Australia v India 2nd Test

India tour of Australia - 1977 (1977/78) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 16 December 1977

Australia won by 2 wickets

Australia won by 2 wickets. Bob Simpson top-scored with 176 for Australia. Bishan Bedi took 5/89.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: India tour of Australia - 1977 (1977/78)
Ground: Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Dates: 16 December 1977 to 21 December 1977
Toss: India, chose to bat
Result: Australia won by 2 wickets
Captains: Bishan Bedi (India), Bob Simpson (Australia)
Debuts: John Dyson (Australia), Sam Gannon (Australia)
Umpires: RA French and RC Bailhache

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. John Dyson and Sam Gannon played their first Tests.

India batted first and made 402 all out. Mohinder Amarnath top-scored with 90 off 156 balls, and Chetan Chauhan made 88. Jeff Thomson took 4 for 101 for Australia. The innings was built on a 149-run stand for the second wicket between Chetan Chauhan and Mohinder Amarnath. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, 309 across 7 Tests.

Australia replied with 394 all out. Bob Simpson top-scored with 176 off 355 balls, and John Dyson made 53. Bishan Bedi took 5 for 89 for India. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the fifth wicket between Bob Simpson and Steve Rixon. India led by 8 on first innings.

India made 330 for 9 in their second innings. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 127 off 245 balls, and Mohinder Amarnath made 100. Sam Gannon took 4 for 77 for Australia. The innings was built on a 193-run stand for the second wicket between Mohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar, 58% of the total.

Set 339 to win, Australia made 342 for 8. Tony Mann top-scored with 105 off 165 balls, and Peter Toohey made 83. Bishan Bedi took 5 for 105 for India. The innings was built on a 139-run stand for the third wicket between Tony Mann and David Ogilvie, 41% of the total.

Australia won by 2 wickets.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 402 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Sunil Gavaskar	c Steve Rixon	4	33
Chetan Chauhan	c Sam Gannon	88	151
Mohinder Amarnath	c Sam Gannon	90	156
Gundappa Viswanath	bowled	38	55
Dilip Vengsarkar	c Steve Rixon	49	76
Brijesh Patel	c Steve Rixon	3	8
Syed Kirmani	c Steve Rixon	38	64
Srinivas Venkataraghavan	c Bob Simpson	37	60
Madan Lal	bowled	43	35
Bishan Bedi	bowled	3	4
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	not out	0	10

Extras 9 · Total 402 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Jeff Thomson	24	1	101	4
Wayne Clark	17	0	95	2
Sam Gannon	16.6	1	84	3
Tony Mann	11	0	63	0
Bob Simpson	11	0	50	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-163 (Chetan Chauhan), 3-224 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-229 (Mohinder Amarnath), 5-235 (Brijesh Patel), 6-311 (Syed Kirmani), 7-319 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 8-383 (Madan Lal), 9-391 (Bishan Bedi), 10-402 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar	14
second	Chetan Chauhan and Mohinder Amarnath	149
third	Gundappa Viswanath and Mohinder Amarnath	61
fourth	Mohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar	5
fifth	Brijesh Patel and Dilip Vengsarkar	6
sixth	Syed Kirmani and Dilip Vengsarkar	76
seventh	Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Dilip Vengsarkar	8
eighth	Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Madan Lal	64
ninth	Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Bishan Bedi	8
tenth	Bhagwath Chandrasekhar and Srinivas Venkataraghavan	11

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 394 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
John Dyson	c Brijesh Patel	53	220
Craig Serjeant	c Syed Kirmani	13	32
David Ogilvie	bowled	27	65
Peter Toohey	st Syed Kirmani	0	13
Bob Simpson	c Dilip Vengsarkar	176	355
Steve Rixon	c Syed Kirmani	50	115
Kim Hughes	c Brijesh Patel	28	75
Tony Mann	c Dilip Vengsarkar	7	24
Wayne Clark	c Brijesh Patel	15	44
Jeff Thomson	c Mohinder Amarnath	0	5
Sam Gannon	not out	0	1

Extras 25 · Total 394 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Madan Lal	15	1	54	1
Mohinder Amarnath	16	2	57	1
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	33.6	6	114	1
Bishan Bedi	31	6	89	5
Srinivas Venkataraghavan	23	4	55	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Craig Serjeant), 2-61 (David Ogilvie), 3-65 (Peter Toohey), 4-149 (John Dyson), 5-250 (Steve Rixon), 6-321 (Kim Hughes), 7-341 (Tony Mann), 8-388 (Bob Simpson), 9-388 (Jeff Thomson), 10-394 (Wayne Clark)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Craig Serjeant and John Dyson	19
second	David Ogilvie and John Dyson	42
third	Peter Toohey and John Dyson	4
fourth	Bob Simpson and John Dyson	84
fifth	Bob Simpson and Steve Rixon	101
sixth	Bob Simpson and Kim Hughes	71
seventh	Bob Simpson and Tony Mann	20
eighth	Bob Simpson and Wayne Clark	47
ninth	Jeff Thomson and Wayne Clark	0
tenth	Wayne Clark and Sam Gannon	6

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 330 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Sunil Gavaskar	bowled	127	245
Chetan Chauhan	c David Ogilvie	32	40
Mohinder Amarnath	c Steve Rixon	100	175
Gundappa Viswanath	c Steve Rixon	1	11
Dilip Vengsarkar	c Kim Hughes	9	37
Brijesh Patel	bowled	27	40
Syed Kirmani	lbw	2	2
Srinivas Venkataraghavan	c Kim Hughes	14	41
Madan Lal	bowled	3	7
Bishan Bedi	not out	0	3
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	not out	0	1

Extras 15 · Total 330 for 9

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Jeff Thomson	21.5	3	65	2
Wayne Clark	18	1	83	2
Sam Gannon	18	2	77	4
Tony Mann	8	0	49	0
Bob Simpson	8	2	41	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-47 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-240 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-244 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-283 (Mohinder Amarnath), 5-287 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 6-289 (Syed Kirmani), 7-327 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 8-328 (Brijesh Patel), 9-330 (Madan Lal)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar	47
second	Mohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar	193
third	Gundappa Viswanath and Mohinder Amarnath	4
fourth	Mohinder Amarnath and Dilip Vengsarkar	39
fifth	Brijesh Patel and Dilip Vengsarkar	4
sixth	Brijesh Patel and Syed Kirmani	2
seventh	Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Brijesh Patel	38
eighth	Madan Lal and Brijesh Patel	1
ninth	Bishan Bedi and Madan Lal	2
tenth	Bhagwath Chandrasekhar and Bishan Bedi	0

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 342 FOR 8

Batter	How out	R	B
John Dyson	c Dilip Vengsarkar	4	19
Craig Serjeant	c Syed Kirmani	12	38
Tony Mann	c Syed Kirmani	105	165
David Ogilvie	bowled	47	180
Peter Toohey	c Mohinder Amarnath	83	140
Bob Simpson	run out	39	92
Kim Hughes	lbw	0	1
Steve Rixon	lbw	23	34
Wayne Clark	not out	5	14
Jeff Thomson	not out	6	15

Did not bat: Sam Gannon

Extras 18 · Total 342 for 8

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Madan Lal	11	0	44	2
Mohinder Amarnath	3	0	22	0
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	15	0	67	0
Bishan Bedi	30.2	6	105	5
Srinivas Venkataraghavan	28	9	86	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (John Dyson), 2-33 (Craig Serjeant), 3-172 (Tony Mann), 4-195 (David Ogilvie), 5-295 (Bob Simpson), 6-296 (Kim Hughes), 7-330 (Peter Toohey), 8-330 (Steve Rixon)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Craig Serjeant and John Dyson	13
second	Craig Serjeant and Tony Mann	20
third	Tony Mann and David Ogilvie	139
fourth	David Ogilvie and Peter Toohey	23
fifth	Bob Simpson and Peter Toohey	100
sixth	Kim Hughes and Peter Toohey	1
seventh	Steve Rixon and Peter Toohey	34
eighth	Wayne Clark and Steve Rixon	0
ninth	Jeff Thomson and Wayne Clark	12

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