Australia v India 1st Test

Border-Gavaskar Trophy India in Australia - 2014 (2014/15) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 9 December 2014

Australia won by 48 runs

Australia won by 48 runs. Steven Smith top-scored with 162* for Australia. Nathan Lyon took 7/152.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Border-Gavaskar Trophy India in Australia - 2014 (2014/15)
Ground: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Dates: 9 December 2014 to 13 December 2014
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 48 runs
Player of the match: Nathan Lyon
Captains: Michael Clarke (Australia), Virat Kohli (India)
Debut: Karn Sharma (India)
Umpires: IJ Gould and M Erasmus
Match referee: JJ Crowe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. It was Karn Sharma's first Test.

Australia batted first and made 517 for 7 declared. Steven Smith top-scored with 162 not out off 231 balls, and David Warner made 145. The innings was built on a 163-run stand for the eighth wicket between Michael Clarke and Steven Smith. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Adelaide Oval, 423 across 10 Tests.

India replied with 444 all out. Virat Kohli top-scored with 115 off 184 balls, and Cheteshwar Pujara made 73. Nathan Lyon took 5 for 134 for Australia. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the fourth wicket between Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane. Australia led by 73 on first innings.

Australia made 290 for 5 declared in their second innings. David Warner top-scored with 102 off 166 balls, and Steven Smith made 52. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the second wicket between Shane Watson and David Warner.

Set 364 to win, India made 315 all out. Virat Kohli top-scored with 141 off 175 balls, and Murali Vijay made 99. Nathan Lyon took 7 for 152 for Australia. The innings was built on a 185-run stand for the third wicket between Murali Vijay and Virat Kohli, 59% of the total.

Australia won by 48 runs.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 517 FOR 7 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Rogers	c Shikhar Dhawan b Ishant Sharma	9	22
David Warner	c Ishant Sharma b Karn Sharma	145	163
Shane Watson	c Shikhar Dhawan b Varun Aaron	14	33
Michael Clarke	c Cheteshwar Pujara b Karn Sharma	128	163
Steven Smith	not out	162	231
Mitchell Marsh	c Virat Kohli b Varun Aaron	41	87
Nathan Lyon	b Mohammed Shami	3	14
Brad Haddin	c Wriddhiman Saha b Mohammed Shami	0	5
Mitchell Johnson	not out	0	4

Did not bat: Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris

Extras 15 · Total 517 for 7 declared

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Mohammed Shami	24	2	120	2
Varun Aaron	23	1	136	2
Ishant Sharma	27	5	85	1
Karn Sharma	33	1	143	2
Murali Vijay	13	3	29	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-50 (Chris Rogers, 7.5 ov), 2-88 (Shane Watson, 18.3 ov), 3-258 (David Warner, 56.2 ov), 4-345 (Mitchell Marsh, 84.2 ov), 5-352 (Nathan Lyon, 87.3 ov), 6-354 (Brad Haddin, 89.2 ov), 7-517 (Michael Clarke, 119.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Chris Rogers (9) and David Warner (38)	50	49
second	Shane Watson (14) and David Warner (23)	38	64
third	Michael Clarke (60) and David Warner (55)	118	149
fourth	David Warner (29) and Steven Smith (23)	52	74
fifth	Steven Smith (45) and Mitchell Marsh (41)	87	168
sixth	Steven Smith (4) and Nathan Lyon (3)	7	19
seventh	Brad Haddin (0) and Steven Smith (0)	2	11
eighth	Michael Clarke (68) and Steven Smith (90)	163	180
ninth	Mitchell Johnson (0) and Steven Smith (0)	0	4

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 444 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Murali Vijay	c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson	53	88
Shikhar Dhawan	b Ryan Harris	25	24
Cheteshwar Pujara	b Nathan Lyon	73	135
Virat Kohli	c Ryan Harris b Mitchell Johnson	115	184
Ajinkya Rahane	c Shane Watson b Nathan Lyon	62	76
Rohit Sharma	c & b Nathan Lyon	43	89
Wriddhiman Saha	c Shane Watson b Nathan Lyon	25	68
Karn Sharma	b Peter Siddle	4	8
Mohammed Shami	c Shane Watson b Peter Siddle	34	24
Ishant Sharma	c Steven Smith b Nathan Lyon	0	2
Varun Aaron	not out	3	4

Extras 7 · Total 444 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Johnson	22	6	102	2
Ryan Harris	21	6	55	1
Nathan Lyon	36	4	134	5
Peter Siddle	18.4	2	88	2
Mitchell Marsh	11	4	29	0
Shane Watson	5	1	13	0
Steven Smith	3	0	19	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-30 (Shikhar Dhawan, 7.4 ov), 2-111 (Murali Vijay, 30.1 ov), 3-192 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 49.3 ov), 4-293 (Ajinkya Rahane, 75.2 ov), 5-367 (Virat Kohli, 94.1 ov), 6-399 (Rohit Sharma, 107.5 ov), 7-406 (Karn Sharma, 110.2 ov), 8-422 (Wriddhiman Saha, 113.3 ov), 9-422 (Ishant Sharma, 113.5 ov), 10-444 (Mohammed Shami, 116.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Shikhar Dhawan (25) and Murali Vijay (5)	30	46
second	Cheteshwar Pujara (29) and Murali Vijay (48)	81	136
third	Cheteshwar Pujara (44) and Virat Kohli (36)	81	117
fourth	Virat Kohli (38) and Ajinkya Rahane (62)	101	155
fifth	Rohit Sharma (32) and Virat Kohli (41)	74	113
sixth	Rohit Sharma (11) and Wriddhiman Saha (21)	32	82
seventh	Karn Sharma (4) and Wriddhiman Saha (3)	7	15
eighth	Wriddhiman Saha (1) and Mohammed Shami (15)	16	19
ninth	Ishant Sharma (0) and Mohammed Shami (0)	0	2
tenth	Varun Aaron (3) and Mohammed Shami (19)	22	17

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 290 FOR 5 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Rogers	c Rohit Sharma b Karn Sharma	21	45
David Warner	b Karn Sharma	102	166
Shane Watson	b Mohammed Shami	33	86
Michael Clarke	c Wriddhiman Saha b Varun Aaron	7	20
Steven Smith	not out	52	64
Mitchell Marsh	c Murali Vijay b Rohit Sharma	40	26
Brad Haddin	not out	14	15

Did not bat: Peter Siddle, Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Nathan Lyon

Extras 21 · Total 290 for 5 declared

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Mohammed Shami	11	2	42	1
Ishant Sharma	14	3	41	0
Karn Sharma	16	2	95	2
Murali Vijay	6	0	27	0
Rohit Sharma	12	2	35	1
Varun Aaron	10	0	43	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-38 (Chris Rogers, 12.1 ov), 2-140 (Shane Watson, 38.5 ov), 3-168 (Michael Clarke, 45.6 ov), 4-213 (David Warner, 59.1 ov), 5-266 (Mitchell Marsh, 64.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Chris Rogers (21) and David Warner (17)	38	73
second	Shane Watson (33) and David Warner (53)	102	165
third	Michael Clarke (7) and David Warner (19)	28	44
fourth	David Warner (13) and Steven Smith (29)	45	81
fifth	Steven Smith (13) and Mitchell Marsh (40)	53	33
sixth	Brad Haddin (14) and Steven Smith (10)	24	26

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 315 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Murali Vijay	lbw b Nathan Lyon	99	234
Shikhar Dhawan	c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson	9	8
Cheteshwar Pujara	c Brad Haddin b Nathan Lyon	21	38
Virat Kohli	c Mitchell Marsh b Nathan Lyon	141	175
Ajinkya Rahane	c Chris Rogers b Nathan Lyon	0	5
Rohit Sharma	c David Warner b Nathan Lyon	6	18
Wriddhiman Saha	b Nathan Lyon	13	10
Karn Sharma	not out	4	20
Mohammed Shami	c Mitchell Johnson b Ryan Harris	5	10
Varun Aaron	lbw b Mitchell Johnson	1	3
Ishant Sharma	st Brad Haddin b Nathan Lyon	0	2

Extras 16 · Total 315 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Johnson	16	2	44	2
Ryan Harris	19	6	49	1
Nathan Lyon	34.1	5	152	7
Peter Siddle	9	3	21	0
Shane Watson	2	0	6	0
Steven Smith	3	0	18	0
Mitchell Marsh	4	1	11	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Shikhar Dhawan, 4.1 ov), 2-57 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 19.2 ov), 3-242 (Murali Vijay, 69.1 ov), 4-242 (Ajinkya Rahane, 69.6 ov), 5-277 (Rohit Sharma, 77.4 ov), 6-299 (Wriddhiman Saha, 79.6 ov), 7-304 (Virat Kohli, 81.4 ov), 8-309 (Mohammed Shami, 84.2 ov), 9-314 (Varun Aaron, 86.1 ov), 10-315 (Ishant Sharma, 87.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Shikhar Dhawan (9) and Murali Vijay (5)	16	25
second	Cheteshwar Pujara (21) and Murali Vijay (20)	41	91
third	Murali Vijay (74) and Virat Kohli (100)	185	299
fourth	Virat Kohli (0) and Ajinkya Rahane (0)	0	5
fifth	Rohit Sharma (6) and Virat Kohli (28)	35	46
sixth	Virat Kohli (9) and Wriddhiman Saha (13)	22	14
seventh	Karn Sharma (0) and Virat Kohli (4)	5	10
eighth	Karn Sharma (0) and Mohammed Shami (5)	5	16
ninth	Karn Sharma (4) and Varun Aaron (1)	5	11
tenth	Karn Sharma (0) and Ishant Sharma (0)	1	6

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