3rd Test
Australia beat India by an innings and 141 runs in the 3rd Test
Sydney Cricket Ground, . India won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardIndia won the toss and chose to bat. India were bowled out for 150, Sachin Tendulkar 45 from 53 balls. Glenn McGrath took 5 for 48.
Australia made 552 for 5, Justin Langer 223 from 355 balls and Ricky Ponting 141 not out from 183 balls. Javagal Srinath took 2 for 105.
India made 261 for 9, VVS Laxman 167 from 198 balls. Glenn McGrath took 5 for 55.
Australia won by an innings and 141 runs.
Key performers
India 1st innings
150(67.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSK Prasad †c ME Waugh b GD McGrath | c ME Waugh b GD McGrath | 5 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 13.51 |
| VVS Laxmanc MJ Slater b B Lee | c MJ Slater b B Lee | 7 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 11.67 |
| Rahul Dravidc RT Ponting b GD McGrath | c RT Ponting b GD McGrath | 29 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 39.19 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (c)lbw b GD McGrath | lbw b GD McGrath | 45 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 84.91 |
| Sourav Gangulyc SR Waugh b GS Blewett | c SR Waugh b GS Blewett | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkarc †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | c †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 10 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 14.93 |
| Vijay Bharadwajc †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | c †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 6 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 17.14 |
| Anil Kumblec JL Langer b GD McGrath | c JL Langer b GD McGrath | 26 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 46.43 |
| Ajit Agarkarc ME Waugh b B Lee | c ME Waugh b B Lee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Javagal Srinathc RT Ponting b GD McGrath | c RT Ponting b GD McGrath | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
| Venkatesh Prasadnot out | not out | 1* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Extras(lb 12, w 1, nb 4) | (lb 12, w 1, nb 4) | 17 | ||||
| Total67.5 Ov (RR 1.66) | 67.5 Ov (RR 1.66) | 150 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 10-1 (MSK Prasad, 10.5 ov), 27-2 (VVS Laxman, 22.2 ov), 68-3 (R Dravid, 34.1 ov), 69-4 (SC Ganguly, 35.1 ov), 95-5 (SR Tendulkar, 40.6 ov), 118-6 (HH Kanitkar, 54.1 ov), 119-7 (R Vijay Bharadwaj, 56.1 ov), 119-8 (AB Agarkar, 56.2 ov), 126-9 (J Srinath, 61.5 ov), 150-10 (A Kumble, 67.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 18.5 | 7 | 48 | 5 | 1.93 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Damien Fleming | 13 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 1.38 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Brett Lee | 21 | 9 | 39 | 4 | 1.39 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 12 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Blewett | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia 1st innings
552/5(140.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Blewettb BKV Prasad | b BKV Prasad | 19 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 35.19 |
| Michael Slaterc †MSK Prasad b J Srinath | c †MSK Prasad b J Srinath | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Justin Langerc BKV Prasad b SR Tendulkar | c BKV Prasad b SR Tendulkar | 223 | 355 | 30 | 0 | 62.82 |
| Mark Waughb SC Ganguly | b SC Ganguly | 32 | 70 | 5 | 1 | 45.71 |
| Steve Waugh (c)lbw b J Srinath | lbw b J Srinath | 57 | 124 | 9 | 0 | 45.97 |
| Ricky Pontingnot out | not out | 141* | 183 | 17 | 1 | 77.05 |
| Adam Gilchrist †not out | not out | 45* | 56 | 5 | 0 | 80.36 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 21, nb 11) | (b 2, lb 21, nb 11) | 34 | ||||
| Total140.2 Ov (RR 2.95) | 140.2 Ov (RR 2.95) | 552/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (MJ Slater, 4.3 ov), 49-2 (GS Blewett, 19.5 ov), 146-3 (ME Waugh, 42.1 ov), 267-4 (SR Waugh, 80.1 ov), 457-5 (JL Langer, 122.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javagal Srinath | 28 | 4 | 105 | 2 | 2.81 | - | - | - | 0 | 7 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 19 | 3 | 95 | 0 | 3.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 28 | 10 | 86 | 1 | 2.30 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 33.2 | 6 | 126 | 0 | 2.84 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 12 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 2.88 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Vijay Bharadwaj | 12 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 2.19 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 7 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 3.64 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkar | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
India 2nd innings
261/9(58 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VVS Laxmanc †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | c †AC Gilchrist b B Lee | 167 | 198 | 27 | 0 | 84.34 |
| MSK Prasad †c ME Waugh b GD McGrath | c ME Waugh b GD McGrath | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Rahul Dravidc SK Warne b GD McGrath | c SK Warne b GD McGrath | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (c)c JL Langer b DW Fleming | c JL Langer b DW Fleming | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Sourav Gangulyc ME Waugh b GD McGrath | c ME Waugh b GD McGrath | 25 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 49.02 |
| Hrishikesh Kanitkarc MJ Slater b B Lee | c MJ Slater b B Lee | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 42.11 |
| Anil Kumblec RT Ponting b GD McGrath | c RT Ponting b GD McGrath | 15 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ajit Agarkarc †AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath | c †AC Gilchrist b GD McGrath | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Javagal Srinathnot out | not out | 15* | 27 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Venkatesh Prasadrun out (†AC Gilchrist) | run out (†AC Gilchrist) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Vijay Bharadwajabsent | absent | 0* | - | - | - | - |
| Extras(b 4, lb 2, w 1, nb 14) | (b 4, lb 2, w 1, nb 14) | 21 | ||||
| Total58 Ov (RR 3.38) | 58 Ov (RR 3.38) | 261/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (MSK Prasad, 4.3 ov), 26-2 (R Dravid, 6.4 ov), 33-3 (SR Tendulkar, 7.4 ov), 101-4 (SC Ganguly, 24.5 ov), 145-5 (HH Kanitkar, 30.6 ov), 234-6 (A Kumble, 50.1 ov), 234-7 (AB Agarkar, 50.3 ov), 258-8 (VVS Laxman, 57.1 ov), 261-9 (BKV Prasad, 57.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 17 | 1 | 55 | 5 | 2.43 | - | - | - | 0 | 6 |
| Damien Fleming | 13 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 2.71 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Brett Lee | 11 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 4.57 | - | - | - | 0 | 5 |
| Greg Blewett | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 13 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 3.46 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 |
| Ricky Ponting | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Slater | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |