| third | Justin Langer (8) and Michael Slater (1) | 9 | 14 |
| fourth | Mark Waugh (30) and Justin Langer (13) | 48 | 104 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh (23) and Mark Waugh (27) | 52 | 139 |
| sixth | Steve Waugh (5) and Ricky Ponting (11) | 18 | 49 |
| seventh | Steve Waugh (15) and Shane Warne (11) | 30 | 50 |
| eighth | Steve Waugh (4) and Jason Gillespie (1) | 5 | 43 |
| ninth | Jason Gillespie (1) and Colin Miller (0) | 5 | 41 |
| tenth | Glenn McGrath (11) and Colin Miller (2) | 13 | 23 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 155 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiv Sunder Das | c & b Glenn McGrath | 9 | 17 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | run out (Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist) | 25 | 53 |
| VVS Laxman | c Mark Waugh b Colin Miller | 66 | 82 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Mark Waugh b Jason Gillespie | 17 | 17 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Mark Waugh b Jason Gillespie | 4 | 5 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Steve Waugh b Colin Miller | 4 | 5 |
| Sameer Dighe | not out | 22 | 48 |
| Sairaj Bahutule | c Shane Warne b Colin Miller | 0 | 3 |
| Zaheer Khan | c Mark Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 14 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 3 | 5 |
Did not bat: Nilesh Kulkarni
Extras 5 · Total 155 for 8
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 11.1 | 3 | 21 | 2 |
| Jason Gillespie | 15 | 2 | 49 | 2 |
| Colin Miller | 9 | 1 | 41 | 3 |
| Shane Warne | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Shiv Sunder Das, 4.6 ov), 2-76 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 19.3 ov), 3-101 (Sachin Tendulkar, 24.3 ov), 4-117 (Sourav Ganguly, 26.2 ov), 5-122 (Rahul Dravid, 27.6 ov), 6-135 (VVS Laxman, 33.2 ov), 7-135 (Sairaj Bahutule, 33.5 ov), 8-151 (Zaheer Khan, 39.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shiv Sunder Das (0) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (0) | 18 | 30 |
| second | VVS Laxman (0) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (0) | 58 | 87 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (17) and VVS Laxman (5) | 25 | 32 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (4) and VVS Laxman (12) | 16 | 11 |
| fifth | Rahul Dravid (4) and VVS Laxman (1) | 5 | 10 |
| sixth | VVS Laxman (6) and Sameer Dighe (5) | 13 | 32 |
| seventh | Sairaj Bahutule (0) and Sameer Dighe (0) | 0 | 3 |
| eighth | Sameer Dighe (16) and Zaheer Khan (0) | 16 | 34 |
| ninth | Harbhajan Singh (3) and Sameer Dighe (1) | 4 | 10 |
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