| 0.2 : 0.2: B Kumar to A Finch, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! India strike on the very second delivery of the game and it is a huge wicket. The Aussie skipper bags a golden duck. The sucker ball does the trick, it is full and very wide outside off, tempting Finch to go for it. Aaron, who wants no sighters, goes after it away from his body. The ball takes the outside edge and Pant takes a catch moving to his right. Ideal start for India after electing to bowl. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: K Ahmed to D Short, FOUR! First runs off the bat for Australia. Short is off the mark in style! Fuller than the last ball and on off, Short strokes it hard towards mid off. Kohli moves to his left and dives to stop it but is not able to do so. It races away to the fence. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: B Kumar to C Lynn, DROPPED AND SIX! Kumar could have easily had two in this over. Bumrah has misjudged that badly. Lynn goes down on one knee and hits it towards fine leg. Bumrah there comes running in a little, he then realizes the ball is going over his head. He tries to catch it with a leap but the ball bursts through his hands and goes over the ropes. Lynn with a life now, how costly will these drops prove? |
| 3.4: K Ahmed to C Lynn, FOUR! BRUTE! A gift, a full toss on off, Lynn smashes it over the bowler's head and the ball races away. Lynn is going after everything here. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: K Ahmed to C Lynn, OUT! In the air... taken! Lynn has thrown it away. The dropped catch has not cost India a lot. Khaleel is pumped up and why not, he was taken for a few in the last game and now, gets the big-hitting Lynn. He bowls it full and wide outside off, it is the slower one. Lynn throws his bat at it. He ends up slicing it towards deep point. Pandya there runs in and takes a good catch. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: J Bumrah to D Short, FOUR! Finds the gap this time and gets the desired result. Full and outside off, Short opens the face of the bat and drives it square on the off side. The ball races away. Good way to end the over for Australia. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: K Ahmed to D Short, OUT! Plays it on! Another failure for Short and Australia have lost their third in the Powerplay. They are in big trouble here. Just ahead of a shorter length around off, Short looks to hoick it across the line but the ball does not bounce as he anticipated it to. The ball takes the inside edge and shatters the stumps behind. Khaleel gets his second and the move to bowl give him his third has really started off well. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: K Ahmed to M Stoinis, FOUR! Full marks to the bowler there but runs for the batsman. Stoinis has to consider himself lucky here. This is slightly short and outside off, Marcus is into the shot a touch early, the ball takes the leading edge and flies over the first slip fielder for a boundary. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: J Bumrah to M Stoinis, OUT! Another one bites the dust! A soft dismissal to be honest and India are all over the Australians here. This is short and outside off, Marcus cuts it but does not keep it down. It goes towards Karthik at sweeper cover who moves to his left and takes an easy catch. one of the saviors from the last game for Australia is walking back without making much of an impact. |
| 10.3: K Pandya to G Maxwell, FOUR! This time he gets the paddle right. Full and down the leg side, Maxwell paddles it through fine leg. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: K Pandya to G Maxwell, OUT! BOWLED! Test match over for Maxwell. He was never at home at his home. Full and around off, Maxwell looks to defend but the ball goes straight on, past the willow and hits the off stump. |
| 11.6: K Yadav to Ben McDermott, FOUR! Terrific batting! Full and down the leg side, McDermott sweeps it behind square leg and gets a boundary! |
| 13.1 : 13.1: K Yadav to A Carey, OUT! First wicket for Kuldeep as the procession continues. Floated outside off, Carey gets down to play the slog sweep but cannot quite time it well. This ground is way too big and Carey falls short. Easy catch for Krunal Pandya at deep mid-wicket. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: K Yadav to N Coulter-Nile, SIX! Ho ho! First real big hit of the match. Told you, Australia's batting starts now. Landed outside off, Coulter-Nile swings this wayyyyyyy into oblivion, high over long off! |
| 14.4 : 14.4: K Pandya to N Coulter-Nile, FOUR! In a trice, NCN has become the third highest run scorer of the innings. A short ball, Coulter-Nile punches it through mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 15.5 : 15.5: B Kumar to N Coulter-Nile, SIX! BRUTAL! NCN is making a statement to his top order batters here. A short ball outside off, Coulter-Nile pulls it over mid-wicket for a biggie! |
| 15.6 : 15.6: B Kumar to N Coulter-Nile, OUT! Big wicket for India. NCN could have hurt them. No, this is not a joke. He has looked the most confident of ALL the batters so far. He came, he saw, he entertained but could not stay long. Short and outside off, a touch wide as well, Nathan smashes it well but again, the length of the ground consumes him. Straight to the substitute Manish Pandey at deep point. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: K Ahmed to A Tye, FOUR! Fine shot. On a length outside off, Tye backs away and punches it through mid off for a boundary! |
| 17.3 : 17.3: K Ahmed to A Tye, FOUR! EDGED AWAY THIS TIME! Little bit of luck for Australia. Full and outside off, Tye swings hard but gets an outside edge which goes past short third man! |
| 17.6 : 17.6: K Ahmed to Ben McDermott, SIX! CLOBBERED! A short ball outside off, McDermott pulls this high into the evening sky, over mid-wicket! 19 from the over! |
| 18.6: J Bumrah to Ben McDermott, EDGED, FOUR! Useful runs for Australia. Full and outside off, McDermott looks to back away and drive but the ball takes the outside edge and flies past the diving keeper to the third man fence! Bumrah finishes with excellent figures of 4-0-20-1! |
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