Bookmark this site
News Live Scores Results Features Video Audio Photos Blogs Statistics Teams History
Schedule Points Tables 3D Grounds Fantasy Downloads Games Quiz Newsletter

Full scorecard - Commentary - Wickets - Partnerships - Wagon wheels - Player v player - Over comparison - Career averages - Almanack report - Article index (33) - Photo index (112)

Test no. 1671
Border-Gavaskar Trophy - 1st Test
Australia v India
2003/04 season

Played at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, on 4,5,6,7,8 December 2003 (5-day match)

Result Match drawn

Australia 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
JL Langer lbw b Agarkar 121 325 194 17 0 62.37
ML Hayden c Laxman b Khan 37 81 52 6 0 71.15
RT Ponting c wicketkeeperPatel b Khan 54 125 88 7 1 61.36
DR Martyn run out (Harbhajan Singh/wicketkeeperPatel/Ganguly) 42 122 79 5 0 53.16
captain SR Waugh hit wicket b Khan 0 9 4 0 0 0.00
SM Katich c wicketkeeperPatel b Khan 16 41 25 4 0 64.00
wicketkeeper AC Gilchrist c Laxman b Khan 0 7 4 0 0 0.00
AJ Bichel c Laxman b Agarkar 11 16 10 2 0 110.00
JN Gillespie run out (Harbhajan Singh/Agarkar) 8 19 11 0 0 72.72
NW Bracken not out 6 18 13 0 0 46.15
SCG MacGill c Chopra b Agarkar 1 11 3 0 0 33.33
    Extras (b 4, lb 7, w 2, nb 14) 27
    Total (all out; 78.1 overs; 391 mins) 323 (4.13 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-73 (Hayden, 15.2 ov), 2-162 (Ponting, 41.4 ov), 3-268 (Langer, 66.4 ov), 4-275 (Martyn, 67.2 ov), 5-275 (Waugh, 67.4 ov), 6-276 (Gilchrist, 69.1 ov), 7-302 (Bichel, 72.3 ov), 8-310 (Katich, 75.2 ov), 9-317 (Gillespie, 76.1 ov), 10-323 (MacGill, 78.1 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 Z Khan 23 2 95 5 4.13 (12nb)
 A Nehra 15 4 51 0 3.40 (2nb)
 AB Agarkar 25.1 5 90 3 3.57 (2w)
 Harbhajan Singh 14 1 68 0 4.85
 SC Ganguly 1 0 8 0 8.00

India 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
A Chopra c Hayden b Gillespie 36 181 135 2 0 26.66
V Sehwag c Hayden b Bracken 45 81 51 5 0 88.23
R Dravid c Hayden b Gillespie 1 14 11 0 0 9.09
SR Tendulkar lbw b Gillespie 0 3 3 0 0 0.00
captain SC Ganguly c Gillespie b MacGill 144 291 196 18 0 73.46
VVS Laxman c Katich b MacGill 75 136 113 11 0 66.37
wicketkeeper PA Patel c Bichel b Gillespie 37 122 105 5 0 35.23
AB Agarkar c Hayden b Bichel 12 43 26 1 0 46.15
Harbhajan Singh not out 19 64 39 2 0 48.71
Z Khan b MacGill 27 52 46 3 1 58.69
A Nehra lbw b MacGill 0 6 2 0 0 0.00
    Extras (lb 6, w 1, nb 6) 13
    Total (all out; 120.1 overs; 501 mins) 409 (3.40 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-61 (Sehwag, 19.2 ov), 2-62 (Dravid, 22.3 ov), 3-62 (Tendulkar, 22.6 ov), 4-127 (Chopra, 42.4 ov), 5-273 (Laxman, 76.4 ov), 6-329 (Ganguly, 94.2 ov), 7-362 (Agarkar, 105.1 ov), 8-362 (Patel, 106.4 ov), 9-403 (Khan, 118.5 ov), 10-409 (Nehra, 120.1 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 JN Gillespie 31 12 65 4 2.09 (2nb)
 NW Bracken 26 5 90 1 3.46 (1w)
 AJ Bichel 28 6 130 1 4.64 (3nb)
 SCG MacGill 26.1 4 86 4 3.28 (1nb)
 SR Waugh 7 3 16 0 2.28
 SM Katich 2 0 16 0 8.00

Australia 2nd innings R M B 4s 6s SR
ML Hayden c Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh 99 128 98 10 2 101.02
JL Langer c wicketkeeperPatel b Agarkar 0 9 6 0 0 0.00
RT Ponting c Sehwag b Nehra 50 111 75 5 0 66.66
DR Martyn not out 66 118 100 3 2 66.00
captain SR Waugh not out 56 111 102 7 0 54.90
    Extras (b 4, nb 9) 13
    Total (3 wickets dec; 62 overs; 240 mins) 284 (4.58 runs per over)

Did not bat SM Katich, wicketkeeperAC Gilchrist, AJ Bichel, JN Gillespie, NW Bracken, SCG MacGill

Fall of wickets1-6 (Langer, 1.6 ov), 2-146 (Ponting, 28.4 ov), 3-156 (Hayden, 29.5 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 Z Khan 3 0 15 0 5.00 (1nb)
 AB Agarkar 12 3 45 1 3.75 (1nb)
 A Nehra 19 1 89 1 4.68 (6nb)
 Harbhajan Singh 21 1 101 1 4.80
 SR Tendulkar 2 0 9 0 4.50
 V Sehwag 5 1 21 0 4.20 (1nb)

India 2nd innings (target: 199 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
A Chopra c Langer b Bracken 4 7 7 1 0 57.14
V Sehwag c Martyn b Bracken 0 5 1 0 0 0.00
R Dravid not out 43 66 47 6 0 91.48
VVS Laxman not out 24 64 43 3 0 55.81
    Extras (nb 2) 2
    Total (2 wickets; 16 overs; 72 mins) 73 (4.56 runs per over)

Did not bat SR Tendulkar, captainSC Ganguly, AB Agarkar, wicketkeeperPA Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, A Nehra

Fall of wickets1-4 (Sehwag, 1.1 ov), 2-4 (Chopra, 1.2 ov)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 JN Gillespie 5 1 17 0 3.40 (2nb)
 NW Bracken 4 1 12 2 3.00
 SCG MacGill 4 0 32 0 8.00
 AJ Bichel 3 0 12 0 4.00

Toss India, who chose to field first
Series 4-match series level 0-0

Test debut NW Bracken (Australia)
Player of the match SC Ganguly (India)

Umpires SA Bucknor (West Indies) and RE Koertzen (South Africa)
TV umpire PD Parker
Match referee MJ Procter (South Africa)

Close of play
4 Dec day 1 - Australia 1st innings 262/2 (JL Langer 115*, DR Martyn 36*, 62 ov)
5 Dec day 2 - Australia 1st innings 323/9 (NW Bracken 6*, SCG MacGill 1*, 78 ov)
6 Dec day 3 - India 1st innings 11/0 (A Chopra 5*, V Sehwag 5*, 6.1 ov)
7 Dec day 4 - India 1st innings 362/6 (PA Patel 37*, AB Agarkar 12*, 105 ov)
8 Dec day 5 - India 2nd innings 73/2 (16 ov) - end of match

Match notes

  • Hours of play: 10.00 - 12.00pm, 12.40pm - 2.40pm, 3.00pm - 5.00pm
  • Scorers: BL FitzGerald and JI Harris
  • 12th Men: BA Williams (Australia) and S Ramesh (India)
  • Day 1
  • Players left the field at 10:30 after 5.4 overs due to rain
  • Play resumed at 10:54
  • Players left the field at 11:03 after 7.2 overs due to rain
  • Lunch: Australia 32/0 (Langer 8*, Hayden 16*, 7.2 overs)
  • Play resumed at 12:50
  • Australia 50 in 61 minutes off 11.1 overs
  • 50 partnership Langer/Hayden in 61 minutes off 70 balls
  • Australia 100 in 126 minutes off 23.2 overs
  • 50 partnership Langer/Ponting in 84 minutes off 103 balls
  • RT Ponting 50: 96 minutes 72 balls 7x4 1x6
  • Tea: Australia 143/1 (Langer 43*, Ponting 51*, 36 overs)
  • Australia 150 in 197 minutes off 39.3 overs
  • JL Langer 50: 197 minutes 108 balls 6x4
  • Attendance 20,077
  • Australia 200 in 244 minutes off 49.2 overs
  • 50 partnership Langer/Martyn in 46 minutes off 61 balls
  • JL Langer 100: 273 minutes 155 balls 15x4
  • Australia 250 in 282 minutes off 57.6 overs
  • 100 partnership Langer/Martyn in 94 minutes off 122 balls
  • Players left the ground at 5:38pm due to bad light
  • Day 2
  • BA Williams has been released and will return to Perth and play for Western Australia, NM Hauritz is to act as 12th man
  • Play commenced at 11:30am due to bad weather
  • Attendance 11,788
  • No play after lunch until 4:20pm
  • Australia 300 in 356 minutes off 71.5 overs
  • Play called off for bad light at 5:14pm
  • Australia 300 in 356 minutes off 71.5 overs
  • Play called off for bad light at 5:14pm
  • Australia third wicket partnership of 106 in 117 minutes from 152 balls
  • Day 3
  • Attendance 9,136
  • Play for the day commenced at 3.18 p.m. and was concluded at 3.55 p.m.
  • Day 4
  • Indian 50 in 61 minutes off 14.4 overs
  • 50 partnership Chopra/Sehwag in 61 minutes off 88 balls
  • Indian 100 in 147 minutes off 33.3 overs
  • 50 partnership Chopra/Ganguly in 64 minutes off 92 balls
  • Lunch India 127/3 (Chopra 36*, Ganguly 37*, 42 overs)
  • SC Ganguly 50 in 104 minutes off 74 balls 7x4's
  • Indian 150 in 215 minutes off 50.3 overs
  • 50 partnership Ganguly/Laxman in 55 minutes off 78 balls
  • Indian 200 in 256 minutes off 59.3 overs
  • 100 partnership Ganguly/Laxman in 97 minutes off 137 balls
  • VVS Laxman 50 in 98 minutes off 73 balls 7x4's
  • Indian 250 in 296 minutes off 70.2 overs
  • SC Ganguly 100 in 195 minutes off 135 balls 13x4's
  • Tea India 252/4 (Ganguly 101*, Laxman 60*, 71 overs)
  • Indian 5th wicket partnership Ganguly/Laxman 146 runs in 136 minutes off 206 balls
  • New ball taken after 81 completed overs
  • Indian 300 in 360 minutes off 87.4 overs
  • Attendance 8,785
  • 50 partnership Ganguly/Patel in 70 minutes off 103 balls
  • Indian 350 in 423 minutes off 102.1 overs
  • Play ceased for the day at 5:16pm due to bad light
  • Day 5
  • Play commenced at 9:30am with a scheduled 105 overs to be bowled
  • Indian 400 in 490 minutes off 117.5 overs
  • Australian 50 in 66 minutes off 14.6 overs
  • 50 partnership Hayden/Ponting in 58 minutes off 82 balls
  • ML Hayden becomes the first player to score 1000 Test runs in a calendar year in three successive years
  • ML Hayden 50 in 76 minutes off 61 balls 6x4's
  • Australian 100 in 93 minutes off 21.5 overs
  • 100 partnership Hayden/Ponting in 86 minutes 0ff 127 balls
  • RT Ponting 50 in 110 minutes off 74 balls 5x4's
  • Australian 2nd wicket partnership Hayden/Ponting of 140 runs in 111 minutes off 163 balls
  • Australian 150 in 124 minutes off 28.6 overs
  • Australian 200 in 175 minutes off 42.2 overs
  • 50 partnership Martyn/Waugh in 49 minutes off 83 balls
  • Attendance 3,119
  • Match attendance 52,905
  • Australian 250 in 215 minutes off 55.5 overs
  • DR Martyn 50 in 95 minutes off 81 balls 3x4's
  • 100 partnership Martyn/Waugh in 98 minutes off 177 balls
  • SR Waugh 50 in 102 minutes off 94 balls 6x4's
  • Indian 50 in 49 minutes off 10.2 overs
  • 50 partnership Dravid/Laxman in 45 minutes off 62 balls
  • Play ceased at 5:10pm with the mutual consent of both teams

Search for an international scorecard from the match/series archive:

 
Print this page Feedback
Cricinfo Products
Fantasy: Ind v Eng, Aus v NZ & SA v Bangladesh
Enter your teams now
Scores, text comms & news on your phone
Cricinfo Mobile
The Cricinfo Quiz - India v England edition
Take the challenge now
Add a Cricinfo Widget to your website now
Portable apps for your site
 
Sponsored Links
The best online rugby coverage - Scrum.com
Site just re-launched
09 Cricinfo Guide to International Cricket
Order now at Cricshop
Bet now on the India v England ODI series
Fixed odds at bet365
 

   
 
Top 5 player searches
Most read stories