India v Australia 3rd Test
Australia tour of India - 1979 (1979/80) · Green Park, Kanpur · 2 October 1979
India won by 153 runs
India won by 153 runs. Graham Yallop top-scored with 89 for Australia. Geoff Dymock took 7/67.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of India - 1979 (1979/80)
- Ground
- Green Park, Kanpur
- Dates
- 2 October 1979 to 7 October 1979
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 153 runs
- Captains
- Sunil Gavaskar (India), Kim Hughes (Australia)
- Umpires
- Mohammad Ghouse and SN Hanumantha Rao
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 271 all out. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 76, and Chetan Chauhan made 58. Geoff Dymock took 5 for 99 for Australia. The innings was built on a 114-run stand for the first wicket between Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar, 42% of the total. From 231 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 256 for 9. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Green Park, 392 across 5 Tests.
Australia replied with 304 all out. Graham Yallop top-scored with 89, and Rick Darling made 59. Karsan Ghavri took 3 for 65 for India. Australia led by 33 on first innings.
India made 311 all out in their second innings. Chetan Chauhan top-scored with 84, and Gundappa Viswanath made 52. Geoff Dymock took 7 for 67 for Australia. The innings was built on a 113-run stand for the third wicket between Chetan Chauhan and Gundappa Viswanath.
Set 279 to win, Australia made 125 all out. Dav Whatmore top-scored with 33. Kapil Dev took 4 for 30 for India.
India won by 153 runs.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 271 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | lbw | 76 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Rodney Hogg | 58 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | lbw | 52 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Peter Sleep | 44 |
| Yashpal Sharma | bowled | 0 |
| Kapil Dev | c Kim Hughes | 5 |
| Syed Kirmani | c Dav Whatmore | 4 |
| Karsan Ghavri | c Dav Whatmore | 5 |
| Shivlal Yadav | lbw | 0 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | c Allan Border | 1 |
| Dilip Doshi | not out | 0 |
Extras 26 · Total 271 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Dymock | 35 | 7 | 99 | 5 |
| Rodney Hogg | 26 | 3 | 66 | 4 |
| Bruce Yardley | 20 | 6 | 54 | 0 |
| Jim Higgs | 7 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-114 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-201 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-206 (Chetan Chauhan), 4-214 (Yashpal Sharma), 5-231 (Kapil Dev), 6-239 (Syed Kirmani), 7-246 (Karsan Ghavri), 8-246 (Shivlal Yadav), 9-256 (Srinivas Venkataraghavan), 10-271 (Gundappa Viswanath)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 114 |
| second | Chetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar | 87 |
| third | Chetan Chauhan and Gundappa Viswanath | 5 |
| fourth | Gundappa Viswanath and Yashpal Sharma | 8 |
| fifth | Gundappa Viswanath and Kapil Dev | 17 |
| sixth | Gundappa Viswanath and Syed Kirmani | 8 |
| seventh | Gundappa Viswanath and Karsan Ghavri | 7 |
| eighth | Gundappa Viswanath and Shivlal Yadav | 0 |
| ninth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Gundappa Viswanath | 10 |
| tenth | Gundappa Viswanath and Dilip Doshi | 15 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 304 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hilditch | c Chetan Chauhan | 1 |
| Bruce Yardley | c Yashpal Sharma | 29 |
| Allan Border | c Gundappa Viswanath | 24 |
| Kim Hughes | bowled | 50 |
| Graham Yallop | hit wicket | 89 |
| Kevin Wright | lbw | 6 |
| Dav Whatmore | c Sunil Gavaskar | 14 |
| Rick Darling | c Syed Kirmani | 59 |
| Geoff Dymock | run out | 11 |
| Rodney Hogg | bowled | 10 |
| Jim Higgs | not out | 3 |
Extras 8 · Total 304 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 27 | 5 | 78 | 2 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 23.3 | 5 | 65 | 3 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 18 | 6 | 56 | 1 |
| Dilip Doshi | 16 | 5 | 32 | 1 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 25 | 3 | 65 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Andrew Hilditch), 2-51 (Bruce Yardley), 3-75 (Allan Border), 4-168 (Kim Hughes), 5-175 (Kevin Wright), 6-192 (Dav Whatmore), 7-246 (Graham Yallop), 8-263 (Geoff Dymock), 9-294 (Rodney Hogg), 10-304 (Rick Darling)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bruce Yardley and Andrew Hilditch | 1 |
| second | Bruce Yardley and Allan Border | 50 |
| third | Kim Hughes and Allan Border | 24 |
| fourth | Graham Yallop and Kim Hughes | 93 |
| fifth | Graham Yallop and Kevin Wright | 7 |
| sixth | Graham Yallop and Dav Whatmore | 17 |
| seventh | Graham Yallop and Rick Darling | 54 |
| eighth | Geoff Dymock and Rick Darling | 17 |
| ninth | Rick Darling and Rodney Hogg | 31 |
| tenth | Rick Darling and Jim Higgs | 10 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 311 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | c Dav Whatmore | 12 |
| Chetan Chauhan | c Bruce Yardley | 84 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | c Dav Whatmore | 20 |
| Gundappa Viswanath | c Dav Whatmore | 52 |
| Yashpal Sharma | c Kevin Wright | 0 |
| Kapil Dev | bowled | 10 |
| Syed Kirmani | bowled | 45 |
| Karsan Ghavri | c Peter Sleep | 25 |
| Shivlal Yadav | c Dav Whatmore | 18 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | not out | 4 |
| Dilip Doshi | bowled | 0 |
Extras 41 · Total 311 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Dymock | 28.4 | 5 | 67 | 7 |
| Rodney Hogg | 19 | 4 | 49 | 1 |
| Bruce Yardley | 40 | 15 | 82 | 2 |
| Jim Higgs | 22 | 7 | 68 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2-48 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 3-161 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-163 (Yashpal Sharma), 5-177 (Kapil Dev), 6-256 (Syed Kirmani), 7-261 (Chetan Chauhan), 8-302 (Karsan Ghavri), 9-311 (Shivlal Yadav), 10-311 (Dilip Doshi)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chetan Chauhan and Sunil Gavaskar | 24 |
| second | Chetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar | 24 |
| third | Chetan Chauhan and Gundappa Viswanath | 113 |
| fourth | Chetan Chauhan and Yashpal Sharma | 2 |
| fifth | Chetan Chauhan and Kapil Dev | 14 |
| sixth | Chetan Chauhan and Syed Kirmani | 79 |
| seventh | Chetan Chauhan and Karsan Ghavri | 5 |
| eighth | Karsan Ghavri and Shivlal Yadav | 41 |
| ninth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Shivlal Yadav | 9 |
| tenth | Srinivas Venkataraghavan and Dilip Doshi | 0 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 125 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Darling | lbw | 4 |
| Andrew Hilditch | bowled | 23 |
| Graham Yallop | c Syed Kirmani | 15 |
| Kim Hughes | lbw | 1 |
| Dav Whatmore | bowled | 33 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 8 |
| Kevin Wright | bowled | 11 |
| Bruce Yardley | lbw | 5 |
| Geoff Dymock | st Syed Kirmani | 6 |
| Rodney Hogg | lbw | 6 |
| Jim Higgs | not out | 8 |
Extras 5 · Total 125 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 16.2 | 5 | 30 | 4 |
| Karsan Ghavri | 11 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Srinivas Venkataraghavan | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Dilip Doshi | 12 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 12 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Rick Darling), 2-32 (Graham Yallop), 3-37 (Kim Hughes), 4-49 (Andrew Hilditch), 5-74 (Allan Border), 6-93 (Dav Whatmore), 7-104 (Kevin Wright), 8-106 (Bruce Yardley), 9-113 (Geoff Dymock), 10-125 (Rodney Hogg)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Rick Darling and Andrew Hilditch | 13 |
| second | Graham Yallop and Andrew Hilditch | 19 |
| third | Kim Hughes and Andrew Hilditch | 5 |
| fourth | Andrew Hilditch and Dav Whatmore | 12 |
| fifth | Allan Border and Dav Whatmore | 25 |
| sixth | Kevin Wright and Dav Whatmore | 19 |
| seventh | Bruce Yardley and Kevin Wright | 11 |
| eighth | Geoff Dymock and Bruce Yardley | 2 |
| ninth | Geoff Dymock and Rodney Hogg | 7 |
| tenth | Jim Higgs and Rodney Hogg | 12 |
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