Australia v India 3rd Test
India tour of Australia - 1985 (1985/86) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 2 January 1986
Match drawn
Match drawn. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 172 for India. Shivlal Yadav took 5/99.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of Australia - 1985 (1985/86)
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Dates
- 2 January 1986 to 6 January 1986
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Kris Srikkanth
- Captains
- Kapil Dev (India), Allan Border (Australia)
- Umpires
- PJ McConnell and SG Randell
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 600 for 4. Sunil Gavaskar top-scored with 172 off 400 balls, and Mohinder Amarnath made 138. The innings was built on a 224-run stand for the second wicket between Mohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 332 across 11 Tests.
Australia replied with 396 all out. David Boon top-scored with 131 off 311 balls, and Geoff Marsh made 92. Shivlal Yadav took 5 for 99 for India. The innings was built on a 217-run stand for the first wicket between David Boon and Geoff Marsh, 55% of the total. From 369 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 27 runs, to 396 for 10. India led by 204 on first innings. Australia followed on.
Australia made 119 for 6 in their second innings. Geoff Marsh top-scored with 28 off 84 balls. Shivlal Yadav took 3 for 19 for India.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 600 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Gavaskar | bowled | 172 | 400 |
| Kris Srikkanth | bowled | 116 | 117 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | c Ray Bright | 138 | 312 |
| Kapil Dev | bowled | 42 | 48 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | not out | 37 | 83 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | not out | 59 | 78 |
Did not bat: Ravi Shastri, Syed Kirmani, Chetan Sharma, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Shivlal Yadav
Extras 36 · Total 600 for 4
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Gilbert | 37 | 3 | 135 | 2 |
| Bruce Reid | 34 | 8 | 89 | 1 |
| Ray Bright | 41 | 7 | 121 | 0 |
| Bob Holland | 21 | 6 | 113 | 1 |
| Greg Matthews | 29 | 2 | 95 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-191 (Kris Srikkanth), 2-415 (Sunil Gavaskar), 3-485 (Mohinder Amarnath), 4-510 (Kapil Dev)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth | 191 |
| second | Mohinder Amarnath and Sunil Gavaskar | 224 |
| third | Mohinder Amarnath and Kapil Dev | 70 |
| fourth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Kapil Dev | 25 |
| fifth | Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin | 90 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 396 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | bowled | 131 | 311 |
| Geoff Marsh | c Sunil Gavaskar | 92 | 304 |
| Allan Border | c Chetan Sharma | 71 | 172 |
| Greg Ritchie | c Kapil Dev | 14 | 37 |
| Wayne Phillips | c Kris Srikkanth | 14 | 52 |
| Greg Matthews | c Mohinder Amarnath | 40 | 105 |
| Steve Waugh | c Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 8 | 37 |
| Ray Bright | c Syed Kirmani | 3 | 18 |
| Dave Gilbert | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 1 | 20 |
| Bruce Reid | st Syed Kirmani | 4 | 24 |
| Bob Holland | not out | 1 | 2 |
Extras 17 · Total 396 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 25 | 8 | 65 | 1 |
| Ravi Shastri | 57 | 21 | 101 | 4 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 62.3 | 21 | 99 | 5 |
| Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 22 | 2 | 79 | 0 |
| Chetan Sharma | 13 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-217 (David Boon), 2-258 (Geoff Marsh), 3-277 (Greg Ritchie), 4-302 (Wayne Phillips), 5-369 (Allan Border), 6-387 (Steve Waugh), 7-388 (Greg Matthews), 8-390 (Ray Bright), 9-395 (Bruce Reid), 10-396 (Dave Gilbert)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 217 |
| second | Allan Border and Geoff Marsh | 41 |
| third | Allan Border and Greg Ritchie | 19 |
| fourth | Allan Border and Wayne Phillips | 25 |
| fifth | Allan Border and Greg Matthews | 67 |
| sixth | Greg Matthews and Steve Waugh | 18 |
| seventh | Ray Bright and Greg Matthews | 1 |
| eighth | Ray Bright and Dave Gilbert | 2 |
| ninth | Dave Gilbert and Bruce Reid | 5 |
| tenth | Bob Holland and Dave Gilbert | 1 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 119 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Boon | run out | 25 | 72 |
| Geoff Marsh | lbw | 28 | 84 |
| Greg Ritchie | not out | 17 | 157 |
| Steve Waugh | lbw | 0 | 21 |
| Wayne Phillips | c Kris Srikkanth | 22 | 62 |
| Greg Matthews | c Kapil Dev | 17 | 29 |
| Allan Border | c Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 4 | 20 |
| Ray Bright | not out | 0 | 18 |
Did not bat: Dave Gilbert, Bruce Reid, Bob Holland
Extras 6 · Total 119 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev | 7 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Shivlal Yadav | 33 | 22 | 19 | 3 |
| Chetan Sharma | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ravi Shastri | 25 | 12 | 36 | 2 |
| Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 9 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-57 (David Boon), 2-57 (Geoff Marsh), 3-60 (Steve Waugh), 4-87 (Wayne Phillips), 5-111 (Greg Matthews), 6-115 (Allan Border)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | David Boon and Geoff Marsh | 57 |
| second | Greg Ritchie and Geoff Marsh | 0 |
| third | Greg Ritchie and Steve Waugh | 3 |
| fourth | Greg Ritchie and Wayne Phillips | 27 |
| fifth | Greg Ritchie and Greg Matthews | 24 |
| sixth | Allan Border and Greg Ritchie | 4 |
| seventh | Ray Bright and Greg Ritchie | 4 |
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