India v Australia 4th Test

Australia tour of India - 2013 (2012/13) · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi · 22 March 2013

India won by 6 wickets

India won by 6 wickets. Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored with 82* for India. Nathan Lyon took 7/94.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of India - 2013 (2012/13)
Ground: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi (then Feroz Shah Kotla)
Dates: 22 March 2013 to 24 March 2013
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: India won by 6 wickets
Player of the match: Ravindra Jadeja
Captains: Shane Watson (Australia), MS Dhoni (India)
Debut: Ajinkya Rahane (India)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and RA Kettleborough
Match referee: RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Ajinkya Rahane's first Test.

Australia batted first and made 262 all out. Peter Siddle top-scored with 51 off 136 balls, and Steven Smith made 46. Ravichandran Ashwin took 5 for 57 for India. From 106 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 136 for 7.

India replied with 272 all out. Murali Vijay top-scored with 57 off 123 balls, and Cheteshwar Pujara made 52. Nathan Lyon took 7 for 94 for Australia. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the first wicket between Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay. India led by 10 on first innings.

Australia made 164 all out in their second innings. Peter Siddle top-scored with 50 off 45 balls. Ravindra Jadeja took 5 for 58 for India.

Set 155 to win, India made 158 for 4. Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored with 82 not out off 92 balls, and Virat Kohli made 41. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the second wicket between Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli, 66% of the total.

India won by 6 wickets.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 262 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Ed Cowan	b Ravichandran Ashwin	38	99
David Warner	c Virat Kohli b Ishant Sharma	0	4
Phillip Hughes	b Ishant Sharma	45	59
Shane Watson	st MS Dhoni b Ravindra Jadeja	17	56
Steven Smith	c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravichandran Ashwin	46	145
Matthew Wade	c Murali Vijay b Ravichandran Ashwin	2	5
Glenn Maxwell	c Ishant Sharma b Ravindra Jadeja	10	16
Mitchell Johnson	b Ravichandran Ashwin	3	22
Peter Siddle	b Ravichandran Ashwin	51	136
James Pattinson	c Virat Kohli b Pragyan Ojha	30	91
Nathan Lyon	not out	8	40

Extras 12 · Total 262 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	9	1	43	0
Ishant Sharma	14	3	35	2
Ravichandran Ashwin	34	18	57	5
Pragyan Ojha	26.1	6	75	1
Ravindra Jadeja	29	8	40	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (David Warner, 1.4 ov), 2-71 (Phillip Hughes, 20.6 ov), 3-106 (Ed Cowan, 32.6 ov), 4-115 (Shane Watson, 38.5 ov), 5-117 (Matthew Wade, 40.4 ov), 6-129 (Glenn Maxwell, 46.2 ov), 7-136 (Mitchell Johnson, 53.6 ov), 8-189 (Steven Smith, 81.2 ov), 9-243 (Peter Siddle, 102.1 ov), 10-262 (James Pattinson, 112.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Ed Cowan (4) and David Warner (0)	4	10
second	Ed Cowan (16) and Phillip Hughes (45)	67	116
third	Ed Cowan (18) and Shane Watson (17)	35	72
fourth	Shane Watson (0) and Steven Smith (9)	9	35
fifth	Matthew Wade (2) and Steven Smith (0)	2	11
sixth	Steven Smith (2) and Glenn Maxwell (10)	12	34
seventh	Mitchell Johnson (3) and Steven Smith (2)	7	46
eighth	Peter Siddle (20) and Steven Smith (33)	53	164
ninth	Peter Siddle (31) and James Pattinson (19)	54	125
tenth	Nathan Lyon (8) and James Pattinson (11)	19	60

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 272 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Murali Vijay	c Matthew Wade b Peter Siddle	57	123
Cheteshwar Pujara	b Nathan Lyon	52	76
Virat Kohli	lbw b Nathan Lyon	1	8
Sachin Tendulkar	lbw b Nathan Lyon	32	53
Ajinkya Rahane	c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon	7	19
MS Dhoni	c Shane Watson b James Pattinson	24	23
Ravindra Jadeja	lbw b Glenn Maxwell	43	49
Ravichandran Ashwin	lbw b Nathan Lyon	12	41
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	not out	14	23
Ishant Sharma	b Nathan Lyon	0	6
Pragyan Ojha	lbw b Nathan Lyon	0	1

Extras 30 · Total 272 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Johnson	17	3	44	0
James Pattinson	14	1	54	1
Peter Siddle	12	3	38	1
Nathan Lyon	23.2	4	94	7
Glenn Maxwell	4	0	12	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-108 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 25.1 ov), 2-114 (Virat Kohli, 27.5 ov), 3-148 (Murali Vijay, 40.4 ov), 4-165 (Ajinkya Rahane, 45.4 ov), 5-180 (Sachin Tendulkar, 47.5 ov), 6-210 (MS Dhoni, 52.5 ov), 7-254 (Ravindra Jadeja, 63.2 ov), 8-266 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 68.1 ov), 9-272 (Ishant Sharma, 70.1 ov), 10-272 (Pragyan Ojha, 70.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Cheteshwar Pujara (52) and Murali Vijay (44)	108	151
second	Murali Vijay (5) and Virat Kohli (1)	6	16
third	Sachin Tendulkar (22) and Murali Vijay (8)	34	77
fourth	Sachin Tendulkar (9) and Ajinkya Rahane (7)	17	30
fifth	Sachin Tendulkar (1) and MS Dhoni (14)	15	13
sixth	MS Dhoni (10) and Ravindra Jadeja (13)	30	30
seventh	Ravichandran Ashwin (10) and Ravindra Jadeja (30)	44	63
eighth	Ravichandran Ashwin (2) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (10)	12	29
ninth	Ishant Sharma (0) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4)	6	12
tenth	Pragyan Ojha (0) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0)	0	1

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 164 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
David Warner	lbw b Ravindra Jadeja	8	15
Glenn Maxwell	b Ravindra Jadeja	8	14
Ed Cowan	lbw b Ravindra Jadeja	24	44
Phillip Hughes	lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin	6	23
Shane Watson	b Pragyan Ojha	5	11
Steven Smith	b Ravindra Jadeja	18	53
Matthew Wade	c MS Dhoni b Pragyan Ojha	19	38
Mitchell Johnson	b Ravindra Jadeja	0	1
Peter Siddle	st MS Dhoni b Ravichandran Ashwin	50	45
James Pattinson	b Ishant Sharma	11	28
Nathan Lyon	not out	5	7

Extras 10 · Total 164 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	2	0	9	0
Ravichandran Ashwin	15.3	2	55	2
Ravindra Jadeja	16	2	58	5
Pragyan Ojha	11	2	19	2
Ishant Sharma	2	0	13	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Glenn Maxwell, 4.3 ov), 2-20 (David Warner, 6.1 ov), 3-41 (Phillip Hughes, 13.4 ov), 4-51 (Shane Watson, 17.3 ov), 5-53 (Ed Cowan, 18.4 ov), 6-94 (Steven Smith, 32.1 ov), 7-94 (Mitchell Johnson, 32.2 ov), 8-122 (Matthew Wade, 35.5 ov), 9-157 (James Pattinson, 44.4 ov), 10-164 (Peter Siddle, 46.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	David Warner (7) and Glenn Maxwell (8)	15	27
second	Ed Cowan (4) and David Warner (1)	5	10
third	Ed Cowan (15) and Phillip Hughes (6)	21	45
fourth	Ed Cowan (5) and Shane Watson (5)	10	23
fifth	Ed Cowan (0) and Steven Smith (2)	2	7
sixth	Matthew Wade (16) and Steven Smith (16)	41	81
seventh	Mitchell Johnson (0) and Matthew Wade (0)	0	1
eighth	Peter Siddle (25) and Matthew Wade (3)	28	21
ninth	Peter Siddle (23) and James Pattinson (11)	35	53
tenth	Peter Siddle (2) and Nathan Lyon (5)	7	11

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 158 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R	B
Murali Vijay	b Glenn Maxwell	11	12
Cheteshwar Pujara	not out	82	92
Virat Kohli	lbw b Nathan Lyon	41	60
Sachin Tendulkar	lbw b Nathan Lyon	1	5
Ajinkya Rahane	c Nathan Lyon b Glenn Maxwell	1	5
MS Dhoni	not out	12	14

Did not bat: Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma

Extras 10 · Total 158 for 4

Bowler (Australia)	O	R	W
Nathan Lyon	15.2	71	2
Glenn Maxwell	11	54	2
Mitchell Johnson	2	16	0
James Pattinson	3	7	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Murali Vijay, 3.3 ov), 2-123 (Virat Kohli, 23.6 ov), 3-127 (Sachin Tendulkar, 25.3 ov), 4-128 (Ajinkya Rahane, 26.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Cheteshwar Pujara (7) and Murali Vijay (11)	19	21
second	Cheteshwar Pujara (54) and Virat Kohli (41)	104	123
third	Sachin Tendulkar (1) and Cheteshwar Pujara (3)	4	9
fourth	Cheteshwar Pujara (0) and Ajinkya Rahane (1)	1	7
fifth	MS Dhoni (12) and Cheteshwar Pujara (18)	30	28

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