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India v Australia @ MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 March 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: India (bat)
Umpires: G Sharp, S Venkataraghavan
Third Umpire: KSB Murali
Match Referee: PL van der Merwe
Match Result: India won by 179 runs
1st Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Nayan Mongia | c Ian Healy b Michael Kasprowicz | 58 | 132 | 180 | 9 | - |
| 2. Navjot Sidhu | run out (Mark Waugh > > ) | 62 | 133 | 189 | 7 | 2 |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | c Gavin Robertson b Shane Warne | 52 | 169 | 241 | 5 | - |
| 4. Sachin Tendulkar | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - |
| *5. Mohammad Azharuddin | c Paul Reiffel b Shane Warne | 26 | 63 | 80 | 4 | - |
| 6. Sourav Ganguly | lbw b Gavin Robertson | 3 | 20 | 21 | - | - |
| 7. Anil Kumble | c Steve Waugh b Gavin Robertson | 30 | 77 | 92 | 3 | - |
| 8. Javagal Srinath | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 9. Rajesh Chauhan | c Ian Healy b Gavin Robertson | 3 | 16 | 12 | - | - |
| 10. Harvinder Singh | not out | 0 | 12 | 17 | - | - |
| 11. Venkatapathy Raju | b Gavin Robertson | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-122 (Nayan Mongia), 2-126 (Navjot Sidhu), 3-130 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-186 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-195 (Sourav Ganguly), 6-247 (Anil Kumble), 7-248 (Javagal Srinath), 8-253 (Rajesh Chauhan), 9-257 (Rahul Dravid), 257 (Venkatapathy Raju). |
| Extras | 8b, 6lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 104.2 ovs, 428 mins) 257 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 21 | 8 | 44 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 15 | 4 | 27 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Shane Warne | 35 | 11 | 85 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Gavin Robertson | 28.2 | 4 | 72 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | c Nayan Mongia b Harvinder Singh | 12 | 73 | 103 | - | - |
| 2. Michael Slater | c Rahul Dravid b Anil Kumble | 11 | 34 | 43 | 2 | - |
| 3. Mark Waugh | c Sourav Ganguly b Venkatapathy Raju | 66 | 130 | 180 | 8 | 1 |
| 4. Steve Waugh | b Anil Kumble | 12 | 17 | 18 | 1 | - |
| 5. Ricky Ponting | c Nayan Mongia b Venkatapathy Raju | 18 | 34 | 50 | 1 | - |
| 6. Greg Blewett | lbw b Rajesh Chauhan | 9 | 32 | 31 | - | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Sourav Ganguly b Venkatapathy Raju | 90 | 194 | 257 | 6 | - |
| 8. Paul Reiffel | c Rahul Dravid b Anil Kumble | 15 | 51 | 51 | 1 | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | c Sachin Tendulkar b Anil Kumble | 17 | 39 | 12 | 2 | - |
| 10. Gavin Robertson | c Nayan Mongia b Javagal Srinath | 57 | 152 | 198 | 7 | - |
| 11. Michael Kasprowicz | not out | 11 | 33 | 54 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Michael Slater), 2-44 (Mark Taylor), 3-57 (Steve Waugh), 4-95 (Ricky Ponting), 5-119 (Greg Blewett), 6-137 (Mark Waugh), 7-173 (Paul Reiffel), 8-201 (Shane Warne), 9-297 (Ian Healy), 328 (Gavin Robertson). |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 130.3 ovs, 517 mins) 328 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Javagal Srinath | 17.3 | 3 | 46 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Harvinder Singh | 11 | 4 | 28 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 45 | 10 | 103 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Rajesh Chauhan | 25 | 3 | 90 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Venkatapathy Raju | 32 | 8 | 54 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Nayan Mongia | lbw b Greg Blewett | 18 | 57 | 69 | 2 | - |
| 2. Navjot Sidhu | c Ricky Ponting b Gavin Robertson | 64 | 127 | 171 | 10 | 1 |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | c Ian Healy b Shane Warne | 56 | 149 | 214 | 7 | - |
| 4. Sachin Tendulkar | not out | 155 | 191 | 286 | 14 | 4 |
| *5. Mohammad Azharuddin | c Steve Waugh b Mark Waugh | 64 | 89 | 123 | 8 | 1 |
| 6. Sourav Ganguly | not out | 30 | 36 | 49 | 4 | - |
| 7. Anil Kumble | ||||||
| 8. Javagal Srinath | ||||||
| 9. Rajesh Chauhan | ||||||
| 10. Harvinder Singh | ||||||
| 11. Venkatapathy Raju |
| FOW | 1-43 (Nayan Mongia), 2-115 (Navjot Sidhu), 3-228 (Rahul Dravid), 4-355 (Mohammad Azharuddin). |
| Extras | 18b, 6lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 31 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 107 ovs, 458 mins) 418 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 14 | 6 | 42 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 9 | 1 | 32 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Gavin Robertson | 27 | 4 | 92 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 30 | 7 | 122 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Greg Blewett | 10 | 2 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 9 | 0 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 8 | 0 | 27 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Slater | b Javagal Srinath | 13 | 23 | 37 | 2 | - |
| *2. Mark Taylor | c Javagal Srinath b Anil Kumble | 13 | 42 | 66 | 2 | - |
| 3. Greg Blewett | c Rahul Dravid b Anil Kumble | 5 | 12 | 18 | 1 | - |
| 4. Paul Reiffel | c Mohammad Azharuddin b Venkatapathy Raju | 8 | 84 | 100 | 1 | - |
| 5. Mark Waugh | c Rahul Dravid b Anil Kumble | 18 | 38 | 41 | 3 | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c Rahul Dravid b Venkatapathy Raju | 27 | 71 | 77 | 4 | - |
| 7. Ricky Ponting | lbw b Venkatapathy Raju | 2 | 7 | 9 | - | - |
| +8. Ian Healy | not out | 32 | 72 | 92 | 3 | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | c Anil Kumble b Rajesh Chauhan | 35 | 52 | 58 | 4 | 1 |
| 10. Gavin Robertson | b Rajesh Chauhan | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Michael Kasprowicz | c Javagal Srinath b Anil Kumble | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Michael Slater), 2-30 (Greg Blewett), 3-31 (Mark Taylor), 4-54 (Mark Waugh), 5-79 (Paul Reiffel), 6-91 (Ricky Ponting), 7-96 (Steve Waugh), 8-153 (Shane Warne), 9-153 (Gavin Robertson), 168 (Michael Kasprowicz). |
| Extras | 4b, 3lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 67.5 ovs, 260 mins) 168 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Javagal Srinath | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harvinder Singh | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rajesh Chauhan | 22 | 7 | 66 | 2 | (0w,4nb) |
| Anil Kumble | 22.5 | 7 | 46 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Venkatapathy Raju | 15 | 4 | 31 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
India:
Nayan Mongia, Navjot Sidhu, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath, Rajesh Chauhan, Harvinder Singh, Venkatapathy Raju