Australia v India 1st Test
India tour of Australia - 2011 (2011/12) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 26 December 2011
Australia won by 122 runs
Australia won by 122 runs. Michael Hussey top-scored with 89 for Australia. Ben Hilfenhaus took 5/75.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of Australia - 2011 (2011/12)
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Dates
- 26 December 2011 to 29 December 2011
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 122 runs
- Player of the match
- James Pattinson
- Captains
- Michael Clarke (Australia), MS Dhoni (India)
- Debut
- Ed Cowan (Australia)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and M Erasmus
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Ed Cowan's first Test.
Australia batted first and made 333 all out. Ed Cowan top-scored with 68 off 177 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 62. Zaheer Khan took 4 for 77 for India. The innings was built on a 113-run stand for the third wicket between Ricky Ponting and Ed Cowan.
India replied with 282 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 73 off 98 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 68. Ben Hilfenhaus took 5 for 75 for Australia. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the third wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, 41% of the total. Australia led by 51 on first innings.
Australia made 240 all out in their second innings. Michael Hussey top-scored with 89 off 151 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 60. Umesh Yadav took 4 for 70 for India. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the fifth wicket between Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey, 48% of the total. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 27 runs, to 27 for 4.
Set 292 to win, India made 169 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 32 off 46 balls. James Pattinson took 4 for 53 for Australia.
Australia won by 122 runs.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 333 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Cowan | c MS Dhoni b Ravichandran Ashwin | 68 | 177 |
| David Warner | c MS Dhoni b Umesh Yadav | 37 | 49 |
| Shaun Marsh | c Virat Kohli b Umesh Yadav | 0 | 6 |
| Ricky Ponting | c VVS Laxman b Umesh Yadav | 62 | 94 |
| Michael Clarke | b Zaheer Khan | 31 | 68 |
| Michael Hussey | c MS Dhoni b Zaheer Khan | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Haddin | c Virender Sehwag b Zaheer Khan | 27 | 70 |
| Peter Siddle | c MS Dhoni b Zaheer Khan | 41 | 99 |
| James Pattinson | not out | 18 | 54 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | c Virat Kohli b Ravichandran Ashwin | 19 | 32 |
| Nathan Lyon | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 6 | 11 |
Extras 24 · Total 333 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 31 | 6 | 77 | 4 |
| Ishant Sharma | 24 | 7 | 48 | 0 |
| Umesh Yadav | 26 | 5 | 106 | 3 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 29 | 3 | 81 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-46 (David Warner, 13.1 ov), 2-46 (Shaun Marsh, 15.1 ov), 3-159 (Ricky Ponting, 48.3 ov), 4-205 (Michael Clarke, 64.2 ov), 5-205 (Michael Hussey, 64.3 ov), 6-214 (Ed Cowan, 67.1 ov), 7-286 (Brad Haddin, 90.6 ov), 8-291 (Peter Siddle, 96.1 ov), 9-318 (Ben Hilfenhaus, 105.4 ov), 10-333 (Nathan Lyon, 109.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ed Cowan (7) and David Warner (37) | 46 | 79 |
| second | Ed Cowan (0) and Shaun Marsh (0) | 0 | 12 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (62) and Ed Cowan (48) | 113 | 200 |
| fourth | Michael Clarke (31) and Ed Cowan (11) | 46 | 95 |
| fifth | Michael Hussey (0) and Ed Cowan (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Brad Haddin (6) and Ed Cowan (2) | 9 | 17 |
| seventh | Brad Haddin (21) and Peter Siddle (37) | 72 | 143 |
| eighth | Peter Siddle (4) and James Pattinson (1) | 5 | 31 |
| ninth | Ben Hilfenhaus (19) and James Pattinson (8) | 27 | 57 |
| tenth | Nathan Lyon (6) and James Pattinson (9) | 15 | 26 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 282 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c Brad Haddin b Ben Hilfenhaus | 3 | 23 |
| Virender Sehwag | b James Pattinson | 67 | 83 |
| Rahul Dravid | b Ben Hilfenhaus | 68 | 187 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | b Peter Siddle | 73 | 98 |
| Ishant Sharma | c Brad Haddin b Ben Hilfenhaus | 11 | 69 |
| VVS Laxman | c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle | 2 | 22 |
| Virat Kohli | c Brad Haddin b Ben Hilfenhaus | 11 | 21 |
| MS Dhoni | c Michael Hussey b Ben Hilfenhaus | 6 | 8 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle | 31 | 35 |
| Zaheer Khan | b James Pattinson | 4 | 6 |
| Umesh Yadav | not out | 2 | 16 |
Extras 4 · Total 282 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Pattinson | 23 | 6 | 55 | 2 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 26 | 5 | 75 | 5 |
| Peter Siddle | 21.1 | 2 | 63 | 3 |
| Nathan Lyon | 17 | 2 | 66 | 0 |
| Michael Hussey | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| David Warner | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Gautam Gambhir, 7.5 ov), 2-97 (Virender Sehwag, 28.2 ov), 3-214 (Sachin Tendulkar, 64.3 ov), 4-214 (Rahul Dravid, 65.2 ov), 5-221 (VVS Laxman, 72.4 ov), 6-238 (Virat Kohli, 79.2 ov), 7-245 (MS Dhoni, 81.4 ov), 8-254 (Ishant Sharma, 87.2 ov), 9-259 (Zaheer Khan, 88.6 ov), 10-282 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 94.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (3) and Virender Sehwag (18) | 22 | 48 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (25) and Virender Sehwag (49) | 75 | 123 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (73) and Rahul Dravid (43) | 117 | 218 |
| fourth | Rahul Dravid (0) and Ishant Sharma (0) | 0 | 5 |
| fifth | VVS Laxman (2) and Ishant Sharma (5) | 7 | 44 |
| sixth | Ishant Sharma (6) and Virat Kohli (11) | 17 | 40 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (6) and Ishant Sharma (0) | 7 | 15 |
| eighth | Ravichandran Ashwin (9) and Ishant Sharma (0) | 9 | 34 |
| ninth | Zaheer Khan (4) and Ravichandran Ashwin (1) | 5 | 10 |
| tenth | Ravichandran Ashwin (21) and Umesh Yadav (2) | 23 | 31 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 240 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | b Umesh Yadav | 5 | 27 |
| Ed Cowan | lbw b Umesh Yadav | 8 | 17 |
| Shaun Marsh | b Umesh Yadav | 3 | 11 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Virender Sehwag b Zaheer Khan | 60 | 97 |
| Michael Clarke | b Ishant Sharma | 1 | 4 |
| Michael Hussey | c MS Dhoni b Zaheer Khan | 89 | 151 |
| Brad Haddin | c VVS Laxman b Zaheer Khan | 6 | 14 |
| Peter Siddle | c MS Dhoni b Umesh Yadav | 4 | 22 |
| Nathan Lyon | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 11 |
| James Pattinson | not out | 37 | 81 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | c VVS Laxman b Ishant Sharma | 14 | 29 |
Extras 13 · Total 240 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 20 | 4 | 53 | 3 |
| Umesh Yadav | 20 | 4 | 70 | 4 |
| Ishant Sharma | 12.3 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 22 | 4 | 60 | 1 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (David Warner, 7.1 ov), 2-16 (Ed Cowan, 7.4 ov), 3-24 (Shaun Marsh, 11.3 ov), 4-27 (Michael Clarke, 12.5 ov), 5-142 (Ricky Ponting, 40.2 ov), 6-148 (Brad Haddin, 42.5 ov), 7-163 (Peter Siddle, 50.6 ov), 8-166 (Nathan Lyon, 53.6 ov), 9-197 (Michael Hussey, 66.5 ov), 10-240 (Ben Hilfenhaus, 76.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ed Cowan (8) and David Warner (5) | 13 | 43 |
| second | Ed Cowan (0) and Shaun Marsh (3) | 3 | 3 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (7) and Shaun Marsh (0) | 8 | 23 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting (2) and Michael Clarke (1) | 3 | 8 |
| fifth | Ricky Ponting (51) and Michael Hussey (59) | 115 | 167 |
| sixth | Michael Hussey (0) and Brad Haddin (6) | 6 | 15 |
| seventh | Michael Hussey (10) and Peter Siddle (4) | 15 | 50 |
| eighth | Michael Hussey (3) and Nathan Lyon (0) | 3 | 18 |
| ninth | Michael Hussey (17) and James Pattinson (9) | 31 | 78 |
| tenth | Ben Hilfenhaus (14) and James Pattinson (28) | 43 | 59 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 169 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c Ricky Ponting b Peter Siddle | 13 | 46 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Michael Hussey b Ben Hilfenhaus | 7 | 12 |
| Rahul Dravid | b James Pattinson | 10 | 29 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Michael Hussey b Peter Siddle | 32 | 46 |
| VVS Laxman | c Ed Cowan b James Pattinson | 1 | 14 |
| Virat Kohli | lbw b Ben Hilfenhaus | 0 | 1 |
| MS Dhoni | b James Pattinson | 23 | 44 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Ed Cowan b Peter Siddle | 30 | 35 |
| Zaheer Khan | c Ed Cowan b James Pattinson | 13 | 22 |
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 6 | 14 |
| Umesh Yadav | c David Warner b Nathan Lyon | 21 | 25 |
Extras 13 · Total 169 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Pattinson | 15 | 2 | 53 | 4 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 18 | 4 | 39 | 2 |
| Peter Siddle | 9 | 1 | 42 | 3 |
| Nathan Lyon | 5.5 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Virender Sehwag, 5.6 ov), 2-39 (Gautam Gambhir, 12.1 ov), 3-58 (Rahul Dravid, 18.6 ov), 4-68 (VVS Laxman, 22.6 ov), 5-69 (Virat Kohli, 23.3 ov), 6-81 (Sachin Tendulkar, 26.1 ov), 7-117 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 34.6 ov), 8-141 (Zaheer Khan, 40.5 ov), 9-142 (MS Dhoni, 42.2 ov), 10-169 (Umesh Yadav, 47.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (4) and Virender Sehwag (7) | 17 | 36 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (9) and Gautam Gambhir (9) | 22 | 37 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (18) and Rahul Dravid (1) | 19 | 41 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (9) and VVS Laxman (1) | 10 | 24 |
| fifth | Sachin Tendulkar (1) and Virat Kohli (0) | 1 | 3 |
| sixth | Sachin Tendulkar (4) and MS Dhoni (8) | 12 | 16 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (6) and Ravichandran Ashwin (30) | 36 | 53 |
| eighth | MS Dhoni (8) and Zaheer Khan (13) | 24 | 36 |
| ninth | MS Dhoni (1) and Ishant Sharma (0) | 1 | 9 |
| tenth | Ishant Sharma (6) and Umesh Yadav (21) | 27 | 33 |
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