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Australia v India @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
1, 2, 3, 5 January 1948 (six-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: AN Barlow, HAR Elphinstone
Match Result: Australia won by 233 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sid Barnes | b Vinoo Mankad | 12 | - | 35 | - | - |
| 2. Arthur Morris | b Lala Amarnath | 45 | 0 | 102 | 3 | - |
| *3. Don Bradman | lbw b Dattu Phadkar | 132 | - | 197 | 8 | - |
| 4. Lindsay Hassett | lbw b Vinoo Mankad | 80 | - | 119 | 9 | - |
| 5. Keith Miller | lbw b Vinoo Mankad | 29 | - | 22 | - | 3 |
| 6. Ron Hamence | st Khokhan Sen b Lala Amarnath | 25 | 49 | 55 | 1 | - |
| 7. Ray Lindwall | b Lala Amarnath | 26 | - | 22 | 3 | - |
| +8. Don Tallon | c Vinoo Mankad b Lala Amarnath | 2 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 9. Bruce Dooland | not out | 21 | 68 | 62 | 1 | - |
| 10. Ian Johnson | lbw b Vinoo Mankad | 16 | - | 43 | - | - |
| 11. Bill Johnston | run out ( > > ) | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-29 (Sid Barnes), 2-99 (Arthur Morris), 3-268 (Lindsay Hassett), 4-280 (Don Bradman), 5-302 (Keith Miller), 6-339 (Ray Lindwall), 7-341 (Don Tallon), 8-352 (Ron Hamence), 9-387 (Ian Johnson), 394 (Bill Johnston). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 94.1 ovs) 394 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dattu Phadkar | 15 | 1 | 80 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lala Amarnath | 21 | 3 | 78 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vijay Hazare | 16.1 | 0 | 62 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vinoo Mankad | 37 | 4 | 135 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chandra Sarwate | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| CS Nayudu | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Vinoo Mankad | c Don Tallon b Bill Johnston | 116 | - | 182 | 13 | - |
| 2. Chandra Sarwate | c Don Tallon b Bill Johnston | 36 | - | 90 | 3 | - |
| 3. Gul Mohammad | c & b Bruce Dooland | 12 | - | 21 | 2 | - |
| 4. Vijay Hazare | c Don Tallon b Sid Barnes | 17 | - | 41 | 2 | - |
| *5. Lala Amarnath | lbw b Sid Barnes | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 6. Dattu Phadkar | not out | 55 | - | 120 | 7 | - |
| 7. Hemu Adhikari | st Don Tallon b Ian Johnson | 26 | - | 54 | 3 | - |
| 8. Kanwar Rai Singh | c Sid Barnes b Ian Johnson | 2 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 9. Khanderao Rangnekar | c & b Ian Johnson | 6 | - | 23 | - | - |
| +10. Khokhan Sen | b Ian Johnson | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| 11. CS Nayudu | not out | 4 | - | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-124 (Chandra Sarwate), 2-145 (Gul Mohammad), 3-188 (Vijay Hazare), 4-188 (Lala Amarnath), 5-198 (Vinoo Mankad), 6-260 (Hemu Adhikari), 7-264 (Kanwar Rai Singh), 8-280 (Khanderao Rangnekar), 9-284 (Khokhan Sen). |
| Extras | 9b, 3lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 69 ovs) 291 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 12 | 0 | 47 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 13 | 2 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 12 | 0 | 33 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 14 | 1 | 59 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Dooland | 12 | 0 | 68 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sid Barnes | 6 | 1 | 25 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ian Johnson | c Vijay Hazare b Lala Amarnath | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 2. Bruce Dooland | lbw b Dattu Phadkar | 6 | 54 | 38 | - | - |
| 3. Bill Johnston | lbw b Lala Amarnath | 3 | - | 39 | - | - |
| 4. Sid Barnes | c Khokhan Sen b Lala Amarnath | 15 | - | 25 | 2 | - |
| 5. Arthur Morris | not out | 100 | 0 | 197 | 7 | - |
| *6. Don Bradman | not out | 127 | - | 178 | 13 | - |
| 7. Lindsay Hassett | ||||||
| 8. Keith Miller | ||||||
| 9. Ron Hamence | ||||||
| 10. Ray Lindwall | ||||||
| +11. Don Tallon |
| FOW | 1-1 (Ian Johnson), 2-11 (Bruce Dooland), 3-13 (Bill Johnston), 4-32 (Sid Barnes). |
| Extras | 3b, 0lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 65 ovs) 255 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dattu Phadkar | 10 | 1 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lala Amarnath | 20 | 3 | 52 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vijay Hazare | 11 | 1 | 55 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Vinoo Mankad | 18 | 4 | 74 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chandra Sarwate | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gul Mohammad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
India
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Vinoo Mankad | b Bill Johnston | 13 | - | 37 | 2 | - |
| 2. Chandra Sarwate | b Bill Johnston | 1 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 3. Gul Mohammad | c Arthur Morris b Ian Johnson | 28 | - | 53 | 4 | - |
| 4. Vijay Hazare | c Sid Barnes b Keith Miller | 10 | - | 13 | 2 | - |
| *5. Lala Amarnath | b Ray Lindwall | 8 | - | 16 | 1 | - |
| 6. Dattu Phadkar | c Sid Barnes b Bill Johnston | 13 | - | 38 | 1 | - |
| 7. Hemu Adhikari | c Ray Lindwall b Ian Johnson | 1 | - | 7 | - | - |
| 8. Kanwar Rai Singh | c Don Tallon b Bill Johnston | 24 | - | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 9. Khanderao Rangnekar | c Ron Hamence b Ian Johnson | 18 | - | 15 | 3 | - |
| +10. Khokhan Sen | c Lindsay Hassett b Ian Johnson | 2 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 11. CS Nayudu | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Chandra Sarwate), 2-27 (Vinoo Mankad), 3-44 (Vijay Hazare), 4-60 (Gul Mohammad), 5-60 (Lala Amarnath), 6-69 (Hemu Adhikari), 7-100 (Kanwar Rai Singh), 8-107 (Dattu Phadkar), 9-125 (Khanderao Rangnekar), 125 (Khokhan Sen). |
| Extras | 6b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 25.7 ovs) 125 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ray Lindwall | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Keith Miller | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Johnston | 10 | 1 | 44 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Johnson | 5.7 | 0 | 35 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Ian Johnson, Bruce Dooland, Bill Johnston, Sid Barnes, Arthur Morris, Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Keith Miller, Ron Hamence, Ray Lindwall, Don Tallon