Australia v India 3rd Test

INDIA in AUS - 2018 (2018/19) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 26 December 2018

India won by 137 runs

India won by 137 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored with 106 for India. Pat Cummins took 6/27.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: INDIA in AUS - 2018 (2018/19)
Ground: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Dates: 26 December 2018 to 30 December 2018
Toss: India, chose to bat
Result: India won by 137 runs
Player of the match: Jasprit Bumrah
Captains: Virat Kohli (India), Tim Paine (Australia)
Debut: Mayank Agarwal (India)
Umpires: IJ Gould and M Erasmus
Match referee: AJ Pycroft

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Mayank Agarwal's first Test.

India batted first and made 443 for 7 declared. Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored with 106 off 319 balls, and Virat Kohli made 82. Pat Cummins took 3 for 72 for Australia. The innings was built on a 170-run stand for the third wicket between Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 360 across 10 Tests.

Australia replied with 151 all out. Marcus Harris top-scored with 22 off 35 balls. Jasprit Bumrah took 6 for 33 for India. India led by 292 on first innings.

India made 106 for 8 declared in their second innings. Mayank Agarwal top-scored with 42 off 102 balls. Pat Cummins took 6 for 27 for Australia. From 28 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 16 runs, to 44 for 5.

Set 399 to win, Australia made 261 all out. Pat Cummins top-scored with 63 off 114 balls, and Shaun Marsh made 44. Jasprit Bumrah took 3 for 53 for India.

India won by 137 runs.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 443 FOR 7 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Hanuma Vihari	c Aaron Finch b Pat Cummins	8	66
Mayank Agarwal	c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins	76	161
Cheteshwar Pujara	b Pat Cummins	106	319
Virat Kohli	c Aaron Finch b Mitchell Starc	82	204
Ajinkya Rahane	lbw b Nathan Lyon	34	76
Rohit Sharma	not out	63	114
Rishabh Pant	c Usman Khawaja b Mitchell Starc	39	76
Ravindra Jadeja	c Tim Paine b Josh Hazlewood	4	3

Did not bat: Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah

Extras 31 · Total 443 for 7 declared

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	28	7	87	2
Josh Hazlewood	31.4	10	86	1
Nathan Lyon	48	7	110	1
Pat Cummins	34	10	72	3
Mitchell Marsh	26	4	51	0
Aaron Finch	2	0	8	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-40 (Hanuma Vihari, 18.5 ov), 2-123 (Mayank Agarwal, 54.5 ov), 3-293 (Virat Kohli, 122.5 ov), 4-299 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 125.4 ov), 5-361 (Ajinkya Rahane, 148.6 ov), 6-437 (Rishabh Pant, 168.5 ov), 7-443 (Ravindra Jadeja, 169.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Mayank Agarwal (27) and Hanuma Vihari (8)	40	113
second	Cheteshwar Pujara (33) and Mayank Agarwal (49)	83	216
third	Cheteshwar Pujara (72) and Virat Kohli (82)	170	409
fourth	Cheteshwar Pujara (1) and Ajinkya Rahane (5)	6	17
fifth	Rohit Sharma (24) and Ajinkya Rahane (29)	62	140
sixth	Rohit Sharma (37) and Rishabh Pant (39)	76	119
seventh	Rohit Sharma (2) and Ravindra Jadeja (4)	6	5

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 151 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Marcus Harris	c Ishant Sharma b Jasprit Bumrah	22	35
Aaron Finch	c Mayank Agarwal b Ishant Sharma	8	36
Usman Khawaja	c Mayank Agarwal b Ravindra Jadeja	21	32
Shaun Marsh	lbw b Jasprit Bumrah	19	61
Travis Head	b Jasprit Bumrah	20	48
Mitchell Marsh	c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravindra Jadeja	9	36
Tim Paine	c Rishabh Pant b Jasprit Bumrah	22	85
Pat Cummins	b Mohammed Shami	17	48
Mitchell Starc	not out	7	13
Nathan Lyon	lbw b Jasprit Bumrah	0	5
Josh Hazlewood	b Jasprit Bumrah	0	3

Extras 6 · Total 151 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Ishant Sharma	13	2	41	1
Jasprit Bumrah	15.5	4	33	6
Ravindra Jadeja	25	8	45	2
Mohammed Shami	10	2	27	1
Hanuma Vihari	3	2	1	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-24 (Aaron Finch, 10.3 ov), 2-36 (Marcus Harris, 13.3 ov), 3-53 (Usman Khawaja, 19.5 ov), 4-89 (Shaun Marsh, 32.6 ov), 5-92 (Travis Head, 36.4 ov), 6-102 (Mitchell Marsh, 43.3 ov), 7-138 (Pat Cummins, 60.6 ov), 8-147 (Tim Paine, 64.3 ov), 9-151 (Nathan Lyon, 66.2 ov), 10-151 (Josh Hazlewood, 66.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Aaron Finch (8) and Marcus Harris (15)	24	64
second	Usman Khawaja (5) and Marcus Harris (7)	12	18
third	Shaun Marsh (1) and Usman Khawaja (16)	17	38
fourth	Shaun Marsh (18) and Travis Head (18)	36	79
fifth	Mitchell Marsh (1) and Travis Head (2)	3	22
sixth	Tim Paine (2) and Mitchell Marsh (8)	10	41
seventh	Tim Paine (18) and Pat Cummins (17)	36	105
eighth	Tim Paine (2) and Mitchell Starc (7)	9	21
ninth	Nathan Lyon (0) and Mitchell Starc (0)	4	11
tenth	Josh Hazlewood (0) and Mitchell Starc (0)	0	3

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 106 FOR 8 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Hanuma Vihari	c Usman Khawaja b Pat Cummins	13	45
Mayank Agarwal	b Pat Cummins	42	102
Cheteshwar Pujara	c Marcus Harris b Pat Cummins	0	2
Virat Kohli	c Marcus Harris b Pat Cummins	0	4
Ajinkya Rahane	c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins	1	2
Rohit Sharma	c Shaun Marsh b Josh Hazlewood	5	18
Rishabh Pant	c Tim Paine b Josh Hazlewood	33	43
Ravindra Jadeja	c Usman Khawaja b Pat Cummins	5	6
Mohammed Shami	not out	0	3

Did not bat: Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah

Extras 7 · Total 106 for 8 declared

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Mitchell Starc	3	1	11	0
Josh Hazlewood	10.3	3	22	2
Nathan Lyon	13	1	40	0
Pat Cummins	11	3	27	6

FALL OF WICKETS

1-28 (Hanuma Vihari, 12.6 ov), 2-28 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 14.2 ov), 3-28 (Virat Kohli, 14.6 ov), 4-32 (Ajinkya Rahane, 16.1 ov), 5-44 (Rohit Sharma, 22.5 ov), 6-83 (Mayank Agarwal, 32.6 ov), 7-100 (Ravindra Jadeja, 36.3 ov), 8-106 (Rishabh Pant, 37.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Mayank Agarwal (15) and Hanuma Vihari (13)	28	78
second	Cheteshwar Pujara (0) and Mayank Agarwal (0)	0	8
third	Virat Kohli (0) and Mayank Agarwal (0)	0	4
fourth	Ajinkya Rahane (1) and Mayank Agarwal (3)	4	7
fifth	Rohit Sharma (5) and Mayank Agarwal (7)	12	40
sixth	Mayank Agarwal (17) and Rishabh Pant (17)	39	61
seventh	Ravindra Jadeja (5) and Rishabh Pant (10)	17	21
eighth	Mohammed Shami (0) and Rishabh Pant (6)	6	6

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 261 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Marcus Harris	c Mayank Agarwal b Ravindra Jadeja	13	27
Aaron Finch	c Virat Kohli b Jasprit Bumrah	3	4
Usman Khawaja	lbw b Mohammed Shami	33	59
Shaun Marsh	lbw b Jasprit Bumrah	44	72
Travis Head	b Ishant Sharma	34	92
Mitchell Marsh	c Virat Kohli b Ravindra Jadeja	10	21
Tim Paine	c Rishabh Pant b Ravindra Jadeja	26	67
Pat Cummins	c Cheteshwar Pujara b Jasprit Bumrah	63	114
Mitchell Starc	b Mohammed Shami	18	27
Nathan Lyon	c Rishabh Pant b Ishant Sharma	7	50
Josh Hazlewood	not out	0	4

Extras 10 · Total 261 all out

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Ishant Sharma	14.3	1	40	2
Jasprit Bumrah	19	3	53	3
Ravindra Jadeja	32	6	82	3
Mohammed Shami	21	2	71	2
Hanuma Vihari	3	1	7	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Aaron Finch, 1.2 ov), 2-33 (Marcus Harris, 9.2 ov), 3-63 (Usman Khawaja, 20.6 ov), 4-114 (Shaun Marsh, 32.2 ov), 5-135 (Mitchell Marsh, 39.1 ov), 6-157 (Travis Head, 50.3 ov), 7-176 (Tim Paine, 61.3 ov), 8-215 (Mitchell Starc, 70.5 ov), 9-261 (Pat Cummins, 88.2 ov), 10-261 (Nathan Lyon, 89.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Aaron Finch (3) and Marcus Harris (3)	6	8
second	Usman Khawaja (17) and Marcus Harris (10)	27	48
third	Shaun Marsh (10) and Usman Khawaja (16)	30	70
fourth	Shaun Marsh (34) and Travis Head (17)	51	68
fifth	Mitchell Marsh (10) and Travis Head (10)	21	41
sixth	Tim Paine (15) and Travis Head (7)	22	68
seventh	Tim Paine (11) and Pat Cummins (7)	19	66
eighth	Mitchell Starc (18) and Pat Cummins (21)	39	56
ninth	Nathan Lyon (7) and Pat Cummins (35)	46	105
tenth	Nathan Lyon (0) and Josh Hazlewood (0)	0	7

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