India vs Australia, 2nd Test at Kolkata, Mar 11 2001 - Cricket Photos

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2nd Test, Eden Gardens, March 11 - 15, 2001, Australia tour of India

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Australia

(T:384) 445 & 212

India

(fo) 171 & 657/7d

India won by 171 runs

Player Of The Match

VVS Laxman

, IND

59 & 281

Sachin Tendulkar nails Adam Gilchrist lbw•Mar 16, 2001•Hamish Blair/ALLSPORT

India celebrate Adam Gilchrist's wicket, India v Australia, 2nd Test, Kolkata, March 15, 2001

India celebrate Adam Gilchrist's wicket•Mar 15, 2001•Shaun Botterill /Getty Images

India celebrate the fall of the final wicket, India v Australia, 2nd Test, Kolkata, 5th day, March 15, 2001

India celebrate the fall of the final wicket•Mar 15, 2001•Getty Images

India celebrate the ninth wicket, SS Das catching Jason Gillespie off Harbhajan Singh, India v Australia, fifth day, second Test, Kolkata, March 15, 2001

India celebrate the ninth wicket•Mar 15, 2001•Hamish Blair/Getty Images

India celebrate the fall of the final wicket•Mar 15, 2001•Hamish Blair/Getty Images

Harbhajan Singh claims the wicket of Ricky Ponting, India v Australia, 2nd Test, Kolkata, 5th day, March 15, 2001

Harbhajan Singh claims the wicket of Ricky Ponting•Mar 15, 2001•Hamish Blair/Getty Images

Michael Kasprowicz winces during VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid's match-winning stand, India v Australia, 2nd Test, Kolkata, 4th day, March 14, 2001

Michael Kasprowicz winces during VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid's match-winning stand•Mar 14, 2001•AFP

VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid walk back after their unbeaten 357-run stand, India v Australia, 2nd Test, Kolkata, 4th day, March 14, 2001

VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid walk back after their unbeaten 357-run stand•Mar 14, 2001•AFP

VVS Laxman broke Sunil Gavaskar's record to become India's highest individual run-scorer in Tests, India v Australia, 2nd Test, Kolkata, 4th day, March 14, 2001

VVS Laxman broke Sunil Gavaskar's record to become India's highest individual run-scorer in Tests•Mar 14, 2001•AFP

Damien Fleming carries drinks with the team mascot in his trousers, day four, second Test, India vs Australia, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India, March 14, 2001

Damien Fleming carries drinks with the team mascot in his trousers•Mar 14, 2001•Hamish Blair/Getty Images

VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid relax after their 376-run partnership, India v Australia, 2nd Test, Kolkata, 5th day, March 15, 2001

VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid relax after their 376-run partnership•Mar 15, 2001•AFP

Spectators celebrate India's win by lighting newspapers on fire, India v Australia, 5th day, 2nd Test, Kolkata, March 15, 2001

Spectators celebrate India's win by lighting newspapers on fire•Mar 15, 2001•Arko Datta/AFP/Getty Images

VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid relax after their 376-run partnership•Mar 15, 2001•Getty Images

VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid celebrate India's win, India v Australia, 2nd Test, Kolkata, 4th day, March 15, 2001

VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid celebrate India's win •Mar 15, 2001•Getty Images

VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid after their epic stand, India v Australia, 2nd Test, Kolkata, 4th day, March 15, 2001

VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid after their epic stand•Mar 15, 2001•AFP

VVS Laxman flicks on his way to 281, India v Australia, 2nd Test, Kolkata, 4th day, March 14, 2001

VVS Laxman flicks on his way to 281•Mar 14, 2001•AFP

Adam Gilchrist congratulates VVS Laxman on his epic innings, India v Australia, 2nd Test, Kolkata, 4th day, March 14, 2001

Adam Gilchrist congratulates VVS Laxman on his epic innings•Mar 14, 2001•AFP

VVS Laxman drives on his way to 281, India v Australia, 2nd Test, Kolkata, 4th day, March 14, 2001

VVS Laxman drives on his way to 281•Mar 14, 2001•AFP

VVS Laxman raises his bat after getting his double-hundred, India v Australia, 2nd Test, Kolkata, 4th day, March 14, 2001

VVS Laxman raises his bat after getting his double-hundred•Mar 14, 2001•Arko Datta/AFP

VVS Laxman is hugged by Rahul Dravid after reaching his 200, India v Australia, 2nd Test, Kolkata, 4th day, March 14, 2001

VVS Laxman is hugged by Rahul Dravid after reaching his 200•Mar 14, 2001•Getty Images

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Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
ML Hayden	lbw	67	118
MJ Slater	caught	43	79
JL Langer	caught	28	21
ME Waugh	lbw	0	10
SR Waugh	caught	24	58
RT Ponting	caught	0	4
AC Gilchrist	lbw	0	1
JN Gillespie	caught	6	38
SK Warne	lbw	0	7
MS Kasprowicz	not out	13	56
GD McGrath	lbw	12	27
Extras	(b 6, nb 8, pen 5)
Total	212(10 wkts; 68.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	8	4	30	0	3.75 (2 nb)
BKV Prasad	3	1	7	0	2.33
Harbhajan Singh	30.3	8	73	6	2.39
SLV Raju	15	3	58	1	3.86
SR Tendulkar	11	3	31	3	2.81 (6 nb)
SC Ganguly	1	0	2	0	2

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	74	Michael Slater	Matthew Hayden
2nd	32	Justin Langer	Matthew Hayden
3rd	5	Mark Waugh	Matthew Hayden
4th	50	Steve Waugh	Matthew Hayden
5th	0	Matthew Hayden	Ricky Ponting
6th	1	Matthew Hayden	Adam Gilchrist
7th	6	Matthew Hayden	Jason Gillespie
8th	1	Shane Warne	Jason Gillespie
9th	17	Michael Kasprowicz	Jason Gillespie
10th	21	Glenn McGrath	Michael Kasprowicz

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