Border-Gavaskar Trophy - 2nd Test

India v Australia

India won by 171 runs

Australia 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
MJ Slater c †Mongia b Khan 42 134 99 7 1 42.42
ML Hayden c sub (HK Badani) b Harbhajan Singh 97 242 157 14 3 61.78
JL Langer c †Mongia b Khan 58 131 91 9 1 63.73
ME Waugh c †Mongia b Harbhajan Singh 22 50 31 4 0 70.96
SR Waugh* lbw b Harbhajan Singh 110 305 203 11 1 54.18
RT Ponting lbw b Harbhajan Singh 6 22 12 1 0 50.00
AC Gilchrist lbw b Harbhajan Singh 0 2 1 0 0 0.00
SK Warne c Ramesh b Harbhajan Singh 0 2 1 0 0 0.00
MS Kasprowicz lbw b Ganguly 7 26 28 1 0 25.00
JN Gillespie c Ramesh b Harbhajan Singh 46 190 147 8 0 31.29
GD McGrath not out 21 37 28 2 0 75.00
Extras (b 19, lb 10, nb 7) 36
Total (all out; 131.5 overs) 445 (3.37 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-103 (Slater, 28.5 ov), 2-193 (Hayden, 53.4 ov), 3-214 (Langer, 58.3 ov), 4-236 (ME Waugh, 65.5 ov), 5-252 (Ponting, 71.2 ov), 6-252 (Gilchrist, 71.3 ov), 7-252 (Warne, 71.4 ov), 8-269 (Kasprowicz, 78.6 ov), 9-402 (Gillespie, 123.4 ov), 10-445 (SR Waugh, 131.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Z Khan 28.4 6 89 2 3.10
BKV Prasad 30 5 95 0 3.16 (1nb)
SC Ganguly 13.2 3 44 1 3.30 (5nb)
SLV Raju 20 2 58 0 2.90
Harbhajan Singh 37.5 7 123 7 3.25
SR Tendulkar 2 0 7 0 3.50 (1nb)
India 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
SS Das c †Gilchrist b McGrath 20 53 48 3 0 41.66
S Ramesh c Ponting b Gillespie 0 6 3 0 0 0.00
R Dravid b Warne 25 115 82 4 0 30.48
SR Tendulkar lbw b McGrath 10 25 18 2 0 55.55
SC Ganguly* c SR Waugh b Kasprowicz 23 61 51 4 0 45.09
VVS Laxman c Hayden b Warne 59 122 83 12 0 71.08
NR Mongia c †Gilchrist b Kasprowicz 2 7 4 0 0 50.00
Harbhajan Singh c Ponting b Gillespie 4 17 15 1 0 26.66
Z Khan b McGrath 3 24 19 0 0 15.78
SLV Raju lbw b McGrath 4 17 15 0 0 26.66
BKV Prasad not out 7 47 23 0 0 30.43
Extras (lb 2, nb 12) 14
Total (all out; 58.1 overs) 171 (2.93 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-0 (Ramesh, 1.3 ov), 2-34 (Das, 12.3 ov), 3-48 (Tendulkar, 18.4 ov), 4-88 (Dravid, 31.5 ov), 5-88 (Ganguly, 32.3 ov), 6-92 (Mongia, 34.1 ov), 7-97 (Harbhajan Singh, 38.4 ov), 8-113 (Khan, 43.5 ov), 9-129 (Raju, 47.4 ov), 10-171 (Laxman, 58.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
GD McGrath 14 8 18 4 1.28
JN Gillespie 11 0 47 2 4.27
MS Kasprowicz 13 2 39 2 3.00 (7nb)
SK Warne 20.1 3 65 2 3.22 (5nb)
India 2nd innings (following on) R M B 4s 6s SR
SS Das hit wicket b Gillespie 39 125 99 7 0 39.39
S Ramesh c ME Waugh b Warne 30 66 43 6 0 69.76
VVS Laxman c Ponting b McGrath 281 631 452 44 0 62.16
SR Tendulkar c †Gilchrist b Gillespie 10 26 23 2 0 43.47
SC Ganguly* c †Gilchrist b McGrath 48 128 81 8 0 59.25
R Dravid run out (SR Waugh/Kasprowicz) 180 446 353 20 0 50.99
NR Mongia b McGrath 4 18 10 0 0 40.00
Z Khan not out 23 19 15 3 0 153.33
Harbhajan Singh not out 8 11 6 1 0 133.33
Extras (b 6, lb 12, w 2, nb 14) 34
Total (7 wickets dec; 178 overs; 737 mins) 657 (3.69 runs per over)
Did not bat SLV Raju, BKV Prasad
Fall of wickets1-52 (Ramesh, 16.4 ov), 2-97 (Das, 29.4 ov), 3-115 (Tendulkar, 35.6 ov), 4-232 (Ganguly, 66.4 ov), 5-608 (Laxman, 170.5 ov), 6-624 (Mongia, 174.3 ov), 7-629 (Dravid, 175.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
GD McGrath 39 12 103 3 2.64
JN Gillespie 31 6 115 2 3.70 (1w)
SK Warne 34 3 152 1 4.47 (1nb, 1w)
ME Waugh 18 1 58 0 3.22
MS Kasprowicz 35 6 139 0 3.97 (13nb)
RT Ponting 12 1 41 0 3.41
ML Hayden 6 0 24 0 4.00
MJ Slater 2 1 4 0 2.00
JL Langer 1 0 3 0 3.00
Australia 2nd innings (target: 384 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
ML Hayden lbw b Tendulkar 67 198 118 6 0 56.77
MJ Slater c Ganguly b Harbhajan Singh 43 92 79 7 0 54.43
JL Langer c Ramesh b Harbhajan Singh 28 16 21 3 2 133.33
ME Waugh lbw b Raju 0 15 10 0 0 0.00
SR Waugh* c sub (HK Badani) b Harbhajan Singh 24 54 58 4 0 41.37
RT Ponting c Das b Harbhajan Singh 0 3 4 0 0 0.00
AC Gilchrist lbw b Tendulkar 0 2 1 0 0 0.00
JN Gillespie c Das b Harbhajan Singh 6 51 38 1 0 15.78
SK Warne lbw b Tendulkar 0 8 7 0 0 0.00
MS Kasprowicz not out 13 64 56 2 0 23.21
GD McGrath lbw b Harbhajan Singh 12 32 27 2 0 44.44
Extras (b 6, nb 8, pen 5) 19
Total (all out; 68.3 overs; 272 mins) 212 (3.09 runs per over)
Fall of wickets1-74 (Slater, 23.2 ov), 2-106 (Langer, 27.3 ov), 3-116 (ME Waugh, 30.2 ov), 4-166 (SR Waugh, 45.2 ov), 5-166 (Ponting, 45.6 ov), 6-167 (Gilchrist, 46.3 ov), 7-173 (Hayden, 48.3 ov), 8-174 (Warne, 50.3 ov), 9-191 (Gillespie, 59.4 ov), 10-212 (McGrath, 68.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
Z Khan 8 4 30 0 3.75 (2nb)
BKV Prasad 3 1 7 0 2.33
Harbhajan Singh 30.3 8 73 6 2.39
SLV Raju 15 3 58 1 3.86
SR Tendulkar 11 3 31 3 2.81 (6nb)
SC Ganguly 1 0 2 0 2.00
Match details
Toss Australia, who chose to bat
Series 3-match series level 1-1
Player of the match VVS Laxman (India)
Umpires SK Bansal and P Willey (England)
TV umpire SN Bandekar
Match referee CW Smith (West Indies)
Close of play
11 Mar day 1 - Australia 1st innings 291/8 (SR Waugh 29*, JN Gillespie 6*, 90 ov)
12 Mar day 2 - India 1st innings 128/8 (VVS Laxman 26*, SLV Raju 3*, 46 ov)
13 Mar day 3 - India 2nd innings 254/4 (VVS Laxman 109*, R Dravid 7*, 75 ov)
14 Mar day 4 - India 2nd innings 589/4 (VVS Laxman 275*, R Dravid 155*, 165 ov)
15 Mar day 5 - Australia 2nd innings 212 (68.3 ov) - end of match
Match notes
  • Day 1
  • Australia 50 in 80 mins, 16.5 overs
  • Lunch: Australia 88/0 in 26 overs (Slater 41*, Hayden 41*)
  • ML Hayden 50 in 127 mins, 77 balls, 10x4
  • Australia 100 in 128 mins, 28 overs
  • Australia 150 in 199 mins, 43.4 overs
  • Tea: Australia 193/1 in 53 overs (Hayden 97*, Langer 45*)
  • JL Langer 50 in 118 mins, 78 balls, 7x4, 1x6
  • Australia 200 in 253 mins, 55.4 overs
  • Australia 250 in 312 mins, 69.3 overs
  • Harbhajan Singh claimed a hattrick, taking the successive wickets Ponting, Gilchrist and Warne (Australia 252, Over No. 72)
  • Day 2
  • Australia 300 in 94.4 overs
  • New ball taken after 95 overs (Prasad's 23rd over)
  • SR Waugh 50 in 119 balls, 6x4
  • Australia 350 in 106.1 overs
  • Lunch: Australia 383/8 in 117 overs (SR Waugh 82*, Gillespie 38*)
  • Australia 400 in 122.5 overs
  • SR Waugh 100 in 185 balls, 10x4, 1x6
  • Tea: India 32/1 in 11 overs (Das 20*, Dravid 9*)
  • India 50 in 19.4 overs
  • India 100 in 38.5 overs
  • Day 3
  • India 150 in 53.1 overs
  • VVS Laxman 50 in 67 balls, 11x4
  • Lunch: India 45/0 in 12 overs (Das 14*, Ramesh 30*)
  • India 50 in 14.1 overs
  • India 100 in 31.1 overs
  • Tea: India 122/3 in 40 overs (Laxman 31*, Ganguly 4*)
  • VVS Laxman 50 in 93 balls, 8x4
  • India 150 in 46 overs
  • India 200 in 56.5 overs
  • VVS Laxman 100 in 166 balls, 17x4
  • India 250 in 72.1 overs
  • Day 4
  • New ball taken after 80.2 overs (McGrath's 19th over)
  • India 300 in 371 mins, 89.1 overs
  • VVS Laxman 150 in 233 balls, 27x4
  • India 350 in 410 mins, 97.3 overs
  • R Dravid 50 in 121 balls, 7x4
  • Lunch: India 376/4 in 104 overs (Laxman 171*, Dravid 50*)
  • India 400 in 460 mins, 110.5 overs
  • VVS Laxman 200 in 304 balls, 35x4
  • India 450 in 517 mins, 124 overs
  • R Dravid 100 in 205 balls, 13x4
  • Tea: India 491/4 in 133 overs (Laxman 227*, Dravid 106*)
  • India 500 in 571 mins, 137.3 overs
  • VVS Laxman on 237 went past SM Gavaskar's 236* for the highest individual score by an Indian batsman in tests
  • VVS Laxman 250 in 392 balls, 41x4
  • India 550 in 645 mins, 154.5 overs
  • R Dravid 150 in 303 balls, 18x4
  • Day 5
  • India 600 in 167.4 overs
  • New ball taken after 174.3 overs (McGrath's 38th over)
  • India 650 in 177.4 overs
  • Lunch: Australia 24/0 in 12 overs (Hayden 10*, Slater 14*)
  • Australia 50 in 64 mins, 15.2 overs
  • Australia 100 in 107 mins, 27 overs
  • ML Hayden 50 in 91 balls, 4x4
  • Australia 150 in 163 mins, 40.2 overs
  • Tea: Australia 161/3 in 43 overs (Hayden 59*, SR Waugh 23*)
  • Australia 200 in 250 mins, 62.3 overs
 
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Mar 16, 2001

Sachin Tendulkar nails Adam Gilchrist lbw, India v Australia, 2nd Test, Eden Gardens, 5th day, March 15, 2001

Sachin Tendulkar nails Adam Gilchrist lbw

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Mar 16, 2001

15 Mar 2001: Harbhajan Singh of India claims the wicket of Ricky Ponting of Australia, during day five of the 2nd Test between India and Australia played at Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India. India won by 171 runs.

Harbhajan Singh claims the wicket of Ricky Ponting, India v Australia, 2nd Test, 2000/01

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