Australia v India 4th Test
INDIA in AUS - 2018 (2018/19) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 3 January 2019
Match drawn
Match drawn. Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored with 193 for India. Kuldeep Yadav took 5/99.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- INDIA in AUS - 2018 (2018/19)
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Dates
- 3 January 2019 to 7 January 2019
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Cheteshwar Pujara
- Captains
- Virat Kohli (India), Tim Paine (Australia)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and RA Kettleborough
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 622 for 7 declared. Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored with 193 off 373 balls, and Rishabh Pant made 159. Nathan Lyon took 4 for 178 for Australia. The innings was built on a 204-run stand for the seventh wicket between Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 363 across 10 Tests.
Australia replied with 300 all out. Marcus Harris top-scored with 79 off 120 balls. Kuldeep Yadav took 5 for 99 for India. India led by 322 on first innings. Australia followed on.
Australia made 6 for 0 in their second innings. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 4 not out off 12 balls.
Match drawn.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 622 FOR 7 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayank Agarwal | c Mitchell Starc b Nathan Lyon | 77 | 112 |
| KL Rahul | c Shaun Marsh b Josh Hazlewood | 9 | 6 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | c & b Nathan Lyon | 193 | 373 |
| Virat Kohli | c Tim Paine b Josh Hazlewood | 23 | 59 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Tim Paine b Mitchell Starc | 18 | 55 |
| Hanuma Vihari | c Marnus Labuschagne b Nathan Lyon | 42 | 96 |
| Rishabh Pant | not out | 159 | 189 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | b Nathan Lyon | 81 | 114 |
Did not bat: Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
Extras 20 · Total 622 for 7 declared
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 26 | 0 | 123 | 1 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 35 | 11 | 105 | 2 |
| Pat Cummins | 28 | 5 | 101 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 57.2 | 8 | 178 | 4 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 16 | 0 | 76 | 0 |
| Travis Head | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Usman Khawaja | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (KL Rahul, 1.3 ov), 2-126 (Mayank Agarwal, 33.6 ov), 3-180 (Virat Kohli, 52.5 ov), 4-228 (Ajinkya Rahane, 70.2 ov), 5-329 (Hanuma Vihari, 101.6 ov), 6-418 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 129.6 ov), 7-622 (Ravindra Jadeja, 167.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mayank Agarwal (0) and KL Rahul (9) | 10 | 9 |
| second | Cheteshwar Pujara (33) and Mayank Agarwal (77) | 116 | 195 |
| third | Cheteshwar Pujara (31) and Virat Kohli (23) | 54 | 113 |
| fourth | Cheteshwar Pujara (30) and Ajinkya Rahane (18) | 48 | 105 |
| fifth | Cheteshwar Pujara (58) and Hanuma Vihari (42) | 101 | 190 |
| sixth | Cheteshwar Pujara (41) and Rishabh Pant (44) | 89 | 168 |
| seventh | Ravindra Jadeja (81) and Rishabh Pant (115) | 204 | 224 |
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 300 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Harris | b Ravindra Jadeja | 79 | 120 |
| Usman Khawaja | c Cheteshwar Pujara b Kuldeep Yadav | 27 | 71 |
| Marnus Labuschagne | c Ajinkya Rahane b Mohammed Shami | 38 | 95 |
| Shaun Marsh | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravindra Jadeja | 8 | 13 |
| Travis Head | c & b Kuldeep Yadav | 20 | 56 |
| Peter Handscomb | b Jasprit Bumrah | 37 | 111 |
| Tim Paine | b Kuldeep Yadav | 5 | 14 |
| Pat Cummins | b Mohammed Shami | 25 | 44 |
| Mitchell Starc | not out | 29 | 55 |
| Nathan Lyon | lbw b Kuldeep Yadav | 0 | 5 |
| Josh Hazlewood | lbw b Kuldeep Yadav | 21 | 45 |
Extras 11 · Total 300 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | 19 | 2 | 58 | 2 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 21 | 5 | 62 | 1 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 32 | 11 | 73 | 2 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 31.5 | 6 | 99 | 5 |
| Hanuma Vihari | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-72 (Usman Khawaja, 21.6 ov), 2-128 (Marcus Harris, 42.6 ov), 3-144 (Shaun Marsh, 48.1 ov), 4-152 (Marnus Labuschagne, 51.4 ov), 5-192 (Travis Head, 66.2 ov), 6-198 (Tim Paine, 68.6 ov), 7-236 (Pat Cummins, 84.3 ov), 8-257 (Peter Handscomb, 89.4 ov), 9-258 (Nathan Lyon, 90.5 ov), 10-300 (Josh Hazlewood, 104.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Usman Khawaja (27) and Marcus Harris (45) | 72 | 132 |
| second | Marcus Harris (34) and Marnus Labuschagne (22) | 56 | 126 |
| third | Shaun Marsh (8) and Marnus Labuschagne (8) | 16 | 31 |
| fourth | Travis Head (0) and Marnus Labuschagne (8) | 8 | 21 |
| fifth | Peter Handscomb (20) and Travis Head (20) | 40 | 88 |
| sixth | Tim Paine (5) and Peter Handscomb (1) | 6 | 16 |
| seventh | Peter Handscomb (7) and Pat Cummins (25) | 38 | 93 |
| eighth | Mitchell Starc (7) and Peter Handscomb (9) | 21 | 31 |
| ninth | Nathan Lyon (0) and Mitchell Starc (1) | 1 | 7 |
| tenth | Josh Hazlewood (21) and Mitchell Starc (21) | 42 | 84 |
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 6 FOR 0
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usman Khawaja | not out | 4 | 12 |
| Marcus Harris | not out | 2 | 12 |
Did not bat: Mitchell Starc, Marnus Labuschagne, Shaun Marsh, Travis Head, Peter Handscomb, Tim Paine, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
Extras 0 · Total 6 for 0
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Usman Khawaja (4) and Marcus Harris (2) | 6 | 24 |
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