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Australia v India 2nd Test

Border-Gavaskar Trophy India in Australia - 2014 (2014/15) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 17 December 2014

Australia won by 4 wickets

Australia won by 4 wickets. Murali Vijay top-scored with 144 for India. Josh Hazlewood took 5/68.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Border-Gavaskar Trophy India in Australia - 2014 (2014/15)
Ground
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
Dates
17 December 2014 to 20 December 2014
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
Australia won by 4 wickets
Player of the match
Steven Smith
Captains
MS Dhoni (India), Steven Smith (Australia)
Debut
Josh Hazlewood (Australia)
Umpires
IJ Gould and M Erasmus
Match referee
JJ Crowe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Josh Hazlewood's first Test.

India batted first and made 408 all out. Murali Vijay top-scored with 144 off 213 balls, and Ajinkya Rahane made 81. Josh Hazlewood took 5 for 68 for Australia. The innings was built on a 124-run stand for the fourth wicket between Murali Vijay and Ajinkya Rahane. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Brisbane Cricket Ground, 338 across 10 Tests.

Australia replied with 505 all out. Steven Smith top-scored with 133 off 191 balls, and Mitchell Johnson made 88. Umesh Yadav took 3 for 101 for India. The innings was built on a 148-run stand for the seventh wicket between Mitchell Johnson and Steven Smith. Australia led by 97 on first innings.

India made 224 all out in their second innings. Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with 81 off 145 balls, and Cheteshwar Pujara made 43. Mitchell Johnson took 4 for 61 for Australia.

Set 128 to win, Australia made 130 for 6. Chris Rogers top-scored with 55 off 57 balls. Ishant Sharma took 3 for 38 for India.

Australia won by 4 wickets.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 408 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Murali Vijayc Brad Haddin b Nathan Lyon144213
Shikhar Dhawanc Brad Haddin b Mitchell Marsh2439
Cheteshwar Pujarac Brad Haddin b Josh Hazlewood1864
Virat Kohlic Brad Haddin b Josh Hazlewood1927
Ajinkya Rahanec Brad Haddin b Josh Hazlewood81132
Rohit Sharmac Steven Smith b Shane Watson3255
MS Dhonic Brad Haddin b Josh Hazlewood3353
Ravichandran Ashwinc Shane Watson b Josh Hazlewood3541
Umesh Yadavc Chris Rogers b Nathan Lyon921
Varun Aaronc Marnus Labuschagne b Nathan Lyon411
Ishant Sharmanot out13

Extras 8 · Total 408 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Mitchell Johnson214810
Josh Hazlewood23.26685
Mitchell Starc171830
Mitchell Marsh61141
Nathan Lyon25.421053
Shane Watson14.46391
David Warner1090
Steven Smith1040

FALL OF WICKETS

1-56 (Shikhar Dhawan, 13.4 ov), 2-100 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 33.3 ov), 3-137 (Virat Kohli, 44.2 ov), 4-261 (Murali Vijay, 71.5 ov), 5-321 (Ajinkya Rahane, 85.4 ov), 6-328 (Rohit Sharma, 91.2 ov), 7-385 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 102.3 ov), 8-394 (MS Dhoni, 104.2 ov), 9-407 (Varun Aaron, 107.6 ov), 10-408 (Umesh Yadav, 109.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstShikhar Dhawan (24) and Murali Vijay (32)5682
secondCheteshwar Pujara (18) and Murali Vijay (22)44119
thirdMurali Vijay (18) and Virat Kohli (19)3765
fourthMurali Vijay (72) and Ajinkya Rahane (52)124165
fifthRohit Sharma (30) and Ajinkya Rahane (29)6084
sixthMS Dhoni (5) and Rohit Sharma (2)734
seventhMS Dhoni (19) and Ravichandran Ashwin (35)5767
eighthMS Dhoni (9) and Umesh Yadav (0)911
ninthVarun Aaron (4) and Umesh Yadav (9)1322
tenthIshant Sharma (1) and Umesh Yadav (0)110
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 505 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Chris Rogersc MS Dhoni b Umesh Yadav5579
David Warnerc Ravichandran Ashwin b Umesh Yadav2928
Shane Watsonc Shikhar Dhawan b Ravichandran Ashwin2529
Steven Smithb Ishant Sharma133191
Shaun Marshc Ravichandran Ashwin b Umesh Yadav3270
Mitchell Marshb Ishant Sharma1134
Brad Haddinc Cheteshwar Pujara b Varun Aaron612
Mitchell Johnsonc MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma8893
Mitchell Starcb Ravichandran Ashwin5259
Nathan Lyonc Rohit Sharma b Varun Aaron2323
Josh Hazlewoodnot out3250

Extras 19 · Total 505 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Ishant Sharma2321173
Varun Aaron2611452
Umesh Yadav2541013
Ravichandran Ashwin33.441282
Rohit Sharma20100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-47 (David Warner, 8.3 ov), 2-98 (Shane Watson, 19.4 ov), 3-121 (Chris Rogers, 24.5 ov), 4-208 (Shaun Marsh, 46.5 ov), 5-232 (Mitchell Marsh, 56.6 ov), 6-247 (Brad Haddin, 61.1 ov), 7-395 (Mitchell Johnson, 87.1 ov), 8-398 (Steven Smith, 87.6 ov), 9-454 (Nathan Lyon, 96.2 ov), 10-505 (Mitchell Starc, 109.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstChris Rogers (16) and David Warner (29)4753
secondChris Rogers (23) and Shane Watson (25)5169
thirdChris Rogers (16) and Steven Smith (6)2331
fourthShaun Marsh (32) and Steven Smith (53)87132
fifthSteven Smith (13) and Mitchell Marsh (11)2461
sixthBrad Haddin (6) and Steven Smith (6)1527
seventhMitchell Johnson (88) and Steven Smith (55)148160
eighthSteven Smith (0) and Mitchell Starc (3)35
ninthNathan Lyon (23) and Mitchell Starc (31)5650
tenthJosh Hazlewood (32) and Mitchell Starc (18)5180
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 224 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Murali Vijayb Mitchell Starc2739
Shikhar Dhawanlbw b Nathan Lyon81145
Cheteshwar Pujarac Nathan Lyon b Josh Hazlewood4393
Virat Kohlib Mitchell Johnson111
Ajinkya Rahanec Nathan Lyon b Mitchell Johnson108
Rohit Sharmac Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson02
MS Dhonilbw b Josh Hazlewood02
Ravichandran Ashwinc Brad Haddin b Mitchell Starc1929
Umesh Yadavc Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson3042
Varun Aaronc Josh Hazlewood b Nathan Lyon39
Ishant Sharmanot out19

Extras 9 · Total 224 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Mitchell Johnson17.34614
Josh Hazlewood160742
Mitchell Starc81272
Shane Watson136270
Nathan Lyon101332

FALL OF WICKETS

1-41 (Murali Vijay, 10.3 ov), 2-76 (Virat Kohli, 26.1 ov), 3-86 (Ajinkya Rahane, 28.3 ov), 4-86 (Rohit Sharma, 28.5 ov), 5-87 (MS Dhoni, 29.2 ov), 6-117 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 36.4 ov), 7-143 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 44.4 ov), 8-203 (Shikhar Dhawan, 59.1 ov), 9-211 (Varun Aaron, 61.2 ov), 10-224 (Umesh Yadav, 64.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstShikhar Dhawan (12) and Murali Vijay (27)4164
secondShikhar Dhawan (14) and Cheteshwar Pujara (15)3075
thirdCheteshwar Pujara (4) and Virat Kohli (1)519
fourthCheteshwar Pujara (0) and Ajinkya Rahane (10)1014
fifthCheteshwar Pujara (0) and Rohit Sharma (0)02
sixthMS Dhoni (0) and Cheteshwar Pujara (1)13
seventhRavichandran Ashwin (19) and Cheteshwar Pujara (10)3045
eighthShikhar Dhawan (8) and Cheteshwar Pujara (13)2648
ninthShikhar Dhawan (47) and Umesh Yadav (13)6087
tenthVarun Aaron (3) and Umesh Yadav (5)813
11thIshant Sharma (1) and Umesh Yadav (12)1319
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 130 FOR 6
BatterHow outRB
Chris Rogersc Shikhar Dhawan b Ishant Sharma5557
David Warnerc MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma612
Shane Watsonc MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma08
Steven Smithrun out (Umesh Yadav, MS Dhoni)2839
Shaun Marshc MS Dhoni b Umesh Yadav1717
Brad Haddinc Virat Kohli b Umesh Yadav12
Mitchell Marshnot out67
Mitchell Johnsonnot out23

Did not bat: Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

Extras 15 · Total 130 for 6

Bowler (India)OMRW
Ishant Sharma92383
Umesh Yadav90462
Varun Aaron5.10380

FALL OF WICKETS

1-18 (David Warner, 4.1 ov), 2-22 (Shane Watson, 6.3 ov), 3-85 (Chris Rogers, 16.2 ov), 4-114 (Shaun Marsh, 20.4 ov), 5-122 (Steven Smith, 21.2 ov), 6-122 (Brad Haddin, 22.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstChris Rogers (11) and David Warner (6)1826
secondChris Rogers (4) and Shane Watson (0)414
thirdChris Rogers (40) and Steven Smith (12)6363
fourthShaun Marsh (17) and Steven Smith (10)2926
fifthBrad Haddin (1) and Steven Smith (5)84
sixthBrad Haddin (0) and Mitchell Marsh (0)05
seventhMitchell Johnson (2) and Mitchell Marsh (6)86
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