| 0.0 : Rain, rain go away, come again another day - this is what the Australians would be praying coming into the second ODI. Hello and welcome to our coverage of the game, which is to be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Australia will be wary of the spin attack that the hosts posses and they would look to tackle them well. They would know that it was their batting that was a huge let down in the first game and they can't afford another bad day at the office. |
| India, on the other hand, would want their top order to fire in unison. They were fortunate to be bailed out by the lower middle order in the first game and wouldn't want a rescue act yet again from them. Kohli would hope for a complete game against the Aussies. Stay with us as we get you the toss in a while. |
| TOSS - INDIA WIN THE TOSS AND OPT TO BAT FIRST! |
| VIRAT KOHLI, the Indian skipper, says they will bat first. Adds it looks a nice and hard wicket and there isn't a lot of moisture in it. Further says they are playing with two spinners in the side and would look to defend again today. Continues saying there were a lot of talks about their top order but it was good to see the middle and lower order bailing them out. Ends by saying they are playing with the same eleven and the last game has given them the confidence which has lifted them up. |
| STEVEN SMITH, the Australian skipper, says that it is a good feeling to play 100 games for his side but it has taken him 7 years to get there. Reckons that it looks a good pitch and would have loved to bat first, but they will turn up and bowl well. Informs that Kane Richardson is in for James Faulkner and Ashton Agar replaces Adam Zampa. |
| TEAM CHANGES - India have no reason to change their combination and are going unchanged. Australia have made a couple of changes as mentioned by Steven Smith. |
| It's time for the national anthems of both the sides. |
| AJINKYA RAHANE and ROHIT SHARMA walk out with the bat. PAT CUMMINS will run in with the first new ball. Two slips in place. Let's roll... |
| 0.1 : Pat Cummins to A Rahane, Steams in and bowls a length ball outside off at 148 kmph. Rahane doesn't bother fiddling with the first ball and opts to watch it to the keeper. |
| 0.2 : Pat Cummins to A Rahane, Beaten straightaway! Cummins bowls a back of a length ball outside off, Rahane pushes at that but misses the ball. |
| 0.3 : Pat Cummins to A Rahane, Rahane gets off the mark! Length ball outside off, he guides it to third man for a run. |
| 0.4 : Pat Cummins to R Sharma, Now Sharma gets going. A 153 kmph length ball around middle and leg, Rohit stands tall and fends it towards backward square leg for a quick run. |
| 0.5 : Pat Cummins to A Rahane, Lands it full around middle and leg, Rahane looks to push it but gets it off the inner half towards fine leg for a single. |
| 0.6 : Pat Cummins to R Sharma, Length ball just around off, Sharma shoulders arms to let it go. |
| NATHAN COULTER-NILE to bowl with the second new ball. He should have a fairly good idea of the conditions here as he plays for the Kolkata franchise in the Indian T20 League. He has two slips in place. |
| 1.1 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, Starts off with a length ball outside off, Rahane glides it to third man for a run. |
| 1.2 : N Coulter-Nile to R Sharma, Bowls it on a length around off, Rohit pushes it towards point. |
| 1.3 : N Coulter-Nile to R Sharma, Length ball around off, pushed away off the back foot towards covers. |
| 1.4 : N Coulter-Nile to R Sharma, A tad aerial but safe! Coulter-Nile bowls it outside off, Sharma plays it to third man for a run. |
| 1.5 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, A tad fuller outside off, Ajinkya cuts it to the fielder at point. |
| 1.6 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, Lands this around off stump, Rahane stays tall and bunts it towards covers from the crease. |
| Play held up a bit as Rohit Sharma isn't happy with the disturbance in front of the sightscreen. |
| 2.1 : Pat Cummins to R Sharma, Bowls it on a length in line of the stumps, Sharma defends it from the crease. |
| 2.2 : Pat Cummins to R Sharma, Length ball around off, Rohit looks to punch it off the back foot. Ends up getting an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 2.3 : Pat Cummins to R Sharma, FOUR! ELEGANCE! Rohit Sharma mesmerizes Eden Gardens with that wonderful cover drive! Cummins overpitches that outside off, the batsman drives it off the front foot. The ball just races away to the fence. That's the first boundary of the game! |
| 2.4 : Pat Cummins to R Sharma, Follows the full ball with a length delivery outside off, Sharma shoulders arms to let that go. |
| 2.5 : Pat Cummins to R Sharma, This is bowled around off, Rohit defends it off the front foot. |
| 2.6 : Pat Cummins to R Sharma, Length ball around off, Rohit punches it off the back foot to covers. |
| 3.1 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, FOUR! Now Rahane plays a classy and effective drive! Coulter-Nile spears in a full ball outside off, Ajinkya gets his stride out and plays it beautifully through covers for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, WIDE! Nathan bowls it down the leg side, Rahane misses the flick. Wide given by the umpire. |
| N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, FOUR! The second one of the over! Coulter-Nile bowls it on a good length outside off, Rahane stays back and opens the face of the bat to play it through point for another boundary. This should get him going in the game. |
| 3.3 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, Length ball on the pads, Rahane misses the flick and wears it on the pads. |
| 3.4 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, Another fuller ball outside off, driven towards covers by Rahane. The fielder there makes a diving stop. |
| 3.5 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, This ball is defended from the crease. |
| 3.6 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, Length ball outside off, Rahane looks to flay at that but gets beaten due to the extra bounce. |
| 4.1 : Pat Cummins to R Sharma, Bowls it outside off, Sharma plays it to the point fielder. |
| 4.2 : Pat Cummins to R Sharma, Length ball around off and middle, Rohit flicks it towards square leg for a quick run. The fielder from mid-wicket gets there and has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. |
| 4.3 : Pat Cummins to A Rahane, Howzzat? Close! Length ball around off, Rahane looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. The Australians appeal for LBW but to no avail. Smith thinks about reviewing that but decides against it. |
| What happened there? Cummins comes steaming in but the ball slips out of his hands and is even down on the ground. He smiles, gets up and starts to walk back to take the mark... |
| 4.4 : Pat Cummins to A Rahane, Bouncer around off and middle, Rahane sways away from the line of the ball to let that through to the keeper. |
| 4.5 : Pat Cummins to A Rahane, Length ball in line of the stumps, Rahane flicks it towards mid-wicket. |
| 4.6 : Pat Cummins to A Rahane, Bowled around off, Rahane plays it towards point. |
| 5.1 : N Coulter-Nile to R Sharma, OUT! The favourite of Eden Gardens is dismissed by the one who plays for the local franchise! Coulter-Nile bowls a full ball around off, Sharma looks to drive it to the off side but gets it off the toe end of the bat straight to the bowler, who sticks out his right hand. But the ball slips out and he catches it off the second attempt. Rohit looks dejected and why not! Early wicket for the visitors and that would just lift them up! |
| 0.0 : Huge cheers greet VIRAT KOHLI to the crease at the fall of the first wicket! He bagged a duck in the previous game and the scenario is same as he will have to face Coulter-Nile again... |
| 5.2 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Welcomes him with a length ball outside off, Kohli lets that go. |
| 5.3 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Back of a length ball around middle and leg, Kohli looks to fend that but gets hit on the forearm. |
| 5.4 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Edged but safe! Kohli could have been walking early! Coulter-Nile bowls it full outside off, Virat goes for the drive but gets it off the outside edge past the diving gully fielder, towards third man, for a run. |
| 5.5 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, WIDE! Full ball outside off, Rahane looks to drive but misses. Wide given. |
| N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, This is a length ball outside off, Rahane chooses to let that go. |
| 5.6 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, WIDE! Spears this down the leg side, Rahane lets it go. Wide signaled. |
| N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, FOUR. |
| 6.1 : Pat Cummins to V Kohli, No run. |
| 6.2 : Pat Cummins to V Kohli, Fuller in length and outside off, Virat shoulders his arms to that one. |
| 6.3 : Pat Cummins to V Kohli, Good length delivery on off, Kohli pushes it towards point. Wants the single but won't get it. |
| 6.4 : Pat Cummins to V Kohli, Pitches it right up there, serves it around off, a mistimed drive towards cover. |
| 6.5 : Pat Cummins to V Kohli, Back of a length outside off, VK drops his wrists to let it be. |
| 6.6 : Pat Cummins to V Kohli, A bit wide outside off this time. The India skipper doesn't go after it. |
| Pat Cummins has left the field. |
| 7.1 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, FOUR! Gracious! Coulter-Nile bowls it full outside off, Rahane gets his front foot to the pitch of the ball and drives it through covers for a boundary. He's timing these brilliantly today. |
| 7.2 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, Bowls it on a length around off, Rahane looks to guide it to third man but ends up chopping it towards the slip cordon. |
| 7.3 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, Bowls it on a length outside off, Ajinkya lets that go to the keeper. |
| 7.4 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, Another delivery outside off, Rahane points his bat skywards to let that go. |
| 7.5 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, FOUR! He bowls it on a length around off, Rahane gets his stride out and pushes it perfectly through covers. The timing was such that the ball raced away to the fence for a boundary. It's the second boundary of the over! |
| 7.6 : N Coulter-Nile to A Rahane, Bowls it on a length around off, Rahane plays it towards point from the crease. |
| KANE RICHARDSON is brought into the attack. |
| 8.1 : K Richardson to V Kohli, Begins with a length ball outside off, Kohli covers his stumps and shoulders arms to that. |
| 8.2 : K Richardson to V Kohli, FOUR! The Kohli special cover drive! Richardson spears this full outside off, Kohli takes a couple of steps down the track and times his drive perfectly. Beautifully played. |
| 8.3 : K Richardson to V Kohli, This is bowled outside off, Kohli lets it go to the keeper. |
| 8.4 : K Richardson to V Kohli, EDGY SINGLE! Back of a length ball outside off, Kohli looks to guide it to third man. But gets the outer edge and the ball flies over the slip cordon towards third man for a run. He needs to be careful with these shots. |
| 8.5 : K Richardson to A Rahane, Length ball around off, Rahane gets behind and blocks it. |
| 8.6 : K Richardson to A Rahane, FOUR! Richardson bowls it on a length outside off, Rahane stays back and cuts it past the diving point fielder for a boundary. He's timed that to perfection there! |
| MARCUS STOINIS is given the ball now. He was pretty impressive with the ball in the last match and would look to repeat his performance today. |
| 9.1 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Back of a length delivery, angling in, tucked towards square leg. |
| 9.2 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, A bit fuller around off, Kohli pushes it uppishly towards the cover-point fielder. |
| 9.3 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Hits the deck hard, bowls it outside off, nothing doing says Kohli. |
| 9.4 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Good length delivery, moving away off the seam, pushed off the front foot towards backward point. |
| 9.5 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Comes down the track and works it towards mid on for a brisk single. |
| Michael Clarke on air talks about the strategy to get Kohli out. He says that you need to attack Kohli at the start. Opines that the key would be to have an extra fielder in the cover region and then make him drive. |
| 9.6 : M Stoinis to A Rahane, Short of a length delivery outside off, Ajinkya leaves it alone. |
| Pat Cummins is back on the field. |
| Powerplay 2 has been taken! Now a maximum of four fielders can be kept outside the circle. |
| Since the Aussies are bowling it well outside off to make Kohli fall for it, the Indian skipper is walking across a step to counter the away swing and avoid drawing an edge... |
| 10.1 : K Richardson to V Kohli, This is bowled outside off, Kohli leaves it alone. |
| 10.2 : K Richardson to V Kohli, Length ball around off, Kohli plays it to the point region. |
| 10.3 : K Richardson to V Kohli, Length ball around middle and leg, Kohli looks to flick, but gets it off the glove and rolls next to the pitch. The batsmen cross over for a quick single. |
| 10.4 : K Richardson to A Rahane, This is bowled on a length outside off, Rahane guides it to third man for a run. |
| 10.5 : K Richardson to V Kohli, This delivery is pushed to point. |
| 10.6 : K Richardson to V Kohli, FOUR! Kohli nails the pull! Richardson bowls it short around off, Virat pulls it through square leg for a boundary. That went on a couple of bounces into the fence. |
| 11.1 : M Stoinis to A Rahane, Beaten! Stoinis bowls it on a length just outside off, Rahane feels for it but finds the ball pass the outside edge off the bat. |
| 11.2 : M Stoinis to A Rahane, Just short! Stoinis bangs it short outside off, Rahane looks to pulls it towards mid on. The ball lands just short of the diving fielder, Richardson, there. The batsmen take a run. |
| 11.3 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Bowls it full outside off, Kohli drives it through covers for a brace. |
| 11.4 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Another glorious cover drive from Kohli! A full delivery outside off is played through covers. The fielder in the deep, Coulter-Nile, gets to his right, puts in the dive and saves a couple of runs for his side. |
| 11.5 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Length ball around middle and leg, Kohli looks to work it to the on side, but gets it off the outer half past point for a run. |
| 11.6 : M Stoinis to A Rahane, This is bowled in line of the stumps, Rahane drives it to mid on. |
| 12.1 : K Richardson to V Kohli, Bowls it around middle and leg, Kohli flicks it to fine leg for a run. |
| 12.2 : K Richardson to A Rahane, This is bowled outside off, Rahane glides this to third man for a run. |
| 12.3 : K Richardson to V Kohli, FOUR! Majestic stroke! Richardson bowls it full outside off, Kohli leans forward and drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 12.4 : K Richardson to V Kohli, This delivery around off, is played to point. |
| 12.5 : K Richardson to V Kohli, Bowls it on a length outside off, Kohli guides it to third man for a run. |
| A bit halt in play. The Australian players are struggling with the heat out there. Wade is feeling sick, while we see Cartwright getting an ice pack on his back. Meanwhile, the players are having refreshments. Hopefully, they all are fine... |
| 12.6 : K Richardson to A Rahane, Spears this on a length outside off, Rahane guides it past the diving slip fielder for a run. |
| Spin time in Kolkata, as ASHTON AGAR comes to bowl now. |
| 13.1 : A Agar to A Rahane, Starts with a ball on the pads, Rahane flicks it towards short fine leg for a run. |
| 13.2 : A Agar to V Kohli, This is floated outside off, Kohli punches it through covers for a couple. |
| 13.3 : A Agar to V Kohli, Floats it full around middle and leg, Kohli drives it to long on for a run. |
| 13.4 : A Agar to A Rahane, 50-run partnership between Kohli and Rahane! Bowls it full around middle and leg, Rahane drives it to long on for a run. These two have batted well, battling the hot conditions. They need to carry on though. They have run well between the wickets apart from collecting the boundaries regularly. |
| 13.5 : A Agar to V Kohli, Flatter ball around off, Kohli guides it towards short third man for a quick run. |
| 13.6 : A Agar to A Rahane, Lands this around off, Rahane defends it off the front foot onto the ground. |
| 14.1 : K Richardson to V Kohli, Richardson bowls it a tad fuller around middle, Kohli moves across and drives it to mid on. |
| 14.2 : K Richardson to V Kohli, Edged but safe! Length ball around middle and leg, Kohli looks to turn it away but gets a leading edge towards the bowler. He would be thankful that it didn't go to the bowler. |
| 14.3 : K Richardson to V Kohli, Bowled outside off, Kohli plays it towards backward point. |
| 14.4 : K Richardson to V Kohli, Rahane is lucky that Richardson didn't get a hand onto it! He bowls it full around off and middle, Kohli drives it straight back. The ball hits the stumps at the non-striker's end. The bowler couldn't do much there. |
| 14.5 : K Richardson to V Kohli, Short ball around off, Kohli pulls it in front of square on the leg side. He looked intent on the second but seems to have twisted his ankle and has to settle for a run. |
| 14.6 : K Richardson to A Rahane, Back of a length delivery outside off, dabbed down to third man for an easy single. |
| Drinks are on the field. The first hour of play is done and India are relatively on top with Rahane and Kohli amidst a good partnership. The pitch looks good for batting. But the sweltering heat seems to be an issue for the visitors. This drinks should be a refreshing break for them. |
| 15.1 : A Agar to A Rahane, Agar fires in a quick ball around middle and off, Rahane looks to punch it back to the bowler but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 15.2 : A Agar to A Rahane, Flatter ball outside off, Rahane stays back and cuts it through point. Head gets there, puts in the dive and keeps the batsmen down to two. |
| 15.3 : A Agar to A Rahane, Bowls it around middle and leg, Rahane flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 15.4 : A Agar to V Kohli, This delivery in line of the stumps is played to mid-wicket. |
| 15.5 : A Agar to V Kohli, Lands it around off, driven through mid off for a run. |
| 15.6 : A Agar to A Rahane, Loops it up around middle, Ajinkya flicks it through square leg for another single. |
| Marcus Stoinis is back on. The heat is really getting onto Wade now. He's down on his knees and looks very uncomfortable. As the camera rolls to Haddin, Harsha Bhogle quips him to take the gloves! |
| 16.1 : M Stoinis to A Rahane, Length ball around off, Rahane punches it off the back foot towards covers. |
| 16.2 : M Stoinis to A Rahane, WIDE! Stoinis bowls this down the leg side, Rahane looks to flick but misses. Wade has to get to his left and get down to collect that! Wide given. |
| M Stoinis to A Rahane, Length ball around off, Rahane watches that till the end and guides it towards third man. Richardson runs to his right, puts in the dive and saves two for his side. |
| 16.3 : M Stoinis to A Rahane, Bowls it around off, Ajinkya plays it towards covers. |
| 16.4 : M Stoinis to A Rahane, Very full delivery outside off, Rahane digs it out. The ball rolls towards cover-point as the batsmen take a run. |
| 16.5 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Length ball outside off, Kohli covers his stump and watches the ball go to the keeper. |
| 16.6 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Fuller ball outside off, Kohli drives it towards cover-point. Maxwell puts in the dive but is unable to prevent a run. |
| 17.1 : A Agar to V Kohli, Floats it full outside off, Kohli drives it back to the left of the bowler. Agar puts in the dive and stops that. |
| 17.2 : A Agar to V Kohli, Lands it around off, Kohli punches it towards cover-point for a run. |
| 17.3 : A Agar to A Rahane, Lands it in line of the stumps, Rahane defends it by getting behind the line of the ball. |
| 17.4 : A Agar to A Rahane, Floats it around middle, he flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 17.5 : A Agar to A Rahane, Tosses it outside off, Rahane looks to cut but misses. The ball spins away and bounces to go past the edge of the bat. |
| 17.6 : A Agar to A Rahane, This delivery is punched back to the bowler. |
| 18.1 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, FOUR! Just wide of mid on! Stoinis bowls it short outside off, Kohli looks to pull it but gets it off the upper half to the right of mid on. Head gives it a valiant chase but the ball speeds away through the practice pitches for a boundary. Stoinis is really bowling these deliveries well. He wasn't lucky on this occasion though! |
| 18.2 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Bowls it outside off, Kohli lets it go to the keeper. |
| 18.3 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Lands it around off, Kohli chops it towards point. He wants a run but is sent back by Rahane. |
| 18.4 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Bowls it on a length around off, Kohli is early into the shot and gets it aerially towards covers. Probably that was the off-cutter that just stopped a tad on the pitch. |
| 18.5 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Short ball around off, Kohli pulls it through square leg for a brace. |
| 18.6 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Overthrows! Length ball around off, Kohli taps it towards mid on and sets off for a run. The fielder there, Head, has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. The ball runs away towards third man allowing the batsmen another run. |
| 19.1 : A Agar to A Rahane, Lands it around middle, Rahane works it round the corner for a run. |
| 19.2 : A Agar to V Kohli, Floats it full around off, Kohli drives it to long off for a run. |
| 19.3 : A Agar to A Rahane, Floats this around off and middle, Rahane flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 19.4 : A Agar to A Rahane, This delivery is punched off the back foot to long on for a run. |
| 19.5 : A Agar to V Kohli, FOUR! Delicate! Agar lands it just outside off, Kohli watches it till the end and plays it ever so late past the stumps. The ball runs through third man for a boundary. 100 up for India. |
| 19.6 : A Agar to V Kohli, Lands this outside off, Kohli takes a run to long off. |
| Pat Cummins is called back into the attack. The visitors need to break this stand. Can Pat be the one to do so? |
| 20.1 : Pat Cummins to V Kohli, Length ball around off and middle, played to long on for a run. |
| 20.2 : Pat Cummins to A Rahane, Bowls it around off, Rahane looks to play it to the off side, but gets it off the inner half to mid on. |
| 20.3 : Pat Cummins to A Rahane, Length ball outside off, Rahane plays it towards covers. The fielder dives there, makes a half stop, to keep it to one run. |
| 20.4 : Pat Cummins to V Kohli, Short ball around off, Kohli mistimes the pull to mid on. |
| 20.5 : Pat Cummins to V Kohli, Spears it outside off, Kohli collects a single after playing it to third man. |
| 20.6 : Pat Cummins to A Rahane, This delivery is played back towards the bowler. |
| 21.1 : A Agar to V Kohli, Lands it outside off, Kohli guides it to third man. |
| 21.2 : A Agar to V Kohli, Loops it up around middle, Kohli gets a run towards mid-wicket. |
| 21.3 : A Agar to A Rahane, Bowls it around off, Rahane drives it to long off for a run. |
| 21.4 : A Agar to V Kohli, This is landed around middle, Virat flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 21.5 : A Agar to A Rahane, WIDE! Agar bowls it down the leg side, Rahane looks to sweep but misses. The ball hits Wade's pads and rolls towards short fine leg for a bye. Wide signaled. |
| A Agar to V Kohli, 45th ODI fifty for Kohli! Agar tosses full around middle and leg, Virat drives it to long on for a run. The skipper has played a good knock given the conditions out there. But given the fitness levels he possesses, he should look to carry on and make it big. The laudable fact is that he came in to bat after Rahane but got to this milestone before him. |
| 21.6 : A Agar to A Rahane, This is bowled outside off, driven through covers for a run. |
| 22.1 : Pat Cummins to A Rahane, Cummins spears this around off, Rahane plays it back towards the bowler. |
| 22.2 : Pat Cummins to A Rahane, Good soccer skills by Cummins, but ineffective on this occasion! He bowls a length ball around middle and leg, Rahane gets an inside edge onto his pads and the ball rolls towards the bowler. Kohli wants a quick run and he sets off. Pat looks to kick this onto the stumps, but misses. Had he hit, it would have been curtains for Kohli. |
| 22.3 : Pat Cummins to V Kohli, This is a slower ball around off, Kohli pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 22.4 : Pat Cummins to A Rahane, Lands it full outside off, Ajinkya drives it to covers. |
| 22.5 : Pat Cummins to A Rahane, That's fifty for Rahane, his 20th in ODIs! Length ball around middle, Rahane flicks it in front of square on the leg side for a single. He's really looked good today and will look to convert this to a big score. |
| 22.6 : Pat Cummins to V Kohli, Length ball outside off, played towards point for a run. |
| So, Steven Smith has asked Travis Head to roll his arm over. |
| 23.1 : T Head to V Kohli, Lands it around off, Kohli blocks it off the front foot towards the bowler. |
| 23.2 : T Head to V Kohli, Tosses this outside off, Kohli drives it to long off for a run. |
| 23.3 : T Head to A Rahane, FOUR! Great shot that! Head lands it a tad short just outside off, Rahane gets back and cuts it in front of point. The ball just races away to the fence for a boundary. |
| A run out appeal against Rahane is taken upstairs. He has put in a dive at the striker's end but he seems to be struggling here. Wade is confident... |
| 23.4 : T Head to A Rahane, OUT! Rahane gets run out, of all the ways! Head lands it outside off, Rahane drives it through covers and sets off for a run. Kohli wants a second and Rahane responds. Cartwright from sweeper covers spears in a flat throw to Wade who collects it in front of the stumps and takes the bails off. Rahane puts in a desperate dive. The third umpire is called for. Replays show that he's just short of the crease and hence has to walk back. Ajinkya wasn't keen on the second but r |
| Manish Pandey is the new man in. |
| 23.5 : T Head to M Pandey, Tosses it outside off, Pandey strides to defend it but gets his on the back pad. The players appeal to no avail. The impact might have been outside off there. |
| 23.6 : T Head to M Pandey, Lands it around off, Pandey defends it showing the full face of the bat. |
| NATHAN COULTER-NILE is back into the attack. |
| 24.1 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Good length delivery on off, Kohli stands tall and dabs it past the lone slip fielder for a single. |
| 24.2 : N Coulter-Nile to M Pandey, Short of a length delivery outside off, Pandey is quick to sit under it. |
| 24.3 : N Coulter-Nile to M Pandey, A bit full, served on off, a gentle push off the front foot towards cover. |
| 24.4 : N Coulter-Nile to M Pandey, Angles in a length delivery on middle and leg, tucked away through mid-wicket for one. Pandey is off the mark. |
| 24.5 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, On a length and outside off, punched off the back foot towards cover. |
| 24.6 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Wide! Bouncer on middle, it bounces way over the batsman's head. Rightly called as a wide. |
| N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Sticks to his length, keeps it in the line outside off. Virat looks to drive it through the line but gets an inside edge towards mid on. |
| 25.1 : T Head to M Pandey, Tosses this around off, Manish pushes it towards mid-wicket. |
| 25.2 : T Head to M Pandey, Floats it around off, Pandey blocks it towards covers. Kohli wants to get on strike and they take a quick run. |
| 25.3 : T Head to V Kohli, Lands this around off, played to mid-wicket. |
| 25.4 : T Head to V Kohli, Head tosses this outside off, Kohli drives it inside out through covers for a brace. |
| 25.5 : T Head to V Kohli, WIDE! Lands this around middle and leg, the ball spins down the leg side. The batter lets that go. Wide signaled. |
| T Head to V Kohli, Floats it around off, Kohli flicks it towards square leg. |
| 25.6 : T Head to V Kohli, Head bowls this around off, Virat drives it to long on for a single. |
| 26.1 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Bowls a length ball outside off, Kohli punches it through covers for a run. |
| 26.2 : N Coulter-Nile to M Pandey, This is bowled on a length around off, Pandey drives it straight to mid off. |
| 26.3 : N Coulter-Nile to M Pandey, Length ball outside off, Pandey dabs it towards backward point. |
| 26.4 : N Coulter-Nile to M Pandey, Bowls this outside off, Pandey doesn't bother playing at that. |
| 26.5 : N Coulter-Nile to M Pandey, Now Kohli is lucky! Coulter-Nile spears it full around middle and off, Pandey drives it straight down the ground. The ball hits the stumps at the other end. Nathan didn't get a hand onto that. If he'd done, Kohli could have been walking back. The ball deflects towards mid-wicket and the batsmen run one. |
| 26.6 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Lands it around middle and off, Kohli defends it from the crease. |
| Time for a change in bowling as ASHTON AGAR comes back on. |
| 27.1 : A Agar to M Pandey, Serves this full outside off, Pandey pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 27.2 : A Agar to M Pandey, OUT! Knocked him over! Pandey fails to play a substantial knock and is out cheaply yet again. Agar lands a quicker delivery around off, the ball straightens after pitching. Pandey looks to cut but misses the ball and finds the stumps shattered. The visitors are ecstatic and why not! They have a chance to make inroads in this batting line up. |
| ROAR!!!!!!! Doused. The crowd rises as one thinking that it is MS Dhoni striding out. But nope. It is KEDAR JADHAV. Immediately the people quieten down. India in a bit of a trouble here. Jadhav needs to play sensibly. |
| 27.3 : A Agar to K Jadhav, WIDE! Fires this down the leg side, Jadhav fails to flick it. Wide given. |
| A Agar to K Jadhav, This delivery outside off is pushed towards covers. |
| 27.4 : A Agar to K Jadhav, Lands this around off, Jadhav collects a run by playing it to long off. |
| 27.5 : A Agar to V Kohli, This delivery is punched off the back foot towards covers. |
| 27.6 : A Agar to V Kohli, Serves this outside off, Kohli takes a run towards long off. |
| KANE RICHARDSON is back for another spell. |
| 28.1 : K Richardson to V Kohli, FOUR! Tripe! Bowling on the pads isn't really the greatest of deliveries that you can bowl. He lands this on a length around middle, Kohli moves across and flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Sunil Gavaskar on-air says that he fails to understand why Smith is still at the slips leaving mid-wicket open. |
| 28.2 : K Richardson to V Kohli, Length ball outside off, guided to third man for a run. |
| 28.3 : K Richardson to K Jadhav, Short ball around leg, Jadhav pulls it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 28.4 : K Richardson to V Kohli, This delivery is bowled outside off, driven by Kohli towards covers. |
| 28.5 : K Richardson to V Kohli, Lands this a tad fuller around middle, he drives it down to long on for a single. |
| 28.6 : K Richardson to K Jadhav, This ball is played from within the crease. |
| 29.1 : A Agar to V Kohli, Flighted delivery around off, driven along the ground through cover for a single. |
| 29.2 : A Agar to K Jadhav, Flattish through the air around off, Jadhav dabs it wide of Stoinis at short third man and takes a single. |
| 29.3 : A Agar to V Kohli, Around middle and off, eased down to long on for a single. |
| 29.4 : A Agar to K Jadhav, Drifts this one on the pads, Kedar nudges it behind square on the leg side and sets off. The fielder there has a shy at the bowler's end but it's way away from Agar who fails to collect. Steven Smith at covers too fails to get to it which allows them to take another. A bit of sloppiness from the Aussies here. |
| 29.5 : A Agar to K Jadhav, The batsman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 29.6 : A Agar to V Kohli, Drops it a bit short on middle and leg, worked away through the leg side for a single. |
| 30.1 : K Richardson to V Kohli, Runs in and spears this on a length on the pads, Kohli just flicks it away wristily to fine leg for a single. |
| 30.2 : K Richardson to K Jadhav, Again he's bowled a length ball on the pads, Jadhav tucks it down to fine leg for a run. He's straying often on the pads which is not a good thing. |
| 30.3 : K Richardson to V Kohli, Short ball around off, Kohli stands tall and pulls it through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 30.4 : K Richardson to V Kohli, Serves a delivery outside off, Kohli plays it through covers for a run. |
| 30.5 : K Richardson to K Jadhav, Length ball around off, Kedar defends it from the crease. |
| 30.6 : K Richardson to K Jadhav, WIDE! Richardson bowls a bouncer around off and middle, Jadhav looks to pull initially but lets it go eventually. The umpire has to stretch his arms. |
| K Richardson to K Jadhav, Kane lands this on a length around off, Jadhav pushes it towards covers. |
| Drinks are on the field now! The Australians would look at this break to think of ways to get rid off Kohli as quickly as they can. He's very dangerous towards the death - a strike rate of about 138 between overs 41 to 50 is a fact - and they would well know this. The Indians would love their skipper to carry on and Jadhav would try and get himself in in a bid to up the ante. |
| 31.1 : A Agar to V Kohli, Flatter one outside off, slapped behind square on the off side by Jadhav for a single. |
| 31.2 : A Agar to K Jadhav, Tosses it up around middle and leg, nudged away towards short fine leg. |
| 31.3 : A Agar to K Jadhav, Slower through the air and lands it full outside off, pushed towards the point fielder for a single. |
| 31.4 : A Agar to V Kohli, Drifting it around off, Kohli taps it in front of point. Wants the single but is sent back by his partner. |
| 31.5 : A Agar to V Kohli, Loops it up outside off, eased through cover for one. |
| 31.6 : A Agar to K Jadhav, Ashton gives it a nice flight outside off, Kedar looks to drive it through covers but gets it off the inner half down to long on for one. |
| MARCUS STOINIS is back into the attack. Will he able to get Kohli? |
| 32.1 : M Stoinis to K Jadhav, Short of a good length, bowled around off, chopped away towards the point fielder. |
| 32.2 : M Stoinis to K Jadhav, Good length delivery on off, defended off the front foot. |
| 32.3 : M Stoinis to K Jadhav, Back of a length delivery, skidding a bit off the deck. Jadhav pulls it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 32.4 : M Stoinis to K Jadhav, Bowls a slower one outside off, it's too wide actually and the umpire stretches his hands to call it a wide. |
| M Stoinis to K Jadhav, Good awareness by the batsmen! Length delivery, slower through the air and beats the slash of Jadhav. Wade gets a bad bounce and is hit on the right hand. He is down in pain and Kohli calls Jadhav through for a bye. Got to feel for Wade here. |
| 32.5 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, FOUR! Excellent shot! Sees the width and Kohli pounces on it. The ball blazes past Maxwell at point for a boundary. |
| 32.6 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Opens the face of the bat and glides it down to third man for a single. |
| 33.1 : A Agar to V Kohli, Tossed up on the pads, Kohli whips it wide of long on and scurries for a brace. |
| 0.0 : The umpires calls it a dead ball. Kohli isn't amused. Agar's towel fell down as he was in his delivery stride. The umpire spots that and immediately signals a dead ball. Kohli was unaffected by that and he played a late cut towards third man and looked to collect some runs. The ball raced away to the third man fence and Kohli will robbed. Could be a factor if he ends up falling around 96-99! |
| 33.2 : A Agar to V Kohli, Floats it up around middle and leg, Kohli gets down to play the sweep shot but misses and is hit on the pads. |
| 33.3 : A Agar to V Kohli, Makes a bit of room and drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 33.4 : A Agar to K Jadhav, Quicker through the air, outside off, chopped off the back foot towards point. |
| 33.5 : A Agar to K Jadhav, FOUR! Up and over! Loopy delivery outside off, Kedar Jadhav makes room and lifts it inside out cleanly over extra cover to pick up a boundary. |
| 33.6 : A Agar to K Jadhav, FOUR! Too easy! Drifts one down the leg side and Jadhav doesn't let it go waste. He swipes it past the short fine leg fielder and picks up back-to-back boundaries. Spoils the over with that too. |
| Between 32nd and 33rd overs, we could see Wade give some words of wisdom to Kohli. He didn't seem pleased with the batsmen stealing a bye after the ball hit him on the arm. The discussion might have been about that. |
| 34.1 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Back of a length outside off, glided down to third man for a single. |
| 34.2 : M Stoinis to K Jadhav, SIX! That's gone the distance! Stoinis bowls it short, wide and outside off. Jadhav stays back and just throws his hands at it. Gets enough meat to send it sailing over the third man fence for a biggie. The little man is getting a move on here. Two boundaries in the previous over and now a maximum. |
| 34.3 : M Stoinis to K Jadhav, Back of a length delivery on middle and off, defended back to the bowler. |
| 34.4 : M Stoinis to K Jadhav, Short of a length delivery, angling in, tucked in front of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 34.5 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, On a length and outside off, cut straight towards point. |
| 34.6 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Waits for the ball to come and then at the last moment opens the face of the bat to run it down to third man for a single. |
| NATHAN COULTER-NILE is back for another spell. His skipper needs him to strike, desperately! |
| 35.1 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Good length delivery outside off, punched off the front foot towards point where Maxwell dives to stop some runs. |
| 35.2 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Strays a bit on the pads, worked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 35.3 : N Coulter-Nile to K Jadhav, OUT! Coulter-Nile strikes! Maxwell hardly puts anything down, says Harsha Bhogle on-air. The bowler comes in and drops it on a shorter length outside off. It was there to be hit and Jadhav obliges. He cuts it but much to his dismay the ball travels quickly to Maxwell at backward point, who gobbles it with a reverse cup. A wicket at the right time for the Aussies as these two were looking really good out there. |
| The buzz around the ground just get louder! MS DHONI is slated to walk out and he does! There's nothing stopping the crowd. It's his 300th ODI in India colours and every MS fan would want and expect a special knock from him. There's still a lot of time in the innings. |
| 35.4 : N Coulter-Nile to MS Dhoni, An appeal for a caught behind! Bowls it short this time, around middle and leg. Dhoni looks to help it away but does so half-heartedly. It goes towards Wade and an appeal has been made. Turned down by the umpire. |
| 35.5 : N Coulter-Nile to MS Dhoni, FOUR! And Dhoni is away! Coulter-Nile offers a short ball to him but it doesn't bouncer as much as he would have expected it to be. Dhoni swivels a touch and pulls it firmly down to the fine leg fence for a boundary. The crowd gets going now. |
| 35.6 : N Coulter-Nile to MS Dhoni, Shortish on off, stabbed off the back foot towards point. |
| 36.1 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Lands this on a length around middle, Kohli hits it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 36.2 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, FOUR! Pristine! Full ball outside off, Kohli just times the cover drive perfectly. The ball races away to the fence and the fielder in the deep didn't stand a chance of cutting that off. |
| 36.3 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Short ball around off, Virat pulls it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 36.4 : M Stoinis to V Kohli, Back of a length ball outside off, Kohli just dabs it down to third man for a run. |
| 36.5 : M Stoinis to MS Dhoni, Bowls a length ball outside off, Dhoni covers his stump and shoulders arms in anticipation of a wide. The umpire stays unmoved. Replay showed that it passed just over the guide line there. |
| 36.6 : M Stoinis to MS Dhoni, Back of a length ball outside off, Dhoni hits it towards point. |
| 37.1 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Length ball around middle, Kohli looks to flick but hits it aerially towards mid-wicket. The ball seemed to have stopped on him a bit. |
| 37.2 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Lands this outside off, Kohli pushes it to point. |
| 37.3 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Nathan runs in and bowls a slower back of a length ball outside off. Kohli looks to pull but is early into the shot. Ends up missing it as the ball goes on the bounce to Wade. |
| 37.4 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Length ball around middle and leg, Kohli flicks it through the right of the mid-wicket fielder. Cummins runs to his left from deep square leg and saves a couple of runs for his side. |
| 37.5 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, OUT! Kohli plays on! The crowd gets quiet! Coulter-Nile is all pumped up. He gets Kohli again and denies him a century. Serves a length ball just around off, Kohli looks to guide it towards third man but ends up playing it onto the stumps. This ball stayed a tad low and that is Virat's undoing. The umpire goes upstairs to check for a no ball but Nathan seems to be fine. This is a big wicket for the Australians as the Indian skipper has the ability to cut loose to |
| The hard-hitting all-rounder HARDIK PANDYA walks out next. |
| 37.6 : N Coulter-Nile to H Pandya, FOUR! Streaky way to get going! Coulter-Nile bowls it on a length around off and middle, Pandya looks to defend. The ball takes the inside edge of the bat and races over the leg stump and into the fine leg fence for a boundary. Lucky! |
| Pat Cummins is back into the attack. |
| 38.1 : Pat Cummins to MS Dhoni, Cummins bowls it outside off, Dhoni pushes it to covers. |
| 38.2 : Pat Cummins to MS Dhoni, Bowls it full outside off, MS drives it to mid off. |
| 38.3 : Pat Cummins to MS Dhoni, Length ball around off, Dhoni defends it from the crease. |
| 38.4 : Pat Cummins to MS Dhoni, Cummins serves it on a length around off, Dhoni flicks it through square leg for a run. As Agar fielded that he seems to be in some discomfort and on the ground now. |
| Ashton Agar seems to have twisted his ankle and is on the ground after he fielded that delivery. The physio rushes out and Agar is seen walking out of the boundary ropes. |
| 38.5 : Pat Cummins to H Pandya, This is bowled around off, Pandya defends it off the front foot. |
| 38.6 : Pat Cummins to H Pandya, Excellent running! Length ball around middle and leg, tucked towards square leg. Pandya gets back for the second before the fielder returns the ball to the keeper. |
| KANE RICHARDSON back on. |
| 39.1 : K Richardson to MS Dhoni, OUT! The big fish is trapped! Richardson bowls a full ball outside off, Dhoni looks to drive it through covers. Ends up finding Smith there, who takes a good low catch diving to his left. The expression of joy on his face shows how important this wicket is for them. MS walks back without much of a contribution. India in search of a final flourish. |
| 0.0 : BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR strides out to bat. He is an able batsman, remember. And he would need to show that today. |
| 39.2 : K Richardson to B Kumar, Bowls it on a length outside off, Kumar pushes it towards covers for a run to get going. |
| 39.3 : K Richardson to H Pandya, Length ball around off, Hardik blocks it off the back foot. |
| 39.4 : K Richardson to H Pandya, Edged but safe, for the umpteenth time today! Richardson serves it on a length outside off, Pandya goes for the drive. Gets an outside edge past slip for a run. The third man fielder does well to prevent a boundary there. |
| 39.5 : K Richardson to B Kumar, Kane bowls it on a length outside off, Kumar feels for it but gets beaten. |
| 39.6 : K Richardson to B Kumar, Lands it on a length around off, Kumar gets an edge to it towards third man for a run. |
| Powerplay 3 signaled! Maximum of 5 fielders are now allowed outside the circle. |
| 40.1 : Pat Cummins to B Kumar, Steams in and spears in a length ball around off, Kumar defends it off the back foot. |
| 40.2 : Pat Cummins to B Kumar, Bouncer around off, Bhuvneshwar lets that go to the keeper. |
| 40.3 : Pat Cummins to B Kumar, Lands this around off, Kumar defends it from the crease. |
| 40.4 : Pat Cummins to B Kumar, Pat serves it outside off, Kumar blocks it onto the ground. |
| 40.5 : Pat Cummins to B Kumar, Bowled in line of the stumps, BK flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 40.6 : Pat Cummins to H Pandya, Bowls it outside off, Pandya shoulders arms in response. |
| 41.1 : K Richardson to B Kumar, Runs in and spears it on a length around off, Kumar blocks it towards mid off. |
| 41.2 : K Richardson to B Kumar, This is a length ball outside off, Bhvneshwar stands tall and punches it through covers for a run. |
| 41.3 : K Richardson to H Pandya, Short ball in line of the stumps, Pandya goes for the pull but misses it completely. |
| 41.4 : K Richardson to H Pandya, Length ball around off, Pandya keeps it out from the crease. |
| 41.5 : K Richardson to H Pandya, This is bowled around off, Pandya gets a leading edge towards the off side. |
| 41.6 : K Richardson to H Pandya, Bowled outside off, Pandya plays it towards backward point for quick run. The fielder has a shy at the striker's end but misses. |
| 42.1 : Pat Cummins to H Pandya, FOUR! Smashed! Cummins spears this on a length outside off, Pandya stands tall and slaps it over covers for a boundary. Nobody could've dared to get a hand on to that. |
| 42.2 : Pat Cummins to H Pandya, Length ball around off and middle, Hardik taps it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 42.3 : Pat Cummins to B Kumar, This delivery is punched through covers off the back foot for a run. |
| 42.4 : Pat Cummins to H Pandya, Bowls it on a length around off, Pandya plays it towards point. |
| 42.5 : Pat Cummins to H Pandya, Back of a length ball outside off, Pandya cuts it wide of third man for a brace. |
| 42.6 : Pat Cummins to H Pandya, Bowls it full outside off, driven to covers. |
| Change. |
| 43.1 : M Stoinis to B Kumar, Serves this on a length around off, Bhuvneshwar punches it to covers. |
| 43.2 : M Stoinis to B Kumar, Length ball outside off, Kumar looks to stand and cut it, but misses. The ball passes close to the edge of the bat. He should look to pick up a single and hand over the strike to Pandya instead of looking for bug shots. |
| 43.3 : M Stoinis to B Kumar, Bowled a tad fuller around off, Kumar pushes it towards covers. |
| Ashton Agar who twisted his right ankle a while back was off the field. Now he is seen limping near the boundary rope along with the physio and is going inside the dressing room. These are not good signs for Australia. Hopefully, he recovers soon. |
| 43.4 : M Stoinis to B Kumar, This is bowled on a length around middle, Bhuvneshwar flicks it to the right of mid-wicket. Is unable to get a run as the fielder does well to get there quickly and prevent a run. |
| 43.5 : M Stoinis to B Kumar, Marcus bowls it short around off, Kumar pulls it through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 43.6 : M Stoinis to B Kumar, A dot ball to end the over. It is bowled around off, Kumar can only find the mid-wicket fielder with his flick. A very good over by Stoinis, just two runs came from it! |
| NATHAN COULTER-NILE is brought back. He was got two over left. Can he pick another wicket? |
| 44.1 : N Coulter-Nile to H Pandya, Spears it on a length around off and middle, Pandya, strangely, defends showing the full face of the bat. he's not looking to attack immediately and maybe looking to bat as deep as possible. |
| 44.2 : N Coulter-Nile to H Pandya, Another length delivery around middle and leg, he punches it to mid on. |
| 44.3 : N Coulter-Nile to H Pandya, And now the pressure tells! After a couple of dots, Pandya is desperate for a run and he gets it in the end, albeit with an element of risk involved. Coulter-Nile bowls it full outside off, Hardik drives it towards mid off and sets off for a quick run. Warner rushes to the ball and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. The batsman would have been in though. |
| 44.4 : N Coulter-Nile to B Kumar, A yorker around off and middle, Kumar did well to dig it out. |
| 44.5 : N Coulter-Nile to B Kumar, Full ball outside off, driven back towards the bowler. Nathan gets down and stops it in his followthrough. |
| 44.6 : N Coulter-Nile to B Kumar, Length ball outside off, Kumar opens the face of the bat and guides it to third man for a run. |
| 45.1 : M Stoinis to B Kumar, Shorter delivery around leg to Kumar who's backing away, he pulls it to long on for a run. |
| 45.2 : M Stoinis to H Pandya, Bowls it on a length around middle and leg, Pandya gets it off his gloves towards fine leg for a single. |
| 45.3 : M Stoinis to B Kumar, Length delivery on the pads, Bhuvneshwar tucks it to fine leg for a run. |
| 45.4 : M Stoinis to H Pandya, Confusion! Length ball around off, Pandya looks to drive it on the up but gets it off the upper half towards mid off. Kumar went down in search of the run. Warner from mid off has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Kumar had given it up already! |
| 45.5 : M Stoinis to H Pandya, Back of a length ball around off and middle, Pandya gets a leading edge through covers for a run. It was in the air for a while and not too far from the fielder. |
| 45.6 : M Stoinis to B Kumar, Bowled around off, Kumar plays it to point and there's no chance of a run there. |
| 46.1 : N Coulter-Nile to H Pandya, Served on a length outside off, Pandya punches it through covers for a run. |
| 46.2 : N Coulter-Nile to B Kumar, FOUR! It's an edge that ends the boundary drought! Back of a length ball outside off, Kumar looks to flay at that with a hard bat. Gets a top edge that goes over keeper and into the third man fence. |
| 46.3 : N Coulter-Nile to B Kumar, Slower short ball outside off, Kumar looks to cut but is early into the shot. Ends up getting a top edge that falls in the no man's land. The keeper as well as the fielder from point gets there but nobody is able to catch that. |
| 46.4 : N Coulter-Nile to B Kumar, Ouch! That might have hurt for sure! Coulter-Nile bowls it full around middle, Kumar smashes it straight down. But the ball smashes the helmet of Pandya, who looks to get away from the line of the ball but is unsuccessfull. |
| Kumar smashes it right back towards Pandya at the non-striker's end. Smith runs to him from mid-wicket and looks to be a concerned man. The ball hit the helmet of Pandya as he looked to move away. The Indian team physio rushes out and tends to the all-rounder. Pandya is alright and play will resume. |
| 46.5 : N Coulter-Nile to B Kumar, WIDE! Nathan bowls it down the leg side, Kumar misses the flick. Wide signaled. |
| N Coulter-Nile to B Kumar, Lands it around off, Kumar lofts it aerially towards long on. The ball lands well short of the fielder there. A run taken. |
| 46.6 : N Coulter-Nile to H Pandya, Short ball in line of the stumps, Pandya looks to play at that but misses. |
| 47.1 : K Richardson to B Kumar, Fuller and sprayed wide outside off, Kumar hits it through covers for gets a double for doing so. |
| 47.2 : K Richardson to B Kumar, Good bowling, this! Bolws the back of a hand delivery, it dips in around off, Bhuvneshwar jams it out towards the off side. |
| 47.3 : K Richardson to B Kumar, Fuller delivery outside off, very full as Kumar jams it out towards point to bring Pandya back on strike. |
| The heavens have opened up all of a sudden. It's absolutely pelting down. |
| What happened there? Hardik Pandya gets caught by Steven Smith but he thinks he is gone and hence doesn't run and rushes back towards the dressing room. Complete chaos in the middle as Smith is seen complaining to the umpire who signals it as a no ball and then further adds Pandya can't be given run out as he wasn't attempting for it. Meanwhile, the players are off the field and we have a bit of delay... |
| 47.4 : K Richardson to H Pandya, Pandya is caught off a no ball! Richardson bowls a high full toss around off, Pandya looks to smash it out of the park but gets a top edge over covers. Smith backtracks from there and takes a good catch. But he was aware that it could have been a no ball and returns the ball to the bowler and shouts to him to whip the bails off. Hardik didn't look to complete the run as he thought he's a goner. Richardson then whips off the bails realizing that the batsman is not |
| Good news! The covers are coming off and we might have a resumption soon. |
| The players and the umpires make their way to the middle. Remember, it'll be a Free Hit! |
| K Richardson to B Kumar, Gets away! Richardson runs in and bowls a slower delivery outside off, Kumar looks to smash it but all he manages is a bottom edge towards the keeper. |
| 47.5 : K Richardson to B Kumar, DROPPED! Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets a life! How costly will that be? Richardson bowls a full ball around off, Kumar looks to heave it away. Ends up slicing it over covers. Smith backtracks, gets there but spills the chance. The batsmen run two before the ball is retrieved. Smith's one of the better fielders around and he fluffs the chance here! Notable is the fact that Handscomb stationed in the deep could have had a better chance as he had to run forward but Smith cal |
| 47.6 : K Richardson to B Kumar, OUT! Doesn't prove to be very costly as Kumar is gone next ball! A full ball around off and middle, Kumar looks to smash it out of the park again, but ends up hitting it high in the sky. Maxwell, from long on, gets under it and pouches it safely. After all the drama, this is an anticlimax. What's more, it will be the new man to take strike next over! |
| KULDEEP YADAV walks in next. PAT CUMMINS to bowl out as well... |
| 48.1 : Pat Cummins to K Yadav, Comes around the wicker and bowls a length delivery outside off. Yadav fails to get any bat on it. |
| 48.2 : Pat Cummins to K Yadav, OUT! Edged and what a catch that is from Wade! He had a tough day on the field and look what he has just done, mind blowing stuff from the keeper! On a length and just outside off, Kuldeep Yadav makes room and looks to dab it away for a single. However, gets a thick outside edge behind where Wade dives full length to his left to take that one. Maxwell barges towards the keeper and pats his back. |
| JASPRIT BUMRAH is the new man in! |
| 48.3 : Pat Cummins to J Bumrah, Another dot ball! On a length and just around middle, Bumrah defends it down on the pitch. Looks to cross but Pandya sends him back. Good stuff from the Aussies. |
| 48.4 : Pat Cummins to J Bumrah, Wide! Bangs in a short ball, too high as Bumrah fails to pull it away. |
| Pat Cummins to J Bumrah, FOUR! Edged and that will do for the Indians! Short of a length delivery outside off, Bumrah swings at it. Gets an edge which flies down to third man for a boundary, a much-needed one. |
| 48.5 : Pat Cummins to J Bumrah, Backs away and glides it past the backward point fielder to bring Pandya back on strike. |
| 48.6 : Pat Cummins to H Pandya, Hardik stands tall and runs it down towards third man to keep strike for the last over. |
| 49.1 : K Richardson to H Pandya, OUT! And Pandya gets out off a full toss! Richardson bowls a slower full toss outside off, Pandya looks to go big over wide long off but the ball travels only as far as Warner there. So Pandya is unable to repeat his last-match heroics! Vital wicket at the start of the last over. Richardson has two-in-two now! |
| YUZVENDRA CHAHAL is the last man in to face the hat-trick ball. |
| 49.2 : K Richardson to Y Chahal, A low full toss around off for a hat-trick ball! Chahal glides it towards point for a run. |
| 49.3 : K Richardson to J Bumrah, Bowls it wide of off, Bumrah gets down and just manages to hit it back towards the bowler. |
| 49.4 : K Richardson to J Bumrah, FOUR! Bumrah gets a boundary! Richardson bowls a back of a hand slower delivery outside off, Bumrah gets down to slog yet again. Is deceived by the slower delivery yet manages to slog sweep it through square leg for a boundary. A desperate dive by the fielder in the deep is of no help! |
| 49.5 : K Richardson to J Bumrah, Good length delivery outside off, dabbed away towards the backward point fielder for a single. |
| 49.6 : K Richardson to Y Chahal, OUT! Run out! India are bowled out for 252! Back of a length outside off, a swing and a miss from Chahal. He looks to steal a bye but Wade is quick to collect the ball and hit the stumps at his end. Sensational stuff from the visitors. |
| Australia will be really happy with the way they came back in the end, giving away just 45 runs in the last ten overs and picking up four wickets, to keep the hosts in check. The home side was cruising along when Rahane and Kohli were at the crease, stitching a 102-run stand to set things rolling. The former scored a well-constructed fifty while the skipper missed out on a ton by 8 runs. Credit to the Aussie bowlers for persisting with tight lines and lengths and offered freebies at a premium to |
| India, on the other hand, would be a tad disappointed to not get closer to 300. They lost momentum in the middle overs and the knockout punch just didn't arrive. Pandya got a life yet he couldn't make a difference. It doesn't seem to be an easy pitch to bat on and change of pace would be the key. Australia would require a good batting effort on their part to hunt the target down. Will they tackle spin better to level the series or will we see a repeat performance from their batters? Join us in a |
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