- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras21 (b 7, lb 4, nb 4, w 1, pen 5)TOTAL235 all out (71.3 Overs, RR: 3.28, 317 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-136 (Matthew Hayden, 33.1 ov), 2-136 (Justin Langer, 33.3 ov), 3-189 (Damien Martyn, 51.1 ov), 4-191 (Darren Lehmann, 53.2 ov), 5-204 (Michael Clarke, 61.4 ov), 6-210 (Adam Gilchrist, 63.4 ov), 7-216 (Shane Warne, 65.5 ov), 8-224 (Jason Gillespie, 69.3 ov), 9-228 (Michael Kasprowicz, 69.6 ov), 10-235 (Glenn McGrath, 71.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB IK Pathan 12 3 29 0 2.41 0 1 Z Khan 11 2 44 0 4.00 1 2 Harbhajan Singh 29 2 90 2 3.10 0 0 A Kumble 17.3 4 48 7 2.74 0 1 V Sehwag 2 1 8 0 4.00 0 0
14/10Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of India at Chennai, Oct 14-18 2004
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![Australia]( "Australia")
235 & 369 -
![India]( "India")
376 & 19/0 (3 ov)
Player of the Match
14/10Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of India at Chennai, Oct 14-18 2004
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![Australia]( "Australia")
235 & 369 -
![India]( "India")
376 & 19/0 (3 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras17 (b 6, lb 3, nb 6, w 2)TOTAL376 all out (134.3 Overs, RR: 2.79, 592 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Yuvraj Singh, 12.4 ov), 2-83 (Irfan Pathan, 32.2 ov), 3-178 (Rahul Dravid, 59.2 ov), 4-203 (Sourav Ganguly, 67.5 ov), 5-213 (VVS Laxman, 71.6 ov), 6-233 (Virender Sehwag, 78.6 ov), 7-335 (Parthiv Patel, 118.4 ov), 7-363* (Mohammad Kaif, retired not out ), 8-369 (Anil Kumble, 132.2 ov), 9-372 (Harbhajan Singh, 134.1 ov), 10-376 (Mohammad Kaif, 134.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB GD McGrath 25 4 74 0 2.96 2 3 JN Gillespie 35 8 70 2 2.00 0 0 SK Warne 42.3 5 125 6 2.94 0 0 MS Kasprowicz 25 5 65 1 2.60 0 3 DS Lehmann 5 0 26 0 5.20 0 0 SM Katich 2 0 7 0 3.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras46 (b 19, lb 15, nb 4, w 3, pen 5)TOTAL369 all out (133.5 Overs, RR: 2.75, 603 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Justin Langer, 18.1 ov), 2-76 (Matthew Hayden, 24.5 ov), 3-121 (Simon Katich, 39.2 ov), 4-145 (Adam Gilchrist, 48.3 ov), 5-284 (Damien Martyn, 104.3 ov), 6-285 (Jason Gillespie, 104.6 ov), 7-347 (Darren Lehmann, 122.1 ov), 8-347 (Shane Warne, 122.3 ov), 9-364 (Michael Kasprowicz, 130.6 ov), 10-369 (Glenn McGrath, 133.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB IK Pathan 12 3 39 0 3.25 3 0 Z Khan 22 6 36 1 1.63 0 2 Harbhajan Singh 46.5 12 108 3 2.30 0 0 A Kumble 47 8 133 6 2.82 0 2 V Sehwag 1 0 5 0 5.00 0 0 Yuvraj Singh 2 0 7 0 3.50 0 0 SC Ganguly 3 1 2 0 0.66 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras0TOTAL19/0 (3 Overs, RR: 6.33, 12 minutes)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB GD McGrath 2 0 18 0 9.00 0 0 JN Gillespie 1 0 1 0 1.00 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Australia , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Australia led the 4-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
14,15,16,17,18 October 2004 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Thu, 14 Oct - day 1 - India 1st innings 28/1 (V Sehwag 20*, IK Pathan 0*, 13 ov)
- Fri, 15 Oct - day 2 - India 1st innings 291/6 (M Kaif 34*, PA Patel 27*, 100 ov)
- Sat, 16 Oct - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 150/4 (DR Martyn 19*, JN Gillespie 0*, 50 ov)
- Sun, 17 Oct - day 4 - India 2nd innings 19/0 (Yuvraj Singh 7*, V Sehwag 12*, 3 ov)
- Mon, 18 Oct - day 5 - no play
Match Notes
- Australia 200 in 72.1 overs
- Martyn 50 in 111 balls, 4x6
- Score at Lunch: Australia 230 in 81 overs (Martyn 67*, Gillespie 15*)
- New ball taken after 87 overs
- Australia 250 in 91.4 overs
- Martyn 100 in 204 balls, 4x11, 6x1
- Score at Tea: Australia 290 in 107 overs (Lehmann 2*, Clarke 4*)
- Australia 300 in 109.3 overs
- Australia 350 in 123.3 overs
- India 300 in 103.5 overs
- Kaif 50 in 130 balls, 4x5
- Patel 50 in 117 balls, 4x7
- India 350 in 124.4 overs
- Score at Lunch: India 363/7 in 130 overs (Kaif 60*, Kumble 18*)
- M Kaif retired hurt on 60* from 363/7 (129.6 ov) to 372/9
- Australian Innings
- Australia 50 in 15.6 overs
- Score at Tea: Australia 53/0 in 18 overs (Langer 19*, Hayden 28*)
- Australia 100 in 32.4 overs
- Australia 150 in 48.6 overs
- India 50 runs in 26.1 overs
- Sehwag 50 in 91 balls, 4x9
- India 100 runs in 38.4 overs
- Score at Lunch: India 101/2 in 39 overs (Sehwag 61*, Dravid 12*)
- India 150 runs in 54.2 overs
- Score at Tea: India 197/3 in 66 overs (Sehwag 133*, Ganguly 4*)
- Sehwag 100 in 147 balls, 4x15
- India 200 runs in 67.4 overs
- V Sehwag 150 runs in 211 balls, 21x4
- India 250 in 83.5 overs
- New ball taken after 88 overs
- Australia 50 runs in 12.0 overs
- Australia 100 runs in 22.2 overs
- Hayden 50 in 64 balls, 6x4, 2x6
- Langer 50 in 73 balls, 6x4
- Score at Lunch: Australia 111/0 in 25 overs (Langer 55*, Hayden 52*)
- Australia 150 runs in 36.5
- Score at Tea: Australia 189/3 in 51.1 overs
- Australia 200 runs in 58.2 overs
Match Coverage
All Match NewsAnatomy of a classic
Virender Sehwag looks back at his century and a half against Australia in Chennai, 2004
Match drawn after rain plays spoilsport
Shortly before 1pm on the final day of the Chennai Test, the match was called off after heavy overnight rain and a steady drizzle on Monday morning ruined any chances of play
The beautiful Test
This Chennai Test was not one for the mind - it was marred by dropped catches, missed stumpings, nervous errors, and a rained-out day - but it was one that will be remembered fondly for years
The beautiful Test
Amit Varma evaluates both teams after the second test at Chennai
Match drawn after rain plays spoilsport
Play called off due to rain shortly before 1 pm