Brisbane, Wooloongabba

The name 'Gabba' is synonymous with cricket in Australia just as Eden Gardens is in India and The Lord's is in England.

South Africa took part in the first Test match at the ground, situated in the Brisbane suburb of Wooloongabba, in 1931/32. But the tourists did not fare too well and crashed to an innings defeat. Don Bradman's 226 in the first innings of that Test remains a record.

The Aussies have not lost a Test match at the venue since 1988/89 and they will be keen to keep their record going against the Indians.

The wicket is generally very true, not as quick as Perth but quick all the same. There is sideways movement for the quicks and the batsmen, which needs good technique and concentration to survive

Ground details:
First Test: Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, 1931/32
Result: Australia won by an innings and 163 runs

Most Recent Test: Australia v England, The Ashes 1st Test, 2002/03
Result: Australia won by 384 runs (Hayden 197 & 103 and Ponting 123)

Head-to-head

Won by Aus	Won by Ind	Drawn	Tied	Total
4	0	0	0	4

Matches played between India and Australia

Series	Test	Date	Result
1947-1948	1st Test	28/11/1947	Aus won by an inns and 226 runs
1967-1968	3rd Test	19/01/1968	Aus won by 39 runs
1977-1978	1st Test	2/12/77	Aus won by 16 runs
1991-1992	1st Test	29/11/1991	Aus won by 10 wickets

Partnership records

Wicket	Runs	Batsmen	Match
1st	269	M J Slater and G S Blewett (Aus)	1999-2000 vs Pak
2nd	272	M L Hayden and R T Ponting (Aus)	2002-2003 vs Eng
3rd	276	D G Bradman and A L Hassett (Aus)	1946-1947 vs Eng
4th	198	L G Rowe and A I Kallicharran (WI)	1975-1976 vs Aus
5th	187	W M Lawry and K D Walters (Aus)	1965-1966 vs Eng
6th	197	A R Border and G R J Matthews (Aus)	1985-1986 vs NZ
7th	144	P A De Silva and J R Ratnayeke (SL)	1989-1990 vs Aus
8th	135	A C Gilchrist and B Lee (Aus)	2001-2002 vs NZ
9th	92	E Paynter and H Verity (Eng)	1932-1933 vs Aus
10th	86	S K Warne and S A Muller (Aus)	1999-2000 vs Pak

Top 10 Batsmen (By aggregate runs)

Player	Country	M	Inns	NO	50s	100s	HS	Runs	Avg
Chappell, G S	Aus	7	11	2	4	5	201	1006	111.78
Taylor, M A	Aus	10	18	2	6	2	164	912	57
Waugh, S R*	Aus	16	24	3	4	3	*147	859	40.9
Border, A R	Aus	15	22	1	2	3	*152	779	37.1
Boon, D C	Aus	12	20	0	4	2	143	750	37.5
Bradman, D G	Aus	5	7	0	1	3	226	736	105.14
Lawry, W M	Aus	6	11	1	4	2	166	710	71
Waugh, M E	Aus	11	16	1	4	2	140	689	45.93
Healy, I A	Aus	11	17	4	1	2	*161	689	53
Slater, M J*	Aus	6	9	1	1	3	176	675	84.38

Top 10 bowlers (By aggregate wickets)

Player	Country	O	M	R	W	5w	Best	Avg
Warne, S K*	Aus	440.3	139	1071	51	2	8/71	21.00
McGrath, G D*	Aus	429.3	128	1131	51	3	6/17	22.18
McDermott, C J	Aus	314.3	69	905	40	2	6/53	22.63
Lillee, D K	Aus	175.1	35	625	31	2	6/53	20.16
Thomson, J R	Aus	198.4	30	697	29	2	6/46	24.03
Hughes, M G	Aus	214.1	53	608	28	0	4/50	21.71
Lawson, G F	Aus	206.4	47	545	28	4	6/47	19.46
Benaud, R	Aus	236.7	64	603	23	2	6/115	26.22
Lindwall, R R	Aus	138.7	30	358	21	1	5/60	17.05
Hadlee, R J	New Zealand	134.3	29	343	21	2	9/52	16.33

Top 10 century makers for Australia

Player	Career	Match	Versus	Inns	Runs
Bradman, D G	1928-1948	1931-1932 1st Test	SA	1st	226
Stackpole, K R	1966-1974	1970-1971 1st Test	Eng	1st	207
Chappell, G S	1970-1984	1981-1982 2nd Test	Pak	1st	201
Hayden, M L	1994-	2002-2003 1st Test	Eng	1st	197
Bradman, D G	1928-1948	1946-1947 1st Test	Eng	1st	187
Bradman, D G	1928-1948	1947-1948 1st Test	India	1st	185
O'Neill, N C	1958-1965	1960-1961 1st Test	WI	1st	181
Slater, M J	1993-2001	1994-1995 1st Test	Eng	1st	176
Booth, B C	1961-1966	1963-1964 1st Test	SA	1st	169
Slater, M J	1993-2001	1999-2000 1st Test	Pak	1st	169

Century makers for India

Player	Career	Match	Versus	Inns	Runs
Gavaskar, S M	1971-1987	1977-1978 1st Test	Aus	2nd	113
Jaisimha, M L	1959-1971	1967-1968 3rd Test	Aus	2nd	101

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