Australia v India @ Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th January 2012
Toss: India (bat)
Umpires: M Erasmus, IJ Gould
Third Umpire: BNJ Oxenford
Match Referee: RS Madugalle
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 68 runs
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Gautam Gambhir | c Michael Clarke b James Pattinson | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | |
| 2. Virender Sehwag | c Brad Haddin b James Pattinson | 30 | 51 | 83 | 4 | - | |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | c Ed Cowan b Peter Siddle | 5 | 33 | 42 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Sachin Tendulkar | b James Pattinson | 41 | 89 | 133 | 8 | - | |
| 5. VVS Laxman | c Shaun Marsh b James Pattinson | 2 | 9 | 10 | - | - | |
| 6. Virat Kohli | c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle | 23 | 41 | 50 | 3 | - | |
| *+7. MS Dhoni | not out | 57 | 77 | 101 | 8 | - | |
| 8. Ravichandran Ashwin | c Michael Clarke b Ben Hilfenhaus | 20 | 39 | 48 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Zaheer Khan | c Ed Cowan b Ben Hilfenhaus | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 10. Ishant Sharma | c Ed Cowan b Ben Hilfenhaus | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | - | |
| 11. Umesh Yadav | c Brad Haddin b Peter Siddle | 0 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Gautam Gambhir), 2-30 (Rahul Dravid), 3-55 (Virender Sehwag), 4-59 (VVS Laxman), 5-96 (Virat Kohli), 6-124 (Sachin Tendulkar), 7-178 (Ravichandran Ashwin), 8-178 (Zaheer Khan), 9-186 (Ishant Sharma), 10-191 (Umesh Yadav). |
| Extras | 3b, 6lb, 2w, 2nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 59.3 ovs) 191 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| James Pattinson | 14 | 3 | 43 | 4 | (2w,1nb) |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 22 | 9 | 51 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Siddle | 13.3 | 3 | 55 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Michael Hussey | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Lyon | 8 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. David Warner | c Sachin Tendulkar b Zaheer Khan | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 2. Ed Cowan | lbw b Zaheer Khan | 16 | 28 | 42 | 2 | - | |
| 3. Shaun Marsh | c VVS Laxman b Zaheer Khan | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| 4. Ricky Ponting | c Sachin Tendulkar b Ishant Sharma | 134 | 225 | 332 | 14 | - | |
| *5. Michael Clarke | not out | 329 | 468 | 609 | 39 | 1 | |
| 6. Michael Hussey | not out | 150 | 253 | 306 | 16 | 1 | |
| +7. Brad Haddin | |||||||
| 8. Peter Siddle | |||||||
| 9. James Pattinson | |||||||
| 10. Ben Hilfenhaus | |||||||
| 11. Nathan Lyon |
| FOW | 1-8 (David Warner), 2-8 (Shaun Marsh), 3-37 (Ed Cowan), 4-325 (Ricky Ponting). |
| Extras | 2b, 13lb, 4w, 3nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 163 ovs) 659 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Zaheer Khan | 31 | 4 | 122 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Umesh Yadav | 24 | 2 | 123 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Ishant Sharma | 33 | 2 | 144 | 1 | (1w,1nb) |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 44 | 5 | 157 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Virender Sehwag | 23 | 1 | 75 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Virat Kohli | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Gautam Gambhir | c David Warner b Peter Siddle | 83 | 142 | 217 | 11 | - | |
| 2. Virender Sehwag | c David Warner b Ben Hilfenhaus | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Rahul Dravid | b Ben Hilfenhaus | 29 | 73 | 100 | 6 | - | |
| 4. Sachin Tendulkar | c Michael Hussey b Michael Clarke | 80 | 141 | 213 | 9 | - | |
| 5. VVS Laxman | b Ben Hilfenhaus | 66 | 119 | 130 | 7 | - | |
| 6. Virat Kohli | lbw b James Pattinson | 9 | 24 | 35 | 2 | - | |
| *+7. MS Dhoni | c & b Ben Hilfenhaus | 2 | 11 | 11 | - | - | |
| 8. Ravichandran Ashwin | c Nathan Lyon b Ben Hilfenhaus | 62 | 76 | 102 | 9 | 1 | |
| 9. Zaheer Khan | c Shaun Marsh b Peter Siddle | 35 | 26 | 36 | 5 | 1 | |
| 10. Ishant Sharma | lbw b Nathan Lyon | 11 | 35 | 38 | 2 | - | |
| 11. Umesh Yadav | not out | 0 | 14 | 17 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Virender Sehwag), 2-100 (Rahul Dravid), 3-168 (Gautam Gambhir), 4-271 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-276 (VVS Laxman), 6-286 (MS Dhoni), 7-286 (Virat Kohli), 8-342 (Zaheer Khan), 9-384 (Ishant Sharma), 10-400 (Ravichandran Ashwin). |
| Extras | 6b, 3lb, 2w, 8nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 110.5 ovs) 400 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| James Pattinson | 23 | 4 | 106 | 1 | (1w,3nb) |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 32.5 | 8 | 106 | 5 | (1w,0nb) |
| Peter Siddle | 24 | 8 | 88 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Nathan Lyon | 20 | 2 | 64 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Clarke | 9 | 0 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Hussey | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia:
David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin, Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nathan Lyon
India:
Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav
