Tour Match: Victoria v Indians at Melbourne, 25-27 Nov 2003

India in Australia, 2003/04
Victoria v Indians
Melbourne Cricket Ground
25,26,27 November 2003 (3-day match)

Result: Match drawn

Toss: Indians
Umpires: RG Patterson and JD Ward
First-Class debut: BD Harrop (Victoria).

Close of Play:

Day 1: Indians 266/9 (Patel 52*, Nehra 0*; 90 overs)

Day 2: Indians 266/9d, Victoria 348/5 (Hodge 153*, Harvey 54*; 90 overs)

Indians 1st innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
A Chopra              c Roach            b Harrop               2  14  14  0 0
V Sehwag              c Hodge            b Inness              23  59  32  5 0
S Ramesh              c Harrop           b White               87 266 191 10 0
R Dravid              c Moss             b Inness               0  28  21  0 0
SR Tendulkar          c Hussey           b Inness              80 124 111 14 0
*SC Ganguly           c Arnberger        b Inness               2   4   5  0 0
+PA Patel             not out                                  52 135 109  5 0
Harbhajan Singh       c Harvey           b White                3  17  13  0 0
L Balaji                             c & b White                4  13  14  1 0
Z Khan                c McDonald         b White                2   8   9  0 0
A Nehra               not out                                   0  30  25  0 0
Extras                (lb 7, nb 4)                             11
Total                 (9 wickets dec, 90 overs, 353 mins)     266

FoW: 1-8 (Chopra, 3.2 ov), 2-41 (Sehwag, 13.6 ov),
    3-45 (Dravid, 21.3 ov), 4-173 (Tendulkar, 53.1 ov),
    5-175 (Ganguly, 53.6 ov), 6-220 (Ramesh, 70.6 ov),
    7-232 (Harbhajan Singh, 76.2 ov), 8-241 (Balaji, 80.4 ov),
    9-249 (Khan, 82.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Inness                      20      5     64      4
Harrop                      16      2     55      1 (3nb)
Moss                        18     10     31      0
Harvey                       9      2     22      0 (1nb)
McDonald                     9      4     28      0
White                       18      1     59      4

Victoria 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
MTG Elliott           c Chopra           b Harbhajan Singh     48 131 100  5 0
JL Arnberger          c Dravid           b Nehra                8  49  29  1 0
BJ Hodge              c Dravid           b Sehwag             264 500 380 39 1
J Moss                run out (Harbhajan Singh)                42  88  72  6 0
DJ Hussey             c Dravid           b Nehra               21  36  26  2 1
AB McDonald           lbw                b Harbhajan Singh      1   4   3  0 0
IJ Harvey             lbw                b Balaji              71 174 126 10 1
*CL White             c Patel            b Khan                39 114  78  5 1
+PJ Roach             not out                                   0   9   1  0 0
BD Harrop             not out                                   0   3   3  0 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 8, w 1, nb 14)                  24
Total                 (8 wickets dec, 134 overs, 556 mins)    518

DNB: MWH Inness.

FoW: 1-21 (Arnberger, 9.6 ov), 2-85 (Elliott, 28.5 ov),
    3-192 (Moss, 50.5 ov), 4-231 (Hussey, 59.3 ov),
    5-232 (McDonald, 60.1 ov), 6-393 (Harvey, 104.2 ov),
    7-518 (Hodge, 132.5 ov), 8-518 (White, 133.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Khan                        24      5     75      1 (2nb)
Nehra                       29      6     91      2 (6nb)
Balaji                      29      4    122      1 (6nb, 1w)
Harbhajan Singh             37      5    159      2
Sehwag                       9      2     30      1
Tendulkar                    2      0     10      0
Ganguly                      4      0     22      0

Indians 2nd innings                                             R   M   B  4 6
A Chopra              not out                                  55 159 115  8 0
V Sehwag              lbw                b Harrop              20  31  27  3 0
S Ramesh              c sub (BR Joseland) b McDonald           36 121 106  4 0
R Dravid              not out                                   1   4   5  0 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 2, nb 1)                         4
Total                 (2 wickets, 42 overs, 159 mins)         116

DNB: SR Tendulkar, *SC Ganguly, +PA Patel, Harbhajan Singh,
    L Balaji, Z Khan, A Nehra.

FoW: 1-24 (Sehwag, 7.5 ov), 2-114 (Ramesh, 40.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Inness                      10      3     27      0
Harrop                      12      3     34      1
Moss                         8      3     18      0
McDonald                     6      2     15      1
Hussey                       5      0     17      0 (1nb)
Roach                        1      0      2      0

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12th Men: BR Joseland (Victoria) and AB Agarkar (Indians)

Day 1

Indians 1st innings 50 (101 minutes, 24.3 overs)

Indians 1st innings 100 (144 minutes, 35.2 overs)

Indians 1st innings 150 (192 minutes, 48.1 overs)

Indians-1 Ramesh/Tendulkar 50 partnership (54 minutes, 81 balls)

Indians-1 Tendulkar 50 (69 minutes, 65 balls)

Indians-1 Ramesh/Tendulkar 100 partnership (96 minues, 149 balls)

Indians-1 Ramesh 50 (169 minutes, 130 balls)

Indians 1st innings 200 (252 minutes, 62.5 overs)

Indians-1 Patel 50 (125 minutes, 107 balls)

Indian 1st innings 250 (328 minutes, 83.3 overs)

Victoria 1st innings 50 (94 minues, 19.5 overs)

Victoria 1st innings 100 (151 minutes, 32.4 overs)

Victoria-1 Elliott/Hodge 50 partnership (67 minutes, 94 balls)

Victoria-1 Hodge 50 (119 minues, 77 balls)

Victoria 1st innings 200 (231 minutes, 52.5 overs)

Victoria 1st innings 250 (288 minutes, 66.5 overs)

Victoria-1 Hodge/Moss 50 partnership (42 minues, 65 balls)

Victoria-1 Hodge/Moss 100 partnership (82 minutes, 126 balls)

Victoria-1 Hodge 100 (206 minues, 138 balls)

Day 2

Delayed start at 11:07 due to miscommunication of indian declaration causing late rolling of wicket

Victoria-1 Hodge/Harvey 50 partnership (61 minutes, 103 balls)

Victoria 1st innings 300 (335 minutes, 80.0 overs)

VIctoria-1 Hodge/Harvey 100 partnership (101 minutes, 171 balls)

Victoria-1 Harvey 50 (105 minutes, 91 balls)

Victoria-1 Hodge 150 (318 minutes, 224 balls)

Victoria 1st inning 350 (382 minutes, 91.4 overs)

Victoria 1st innings 400 (447 minutes, 106.2 overs)

Victoria 1st innings 450 (493 minutes, 118.4 overs)

Victoria-1 Hodge/Harvey 150 partnership (162 minutes, 254 balls)

Victoria-1 Hodge 200 (416 minutes, 309 balls)

Victoria 1st innings 500 (535 minutes, 129.4 overs)

Victoria-1 Hodge/White 50 partnership (54 minutes 85 balls)

Victoria-1 Hodge/White 100 partnership (94 minutes, 145 balls)

Victoria-1 Hodge 250 (485 minutes, 366 balls)

Indians 2nd innings 50 (65 minutes, 16.0 overs)

Indians 2nd innings 100 (142 minutes, 37.3 overs)

Indians-2 Chopra/Ramesh 50 parthership (69 minutes, 105 balls)

Indians-2 Chopra 50 (147 minutes, 112 balls)

Day 3

DJ Hussey kept for over 42 of the indian second innings