India v Australia 1st Test
Australia tour of India - 1998 (1997/98) · MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai · 6 March 1998 · India won the toss and chose to bat
India won by 179 runs · Man of the Match: Sachin Tendulkar
India won by 179 runs. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 155* for India. Man of the Match: Sachin Tendulkar.
India, 239 (10 wkts)
| Nayan Mongia | caught (Ian Healy) | 58 | 132 |
| Navjot Sidhu | run out (Mark Waugh) | 62 | 133 |
| Rahul Dravid | caught (Gavin Robertson) | 52 | 169 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | caught (Mark Taylor) | 4 | 5 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | caught (Paul Reiffel) | 26 | 63 |
| Sourav Ganguly | lbw | 3 | 20 |
| Anil Kumble | caught (Steve Waugh) | 30 | 77 |
| Javagal Srinath | caught (Mark Taylor) | 1 | 3 |
| Rajesh Chauhan | caught (Ian Healy) | 3 | 16 |
| Harvinder Singh | not out | 0 | 12 |
| Venkatapathy Raju | bowled | 0 | 2 |
Michael Kasprowicz 21.00-8-44-1Paul Reiffel 15.00-4-27-0Shane Warne 35.00-11-85-4Gavin Robertson 28.20-4-72-4Mark Waugh 1.00-0-4-0Steve Waugh 4.00-1-11-0
Australia, 318 (10 wkts)
| Mark Taylor | caught (Nayan Mongia) | 12 | 73 |
| Michael Slater | caught (Rahul Dravid) | 11 | 34 |
| Mark Waugh | caught (Sourav Ganguly) | 66 | 130 |
| Steve Waugh | bowled | 12 | 17 |
| Ricky Ponting | caught (Nayan Mongia) | 18 | 34 |
| Greg Blewett | lbw | 9 | 32 |
| Ian Healy | caught (Sourav Ganguly) | 90 | 194 |
| Paul Reiffel | caught (Rahul Dravid) | 15 | 51 |
| Shane Warne | caught (Sachin Tendulkar) | 17 | 39 |
| Gavin Robertson | caught (Nayan Mongia) | 57 | 152 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | not out | 11 | 33 |
Javagal Srinath 17.30-3-46-1Harvinder Singh 11.00-4-28-1Anil Kumble 45.00-10-103-4Rajesh Chauhan 25.00-3-90-1Venkatapathy Raju 32.00-8-54-3
India, 387 (4 wkts)
| Nayan Mongia | lbw | 18 | 57 |
| Navjot Sidhu | caught (Ricky Ponting) | 64 | 127 |
| Rahul Dravid | caught (Ian Healy) | 56 | 149 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | not out | 155 | 191 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | caught (Steve Waugh) | 64 | 89 |
| Sourav Ganguly | not out | 30 | 36 |
| Anil Kumble | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Javagal Srinath | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Rajesh Chauhan | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Venkatapathy Raju | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Harvinder Singh | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Michael Kasprowicz 14.00-6-42-0Paul Reiffel 9.00-1-32-0Gavin Robertson 27.00-4-92-1Shane Warne 30.00-7-122-1Greg Blewett 10.00-2-35-1Mark Waugh 9.00-0-44-1Steve Waugh 8.00-0-27-0
Australia, 157 (10 wkts)
| Michael Slater | bowled | 13 | 23 |
| Mark Taylor | caught (Javagal Srinath) | 13 | 42 |
| Greg Blewett | caught (Rahul Dravid) | 5 | 12 |
| Paul Reiffel | caught (Mohammad Azharuddin) | 8 | 84 |
| Mark Waugh | caught (Rahul Dravid) | 18 | 38 |
| Steve Waugh | caught (Rahul Dravid) | 27 | 71 |
| Ricky Ponting | lbw | 2 | 7 |
| Ian Healy | not out | 32 | 72 |
| Shane Warne | caught (Anil Kumble) | 35 | 52 |
| Gavin Robertson | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | caught (Javagal Srinath) | 4 | 8 |
Javagal Srinath 6.00-4-9-1Harvinder Singh 2.00-0-9-0Rajesh Chauhan 22.00-7-66-2Anil Kumble 22.50-7-46-4Venkatapathy Raju 15.00-4-31-3
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