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India v Australia @ MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
18, 19, 20, 21, 22 March 2001 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: AV Jayaprakash, RE Koertzen
Third Umpire: CR Vijayaraghavan
Match Referee: CW Smith
Match Result: India won by 2 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Slater | c VVS Laxman b Zaheer Khan | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 2. Matthew Hayden | c Sourav Ganguly b Harbhajan Singh | 203 | 320 | 474 | 15 | 6 |
| 3. Justin Langer | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 35 | 35 | 53 | 6 | 1 |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c sub b Sairaj Bahutule | 70 | 136 | 153 | 7 | 1 |
| *5. Steve Waugh | handled the ball b | 47 | 150 | 176 | 4 | 1 |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | st Sameer Dighe b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| +7. Adam Gilchrist | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 6 | 8 | - | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | c Shiv Sunder Das b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 23 | 36 | - | - |
| 9. Jason Gillespie | c Sourav Ganguly b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 11 | 13 | - | - |
| 10. Colin Miller | c Sairaj Bahutule b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | not out | 3 | 13 | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Michael Slater), 2-67 (Justin Langer), 3-217 (Mark Waugh), 4-340 (Steve Waugh), 5-340 (Ricky Ponting), 6-344 (Adam Gilchrist), 7-374 (Shane Warne), 8-376 (Jason Gillespie), 9-385 (Colin Miller), 391 (Matthew Hayden). |
| Extras | 8b, 10lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 115.2 ovs, 474 mins) 391 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Zaheer Khan | 15 | 5 | 57 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Sourav Ganguly | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Harbhajan Singh | 38.2 | 6 | 133 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nilesh Kulkarni | 23 | 5 | 67 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sairaj Bahutule | 21 | 3 | 70 | 1 | (0w,6nb) |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 16 | 1 | 35 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
2nd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Shiv Sunder Das | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 84 | 186 | 261 | 10 | 1 |
| 2. Sadagoppan Ramesh | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 61 | 133 | 164 | 6 | - |
| 3. VVS Laxman | c Mark Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 65 | 87 | 125 | 11 | - |
| 4. Sachin Tendulkar | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 126 | 230 | 346 | 15 | 2 |
| *5. Sourav Ganguly | c Adam Gilchrist b Glenn McGrath | 22 | 76 | 114 | 3 | - |
| 6. Rahul Dravid | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 81 | 140 | 178 | 12 | 1 |
| +7. Sameer Dighe | lbw b Shane Warne | 4 | 24 | 32 | - | - |
| 8. Sairaj Bahutule | not out | 21 | 58 | 88 | 1 | 1 |
| 9. Zaheer Khan | c & b Colin Miller | 4 | 20 | 25 | - | - |
| 10. Harbhajan Singh | c Mark Waugh b Colin Miller | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Nilesh Kulkarni | lbw b Colin Miller | 4 | 38 | 50 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-123 (Sadagoppan Ramesh), 2-211 (Shiv Sunder Das), 3-237 (VVS Laxman), 4-284 (Sourav Ganguly), 5-453 (Rahul Dravid), 6-468 (Sachin Tendulkar), 7-470 (Sameer Dighe), 8-475 (Zaheer Khan), 9-477 (Harbhajan Singh), 501 (Nilesh Kulkarni). |
| Extras | 19b, 2lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 165 ovs, 697 mins) 501 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 36 | 15 | 75 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 35 | 11 | 88 | 2 | (1w,1nb) |
| Colin Miller | 46 | 6 | 160 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 42 | 7 | 140 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Ricky Ponting | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Matthew Hayden | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Matthew Hayden | c Zaheer Khan b Nilesh Kulkarni | 35 | 40 | 76 | 3 | 1 |
| 2. Michael Slater | c VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh | 48 | 82 | 98 | 4 | 2 |
| +3. Adam Gilchrist | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 11 | 11 | - | - |
| 4. Justin Langer | c VVS Laxman b Sairaj Bahutule | 21 | 54 | 75 | 2 | 1 |
| 5. Mark Waugh | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 57 | 139 | 142 | 7 | - |
| *6. Steve Waugh | c Shiv Sunder Das b Harbhajan Singh | 47 | 125 | 166 | 5 | - |
| 7. Ricky Ponting | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 11 | 25 | 29 | - | 1 |
| 8. Shane Warne | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 11 | 28 | 35 | 2 | - |
| 9. Jason Gillespie | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 47 | 46 | - | - |
| 10. Colin Miller | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 27 | 42 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | not out | 11 | 13 | 19 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-82 (Matthew Hayden), 2-84 (Adam Gilchrist), 3-93 (Michael Slater), 4-141 (Justin Langer), 5-193 (Mark Waugh), 6-211 (Ricky Ponting), 7-241 (Shane Warne), 8-246 (Steve Waugh), 9-251 (Jason Gillespie), 264 (Colin Miller). |
| Extras | 8b, 6lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 97.5 ovs, 373 mins) 264 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Zaheer Khan | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harbhajan Singh | 41.5 | 20 | 84 | 8 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nilesh Kulkarni | 30 | 11 | 70 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 12 | 0 | 43 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Sairaj Bahutule | 9 | 0 | 32 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
4th Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Shiv Sunder Das | c & b Glenn McGrath | 9 | 17 | 35 | 2 | - |
| 2. Sadagoppan Ramesh | run out (Ricky Ponting > Adam Gilchrist > ) | 25 | 53 | 98 | 3 | - |
| 3. VVS Laxman | c Mark Waugh b Colin Miller | 66 | 82 | 136 | 12 | - |
| 4. Sachin Tendulkar | c Mark Waugh b Jason Gillespie | 17 | 17 | 27 | 3 | - |
| *5. Sourav Ganguly | c Mark Waugh b Jason Gillespie | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 6. Rahul Dravid | c Steve Waugh b Colin Miller | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | - |
| +7. Sameer Dighe | not out | 22 | 48 | 73 | 3 | - |
| 8. Sairaj Bahutule | c Shane Warne b Colin Miller | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 9. Zaheer Khan | c Mark Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 14 | 31 | - | - |
| 10. Harbhajan Singh | not out | 3 | 5 | 12 | - | - |
| 11. Nilesh Kulkarni |
| FOW | 1-18 (Shiv Sunder Das), 2-76 (Sadagoppan Ramesh), 3-101 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-117 (Sourav Ganguly), 5-122 (Rahul Dravid), 6-135 (VVS Laxman), 7-135 (Sairaj Bahutule), 8-151 (Zaheer Khan). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 41.1 ovs, 219 mins) 155 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 11.1 | 3 | 21 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 15 | 2 | 49 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Miller | 9 | 1 | 41 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
Squads
India:
Shiv Sunder Das, Sadagoppan Ramesh, VVS Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Sameer Dighe, Sairaj Bahutule, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh, Nilesh Kulkarni