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Quiz about Australia vs India Test 200304

Australia vs India Test: 2003-04 Quiz

This quiz is about the first two tests of the 2003-04 Test series between Australia and India. Good Luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Mcgrath500. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Mcgrath500

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
162,534

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
552

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Question 1 of 15

1. Where was the first test played? Hint

Adelaide

Perth

Melbourne

Brisbane

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who were the umpires for this match? Hint

Koertzen and Shephard

Bucknor and Bowden

Bucknor and Koertzen

Koertzen and Parker

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was the highest partnership for Australia in the first innings? Hint

Martyn & Waugh

Langer & Ponting

Langer & Martyn

Langer & Hayden

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Question 4 of 15

4. How many players from both teams backed up from the infamous 2001 test series in India? Hint

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Question 5 of 15

5. Justin Langer scored a century in the first innings. How many runs did Langer score? Hint

124

123

121

119

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Question 6 of 15

6. Sourav Ganguly also scored a century for India in the first innings. How many runs did Ganguly score? Hint

143

146

144

140

7. India managed to get a slim chance of winning the match when Steve Waugh made a declaration late on the fifth day. The match was eventually called a draw, but what was India's score at the conclusion of day five? Hint

2/73

2/76

2/66

2/68

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Question 8 of 15

8. The 2nd test match was played at Adelaide Oval. Ricky Ponting was the standout for Australia in the first innings. How many runs did he score? Hint

242

246

243

233

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Question 9 of 15

9. What was the highest partnership for Australia in their first innings? Hint

138

136

124

133

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Question 10 of 15

10. In India's first innings, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman took Australia to the cleaners with another back-breaking partnership. What was their partnership worth? Hint

303

309

315

317

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Question 11 of 15

11. In the second innings Australia was bundled out for 196. Gilchrist topscored with 43. How many batsmen including Gilchrist reached double figures? Hint

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Question 12 of 15

12. Australia's batting disaster was due to Agit Agarkar, who bowled his career best figures to keep India on top. What were his 2nd innings figures? Hint

6/43

6/41

5/43

6/45

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Question 13 of 15

13. What was India's target to win in their second innings? Hint

233

194

238

230

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Question 14 of 15

14. Australia had two bowlers who helped ease the loss with two wickets each. Who were they? Hint

Gillespie & Katich

Bichel & MacGill

Gillespie & MacGill

MacGill & Katich

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Question 15 of 15

15. The man of the match went to Rahul Dravid after a great match with the bat. How many runs in total did he score for the match? Hint

298

305

295

313

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was the first test played?

Answer: Brisbane

This was the 46th test match to be played at the Gabba'.

2. Who were the umpires for this match?

Answer: Bucknor and Koertzen

Umpires Steve Bucknor from the West Indies and Rudi Koertzen from South Africa watched over this match.

3. What was the highest partnership for Australia in the first innings?

Answer: Langer & Martyn

Langer and Martyn put on 106. The remaining 7 wickets fell for just 55 runs.

4. How many players from both teams backed up from the infamous 2001 test series in India?

Answer: 13

13 players from both sides of this test match played a part in the previous series in India 2001.

5. Justin Langer scored a century in the first innings. How many runs did Langer score?

Answer: 121

Langer batted close to five and a half hours for his 121.

6. Sourav Ganguly also scored a century for India in the first innings. How many runs did Ganguly score?

Answer: 144

Ganguly batted for five hours in his knock of 144 to send Australia onto the backfoot.

Answer: 2/73

Nathan Bracken managed to remove openers Sehwag and Chopra in successive deliveries, but was unlucky to get any more scalps.

8. The 2nd test match was played at Adelaide Oval. Ricky Ponting was the standout for Australia in the first innings. How many runs did he score?

Answer: 242

This was Ponting's 2nd double century in test cricket and was his highest score. His 242 was made up of 31 boundaries and lasted over 8 hours.

9. What was the highest partnership for Australia in their first innings?

Answer: 138

The 138 was a partnership between Ponting and Katich.

10. In India's first innings, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman took Australia to the cleaners with another back-breaking partnership. What was their partnership worth?

Answer: 303

India were in trouble at 4/85 when Dravid and Laxman steered the game out of Australia's reach. Laxman was out for 148, and Dravid made an extraordinary 233.

11. In the second innings Australia was bundled out for 196. Gilchrist topscored with 43. How many batsmen including Gilchrist reached double figures?

Answer: 6

Australia had no answer to India with the bat or ball from days 2 to 4.

12. Australia's batting disaster was due to Agit Agarkar, who bowled his career best figures to keep India on top. What were his 2nd innings figures?

Answer: 6/41

Agarkar's 6/41 was his career best figures and also shook off some demons from his previous visit to Australia with the bat, when he was dismissed for 5 ducks out of 6 innings at an average of 3.16.

13. What was India's target to win in their second innings?

Answer: 230

India required 230 runs from just over one days play of cricket. They took until the third session on day 5 to knock over the winning runs.

14. Australia had two bowlers who helped ease the loss with two wickets each. Who were they?

Answer: MacGill & Katich

Katich with 2/22 and MacGill with 2/101.

15. The man of the match went to Rahul Dravid after a great match with the bat. How many runs in total did he score for the match?

Answer: 305

Rahul Dravid scored 305 runs in what was India's first victory in Australia since 1980-81.

Source: Author Mcgrath500

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