India v Australia 2nd Test
Australia tour of India - 2013 (2012/13) · Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad · 2 March 2013
India won by an innings and 135 runs
India won by an innings and 135 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored with 204 for India. Ravichandran Ashwin took 5/63.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of India - 2013 (2012/13)
- Ground
- Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
- Dates
- 2 March 2013 to 5 March 2013
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by an innings and 135 runs
- Player of the match
- Cheteshwar Pujara
- Captains
- Michael Clarke (Australia), MS Dhoni (India)
- Debut
- Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
- Umpires
- HDPK Dharmasena and M Erasmus
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Glenn Maxwell's first Test.
Australia batted first and made 237 for 9 declared. Michael Clarke top-scored with 91 off 186 balls, and Matthew Wade made 62. Ravindra Jadeja took 3 for 33 for India. The innings was built on a 145-run stand for the fifth wicket between Michael Clarke and Matthew Wade, 61% of the total. From 208 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 28 runs, to 236 for 9. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, 405 across 5 Tests.
India replied with 503 all out. Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored with 204 off 341 balls, and Murali Vijay made 167. Glenn Maxwell took 4 for 127 for Australia. The innings was built on a 370-run stand for the second wicket between Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay, 74% of the total. India led by 266 on first innings.
Australia made 131 all out in their second innings. Ed Cowan top-scored with 44 off 150 balls. Ravichandran Ashwin took 5 for 63 for India. From 108 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 23 runs, to 131 for 10.
India won by an innings and 135 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium across the 6 Tests in our archive.
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 237 FOR 9 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 6 | 8 |
| Ed Cowan | lbw b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4 | 13 |
| Phillip Hughes | c MS Dhoni b Ravichandran Ashwin | 19 | 57 |
| Shane Watson | lbw b Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 23 | 31 |
| Michael Clarke | b Ravindra Jadeja | 91 | 186 |
| Matthew Wade | c Bhuvneshwar Kumar b Harbhajan Singh | 62 | 144 |
| Moises Henriques | b Ravindra Jadeja | 5 | 22 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c MS Dhoni b Ravindra Jadeja | 13 | 22 |
| Peter Siddle | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 14 |
| James Pattinson | not out | 1 | 6 |
| Xavier Doherty | not out | 0 | 7 |
Extras 13 · Total 237 for 9 declared
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 15 | 2 | 53 | 3 |
| Ishant Sharma | 17 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 15 | 6 | 41 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 22 | 2 | 52 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 16 | 4 | 33 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (David Warner, 2.2 ov), 2-15 (Ed Cowan, 4.2 ov), 3-57 (Shane Watson, 14.6 ov), 4-63 (Phillip Hughes, 21.2 ov), 5-208 (Matthew Wade, 68.3 ov), 6-217 (Moises Henriques, 73.5 ov), 7-233 (Glenn Maxwell, 79.4 ov), 8-236 (Peter Siddle, 82.4 ov), 9-236 (Michael Clarke, 83.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ed Cowan (0) and David Warner (6) | 10 | 14 |
| second | Ed Cowan (4) and Phillip Hughes (1) | 5 | 12 |
| third | Shane Watson (23) and Phillip Hughes (18) | 42 | 64 |
| fourth | Michael Clarke (6) and Phillip Hughes (0) | 6 | 38 |
| fifth | Michael Clarke (75) and Matthew Wade (62) | 145 | 283 |
| sixth | Michael Clarke (4) and Moises Henriques (5) | 9 | 32 |
| seventh | Michael Clarke (3) and Glenn Maxwell (13) | 16 | 35 |
| eighth | Michael Clarke (3) and Peter Siddle (0) | 3 | 18 |
| ninth | Michael Clarke (0) and James Pattinson (0) | 0 | 3 |
| tenth | Xavier Doherty (0) and James Pattinson (1) | 1 | 11 |
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 503 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murali Vijay | c Ed Cowan b Glenn Maxwell | 167 | 361 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Matthew Wade b Peter Siddle | 6 | 19 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | c Xavier Doherty b James Pattinson | 204 | 341 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Matthew Wade b James Pattinson | 7 | 15 |
| Virat Kohli | c Ed Cowan b Glenn Maxwell | 34 | 92 |
| MS Dhoni | c Xavier Doherty b Glenn Maxwell | 44 | 43 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | c & b Glenn Maxwell | 10 | 13 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Phillip Hughes b Xavier Doherty | 1 | 5 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Glenn Maxwell b Xavier Doherty | 0 | 6 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | st Matthew Wade b Xavier Doherty | 10 | 18 |
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 2 | 12 |
Extras 18 · Total 503 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Pattinson | 29 | 11 | 80 | 2 |
| Peter Siddle | 31 | 6 | 92 | 1 |
| Moises Henriques | 21 | 7 | 45 | 0 |
| Xavier Doherty | 46.1 | 15 | 131 | 3 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 26 | 2 | 127 | 4 |
| David Warner | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Virender Sehwag, 7.6 ov), 2-387 (Murali Vijay, 117.4 ov), 3-393 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 120.4 ov), 4-404 (Sachin Tendulkar, 124.4 ov), 5-460 (MS Dhoni, 139.3 ov), 6-484 (Ravindra Jadeja, 145.3 ov), 7-485 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 146.2 ov), 8-489 (Harbhajan Singh, 148.2 ov), 9-491 (Virat Kohli, 149.5 ov), 10-503 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 154.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Virender Sehwag (6) and Murali Vijay (8) | 17 | 48 |
| second | Cheteshwar Pujara (198) and Murali Vijay (159) | 370 | 658 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Cheteshwar Pujara (6) | 6 | 18 |
| fourth | Sachin Tendulkar (7) and Virat Kohli (4) | 11 | 24 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (44) and Virat Kohli (10) | 56 | 89 |
| sixth | Ravindra Jadeja (10) and Virat Kohli (14) | 24 | 36 |
| seventh | Ravichandran Ashwin (1) and Virat Kohli (0) | 1 | 5 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (0) and Virat Kohli (4) | 4 | 12 |
| ninth | Virat Kohli (2) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0) | 2 | 9 |
| tenth | Ishant Sharma (2) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (10) | 12 | 26 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 131 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Cowan | c Virender Sehwag b Ravindra Jadeja | 44 | 150 |
| David Warner | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 26 | 56 |
| Phillip Hughes | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 9 |
| Shane Watson | c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma | 9 | 35 |
| Michael Clarke | b Ravindra Jadeja | 16 | 31 |
| Matthew Wade | c Virender Sehwag b Ravichandran Ashwin | 10 | 28 |
| Moises Henriques | run out (Ravindra Jadeja) | 0 | 4 |
| Glenn Maxwell | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 8 | 22 |
| Peter Siddle | c Virat Kohli b Ravindra Jadeja | 4 | 14 |
| James Pattinson | lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin | 0 | 27 |
| Xavier Doherty | not out | 1 | 26 |
Extras 13 · Total 131 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 28 | 12 | 63 | 5 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 18 | 8 | 33 | 3 |
| Ishant Sharma | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-56 (David Warner, 19.6 ov), 2-56 (Phillip Hughes, 23.3 ov), 3-75 (Shane Watson, 34.6 ov), 4-108 (Michael Clarke, 45.4 ov), 5-111 (Ed Cowan, 47.2 ov), 6-111 (Moises Henriques, 48.1 ov), 7-123 (Glenn Maxwell, 54.1 ov), 8-130 (Peter Siddle, 57.6 ov), 9-130 (Matthew Wade, 58.1 ov), 10-131 (James Pattinson, 66.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ed Cowan (19) and David Warner (26) | 56 | 120 |
| second | Ed Cowan (0) and Phillip Hughes (0) | 0 | 21 |
| third | Ed Cowan (8) and Shane Watson (9) | 19 | 69 |
| fourth | Michael Clarke (16) and Ed Cowan (17) | 33 | 64 |
| fifth | Ed Cowan (0) and Matthew Wade (3) | 3 | 10 |
| sixth | Moises Henriques (0) and Matthew Wade (0) | 0 | 5 |
| seventh | Matthew Wade (4) and Glenn Maxwell (8) | 12 | 36 |
| eighth | Peter Siddle (4) and Matthew Wade (3) | 7 | 23 |
| ninth | Matthew Wade (0) and James Pattinson (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Xavier Doherty (1) and James Pattinson (0) | 1 | 53 |
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