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India and Australia play the tied Test at Madras

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The India-Australia Test at Chepauk ended in a tie, only the second tied Test in cricket history.

The first Test of the 1986 series between India and Australia was played at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras, from 18 to 22 September 1986. Australia declared at 574 for 7, with Dean Jones scoring 210 in extremely hot and humid conditions, after which he was treated in hospital for heat exhaustion. Chasing 348 in the final innings, India were bowled out with the scores level, and the match ended in a tie. It was only the second tied Test in history, after Brisbane in 1960.

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