Australia vs India Cricket Series, 2011-2012

World T20, 2nd Semi-Final

India vs West Indies

at Mumbai, Mar 31, 2016

West Indies 196/3 beat India 192/2 by 7 wickets

Collective batting failure in Australia

	Melbourne		Sydney		Perth		Adelaide
Player	1st inngs	2nd inngs	1st inngs	2nd inngs	1st inngs	2nd inngs	1st inngs	2nd inngs
Gambhir	3	13	0	83	31	14	34	3
Sehwag	67	7	30	4	0	10	18	62
Dravid	68	10	5	29	9	47	1	25
Tendulkar	73	32	41	80	15	8	25	13
Laxman	2	1	2	66	31	0	18	35
Kohli	11	0	23	9	44	75	116	22
Dhoni (3 tests)	6	23	57*	2	12	2	x	x
Saha (1 test)	x	x	x	x	x	x	35	3
Ashwin (3 tests)	31	30	20	62	x	x	5	15*
V Kumar (1 test)	x	x	x	x	5	6	x	x
Z Khan	4	6*	0	35	2	0	0	15
Ishant Sharma	11	6	0	11	3	0	16	2
U Yadav	2*	21	0	0*	4*	0*	0*	1
Extras	4	13	13	19	5	9	4	5
Total	282	169	191	400	161	171	272	201
Result	lost by 122 runs		lost by an innings and 68 runs		lost by an innings and 37 runs		lost by 298 runs

Highest score from each innings in bold, and highest individual scores of each player from the series in italics.
Virat Kohli has been India's leading scorer in the series with 300 runs in four Tests at 37.5, just above Sachin Tendulkar who scored 287 runs at 35.8. Sachin's performance can be rated well short of his high standards. Rahul Dravid scored 194 runs at an average of 24.25 while VVS Laxman struggled the most of the big three, scoring 155 with an average of only 19.37.

Fourth Test, India vs Australia at Adelaide

Adelaide Test, Jan 24-28, 2012

4th Test, Day 5 : India 201 all out, lose by 298 runs [IND-AUS:0-4 (4/4)]

‎ ‎Australia wrapped up a 4-0 series whitewash over India, who fell to their eighth consecutive defeat, with a 298-run win in the first hour of the last day of the final Test in Adelaide. Paceman Peter Siddle was named as man of the match for his five-wicket haul, while Aussie skipper Michael Clarke took the man of the series prize after a golden series in which he scored 626 at an average of 125.20.

4th test, day 5: Australia 604/7 decl (Ponting 221, Clarke 210) and 167/5 decl (Ponting 60*) beat India 272 (Kohli 116, Siddle 5-49) and 201 (Sehwag 62) by 298 runs

4th Test, Day 4 : India 166/6, trailing by 334

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4th test, day 4: India 272 (Kohli 116, Siddle 5-49) and 166/6 (Sehwag 62) trail Australia 604/7 decl (Ponting 221, Clarke 210) and 167/5 decl (Ponting 60*) by 334 runs

4th Test, Day 3: Australia 50/3 lead India by 382 runs

‎ ‎India began on 61-2 in reply to Australia's 604-7 but struggled against paceman Peter Siddle, who took 5-49. Virat Kohli scored his maiden Test century, but the young India batsman complained bitterly about the comments he received after almost running himself out on 99. Kohli, playing in his eighth Test match, was last out for 116 as the tourists crumbled for 272.Australia decided against enforcing the follow-on and reached stumps on 50-3 in their second innings, an overall lead of 382 runs.

4th test, day 3: Australia 604/7 decl (Ponting 221, Clarke 210) and 50/3 lead India 272 (Kohli 116, Siddle 5-49) by 382 runs

4th Test, Day 2: India 61/2 trail Australia 604/7 decl

‎ ‎Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting (221 from 404) and current skipper Michael Clarke (210 from 275) hit masterful double centuries to drive Australia to 604/7 declared before their bowlers reduced India to 61/2 at the end of second day of the fourth test in Adelaide on Wednesday.

4th test, day 2: India 61/2 (Gambhir 30*, Sachin 12*) trail Australia 604/7 decl (Ponting 221, Clarke 210) by 543 runs

4th Test, Day 1: Australia, aiming for 4-0 whitewash, plunder India (335/3)

‎ ‎Australia’s Ricky Ponting (137 off 254 balls) became only the third player in history to pass 13,000 Test runs on Tuesday as he and captain Michael Clarke (140 off 188 balls) shared in a ground record fourth wicket partnership, plundering 251 runs in 64.1 overs. It was Ponting's 41st Test century - his second in three innings - while Clarke hit his 19th Test ton, which follows an unbeaten triple hundred in the second Test in Sydney. Reported earlier: Australian skipper and selector Michael Clarke has left out paceman Mitchell Starc for the fourth cricket Test against India starting on Tuesday in Adelaide. Offspinner Nathan Lyon comes back into the team with the pace trio of Siddle, Hilfenhaus and Ryan Harris. Both teams are expecting the flat batting track in Adelaide to last five days. India is playing spinner Ravi Ashwin instead of medium-pacer Vinay Kumar, while Wriddhiman Saha replaces banned wicketkeeper/batsman and skipper MS Dhoni. India XI: Virender Sehwag (Captain), Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, Wriddhiman Saha (Wicket Keeper), R Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav. Australia XI: David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke (Captain), Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (Wicket Keeper), Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nathan Lyon

4th test, day 1: Australia 335/3 in 90 ov (Ponting 137*, Clarke 140*) vs India

Australia beat India by 298 runs

Australia won the toss and decided to bat

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Cowan	c Laxman	b Ashwin	30	63	3	0
Warner	lbw	b Z Khan	8	23	1	0
S Marsh		b Ashwin	3	12	0	0
Ponting	c Tendulkar	b Z Khan	221	404	21	0
Clarke		b Yadav	210	275	26	1
M Hussey	run out (Gambhir)		25	33	3	0
Haddin	not out		42	66	1	2
Siddle	c Saha	b Ashwin	2	15	0	0
Harris	not out		35	51	2	1
Extras		8w 7b 13lb	28
Total		for 7	604	(157.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Z Khan 31.0 4 96 2 Yadav 26.0 1 136 1 Ashwin 53.0 6 194 3 Ishant Sharma 30.0 6 100 0 Sehwag 16.0 0 55 0 Kohli 1.0 0 3 0

Fall of wicket   26 Warner 31 S Marsh 84 Cowan 470 Clarke 520 M Hussey 530 Ponting 533 Siddle

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			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	c M Hussey	b Siddle	34	94	4	0
Sehwag	c and b	Siddle	18	18	3	0
Dravid		b Hilfenhaus	1	9	0	0
Tendulkar	c Ponting	b Siddle	25	69	3	0
Laxman	c Haddin	b Lyon	18	43	1	0
Kohli	lbw	b Hilfenhaus	116	213	11	1
Saha		b Harris	35	94	1	1
Ashwin	lbw	b Siddle	5	9	0	0
Z Khan	c Haddin	b Siddle	0	1	0	0
Ishant Sharma		b Hilfenhaus	16	23	3	0
Yadav	not out		0	0	0	0
Extras		2nb 1w 1b	4
Total		all out	272	(95.1 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Harris 25.0 7 71 1 Hilfenhaus 22.1 5 62 3 Siddle 15.0 2 49 5 Lyon 21.0 5 48 1 Clarke 6.0 1 23 0 M Hussey 6.0 0 18 0

Fall of wicket   26 Sehwag 31 Dravid 78 Tendulkar 87 Gambhir 111 Laxman 225 Saha 230 Ashwin 230 Z Khan 263 Ishant Sharma 272 Kohli

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			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Warner	c and b	Ashwin	28	39	4	0
Cowan	lbw	b Ashwin	10	27	1	0
S Marsh	lbw	b Z Khan	0	4	0	0
Ponting	not out		60	96	5	0
Clarke	c Saha	b Yadav	37	43	4	0
M Hussey	lbw	b Ishant Sharma	15	40	1	0
Haddin	not out		11	26	2	0
Extras		6lb	6
Total		for 5	167	(46.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Z Khan 13.0 1 38 1 Ashwin 20.0 2 73 2 Ishant Sharma 8.0 0 27 1 Yadav 5.0 0 23 1

Fall of wicket   39 Warner 40 S Marsh 40 Cowan 111 Clarke 147 M Hussey

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			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	c Haddin	b Harris	3	18	0	0
Sehwag	c Ponting	b Lyon	62	53	12	0
Dravid	c M Hussey	b Harris	25	71	3	0
Tendulkar	c Cowan	b Lyon	13	34	2	0
Laxman	c S Marsh	b Lyon	35	88	4	0
Kohli	run out (Hilfenhaus)		22	62	2	0
Ishant Sharma	c Haddin	b Harris	2	12	0	0
Saha	c Haddin	b Siddle	3	20	0	0
Ashwin	not out		15	31	1	0
Z Khan	c Warner	b Hilfenhaus	15	18	3	0
Yadav	c Haddin	b Lyon	1	11	0	0
Extras		2w 3lb	5
Total		all out	201	(69.4 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Harris 19.0 5 41 3 Hilfenhaus 11.0 2 35 1 Siddle 14.0 5 47 1 Lyon 21.4 4 63 4 M Hussey 2.0 0 3 0 Clarke 2.0 0 9 0

Fall of wicket   14 Gambhir 80 Sehwag 100 Dravid 110 Tendulkar 162 Laxman 166 Kohli 166 Ishant Sharma 170 Saha 193 Z Khan 201 Yadav

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Third Test, India vs Australia at Perth

Perth Test, Jan 13-17, 2012

3rd Test, Day 3: Australia demolish India within 2½ days [IND-AUS:0-3 (3/4)]

‎Australia thrashed India by an innings and 37 runs well inside three days in the third Test in Perth, making the visitors suffer their second successive overseas series defeat. India were bowled out for just 171 runs with two days and nearly two sessions to spare. They lost their final four wickets off only seven balls without any addition to the total to surrender the series and Border-Gavaskar Trophy. VVS Laxman is going to be the first veteran head to roll in a batting revamp after scores of 2,1, 2, 66, 31 and 0 in the current series. India has not had a single century-maker in the past three Tests. Meanwhile, ICC has handed a one-match ban to India skipper MS Dhoni for slow over rate, meaning he won't play when the two sides meet in Adelaide for the fourth and final Test which starts on January 24.

‎3rd test, day 3: Australia 369 (Warner 180, Cowan 74) beat India 161 (Kohli 44, Hilfenhaus 4-43) and 171 (Kohli 75, Hilfenhaus 4-54) by an innings and 37 runs

3rd Test, Day 2: India trail by 120 runs with 6 wickets remaining

‎India is heading for a seventh consecutive overseas test defeat as they are still 120 runs behind the hosts in their second innings, having already lost 4 wickets for 88 at stumps.

‎3rd test, day 2: India 161 (Kohli 44, Hilfenhaus 4-43) and 88/4 (Dravid 32*) trail Australia 369 (Warner 180, Cowan 74) by 120 runs

3rd Test, Day 1: Warner slams ton after India is shot out for 161

‎The Aussies 4-pronged pace attack crushed the famed Indian batting machine, to leave them all out for 161 on the WACA track. India had lost openers Virender Sehwag (0), Gautam Gambhir (31), Rahul David (9) and Sachin Tendulkar (15) before lunch.Replying to India's score of 161 made in 60.2 overs, David Warner blazed to his unbeaten century in just 69 balls, as the host finished at 149 for no loss in just 23 overs.Reported earlier: Australia won the toss and chose to bowl on the opening day of the third Test against India in Perth on Friday. For India, Vinay Kumar comes in for Ashwin, to fill in the fourth fast bowler's position. India XI: Gambhir, Sehwag, Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, Kohli, Dhoni (C/W), Z Khan, V Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Yadav Australia XI: Warner, Cowan, S Marsh, Ponting, Clarke (Captain), M Hussey, Haddin (Wicket Keeper), Siddle, Harris, Starc, Hilfenhaus

3rd test, day 1: Australia 149/0 (Warner 104*, Cowan 40*) trail India 161 all out (Kohli 44, Hilfenhaus 4-43) by 12 runs

Australia beat India by an innings and 37 runs

Australia won the toss and decided to field

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	c Haddin	b Hilfenhaus	31	82	3	0
Sehwag	c Ponting	b Hilfenhaus	0	4	0	0
Dravid		b Siddle	9	35	1	0
Tendulkar	lbw	b Harris	15	25	3	0
Laxman	c Clarke	b Siddle	31	86	5	0
Kohli	c Warner	b Siddle	44	81	6	0
Dhoni	c Ponting	b Hilfenhaus	12	22	2	0
V Kumar	lbw	b Starc	5	4	1	0
Z Khan	c Clarke	b Hilfenhaus	2	11	0	0
Ishant Sharma	c Haddin	b Starc	3	8	0	0
Yadav	not out		4	4	1	0
Extras		1w 2b 2lb	5
Total		all out	161	(60.2 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Harris 18.0 6 33 1 Hilfenhaus 18.0 5 43 4 Starc 12.2 3 39 2 Siddle 12.0 3 42 3

Fall of wicket   4 Sehwag 32 Dravid 59 Tendulkar 63 Gambhir 131 Kohli 138 Laxman 152 V Kumar 152 Dhoni 157 Z Khan 161 Ishant Sharma

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			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Cowan		b Yadav	74	120	10	0
Warner	c Yadav	b Ishant Sharma	180	159	20	5
S Marsh	c Laxman	b Yadav	11	19	2	0
Ponting		b Yadav	7	6	1	0
Clarke	c Dhoni	b Z Khan	18	38	3	0
M Hussey	c Sehwag	b V Kumar	14	29	2	0
Haddin	c Dhoni	b Z Khan	0	3	0	0
Siddle		b Yadav	30	31	4	0
Harris	c Gambhir	b Yadav	9	17	0	0
Starc	not out		15	27	3	0
Hilfenhaus	c Kohli	b Sehwag	6	9	1	0
Extras		2w 3lb	5
Total		all out	369	(76.2 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Z Khan 21.0 3 91 2 Yadav 17.0 2 93 5 V Kumar 13.0 0 73 1 Ishant Sharma 18.0 0 89 1 Sehwag 7.2 0 20 1

Fall of wicket   214 Cowan 230 S Marsh 242 Ponting 290 Warner 301 Clarke 303 Haddin 339 M Hussey 343 Siddle 357 Harris 369 Hilfenhaus

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			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	c M Hussey	b Starc	14	37	3	0
Sehwag	c Haddin	b Siddle	10	28	1	0
Dravid		b Harris	47	114	8	0
Tendulkar	lbw	b Starc	8	16	1	0
Laxman	c S Marsh	b Hilfenhaus	0	9	0	0
Kohli	c Haddin	b Siddle	75	136	9	0
Dhoni	c Ponting	b Siddle	2	16	0	0
V Kumar	c Clarke	b Hilfenhaus	6	20	1	0
Z Khan	c Clarke	b Hilfenhaus	0	1	0	0
Ishant Sharma	c Cowan	b Hilfenhaus	0	3	0	0
Yadav	not out		0	1	0	0
Extras		3w 1b 5lb	9
Total		all out	171	(63.2 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Harris 16.0 3 34 1 Hilfenhaus 18.0 6 54 4 Starc 12.0 4 31 2 Siddle 15.2 5 43 3 M Hussey 2.0 0 3 0

Fall of wicket   24 Gambhir 25 Sehwag 42 Tendulkar 51 Laxman 135 Dravid 148 Dhoni 171 V Kumar 171 Z Khan 171 Ishant Sharma 171 Kohli

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Second Test, India vs Australia at SCG

Sydney Test, Jan 3-7, 2012

2nd Test, Day 4: Australia win by an innings and 68 runs [IND-AUS:0-2 (2/4)]

‎Captain Michael Clarke, who scored an unbeaten 329 in the first innings, removed Sachin Tendulkar for 80 to spark a dramatic middle-order collapse after lunch on the fourth day of the second cricket test. Ben Hilfenhaus finished with 5-106 as India were bowled out for 400 after tea at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Ashwin delayed the inevitable, scoring 62, but Australia won by an innings and 68 runs and are 2-0 up.

2nd Test, Day 4: India 191 (Dhoni 57*, Tendulkar 41, Sehwag 30, Pattinson 4-43) and 400 (Gambhir 83, Sachin 80, Laxman 66, Ashwin 62) lost to Australia 659/4 decl in 163 overs (Clarke 329*, Hussey 150*, Ponting 134) by an innings and 68 runs

2nd Test, Day 3: India 114/2 trail Australia by 354 runs

‎Captain Michael Clarke scored the first triple century - an unbeaten 329, the fourth highest score by an Australian - at the Sydney Cricket Ground as Australia continued to dominate the second Test against India. Clarke and Mike Hussey, who hit 150 not out, put on an unbroken 334 - a fifth-wicket record against India - before declaring on 659/4, which equaled Australia's highest score at the ground.At the close of play Gautam Gambhir was 68 not out and Sachin Tendulkar was unbeaten on 8, after India lost Virender Sehwag cheaply and then Rahul Dravid just before stumps. They are 114/2, still 354 runs behind Australia with two days to go in the match.

2nd Test, Day 3: India 114/2 (Gambhir 68*, Dravid 29) and 191 (Dhoni 57*, Tendulkar 41, Sehwag 30, Pattinson 4-43) trail Australia 659/4 decl in 163 overs (Clarke 329*, Hussey 150*, Ponting 134) by 354 runs

2nd Test, Day 2: Australia 482/4 lead India by 291 runs

‎Hometown hero Michael Clarke batted through day two to score an unbeaten 251 in a magical day of cricket in front of a crowd of 30,077 which left the tourists without answers. He started the day 47 not out, and was still at the crease by stumps with Australia 4-482. The only wicket to fall was that of Ricky Ponting (134) who added 288 with skipper Clarke.

2nd Test, Day 2: Australia 482/4 in 116 overs (Clarke 251*, Ponting 134) lead India 191 all out in 59.3 overs (Dhoni 57*, Tendulkar 41, Sehwag 30, Pattinson 4-43) by 291 runs

2nd Test, Day 1: Australia 116/3 trail India 191 all out

‎Captain Michael Clarke (47*) and former skipper Ricky Ponting (44*) left Australia in a strong position on day one of the second Test against India in Sydney after seamer Zaheer Khan (3-26) removed the Aussie top three cheaply. Earlier, Australian quickies bowled out the tourists for 191. In the morning India won the toss and elected to bat. Gautam Gambhir fell for a duck, Rahul Dravid (5) soon followed, while Sehwag (30) and VVS Laxman (2) tried to hang-on. It was left to Tendulkar and Virat Kohli to lead the tourists' recovery at 96-4. Looking for his 100th ton, Sachin Tendulkar could only manage 41. With the help of Ashwin (20), Dhoni managed a gritty unbeaten 57, to take India to 191. India XI: Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni (capt, wkt), Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav Australia XI: Michael Clarke (Captain), Brad Haddin (vice capt), David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Nathan Lyon, Ben Hilfenhaus, Ryan Harris (12th man).

2nd Test, Day 1: Australia 116/3 in 26 overs (Ponting 44*, Clarke 47*, Zaheer Khan 3-26) trail India 191 all out in 59.3 overs (Dhoni 57*, Tendulkar 41, Sehwag 30, Pattinson 4-43) by 75 runs

2nd Test: SCG's 100th Test

‎SCG, Sachin's favorite Australian venue, is hosting its 100th Test match and he is up for the ton of tons. Sachin Tendulkar, having made 51 Test centuries and 48 one-day international tons, has 664 runs at an average of 221.33 in four Tests at the SCG including an unbeaten 241, in his partnership of 353 with VVS Laxman in 2004.Meanwhile, the Australian captain Michael Clarke has named an unchanged XI for the second Test against India at the SCG starting on Tuesday. India, which lost the series-opening Test in Melbourne last week by 122 runs, have never won a Test series in Australia.

Australia beat India by an innings and 68 runs

India won the toss and decided to bat

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	c Clarke	b Pattinson	0	3	0	0
Sehwag	c Haddin	b Pattinson	30	51	4	0
Dravid	c Cowan	b Siddle	5	33	1	0
Tendulkar		b Pattinson	41	89	8	0
Laxman	c S Marsh	b Pattinson	2	9	0	0
Kohli	c Haddin	b Siddle	23	41	3	0
Dhoni	not out		57	77	8	0
Ashwin	c Clarke	b Hilfenhaus	20	39	1	0
Z Khan	c Cowan	b Hilfenhaus	0	1	0	0
Ishant Sharma	c Cowan	b Hilfenhaus	0	6	0	0
Yadav	c Haddin	b Siddle	0	10	0	0
Extras		2nb 2w 3b 6lb	13
Total		all out	191	(59.3 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Pattinson 14.0 3 43 4 Hilfenhaus 22.0 9 51 3 Siddle 13.3 3 55 3 M Hussey 2.0 0 8 0 Lyon 8.0 0 25 0

Fall of wicket   0 Gambhir 30 Dravid 55 Sehwag 59 Laxman 96 Kohli 124 Tendulkar 178 Ashwin 178 Z Khan 186 Ishant Sharma 191 Yadav

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			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Warner	c Tendulkar	b Z Khan	8	6	1	0
Cowan	lbw	b Z Khan	16	28	2	0
S Marsh	c Laxman	b Z Khan	0	1	0	0
Ponting	c Tendulkar	b Ishant Sharma	134	225	14	0
Clarke	not out		329	468	39	1
M Hussey	not out		150	253	16	1
Extras		3nb 4w 2b 13lb	22
Total		for 4	659	(163.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Z Khan 31.0 4 122 3 Yadav 24.0 2 123 0 Ishant Sharma 33.0 2 144 1 Ashwin 44.0 5 157 0 Sehwag 23.0 1 75 0 Kohli 8.0 0 23 0

Fall of wicket   8 Warner 8 S Marsh 37 Cowan 325 Ponting

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			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	c Warner	b Siddle	83	142	11	0
Sehwag	c Warner	b Hilfenhaus	4	8	1	0
Dravid		b Hilfenhaus	29	73	6	0
Tendulkar	c M Hussey	b Clarke	80	141	9	0
Laxman		b Hilfenhaus	66	119	7	0
Kohli	lbw	b Pattinson	9	24	2	0
Dhoni	c and b	Hilfenhaus	2	11	0	0
Ashwin	c Lyon	b Hilfenhaus	62	76	9	1
Z Khan	c S Marsh	b Siddle	35	26	5	1
Ishant Sharma	lbw	b Lyon	11	35	2	0
Yadav	not out		0	14	0	0
Extras		8nb 2w 6b 3lb	19
Total		all out	400	(110.5 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Pattinson 23.0 4 106 1 Hilfenhaus 32.5 8 106 5 Siddle 24.0 8 88 2 Lyon 20.0 2 64 1 Clarke 9.0 0 22 1 M Hussey 2.0 0 5 0

Fall of wicket   18 Sehwag 100 Dravid 168 Gambhir 271 Tendulkar 276 Laxman 286 Dhoni 286 Kohli 342 Z Khan 384 Ishant Sharma 400 Ashwin

Back to topUmpires: M Erasmus, I J Gould, R S Madugalle, BNJ Oxenford
Australia: Warner, Cowan, S Marsh, Ponting, Clarke (Captain), M Hussey, Haddin (Wicket Keeper), Siddle, Pattinson, Hilfenhaus, Lyon
India: Sehwag, Gambhir, Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, Kohli, Dhoni (C/W), Ashwin, Z Khan, Ishant Sharma, Yadav

First Test, India vs Australia at MCG

Melbourne Test, Dec 26-30, 2011

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1st Test, Day 4: Australia knock out India [IND-AUS:0-1 (1/4)]

James Pattinson (4/53) and Peter Siddle (3/42) tore through India's much-vaunted batting line-up to help Australia register a crushing 122-run win on day four of the first Test at the MCG. India had never chased down a target at the MCG and they had no chance after losing Dravid (10), Laxman (1) and Kohli (0) in a span of 11 runs. Half the side was cleaned up inside 70 runs by Australia's fast men. Pattinson was named man of the match. Tendulkar top-scored with 32 (46 balls) and left the field to a standing ovation given this is certainly his last Test at the MCG. Earlier resuming on 179/8, with Mike Hussey on 79 and Pattinson three, Australia lost Hussey for 89 after the pair added 18 runs. Pattinson (37 not out from 81 balls) along with the tail, was instrumental in adding 61 vital runs before Australia was bowled out for 240.

1st Test, Day 4: Australia 333 (Cowan 68, Ponting 62, Zaheer 4-77) and 240 (Ponting 60, Hussey 89, Umesh Yadav 4-70) beat India 282 (Tendulkar 73, Dravid 68, Sehwag 67) and 169 (Sachin 32, Ashwin 30) by 122 runs

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1st Test, Day 3: India 282 all out, Australia 179/8 at stumps

After India lost the last 8 wickets for 68 to concede a lead of 51, India paceman Umesh Yadav blitzed Australia's top order leaving Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey, who are under intense pressure for their hold on their Test careers, to do the rescue in the second innings on the third day of the first test in Melbourne. The duo added a crucial 115 runs to power the hosts from 27/4 to 142/5 to save Australia the blushes and silence the critics. At the end of the day, Hussey was on 79, edging towards a vital century, and James Pattinson on 3. They lead by 230 runs with 2 wickets in hand.

1st Test, Day 3: Australia 333 (Cowan 68, Ponting 62, Zaheer 4-77) and 179/8 (Ponting 60, Hussey 79*, Umesh Yadav 4-49) lead India 282 (Tendulkar 73, Dravid 68, Sehwag 67)

1st Test, Day 2: Sachin Tendulkar falls short of 100th ton, India 214/3 at stumps

Virender Sehwag raced to 67 from 83 balls - passing 8,000 Test runs in the process and surviving two lives - as India started their response to Australia's 333, but was removed just before the tea interval on day two of the second Test in Melbourne. Sachin Tendulkar, chasing his 100th international hundred, was bowled for 73 by paceman Peter Siddle with just three balls left for the day. Dravid who took 137 balls and three hours to pass his half-century is at the crease with night-watchman Ishant Sharma.

1st Test, Day 2: India 214/3 (Tendulkar 73, Dravid 68*, Sehwag 67) trail Australia 333 (Cowan 68, Ponting 62, Zaheer 4-77) by 119 runs

1st Test, Day 1: Australia lose late wickets against India, 277/6 at stumps

Australia lost 4 wickets after lunch on day one of the Boxing Day test match, but ended the day in a strong position at 277/6 with Haddin (21*) and Siddle (34*) at the crease. They stumbled from a comfortable position of 205-3, losing three wickets for just 18 balls in the process. Zaheer Khan removed Michael Clarke and Mike Hussey in successive balls as Australia slid from 205-3 to 214-6. India are bidding to win their first series in Australia in 64 years and currently hold the Border-Gavaskar trophy after winning the last two series at home. Reported earlier :Australia went to lunch on 68 for two on the first morning of the Boxing Day test. After winning the toss and electing to bat, they lost David Warner (37) and Shaun Marsh (0) in successive overs to Umesh Yadav. Ricky Ponting (15*) and Ed Cowan (14*) steadied them before rain interrupted the match just minutes before lunch break. India XI: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni (capt, wk), R Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav Australia XI: David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke (Captain), Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (Wicket Keeper), Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Nathan Lyon, Ben Hilfenhaus

1st Test, Day 1: Australia 277/6 in 89 overs (Cowan 68, Ponting 62, Yadav 3-96) vs India

Hailstones lash Melbourne, rain may play spoilsport on opening day of Boxing Day Test

The four-Test series between India and Australia promises to be a cracker, and for the first test in the series, both teams are entering with a clean bill of health. Australia will have Shaun Marsh at No.3 following an exhaustive recovery from a back strain, while the Indian team is confident that senior fast bowlers Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma have overcome ankle ailments. Zaheer is coming back from ankle surgery while Sharma opted against a similar operation. Ishant hasn’t played since the drawn third Test against the West Indies in Mumbai four weeks ago while Zaheer hasn’t figured since breaking down in the 196-run first Test loss to England at Lord’s. A crowd of 80,000 is expected for the first day inspite of the rain which threatens to wash out a large part of the day. The local police have warned the spectators to behave or else face eviction, arrest and on-the-spot fines. The test is scheduled to start at 10.30am. Australia have made three changes. Marsh returns from injury for Usman Khawaja, opener Phil Hughes has been dropped for Cowan, and swing bowler Ben Hilfenhaus has won a recall ahead of Mitchell Starc. The tourists are yet to name a side.

Australia beat India by 122 runs

Australia won the toss and decided to bat

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Cowan	c Dhoni	b Ashwin	68	177	7	0
Warner	c Dhoni	b Yadav	37	49	4	1
S Marsh	c Kohli	b Yadav	0	6	0	0
Ponting	c Laxman	b Yadav	62	94	6	0
Clarke		b Z Khan	31	68	5	0
M Hussey	c Dhoni	b Z Khan	0	1	0	0
Haddin	c Sehwag	b Z Khan	27	70	1	0
Siddle	c Dhoni	b Z Khan	41	99	4	0
Pattinson	not out		18	54	2	0
Hilfenhaus	c Kohli	b Ashwin	19	32	3	0
Lyon		b Ashwin	6	11	1	0
Extras		1nb 2w 21lb	24
Total		all out	333	(110.0 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Z Khan 31.0 6 77 4 Ishant Sharma 24.0 7 48 0 Yadav 26.0 5 106 3 Ashwin 29.0 3 81 3

Fall of wicket   46 Warner 46 S Marsh 159 Ponting 205 Clarke 205 M Hussey 214 Cowan 286 Haddin 291 Siddle 318 Hilfenhaus 333 Lyon

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			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	c Haddin	b Hilfenhaus	3	23	0	0
Sehwag		b Pattinson	67	83	7	0
Dravid		b Hilfenhaus	68	187	6	0
Tendulkar		b Siddle	73	98	8	1
Ishant Sharma	c Haddin	b Hilfenhaus	11	69	0	0
Laxman	c Haddin	b Siddle	2	22	0	0
Kohli	c Haddin	b Hilfenhaus	11	21	1	0
Dhoni	c M Hussey	b Hilfenhaus	6	8	0	0
Ashwin	c Haddin	b Siddle	31	35	3	1
Z Khan		b Pattinson	4	6	1	0
Yadav	not out		2	16	0	0
Extras		3nb 1w	4
Total		all out	282	(94.1 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Pattinson 23.0 6 55 2 Hilfenhaus 26.0 5 75 5 Siddle 21.1 2 63 3 Lyon 17.0 2 66 0 M Hussey 5.0 0 15 0 Warner 2.0 0 8 0

Fall of wicket   22 Gambhir 97 Sehwag 214 Tendulkar 214 Dravid 221 Laxman 238 Kohli 245 Dhoni 254 Ishant Sharma 259 Z Khan 282 Ashwin

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			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Warner		b Yadav	5	27	0	0
Cowan	lbw	b Yadav	8	17	1	0
S Marsh		b Yadav	3	11	0	0
Ponting	c Sehwag	b Z Khan	60	97	3	0
Clarke		b Ishant Sharma	1	4	0	0
M Hussey	c Dhoni	b Z Khan	89	151	9	0
Haddin	c Laxman	b Z Khan	6	14	0	0
Siddle	c Dhoni	b Yadav	4	22	0	0
Lyon	lbw	b Ashwin	0	11	0	0
Pattinson	not out		37	81	4	0
Hilfenhaus	c Laxman	b Ishant Sharma	14	29	2	0
Extras		5nb 1w 5b 2lb	13
Total		all out	240	(76.3 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Z Khan 20.0 4 53 3 Yadav 20.0 4 70 4 Ishant Sharma 12.3 0 43 2 Ashwin 22.0 4 60 1 Sehwag 2.0 0 7 0

Fall of wicket   13 Warner 16 Cowan 24 S Marsh 27 Clarke 142 Ponting 148 Haddin 163 Siddle 166 Lyon 197 M Hussey 240 Hilfenhaus

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			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Gambhir	c Ponting	b Siddle	13	46	1	0
Sehwag	c M Hussey	b Hilfenhaus	7	12	1	0
Dravid		b Pattinson	10	29	1	0
Tendulkar	c M Hussey	b Siddle	32	46	4	0
Laxman	c Cowan	b Pattinson	1	14	0	0
Kohli	lbw	b Hilfenhaus	0	1	0	0
Dhoni		b Pattinson	23	44	0	1
Ashwin	c Cowan	b Siddle	30	35	5	0
Z Khan	c Cowan	b Pattinson	13	22	1	1
Ishant Sharma	not out		6	14	0	0
Yadav	c Warner	b Lyon	21	25	2	1
Extras		1nb 2w 10lb	13
Total		all out	169	(47.5 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Pattinson 15.0 2 53 4 Hilfenhaus 18.0 4 39 2 Siddle 9.0 1 42 3 Lyon 5.5 0 25 1

Fall of wicket   17 Sehwag 39 Gambhir 58 Dravid 68 Laxman 69 Kohli 81 Tendulkar 117 Ashwin 141 Z Khan 142 Dhoni 169 Yadav

Back to topUmpires: M Erasmus, I J Gould, R S Madugalle, P R Reiffel
Australia: Cowan, Warner, S Marsh, Ponting, Clarke (Captain), M Hussey, Haddin (Wicket Keeper), Siddle, Pattinson, Hilfenhaus, Lyon
India: Gambhir, Sehwag, Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, Kohli, Dhoni (C/W), Ashwin, Z Khan, Ishant Sharma, Yadav

India in Australia, 2011-2012

India vs Australia 4 Test match cricket series (Border Gavaskar Trophy) and 2 T20Is

India Test squad for the Australia tour

The Indian fast bowling contingent for the four-Test series that begins in Melbourne on December 26 comprises of veteran Zaheer Khan (provided he is fit), two fast bowlers Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav, and two controlled seamers Vinay and Mithun. Indians are scheduled to play two two-day warm-up matches against Chairman's XI before the Test series against Australia’s national side commences. CA has put up two completely different teams for the warm-up games - the first one kicks-off on Thursday, December 15 followed by the second one on Monday, December 19, 2011. India Squad: MS Dhoni (captain/keeper), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag (vice-captain), Rahul Dravid, Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, VVS Laxman, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Abhimanyu Mithun, Vinay Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, Ajinkya Rahane Cricket Austraia Squad for First game: Ed Cowan (Captain), Joe Burns, Tom Cooper, Alex Doolan, Peter George, Jake Haberfield, Josh Lalor, Tim Ludeman, Glenn Maxwell, Joe Mennie, Wes Robinson, Dean Solway. Cricket Austraia Squad for First game: David Warner (Captain), Doug Bollinger, Cameron Boyce, Tom Cooper, Trent Copeland, Alex Doolan, Peter George, Phil Hughes, Usman Khawaja, Josh Lalor, Tim Ludeman, Shaun Marsh.

Vinay Kumar replaces injured Aaron for Australia Tests

Pacer Varun Aaron has become the second first-choice pacer after Praveen Kumar to be replaced from the Indian squad for Australia due to injury. He will be replaced by 27-year-old Vinay Kumar, who has not played any Test cricket so far. He has five wickets from 5 Twenty20 matches.

Abhimanyu Mithun will replace injured Praveen for Oz tour, Umesh Yadav leaving early

Abhimanyu Mithun will replace injured swing bowler Praveen Kumar on the Australian tour, while Umesh Yadav will leave early so he can acclimatise in Australia for the upcoming Test series. Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Yadav and reserve wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha, who are not part of the current ODI team against West Indies, will leave for Australia early on Thursday to acclimatise to the conditions. The seven players will be accompanied by Evan Speechly (physiotherapist), Ramji Srinivasan (trainer), Amit Shah (massage therapist) and Raghavendra DVGI (attendant).

Test specialists to leave early for Australia, Shivlal Yadav named team manager

The Test specialists of the Indian squad - Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Ishant Sharma and Pragyan Ojha - will leave early for Australia, even as the ODI team completes its home series vs West Indies. Meanwhile, Shivlal Yadav, the former Test offspinner and BCCI Vice President, has been named India's team manager for four-Test series in Australia, which begins from December 26.

Harbhajan left out of Australia tour

India have left out Harbhajan Singh from the Test squad for the tour of Australia, picking Pragyan Ojha and Ashwin as the spinners in the 17-man team. Medium-pacer Praveen Kumar returns to the squad after being left out of the ongoing series against West Indies. Wriddhiman Saha was named as reserve wicketkeeper, while Zaheer Khan, who is recovering from hamstring and ankle injuries, will join the team subject to match fitness. India Squad: MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Rohit Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Praveen Kumar, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha, Zaheer Khan

Date and Time	Match	Venue
Mon Dec 26 - Fri Dec 30 23:30 GMT (prev day) | 10:30 local | 18:30 EST -1d	1st Test - Australia vs India	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Tue Jan 3 - Sat Jan 7 23:30 GMT (prev day) | 10:30 local | 18:30 EST -1d	2nd Test - Australia vs India	Sydney Cricket Ground
Fri Jan 13 - Tue Jan 17 02:30 GMT | 10:30 local | 21:30 EST -1d	3rd Test - Australia vs India	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Tue Jan 24 - Sat Jan 28 00:00 GMT | 10:30 local | 19:00 EST -1d	4th Test - Australia vs India	Adelaide Oval
Wed Feb 1 D/N 08:35 GMT | 19:35 local | 03:35 EST	1st T20I - Australia vs India	Stadium Australia, Sydney
Fri Feb 3 D/N 08:35 GMT | 19:35 local | 03:35 EST	2nd T20I - Australia vs India	Melbourne Cricket Ground

India, Sri Lanka, Australia - Commonwealth Bank Series

Date and Time	Match	Venue
Sun Feb 5 D/N 03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d	Australia vs India	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Wed Feb 8 D/N 04:20 GMT | 12:20 local | 23:20 EST -1d	India vs Sri Lanka	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Fri Feb 10 D/N 04:20 GMT | 12:20 local | 23:20 EST -1d	Australia vs Sri Lanka	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Sun Feb 12 D/N 03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d	Australia vs India	Adelaide Oval
Tue Feb 14 D/N 03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d	India vs Sri Lanka	Adelaide Oval
Fri Feb 17 D/N 03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d	Australia vs Sri Lanka	Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Sun Feb 19 D/N 03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d	Australia vs India	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Sun Feb 21 D/N 03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d	India vs Sri Lanka	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Fri Feb 24 D/N 03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d	Australia vs Sri Lanka	Adelaide Oval
Sun Feb 26 D/N 03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d	Australia vs India	Sydney Cricket Ground
Sun Feb 28 D/N 03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d	India vs Sri Lanka	Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Fri Mar 2 D/N 03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d	Australia vs Sri Lanka	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sun Mar 4 D/N 03:20 GMT | 13:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d	1st Final	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Tue Mar 6 D/N 03:20 GMT | 13:50 local | 22:20 EST -1d	2nd Final	Adelaide Oval
Thu Mar 8 D/N 03:20 GMT | 13:50 local | 22:20 EST -1d	3rd Final	Adelaide Oval

Australia in India, 2010 Test Series

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Bangalore, Oct 9-13

Bangalore Test, day five: India Beat Australia in Second Cricket Test, Win Series; IND-AUS:2-0(2)‎

First innings double century-maker Sachin Tendulkar scored the winning runs in India's seven-wicket victory Wednesday over Australia to take the two-test series 2-0. It was India's first victory at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium in 15 years.Australia was bowled out for 223 earlier Wednesday, setting India a target of 207 to win. Tendulkar, who scored 214 in the first innings, took his series aggregate to 403 runs, at an amazing average of 134.5. Rahul Dravid, who shared in a 61-run unbroken fourth-wicket partnership with Tendulkar, remained unbeaten on 21. Playing his first test and promoted to bat at No. 3, Cheteswara Pujara set the pace of the innings with a 72 with seven boundaries.With this win, India have consolidated their position at the top of the ICC Test Championship table, while Australia have dropped behind England to fifth position after racking up two losses - in Mohali last week and Bangalore on Wednesday - to Mahendra Dhoni's men.

IND v AUS, Bangalore Test, Day 5: India 495 and 207 for 3 (Pujara 72, Tendulkar 53*) beat Australia 478 and 223 (Ponting 72, Zaheer 3-41, Ojha 3-57) by 7 wickets

Australia tour of India, Oct 2010

Australia In India - 2 test matches, 3 ODIs, Oct 1-24, 2010

Schedule	Match	Venue
Fri Oct 1 - Tue Oct 5 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 00:00 EDT | 23:00 CDT -1d | 21:00 PDT -1d	1st Test - India v Australia	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sat Oct 9 - Wed Oct 13 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 00:00 EDT | 23:00 CDT -1d | 21:00 PDT -1d	2nd Test - India v Australia	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sun Oct 17 03:30 GMT | 09:00 local 23:30 EDT -1d | 22:30 CDT -1d | 20:30 PDT -1d	1st ODI - India v Australia	Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Wed Oct 20 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 05:00 EDT | 04:00 CDT | 02:00 PDT	2nd ODI - India v Australia	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Sun Oct 24 03:30 GMT | 09:00 local 23:30 EDT -1d | 22:30 CDT -1d | 20:30 PDT -1d	3rd ODI - India v Australia	Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Margao