2nd Test
Australia beat India by 180 runs in the 2nd Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground, . India won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardIndia won the toss and chose to bowl. Australia were bowled out for 405, Michael Slater 91 from 179 balls and Adam Gilchrist 78 from 119 balls. Javagal Srinath took 4 for 130.
India were bowled out for 238, Sachin Tendulkar 116 from 191 balls. Brett Lee took 5 for 47.
Australia made 208 for 5, Adam Gilchrist 55 from 73 balls and Mark Waugh 51 not out from 81 balls. Ajit Agarkar took 3 for 51.
India made 195 for 9, Sachin Tendulkar 52 from 122 balls and Hrishikesh Kanitkar 45 from 78 balls. Mark Waugh took 2 for 12.
Australia won by 180 runs.
Key performers
Australia 1st innings
405(118.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Blewettb J Srinath | b J Srinath | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Michael Slaterc J Srinath b BKV Prasad | c J Srinath b BKV Prasad | 91 | 179 | 10 | 0 | 50.84 |
| Justin Langerlbw b J Srinath | lbw b J Srinath | 8 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Mark Waughlbw b AB Agarkar | lbw b AB Agarkar | 41 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 37.27 |
| Steve Waugh (c)c †MSK Prasad b BKV Prasad | c †MSK Prasad b BKV Prasad | 32 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Ricky Pontinglbw b J Srinath | lbw b J Srinath | 67 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 78.82 |
| Adam Gilchrist †c SC Ganguly b AB Agarkar | c SC Ganguly b AB Agarkar | 78 | 119 | 12 | 0 | 65.55 |
| Shane Warnec †MSK Prasad b AB Agarkar | c †MSK Prasad b AB Agarkar | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Damien Flemingnot out | not out | 31* | 59 | 1 | 0 | 52.54 |
| Brett Leec & b J Srinath | c & b J Srinath | 27 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 49.09 |
| Glenn McGrathrun out (HH Kanitkar) | run out (HH Kanitkar) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 9, w 1, nb 14) | (b 1, lb 9, w 1, nb 14) | 25 | ||||
| Total118.1 Ov (RR 2.57) | 118.1 Ov (RR 2.57) | 405 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (GS Blewett, 2.2 ov), 28-2 (JL Langer, 10.2 ov), 123-3 (ME Waugh, 38.4 ov), 192-4 (MJ Slater, 62.4 ov), 197-5 (SR Waugh, 64.4 ov), 341-6 (AC Gilchrist, 96.4 ov), 343-7 (RT Ponting, 97.6 ov), 345-8 (SK Warne, 98.6 ov), 404-9 (B Lee, 116.6 ov), 405-10 (GD McGrath, 118.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 33.1 | 7 | 130 | 4 | 2.94 | - | - | - | 0 | 9 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 28 | 7 | 76 | 3 | 2.04 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 26 | 6 | 101 | 2 | 2.91 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 4 |
| Anil Kumble | 29 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 2.02 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
India 1st innings
238(76.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VVS Laxmanc ME Waugh b GD McGrath | c ME Waugh b GD McGrath | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 27.78 |
| Sadagoppan Rameshb B Lee | b B Lee | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19.05 |
| Rahul Dravidc †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | c †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 9 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (c)c JL Langer b DW Fleming | c JL Langer b DW Fleming | 116 | 191 | 9 | 1 | 60.73 |
| Sourav Gangulyc ME Waugh b GD McGrath | c ME Waugh b GD McGrath | 31 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 37.35 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkarlbw b SK Warne | lbw b SK Warne | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 52.38 |
| MSK Prasad †b B Lee | b B Lee | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Ajit Agarkarlbw b B Lee | lbw b B Lee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Javagal Srinathc ME Waugh b B Lee | c ME Waugh b B Lee | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Anil Kumblenot out | not out | 28* | 64 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Venkatesh Prasadc ME Waugh b GD McGrath | c ME Waugh b GD McGrath | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Extras(lb 8, nb 9) | (lb 8, nb 9) | 17 | ||||
| Total76.1 Ov (RR 2.34) | 76.1 Ov (RR 2.34) | 238 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (S Ramesh, 5.4 ov), 11-2 (VVS Laxman, 6.4 ov), 31-3 (R Dravid, 18.2 ov), 108-4 (SC Ganguly, 44.6 ov), 138-5 (HH Kanitkar, 51.6 ov), 167-6 (MSK Prasad, 58.1 ov), 167-7 (AB Agarkar, 58.2 ov), 169-8 (J Srinath, 58.6 ov), 212-9 (SR Tendulkar, 69.1 ov), 238-10 (BKV Prasad, 76.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 18.1 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 1.61 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| Damien Fleming | 15 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 3.10 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Lee | 18 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 1.96 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
| Shane Warne | 24 | 5 | 77 | 1 | 2.41 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Waugh | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 2nd innings
208/5(59 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Slaterlbw b AB Agarkar | lbw b AB Agarkar | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Greg Blewettc SC Ganguly b A Kumble | c SC Ganguly b A Kumble | 31 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 31.96 |
| Justin Langerc †MSK Prasad b AB Agarkar | c †MSK Prasad b AB Agarkar | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 34.62 |
| Adam Gilchrist †c J Srinath b A Kumble | c J Srinath b A Kumble | 55 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 75.34 |
| Mark Waughnot out | not out | 51* | 81 | 2 | 0 | 62.96 |
| Steve Waugh (c)lbw b AB Agarkar | lbw b AB Agarkar | 32 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 78.05 |
| Ricky Pontingnot out | not out | 21* | 32 | 1 | 0 | 65.63 |
| Extras(lb 2, w 1, nb 3) | (lb 2, w 1, nb 3) | 6 | ||||
| Total59 Ov (RR 2.64) | 59 Ov (RR 2.64) | 208/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (MJ Slater, 3.2 ov), 32-2 (JL Langer, 13.2 ov), 91-3 (GS Blewett, 31.2 ov), 109-4 (AC Gilchrist, 35.3 ov), 167-5 (SR Waugh, 48.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 14 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 2.41 | - | - | - | 0 | 3 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 17 | 3 | 51 | 3 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2.85 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 18 | 3 | 72 | 2 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
India 2nd innings
195/9(89.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VVS Laxmanc GD McGrath b DW Fleming | c GD McGrath b DW Fleming | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Sadagoppan Rameshretired hurt | retired hurt | 26* | 69 | 0 | 0 | 37.68 |
| Rahul Dravidc †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | c †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 14 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 12.84 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (c)lbw b SK Warne | lbw b SK Warne | 52 | 122 | 4 | 0 | 42.62 |
| Sourav Gangulyb GS Blewett | b GS Blewett | 17 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 43.59 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkarlbw b DW Fleming | lbw b DW Fleming | 45 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 57.69 |
| MSK Prasad †c SK Warne b ME Waugh | c SK Warne b ME Waugh | 13 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 44.83 |
| Ajit Agarkarc GS Blewett b ME Waugh | c GS Blewett b ME Waugh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Anil Kumblerun out (SR Waugh/DW Fleming) | run out (SR Waugh/DW Fleming) | 13 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 23.64 |
| Javagal Srinathc SK Warne b B Lee | c SK Warne b B Lee | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Venkatesh Prasadnot out | not out | 6* | 17 | 0 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Extras(lb 4, nb 3) | (lb 4, nb 3) | 7 | ||||
| Total89.3 Ov (RR 1.64) | 89.3 Ov (RR 1.64) · Target 376 | 195/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (VVS Laxman, 3.5 ov), 72-2 (R Dravid, 42.2 ov), 110-3 (SC Ganguly, 55.5 ov), 133-4 (SR Tendulkar, 61.6 ov), 162-5 (MSK Prasad, 72.3 ov), 162-6 (AB Agarkar, 72.4 ov), 184-7 (HH Kanitkar, 81.1 ov), 185-8 (J Srinath, 82.1 ov), 195-9 (A Kumble, 89.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 17 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0.97 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Damien Fleming | 21.3 | 7 | 46 | 2 | 1.61 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 26 | 7 | 63 | 1 | 1.82 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Lee | 19 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 1.22 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Blewett | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |