| 0.0 : NO RAIN FORECAST! So that's the good news, folks! We should and would most likely get a full game this evening. Welcome for the final T20I as Australia battle it out for a series win, while India fight to level things up. The first game saw the Aussies get the better of the Indians, but the Men in Blue came back roaring in the 2nd encounter, only to have it ruined by the rain and have the entire thing washed out. They say third time's a charm, so it's a good a bet as any for both to produce a st |
| Pitch Report - Mark Howard out in the middle says that the surface is reasonably dry with not much grass on it. Adds that 151 is the average first innings score here. Mentions that the team batting second has won 7 out of the last 10 T20 games here at the SCG. |
| TOSS - Australia win the toss and elect to bat first! |
| Australia's skipper, Aaron Finch says it's a pretty good wicket and if they can get a decent score on the board, they back themselves to defend it. Informs that there's just one change as Mitchell Starc comes in for Jason Behrendorff. |
| India's skipper, Virat Kohli says they wanted to bowl first anyway as even the last time they were here, they chased down the target. Mentions that they did well against Australia in the 2nd T20I bowling first and want to continue with that. States that the support in Sydney is always fantastic and is looking forward to playing here. |
| We are ready to begin. Aaron Finch and D'Arcy Short stride out to the middle. The Indians spread across the ground to take their respective positions. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be the first one to take the ball. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : B Kumar to D Short, Good length delivery on middle and off, some slight shape away, Short clips it in front of square leg for a single. |
| 0.2 : B Kumar to A Finch, Coming back in on middle and leg, going further down, Finch looks to flick but gets rapped on the front pad. A half shout, but it was always missing leg. |
| 0.3 : B Kumar to A Finch, The Aussie skipper too is off the mark. He drives this on the up towards mid off and gets to the other end. |
| 0.4 : B Kumar to D Short, FOUR! Poor ball. Too much width outside off, on a length, Short frees his arms and cracks it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 0.5 : B Kumar to D Short, Fraction straight in line, worked away into the leg side for another run. |
| 0.6 : B Kumar to A Finch, A big appeal for lbw, but the umpire shakes his head. Will India take the review? They won't. Good call,impact outside off. Length ball seaming in slightly, catches Finch on the pads as he looks to play at it. It falls behind on the off side and the batsmen take a leg bye. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : K Ahmed to A Finch, Angling across on a good length, just outside off, Finch plays and misses. |
| 1.2 : K Ahmed to A Finch, FOUR! That's put away! Back of a length and quite close to off, Aaron Finch stays on the back foot and muscles the pull through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 1.3 : K Ahmed to A Finch, Wide! Needs to get his radar right. Spills this down the leg side and a wide is called. |
| K Ahmed to A Finch, Short of a good length moving away, outside off, Finch offers a firm punch through the covers and comes back for the second. |
| 1.4 : K Ahmed to A Finch, Wide! Down the leg side once more, a flick shot is missed by the batsman. Wide signalled though. |
| K Ahmed to A Finch, Tad short, close to off, punched from the back foot but straight to covers. |
| A direct hit! Is Finch out? Possibly not, the body language of the Indians isn't too great. |
| 1.5 : K Ahmed to A Finch, Safe. Finch survives comfortably. He hangs on the back foot and punches it straight to Kohli at covers. Steps out of the crease and seeing this, Virat scores a direct hit at the striker's end. Finch has planted his bat back in, but the square leg umpire wants to be sure. It's taken upstairs and replays show he's fine. |
| 1.6 : K Ahmed to A Finch, Comes from around the wicket for the last ball, a back of a length ball angling in from outside off, Finch looks to pull but gets a bottom edge behind to the keeper on the bounce. |
| 2.1 : B Kumar to D Short, FOUR! Take that, Bhuvi! That's a powerful hit from Short. Full in length and just outside off, the southpaw stands his ground and bangs it straight over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 2.2 : B Kumar to D Short, Extremely full and outside off, drilled straight to wide mid off. |
| 2.3 : B Kumar to D Short, Short of a good length around off, pushed away from the body on the off side. |
| 2.4 : B Kumar to D Short, Good effort from Kohli. Short punches it to covers where the Indian captain makes a diving stop to his left. Gets up quickly and throws it back at the striker's end, preventing the single. |
| 2.5 : B Kumar to D Short, Good fielding placement. Bhuvi angles it away from around off, on a good length, D'Arcy Short plays away from the body and gets a thick edge to short third man. |
| 2.6 : B Kumar to D Short, Back of a length on the hips, it's pulled through backward square leg. There's protection out there so only a run results. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is introduced into the attack. |
| 3.1 : J Bumrah to D Short, FOUR! Welcomes him with a boundary. That's a good shot. Angling away from a back of a length, Short arches back a bit and cuts it past short third man for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : J Bumrah to D Short, Beaten! A bit more pace on this occasion from Bumrah, similar kind of delivery around off, D'Arcy looks to cut again but misses. |
| 3.3 : J Bumrah to D Short, Good running. Short taps this down in front of point and both batsmen take off. Complete the run with ease too. |
| 3.4 : J Bumrah to A Finch, Touch fuller and just outside off, driven with hard hands but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 3.5 : J Bumrah to A Finch, Finch does well here. Leans across, uses the angle into him and flicks it just wide of mid-wicket at the edge of the ring. Crosses over without any trouble. |
| 3.6 : J Bumrah to D Short, Full in length, outside the line of off stump, pushed back down the ground towards mid off for another quick single. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to have a change of ends. |
| 4.1 : K Ahmed to D Short, Coming back in on middle and leg, the left-hander tries to flick but misses and is caught on the pads. The ball falls on the off side and the batsmen take a leg bye. |
| 4.2 : K Ahmed to A Finch, FOUR! That's a shot with superb control. Quite short, not a lot of pace but Finch does well to keep this along the carpet. Pulls it through mid-wicket and beats the man in the deep. Good placement too. Nicely done. |
| 4.3 : K Ahmed to A Finch, Fullish and outside off, Aaron picks up the slower one and lifts it over mid-wicket. Two runs this time as the fielder in the deep moves to his left and cuts it off. |
| 4.4 : K Ahmed to A Finch, Almost dragged it back on! Finch attempts to go big downtown as it's pitched full around off, gets an inside edge which thuds onto his pads. A brisk single is stolen. |
| 4.5 : K Ahmed to D Short, Back of a length into the body, pulled to deep square leg for another one. |
| 4.6 : K Ahmed to A Finch, FOUR! In the air and right in the gap too. Full and outside off, Finch picks his spot and executes it to perfection. Clears mid off and finds the fence. 13 runs off the over, a good one for the home side. |
| 5.1 : J Bumrah to D Short, Slower one, full in length on the stumps, it's pushed back past Bumrah towards mid on. One run to the total. |
| 5.2 : J Bumrah to A Finch, Too straight in line, angling in on leg, Finch picks it off his pads and clips it down to fine leg. Just the one on this occasion. |
| 5.3 : J Bumrah to D Short, On the hips, helped down to short fine leg where Khaleel misfields. Concedes a single as a result. |
| 5.4 : J Bumrah to A Finch, These two are running quite well. Finch dabs this just wide of cover and scampers to the other end. |
| 5.5 : J Bumrah to D Short, Full toss on off, smacked but straight to covers. |
| 5.6 : J Bumrah to D Short, FOUR! Fine end to the Powerplay. Full and outside off, Short crashes this past the diving point fielder to send it across the boundary line. After the first six, Australia are 49/0. A good Powerplay for them. |
| Kuldeep Yadav to roll his arm over. |
| 6.1 : K Yadav to A Finch, Loud shout for a leg before first up, but impact is outside off. Looped up outside off, Finch gets low to sweep but is caught on the front pad. |
| 6.2 : K Yadav to A Finch, Steps out of the crease to this tossed up ball and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. The 50 is up for Australia. |
| 6.3 : K Yadav to D Short, Spinning away from around off, slower through the air, forced to the cover fielder. |
| 6.4 : K Yadav to D Short, Quicker, flatter and around off, probably knew Short would give the charge, forces him to push it to short cover. |
| 6.5 : K Yadav to D Short, Short, flat and outside off, cut square to point where there's another misfield, this time from KL Rahul. A run is conceded. Every run matters in this format, can't be doing that. |
| 6.6 : K Yadav to D Short, Beaten! Kuldeep drops it short and gets it to go away, D'Arcy Short misses his cut shot. |
| Krunal Pandya is into the attack. |
| 7.1 : K Pandya to A Finch, Dropped! India's sloppy display in this series continues. Tossed up on the stumps, Finch looks to go big over long on. Can't get enough distance on it and skies it in the same area. Rohit Sharma from the deep comes running in, settles under it well and then lets it through his palms. That's poor. Single taken. |
| 7.2 : K Pandya to D Short, Attacking the stumps, quicker in pace, worked through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 7.3 : K Pandya to A Finch, Works it off his pads square on the leg side. One more collected. |
| 7.4 : K Pandya to D Short, FOUR! Another misfield. The Men in Blue really need to buck up. Short and wide, Short cuts it to backward point where Bumrah is the culprit this time. He moves to his right, gets low but lets it through. |
| 7.5 : K Pandya to D Short, Short ball, pulled away on the leg side for a run. |
| 7.6 : K Pandya to A Finch, FOUR! A touch short again, D'Arcy Short stays back and pulls it through square leg to find the fence. 12 off the over. What should have been a good over to begin with ends up becoming an expensive one for India. |
| 8.1 : K Yadav to D Short, Loopy and full, well outside off, driven through to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 8.2 : K Yadav to A Finch, Two wides! Flighted delivery which spins down leg, Finch looks to sweep but misses. It goes past the keeper and a bye is taken. |
| K Yadav to D Short, A bit slower, just around off, Short goes back to cut but misses and so does Pant as he can't collect cleanly. Another bye. |
| 8.3 : K Yadav to A Finch, OUT! GONE! This time an Indian player holds on to it. Tossed up on middle and leg, spins in, Finch kneels down to sweep but gets a top edge which pops to short fine leg. Krunal there takes a simple catch. Australia lose their first, but they've been provided a good start here. |
| Glenn Maxwell is the next batsman in. |
| 8.4 : K Yadav to G Maxwell, Wide! Quite slow through the air, going down, Pant moves to his left to try and affect a stumping but the ball spills out of his hand. Wouldn't have mattered anyway, as Maxwell never left his crease. |
| K Yadav to G Maxwell, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. |
| 8.5 : K Yadav to G Maxwell, FOUR! Good timing on that. Floated around off, turning in, Maxwell drives it sweetly through the covers for a boundary. |
| Review taken. Glenn Maxwell is caught leg before and given out. He's decided to challenge the decision. |
| 8.6 : K Yadav to G Maxwell, Not out! Maxwell survives! Good decision to take the review. Kuldeep tosses it up on middle and leg and it turns in, Maxwell looks to flick but misses and is caught on the pads. Loud shout and the finger goes up. Glenn, after speaking with his partner, takes it upstairs. Replays show the ball is missing leg. |
| Another review. This time Short is the man in question. Is he out lbw? Looks closer than Maxwell's call. Let's see now... |
| 9.1 : K Pandya to D Short, OUT! This time D'Arcy Short is gone. Australia lose a review too. Krunal bowls it fuller and straighter on the stumps, the southpaw gets low to sweep and misses. Is caught flush in front of the stumps on the pads and the finger goes up quickly after the appeal. Now another review is taken but much to his dismay, Ball Tracker shows all three reds. Now, both the openers are back in the hut. |
| 0.0 : Ben McDermott to bat next. |
| 9.2 : K Pandya to Ben McDermott, OUT! Two in two for Krunal and he's on a hat-trick. Quicker one on off stump and McDermott gets low to sweep it away. Misses it completely and is struck on the pads. Another shout and once more the finger goes up. McDermott has no choice but to walk back, no review left to take. Was plumb anyway. |
| Alex Carey is the new man in. |
| 9.3 : K Pandya to A Carey, No hat-trick for Krunal. Straighter one on the pads, Carey flicks it in front of square leg for a single. |
| 9.4 : K Pandya to G Maxwell, Maxwell pushes this through the covers and gets to the other end. |
| 9.5 : K Pandya to A Carey, Short, flat and around off, punched off the back foot to long off for one. |
| 9.6 : K Pandya to G Maxwell, Good delivery. Krunal beats Maxwell as he lands it around off and makes it turn away. Maxwell loosely pushes inside the line and misses. 3 runs and 2 wickets form it, superb from the left-arm spinner. |
| 10.1 : K Yadav to A Carey, Spinning away from outside off, a lot of air on this, Carey drives through the covers and crosses over. |
| 10.2 : K Yadav to G Maxwell, Quite full, outside off, driven but straight to short cover. |
| 10.3 : K Yadav to G Maxwell, Quicker one, darted short and in line of the stumps, punched back to the bowler. |
| 10.4 : K Yadav to G Maxwell, Loopy and fuller on leg, turning in, Maxwell looks to flick but is hit on the pads. |
| 10.5 : K Yadav to G Maxwell, Full and outside off, the googly, pushed down the ground to long off for a comfortable single. |
| 10.6 : K Yadav to A Carey, Nicely done. Carey gets low and brings the broom out. Sweeps it to deep mid-wicket and keeps strike with a single. |
| Khaleel Ahmed back into the attack. |
| 11.1 : K Ahmed to A Carey, Shaping into the batsman, Carey plays it down in front of mid-wicket. |
| 11.2 : K Ahmed to A Carey, Cutting back in off the seam, on a back of a length, Carey looks to work it across the line but the ball pops out off the thigh pad. |
| 11.3 : K Ahmed to A Carey, On the shorter side of things from Khaleel, pulled to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 11.4 : K Ahmed to G Maxwell, FOUR! Edged and over! Short ball on off, Maxwell stands tall and pulls. Gets a big top edge and the ball flies over Rishabh Pant's head. Boundary results. |
| 11.5 : K Ahmed to G Maxwell, Swing and a miss! Back of a length and it's the cutter, Maxwell looks to heave it away but it goes under his bat. |
| 11.6 : K Ahmed to G Maxwell, Back of a length well outside off, Glenn looks to cut but chops it off from the inner half towards cover. Single to the total. |
| 12.1 : K Yadav to G Maxwell, Quick, flat and around off, it's worked easily to long on for a single. |
| 12.2 : K Yadav to A Carey, That's a really nice shot. Kuldeep bowls it well too as he tosses it up outside off, Carey lofts it with the spin over covers and gets two for it. |
| 12.3 : K Yadav to A Carey, A bit risky. Kuldeep darts it on off, Carey cuts to backward point but could have easily been bowled. |
| 12.4 : K Yadav to A Carey, Floats it up just outside off, Carey with good control sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 12.5 : K Yadav to G Maxwell, Another dot. 34 in this innings so far. Maxwell looks to smack it away but finds cover. |
| 12.6 : K Yadav to G Maxwell, Pushes this past Kuldeep towards long off and takes a single. The chinaman is done for the evening, he finished with figures of 4-0-19-1. Another good outing for him. |
| Krunal Pandya is back on. |
| 13.1 : K Pandya to G Maxwell, OUT! Straight to the man in the deep. Krunal gets his third of the innings. Bowls it on the stumps, Maxwell backs away and pulls it straight to Rohit at wide long on, who is standing right at the rope. Another timely breakthrough for the visitors. |
| 0.0 : Chris Lynn is next in. |
| 13.2 : K Pandya to A Carey, Works it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 13.3 : K Pandya to C Lynn, Lynn is off the mark. Works it off his pads through mid-wicket and takes a single. |
| 13.4 : K Pandya to A Carey, FOUR! Beautiful shot from Alex Carey. Some width is offered outside off, Carey just lofts it over covers and sends it across the rope for a boundary. |
| 13.5 : K Pandya to A Carey, Shorter in length, a back foot punch is offered to long on for a run. |
| 13.6 : K Pandya to C Lynn, Lynn pushes it off the front foot into the covers and keeps strike. |
| Khaleel Ahmed to bowl out. |
| 14.1 : K Ahmed to C Lynn, Wide! False start from the left-arm pacer. Angles it too far across, it goes across the tramline and a wide is called. |
| K Ahmed to C Lynn, From around the wicket this time, keeps it full and well outside off, Lynn drives it through the covers for a single. |
| 14.2 : K Ahmed to A Carey, Back to over the wicket, full delivery on off, driven back down the track to the bowler. |
| 14.3 : K Ahmed to A Carey, FOUR! Khaleel dishes out a low full toss outside off, Alex Carey smacks this through the gap in the covers to find the fence. Good balance as he hit that, nicely timed too. |
| 14.4 : K Ahmed to A Carey, Back of a length on off, helps the pull through to deep mid-wicket. The batsmen cross over. |
| 14.5 : K Ahmed to C Lynn, From around the wicket to Lynn again, takes the pace off the ball as he pitches it on a length outside off. Punched to the cover fielder. |
| 14.6 : K Ahmed to C Lynn, Wide! Khaleel will have to reload. Throws it across the other side of the tramline and concedes another wide. |
| K Ahmed to C Lynn, Bangs it in short, Lynn looks to pull but gets an inside edge back onto his pads. It rolls towards cover and the batsmen take a run. 9 off the over and Khaleel is done for the evening. He's given 35 runs for no wickets in his four overs. |
| 15.1 : K Pandya to C Lynn, Quick and flat outside off, forced away towards wide long off for a couple. |
| 15.2 : K Pandya to C Lynn, Wide! Down the leg side, Lynn tries to sweep and misses. |
| K Pandya to C Lynn, Knocks this full ball down to long on and jogs across to the other end. |
| 15.3 : K Pandya to A Carey, FOUR! Fuller and well outside off, Carey once again gets the placement right. Lifts it over covers and beats Bhuvneshwar in the deep, who can't cut it off by moving to his left. |
| 15.4 : K Pandya to A Carey, FOUR! Another boundary, another good shot from Carey. Darted across, so he brings out the reverse paddle and beats Bumrah's dive at short third man. |
| 15.5 : K Pandya to A Carey, OUT! This time Carey holes out! Krunal gets the last laugh. Tossed up on off, Carey gets low and plays the big slog sweep. Can only get it as far as Virat Kohli at deep mid-wicket and the Indian skipper makes no mistake in taking that. Pandya with his 4th of the innings. |
| Marcus Stoinis walks into the middle next. |
| 15.6 : K Pandya to M Stoinis, Slower and shorter on middle and leg, Stoinis works it in front of square leg and gets off the mark with a single. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back on. |
| 16.1 : B Kumar to M Stoinis, Length ball angling in on the stumps, it goes off the inside edge and then the pads and falls on the off side. A run is taken. |
| 16.2 : B Kumar to C Lynn, Good length ball in the channel outside off, punched to sweeper cover for one more. |
| 16.3 : B Kumar to M Stoinis, Takes the pace off this one. A length ball on off, Stoinis plays it off the outer half square towards point for a single. |
| 16.4 : B Kumar to C Lynn, FOUR! A bit short and Lynn pounces it on quickly. Slaps the punch over covers to earn a boundary. |
| 16.5 : B Kumar to C Lynn, Along the ground this time, finds the gap through the covers. One run to the scoreboard. |
| 16.6 : B Kumar to M Stoinis, Slower length ball on off, pushed back down the ground towards mid on. Single collected as Bhuvi chases it down himself. 9 off this over. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is called back on to bowl. |
| 17.1 : J Bumrah to M Stoinis, Back of a length outside off, Stoinis punches it past the diving cover fielder in the ring and gets a double. |
| 17.2 : J Bumrah to M Stoinis, OUT! A mix-up and Chris Lynn departs. Wicket gone at the wrong time for Australia. Stoinis taps it down on the off side and Lynn is off. Stoinis sends him back late as Bumrah rushes to the ball. He turns and fires it at the stumps at his end, and scores a direct hit. Lynn is well out of his crease. Big blow to the Kangaroos. |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile comes out to bat next. |
| 17.3 : J Bumrah to M Stoinis, Hit right around the box. A bit slower around off, on a length, Stoinis hangs his bat and gets an inside edge which hits him on the inside of the thigh pad. Coulter-Nile wants the run, but is sent back. |
| 17.4 : J Bumrah to M Stoinis, Punches this square through point to get off strike. |
| 17.5 : J Bumrah to N Coulter-Nile, A pin-point yorker on middle, angling in, Coulter-Nile jams it out towards mid on and gets off strike with a single. |
| 17.6 : J Bumrah to M Stoinis, FOUR! Full toss and that's in the gap. Wide outside off, Stoinis carves it square through point. No protection out there in the deep, so the ball races away to the boundary line. |
| 18.1 : B Kumar to N Coulter-Nile, Right in the blockhole, on middle and leg, Coulter-Nile manages to work it away through mid-wicket. Runs the first one hard and come back for the second. |
| 18.2 : B Kumar to N Coulter-Nile, Goes for the yorker again but ends up dishing out a very full ball, it's drilled back down the ground towards long on. Just the single on this occasion. |
| 18.3 : B Kumar to M Stoinis, The cutter from Kumar, on a length on off, Stoinis taps it down in front of point and hares to the other end. |
| 18.4 : B Kumar to N Coulter-Nile, FOUR! Over the infield and that's away! Length ball with room on offer outside off, Coulter-Nile slices it over point and finds the fence. |
| 18.5 : B Kumar to N Coulter-Nile, Beautiful. Spot on from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Spears in the yorker on off, it's dug out back down the track. |
| 18.6 : B Kumar to N Coulter-Nile, FOUR! Finishes the over with a boundary. 12 from the over. Full ball on off, Coulter-Nile makes room and smashes it through wide mid off. Dhawan out in the deep covers decent ground to his left, but can't stop the ball even with a dive. |
| 19.1 : J Bumrah to M Stoinis, FOUR! Bumper on off, Stoinis is ready for it as he rocks back. Connects the pull well and finds the mid-wicket fence. Not the ideal start to the last over from Bumrah. |
| 19.2 : J Bumrah to M Stoinis, Shorter on off, Stoinis this time mistimes the pull as he ends up slapping it to long on. A single this time. |
| 19.3 : J Bumrah to N Coulter-Nile, Slower length delivery outside off, Nathan lifts it in the air towards long on. Another run collected. |
| 19.4 : J Bumrah to M Stoinis, Slower and shorter outside off, Stoinis slaps it past the bowler to long on. Both batsmen run hard and as a result, manage to come back for the second. |
| A run out appeal against Nathan Coulter-Nile is referred upstairs. |
| 19.5 : J Bumrah to M Stoinis, Not out! Back of a length delivery angling in on middle and leg, Stoinis backs away and hits it towards long on. The two batsmen once again run really hard and come back for the second. The throw comes in to Bumrah who collects the ball and knocks the bails over, as Coulter-Nile dives in. It's taken upstairs and replays show he's made it. Amazing stuff. Love the desire and commitment from NCN. He has got the legs and lungs. |
| 19.6 : J Bumrah to M Stoinis, Wide! Too far outside off, wide signalled. |
| J Bumrah to M Stoinis, FOUR! 15 runs off the over, fine way to end the innings for Australia. Length ball on the stumps, Stoinis looks to hit it through the off side but gets an inside edge which races past short fine leg. A boundary to end the innings. AUSTRALIA FINISH ON 164/6! |
| Australia have a competitive total on the board. A very good finish from Stoinis and Coulter-Nile. 57 came in the final 5 overs, out of which 27 were scored in the last 2. After opting to bat, Australia got off to a good start with Finch and Short motoring along quite well as they scored 49 in the Powerplay. Some wickets fell in quick succession when the spinners were introduced but Carey pulled things back somewhat. However, that late flurry from Stoinis and NCN, where they scored 33 runs in 16 |
| The Indians will rue the fact that they leaked so many runs in the death overs. Barring the two spinners, nobody else picked up a single wicket and went for quite a few as well. Krunal was the star with his 4-fer, while Kuldeep took 1. Their sloppiness in the field has cost them too, as they dropped a couple of easy chances yet again. |
| The match is set up extremely well. The hosts have a par score on the board, and the Indians like chasing. The second innings has all the elements to excite and entertain. Join us on the other side of the break for all the action. |
| 0.0 : We're back for the run chase. 165 off 120 legal balls. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are the usual openers for India. Mitchell Starc is back playing this format after a gap of almost two years. He will kickoff the proceedings with the ball. The countdown ends and let's play screams the umpire. |
| 0.1 : M Starc to R Sharma, Edgy beginning. A little bit of shape back into the right-hander from a fuller length around off. Rohit brings down his bat and it goes off the outside edge to third man. India are away with a single. |
| 0.2 : M Starc to S Dhawan, Mishit! Starc delivers it on a length just outside off, not much movement this time. Dhawan goes hard at it, trying to force it through the off side but gets it off the inner half of his bat. It rolls back to the bowler. |
| 0.3 : M Starc to S Dhawan, Back of a length ball on off, angling back in with good pace, Dhawan stays back inside the crease and just deflects it down to third man for a run. Both the openers off the mark now! |
| 0.4 : M Starc to R Sharma, What a lethal yorker! Rohit is lucky that his stumps are intact. He brings his bat down just in time and gets it off the inside edge. It goes behind square leg and they cross. |
| 0.5 : M Starc to S Dhawan, Bends his back and digs in a short ball on middle, Dhawan leans back and allows it through to the keeper. |
| 0.6 : M Starc to S Dhawan, Full and angling into the batsman, Dhawan flicks it across the line but finds the mid-wicket fielder. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? It's Nathan Coulter-Nile. |
| 1.1 : N Coulter-Nile to R Sharma, FOUR! Rohit greets NCN with a boundary. He receives a length delivery on the pads and easily lifts it over short fine leg for a boundary. He needs to get into the good areas quickly. |
| 1.2 : N Coulter-Nile to R Sharma, Goes very full this time, a hint of movement in the air, Rohit squeezes it out past backward point and takes a run. |
| 1.3 : N Coulter-Nile to S Dhawan, The line is very straight, Dhawan turns it off his pads to the leg side and looks for a run. Rohit sends him back seeing the mid-wicket fielder attacking the ball. |
| 1.4 : N Coulter-Nile to S Dhawan, Wicket to wicket line, landing on a length and offering no room, Dhawan sticks back and pushes it out on the off side. Not in the gap, two dot balls now. |
| 1.5 : N Coulter-Nile to S Dhawan, Make it three. Back of a length delivery around off, Dhawan swings his bat across the line, a little too early and the ball takes the inner half before rolling to mid-wicket. |
| 1.6 : N Coulter-Nile to S Dhawan, FOUR! Smart batting! Senses the line to be just outside off and Dhawan shuffles across the stumps in anticipation. As soon as NCN drops the ball in that line, Shikhar is ready to smash it over backward square leg for a boundary. 9 from the over! |
| 2.1 : M Starc to R Sharma, Lands it on a length outside off, Rohit taps it down from the crease towards point and takes a quick single. |
| 2.2 : M Starc to S Dhawan, Wide! Bowls it very wide outside off, Dhawan chases and misses. |
| M Starc to S Dhawan, Angles in a length ball on off, Dhawan drives it through the line with good timing. Tye makes a half stop at mid off and they collect a couple of runs. |
| 2.3 : M Starc to S Dhawan, A touch short and on middle, Dhawan turns it on the leg side but finds the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 2.4 : M Starc to S Dhawan, Play and a miss! Full in length, on middle and leg, Dhawan tries flicking across the line but misses. It goes off his pads to the point fielder. |
| 2.5 : M Starc to S Dhawan, A 139.6 kph short delivery, around off, it just shoots off after kissing the deck and Dhawan is beaten for pace as he attempts to pull it. |
| 2.6 : M Starc to S Dhawan, FOUR! That's a shot of a batsman in prime form! Starc overdoes his length this time. Serves it fuller and on off, Dhawan crunches his drive through the gap at extra cover for a glorious boundary. 145 needed off 102 balls. |
| 3.1 : N Coulter-Nile to R Sharma, Wide! Good length delivery drifting down the leg side, Rohit will be disappointed not to get any bat behind it. |
| N Coulter-Nile to R Sharma, SIX! Rohit has got plenty of bat on this one. Coulter-Nile errs in his line again, bowls a shortish delivery around middle and Rohit easily rides the bounce. Follows it up with the big swing of his bat and dismisses it over backward square leg for a biggie. |
| 3.2 : N Coulter-Nile to R Sharma, Clever batting. A length ball around off, Sharma calmly dabs it in the direction of the third man region for a run. |
| 3.3 : N Coulter-Nile to S Dhawan, Slower one, full and on leg, Dhawan plays it over his pads to the on side. NCN collects the ball in his followthrough. |
| 3.4 : N Coulter-Nile to S Dhawan, Slower bouncer around off, Dhawan drags his pull shot off the inside half of the bat. It travels in front of square leg and they take a couple of runs. |
| 3.5 : N Coulter-Nile to S Dhawan, SIX! He has picked the bones out of it! Coulter-Nile switches to 'round the wicket for the left-hander and dishes out a tasty length ball. Dhawan fetches it from outside off and launches it over mid-wicket for a maximum. Huge over for India, this! |
| Mid-wicket drops back. |
| 3.6 : N Coulter-Nile to S Dhawan, FOUR! Wow, places a fielder deep on the leg side and bowls it wide outside off. Really making your captain look like a fool. Offers width outside off and Dhawan has no qualms in smashing it to the sweeper cover boundary. 20 runs from the over, the biggest of the match so far. |
| Bowling change. Marcus Stoinis to bowl... |
| 4.1 : M Stoinis to R Sharma, Full and on middle, Sharma helps it off his pads to mid-wicket. First dot ball for him. |
| 4.2 : M Stoinis to R Sharma, SIX! And what he does next ball, he sends it flying over the fence. A length delivery angling into the batsman, Rohit shows no mercy and hoists it over long on. It appeared to be an off pace delivery but Rohit got enough power to dismiss it. |
| 4.3 : M Stoinis to R Sharma, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single. |
| 4.4 : M Stoinis to S Dhawan, Wide! Stoinis probably was aiming for a slower yorker but ends up serving a loopy full toss way wide outside off. Dhawan leaves it and the umpire exercises his arms. |
| M Stoinis to S Dhawan, SIX! No holds barred! That's huge, that's a monster... Back of a length delivery on middle, Shikhar turns inside the crease and dispatches it in front of square leg via a murderous pull shot. The ball goes into the stand. The crowd is loving it. 50-run stand comes up... |
| 4.5 : M Stoinis to S Dhawan, FOUR! Smashing shot yet again! Stoinis delivers a slower one wide outside off. It's on a length and Dhawan packs a punch over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : M Stoinis to S Dhawan, FOUR! Dhawan is unstoppable, 42 in the last two overs for India, they are cruising! A short ball in line of the stumps, Dhawan swivels and powers it over mid on, one bounce into the fence. |
| Starc returns. |
| 5.1 : M Starc to R Sharma, Angling away from the batsman, on a good length, Sharma dabs it to third man for a run. |
| 5.2 : M Starc to S Dhawan, FOUR! It's raining fours and sixes and Duckworth-Lewis can do nothing about it. Starc overpitches around off and Dhawan drives it through the line. He pierces the gap at covers with surgical precision to find the boundary. |
| Shout for an lbw! It's not given and Aaron Finch has taken the DRS. We thought it's bat first. Let's see... |
| 5.3 : M Starc to S Dhawan, OUT! What a review! It's pad first and Starc has removed the dangerous Dhawan. He bowls it full and quick, in line of the stumps, Dhawan brings his bat down to keep it out but it seems that it has brushed the front pad first. They appeal but the umpire feels that it's bat first and shakes his head. Starc convinces his skipper to take the DRS and Finch obliges. The replays roll in and they show that it's hit the pad first and is going on to smash the leg stump. Entertain |
| Virat Kohli is back at his usual batting position. 98 needed off 87 balls. |
| 5.4 : M Starc to V Kohli, Full and around off, Kohli defends it from the crease to the off side. |
| 5.5 : M Starc to V Kohli, A touch short and on off, Kohli gets on his toes and blocks it down. |
| 5.6 : M Starc to V Kohli, Good length delivery on middle, Virat blocks it on the leg side. End of a successful over for Australia but India have got the better of the Powerplay by scoring 67 runs in it. |
| Time for some leg spin of Adam Zampa. |
| 6.1 : A Zampa to R Sharma, Flatter and fuller on off, it's pushed back to the bowler. |
| 6.2 : A Zampa to R Sharma, Play and a miss! Short and wide outside off, Sharma tries to play the square cut but fails to make any connection. |
| 6.3 : A Zampa to R Sharma, Stifled appeal for an lbw! Zampa delivers a tossed up ball around leg, Rohit goes down with the pull shot but misses as he falls down. He is hit high on the pads, they appeal but it quickly dies down. Zampa himself says it's going down. Good to see that from a bowler. |
| 6.4 : A Zampa to R Sharma, Full and on off, driven back to the bowler. Four dot balls, pressure building. |
| 6.5 : A Zampa to R Sharma, OUT! Timber! Zampa created pressure by bowling dots and then breaches Rohit's defense. He pushes this one quicker through the air, at 91.3 kph, a googly, Rohit gets back to work it around the leg side but has not picked the variation. It takes the inside edge of his bat and goes onto the stumps after brushing his back pad. Massive breakthrough. 98 needed off 79 balls, game on! |
| KL Rahul is the new batsman. |
| 6.6 : A Zampa to L Rahul, Fuller and around off, driven off the front foot short cover. A wicket maiden for the leggie. Wonderful, Zampa! |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile is back on. |
| 7.1 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Straighter in line, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 7.2 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Short this time and it has been pulled to fine leg for a run. |
| 7.3 : N Coulter-Nile to L Rahul, On a length around off, Rahul drives it towards covers. |
| 7.4 : N Coulter-Nile to L Rahul, SIX! KL is a class act! Coulter-Nile digs in a short delivery around off, Rahul stands back inside the crease to get on top of the delivery and pulls it handsomely in front of square leg. The fielder at the edge of the rope thinks he is in with a chance but it sails over him. |
| 7.5 : N Coulter-Nile to L Rahul, Stays back and punches it towards mid off. Scampers across for a sharp single as the fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end. |
| 7.6 : N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, Fuller and outside off, Virat drives it through covers for a run. 11 from the over after a wicket maiden by Zampa. |
| Glenn Maxwell to bowl now. |
| 8.1 : G Maxwell to V Kohli, Flighted and on middle, defended back to the bowler. |
| 8.2 : G Maxwell to V Kohli, A little short and on middle, Kohli moves back and turns it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 8.3 : G Maxwell to L Rahul, Flatter and on off, skidding through at 91.7 kph, Rahul gets back and hits it on the leg side. |
| 8.4 : G Maxwell to L Rahul, This time works it with the spin through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 8.5 : G Maxwell to V Kohli, Floated full around off, Kohli pushes it off his front foot to covers. |
| 8.6 : G Maxwell to V Kohli, Bowls it in the flatter trajectory around middle, Virat goes back and punches it through the vacant area at mid-wicket. Maxwell runs after it and they take a run. Just 3 from the over, spinners are doing a better job in this match. |
| Change of ends for Adam Zampa. |
| 9.1 : A Zampa to V Kohli, Flighted and full around leg, Kohli clips it behind square leg and scampers back for the second run. Excellent running between the wickets. |
| 9.2 : A Zampa to V Kohli, Tossed up ball around off, Kohli goes for an unlikely slog across the line and hits it down towards long on for a run. |
| 9.3 : A Zampa to L Rahul, Two wides! Zampa drifts this one down the leg side and KL fails to work it around. The keeper also fails to collect and they cross. |
| A Zampa to V Kohli, A little bit of turn there, around off, KL plays it late, to the left of short third man. A single taken. |
| 9.4 : A Zampa to L Rahul, A googly around off, Rahul gets forward and defends it to the off side. |
| 9.5 : A Zampa to L Rahul, Tossed up ball on middle, not turning much, Rahul goes back and punches it down to long on for one. |
| 9.6 : A Zampa to V Kohli, FOUR! Spoils a good over! Zampa errs this time and lets out a short and wide delivery outside off, the Indian skipper camps back and whacks it through point for a cracking boundary. We have reached the halfway mark, India need another 73 for a win. |
| 10.1 : G Maxwell to L Rahul, Flatter and outside off, Rahul moves across the stumps and punches it down to long on for a run. |
| 10.2 : G Maxwell to V Kohli, Flighted and full on off, forced down to long on for a run. |
| 10.3 : G Maxwell to L Rahul, Play and a miss! Quicker one, wide outside off, KL tries to be cheeky with his reverse-batted shot but misses. |
| 10.4 : G Maxwell to L Rahul, Quicker and on middle, Rahul plays it out off his pads to mid-wicket. Maxwell moves across to his right to stop the ball. |
| 10.5 : G Maxwell to L Rahul, Full and around middle, pushed back to the bowler. Another dot ball. |
| 10.6 : G Maxwell to L Rahul, Loopy and on off, Rahul drives it to the right of the bowler this time. Maxwell dives but fails to stop it this time. A single to end the over, just 3 from it. |
| 11.1 : A Zampa to L Rahul, Flipper around leg, Rahul plays the reverse sweep but finds the point fielder. |
| 11.2 : A Zampa to L Rahul, Advances down the track to take it on the full but hits it back to the bowler. |
| 11.3 : A Zampa to L Rahul, Tossed up ball on middle, knocked down to long on for a run. |
| 11.4 : A Zampa to V Kohli, Hurries back into the batsman from around off, Kohli moves back and works it gently through mid-wicket. Rushes back for the second run. |
| 11.5 : A Zampa to V Kohli, Floated delivery around off, Kohli plays it very late, almost off the keeper's gloves towards short third man. Lynn there moves across to his left, puts in a slide but misses the ball completely as it goes under his hand. They take three runs. |
| 11.6 : A Zampa to L Rahul, A googly on the shorter side around off, Rahul punches it square of the wicket on the off side for a run. |
| 12.1 : G Maxwell to L Rahul, Goes on the back foot and punches it to short cover. |
| 12.2 : G Maxwell to L Rahul, Gets back and strokes it through mid off for a run. |
| 12.3 : G Maxwell to V Kohli, Uppish but just over point! Flighted delivery, landing full around off, Kohli moves back and tries to go inside-out over covers. Mistimes it badly and ends up slicing it over the infield. Two taken. |
| 12.4 : G Maxwell to V Kohli, Turns it off his pads to deep mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 12.5 : G Maxwell to V Kohli, Shortish and on middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a run. Kohli isn't happy with himself, thinks he could have done better with that shot. |
| 12.6 : G Maxwell to L Rahul, OUT! Maxwell strikes as Rahul holes out! 57 needed off 42 balls, Australia hanging in there. Maxwell serves a flighted full ball around off and Rahul jumps out of the crease to play a big shot. Goes through his shot well but gets more height than distance behind it. Nathan Coulter-Nile at long off takes the skier safely. |
| Rishabh Pant walks in next. Also, Andrew Tye has been introduced into the attack. |
| 13.1 : A Tye to R Pant, OUT! Two in two for Australia and they are roaring. Tye was held back by Finch but as soon as he is introduced, he delivers. Pant bags a golden duck. A clever slower bouncer around leg, at 113 kph, Pant attempts to wheel a pull shot but is early into the swing of his bat. It arrives late, kisses the gloves and loops behind. Carey moves across to his right and grabs the catch easily. This is turning out to be a fun contest. |
| 0.0 : Dinesh Karthik, the new finisher for India, walks in next. |
| 13.2 : A Tye to D Karthik, Full and angling on off, defended off the front foot. |
| 13.3 : A Tye to D Karthik, Another delivery angling into the batsman, Karthik fails to work it around and is hit high on the pads. |
| 13.4 : A Tye to D Karthik, Around off on a length, Karthik defends it from the crease to the off side. |
| 13.5 : A Tye to D Karthik, Good lines by Tye. Serves it around off and DK once again blocks it from the crease. |
| 13.6 : A Tye to D Karthik, Aahhh...spoils a wicket maiden with a run off the final ball. Karthik gently taps a length ball in front of square leg and Kohli calls him through. |
| Adam Zampa is back on. |
| 14.1 : A Zampa to D Karthik, Slower through the air, full and around off, Karthik presses well forward and hits it down to long on for a single. |
| 14.2 : A Zampa to V Kohli, Skidding into the batsman from around middle, Kohli goes on the back foot and punches it to long on for a run. |
| 14.3 : A Zampa to D Karthik, Loopy full ball around off, Karthik rotates his wrists and flicks it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 14.4 : A Zampa to V Kohli, Quicker and flatter through the air, around leg, Kohli fails to middle his flick shot. |
| 14.5 : A Zampa to V Kohli, Short this time, it's been pulled down to wide long on for a run. |
| 14.6 : A Zampa to D Karthik, Walks down the track, nearly yorks himself and pushes it out to covers. Not much in the gap. Dot ball to end another fine over by Zampa, just 4 from it. 4-1-22-1, Adam is done for the evening. What an effort from the leggie! |
| 15.1 : A Tye to V Kohli, Wide! Tye slips a length delivery down the leg side, Kohli fails to flick it off his pads and is very disappointed with himself. |
| A Tye to V Kohli, Angling in on a length around off, it's pushed back to the bowler. |
| 15.2 : A Tye to V Kohli, FOUR! Quality shot from a quality batsman! Back of a length delivery around off, Virat gets into a perfect position and carves it over point for a boundary. |
| 15.3 : A Tye to V Kohli, SIX! The Indian skipper has decided to take Tye on. He reads the slower one early, it's on the fuller side at 118.6 kph and Kohli jumps out of the crease. Doesn't try to hit it too hard, just times his shot all the way over long off for a maximum. All timing, no power. |
| 15.4 : A Tye to V Kohli, Extra bounce around middle and leg, Kohli fails to work it around off his pads. |
| 15.5 : A Tye to V Kohli, Gently taps a length ball wide of point for a run. 40 needed off 25 balls. |
| 15.6 : A Tye to D Karthik, Reaches out for a length ball outside off and plays it square of the wicket on the off side. Finds point. 12 from the over. |
| Glenn Maxwell to bowl the 17th over. Big chance taken this by Aaron Finch. After this, Starc has got one and Tye two. |
| 16.1 : G Maxwell to V Kohli, Flatter and on middle, turned off the pads to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 16.2 : G Maxwell to D Karthik, Flighted and full around off, DK sweeps it through square leg for a run. |
| 16.3 : G Maxwell to V Kohli, SIX! A risk-free shot by Kohli. He uses his feet to get down the track, reaches the pitch of the ball and then nonchalantly flicks it with the spin over mid-wicket. Effortless. |
| 16.4 : G Maxwell to V Kohli, Fires it shorter and quicker down the leg side, Kohli goes back and pulls it in front of square leg for one. |
| 16.5 : G Maxwell to D Karthik, Direct hit would have been curtains for Karthik. He plays towards the right of the bowler and sets off for a single. Maxwell immediately runs across, puts in a slide, picks up the ball and aims at the bowler's end. Fails to hit the target otherwise DK would have been a goner. Not backed up and they run the extra run as well. |
| 16.6 : G Maxwell to D Karthik, Risky shot but no harm done. Quicker, flatter and shorter in line of the stumps, Karthik tries to pull it with a reverse bat but gets a top edge behind the keeper. By the time, it's pulled back, they take a couple. 13 from this over. 27 needed off 18 balls, India's game to lose. |
| 17.1 : A Tye to V Kohli, On a length around off, worked wide of mid-wicket for a very quick couple. Excellent running. |
| 17.2 : A Tye to V Kohli, Shorter in length, outside off, slapped through the covers for a single. |
| 17.3 : A Tye to D Karthik, Comes down the track and eases it to long off for a run. |
| 17.4 : A Tye to V Kohli, 19th T20I Fifty for Kohli! 5th vs Australia, 4th IN AUSTRALIA. Wow. Gets there in a bit unorthodox manner. A short ball, outside off, slower in pace, Virat looks to pull but is early into the shot. Gets a thick inside edge which goes past the stumps to fine leg! A single taken. |
| 17.5 : A Tye to D Karthik, SIX! Off the top edge! My word, bats these days... A short ball, outside off, Karthik looks to pull but is done in by the bounce. Gets a thick top edge which sails over mid-wicket! 16 more needed from 13 balls now! |
| 17.6 : A Tye to D Karthik, Was that a catch? No, says the umpire. Full and outside off, Karthik looks to swings hard but gets it off the inside edge back to the bowler. Tye runs forward and catches and appeals but the umpire turns it down. The bowler is claiming that the ball took the inside edge, hit the pads and then lobbed back to the bowler. However, the umpire was certain that the ball had bounced. 11 from the over, 36 in the last 3! |
| Mitchell Starc is back on to bowl the penultimate over. 16 runs needed. |
| 18.1 : M Starc to V Kohli, Starc steams in from 'round the wicket and spears in a fuller length ball on middle, Kohli flicks it past the diving mid-wicket fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 18.2 : M Starc to V Kohli, Sharp delivery, at 143 kph, angling in on a good length, Kohli is early into the shot and fails to connect. It hits his pads and rolls near the surface as they steal a leg bye. |
| 18.3 : M Starc to D Karthik, FOUR! Shot, DK! Starc overpitches outside off, Karthik brings down an angled bat and drives it square of the wicket on the off side. It speeds all along the turf, no chance for sweeper cover. |
| 18.4 : M Starc to D Karthik, Wristy this time. Starc slants in a length ball on middle, Karthik flicks it in front of square leg and crosses. |
| 18.5 : M Starc to V Kohli, Starc goes short around off, the Indian skipper stands tall to pull it to deep mid-wicket for a run. 50-run stand comes up, it has come in good time too. |
| 18.6 : M Starc to D Karthik, Short and angling down the leg side, Karthik is early into the pull shot and it seems to have taken the bottom half of his blade. Squirts to deep square leg and they collect a brace. 11 from the over, only 5 more needed. |
| Andrew Tye continues... |
| 19.1 : A Tye to V Kohli, Beaten! Knuckle delivery, on a length and outside off, Kohli is early into the swing of his bat and misses. |
| 19.2 : A Tye to V Kohli, Another slower delivery, on the shorter side and wide outside off. Kohli flashes and misses. He isn't pleased that it's not given as a wide. |
| 19.3 : A Tye to V Kohli, FOUR! Scores are leveled! Tye serves it on a length and around middle and off, Kohli gives it the full whack of his bat and spanks it over the bowler's head. No chance for the long on fielder. |
| 19.4 : A Tye to V Kohli, FOUR! INDIA WIN BY 6 WICKETS! Kohli finishes it off in style! He has his arms afloat in celebration. Skipper leading from the front. Andrew Tye dishes out a length delivery outside off, Kohli attacks it with all his might and muscles it over mid-wicket for a boundary. All over, India have levelled the series. |
| Fantastic win for India! The fact that it's their skipper who has steered them home puts the cherry on the cake. Not to underestimate the opening partnership and Dinesh Karthik's contribution in the stand with Virat Kohli. Australia fought hard in the field but eventually, their sorry performance in the Powerplay cost them the game. |
| Chasing a tricky target, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan went berserk from the word go. They lit the SCG with their outstanding shots and thoroughly entertained the crowd dominated by the Indian fans. They departed in quick succession but Virat Kohli (batting at 3) looked in fine touch. A couple of wickets went down on back-to-back balls in the middle overs but just when it appeared that the Kangaroos will get on top, the Indian skipper formed an alliance with Dinesh Karthik to dash all the hope |
| Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell were the standout performers with the ball while Mitchell Starc, making a comeback in this format, also looked impressive. This match was owned by the spin bowlers with Krunal Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav doing all the damage in the first innings. While batting, Australia also got a good start from their openers but failed to capitalize. If it was not for the partnership between Nathan Coulter-Nile and Marcus Stoinis at the death, they would not have even crossed the 150 |
| KRUNAL PANDYA HAS BEEN NAMED THE MAN OF THE MATCH. He says that it feels great to contribute to a winning cause. Admits that he felt downcast after a poor first T20I but then told himself that he needs to buck up and do better. Does not want to focus on any one wicket and feels that every dismissal that he got was worth remembering. Thanks the support staff for backing him and adds that, as a team, their best part is that they back every player. |
| SHIKHAR DHAWAN HAS BEEN NAMED THE PLAYER OF THE SERIES. On the cheer that he gets, Dhawan jokes that probably they love him a lot. Then says that he loves to entertain people and tonight, it was a great game of cricket. Terms it as a good game of cricket and repeats that it's good to see a full house and support for India. Is confident that India will do well in the upcoming Test series too and hopes to get the same support from the crowd. On his knock in this game, Shikhar says that he enjoyed |
| Australian skipper, Aaron Finch, praises India for batting extremely well in the Powerplay. Admits that it was very difficult to come back from there. Also says that Australia themselves had a moment of madness with the bat, losing 2 wickets in an over which hurt their momentum. Praises his bowlers though, for taking it till the end but cheekily admits that India were always in control. Lauds the bowling of Maxwell and Zampa and has a word of praise for Tye as well. Also agrees that there is not |
| Victorious Indian captain, Virat Kohli, gives the credit of the win to the Indian openers. Stresses further that the wicket slowed down in the middle overs and India had a few tricky moments but then praises Dinesh Karthik for showing great composure. Praises Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa for doing well with the ball and forcing the batsmen to take risks. Points out that the former has a gut feeling of a batsmen so it was hard to score off him. Mentions that skill-wise, India were better than Aus |
| Right! That is it from the T20Is! Two rain-marred ones and a third proved to be a nice game - batsmen scoring runs and then bowlers pegging things back. India have announced themselves with the white ball. However, their major issues have been with the red ball. The 4-match Test series starts from Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 10.30 am local (0000 GMT). ADIOS! TAKE CARE! |
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