Australian national cricket team in India in the 1997/98 season

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The tour of the Australian national cricket team to India in the 1997/98 season took place from March 6 to 28, 1998. The international cricket tour was part of the 1997/98 international cricket season and included three tests . India won the Test Series 2–1.

prehistory

India previously played a three-nation tournament in Bangladesh , Australia a tour in New Zealand . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1996/97 season in India .

Stages

Tour venues

The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.

Stadion city capacity Games
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore 42,000 3rd test
MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai 46,000 1st test
Eden Gardens Calcutta 82,000 2nd test

Squad lists

The following squads were named by the teams.

test
India India Australia Australia
  • Mohammad Azharuddin
  • Rajesh Chauhan
  • Rahul Dravid
  • Sourav Ganguly
  • Anil Kumble
  • VVS Laxman
  • Nayan Mongia
  • Venkatapathy Raju
  • Navjot Sidhu
  • Harbhajan Singh
  • Harvinder Singh
  • Javagal Srinath
  • Sachin Tendulkar
  • Greg Blewett
  • Adam Dale
  • Ian Healy
  • Michael Kasprowicz
  • Darren Lehmann
  • Ricky Ponting
  • Paul Reiffel
  • Gavin Robertson
  • Michael Slater
  • Mark Taylor
  • Shane Warne
  • Mark Waugh
  • Steve Waugh
  • Paul Wilson

Testing

First test in Chennai

March
6-10 scorecard
Chennai India India
257 (104.2) & 418-4d (107)
- Australia Australia
328 (130.3) & 168 (67.5)
India wins with 179 runs

Second test in Calcutta

March
18-21 Scorecard
Calcutta Australia Australia
233 (89.4) & 181 (88.4)
- India India
633-5d (159)
India wins with one innings and 219 runs

Third test in Bangalore

March
25-28 Scorecard
Bangalore India India
424 (123.2) & 169 (61)
- Australia Australia
400 (111.3) & 195-2 (58)
Australia wins with 8 wickets

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