Australia v India: Test scorecard, 26 Dec 2024

Australia won by 184 runs. 26 Dec 2024, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.

Result

Runs per over

26 Dec 2024 · Test · India tour of Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Australia 474(122.4 ov) India 369(119.3 ov) Australia 234(83.4 ov) India 155(79.1 ov)
Australia won by 184 runs

Australia first innings

474 (122.4 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
S Konstaslbw b RA Jadeja	60	65	6	2	92.3
UT Khawajac KL Rahul b JJ Bumrah	57	121	6	0	47.1
M Labuschagnec V Kohli b Washington Sundar	72	145	7	0	49.7
SPD Smithb Akash Deep	140	197	13	3	71.1
TM Headb JJ Bumrah	0	7	0	0	0.0
MR Marshc RR Pant b JJ Bumrah	4	13	1	0	30.8
AT Careyc RR Pant b Akash Deep	31	41	0	1	75.6
PJ Cumminsc Nithish Kumar Reddy b RA Jadeja	49	63	7	0	77.8
MA Starcb RA Jadeja	15	36	0	1	41.7
NM Lyonlbw b JJ Bumrah	13	18	1	0	72.2
SM Bolandnot out	6	36	0	0	16.7
Extras	27 (b 0, lb 11, w 10, nb 6)
Total	474 (122.4 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-89 (S Konstas, 19.2 ov); 2-154 (UT Khawaja, 44.1 ov); 3-237 (M Labuschagne, 65.1 ov); 4-240 (TM Head, 66.3 ov); 5-246 (MR Marsh, 68.6 ov); 6-299 (AT Carey, 82.1 ov); 7-411 (PJ Cummins, 104.1 ov); 8-455 (MA Starc, 113.3 ov); 9-455 (SPD Smith, 114.1 ov); 10-474 (NM Lyon, 122.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
JJ Bumrah	28.4	9	99	4	3.45
Mohammed Siraj	23	3	122	0	5.30
Akash Deep	26	8	94	2	3.62
RA Jadeja	23	4	78	3	3.39
Nithish Kumar Reddy	7	0	21	0	3.00
Washington Sundar	15	2	49	1	3.27

India first innings

369 (119.3 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
YBK Jaiswalrun out (AT Carey/PJ Cummins)	82	118	11	1	69.5
RG Sharmac SM Boland b PJ Cummins	3	5	0	0	60.0
KL Rahulb PJ Cummins	24	42	3	0	57.1
V Kohlic AT Carey b SM Boland	36	86	4	0	41.9
Akash Deepc NM Lyon b SM Boland	0	13	0	0	0.0
RR Pantc NM Lyon b SM Boland	28	37	3	0	75.7
RA Jadejalbw b NM Lyon	17	51	3	0	33.3
Nithish Kumar Reddyc MA Starc b NM Lyon	114	189	11	1	60.3
Washington Sundarc SPD Smith b NM Lyon	50	162	1	0	30.9
JJ Bumrahc UT Khawaja b PJ Cummins	0	3	0	0	0.0
Mohammed Sirajnot out	4	15	0	0	26.7
Extras	11 (b 0, lb 2, w 5, nb 4)
Total	369 (119.3 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (RG Sharma, 1.6 ov); 2-51 (KL Rahul, 14.6 ov); 3-153 (YBK Jaiswal, 40.6 ov); 4-154 (V Kohli, 42.1 ov); 5-159 (Akash Deep, 44.3 ov); 6-191 (RR Pant, 55.4 ov); 7-221 (RA Jadeja, 64.5 ov); 8-348 (Washington Sundar, 111.6 ov); 9-350 (JJ Bumrah, 113.3 ov); 10-369 (Nithish Kumar Reddy, 119.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
MA Starc	25	2	86	0	3.44
PJ Cummins	29	6	89	3	3.07
SM Boland	27	7	57	3	2.11
NM Lyon	28.3	4	96	3	3.37
MR Marsh	7	1	28	0	4.00
TM Head	3	0	11	0	3.67

Australia second innings

234 (83.4 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
S Konstasb JJ Bumrah	8	18	1	0	44.4
UT Khawajab Mohammed Siraj	21	65	2	0	32.3
M Labuschagnelbw b Mohammed Siraj	70	139	3	0	50.4
SPD Smithc RR Pant b Mohammed Siraj	13	41	1	0	31.7
TM Headc Nithish Kumar Reddy b JJ Bumrah	1	2	0	0	50.0
MR Marshc RR Pant b JJ Bumrah	0	4	0	0	0.0
AT Careyb JJ Bumrah	2	7	0	0	28.6
PJ Cumminsc RG Sharma b RA Jadeja	41	90	4	0	45.6
MA Starcrun out (RR Pant/Nithish Kumar Reddy)	5	13	0	0	38.5
NM Lyonb JJ Bumrah	41	55	5	0	74.5
SM Bolandnot out	15	74	2	0	20.3
Extras	17 (b 0, lb 10, w 1, nb 6)
Total	234 (83.4 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-20 (S Konstas, 6.3 ov); 2-43 (UT Khawaja, 18.5 ov); 3-80 (SPD Smith, 32.3 ov); 4-85 (TM Head, 33.2 ov); 5-85 (MR Marsh, 33.6 ov); 6-91 (AT Carey, 35.6 ov); 7-148 (M Labuschagne, 55.1 ov); 8-156 (MA Starc, 58.1 ov); 9-173 (PJ Cummins, 64.1 ov); 10-234 (NM Lyon, 83.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
JJ Bumrah	24.4	7	57	5	2.31
Akash Deep	17	4	53	0	3.12
Mohammed Siraj	23	4	70	3	3.04
RA Jadeja	14	2	33	1	2.36
Nithish Kumar Reddy	1	0	4	0	4.00
Washington Sundar	4	0	7	0	1.75

India second innings

155 (79.1 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
YBK Jaiswalc AT Carey b PJ Cummins	84	208	8	0	40.4
RG Sharmac MR Marsh b PJ Cummins	9	40	0	0	22.5
KL Rahulc UT Khawaja b PJ Cummins	0	5	0	0	0.0
V Kohlic UT Khawaja b MA Starc	5	29	0	0	17.2
RR Pantc MR Marsh b TM Head	30	104	2	0	28.8
RA Jadejac AT Carey b SM Boland	2	14	0	0	14.3
Nithish Kumar Reddyc SPD Smith b NM Lyon	1	5	0	0	20.0
Washington Sundarnot out	5	45	0	0	11.1
Akash Deepc TM Head b SM Boland	7	17	1	0	41.2
JJ Bumrahc SPD Smith b SM Boland	0	8	0	0	0.0
Mohammed Sirajlbw b NM Lyon	0	2	0	0	0.0
Extras	12 (b 5, lb 5, w 0, nb 2)
Total	155 (79.1 overs)

Fall of wickets: 1-25 (RG Sharma, 16.1 ov); 2-25 (KL Rahul, 16.6 ov); 3-33 (V Kohli, 26.1 ov); 4-121 (RR Pant, 58.4 ov); 5-127 (RA Jadeja, 62.2 ov); 6-130 (Nithish Kumar Reddy, 63.2 ov); 7-140 (YBK Jaiswal, 70.5 ov); 8-150 (Akash Deep, 76.1 ov); 9-154 (JJ Bumrah, 78.3 ov); 10-155 (Mohammed Siraj, 79.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
MA Starc	16	8	25	1	1.56
PJ Cummins	18	5	28	3	1.56
SM Boland	16	7	39	3	2.44
MR Marsh	3	2	2	0	0.67
NM Lyon	20.1	6	37	2	1.83
TM Head	5	0	14	1	2.80
M Labuschagne	1	1	0	0	0.00

Match summary

Australia played India in a men's Test match at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 26 December 2024 (to 30 December 2024), part of India tour of Australia. Australia won by 184 runs.

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

PJ Cummins was named player of the match.

On 26 December 2024 the on-field umpires were JS Wilson and MA Gough, with AJ Pycroft as match referee.

How the innings went

Australia made 474 in 122.4 overs. SPD Smith top-scored with 140 from 197 balls, including 13 fours and 3 sixes. JJ Bumrah took 4 for 99. The biggest stand before a wicket was 112 runs between PJ Cummins and SPD Smith.

India made 369 in 119.3 overs. Nithish Kumar Reddy top-scored with 114 from 189 balls, including 11 fours and 1 sixes. SM Boland took 3 for 57. The biggest stand before a wicket was 127 runs between Washington Sundar and Nithish Kumar Reddy.

In their second innings, Australia scored 234 in 83.4 overs. M Labuschagne top-scored with 70 from 139 balls, including 3 fours and 0 sixes. JJ Bumrah took 5 for 57. The biggest stand before a wicket was 61 runs between NM Lyon and SM Boland.

In their second innings, India scored 155 in 79.1 overs. YBK Jaiswal top-scored with 84 from 208 balls, including 8 fours and 0 sixes. PJ Cummins took 3 for 28. The biggest stand before a wicket was 88 runs between RR Pant and YBK Jaiswal.

Extras

Australia's innings of 474 in 122.4 overs included 27 extras: 10 wides, 6 no-balls, 0 byes and 11 leg byes. India's innings of 369 in 119.3 overs included 11 extras: 5 wides, 4 no-balls, 0 byes and 2 leg byes. Australia's innings of 234 in 83.4 overs included 17 extras: 1 wides, 6 no-balls, 0 byes and 10 leg byes. India's innings of 155 in 79.1 overs included 12 extras: 0 wides, 2 no-balls, 5 byes and 5 leg byes.

Questions and answers

Who won Australia v India on 26 December 2024?

Australia won by 184 runs.

Who top-scored in Australia v India?

SPD Smith scored 140 from 197 balls for Australia, the highest score of the match.

Who took the most wickets in Australia v India?

JJ Bumrah, with 5 for 57.

What was the highest partnership?

127 runs between Washington Sundar and Nithish Kumar Reddy for India.

Who won the toss?

Australia, who chose to bat.

Where was Australia v India played?

At Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, on 26 December 2024.

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