Australia v India 4th Test

Border-Gavaskar Trophy India in Australia - 2014 (2014/15) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 6 January 2015

Match drawn

Match drawn. Virat Kohli top-scored with 147 for India. Mohammed Shami took 5/112.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Border-Gavaskar Trophy India in Australia - 2014 (2014/15)
Ground: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Dates: 6 January 2015 to 10 January 2015
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Steven Smith
Captains: Steven Smith (Australia), Virat Kohli (India)
Umpires: HDPK Dharmasena and RA Kettleborough
Match referee: RS Mahanama

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 572 for 7 declared. Steven Smith top-scored with 117 off 208 balls, and David Warner made 101. Mohammed Shami took 5 for 112 for India. The innings was built on a 200-run stand for the first wicket between Chris Rogers and David Warner. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 363 across 10 Tests.

India replied with 475 all out. Virat Kohli top-scored with 147 off 230 balls, and KL Rahul made 110. Mitchell Starc took 3 for 106 for Australia. The innings was built on a 141-run stand for the third wicket between Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. Australia led by 97 on first innings.

Australia made 251 for 6 declared in their second innings. Steven Smith top-scored with 71 off 70 balls, and Joe Burns made 66. Ravichandran Ashwin took 4 for 105 for India.

Set 349 to win, India made 252 for 7. Murali Vijay top-scored with 80 off 165 balls, and Virat Kohli made 46.

Match drawn.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 572 FOR 7 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Rogers	b Mohammed Shami	95	160
David Warner	c Murali Vijay b Ravichandran Ashwin	101	114
Shane Watson	c Ravichandran Ashwin b Mohammed Shami	81	183
Steven Smith	c Wriddhiman Saha b Umesh Yadav	117	208
Shaun Marsh	c Wriddhiman Saha b Mohammed Shami	73	116
Joe Burns	c KL Rahul b Mohammed Shami	58	114
Brad Haddin	not out	9	11
Ryan Harris	c Ravichandran Ashwin b Mohammed Shami	25	9

Did not bat: Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

Extras 13 · Total 572 for 7 declared

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	34	5	122	0
Umesh Yadav	27	5	137	1
Mohammed Shami	28.3	3	112	5
Ravichandran Ashwin	47	8	142	1
Suresh Raina	16	3	53	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-200 (David Warner, 44.5 ov), 2-204 (Chris Rogers, 45.5 ov), 3-400 (Shane Watson, 107.2 ov), 4-415 (Steven Smith, 113.3 ov), 5-529 (Shaun Marsh, 146.4 ov), 6-546 (Joe Burns, 150.2 ov), 7-572 (Ryan Harris, 152.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Chris Rogers (91) and David Warner (101)	200	269
second	Chris Rogers (4) and Shane Watson (0)	4	6
third	Shane Watson (81) and Steven Smith (111)	196	369
fourth	Shaun Marsh (9) and Steven Smith (6)	15	37
fifth	Shaun Marsh (64) and Joe Burns (50)	114	199
sixth	Brad Haddin (9) and Joe Burns (8)	17	22
seventh	Brad Haddin (0) and Ryan Harris (25)	26	13

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 475 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Murali Vijay	c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Starc	0	3
KL Rahul	c & b Mitchell Starc	110	262
Rohit Sharma	b Nathan Lyon	53	133
Virat Kohli	c Chris Rogers b Ryan Harris	147	230
Ajinkya Rahane	lbw b Shane Watson	13	31
Suresh Raina	c Brad Haddin b Shane Watson	0	1
Wriddhiman Saha	c Steven Smith b Josh Hazlewood	35	96
Ravichandran Ashwin	c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Starc	50	111
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	c Shane Watson b Nathan Lyon	30	75
Mohammed Shami	not out	16	26
Umesh Yadav	c Brad Haddin b Ryan Harris	4	9

Extras 17 · Total 475 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	32	7	106	3
Ryan Harris	31	7	96	2
Josh Hazlewood	29	8	64	1
Nathan Lyon	46	11	123	2
Shane Watson	20	4	58	2
Steven Smith	4	0	17	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Murali Vijay, 0.3 ov), 2-97 (Rohit Sharma, 43.4 ov), 3-238 (KL Rahul, 86.6 ov), 4-292 (Ajinkya Rahane, 99.4 ov), 5-292 (Suresh Raina, 99.5 ov), 6-352 (Virat Kohli, 119.3 ov), 7-383 (Wriddhiman Saha, 130.2 ov), 8-448 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 153.1 ov), 9-456 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 158.6 ov), 10-475 (Umesh Yadav, 161.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Murali Vijay (0) and KL Rahul (0)	0	3
second	Rohit Sharma (53) and KL Rahul (42)	97	261
third	Virat Kohli (67) and KL Rahul (68)	141	261
fourth	Virat Kohli (40) and Ajinkya Rahane (13)	54	76
fifth	Suresh Raina (0) and Virat Kohli (0)	0	1
sixth	Virat Kohli (40) and Wriddhiman Saha (17)	60	119
seventh	Ravichandran Ashwin (12) and Wriddhiman Saha (18)	31	66
eighth	Ravichandran Ashwin (31) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (30)	65	137
ninth	Ravichandran Ashwin (7) and Mohammed Shami (1)	8	35
tenth	Umesh Yadav (4) and Mohammed Shami (15)	19	18

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 251 FOR 6 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Chris Rogers	c Suresh Raina b Bhuvneshwar Kumar	56	77
David Warner	c Murali Vijay b Ravichandran Ashwin	4	5
Shane Watson	b Ravichandran Ashwin	16	17
Steven Smith	lbw b Mohammed Shami	71	70
Shaun Marsh	c Murali Vijay b Ravichandran Ashwin	1	4
Joe Burns	c Umesh Yadav b Ravichandran Ashwin	66	39
Brad Haddin	not out	31	30
Ryan Harris	not out	0	–

Did not bat: Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

Extras 6 · Total 251 for 6 declared

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	8	0	46	1
Ravichandran Ashwin	19	2	105	4
Mohammed Shami	6	0	33	1
Umesh Yadav	3	0	45	0
Suresh Raina	4	0	18	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (David Warner, 1.3 ov), 2-46 (Shane Watson, 7.2 ov), 3-126 (Chris Rogers, 22.6 ov), 4-139 (Shaun Marsh, 25.3 ov), 5-165 (Steven Smith, 30.6 ov), 6-251 (Joe Burns, 39.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Chris Rogers (2) and David Warner (4)	6	9
second	Chris Rogers (24) and Shane Watson (16)	40	35
third	Chris Rogers (30) and Steven Smith (47)	80	96
fourth	Shaun Marsh (1) and Steven Smith (12)	13	15
fifth	Steven Smith (12) and Joe Burns (13)	26	33
sixth	Brad Haddin (31) and Joe Burns (53)	86	52
seventh	Brad Haddin (0) and Ryan Harris (0)	0	2

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 252 FOR 7

Batter	How out	R	B
Murali Vijay	c Brad Haddin b Josh Hazlewood	80	165
KL Rahul	c David Warner b Nathan Lyon	16	40
Rohit Sharma	c Steven Smith b Shane Watson	39	90
Virat Kohli	c Shane Watson b Mitchell Starc	46	95
Ajinkya Rahane	not out	38	88
Suresh Raina	lbw b Mitchell Starc	0	3
Wriddhiman Saha	lbw b Nathan Lyon	0	6
Ravichandran Ashwin	lbw b Josh Hazlewood	1	22
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	not out	20	30

Did not bat: Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav

Extras 12 · Total 252 for 7

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	19	7	36	2
Ryan Harris	13	3	34	0
Nathan Lyon	30.5	5	110	2
Josh Hazlewood	17	7	31	2
Steven Smith	2	0	7	0
Shane Watson	8	2	22	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-48 (KL Rahul, 13.2 ov), 2-104 (Rohit Sharma, 37.6 ov), 3-178 (Murali Vijay, 60.4 ov), 4-201 (Virat Kohli, 66.6 ov), 5-203 (Suresh Raina, 68.3 ov), 6-208 (Wriddhiman Saha, 71.1 ov), 7-217 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 78.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Murali Vijay (29) and KL Rahul (16)	48	80
second	Rohit Sharma (39) and Murali Vijay (17)	56	148
third	Murali Vijay (34) and Virat Kohli (33)	74	136
fourth	Virat Kohli (13) and Ajinkya Rahane (10)	23	38
fifth	Suresh Raina (0) and Ajinkya Rahane (2)	2	9
sixth	Ajinkya Rahane (5) and Wriddhiman Saha (0)	5	16
seventh	Ravichandran Ashwin (1) and Ajinkya Rahane (6)	9	43
eighth	Ajinkya Rahane (15) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (20)	35	69

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