Australian cricket team in India in 1964–65

Australian cricket team in India in 1964-65
Date 2–22 October 1964
Location India India
Result 3-Test series drawn
Teams
 India  Australia
Captains
Nawab of Pataudi, Jr. Bob Simpson
Most runs
Nawab of Pataudi, Jr. (270)
Vijay Manjrekar (180)
M. L. Jaisimha (152)
Bob Simpson (292)
Bill Lawry (284)
Peter Burge (164)
Most wickets
Bapu Nadkarni (17)
Salim Durani (10)
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (9)
Garth McKenzie (13)
Tom Veivers (11)
Bob Simpson (6)
Alan Connolly (6)

The Australian national cricket team played three Test matches in India against the India national cricket team in 1964-65. The three-Test series was drawn, with the Australians taking the first Test, the Indians winning the second, and the third match drawn.

Series summary

1st Test

2 October - 7 October
scorecard
v
211 (72.0 overs)
Bill Lawry 62
Bapu Nadkarni 5-31 (18.0 overs)
276 (132.3 overs)
Nawab of Pataudi, Jr. 128
Garth McKenzie 6-58 (32.3 overs)
397 (158.4 overs)
Bob Simpson 77
Bapu Nadkarni 6-91 (54.4 overs)
193 (80.0 overs)
Hanumant Singh 94
Garth McKenzie 4-33 (20.0 overs)
 Australia won by 139 runs
Nehru Stadium, Madras, India
Umpires: M. V. Nagendra and Samar Roy

2nd Test

10 October - 15 October
scorecard
v
320 (103.5 overs)
Peter Burge 80
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 4-50 (26.0 overs)
341 (152.3 overs)
Nawab of Pataudi, Jr. 86
Tom Veivers 4-68 (48.0 overs)
274 (99.4 overs)
Bob Cowper 81
Bapu Nadkarni 4-33 (20.4 overs)
256/8 (128.4 overs)
Dilip Sardesai 56
Alan Connolly 3-24 (18.0 overs)

3rd Test

17 October - 22 October
scorecard
v
174 (84.5 overs)
Bob Simpson 67
Salim Durani 6-73 (28.0 overs)
235 (130.0 overs)
Chandu Borde 68
Bob Simpson 4-45 (28.0 overs)
143/1 (46.0 overs)
Bob Simpson 71
Rusi Surti 1-37 (10.0 overs)

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