Australia v India 3rd Test

Border-Gavaskar Trophy India in Australia - 2014 (2014/15) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 26 December 2014

Match drawn

Match drawn. Steven Smith top-scored with 192 for Australia. Ryan Harris took 4/70.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Border-Gavaskar Trophy India in Australia - 2014 (2014/15)
Ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Dates: 26 December 2014 to 30 December 2014
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Ryan Harris
Captains: Steven Smith (Australia), MS Dhoni (India)
Debuts: Joe Burns (Australia), KL Rahul (India)
Umpires: HDPK Dharmasena and RA Kettleborough
Match referee: RS Mahanama

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Joe Burns and KL Rahul played their first Tests.

Australia batted first and made 530 all out. Steven Smith top-scored with 192 off 305 balls, and Ryan Harris made 74. Mohammed Shami took 4 for 138 for India. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the second wicket between Chris Rogers and Shane Watson. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 360 across 10 Tests.

India replied with 465 all out. Virat Kohli top-scored with 169 off 272 balls, and Ajinkya Rahane made 147. Ryan Harris took 4 for 70 for Australia. The innings was built on a 262-run stand for the fourth wicket between Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, 56% of the total. Australia led by 65 on first innings.

Australia made 318 for 9 declared in their second innings. Shaun Marsh top-scored with 99 off 215 balls, and Chris Rogers made 69.

Set 384 to win, India made 174 for 6. Virat Kohli top-scored with 54 off 99 balls, and Ajinkya Rahane made 48.

Match drawn.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 530 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Rogers	c MS Dhoni b Mohammed Shami	57	126
David Warner	c Shikhar Dhawan b Umesh Yadav	0	6
Shane Watson	lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin	52	89
Steven Smith	b Umesh Yadav	192	305
Shaun Marsh	c MS Dhoni b Mohammed Shami	32	83
Joe Burns	c MS Dhoni b Umesh Yadav	13	27
Brad Haddin	c MS Dhoni b Mohammed Shami	55	84
Mitchell Johnson	st MS Dhoni b Ravichandran Ashwin	28	37
Ryan Harris	lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin	74	88
Nathan Lyon	b Mohammed Shami	11	15
Josh Hazlewood	not out	0	–

Extras 16 · Total 530 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Ishant Sharma	32	7	104	0
Umesh Yadav	32.3	3	130	3
Mohammed Shami	29	4	138	4
Ravichandran Ashwin	44	9	134	3
Murali Vijay	5	0	14	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (David Warner, 1.6 ov), 2-115 (Chris Rogers, 36.2 ov), 3-115 (Shane Watson, 37.2 ov), 4-184 (Shaun Marsh, 60.6 ov), 5-216 (Joe Burns, 70.5 ov), 6-326 (Brad Haddin, 100.6 ov), 7-376 (Mitchell Johnson, 111.4 ov), 8-482 (Ryan Harris, 135.4 ov), 9-530 (Nathan Lyon, 141.6 ov), 10-530 (Steven Smith, 142.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Chris Rogers (0) and David Warner (0)	0	12
second	Chris Rogers (57) and Shane Watson (52)	115	207
third	Shane Watson (0) and Steven Smith (0)	0	6
fourth	Shaun Marsh (32) and Steven Smith (33)	69	143
fifth	Steven Smith (19) and Joe Burns (13)	32	59
sixth	Brad Haddin (55) and Steven Smith (53)	110	183
seventh	Mitchell Johnson (28) and Steven Smith (20)	50	65
eighth	Ryan Harris (74) and Steven Smith (30)	106	144
ninth	Steven Smith (37) and Nathan Lyon (11)	48	38
tenth	Steven Smith (0) and Josh Hazlewood (0)	0	3

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 465 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Murali Vijay	c Shaun Marsh b Shane Watson	68	135
Shikhar Dhawan	c Steven Smith b Ryan Harris	28	51
Cheteshwar Pujara	c Brad Haddin b Ryan Harris	25	71
Virat Kohli	c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson	169	272
Ajinkya Rahane	lbw b Nathan Lyon	147	171
KL Rahul	c Josh Hazlewood b Nathan Lyon	3	8
MS Dhoni	c Brad Haddin b Ryan Harris	11	23
Ravichandran Ashwin	c & b Ryan Harris	0	4
Mohammed Shami	c Steven Smith b Mitchell Johnson	12	30
Umesh Yadav	c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson	0	2
Ishant Sharma	not out	0	6

Extras 2 · Total 465 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Johnson	30.5	6	135	3
Ryan Harris	26	7	70	4
Josh Hazlewood	25	6	75	0
Shane Watson	16	3	65	1
Nathan Lyon	29	3	108	2
Steven Smith	2	0	11	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-55 (Shikhar Dhawan, 14.2 ov), 2-108 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 37.2 ov), 3-147 (Murali Vijay, 49.5 ov), 4-409 (Ajinkya Rahane, 107.4 ov), 5-415 (KL Rahul, 109.6 ov), 6-430 (MS Dhoni, 116.4 ov), 7-434 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 118.2 ov), 8-462 (Virat Kohli, 126.2 ov), 9-462 (Umesh Yadav, 126.4 ov), 10-465 (Mohammed Shami, 128.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Shikhar Dhawan (28) and Murali Vijay (27)	55	86
second	Cheteshwar Pujara (25) and Murali Vijay (28)	53	138
third	Murali Vijay (13) and Virat Kohli (26)	39	75
fourth	Virat Kohli (114) and Ajinkya Rahane (147)	262	347
fifth	Virat Kohli (3) and KL Rahul (3)	6	14
sixth	MS Dhoni (11) and Virat Kohli (4)	15	40
seventh	Ravichandran Ashwin (0) and Virat Kohli (4)	4	10
eighth	Virat Kohli (18) and Mohammed Shami (9)	28	48
ninth	Umesh Yadav (0) and Mohammed Shami (0)	0	2
tenth	Ishant Sharma (0) and Mohammed Shami (3)	3	13

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 318 FOR 9 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
David Warner	lbw b Ravichandran Ashwin	40	42
Chris Rogers	b Ravichandran Ashwin	69	123
Shane Watson	c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma	17	34
Steven Smith	c Ajinkya Rahane b Umesh Yadav	14	27
Shaun Marsh	run out (Virat Kohli)	99	215
Joe Burns	c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma	9	17
Brad Haddin	c MS Dhoni b Umesh Yadav	13	27
Mitchell Johnson	c Ajinkya Rahane b Mohammed Shami	15	27
Ryan Harris	c MS Dhoni b Mohammed Shami	21	68
Nathan Lyon	not out	1	10
Josh Hazlewood	not out	0	3

Extras 20 · Total 318 for 9 declared

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Umesh Yadav	22	3	89	2
Mohammed Shami	28	4	92	2
Ishant Sharma	20	5	49	2
Ravichandran Ashwin	28	4	75	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-57 (David Warner, 14.2 ov), 2-98 (Shane Watson, 24.1 ov), 3-131 (Steven Smith, 33.3 ov), 4-164 (Chris Rogers, 40.3 ov), 5-176 (Joe Burns, 45.3 ov), 6-202 (Brad Haddin, 55.2 ov), 7-234 (Mitchell Johnson, 67.1 ov), 8-303 (Ryan Harris, 93.4 ov), 9-317 (Shaun Marsh, 96.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Chris Rogers (15) and David Warner (40)	57	87
second	Chris Rogers (23) and Shane Watson (17)	41	60
third	Chris Rogers (17) and Steven Smith (14)	33	58
fourth	Chris Rogers (14) and Shaun Marsh (13)	33	42
fifth	Shaun Marsh (2) and Joe Burns (9)	12	31
sixth	Brad Haddin (13) and Shaun Marsh (13)	26	59
seventh	Shaun Marsh (16) and Mitchell Johnson (15)	32	71
eighth	Shaun Marsh (42) and Ryan Harris (21)	69	159
ninth	Shaun Marsh (13) and Nathan Lyon (1)	14	19
tenth	Nathan Lyon (0) and Josh Hazlewood (0)	1	6

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 174 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
Murali Vijay	lbw b Josh Hazlewood	11	28
Shikhar Dhawan	lbw b Ryan Harris	0	5
KL Rahul	c Shane Watson b Mitchell Johnson	1	5
Virat Kohli	c Joe Burns b Ryan Harris	54	99
Ajinkya Rahane	c Shaun Marsh b Josh Hazlewood	48	117
Cheteshwar Pujara	b Mitchell Johnson	21	70
MS Dhoni	not out	24	39
Ravichandran Ashwin	not out	8	34

Did not bat: Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav

Extras 7 · Total 174 for 6

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Johnson	15	3	38	2
Ryan Harris	16	8	30	2
Josh Hazlewood	15	3	40	2
Nathan Lyon	12	0	36	0
Shane Watson	6	1	14	0
Steven Smith	2	0	10	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-2 (Shikhar Dhawan, 1.2 ov), 2-5 (KL Rahul, 2.2 ov), 3-19 (Murali Vijay, 8.1 ov), 4-104 (Virat Kohli, 34.1 ov), 5-141 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 50.6 ov), 6-142 (Ajinkya Rahane, 54.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Shikhar Dhawan (0) and Murali Vijay (2)	2	8
second	Murali Vijay (2) and KL Rahul (1)	3	6
third	Murali Vijay (7) and Virat Kohli (7)	14	35
fourth	Virat Kohli (47) and Ajinkya Rahane (33)	85	156
fifth	Cheteshwar Pujara (21) and Ajinkya Rahane (14)	37	102
sixth	MS Dhoni (0) and Ajinkya Rahane (1)	1	24
seventh	MS Dhoni (24) and Ravichandran Ashwin (8)	32	66

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