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2nd Test-India in Australia Test Series 1985
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2nd Test-India in Australia Test Series 1985 Preview
TEST
2ND TEST
RESULT
India in Australia Test Series
AUS
Australia
553/10 (20.00) & 308/10 (123.5)
20 of 40 head-to-head
VS
IND
India
451/3 (20.00) & 59/2 (25)
8 of 40 head-to-head
Match drawn
Full scorecard →
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
Format
Test
Match
2nd Test
Date
26 Dec - 30 Dec 1985
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Series
India in Australia Test Series
HEAD TO HEAD
20
AUS
40
PLAYED
8
IND
AUS 20
NO RESULT 12
IND 8
Last 5 · AUS
D
L
D
W
L
Last meeting
13 Dec 1985 - no result
MILESTONES
Kapil Dev
brought up 3000 Test runs
IND
REACHED
Now on 3009.
Greg Matthews
brought up 500 Test runs
AUS
REACHED
Now on 520.
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
reached 25 Test wickets
IND
REACHED
Now on 26.
Shivlal Yadav
played their 25th Test
IND
REACHED
Now on 25.
Steve Waugh
played their 1st Test
AUS
REACHED
Now on 1.
Dilip Vengsarkar
registered their 25th Test fifty
IND
REACHED
Now on 25.
Shivlal Yadav
reached 200 Test maidens
IND
REACHED
Now on 218.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
13 Dec
1985
AUS
600/10 (20.00) & 17/10 (8)
IND
652/3 (20.00)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
07 Feb
1981
AUS
426/10 (20.00) & 83/10 (48.4)
IND
512/5 (20.00) & 324/10 (109.1)
IND WON
SCORECARD →
23 Jan
1981
AUS
481/10 (20.00)
IND
286/5 (20.00)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
02 Jan
1981
AUS
401/10 (20.00)
IND
468/5 (20.00)
AUS WON
SCORECARD →
03 Nov
1979
IND
458/10 (34.00)
AUS
272/8 (20.00) & 198/10 (73.1)
IND WON
SCORECARD →
26 Oct
1979
IND
566/10 (34.00) & 200/4 (63.2)
AUS
457/8 (20.00) & 151/6 (57.3)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
13 Oct
1979
IND
510/10 (34.00)
AUS
457/8 (20.00) & 413/10 (151.3)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
02 Oct
1979
IND
431/10 (34.00) & 311/10 (111.4)
AUS
457/8 (20.00) & 125/10 (60.2)
IND WON
SCORECARD →
19 Sep
1979
IND
431/10 (34.00)
AUS
457/8 (20.00) & 77/3 (37.4)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
11 Sep
1979
IND
431/10 (34.00)
AUS
452/8 (20.00) & 212/7 (113.4)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
RECENT RESULTS
1 match
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ODI
India in New Zealand ODI Series
NZ
185 (40.2)
IND
143/5 (22.4)
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