1st Test
Australia beat India by 285 runs in the 1st Test
Adelaide Oval, . Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardAustralia won the toss and chose to bat. Australia were bowled out for 441, Steve Waugh 150 from 323 balls and Ricky Ponting 125 from 198 balls. Venkatesh Prasad took 3 for 83.
India were bowled out for 285, Sachin Tendulkar 61 from 133 balls and Sourav Ganguly 60 from 133 balls. Shane Warne took 4 for 92.
Australia made 239 for 8, Greg Blewett 88 from 262 balls and Adam Gilchrist 43 from 46 balls. Ajit Agarkar took 3 for 43.
India were bowled out for 110, Sourav Ganguly 43 from 72 balls. Damien Fleming took 5 for 30.
Australia won by 285 runs.
Key performers
Australia 1st innings
441(125.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Blewettc †MSK Prasad b J Srinath | c †MSK Prasad b J Srinath | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Michael Slaterc S Ramesh b SC Ganguly | c S Ramesh b SC Ganguly | 28 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 59.57 |
| Justin Langerlbw b BKV Prasad | lbw b BKV Prasad | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 47.83 |
| Mark Waughc †MSK Prasad b BKV Prasad | c †MSK Prasad b BKV Prasad | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 29.41 |
| Steve Waugh (c)c †MSK Prasad b AB Agarkar | c †MSK Prasad b AB Agarkar | 150 | 323 | 17 | 0 | 46.44 |
| Ricky Pontingrun out (AB Agarkar/†MSK Prasad) | run out (AB Agarkar/†MSK Prasad) | 125 | 198 | 15 | 0 | 63.13 |
| Adam Gilchrist †c & b AB Agarkar | c & b AB Agarkar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shane Warnelbw b A Kumble | lbw b A Kumble | 86 | 100 | 13 | 1 | 86.00 |
| Michael Kasprowiczb A Kumble | b A Kumble | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Damien Flemingnot out | not out | 12* | 19 | 2 | 0 | 63.16 |
| Glenn McGrathc †MSK Prasad b BKV Prasad | c †MSK Prasad b BKV Prasad | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 5, nb 6) | (b 1, lb 5, nb 6) | 12 | ||||
| Total125.3 Ov (RR 2.64) | 125.3 Ov (RR 2.64) | 441 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 8-1 (GS Blewett, 2.2 ov), 29-2 (JL Langer, 9.6 ov), 45-3 (MJ Slater, 14.4 ov), 52-4 (ME Waugh, 17.3 ov), 291-5 (RT Ponting, 87.4 ov), 298-6 (AC Gilchrist, 90.1 ov), 406-7 (SR Waugh, 115.5 ov), 417-8 (MS Kasprowicz, 118.4 ov), 424-9 (SK Warne, 120.6 ov), 441-10 (GD McGrath, 125.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 29 | 3 | 117 | 1 | 3.03 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 26 | 5 | 86 | 2 | 2.48 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 24.3 | 4 | 83 | 3 | 2.55 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 7 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 3.64 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble | 34 | 1 | 101 | 2 | 2.23 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| VVS Laxman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
India 1st innings
285(113.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devang Gandhic MS Kasprowicz b GD McGrath | c MS Kasprowicz b GD McGrath | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Sadagoppan Rameshrun out (GS Blewett) | run out (GS Blewett) | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| VVS Laxmanc SR Waugh b GD McGrath | c SR Waugh b GD McGrath | 41 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 47.13 |
| Rahul Dravidc JL Langer b SK Warne | c JL Langer b SK Warne | 35 | 126 | 1 | 0 | 27.78 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (c)c JL Langer b SK Warne | c JL Langer b SK Warne | 61 | 133 | 8 | 0 | 45.86 |
| Sourav Gangulyst †AC Gilchrist b SK Warne | st †AC Gilchrist b SK Warne | 60 | 133 | 8 | 0 | 45.11 |
| MSK Prasad †b SK Warne | b SK Warne | 14 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 24.14 |
| Ajit Agarkarb DW Fleming | b DW Fleming | 19 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 27.54 |
| Javagal Srinathc SR Waugh b DW Fleming | c SR Waugh b DW Fleming | 11 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 31.43 |
| Anil Kumblenot out | not out | 17* | 28 | 0 | 0 | 60.71 |
| Venkatesh Prasadlbw b DW Fleming | lbw b DW Fleming | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 1, w 1, nb 19) | (lb 1, w 1, nb 19) | 21 | ||||
| Total113.4 Ov (RR 1.88) | 113.4 Ov (RR 1.88) | 285 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (S Ramesh, 2.1 ov), 9-2 (DJ Gandhi, 4.1 ov), 90-3 (VVS Laxman, 30.1 ov), 107-4 (R Dravid, 45.1 ov), 215-5 (SR Tendulkar, 73.5 ov), 229-6 (SC Ganguly, 87.1 ov), 240-7 (MSK Prasad, 91.5 ov), 266-8 (J Srinath, 103.1 ov), 275-9 (AB Agarkar, 109.4 ov), 285-10 (BKV Prasad, 113.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 30 | 13 | 49 | 2 | 1.23 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Damien Fleming | 24.4 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 2.14 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 11 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 4.23 | - | - | - | 0 | 12 |
| Shane Warne | 42 | 12 | 92 | 4 | 1.64 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Blewett | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
Australia 2nd innings
239/8(89.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Slaterc SC Ganguly b J Srinath | c SC Ganguly b J Srinath | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Greg Blewettb AB Agarkar | b AB Agarkar | 88 | 262 | 8 | 0 | 33.59 |
| Justin Langerc DJ Gandhi b A Kumble | c DJ Gandhi b A Kumble | 38 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 52.78 |
| Mark Waughc VVS Laxman b AB Agarkar | c VVS Laxman b AB Agarkar | 8 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 19.05 |
| Steve Waugh (c)c †MSK Prasad b AB Agarkar | c †MSK Prasad b AB Agarkar | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21.74 |
| Ricky Pontingc †MSK Prasad b BKV Prasad | c †MSK Prasad b BKV Prasad | 21 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 38.89 |
| Adam Gilchrist †c VVS Laxman b J Srinath | c VVS Laxman b J Srinath | 43 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 93.48 |
| Shane Warnec R Dravid b J Srinath | c R Dravid b J Srinath | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michael Kasprowicznot out | not out | 21* | 28 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Extras(b 3, lb 8, w 2, nb 2) | (b 3, lb 8, w 2, nb 2) | 15 | ||||
| Total89.5 Ov (RR 2.00) | 89.5 Ov (RR 2.00) | 239/8 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (MJ Slater, 2.2 ov), 65-2 (JL Langer, 26.5 ov), 95-3 (ME Waugh, 41.5 ov), 113-4 (SR Waugh, 49.2 ov), 153-5 (RT Ponting, 67.5 ov), 204-6 (GS Blewett, 81.2 ov), 205-7 (SK Warne, 82.2 ov), 239-8 (AC Gilchrist, 89.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 21.5 | 4 | 64 | 3 | 2.22 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 18 | 6 | 43 | 3 | 1.79 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 18 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 2.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 32 | 9 | 73 | 1 | 1.71 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
India 2nd innings
110(38.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devang Gandhic †AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath | c †AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sadagoppan Rameshlbw b SK Warne | lbw b SK Warne | 28 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 56.00 |
| VVS Laxmanb DW Fleming | b DW Fleming | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rahul Dravidc †AC Gilchrist b SK Warne | c †AC Gilchrist b SK Warne | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (c)lbw b GD McGrath | lbw b GD McGrath | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sourav Gangulyc †AC Gilchrist b DW Fleming | c †AC Gilchrist b DW Fleming | 43 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 59.72 |
| MSK Prasad †c JL Langer b DW Fleming | c JL Langer b DW Fleming | 11 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 26.83 |
| Ajit Agarkarc SR Waugh b DW Fleming | c SR Waugh b DW Fleming | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Javagal Srinathc MJ Slater b GD McGrath | c MJ Slater b GD McGrath | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 37.93 |
| Anil Kumbleb DW Fleming | b DW Fleming | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Venkatesh Prasadnot out | not out | 2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 1, nb 5) | (lb 1, nb 5) | 6 | ||||
| Total38.1 Ov (RR 2.16) | 38.1 Ov (RR 2.16) · Target 396 | 110 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (DJ Gandhi, 0.6 ov), 3-2 (VVS Laxman, 1.3 ov), 24-3 (R Dravid, 7.3 ov), 27-4 (SR Tendulkar, 8.3 ov), 48-5 (S Ramesh, 15.2 ov), 93-6 (SC Ganguly, 30.3 ov), 93-7 (AB Agarkar, 30.4 ov), 102-8 (MSK Prasad, 34.3 ov), 108-9 (J Srinath, 37.4 ov), 110-10 (A Kumble, 38.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 12 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 2.19 | - | - | - | 0 | 4 |
| Damien Fleming | 9.1 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 2.47 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 1.57 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2.88 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Waugh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |