India deprived Australia of a Test match win in their first test match in Australia. India managed to keep Australia a solid 31 runs away from the target score beat the Australian Test Squad at their home grounds after ten years.
Australia was dismissed at 291 with 2 balls remaining on the 5th day of the test. Provided with a target of 323 runs to win the Australian Test squad started inching towards their target. but the Indian Bowlers ravaged the Australian batting contingent. The whole Australian team was bowled out at 119.5 overs in the second innings. Ashwina, Bumrah and Shami managed to take 3 wickets each.
Rishab Pant claimed a world record for wicket-keepers taking 11 catches during the test. The Australian fans were disappointed when Pat Cummins went back to the pavilion at 259-9. But Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewoods last minute partnership managed to score 32 runs before getting caught at first slip. Lyon remained not out on 47 bowls.
Australia’s hopes for winning started to plummet when Captain Tim Pain was bowled out on the first ball after lunch. He had managed to score a solid 41 in the morning session but unfortunately went back to the pavilion whilst trying to perform a pull shot on Bumrahs ball.
After their Captain’s departure to the pavilion Cummins and Mitchell Stark stabilized Australia’s condition by forming an 8 wicket partnership. but unfortunately failed to score significant runs and they could only drag the total score up to 291.
India v Australia – First Test Match Scorecard | Stats:
Australia v India
- Date:
- 6 December 2018
- Match:
- 1st Test
- Venue:
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Start time:
- 04:30
- Umpires:
- Handunnettige Dharmasena / Nigel Llong
- Toss:
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
India win by 31 runs
- India First Innings
- 250 all out (88.0 overs)
- Australia First Innings
- 235 all out (98.4 overs)
- India Second Innings
- 307 all out (106.5 overs)
- Australia Second Innings
- 291 all out (119.5 overs)
India First Innings Batting Stats:
| India First Innings | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|
| Extras (0nb 0w 1lb 0b) | Total 250 all out (88.0 overs) |
| Lokesh Rahul | c Aaron Finch b Josh Hazlewood | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Murali Vijay | c Tim Paine b Mitchell Starc | 11 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | run out (Pat Cummins) | 123 | 376 | 246 | 7 | 2 | 50 |
| Virat Kohli * | c Usman Khawaja b Pat Cummins | 3 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Peter Handscomb b Josh Hazlewood | 13 | 43 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 41.94 |
| Rohit Sharma | c Marcus Harris b Nathan Lyon | 37 | 71 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 60.66 |
| Rishabh Pant † | c Tim Paine b Nathan Lyon | 25 | 51 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 65.79 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Peter Handscomb b Pat Cummins | 25 | 103 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 32.89 |
| Ishant Sharma | b Mitchell Starc | 4 | 41 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Mohammed Shami | c Tim Paine b Josh Hazlewood | 6 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Australia First Innings Bowling Stats:
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | nb | w |
|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 19 | 4 | 63 | 2 | 3.32 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 20 | 3 | 52 | 3 | 2.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 19 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 2.58 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon | 28 | 2 | 83 | 2 | 2.96 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Head | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
India First Innings FOW – Fall of Wickets India:
| Fall of wickets | Overs |
|---|
| 3 | Lokesh Rahul | 1.6 |
| 15 | Murali Vijay | 6.6 |
| 19 | Virat Kohli | 10.3 |
| 41 | Ajinkya Rahane | 20.2 |
| 86 | Rohit Sharma | 37.3 |
| 127 | Rishabh Pant | 49.1 |
| 189 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 73.6 |
| 210 | Ishant Sharma | 82.4 |
| 250 | Cheteshwar Pujara | 87.5 |
| 250 | Mohammed Shami | 87.6 |
Australia First Inning Batting Stats:
| Australia First Innings | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|
| Extras (2nb 1w 10lb 6b) | Total 235 all out (98.4 overs) |
| Aaron Finch | b Ishant Sharma | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Harris | c Murali Vijay b Ravichandran Ashwin | 26 | 92 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 45.61 |
| Usman Khawaja | c Rishabh Pant b Ravichandran Ashwin | 28 | 162 | 125 | 1 | 0 | 22.4 |
| Shaun Marsh | b Ravichandran Ashwin | 2 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10.53 |
| Peter Handscomb | c Rishabh Pant b Jasprit Bumrah | 34 | 127 | 93 | 5 | 0 | 36.56 |
| Travis Head | c Rishabh Pant b Mohammed Shami | 72 | 253 | 167 | 6 | 0 | 43.11 |
| Tim Paine * † | c Rishabh Pant b Ishant Sharma | 5 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Pat Cummins | lbw Jasprit Bumrah | 10 | 66 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 21.28 |
| Mitchell Starc | c Rishabh Pant b Jasprit Bumrah | 15 | 47 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 44.12 |
| Nathan Lyon | not out | 24 | 34 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 85.71 |
| Josh Hazlewood | c Rishabh Pant b Mohammed Shami | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India First Innings Bowling stats:
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | nb | w |
|---|
| Ishant Sharma | 20 | 6 | 47 | 2 | 2.35 | 2 | 0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 24 | 9 | 47 | 3 | 1.96 | 0 | 1 |
| Mohammed Shami | 16.4 | 6 | 58 | 2 | 3.48 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 34 | 9 | 57 | 3 | 1.68 | 0 | 0 |
| Murali Vijay | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
Australia First Innings FOW – Fall of Wickets :
| Fall of wickets | Overs |
|---|
| 0 | Aaron Finch | 0.3 |
| 45 | Marcus Harris | 21.1 |
| 59 | Shaun Marsh | 27.6 |
| 87 | Usman Khawaja | 39.3 |
| 120 | Peter Handscomb | 57.3 |
| 127 | Tim Paine | 62.6 |
| 177 | Pat Cummins | 80.3 |
| 204 | Mitchell Starc | 91.4 |
| 235 | Travis Head | 98.3 |
| 235 | Josh Hazlewood | 98.4 |
India Second Innings Batting Stats:
| India Second Innings | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|
| Extras (0nb 2w 13lb 21b) | Total 307 all out (106.5 overs) |
| Lokesh Rahul | c Tim Paine b Josh Hazlewood | 44 | 114 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 65.67 |
| Murali Vijay | c Peter Handscomb b Mitchell Starc | 18 | 86 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 33.96 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | c Aaron Finch b Nathan Lyon | 71 | 293 | 204 | 9 | 0 | 34.8 |
| Virat Kohli * | c Aaron Finch b Nathan Lyon | 34 | 132 | 104 | 3 | 0 | 32.69 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Mitchell Starc b Nathan Lyon | 70 | 204 | 147 | 7 | 0 | 47.62 |
| Rohit Sharma | c Peter Handscomb b Nathan Lyon | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Rishabh Pant † | c Aaron Finch b Nathan Lyon | 28 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 175 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c Marcus Harris b Mitchell Starc | 5 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 27.78 |
| Ishant Sharma | c Aaron Finch b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Shami | c Marcus Harris b Nathan Lyon | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | not out | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Australia Second Innings Bowling stats:
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | nb | w |
|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 21.5 | 7 | 40 | 3 | 1.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 23 | 13 | 43 | 1 | 1.87 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins | 18 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 3.06 | 0 | 2 |
| Nathan Lyon | 42 | 7 | 122 | 6 | 2.90 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Head | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 |
India Second Innings Fall of Wickets:
| Fall of wickets | Overs |
|---|
| 63 | Murali Vijay | 18.2 |
| 76 | Lokesh Rahul | 24.2 |
| 147 | Virat Kohli | 57.1 |
| 234 | Cheteshwar Pujara | 87.6 |
| 248 | Rohit Sharma | 91.2 |
| 282 | Rishabh Pant | 97.1 |
| 303 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 102.2 |
| 303 | Ajinkya Rahane | 103.1 |
| 303 | Mohammed Shami | 103.2 |
| 307 | Ishant Sharma | 106.5 |
Australia Second Innings Batting Stats:
| Australia Second Innings | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|
| Extras (3nb 0w 6lb 1b) | Total 291 all out (119.5 overs) |
| Aaron Finch | c Rishabh Pant b Ravichandran Ashwin | 11 | 54 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 31.43 |
| Marcus Harris | c Rishabh Pant b Mohammed Shami | 26 | 73 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 53.06 |
| Usman Khawaja | c Rohit Sharma b Ravichandran Ashwin | 8 | 45 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 19.05 |
| Shaun Marsh | c Rishabh Pant b Jasprit Bumrah | 60 | 232 | 166 | 5 | 0 | 36.14 |
| Peter Handscomb | c Cheteshwar Pujara b Mohammed Shami | 14 | 57 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Travis Head | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ishant Sharma | 14 | 79 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 22.58 |
| Tim Paine * † | c Rishabh Pant b Jasprit Bumrah | 41 | 124 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 56.16 |
| Pat Cummins | c Virat Kohli b Jasprit Bumrah | 28 | 154 | 121 | 3 | 0 | 23.14 |
| Mitchell Starc | c Rishabh Pant b Mohammed Shami | 28 | 66 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Nathan Lyon | not out | 38 | 76 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 80.85 |
| Josh Hazlewood | c Lokesh Rahul b Ravichandran Ashwin | 13 | 47 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 30.23 |
India Second Innings Bowling stats:
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | nb | w |
|---|
| Ishant Sharma | 19 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 2.53 | 3 | 0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 24 | 8 | 68 | 3 | 2.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 52.5 | 13 | 92 | 3 | 1.74 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Shami | 20 | 4 | 65 | 3 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Murali Vijay | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
Australia Second Innings Fall of Wickets:
| Fall of wickets | Overs |
|---|
| 28 | Aaron Finch | 11.6 |
| 44 | Marcus Harris | 16.2 |
| 60 | Usman Khawaja | 23.3 |
| 84 | Peter Handscomb | 36.5 |
| 115 | Travis Head | 56.4 |
| 156 | Shaun Marsh | 72.1 |
| 187 | Tim Paine | 84.1 |
| 228 | Mitchell Starc | 100.4 |
| 259 | Pat Cummins | 108.4 |
| 291 | Josh Hazlewood | 119.5 |
