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India v Australia @ M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
25, 26, 27, 28 March 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: India (bat)
Umpires: VK Ramaswamy, DR Shepherd
Third Umpire: BK Sadashiva
Match Referee: PL van der Merwe
Match Result: Australia won by 8 wickets
1st Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. VVS Laxman | c Mark Taylor b Michael Kasprowicz | 6 | 24 | 44 | 1 | - |
| 2. Navjot Sidhu | b Shane Warne | 74 | 135 | 162 | 8 | 3 |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | b Shane Warne | 23 | 94 | 131 | 4 | - |
| 4. Sachin Tendulkar | b Adam Dale | 177 | 207 | 298 | 29 | 3 |
| *5. Mohammad Azharuddin | c Ian Healy b Darren Lehmann | 40 | 114 | 144 | 2 | - |
| 6. Sourav Ganguly | lbw b Adam Dale | 17 | 39 | 61 | 3 | - |
| +7. Nayan Mongia | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 18 | 34 | 48 | 2 | - |
| 8. Anil Kumble | c Mark Waugh b Gavin Robertson | 39 | 59 | 86 | 4 | 1 |
| 9. Harvinder Singh | lbw b Adam Dale | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Venkatapathy Raju | c Darren Lehmann b Gavin Robertson | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 | - |
| 11. Harbhajan Singh | not out | 4 | 19 | 21 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-24 (VVS Laxman), 2-109 (Navjot Sidhu), 3-110 (Rahul Dravid), 4-249 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-294 (Sourav Ganguly), 6-353 (Nayan Mongia), 7-390 (Sachin Tendulkar), 8-390 (Harvinder Singh), 9-415 (Venkatapathy Raju), 424 (Anil Kumble). |
| Extras | 6b, 6lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 123.2 ovs, 510 mins) 424 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 29 | 4 | 76 | 1 | (0w,5nb) |
| Adam Dale | 23 | 6 | 71 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Shane Warne | 35 | 9 | 106 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 14 | 3 | 50 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Gavin Robertson | 11.2 | 1 | 58 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Darren Lehmann | 7 | 1 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Slater | c Nayan Mongia b Harvinder Singh | 91 | 117 | 140 | 14 | 2 |
| *2. Mark Taylor | c Nayan Mongia b Anil Kumble | 14 | 43 | 63 | 1 | - |
| 3. Greg Blewett | b Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 25 | 21 | - | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | not out | 153 | 267 | 375 | 13 | 4 |
| 5. Darren Lehmann | c VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh | 52 | 67 | 99 | 8 | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | c Sachin Tendulkar b Anil Kumble | 16 | 30 | 27 | - | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Nayan Mongia b Anil Kumble | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | c Harbhajan Singh b Venkatapathy Raju | 33 | 52 | 63 | 3 | 1 |
| 9. Gavin Robertson | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Anil Kumble | 4 | 33 | 42 | - | - |
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | lbw b Anil Kumble | 4 | 26 | 26 | - | - |
| 11. Adam Dale | c VVS Laxman b Anil Kumble | 5 | 9 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-68 (Mark Taylor), 2-77 (Greg Blewett), 3-143 (Michael Slater), 4-249 (Darren Lehmann), 5-274 (Ricky Ponting), 6-286 (Ian Healy), 7-350 (Shane Warne), 8-378 (Gavin Robertson), 9-394 (Michael Kasprowicz), 400 (Adam Dale). |
| Extras | 12b, 5lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 111.3 ovs, 423 mins) 400 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harvinder Singh | 7 | 0 | 44 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 41.3 | 8 | 98 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Venkatapathy Raju | 37 | 7 | 118 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harbhajan Singh | 23 | 1 | 112 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| VVS Laxman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. VVS Laxman | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 15 | 41 | 59 | 2 | - |
| 2. Navjot Sidhu | c Darren Lehmann b Shane Warne | 44 | 62 | 90 | 6 | 1 |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | c Ian Healy b Gavin Robertson | 6 | 31 | 63 | - | - |
| 4. Sachin Tendulkar | c & b Michael Kasprowicz | 31 | 64 | 75 | 4 | - |
| *5. Mohammad Azharuddin | b Michael Kasprowicz | 18 | 53 | 69 | 2 | - |
| 6. Sourav Ganguly | b Gavin Robertson | 16 | 55 | 72 | - | - |
| +7. Nayan Mongia | not out | 12 | 37 | 77 | - | - |
| 8. Anil Kumble | lbw b Gavin Robertson | 9 | 14 | 15 | 2 | - |
| 9. Harvinder Singh | lbw b Michael Kasprowicz | 0 | 8 | 7 | - | - |
| 10. Venkatapathy Raju | b Michael Kasprowicz | 2 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Harbhajan Singh | lbw b Michael Kasprowicz | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-50 (VVS Laxman), 2-61 (Navjot Sidhu), 3-92 (Rahul Dravid), 4-111 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-127 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 6-144 (Sourav Ganguly), 7-158 (Anil Kumble), 8-159 (Harvinder Singh), 9-163 (Venkatapathy Raju), 169 (Harbhajan Singh). |
| Extras | 5b, 5lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 61 ovs, 273 mins) 169 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 18 | 5 | 28 | 5 | (0w,1nb) |
| Adam Dale | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 25 | 6 | 80 | 2 | (0w,5nb) |
| Gavin Robertson | 12 | 2 | 28 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | not out | 102 | 193 | 210 | 17 | - |
| 2. Michael Slater | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Sachin Tendulkar | 42 | 73 | 108 | 3 | 1 |
| 3. Greg Blewett | lbw b Anil Kumble | 5 | 23 | 27 | - | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | not out | 33 | 59 | 74 | 4 | - |
| 5. Darren Lehmann | ||||||
| 6. Ricky Ponting | ||||||
| +7. Ian Healy | ||||||
| 8. Shane Warne | ||||||
| 9. Gavin Robertson | ||||||
| 10. Michael Kasprowicz | ||||||
| 11. Adam Dale |
| FOW | 1-91 (Michael Slater), 2-114 (Greg Blewett). |
| Extras | 8b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 58 ovs, 210 mins) 195 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harvinder Singh | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 22.4 | 5 | 63 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Venkatapathy Raju | 15 | 4 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harbhajan Singh | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 11.2 | 1 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
India:
VVS Laxman, Navjot Sidhu, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly, Nayan Mongia, Anil Kumble, Harvinder Singh, Venkatapathy Raju, Harbhajan Singh