Australia v India @ W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
16, 17, 18, 20, 21 December 1977 (five-day match)
Toss: India (bat)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, RA French
Match Result: Australia won by 2 wickets
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Sunny Gavaskar | c Steve Rixon b Wayne Clark | 4 | 0 | 28 | - | - | |
| 2. Chetan Chauhan | c Sam Gannon b Bob Simpson | 88 | 151 | 195 | 13 | - | |
| 3. Mohinder Amarnath | c Sam Gannon b Jeff Thomson | 90 | 156 | 228 | 7 | - | |
| 4. Gundappa Viswanath | b Jeff Thomson | 38 | 55 | 50 | 7 | - | |
| 5. Dilip Vengsarkar | c Steve Rixon b Wayne Clark | 49 | 76 | 105 | 7 | - | |
| 6. Brijesh Patel | c Steve Rixon b Jeff Thomson | 3 | 8 | 9 | - | - | |
| +7. Syed Kirmani | c Steve Rixon b Jeff Thomson | 38 | 64 | 76 | 5 | - | |
| 8. Venkat | c Bob Simpson b Sam Gannon | 37 | 0 | 83 | 4 | - | |
| 9. Madan Lal | b Sam Gannon | 43 | 0 | 44 | 7 | - | |
| *10. Bishan Bedi | b Sam Gannon | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | |
| 11. Bhagwat Chandrasekhar | not out | 0 | 10 | 27 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Sunny Gavaskar), 2-163 (Chetan Chauhan), 3-224 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-229 (Mohinder Amarnath), 5-235 (Brijesh Patel), 6-311 (Syed Kirmani), 7-319 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 8-383 (Madan Lal), 9-391 (Bishan Bedi), 402 (Venkat). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 79.6 ovs) 402 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Thomson | 24 | 1 | 101 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wayne Clark | 17 | 0 | 95 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Gannon | 16.6 | 1 | 84 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Mann | 11 | 0 | 63 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 11 | 0 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. John Dyson | c Brijesh Patel b Bishan Bedi | 53 | 220 | 257 | 5 | - | |
| 2. Craig Serjeant | c Syed Kirmani b Madan Lal | 13 | 32 | 40 | 2 | - | |
| 3. David Ogilvie | b Bishan Bedi | 27 | 65 | 87 | 4 | - | |
| 4. Peter Toohey | st Syed Kirmani b Bishan Bedi | 0 | 13 | 13 | - | - | |
| *5. Bob Simpson | c Dilip Vengsarkar b Venkat | 176 | 0 | 388 | 17 | - | |
| +6. Steve Rixon | c Syed Kirmani b Mohinder Amarnath | 50 | 115 | 120 | 5 | - | |
| 7. Kim Hughes | c Brijesh Patel b Bishan Bedi | 28 | 0 | 80 | 3 | - | |
| 8. Tony Mann | c Dilip Vengsarkar b Bishan Bedi | 7 | 24 | 20 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Wayne Clark | c Brijesh Patel b Bhagwat Chandrasekhar | 15 | 44 | 58 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Jeff Thomson | c Mohinder Amarnath b Venkat | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - | |
| 11. Sam Gannon | not out | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (Craig Serjeant), 2-61 (David Ogilvie), 3-65 (Peter Toohey), 4-149 (John Dyson), 5-250 (Steve Rixon), 6-321 (Kim Hughes), 7-341 (Tony Mann), 8-388 (Bob Simpson), 9-388 (Jeff Thomson), 394 (Wayne Clark). |
| Extras | 0b, 25lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 118.6 ovs) 394 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Madan Lal | 15 | 1 | 54 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 16 | 2 | 57 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bhagwat Chandrasekhar | 33.6 | 6 | 114 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bishan Bedi | 31 | 6 | 89 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Venkat | 23 | 4 | 55 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Sunny Gavaskar | b Wayne Clark | 127 | 0 | 271 | 20 | - | |
| 2. Chetan Chauhan | c David Ogilvie b Jeff Thomson | 32 | 40 | 56 | 7 | - | |
| 3. Mohinder Amarnath | c Steve Rixon b Bob Simpson | 100 | 175 | 264 | 4 | - | |
| 4. Gundappa Viswanath | c Steve Rixon b Wayne Clark | 1 | 11 | 10 | - | - | |
| 5. Dilip Vengsarkar | c Kim Hughes b Sam Gannon | 9 | 37 | 46 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Brijesh Patel | b Sam Gannon | 27 | 40 | 63 | 4 | - | |
| +7. Syed Kirmani | lbw b Sam Gannon | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| 8. Venkat | c Kim Hughes b Sam Gannon | 14 | 0 | 46 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Madan Lal | b Jeff Thomson | 3 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| *10. Bishan Bedi | not out | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| 11. Bhagwat Chandrasekhar | not out | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-47 (Chetan Chauhan), 2-240 (Sunny Gavaskar), 3-244 (Gundappa Viswanath), 4-283 (Mohinder Amarnath), 5-287 (Dilip Vengsarkar), 6-289 (Syed Kirmani), 7-327 (Venkat), 8-328 (Brijesh Patel), 9-330 (Madan Lal). |
| Extras | 1b, 4lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 73.5 ovs) 330 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jeff Thomson | 21.5 | 3 | 65 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wayne Clark | 18 | 1 | 83 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Gannon | 18 | 2 | 77 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Mann | 8 | 0 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Simpson | 8 | 2 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. John Dyson | c Dilip Vengsarkar b Bishan Bedi | 4 | 19 | 24 | - | - | |
| 2. Craig Serjeant | c Syed Kirmani b Madan Lal | 12 | 38 | 38 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Tony Mann | c Syed Kirmani b Bishan Bedi | 105 | 165 | 183 | 10 | - | |
| 4. David Ogilvie | b Bishan Bedi | 47 | 180 | 208 | 4 | - | |
| 5. Peter Toohey | c Mohinder Amarnath b Bishan Bedi | 83 | 140 | 164 | 7 | - | |
| *6. Bob Simpson | run out ( > > ) | 39 | 0 | 95 | 3 | - | |
| 7. Kim Hughes | lbw b Madan Lal | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| +8. Steve Rixon | lbw b Bishan Bedi | 23 | 34 | 31 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Wayne Clark | not out | 5 | 14 | 18 | - | - | |
| 10. Jeff Thomson | not out | 6 | 15 | 13 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Sam Gannon |
| FOW | 1-13 (John Dyson), 2-33 (Craig Serjeant), 3-172 (Tony Mann), 4-195 (David Ogilvie), 5-295 (Bob Simpson), 6-296 (Kim Hughes), 7-330 (Peter Toohey), 8-330 (Steve Rixon). |
| Extras | 8b, 10lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 87.2 ovs) 342 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Madan Lal | 11 | 0 | 44 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bhagwat Chandrasekhar | 15 | 0 | 67 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bishan Bedi | 30.2 | 6 | 105 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Venkat | 28 | 9 | 86 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia:
John Dyson, Craig Serjeant, Tony Mann, David Ogilvie, Peter Toohey, Bob Simpson, Kim Hughes, Steve Rixon, Wayne Clark, Jeff Thomson, Sam Gannon
India:
Sunny Gavaskar, Chetan Chauhan, Mohinder Amarnath, Gundappa Viswanath, Dilip Vengsarkar, Brijesh Patel, Syed Kirmani, Venkat, Madan Lal, Bishan Bedi, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar
