3rd Test-India in Australia Test Series 1977

TESTMelbourne Cricket GroundFri, 30 Dec - Wed, 04 Jan 1978
AUS
Australia
381/10 (7.20) & 164/10 (51.1)
VS
India
396/4 (20.00) & 343/10 (88.7)
IND
India won by 222 runs
PREVIEWSUMMARYSCORECARDMATCH STATSPERFORMANCE
INDIndia innings
396/4 (20.00)
BATTING
BatsmanRBM4s6sSRIn SeasonR4s6sCareerR4s6s
Sunil Gavaskar 
c (wk)Rixon b Thomson		0912000.00In 1977Career
Chetan Chauhan 
c Mann b Clark		069000.00In 1977Career
Mohinder Amarnath 
c Simpson b Clark		721782693040.44In 1977Career
Gundappa Viswanath 
c (wk)Rixon b Thomson		59951544062.10In 1977Career
Dilip Vengsarkar 
c Simpson b Thomson		3788942042.04In 1977Career
Ashok Mankad 
c Clark b Gannon		441001191044.00In 1977Career
Syed Kirmani (WK)
lbw b Simpson		2962851046.77In 1977Career
Karsan Ghavri 
c (wk)Rixon b Gannon		620260030.00In 1977Career
Erapalli Prasanna 
b Clark		016000.00In 1977Career
Bishan Bedi (c)
not out 		21400200.00In 1977Career
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar 
b Clark		012000.00In 1977Career
Extras
(lb 3, nb 4)		7
Total
256 69.2 Ov (RR: 3.69)		256561110
BOWLING
BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sIn SeasonW0sBestCareerW0sBest
Jeff Thomson16.0027833.65000In 1977Career
Wayne Clark19.2027342.84000In 1977Career
Sam Gannon14.0024722.51000In 1977Career
Gary Cosier12.0032501.56000In 1977Career
Bob Simpson3.0011112.75000In 1977Career
Tony Mann5.0011502.25000In 1977Career
AUSAustralia innings
381/10 (7.20)
BATTING
BatsmanRBM4s6sSRIn SeasonR4s6sCareerR4s6s
John Dyson 
b Ghavri		022000.00In 1977Career
Gary Cosier 
c Chauhan b Chandrasekhar		671011259066.33In 1977Career
David Ogilvie 
lbw b Ghavri		610230060.00In 1977Career
Craig Serjeant 
b Chandrasekhar		851702168050.00In 1977Career
Bob Simpson (c)
c Mankad b Chandrasekhar		2320066.66In 1977Career
Peter Toohey 
c Viswanath b Bedi		1436431038.88In 1977Career
Tony Mann 
c Gavaskar b Bedi		111291091.66In 1977Career
Steve Rixon (WK)
lbw b Chandrasekhar		1149451022.44In 1977Career
Wayne Clark 
lbw b Chandrasekhar		315200020.00In 1977Career
Jeff Thomson 
c Ghavri b Chandrasekhar		022000.00In 1977Career
Sam Gannon 
not out 		025000.00In 1977Career
Extras
(b 6, lb 7, nb 1)		14
Total
213 50.1 Ov (RR: 4.24)		213402200
BOWLING
BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sIn SeasonW0sBestCareerW0sBest
Karsan Ghavri9.0003723.08000In 1977Career
Sunil Gavaskar2.000702.62000In 1977Career
Bishan Bedi15.0027123.55000In 1977Career
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar14.1025262.76000In 1977Career
Erapalli Prasanna10.0013202.40000In 1977Career
INDIndia innings
164/10 (51.1)
BATTING
BatsmanRBM4s6sSRIn SeasonR4s6sCareerR4s6s
Sunil Gavaskar 
c Serjeant b Gannon		11828535112041.40In 1977Career
Chetan Chauhan 
run out 		2027452074.07In 1977Career
Syed Kirmani (WK)
c Thomson b Mann		2962822046.77In 1977Career
Gundappa Viswanath 
lbw b Clark		54941144057.44In 1977Career
Dilip Vengsarkar 
c Cosier b Clark		620180030.00In 1977Career
Ashok Mankad 
b Clark		38841302045.23In 1977Career
Mohinder Amarnath 
b Cosier		411001153041.00In 1977Career
Karsan Ghavri 
c Simpson b Clark		610131060.00In 1977Career
Erapalli Prasanna 
c (wk)Rixon b Gannon		1123321047.82In 1977Career
Bishan Bedi (c)
not out 		1213300092.30In 1977Career
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar 
lbw b Cosier		012000.00In 1977Career
Extras
(lb 1, nb 7)		8
Total
343 88.7 Ov (RR: 3.85)		343719270
BOWLING
BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sIn SeasonW0sBestCareerW0sBest
Jeff Thomson18.0044701.95000In 1977Career
Wayne Clark29.0039642.48000In 1977Career
Sam Gannon22.0048823.00000In 1977Career
Gary Cosier12.7025823.37000In 1977Career
Bob Simpson3.0002205.50000In 1977Career
Tony Mann4.0002414.50000In 1977Career
AUSAustralia innings
343/10 (88.7)
BATTING
BatsmanRBM4s6sSRIn SeasonR4s6sCareerR4s6s
John Dyson 
lbw b Bedi		1231481038.70In 1977Career
Gary Cosier 
b Chandrasekhar		3455630061.81In 1977Career
David Ogilvie 
c Chauhan b Bedi		042000.00In 1977Career
Craig Serjeant 
b Chandrasekhar		1741431041.46In 1977Career
Bob Simpson (c)
lbw b Chandrasekhar		4770057.14In 1977Career
Peter Toohey 
c Chauhan b Chandrasekhar		1453520026.41In 1977Career
Tony Mann 
c Gavaskar b Chandrasekhar		1856591132.14In 1977Career
Steve Rixon (WK)
c & b Chandrasekhar		1249490024.48In 1977Career
Wayne Clark 
c Ghavri b Bedi		3360633055.00In 1977Career
Jeff Thomson 
c & b Bedi		746380015.21In 1977Career
Sam Gannon 
not out 		3880037.50In 1977Career
Extras
(b 6, lb 4)		10
Total
164 51.1 Ov (RR: 3.20)		16441061
BOWLING
BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sIn SeasonW0sBestCareerW0sBest
Karsan Ghavri4.0002905.43000In 1977Career
Bishan Bedi16.1055842.69000In 1977Career
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar20.0035261.95000In 1977Career
Erapalli Prasanna8.004500.46000In 1977Career
Mohinder Amarnath3.0001002.50000In 1977Career
MILESTONES
Mohinder Amarnath brought up 1000 Test runsINDREACHED
Now on 1088.
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar reached 200 Test wicketsINDREACHED
Now on 211.
Jeff Thomson played their 25th TestAUSREACHED
Now on 25.
Chetan Chauhan took their 10th Test catchINDREACHED
Now on 12.
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