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Australia v India @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 1999 (five-day match)
Toss: India (field)
Umpires: SJ Davis, DR Shepherd
Third Umpire: WP Sheahan
Match Referee: RS Madugalle
Match Result: Australia won by 180 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Greg Blewett | b Javagal Srinath | 2 | 8 | 10 | - | - |
| 2. Michael Slater | c Javagal Srinath b Venkatesh Prasad | 91 | 179 | 269 | 10 | - |
| 3. Justin Langer | lbw b Javagal Srinath | 8 | 28 | 37 | 2 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | lbw b Ajit Agarkar | 41 | 110 | 120 | 1 | - |
| *5. Steve Waugh | c Mannava Prasad b Venkatesh Prasad | 32 | 68 | 108 | 3 | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | lbw b Javagal Srinath | 67 | 85 | 166 | 5 | - |
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | c Sourav Ganguly b Ajit Agarkar | 78 | 119 | 150 | 12 | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | c Mannava Prasad b Ajit Agarkar | 2 | 6 | 12 | - | - |
| 9. Damien Fleming | not out | 31 | 59 | 89 | 1 | - |
| 10. Brett Lee | c & b Javagal Srinath | 27 | 55 | 77 | 1 | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | run out (Hrishikesh Kanitkar > > ) | 1 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Greg Blewett), 2-28 (Justin Langer), 3-123 (Mark Waugh), 4-192 (Michael Slater), 5-197 (Steve Waugh), 6-341 (Adam Gilchrist), 7-343 (Ricky Ponting), 8-345 (Shane Warne), 9-404 (Brett Lee), 405 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 1b, 9lb, 1w, 14nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 118.1 ovs, 526 mins) 405 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Javagal Srinath | 33.1 | 7 | 130 | 4 | (0w,9nb) |
| Ajit Agarkar | 28 | 7 | 76 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 26 | 6 | 101 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,4nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 29 | 3 | 78 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. VVS Laxman | c Mark Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 5 | 18 | 30 | - | - |
| 2. Sadagoppan Ramesh | b Brett Lee | 4 | 21 | 24 | - | - |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 9 | 36 | 55 | 1 | - |
| *4. Sachin Tendulkar | c Justin Langer b Damien Fleming | 116 | 191 | 283 | 9 | 1 |
| 5. Sourav Ganguly | c Mark Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 31 | 83 | 112 | 1 | - |
| 6. Hrishikesh Kanitkar | lbw b Shane Warne | 11 | 21 | 31 | - | - |
| +7. Mannava Prasad | b Brett Lee | 6 | 13 | 32 | 1 | - |
| 8. Ajit Agarkar | lbw b Brett Lee | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Javagal Srinath | c Mark Waugh b Brett Lee | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 10. Anil Kumble | not out | 28 | 64 | 80 | 1 | - |
| 11. Venkatesh Prasad | c Mark Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 10 | 15 | 31 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Sadagoppan Ramesh), 2-11 (VVS Laxman), 3-31 (Rahul Dravid), 4-108 (Sourav Ganguly), 5-138 (Hrishikesh Kanitkar), 6-167 (Mannava Prasad), 7-167 (Ajit Agarkar), 8-169 (Javagal Srinath), 9-212 (Sachin Tendulkar), 238 (Venkatesh Prasad). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 76.1 ovs, 346 mins) 238 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 18.1 | 3 | 39 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Damien Fleming | 15 | 0 | 62 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Brett Lee | 18 | 2 | 47 | 5 | (0w,2nb) |
| Shane Warne | 24 | 5 | 77 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Slater | lbw b Ajit Agarkar | 3 | 7 | 15 | - | - |
| 2. Greg Blewett | c Sourav Ganguly b Anil Kumble | 31 | 97 | 150 | 2 | - |
| 3. Justin Langer | c Mannava Prasad b Ajit Agarkar | 9 | 26 | 49 | - | - |
| +4. Adam Gilchrist | c Javagal Srinath b Anil Kumble | 55 | 73 | 103 | 4 | - |
| 5. Mark Waugh | not out | 51 | 81 | 112 | 2 | - |
| *6. Steve Waugh | lbw b Ajit Agarkar | 32 | 41 | 50 | 1 | - |
| 7. Ricky Ponting | not out | 21 | 32 | 42 | 1 | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | ||||||
| 9. Damien Fleming | ||||||
| 10. Brett Lee | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-5 (Michael Slater), 2-32 (Justin Langer), 3-91 (Greg Blewett), 4-109 (Adam Gilchrist), 5-167 (Steve Waugh). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 59 ovs, 263 mins) 208 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Javagal Srinath | 14 | 0 | 45 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Ajit Agarkar | 17 | 3 | 51 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 18 | 3 | 72 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. VVS Laxman | c Glenn McGrath b Damien Fleming | 1 | 16 | 15 | - | - |
| 2. Sadagoppan Ramesh | retired hurt | 26 | 69 | 93 | - | - |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | c Adam Gilchrist b Brett Lee | 14 | 109 | 160 | - | - |
| *4. Sachin Tendulkar | lbw b Shane Warne | 52 | 122 | 162 | 4 | - |
| 5. Sourav Ganguly | b Greg Blewett | 17 | 39 | 57 | 2 | - |
| 6. Hrishikesh Kanitkar | lbw b Damien Fleming | 45 | 78 | 102 | 6 | - |
| +7. Mannava Prasad | c Shane Warne b Mark Waugh | 13 | 29 | 45 | 1 | - |
| 8. Ajit Agarkar | c Greg Blewett b Mark Waugh | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Anil Kumble | run out (Steve Waugh > Damien Fleming > ) | 13 | 55 | 66 | 2 | - |
| 10. Javagal Srinath | c Shane Warne b Brett Lee | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Venkatesh Prasad | not out | 6 | 17 | 29 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (VVS Laxman), 2-72 (Rahul Dravid), 3-110 (Sourav Ganguly), 4-133 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-162 (Mannava Prasad), 6-162 (Ajit Agarkar), 7-184 (Hrishikesh Kanitkar), 8-185 (Javagal Srinath), 9-195 (Anil Kumble). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.3 ovs, 371 mins) 195 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 17 | 8 | 22 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Damien Fleming | 21.3 | 7 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 26 | 7 | 63 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brett Lee | 19 | 6 | 31 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Michael Slater, Greg Blewett, Justin Langer, Adam Gilchrist, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne, Damien Fleming, Brett Lee, Glenn McGrath