India v Australia 3rd Test
Australia tour of India - 1998 (1997/98) · M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru · 25 March 1998
Australia won by 8 wickets
Australia won by 8 wickets. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 177 for India. Anil Kumble took 6/98.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Australia tour of India - 1998 (1997/98)
- Ground
- M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Dates
- 25 March 1998 to 28 March 1998
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 8 wickets
- Player of the match
- Michael Kasprowicz
- Captains
- Mohammad Azharuddin (India), Mark Taylor (Australia)
- Debuts
- Harbhajan Singh (India), Darren Lehmann (Australia), Adam Dale (Australia)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and VK Ramaswamy
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. Harbhajan Singh, Darren Lehmann and Adam Dale played their first Tests.
India batted first and made 424 all out. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 177 off 207 balls, and Navjot Sidhu made 74. Adam Dale took 3 for 71 for Australia. The innings was built on a 139-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar.
Australia replied with 400 all out. Mark Waugh top-scored with 153 not out off 267 balls, and Michael Slater made 91. Anil Kumble took 6 for 98 for India. The innings was built on a 106-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mark Waugh and Darren Lehmann. India led by 24 on first innings.
India made 169 all out in their second innings. Navjot Sidhu top-scored with 44 off 62 balls. Michael Kasprowicz took 5 for 28 for Australia.
Set 194 to win, Australia made 195 for 2. Mark Taylor top-scored with 102 not out off 193 balls, and Michael Slater made 42.
Australia won by 8 wickets.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 424 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| VVS Laxman | c Mark Taylor | 6 | 24 |
| Navjot Sidhu | bowled | 74 | 135 |
| Rahul Dravid | bowled | 23 | 94 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | bowled | 177 | 207 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Ian Healy | 40 | 114 |
| Sourav Ganguly | lbw | 17 | 39 |
| Nayan Mongia | c Ricky Ponting | 18 | 34 |
| Anil Kumble | c Mark Waugh | 39 | 59 |
| Harvinder Singh | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Venkatapathy Raju | c Darren Lehmann | 5 | 24 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 4 | 19 |
Extras 21 · Total 424 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kasprowicz | 29 | 4 | 76 | 1 |
| Adam Dale | 23 | 6 | 71 | 3 |
| Shane Warne | 35 | 9 | 106 | 3 |
| Greg Blewett | 14 | 3 | 50 | 0 |
| Gavin Robertson | 11.2 | 1 | 58 | 2 |
| Mark Waugh | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann | 7 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (VVS Laxman, 8.1 ov), 2-109 (Navjot Sidhu, 39.6 ov), 3-110 (Rahul Dravid, 41.4 ov), 4-249 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 76.5 ov), 5-294 (Sourav Ganguly, 91.3 ov), 6-353 (Nayan Mongia, 101.5 ov), 7-390 (Sachin Tendulkar, 110.2 ov), 8-390 (Harvinder Singh, 110.3 ov), 9-415 (Venkatapathy Raju, 117.5 ov), 10-424 (Anil Kumble, 123.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Navjot Sidhu and VVS Laxman | 24 | 49 |
| second | Navjot Sidhu and Rahul Dravid | 85 | 191 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid | 1 | 10 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 139 | 211 |
| fifth | Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly | 45 | 88 |
| sixth | Sachin Tendulkar and Nayan Mongia | 59 | 62 |
| seventh | Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble | 37 | 51 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble and Harvinder Singh | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Venkatapathy Raju and Anil Kumble | 25 | 44 |
| tenth | Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh | 9 | 33 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 400 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Slater | c Nayan Mongia | 91 | 117 |
| Mark Taylor | c Nayan Mongia | 14 | 43 |
| Greg Blewett | bowled | 4 | 25 |
| Mark Waugh | not out | 153 | 267 |
| Darren Lehmann | c VVS Laxman | 52 | 67 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Sachin Tendulkar | 16 | 30 |
| Ian Healy | c Nayan Mongia | 4 | 5 |
| Shane Warne | c Harbhajan Singh | 33 | 52 |
| Gavin Robertson | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 4 | 33 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | lbw | 4 | 26 |
| Adam Dale | c VVS Laxman | 5 | 9 |
Extras 20 · Total 400 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvinder Singh | 7 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 41.3 | 8 | 98 | 6 |
| Venkatapathy Raju | 37 | 7 | 118 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 23 | 1 | 112 | 2 |
| VVS Laxman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-68 (Mark Taylor, 15.6 ov), 2-77 (Greg Blewett, 22.4 ov), 3-143 (Michael Slater, 36.6 ov), 4-249 (Darren Lehmann, 62.2 ov), 5-274 (Ricky Ponting, 69.5 ov), 6-286 (Ian Healy, 71.6 ov), 7-350 (Shane Warne, 89.4 ov), 8-378 (Gavin Robertson, 101.6 ov), 9-394 (Michael Kasprowicz, 109.2 ov), 10-400 (Adam Dale, 111.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Michael Slater | 68 | 96 |
| second | Michael Slater and Greg Blewett | 9 | 40 |
| third | Mark Waugh and Michael Slater | 66 | 86 |
| fourth | Mark Waugh and Darren Lehmann | 106 | 152 |
| fifth | Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting | 25 | 45 |
| sixth | Ian Healy and Mark Waugh | 12 | 13 |
| seventh | Mark Waugh and Shane Warne | 64 | 106 |
| eighth | Mark Waugh and Gavin Robertson | 28 | 74 |
| ninth | Mark Waugh and Michael Kasprowicz | 16 | 44 |
| tenth | Mark Waugh and Adam Dale | 6 | 13 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 169 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| VVS Laxman | c Ricky Ponting | 15 | 41 |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Darren Lehmann | 44 | 62 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Ian Healy | 6 | 31 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Michael Kasprowicz | 31 | 64 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | bowled | 18 | 53 |
| Sourav Ganguly | bowled | 16 | 55 |
| Nayan Mongia | not out | 12 | 37 |
| Anil Kumble | lbw | 9 | 14 |
| Harvinder Singh | lbw | 0 | 8 |
| Venkatapathy Raju | bowled | 2 | 5 |
| Harbhajan Singh | lbw | 0 | 2 |
Extras 16 · Total 169 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kasprowicz | 18 | 5 | 28 | 5 |
| Adam Dale | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 25 | 6 | 80 | 2 |
| Gavin Robertson | 12 | 2 | 28 | 3 |
| Greg Blewett | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-50 (VVS Laxman, 12.6 ov), 2-61 (Navjot Sidhu, 20.2 ov), 3-92 (Rahul Dravid, 27.4 ov), 4-111 (Sachin Tendulkar, 37.5 ov), 5-127 (Mohammad Azharuddin, 43.5 ov), 6-144 (Sourav Ganguly, 53.4 ov), 7-158 (Anil Kumble, 57.3 ov), 8-159 (Harvinder Singh, 58.6 ov), 9-163 (Venkatapathy Raju, 60.1 ov), 10-169 (Harbhajan Singh, 60.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Navjot Sidhu and VVS Laxman | 50 | 78 |
| second | Navjot Sidhu and Rahul Dravid | 11 | 44 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid | 31 | 44 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 19 | 61 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly | 16 | 36 |
| sixth | Sourav Ganguly and Nayan Mongia | 17 | 59 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble and Nayan Mongia | 14 | 23 |
| eighth | Nayan Mongia and Harvinder Singh | 1 | 9 |
| ninth | Venkatapathy Raju and Nayan Mongia | 4 | 7 |
| tenth | Nayan Mongia and Harbhajan Singh | 6 | 5 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 195 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | not out | 102 | 193 |
| Michael Slater | c Mohammad Azharuddin | 42 | 73 |
| Greg Blewett | lbw | 5 | 23 |
| Mark Waugh | not out | 33 | 59 |
Did not bat: Ricky Ponting, Darren Lehmann, Ian Healy, Shane Warne, Gavin Robertson, Michael Kasprowicz, Adam Dale
Extras 13 · Total 195 for 2
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvinder Singh | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 22.4 | 5 | 63 | 1 |
| Venkatapathy Raju | 15 | 4 | 37 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 11.2 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-91 (Michael Slater, 28.6 ov), 2-114 (Greg Blewett, 37.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Michael Slater | 91 | 174 |
| second | Mark Taylor and Greg Blewett | 23 | 54 |
| third | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 81 | 120 |
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