Australia vs India Cricket Series, 2011-2012


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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

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
Australia 1st Innings - Declared
 
 
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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India 1st Innings - All out
 
 
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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Australia 2nd Innings - Declared
 
 
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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India 2nd Innings
 
 
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
India 1st Innings
 
 
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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Australia 1st Innings
 
 
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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India 2nd Innings
 
 
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

India 1st Innings
 
 
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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Australia 1st Innings - Declared
 
 
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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India 2nd Innings
 
 
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

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

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

Australia 1st Innings
 
 
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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India 1st Innings
 
 
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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Australia 2nd Innings
 
 
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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India 2nd Innings
 
 
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

India vs Australia
Date and TimeMatchVenue
Mon Dec 26 - Fri Dec 30
23:30 GMT (prev day) | 10:30 local | 18:30 EST -1d
1st Test - Australia vs IndiaMelbourne Cricket Ground
Tue Jan 3 - Sat Jan 7
23:30 GMT (prev day) | 10:30 local | 18:30 EST -1d
2nd Test - Australia vs IndiaSydney Cricket Ground
Fri Jan 13 - Tue Jan 17
02:30 GMT | 10:30 local | 21:30 EST -1d
3rd Test - Australia vs IndiaWestern 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 IndiaAdelaide Oval
Wed Feb 1 D/N
08:35 GMT | 19:35 local | 03:35 EST
1st T20I - Australia vs IndiaStadium Australia, Sydney
Fri Feb 3 D/N
08:35 GMT | 19:35 local | 03:35 EST
2nd T20I - Australia vs IndiaMelbourne Cricket Ground

India, Sri Lanka, Australia - Commonwealth Bank Series

India Sri Lanka Australia Cricket
Date and TimeMatchVenue
Sun Feb 5 D/N
03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d
Australia vs IndiaMelbourne Cricket Ground
Wed Feb 8 D/N
04:20 GMT | 12:20 local | 23:20 EST -1d
India vs Sri LankaWestern Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Fri Feb 10 D/N
04:20 GMT | 12:20 local | 23:20 EST -1d
Australia vs Sri LankaWestern Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Sun Feb 12 D/N
03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d
Australia vs IndiaAdelaide Oval
Tue Feb 14 D/N
03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d
India vs Sri LankaAdelaide Oval
Fri Feb 17 D/N
03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d
Australia vs Sri LankaWestern Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Sun Feb 19 D/N
03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d
Australia vs IndiaBrisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Sun Feb 21 D/N
03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d
India vs Sri LankaBrisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Fri Feb 24 D/N
03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d
Australia vs Sri LankaAdelaide Oval
Sun Feb 26 D/N
03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d
Australia vs IndiaSydney Cricket Ground
Sun Feb 28 D/N
03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d
India vs Sri LankaBellerive Oval, Hobart
Fri Mar 2 D/N
03:20 GMT | 14:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d
Australia vs Sri LankaMelbourne Cricket Ground
Sun Mar 4 D/N
03:20 GMT | 13:20 local | 22:20 EST -1d
1st FinalBrisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
Tue Mar 6 D/N
03:20 GMT | 13:50 local | 22:20 EST -1d
2nd FinalAdelaide Oval
Thu Mar 8 D/N
03:20 GMT | 13:50 local | 22:20 EST -1d
3rd FinalAdelaide 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


Editor: Nishanth Gopinathan.