| 0.0 : Hello, world! Ready for the big game? We are sure you are. It is Boxing Day time! Both the teams would look to end the year on a high. India have announced their XI already while the Aussies have indicated that they will be fielding the same XI too. How will India cope up without their talismanic skipper Kohli? How will the 2 debutants go about their business? Will Smith be able to get another big score at the MCG? How will Burns fare after a fine half ton in the 2nd innings last game? So many q |
| Australian skipper, Tim Paine, starts by saying that half of their families are here so it was a quiet Christmas for them. On their win at Adelaide, Paine says that it was a good game for them but wants to focus on the series win. Tells that Warner is missed and adds he is pleased to know that he will be back for the third Test. |
| Australia (Unchanged Playing XI) -Joe Burns, Matthew Wade, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim Paine (C/WK), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood |
| India (Playing XI) - Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill (TEST DEBUT) (IN FOR PRITHVI SHAW), Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Rishabh Pant (WK) (IN FOR WRIDDHIMAN SAHA), Ravindra Jadeja (IN FOR VIRAT KOHLI), R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj (TEST DEBUT) (IN FOR MOHAMMED SHAMI). |
| TOSS - Time for the flip of the coin. Australia skipper Tim Paine strides out along with Ajinkya Rahane. Up goes the coin and it lands in Paine's favor. Australia will BAT FIRST! |
| Indian skipper, Ajinkya Rahane, starts by saying that it is an honour for him to lead the side. On the first game, Rahane says that one hour of poor performance cost them the game. Wants the team to stay positive in this game. On two debutants, Rahane says that they have a good first-class record and he is excited for them. Says that they wanted to have an all-rounder and since Jadeja is fit, he is playing this game. Ends by telling that they would've batted first too. |
| Before the action begins, it is time for the National Anthem of both the teams. |
| Right! We are done with all the pre-game formalities. It is indeed time for the action. The two umpires stride out in the middle first and they are followed by the Indian players. Matthew Wade and Joe Burns are the Aussie openers. Jasprit Bumrah will take the new ball for the Indians. Burns to face. Three slips and a gully in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Burns, A bit of a wayward start from Bumrah. A good length ball but it is way outside off. Burns lets it go to the keeper. |
| 0.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Burns, Gets closer this time and bowls this ball in the channel outside off. Burns lets it go to the keeper again. |
| 0.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Burns, Beats the outside edge this time! Perfect line and length and seems like Bumrah has found his rhythm. A length delivery just outside off, Burns pokes at it but makes no connection. |
| 0.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Burns, Bat on ball for the first time. This is fullish and just outside off, Burns comes on the front foot and pushes it towards the cover region. |
| 0.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Burns, In the channel outside off, Burns offers no shot. |
| 0.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Burns, Beaten! Good testing first over from Bumrah! After bowling good length deliveries, Bumrah bowls it full and wide outside off, asking Burns to go for the drive and Burns obliges but without any stride. Lucky not to edge it behind. A maiden to begin from Bumrah. |
| 1.1 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Yadav runs in and bowls the length ball outside off, Wade covers his stumps and lets it be. |
| 0.6 : Who will bowl from the other end? Umesh Yadav it is. |
| 1.2 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Full and wide outside off, Wade is not lured into going for the drive way from his body as he shoulders arms. |
| 1.3 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Another one outside off, Wade is happy leaving it alone this early in his innings. |
| 1.4 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Outside off, easy leave again. |
| 1.5 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Wade and Australia are underway! Full and wide outside off, Wade this time goes for the drive and finds the gap at cover-point. The cover fielder gives it a chase and returns the ball to the keeper but not before the Aussie openers take three. |
| 1.6 : Umesh Yadav to Joe Burns, Little too wide for the right-hander. Burns lets it go to the keeper. The ball moves late in the air. |
| 2.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Good length and around off, Wade covers his stumps and lets it go. |
| 2.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Fuller and around off, Wade keeps it out. |
| 2.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Nicely bowled! A length ball around middle and off, Wade looks to defend but it comes back in a touch. He misses to get hit high on the pad. |
| 2.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Outside off, left alone. |
| 2.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Misfield and a run! First run off Bumrah. A length ball around off, Wade pushes it towards the left of Gully. Rahane there misfields and allows a single. |
| 2.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Burns, That's an absolute ripper! What a delivery to end the over. A fuller ball just outside off, Burns comes forward and looks to defned as he plays for the swing but it goes straight to beat the outside edge. Another fine over from Bumrah. |
| 3.1 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Fine shot for nothing. Full and wide outside off, Wade nails the drive but finds Jadeja at covers. |
| 3.2 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Is that a drop? Has Wade got a life here? A lovely ball from Umesh. A length ball around off, Wade is squared up as he looks to defend. The ball goes to the left of debutant Gill at second slip. He dives to that side but it looked like it bounced just before his hands. They take two as the ball goes towards third man. A chance but it was a very difficult one. |
| 3.3 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, FOUR! Gorgeous drive! Full and wide outside off, Wade this time drills it through cover-point and it races away to the fence. |
| 3.4 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Shortish and around off, poked towards point. |
| 3.5 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Around off on a length, Wade defends it out. |
| 3.6 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Length ball around off and middle, Wade keeps it out solidly. |
| 4.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Burns, Good length and around off, pushed to the left of the bowler. |
| 4.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Burns, OUT! TAKEN! Bumrah draws first blood. Lovely stuff from him. Burns poor run continues as he departs for a duck. Bumrah runs in and bowls a good length ball just outside off, Burns comes on the front foot and looks to defend but ends up getting an outside edge. The ball goes behind and it is a simple chance for Pant. They all go up in appeal and the finger is raised. |
| 4.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length and just outside off, blocked. |
| 4.2 : Marnus Labuschagne comes in to bat at number 3. |
| 4.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, What a ripper! Bumrah is looking superb for the Indians here. Another brilliant delivery from him. It is just outside off on a good length. Maybe a little on the shortish side. Marnus stays back and has a poke off his back foot but is beaten. |
| 4.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Little wide outside off, Labuschagne lets it be. |
| 4.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Fullish and on middle, Labuschagne pushes it towards mid on. End of a successful over for Bumrah. |
| 5.1 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, FOUR! SHOT! Superb shot! Umesh is looking for some swing and hence he is pitching it up. This one is wide outside off and Wade creams it through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Taps the next one towards point and gets to the other end. Good stuff from Wade. |
| 5.3 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Labuschagne is up and running now! Umesh sprays on the pads and he flicks it to fine leg for one. |
| 5.4 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Full but wide outside off, left alone by Wade. |
| 5.5 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Down the leg side. Wade lets it be. |
| 5.6 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, On the pads again, Wade nudges it through square leg for a single to keep the strike for the next over. |
| 6.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Good leave! This was just outside off and it came back in nicely as Wade allowed it to go to the keeper. Top stuff from Bumrah here. |
| 6.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, This one comes back again as Wade is hit high on the pad. |
| 6.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Nicely done! Full ball on middle, Wade flicks it through mid-wicket and runs three before Ashwin can return the ball. |
| 6.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length and around off, kept out. |
| 6.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, In the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 6.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Labuschagne makes another leave as Bumrah bowls it outside off on a good length. |
| 7.1 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Fuller but wide outside off, Wade lets it go to Pant. |
| 7.2 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Another fuller one outside off, Wade is not interested again. |
| 7.3 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Beaten this time! Umesh runs in and bowls it just outside off, Wade this time goes for the big booming drive but a hint of away movement means he makes no connection. |
| 7.4 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, A length ball this time and it is outside off. A leave this time from Wade. |
| 7.5 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Excellent stuff from Umesh in this over. Pitches this one around off and middle and it is shortish in length. It comes back in as Wade looks to defend. He misses to get hit high on the pad. |
| 7.6 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Outside off, left alone. |
| 8.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and around off, pushed towards mid on. |
| 8.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller and outside off, driven well but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 8.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Around off on a good length, blocked. |
| 0.0 : 4 Slips in place at the moment. Seeing Bumrah shaping the ball away, Rahane has given that extra man for him in the cordon. |
| 8.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Another good length delivery around off, blocked off the back foot. |
| 8.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Goes for the bouncer but this one doesn't rise much. Labuschagne pulls it wide of the fine leg fielder for a brace. |
| 8.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Wide outside off, Labuschagne shoulders arms. |
| 9.1 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Good fuller length ball outside off, Wade leaves it alone. |
| 9.2 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Fuller length outside off, Wade drives this one through covers to collect three more runs. |
| 9.3 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length ball outside off, Marnus leaves it alone. |
| 9.4 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 9.5 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Close to the off stump on a length, but still left alone by Marnus. |
| 9.6 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Good ball to end the over. A length ball around off, jags back in to hit Marnus on the pads. |
| First change! Time for some spin. Here's Ravichandran Ashwin with the ball. |
| 10.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Flatter and around off to begin, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 10.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Fuller and around off and middle, swept to deep square leg for a single. |
| 10.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter and outside off, tucked towards square leg. |
| 10.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Just wide! Good stuff from Ashwin. Flat and around off, turns in and bounces extra. It lobs wide of the leg slip. Replays show there was some bat. Labuschagne is a lucky man. |
| 10.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Quicker one just outside off, Labuschagne goes on the back foot and looks to cut but misses. |
| 10.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Dot to end! Good first over from Ashwin. Fuller and around middle, Labuschagne flicks but the short leg fielder stops. |
| 11.1 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Driven nicely! Full and wide, Wade drives it to the right side of the man at mid off. The fielder gives it a chase but Wade gets three more. |
| 11.2 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, Labuschagne lets it be. |
| 11.3 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, A fuller length ball on middle, flicked to mid on. |
| 11.4 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Another one that jags back in. A length ball outside off, comes back sharply to hit Marnus on the pads. He thought this one will move away but it came back in but hit him high on the pad. |
| 11.5 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, A length ball outside off, defended straight back. |
| 11.6 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller ball on the pads, flicked away towards fine leg for a single. |
| 12.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Shortish and just outsude off, punched towards cover for a single. |
| 12.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Full and outside off, Wade goes for the sweep but misses. It bounces extra as Pant fails to catch it as it hits him near his chest. |
| 12.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Floated around off, blocked off the front foot. |
| 12.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, FOUR! Nicely done! Full and on middle and leg, Wade gets in position and nicely paddles it through short fine leg for a boundary. Wade moves to 30 off just 38 balls. |
| 12.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, OUT! CAUGHT! Jadeja holds on! There was some confusion but he did really well to keep his eyes on the ball to hold onto it. A poor shot from Wade. He was playing aggressively and he once again tried to go after Ashwin. A Tossed up ball around off and middle, Wade dances down the track and looks to hammer it on the leg side but ends up getting a top edge. The ball goes high in the air towards mid-wicket. Jadeja and Gill go for the catch but Jadeja calls |
| Smith is in. |
| Steven Smith comes to bat |
| 12.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, A mild appeal! A tossed up ball around the pad, Labuschagne lets it be and is hit on the pad. An enquiry but turned down. End of a successful over from Ashwin. |
| 13.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, Fuller length ball on the stumps, defended straight back. |
| 13.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, Good length ball outside off, Smith shuffles and plays it towards mid on. |
| 13.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, Length ball outside off, Smith bunts this out. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! It looked like Australia will end the first hour on top with Wade looking solid but he decided to take on the spinner and has fell against the run of play. So, India will be the happier side between the two. |
| 13.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, A fuller length ball outside off, Smith plays it towards mid on. |
| 13.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, A length ball just outside off, left alone by Smith. |
| 13.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, Maiden over first up to Smith. A length ball outside off, blocked by Smith towards mid on. |
| 14.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Quick single! Flatter and around middle, Labuschagne goes back and pushes it towards mid off. They go for a single. |
| 14.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Turn and bounce! Tossed up around middle, it pitches and then boucnes an turns sharply as Smith is beaten. Pant fails to collecy to his left as well and they run two byes as the ball goes towards fine leg. |
| 14.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, OUT! TAKEN DOWN THE LEG SIDE! Ashwin removes the big fish. Smith falls for a duck. Lovely from Ashwin. Bowls a loopy ball around middle and leg, Smith lunges forward to work it on the leg side but ends up hitting it straight to the leg slip fielder. Pujara there lunges forward and takes a good catch. Ashwin removes Smith again. Terrific stuff from the Indians here. |
| 14.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Full and around off, driven towards mid off. |
| 14.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, On off, kept out. |
| 14.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Flatter and around middle, Head goes back to block it out. |
| 14.3 : Who's in next? Travis Head it is at number 5. Aggressive field set for him here. Two slips, one short leg and one at silly point. |
| 15.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball outside off, left alone. |
| 15.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, NOT OUT! It is going over the stumps. A length ball outside off, Labuschagne looks to defend but this one comes back in nicely and beats the inside edge. The ball hits the pad and the Indians appeal but nothing from the umpire. Indians take it upstairs. Replays roll in and they show that the ball would go over the timbers. India lose their review. |
| 0.0 : Review time! Indians have taken the appeal against Labuschagne. It is for LBW. Let's see what the third umpire has to say. It is a fair delivery. Nothing on the Hot spot and nothing on the RTS either. Time for the Ball Tracker. Missing! It is going over the stumps. So, India lose one of their reviews. |
| 15.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball outside off, nudged it soflty towards mid on and Marnus takes a quick single. |
| 15.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Fuller ball on the stumps, Head flick this one to mid on |
| 15.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, A length ball outside off, Head blocks this one out. |
| 15.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Beaten! Superb delivery from Bumrah. Just around off on a good length. Head has to play at it. He does so but is beaten all ends up. Terrific from Bumrah. |
| 16.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter and just around off, punched towards cover. |
| 16.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter and just outside off, forced to deep cover for a run. |
| 16.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, On the pads, worked towards the square leg fielder. It went uppishly but was wide of the man at short leg. |
| 16.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, On off, kept out. |
| 16.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Full and on middle, forced towards mid on. |
| 16.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Dot to end! Flatter and around off, Head goes back and pushes it towards cover. |
| 17.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball just outside off, Marnus defends it solidly. |
| 17.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, A fuller length ball, Marnus watches and plays it towards point. |
| 17.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball outside off, Marnus leaves it alone. |
| 17.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, A good length ball around off, defended solidly on the front foot by Marnus. |
| 17.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, A fuller ball on the stumps, Marnus misses and gets hit on the pads. Inside edge there seem to save him from getting trapped right in front. |
| 17.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, A length ball outside off, defended on the leg side. |
| 18.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Loopy ball outside off, Head drives it hard but it hits Vihari at silly point. |
| 18.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, What happened there? Floated around off, Head looks to work it on the leg side but it spins away to beat the bat. The ball hits his pad and then lobs towards silly point. The fielder takes the catch and they appeal but not out says the umpire. The Indians think for the review but in the end opt against it. |
| 18.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Flatter and around middle, clipped towards mid-wicket. |
| 18.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, On off, this time Head comes forward and keeps it out. |
| 18.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Fuller and around middle, blocked. |
| 18.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Single to end another superb over from Ashwin. Full and wide, Head goes for the drive and connects it well. It is to the right side of Jadeja who makes a diving stop but they take the single. |
| 19.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Fuller and around off to begin, pushed off the front foot towards point. |
| 0.0 : Bowling change! No Mohammed Siraj yet. Here's Ravindra Jadeja with the ball. |
| 19.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Full again, pushed towards mid off. |
| 19.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Flatter and just outside off, punched towards the off side. |
| 19.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Floats this one down the leg side. Head looks to flick but misses. |
| 19.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, On middle, pushed to mid on for a quick single. |
| 19.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter and around off, worked wide of the man at mid on for a run. Decent start from Jadeja. |
| 20.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Play and a miss! A flatter ball just outside off, Labuschagne looks to punch it off the back foot but it bounces extra and Labuschagne fails to connect. |
| 20.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter and around middle, blocked. |
| 20.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Short and just outside off, Labuschagne punches but finds the cover fielder. |
| 20.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Crunched! Short and wide outside off, Labuschagne rocks back and slams it wide of Jadeja this time. He gives it a chase but fails to stop. |
| 20.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller and around off, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 20.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Around off and middle, Head stays back to keep it out. |
| 21.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Full and wide, driven hard but straight to Gill at short cover. |
| 21.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 21.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter and around off, Labuschagne does well to block off his back foot. |
| 21.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Beaten this time! Jadeja fires this one just outside off, it pitches and then turns away a touch. Good take from Pant. |
| 21.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, This time Labuschagne gets behind the line to defend off his front foot. |
| 21.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, A maiden from Jadeja. Full and around middle, pushed towards mid on. |
| 22.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Floated on middle, played back to Ashwin by Head. |
| 22.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Tossed up on middle, Head stays back and blocks. |
| 22.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Down the leg side, flicked wide of the man at square leg for a run. |
| 22.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Full and on middle, Labuschagne flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. The single brings up 50 for Australia. |
| 22.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Fuller and around off, pushed back to Ashwin. |
| 22.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Floated around middle, Head defends it out. |
| 23.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Short and wide outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 23.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Nicely done! Short and wide outside off, Labuschagne stays back and then just forces it gently wide of the short third man fielder. It races away to the fence. |
| 23.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Full and on middle, Labuschagne flicks but can't beat the man at mid-wicket who makes a diving stop to his right. |
| 23.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter and around off, blocked. |
| 23.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller and around off, Labuschagne comes forward and defends. Pant encourages Jadeja from behind, telling him to keep bowling the same length. |
| 23.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, defended. |
| 24.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Floated on middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 24.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Full and around off, watchfully blocked. |
| 24.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Quicker one outside off, Head lets it be. |
| 24.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Flatter and around off, worked towards mid-wicket. |
| 24.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, On off, a solid front foot block from Head this time. |
| 24.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Maiden from Ashwin. Flatter and around off, Head keeps it out. |
| 25.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Jadeja giving away easy runs here. Short and wide outside off, Labuschagne slams it through point and bags another boundary. |
| 25.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, In the air... safe! Jadeja bowls this one full and bowls it wide. Labuschagne reaches out and looks to drive but gets a top edge. The ball lands safely outside the ring at cover. Two taken. |
| 25.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Flat and around off, blocked out. |
| 25.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up and outside off, driven towards cover for a quick single. |
| 25.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Down the leg side, turns further down as Pant fails to collect it down the leg side. The ball races to the fine leg fence but Mayank does well to get to the ball and pull it back in. |
| 25.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up and just outside off, turns away a touch as Labuschagne lets it go to the keeper. |
| 26.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Flatter and around off, worked towards the leg side. |
| 26.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Full and on middle, pushed to the left of Ashwin for nothing. |
| 26.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Shortish and around middle, worked towards mid on for a single. |
| Labuschagne is taking his time! He wants to make sure that this is the last over before Lunch. |
| 26.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, NOT OUT! It is missing the stumps. It never looked that it would be going over the timbers but that is the case and Labuschagne survives. Good use of the technology from him. A tossed up delivery around middle, he goes for the sweep but he misses to get hit on the pad. The Indians appeal and the finger goes up. Marnus calls for the review straightaway. Replays roll now. Hot Spot and RTS show no bat. But to everyone's surprise, the ball is going ov |
| 26.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated on middle, blocked off the front foot. |
| 26.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Quicker one on the pads, flicked towards the leg side. With that, it is Lunch on Day 1. |
| A terrific session of play for the visitors! It was Bumrah who struck early and then twin wickets from Ashwin have put India in a good position at the end of the first session. They have bowled superbly so far. Interestingly, debutant Siraj didn't get the chance to have a go with the ball as yet! |
| Earlier in the game, Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first. Burns failed to open his account. Wade looked good as he played a few classy drives but lost his wicket as he tried to take on Ashwin. Smith failed once again as he became Ashwin's 2nd victim and fell for a duck. Labuschagne along with Head are battling out in the middle. The duo have added 27 between them but it hasn't been easy for them out in the middle. Head has scored just 4 off 37 balls while Labuschagne has survived a fe |
| The Indian bowlers were on the money straight away! Bumrah and Umesh kept things tight a the start. Bumrah drew the first blood as he removed Burns. To everyone's surprise, Rahane tossed the ball to Ashwin. And the off-spinner didn't disappoint as he got a couple of wickets. He has looked in a terrific rhythm and the way the pitch is behaving, it is not going to be easy for the Aussie batters once they return for the second session. We will be back for the second session soon. |
| 26.3 : Labuschagne is given out LBW but he goes for the review quickly. Is there any bat? Let's see if Hot Spot detects anything. Nothing on it and nothing on RTS either. That should be plumb then. Hang on! It is missing the stumps. Labuschagne survives. |
| 26.6 : ... Day 1, Session 2 ... |
| 27.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, Siraj is right on the money! A length delivery around off, Head blocks off his back foot. |
| 26.6 : We are back for the second session! The Indian players have taken to the field already. Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head have made their way out to the middle as well. Who will take the ball for India post the Lunch break? Yes! Finally the debutant gets to bowl. After 27 overs in the game, Mohammed Siraj gets his chance now. What a proud moment for him nonetheless. |
| 27.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, Shortish and around off, Head keeps it out. |
| 27.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, Back of a length and just outside off, poked towards the point fielder. |
| 27.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, In the channel outside off, Head lets it be. |
| 27.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, Good length and around off, Head dabs it towards cover and they take a quick run. |
| 27.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, On the pads, clipped to fine leg for one. 2 off Siraj's first over in Tests. |
| 28.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter and around middle, worked towards short leg. |
| 0.0 : Who will begin the second session from the other end? Will it be spin from the other end? Yes. Ravichandran Ashwin it is. |
| 28.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter and around middle, clipped towards mid-wicket. |
| 28.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated on off, blocked off the front foot. |
| 28.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Full and on middle, worked towards square leg. They think for the run but opt against it. |
| 28.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, blocked by Labuschagne. |
| 28.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Just wide! A maiden to begin from Ashwin. Flatter and around middle, bounces extra as Labuschagne fends it wide of the man at short leg. |
| 29.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, A length ball on middle, defended straight back. |
| 29.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, A fuller length ball across the left hander, Head leaves it alone. |
| 29.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, Length ball on middle, pushed towards point. |
| 29.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head,  Short of a length outside off, Head punches it through the covers for a couple. |
| 29.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, Length ball on middle, defended straight back to the bowler. |
| 29.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, Bouncer to end the over from Siraj. A short bumper on middle and leg, Head ducks under it. |
| 30.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated around middle, played th the covers. |
| 30.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, A short ball on the stumps, punched through covers for a single. |
| 30.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Floated around middle, defended straight back. |
| 30.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Floated ball on middle, tucked away towards square leg for a single. |
| 30.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, A shortish ball on the stumps, punched towards point for another run. |
| 30.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller ball on middle, defended straight back. |
| 31.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Short of a length ball outside off, Marnus leaves it alone. |
| 31.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball on the pads, clipped away towards fine leg for single. |
| 31.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, Short of a length, punched straight to mid off. |
| 31.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, Short of a length outside off, Head looks to guide it towards third man but Rahane at gully stops it by diving to his left. |
| 31.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, Length ball just outside off, punched to the covers for a single. |
| 31.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, A length ball outside off, Marnus defends it on the on side. |
| 32.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, FOUR BYES! Ashwin bowls it down the leg side, Head looks to flick but misses it. It goes past the keeper towards fine leg for a boundary. |
| 32.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Flighted delivery on middle, Head blocks it off the front foot. |
| 32.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Floated delivery on off, Head pushes it to mid off. |
| 32.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Turn and bounce again but down the leg side again. Pant fails to collect again. The ball goes to fine leg for a bye. |
| 32.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up and around off, blocked. |
| 32.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated on middle, kept out. |
| 33.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, Nice shot! Full and on the pads, Head flicks it through mid-wicket. Three taken before the ball is returned to the keeper. |
| 33.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, This time a length ball on the pads of Marnus. He tucks it through square leg. Fine leg runs to his left and gets to the ball but not before they get a brace. |
| 33.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball around off, watchfully defended. |
| 33.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, In the channel outside off, an easy leave. |
| 33.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Another one outside off. It is short as well. Labuschagne makes another leave. |
| 33.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR RUNNING RUNS! Full ball outside off, Labuschagne creams it through the covers. It is going towards the longest part of the ground as the fielder gives it a chase. The fielder is slow in getting down to stop and at the end he needs to stop but getting down first and then pick the ball to throw it back. That allows the batters to run four. It brings 50-run stand between the two. |
| 34.1 : Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, No run, Length ball around off, worked towards mid-wicket. |
| 34.2 : Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, Back of a length and on middle, clipped through square leg for a couple. |
| 34.3 : Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, Around off on a length, blocked off the front foot. |
| 34.4 : Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, Good bumper but Head does well to sway away. |
| 0.0 : Umesh Yadav is back into the attack. 6-1-23-0 from him so far. |
| 34.5 : Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, Length ball around off, pushed towards cover. |
| 34.6 : Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, Back of a length and around off, blocked off the back foot. |
| 35.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller and around off, Labuschagne blocks off his front foot. |
| 35.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Ouch! Is there any bat? Or that came off the helmet. A nasty bumper from Siraj. Labuschagne looked to pull but he gets beaten by the pace and gets a blow on his helmet. The ball lobs towards the slip cordon and Gill goes back to catch. The Indians appeal but nothing from the umpire. No review from the Indians. Replays show it came off the helmet. The good thing is that Labuschagne is looking fine. |
| 35.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Yes, he does! Another well-directed bumper! This time Labuschagne gets out of the way. |
| 35.2 : Time for the concussion test then! The Australian physio is out in the middle and is having a check with Labuschagne. Rahane too had a word with Labuschagne quickly. The helmet is being checked as well. Labuschagne is taking his time here. He is looking fine though as he tries to fix his head gear. And he is up to face the challenge again. Will Siraj bang another one? |
| 35.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller and around off, tucked wide of the man at mid-wicket for one. |
| 35.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, Good length and around off, kept out. |
| 35.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, A single! Shortish and around middle, clipped through square leg for a run by Head. |
| 36.1 : Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, A bumper now to Head. A short ball on middle, Head ducks under it. |
| 36.2 : Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, EDGY FOUR! Full and wide outside off, Head throws his bat at it but gets a thick outside edge which goes past the diving backward point fielder. Rahane and Siraj then gives it a chase but the ball wins the race to the fence. |
| 36.3 : Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, A Short of a length ball around off, Head blocks this out. |
| 36.4 : Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, Shortish around off, Head shuffles and tucks this towards fine leg for a single. |
| 36.5 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Another short ball but outside off, Marnus leaves it alone. |
| 36.6 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, A length ball on off, defended watchfully on the off side. |
| 37.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, Length ball around off, defended straight back. |
| 37.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, FOUR! Driven superbly to bring up 100 for the Aussies. A low full toss, Head creams it through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 37.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, Short of a length ball outside off, Head blocks this on the off side. |
| 37.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, A length ball outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 37.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, A length ball just outside off, Head punches this one through the covers to collect a couple of runs more. |
| 37.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, Another single. A Shortish ball around off, Head cuts this one towards point for a run. |
| 38.1 : Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, Length ball around off, blocked on the off side. |
| 38.2 : Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, A length ball on pads, tucked through square leg for a single. |
| 38.3 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, One more single! Fuller and around off, worked towards square leg for a run. |
| 38.4 : Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, A bumper on middle. Head sits under it. |
| 38.5 : Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, Back of a length and on middle and leg, Head works it towards mid-wicket and takes one. |
| 38.6 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 39.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Length ball around off, pushed towards mid off. |
| 39.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Sharp bumper! It is just outside off, Head does well to back away. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Jasprit Bumrah comes back on. His figures are 8-4-7-1 so far. |
| 39.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Shortish and on middle, tucked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 39.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Short ball on middle and leg, pulled to fine leg for a single. |
| 39.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, FOUR! FLICKED! Bumrah bowls a full toss on the pads, a freebie for Head and he accepts it by flicking it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 39.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, FOUR! Glorious drive! Has to be shot off the day. A full ball outside off, Head creams it through mid off for another boundary. |
| DRINKS! Australia's hour without a shred of doubt! These two have scored runs freely post Lunch and haven't had anything that has troubled them. They will look to continue while the Indians would want to break this stand as quickly as they can. Let's see if this mini-break helps the Indians. |
| 40.1 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Full and on the pads, flicked towards mid-wicket for nothing. |
| 40.2 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, EDGY FOUR! Runs coming thick and fast for Australia. A full ball just outside off, Labuschagne looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge that goes past the slip fielder and into the third man fence. |
| 40.3 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Around off on a length, kept out. |
| 40.4 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, A bouncer arond off, Labuschagne sits under it. |
| 40.5 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, NO BALL! A length ball around off, Labuschagne blocks it out. Yadav has overstepped which is confirmed by the TV umpire. |
| Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball around middle, tucked towards square leg. They think for a single but decide against it. |
| 40.6 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and on middle and leg, clipped towards square leg for nothing. |
| 41.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Fuller and around off, Head pushes it towards the cover fielder. |
| 41.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, NO BALL! Shortish around off, pushed on the off side. Bumrah oversteps this time. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Short bumper around middle, Head ducks under it. |
| 41.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Short again on the body, Head tucks this on the on side. |
| 41.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Short ball around the ribs, Head tries to play but the ball bounces over him. |
| 41.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, No BALL! Length ball around middle, clipped straight to mid wicket. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, OUT! TAKEN! Bumrah gets the breakthrough. How many times has he done that for his team? Almost every time. A good length ball just around off, it comes back in as Head has a poke at it. He ends up getting a thick outside edge which goes to the right side of gully. It goes quickly but the Indian skipper is alert as he does really well to move to his right and take the catch nicely. A fine knock from Head comes to an end. |
| 41.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Fuller and around off, Green keeps it out. End of a successful over from Bumrah. |
| 41.5 : Who's in next? Cameron Green comes in at number 6. |
| 42.1 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, A good length ball around off, defended straight back. |
| 42.2 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Beautiful Delivery this! A good length ball outside off, shapes away after pitching and Marnus is beaten on that one. |
| 42.3 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball outside off, left alone. |
| 42.4 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball down the leg side, Marnus misses his flick and it is through to the keeper. |
| 42.5 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller ball on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 42.6 : Umesh Yadav to Cameron Green, Good length ball outside off, defended solidly by Green. |
| 43.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball around off, defended on the on side. |
| 43.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller this time around off, played to the covers. |
| 43.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller ball around off stump, Marnus defends it watchfully. |
| 43.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, A good length ball outside off, left alone. |
| 43.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Short of a length around middle, pulled away towards fine leg for a single. |
| 43.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, WIDE! A bouncer to the new batsman Green. But it is way too high reckons the Umpire and thereby wided. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, A length ball around off, Green plays it on the off side. |
| 44.1 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball on middle, defended back to the bowler. |
| 44.2 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, A length ball around off, Marnus defends it on the off side. |
| 44.3 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Shortish ball around middle, tucked away on the leg side. |
| 44.4 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Short of a length around off, defended solidly. |
| 44.5 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, A good length ball on the stumps, Marnus plays it towards mid off. |
| 44.6 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, A length ball around middle and leg, jags back in and hits Marnus on the pads, who misses his flick. A bit of appeal from the bowler and the keeper but Rahane is not too convinced for the review. Replays show the ball missing leg stump. Wise decision from India not to waste a review. |
| 45.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Good work down the leg side from Pant. Bumrah sprays it down the leg side. Green looks to flick but misses. Pant does well to get to the ball on his left with a tumble. |
| 45.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Green is off the mark with a fine stroke. Full ball around off, he comes on the front foot and drives it through covers. Three taken. |
| 45.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Shortish and around off, kept out off the front foot. |
| 45.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Good bumper! Labuschagne does well to get away from the line of the delivery. |
| 45.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Around off on a length, kept out off the front foot. |
| 45.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, End of another probing over from Bumrah. Around off on a good length, Labuschagne looks to defend but gets an inside edge on the pad. |
| 46.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Flatter and around off, kept out. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Ravichandran Ashwin is back on. 12-3-20-2 from him so far. |
| 46.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Tossed up and just outside off, Green comes down the track and defends. |
| 46.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Floated around off, blocked. |
| 46.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Very full down the leg side. Green looks to flick but misses. |
| 46.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Shortish and around off, punched wide of the point fielder for a run. |
| 46.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, driven towards the cover fielder. |
| 47.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, A fuller ball around off, Green drives it nicely but straight to mid on. |
| 46.6 : Mohammed Siraj is back on. 6-0-24-0 from him so far. |
| 47.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Good length ball on the stumps, defended towards mid on. |
| 47.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, A length ball outside off, comes back in sharply but left alone by Green on the length. |
| 47.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Fullish delivery on the stumps, driven to mid on. |
| 47.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, A bouncer on middle, Green ducks under it. |
| 47.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Shortish length ball defended straight back. |
| 48.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated on middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 48.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter and around middle and leg, worked towards square leg. |
| 48.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up and outside off, Labuschagne drills it through the covers. Yadav gives it a chase and keeps it down to 3. |
| 48.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, On off, blocked. |
| 48.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Shortish and on middle, turned on the leg side for nothing. |
| 48.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Tossed up and on middle, tucked to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 49.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Fullish ball on the stumps, defended straight towards mid on. |
| 49.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball around off, poked towards point. |
| 49.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, OUT! CAUGHT! Siraj strikes! His first Test wicket and it is the other debutant, Gill who takes a fine catch. A huge wicket for India. Perfect field placement from Rahane and Siraj delivers the delivery. Full and on the pads, Labuschagne is just 2 short of a half ton. He gets the ball on his pads and looks to flick. He fails to keep it down as it goes to the right side of the backward square leg fielder. Gill there lunges at the ball and takes the catch |
| Australian Skipper Tim Paine is in next. |
| 49.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Paine is welcomed with a bouncer! He sits under it. |
| 49.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Length ball around off, pushed towards mid off. |
| 49.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, NOT OUT! Wickets umpire's call. So India keep the review. A length ball around middle and leg, Paine looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad. Siraj puts in a very confident appeal but it has been turned down. He though convinves his skipper to go for the DRS. Rahane goes for it at the very last second. The replays show that the ball would've just clipped the leg stump. So, the onfield decision stays but India doesn't lose their review. |
| 49.5 : DRS TIME! With just 1 second left on the timer, Rahane has asked for the review. Looked to be going down the leg side. Let's see what the replays have got to show. Clear gap between bat and ball. Ball Tracker shows clipping the leg pole. So, the onfield decision stays but India will keep their review. |
| 50.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Quicker one around middle, worked towads short fine leg. |
| 50.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Flatter and around off, punched wide of the cover fielder for a run. |
| 50.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, Floated on off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 50.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, On off, defended. |
| 50.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, Flatter and around middle, worked towards mid-wicket. |
| 50.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, On middle, Paine flicks it uppishly towards square leg. Good over from Ashwin. |
| 51.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Huge appeal again but not out says the umpire again. This time Rahane is not going for it. Is there any bat? A length ball around off, coems back in sharply. Green fails to get bat on ball and is hit on the pad. A loud appeal but nothing from the umpire. Rahane clearly says no for the review. |
| 51.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Fuller and around off, flicked towards square leg. |
| 51.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Bouncer on middle, Green ducks under it. |
| 51.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Fuller and around off, kept out. |
| 51.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Good length and on middle, flicked to deep square leg for one. |
| 51.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Dot to end! A testing over from Siraj. The last ball is outside off on a length so Paine lets it be. With that, it is Tea on Day 1. |
| An intriguing session of the play comes to an end! It was Australia who looked on top after the end of the first hour as Labuschagne along with Head added runs a bit quickly and without facing many challenges. However, Bumrah returned to remove Head while Labuschagne became the victim of debutant Siraj just 2 away from his half ton. With 5 down for 136, the Aussies are looking in a spot of bother. The good thing for them though is that skipper Paine who did the rescue act in the last game is out |
| ... Day 1, Session 3... |
| 52.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Lovely start! Flatter and outside off, Green thinks of playing at it but decides against it as it zips away. |
| 52.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, On middle, blocked. |
| 52.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Floated around middle, pushed towards mid on. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the final session of Day 1. Tim Paine and Cameron Green are the two Aussie batters. The Indian players make their way out in the middle. Ashwin to start after Tea. Here we go.. |
| 52.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Flatter and around off, worked on the leg side. |
| 52.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Tossed up and around middle and leg, tucked towards the leg side again. |
| 52.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Short and wide outside off but Green finds the cover fielder. A poor ball but Ashwin gets away with it. A maiden to start post Tea. |
| 53.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Shortish and just outside off pushed towards point off the back foot. |
| 53.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Fuller and around middle, driven to mid on. |
| 53.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Another fine drive but for nothing. This time it is towards mid off. |
| 0.0 : Who will bowl from the other end? Mohammad Siraj it is. His figures are 9-2-25-1. |
| 53.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, FOUR! And Paine is finally off the mark. A short ball just outside off, Paine swivels and pulls it over square leg for a boundary. Short of a man in form. |
| 53.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Taps the next one gently towards cover-point and calls for a quick run. |
| 53.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Fuller and around off, blocked off the back foot. |
| 54.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, On off, blocked back to the bowler. |
| 54.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, Fuller and on middle, flicked towards short leg fielder uppishly. Pant is asking Jadeja who is at mid-wicket to be ready. |
| 54.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, Flatter and outside off, punched wide of the point fielder for one. |
| 54.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, On middle, clipped towards mid-wicket. |
| 54.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Tossed up and on middle, kept out. |
| Run out appeal taken upstairs! The Indians are not too sure. Let's see what the replays show. That looks really, really close. The bat is on the line it seems. When the bails are removed, the bat then maybe has crossed the line. Tricky call for the TV umpire here. Interesting to see the decision on the big screen. The third umpire is taking his time here. |
| 54.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, NOT OUT! And a loud cheer from the crowd as they see the decision flashing on the big screen. That looked a tough call and the umpire believes that the bat has crossed the line when Pant took the bails off. Maybe they have given the benefit of doubt to the batter. Coming to the delivery, it was fuller and around off, Green pushes it towards cover. They go for the single but stop in the middle and then go for it again as the cover fielder throws the bal |
| 55.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Length ball around off, bunted down the ground. |
| 55.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Shortish ball around off, tucked towards mid-wicket. |
| 55.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Short of a length outside off, punched to the covers. |
| 55.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Length ball outside off, Green guides it to gully. |
| 55.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, In the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 55.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Shortish ball to end the over, tucked it towards mid wicket. |
| 56.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, Full and on middle, pushed to mid on. |
| 56.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, Flatter and around middle, tucked towards short leg. |
| 56.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, Tossed up and around middle, blocked. |
| 56.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, Full and on middle, Paine flicks it wide of the man at mid on for a run. |
| 56.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Flatter and around middle, punched towards cover-point. |
| 56.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, On middle, kept out. |
| 57.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Shortish and around off, pushed towards mid on. |
| 57.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Length ball around off, solidly defended by Paine. |
| 57.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Length ball around middle, Paine tucks this one towards mid-wicket. |
| 57.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, A fuller length ball this time around off, Paine dabs it towards point. |
| 57.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, EDGY! A length ball around off, Paine looks to guide it towards third man but gets an outside edge and Rahane at gully dives to his left and stops it. |
| 57.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Short and wide outside off, Paine cuts but finds backward point. |
| 58.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Huge appeal but turned down! But it was only the bowler who appealed. This one pitched outside off and then turned in nicely to beat the outside edge. Pant took the chance ont he second attempt as Ashwin appealed. Nothing from the umpire and Pant wasn't too sure so Rahane doesn't go for the review. Replay later roll in and it shows no bat. So, a good call from Pant and Rahane. |
| 58.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Full and just outside off, driven nicely but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 58.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, On off, blocked. |
| 58.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, On middle, Green flicks it towards mid on. |
| 58.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Flatter and around middle, Green goes back to block off the back foot. |
| 58.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, A single on the last ball. Full and on middle, flicked to mid-wicket for one. A fine over form Ashwin. |
| 59.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Fullish and outside off, shaping further away. Green shoulders arms. |
| 59.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, A length ball outside off, left alone. |
| 59.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Fuller and around off, driven to mid off for a single. |
| 59.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Fuller and around off, Paine pushes it towards mid off and says a loud no for the run. |
| 59.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, EDGY FOUR! Terrific delivery from Siraj. A length ball just around off, shapes away a touch as Paine looks to defend off his front foot. He plays at it with soft hands as the thick outside edge flies past the first slip fielder. It races away to the fence at the third man fence. 150 up with that boundary. |
| 59.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Good running! A fuller one on the pads, Paine tucks it through square leg and scampers back for two. 7 from the over. |
| 60.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Shortish and just outside off, punched towards the cover fielder. |
| 60.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Flatter and around off, kept out. |
| 60.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, On middle, Green comes down the track and pushes it down to long on for one. |
| 60.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, Tossed up on the pads, flicked towards mid-wicket. |
| 60.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, Tossed up and around off, this one turns in as Paine tucks it towards mid-wicket. |
| 60.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, Darts this one flat and around off, punched towards mid off by Paine. |
| 61.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Outside off on a good length. Green lets it be. |
| 61.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, A length ball outside off, Green leaves it alone again. He was caught in two minds there. Siraj though there was some bat as it went to the keeper but Pant wasn't sure again. |
| 61.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Short and wide outside off, cut to deep point for a brace. |
| 61.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, OUT! Three reds and Green has to go. Brilliant bowling from Siraj. Full, fast and straight. Green looks to drive with straight bat but misses to get hit plumb in front of the wickets. A loud, loud apppeal and the umpire raises his finger this time. This looks plumb but Green reviews after having a word with his skipper. Let's see if the technology can save him. Replays roll in and well Green has to go as there is no bat involved and the ball is hitting the |
| 61.3 : Green has been given out LBW! After having a word with his skipper, he has called for the DRS. No bat shows Hot Spot and RTS. Let's see what the Ball Tracker has to say! Three Reds! Green has to go and he takes the review along with him. |
| 61.4 : Pat Cummins walks in next. |
| 61.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Length ball around off, Cummins blocks it towards point. |
| 61.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Dot to end the successful over. A length ball around middle, worked on the leg side. |
| 62.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, Down the leg side. Left alone by Paine. |
| 62.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, Flatter and around middle, kept out. |
| 62.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, Tossed up and around off, driven towards the cover fielder. |
| 62.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, Floated on middle, Paine comes on front foot to defend. |
| 62.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, On middle, defended with soft hands towards the leg side. |
| 62.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Tim Paine, OUT! TAKEN! Ashwin strikes again and he gets the big wicket of the Australian skipper. Terrific catch down the leg side. Wicket no. 7 goes down now. Ashwin gets his third. A tossed up ball on middle and leg, Paine comes forward and looks to flick but gets an inside edge. Rahane has kept the fielder there for something similar. Vihar is waiting for a chance like this at backward short leg. He gets the chance and does really well to hold onto this sharp catc |
| Mitchell Starc joins his bowling partner with the bat. |
| 63.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Length ball around off, blocked. |
| 63.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Fuller and around off, Cummins blocks off his front foot. |
| 63.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, On the pads, Cummins clips it to fine leg for a run. |
| 63.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Full and outside off, driven towards cover. |
| 63.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Shortish and around off, punched towards point for nothing. |
| 63.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Play and a miss! A fullish delivery outside off, Starc goes for the drive away from his body to get beaten. |
| 64.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Flatter but outside off, left alone. |
| 64.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, On middle, blocked. |
| 64.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Fired on the pads, Cummins pads it away. |
| 64.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Nicely bowled. This one pitches around off and it turns back in. Sharp bounce too as it hits Cummins high on the pad. |
| 64.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Fuller and around off, driven towards the cover fielder. |
| 64.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Flat and around off, kept out off the back foot by Pat. |
| 65.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc, Bumrah starts with a length ball just around off, pushed towards mid off. |
| 64.6 : Jasprit Bumrah returns! 12-4-24-2 are his numbers so far. Can he clean up the tail quickly? Rahane surely wants to do that. |
| 65.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc, Fuller and outside off, Starc drives it wide of the cover fielder for a run. |
| 65.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, A bumper on middle and leg. Cummins sits under it. |
| 65.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Length ball around middle, Cummins tucks it towards mid-wicket and goes to the other end. |
| 65.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc, FOUR! Whipped nicely from Starc. A fuller one from Bumrah around off and middle, Starc flicks it hard through mid on for a boundary. |
| 65.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc, Edgy! A fuller ball outside off, Starc looks to tonk it on the leg side but gets a thick outside edge that goes to third man. Starc gets two more. 8 off the over. |
| 66.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Fired outside off, Cummins lets it be. |
| 66.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Very full and on middle, worked on the leg side. |
| 66.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Floated around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 66.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, On middle, blocked with soft hands. |
| 66.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Flatter and around middle, tucked towards backward square leg. |
| 66.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Fuller and around off, blocked off the front foot by Cummins. Another maiden from Ashwin. |
| 67.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and it is Bumrah now who picks his 3rd wicket. A sharp bumper to Starc who looks to take it on and goes for the pull but ends up getting a top edge. The ball goes high in the air towards fine leg. Siraj there settles under it and takes first catch of his Test career. India all over Australia here. |
| 0.0 : Nathan Lyon is in at 10. |
| 67.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Full and on middle, flicked to mid-wicket. |
| 67.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Outside off on a length, Cummins lets it be. |
| 67.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, A bumper to Cummins but he is not going to take it on as he sits under it. |
| 67.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Nicely bowled. A sharp short ball on the body. Cummins somehow manages to fend it off towards fine leg. Gets two. |
| 67.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Around off on a length, defended back to the bowler. 2 runs and wicket from this Bumrah over. |
| 68.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nathan Lyon, Fuller and around off, worked toward the leg side. |
| 68.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nathan Lyon, Tosses it down the leg side, Lyon goes for the sweep but misses. |
| 68.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nathan Lyon, Shortish and just around off, Lyon punches it towards cover. |
| 68.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nathan Lyon, Sweeps this one from outside off and opens his account as the ball goes to deep square leg. A bit of giggle from Pant from behind the stumps. |
| 68.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Flatter and around off, kept out. |
| 68.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, FOUR! Slogged! Enough of blocking says Cummins and reaches out to the loppy ball outside off and slams it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 69.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, Sharp bumber! It is on middle and leg and Lyon wants a piece of it as he goes for the pull but he misses. |
| 69.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, Length ball outside off, punched towards mid on. |
| 69.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, FOUR! Nicely done! Useful runs. Shortish and just outside off, Lyon cuts it hard and beats the gully fielder's dive to his right. A fine shot. |
| 69.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, Full toss outside off, driven towards the cover fielder. |
| 69.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, Punched nicely for two. Length ball outside off, it is punched wide of the man at mid off for a brace. |
| 69.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, Bouncer and Lyon goes for the pull but mistimes it towards square leg. |
| DRINKS! India are all over Australia at the moment. They need 2 more to roll over the Aussies here. They would like to take the remaining two wickets as quickly as possible. Australians, on the other hand, would hope to see these two add a few more valuable runs. If the Indians get the two wickets, they will have to face a few tricky overs from the Aussie pacers. So, an interesting final phase of play awaits. |
| 70.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Fuller and around off, pushed towards mid off for a single. |
| 69.6 : Ravindra Jadeja will take the ball post this mini-break. 4-1-13-0 from him so far. |
| 70.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Nathan Lyon, Flatter and around off, Lyon keeps it out off his back foot. |
| 70.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Nathan Lyon, Around off, some turn away as Lyon looks to defend but ends up getting it off the outer half. A single as the ball goes towards vacant short third man. |
| 70.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Beaten! Tossed up and around off, it pitches and turns away and bounces too. Cummins comes on the front foot to block but is beaten. |
| 70.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, On off, this time Cummns is right behind the line to defend. |
| 70.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Flatter and around middle, kept out. |
| 71.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, Fullish ball on the stumps, driven straight to mid on. |
| 71.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, A length ball outside off edges towards the gap at third man for a couple. |
| 71.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, SIX! BANG! A bumper but it is down the leg side. Lyon swivels and nails it over fine leg for a maximum. |
| 71.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, FOUR! A boundary now as Bumrah's short ball outside off is pumped over mid-wicket for a boundary. The stand moves to 27 off just 27 balls. |
| Lyon has been given out LBW! He signals the 'T' quickly. Has he hit it? If not, that looked plumb. Hot Spot detects nothiing and nothing on RTS either. Three reds on Ball Tracker. So, Lyon has to go. |
| 71.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, OUT! No willow there and it is three reds! So, he has to go. 9 down and Bumrah has 4. After getting hit for a six and a boundary on back of a length ball, Bumrah lands this one on a good length and makes it to come back in as Lyon looks for a drive but misses to get hit on the pad. |
| Josh Hazlewood is the last man in. Can Bumrah remove him first ball? |
| 71.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood, FOUR! Hazlewood is off the mark with a boundary. Bumrah looks for a yorker but ends up bowling it down the leg side. Hazlewood tickles it down to the fine leg fence for a boundary. End of an eventful over. |
| 72.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Floated around off, pushed towards the cover fielder. |
| 72.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, On off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 72.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, OUT! CAUGHT! Jadeja gets the last man. A fine catch from Siraj. A floated ball around middle, Cummins looks for the slog but ends up getting a top edge. The ball goes high in the air towards long on. Sirak settles underneath and takes the catch easily. Australia have been bowled out for 195. |
| What a sensational bowling performance from India! Led by Bumrah and equally helped by Ashwin's spin, India have rolled over Australia for a paltry score. Apart form Head and Labuschagne, and to some extent Wade, none of the Aussie batters offered any resistance. And the mentioned batters failed to continue and now Australia are in a big trouble. |
| Earlier in the day, Paine won the toss and opted to bat first. The decision didn't pay off as the Aussies lost Burns early. Wade too fell after playing a few good shots. However, Labuschagne and Head weathered the storm and added 87 to pull things back. But both departed in quick succession to leave Australia reeling at 134/5. Paine and Green negotiated till Tea but once they returned, they followed each other back in the pavilion. Paine failed to repeat the rescue act and fell cheaply and the A |
| The Indian bowlers were superb throughout the day, led by skipper Rahane who made a few interesting bowling changes as well as field placements. It was Bumrah who gave them the breakthrough and Ashwin got two in the first session. When the Aussies stitched a stand, Bumrah returned to remove Head and put India on top again with Siraj getting his first Test wicket as he got better of well-settled Labuschagne. Bumrah and Siraj then removed the tail. Bumrah ended up with 4 while Ashwin got 3. Siraj, |
| Before that, the man who got a 4-fer, is caught for a quick chat. He says that it was a good day for them. Tells that in the first session, there was some moisture on the pitch and they wanted to bowl on good line and length. Tells that Ashwin has been bowling superbly. Praises Siraj and says that he is really happy for him. |
| Right! The Indian bowlers have done their job. It is up to their batters now. The Australian batters? Well, Paine would've surely wanted a lot more from his batters after winning the toss. The first thing the Indian openers would look to do is negotiate and go unscathed to Stumps on Day 1. Will they be able to do so? The Australian bowlers will look to strike early once the Indians come out to bat. Who will partner Agarwal? Will the debutant Gill will be asked to come out to bat and negate th |
| 0.1 : Mitchell Starc to Mayank Agarwal, Starc is right on the money! A length ball around off and middle, a touch of inward movement but Agarwal does really well to block it off his front foot. |
| 0.0 : We are back! The Australian players have made their way out in the middle. Mayank Agarwal has a new partner with him in debutant Shubhman Gill. The 21-year-old has got a tough ask in front of him. Mitchell Starc with the ball first up for Australia. Here we go... |
| 0.2 : Mitchell Starc to Mayank Agarwal, Huge appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down. Looks like there was some bat and height looks to be an issue too. They don't take the review. Good length ball just outside off, Agarwal looks to defend but misses to get hit on the pad. They all go up in a loud appeal but nothing from the umpire. Replays roll in and it shows a big inside edge. |
| 0.3 : Mitchell Starc to Mayank Agarwal, Lovely delivery again. A yorker around off, Agarwal did really well to get his foot out of the way and then block it out. |
| 0.4 : Mitchell Starc to Mayank Agarwal, Good length and around off, Agarwal is right behind the line of the ball to block. |
| 0.5 : Mitchell Starc to Mayank Agarwal, In the channel outside off, Agarwal doesn't flirt with it. |
| Review time! Agarwal has been given out LBW but after having a word with his debutant partner at the other end, Agarwal signals the 'T' at the very last second. Let's see what the replays have got to show? It has hit the pad first. And the Ball Tracker shows umpire's call on hitting the wicket. |
| 0.6 : Who will walk out to bat now? Cheteshwar Pujara it is. Pat Cummins will bowl from the other end for Australia. |
| 1.1 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Wide outside off, Gill shoulders arms. |
| 0.6 : Mitchell Starc to Mayank Agarwal, OUT! LBW! Umpire's call on hitting the wickets. Starc has struck early and Agarwal fails again. Lovely stuff from Starc and he is pumped up. A good length ball just around off, comes back in just a touch as Agarwal looks to defend but misses to get hit on the pad. They appeal and the finger is raised. Agarwal is not too sure if he has got any bat but he goes for the review. Replays roll in and it shows that the ball has hit the pad first. Ball Tracker shows |
| 1.2 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, A ripper from Cummins now. A length ball just outside off, Gill pokes at it but makes no connection. |
| 1.3 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Another lovely delivery. This one pitches around off and jags back in. Gill looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit high on the pad. |
| 1.4 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Beaten! Lovely stuff from Cummins. This one pitches on a good length and then kicks off as Gill pokes at it to get beaten. |
| 1.5 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Beaten again! Gill feels for it again as this one is full and outside off. Once again Gill makes no connection as the ball goes past the outside edge. |
| 1.6 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, A maiden from Cummins as on the last ball, Gill gets behind the line to keep it out. |
| 2.1 : Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara, Length and around off, Pujara forces it on the off side. |
| 2.2 : Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara, Pujara is beaten now! A length ball just outside off, shapes away as Pujara pokes at it. |
| 2.3 : Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara, Fullish and around off, a solid block from Pujara this time. |
| 2.4 : Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara, Shortish and just outside off, Pujara hides his bat and allows the ball to go to the keeper. |
| 2.5 : Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara, Length and outside off, kept out. |
| 2.6 : Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara, Starc goes past the bat again. Consecutive maidens for him. Just outside off on a good length, Pujara has to play at it. He does that off the back foot but is beaten. |
| 3.1 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Length ball around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 3.2 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Absolute beauty! Nothing much Gill can do about it. A length delivery around off, the batter has to play at it. Gill does that but is beaten. |
| 3.3 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Shortish and around off, poked towards the gully fielder. |
| 3.4 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gill is off the mark in style! That is some stroke to get off the mark in Test cricket. A fuller ball around off, Gill drives it through mid off. The fielder gives it a chase but fails to cut if off. This should calm Gill's nerves out in the middle. |
| 3.5 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and around off, blocked off the back foot. |
| 4.1 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Crunched! Fine shot from Gill again. Short and wide outside off. Gill pounces on the width outside off and nails it through point for a boundary. |
| 4.2 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Outside off, left alone. |
| 3.6 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Put down! Gill gets a life. Cummins runs in and bowls this full and around off, Gill looks to flick but gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes to Labuschagne at third slip. It is to his right. He gets both his hands but fails to hold onto it. |
| 4.3 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Short and wide outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 4.4 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Nicely done! A length ball just around off, Gill waits for the ball and then taps it wide of the gully fielder. Two taken before backward point can get to the ball. |
| 4.5 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, WOW! What a ripper! You just can't play these. Unplayable delivery. This one is pitched around off on a good length, it pitches and then shapes away a touch to beat the poke of Gill. |
| 4.6 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Full and wide, Gill thinks to play the booming drive through the off side but opts against it at the last second. |
| 5.1 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Fuller and around off, pushed to mid on. |
| 5.2 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, This one comes back in after pitching around middle. Pujara looks to defend but misses to get hit high on the pad. |
| 5.3 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, This time Pujara goes on the back foot to block it out nicely. |
| 5.4 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Fuller and around off, worked on the leg side. |
| 5.5 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, FOUR! Pujara is up and running with a fine shot. A fuller ball around middle, Pujara waits for the ball to come closer to him and then he just punches the drive through mid on. |
| 5.6 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, In the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 6.1 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Back of a length ball around off, Gill hangs his bat in defense but the ball shapes away to beat the outside edge. |
| 6.2 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Goes wide outside off, Gill shoulders arms. |
| 6.3 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and around off, pushed towards point. |
| 6.4 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, FOUR! TAKE THAT! Starc bangs it short and it is on middle, Gill rocks back and powerfully pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. Wanted to leave it alone at first but went with the shot and fetched a boundary for himself. |
| 6.5 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Very full and around off, kept out. |
| 6.6 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Another boundary for Gill. Starc runs in and dishes the full ball on the pads. The Indian batters love it there. Gill flicks it to the right side of the mant at fine leg. The fielder tries to cut it off but fails to do so. |
| 7.1 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Length ball around off, worked on the leg side for a run. |
| 7.2 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Length ball outside off, guides it to the right of gully where Green stops it. |
| 7.3 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Shortish ball on middle, defended straight back by Gill. |
| 7.4 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Lovely timing! A fuller length ball on the stumps, Giill drives it gloriously past mid off to take 3 more runs as Wade from mid off chases and keeps the ball in play. |
| 7.5 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, A big bumper which goes well over Pujara. He ducks under it. |
| 7.6 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Shortish and around off, tapped towards point for a single. |
| 8.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, Length ball down the leg side, Pujara lets it be. |
| 7.6 : Josh Hazlewood to bowl now. Wade has gone off the field. Looked in some trouble while he tried to stop the ball near the fence. |
| 8.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, A length ball around off, Pujara taps it towards covers and runs but goes back after his partner says no. |
| 8.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, Fuller length ball on the pads, Pujara misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. A slight appeal from the Australian players but nothing from the umpire. |
| 8.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, Beaten! A good length ball outside off stump, Pujara looks to play at it but gets beaten. That was a trademark Hazlewood delivery right in the corridor of uncertainty. |
| 8.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, Fuller and around off, pushed towards mid on. |
| 8.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, Tight first over from Hazlewood. Shortish and around off, Pujara stays back to push it towards the cover region. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, Tight first over from Hazlewood. Shortish and around off, Pujara stays back to push it towards the cover region. Josh will have to bowl this one again as the TV umpire has called it a no ball. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, Full and around off, kept out. |
| 9.2 : Nathan Lyon to Shubman Gill, Floated around off, Gill comes on the front foot to defend. |
| 9.1 : Nathan Lyon to Shubman Gill, Full and just outside off to begin, Gill drives it through covers and gets a brace. |
| 9.3 : Nathan Lyon to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Drilled! Full and around off, Gill comes down the track and creams it through mid off and bags another boundary. |
| 9.4 : Nathan Lyon to Shubman Gill, On off, watchfully defended. |
| 9.5 : Nathan Lyon to Shubman Gill, Floated full and around off, pushed towards mid off. |
| 9.6 : Nathan Lyon to Shubman Gill, Tossed up and around off, Gill comes on the front foot to block. |
| 10.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, Confusion but safe in the end. A length ball around off, Pujara pushes it towards point and goes for a run. Gill sends him back. The fielder has a shy but he misses. There is no one to do back up as the ball goes towards deep mid-wicket and they eventually get the single. |
| 10.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, Risky leave! A length ball, this one is just outside off, Gill covers his stumps and lets it go to the keeper. It wasn't too far away from the off pole. |
| 10.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, Length ball outside off, easy leave this time. |
| 10.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, Shortish and just outside off, pushed towards point by Gill. Last 2 balls coming up. |
| 10.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, Hesitation again but safe again. A length ball around off and middle, Gill pushes it wide of the man at mid on and calls for a single. He takes a few step forward but Pujara sends him back. |
| 10.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, A fullish ball around off, Gill comes on the front foot and blocks it solidly. With this solid block, it is Stumps on Day 1. |
| What an amazing Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test! India with the upper hand one would believe. After losing the toss, their bowlers weaved magic from start. Bumrah was the chief tormentor as he got 4 wickets and helped India bundle out Australia for a low total. And then, after losing Agarwal early, Gill and Pujara have done well to see off the remaining threat! |
| Paine opted to bat first after winning the toss and the decision didn't turn a good one for him and Australia. They lost Burns early. Wade played a few fine strokes but fell. Head and Labuschagne combined to add 86 between them but once the stand was broken, Australia lost the way completely and none of their batters could stop the Indian bowlers. |
| The bowling from India was right on the money! Bumrah led the attack with 4-fer and Siraj, the debutant who replaced Shami too did really well. Ashwin was superb in his spell as he got better of Smith again and got two more. Umesh was the only one who didn't have a wicket to his name as others around him did the job for the team. |
| India had to negotiate a testing phase and the Aussie quicks were in the rhythm straightaway. Starc removed Agarwal in the very first over and he along with Cummins beat the outside edge multiple times but couldn't induce the edge as Gill and Pujara made sure Indians did not lose another wicket. On the way to his unbeaten 28, Gill has played a few delightful strokes already. |
| Right! That's all from the action on Day 1. It is India who end on top but on Day 2, their batters have to continue doing the good work. The Aussie quicks and Lyon won't be giving away runs that easily. So, it promises to be another intriguing day of Test cricket. That' all for now. Join us for Day 2 on 27th December 2020 at 1030 local (2330 GMT Previous Day). We will look for your company. Until then, take care! |
| ... Day 2, Session 1 ... |
| Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test. On Day 1, it was all about the Indian bowlers as they bundled the Aussies to a low score. They lost Agarwal in the very first over but after that Gill along with Pujara managed to stay out in the middle. The duo will now walk out with the intent of batting long. The Aussies, on the other hand, have to be on the money. They will look to strike early in the first session of the day. An exciting day's play is coming our way. There is a forecast of |
| 11.1 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, A length ball outside off, Pujara looks to play but gets beaten. |
| 11.2 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Good length ball outside off, guided down to gully. |
| 11.3 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Length ball on the stumps, defended solidly by Pujara. |
| 11.4 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Length ball around off, defended towards short leg. |
| 11.5 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, A good length ball outside off, left alone. |
| 11.6 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, A length ball around off defended solidly. |
| 12.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, Length ball on middle, Gill misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. |
| 0.0 : Who will bowl from the other end? Josh Hazlewood it is. |
| 12.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, A length ball outside off, left alone. |
| 12.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, Beaten! A good length ball jags back in sharply, a inside edge there but Paine fails to collect it. |
| 12.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, FOUR! LOVELY SHOT! A fullish ball around middle, Gill flicks this one through mid- wicket to get a boundary. |
| 12.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, Length ball way outside off, Gill lets it be. |
| 12.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, A length ball around off, defended solidly. |
| 13.1 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Length ball around off, Pujara block this out. |
| 13.2 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Just short! A length ball outside off, Pujara gets the edge, but the ball doesn't carry to first slip. |
| 13.3 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, In the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 13.4 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, A short bumper on the body, Pujara ducks under it. |
| 13.5 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Length ball around off, defended solidly. |
| 13.6 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Fullish ball around off, played towards covers by Pujara. |
| 14.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, FOUR! EDGY! A length ball around off, Gill gets an inside edge, the ball misses the stumps and also Paine to run away towards the fiine leg boundary. |
| 14.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, A fullish ball outside off, Gill drives it handsomely through the covers and they run 3 before the fielder returns the ball. |
| 14.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, A length ball around middle, Pujara plays it down towards mid- wicket. |
| 14.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, Drifting down the pads, Pujara tucks this away towards square leg and they run 3. |
| 14.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, A fullish length just around off, blocked solidly by Gill. |
| 14.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, Similar ball around off, Gill is solid in his defense. |
| 15.1 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Bouncer on middle, Pujara does well to duck under it. |
| 15.2 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Good length ball outside off, Pujara leaves it alone. |
| 15.3 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Length delivery on middle, Pujara flicks it through square leg for a couple. |
| 15.4 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Pujara looks to defend but misses it due to the seam movement on this one. |
| 15.5 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Back of a length on middle, Pujara keeps it out. |
| 15.6 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, BEATEN! Good length delivery outside off, Pujara looks to defend but misses it. |
| 16.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, Good length delivery on off, Gill defends it off the back foot. |
| 16.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, Full delivery on middle, Gill flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, Length delivery outside off, Pujara offers no shot to this one. |
| 16.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, Back of a length on middle, Pujara flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 16.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, Full delivery on middle, Pujara flicks it to mid-wicket again. |
| 16.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, What a ripper to end! How did that miss the bat? A length ball around off, comes back in a touch as Pujara pokes at it but is beaten for inside edge. |
| 17.1 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Length ball just outside off, poked towards the man at gully. |
| 17.2 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, A bumper on middle, Gill sits under it. |
| 17.3 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Super shot but for no runs! A fullish ball around off, Gill hits it hard and straight back to the bowler. Cummins gets down quickly to stop the ball. |
| 17.4 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Play and a miss! Goes for the expansive drive through the covers as Cummins bowls this full and wide. Makes no connection does Gill. |
| 17.5 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Short and wide outside off, punched towards the man at backward point. |
| 17.6 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and around off, solidly blocked off the back foot by Gill. |
| 18.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, Full and just wide outside off, Pujara lets it be. |
| 18.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, In the channel outside off, an easy leave for Pujara. |
| 18.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, Shortish length ball around off, Pujara blocks this out on the on side. |
| 18.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, A good length ball on middle, Pujara looks to defend but gets hit high on the pads. |
| 18.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, Length ball outside off, Pujara lets it be. |
| 18.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara, Fullish ball around off, Pujara dabs it softly towards gully. |
| 19.1 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, EDGY FOUR! Credit to Gill for playing with soft hands though. Length ball around off, Gill looks to defend but gets an outside edge that goes between second slip and gully and into the third man fence. Frustrating for the Aussies. |
| 19.2 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Sharp bumper around off, Gill drops his hands and allows it to go to the keeper. |
| 19.3 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Shortish and just around off, pushed towards the man at point off the back foot. |
| 19.4 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Back of a length and around off, defended towards the cover fielder this time. |
| 19.5 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Another short ball, punched towards cover for nothing. |
| 19.6 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, A solid back foot block to the last ball of the over from Gill. |
| 20.1 : Cameron Green to Cheteshwar Pujara, A short ball to begin from Green. It is outside off, easy for Pujara to get out of the way. |
| 20.2 : Cameron Green to Cheteshwar Pujara, Full and on middle, pushed towards mid on. |
| 20.3 : Cameron Green to Cheteshwar Pujara, Length ball just outside off, moves away a touch as Pujara shoulders arms. |
| 20.4 : Cameron Green to Cheteshwar Pujara, Landed outside off on a shortish length. Pujara makes another leave. |
| 0.0 : Cameron Green to bowl now. No Starc yet. |
| 20.5 : Cameron Green to Cheteshwar Pujara, Was that a chance? A fuller ball on middle and leg, Pujara flicks it uppishly. The ball goes to the left of the leg gully fielder who dives to his left but it goes away from him. Two taken before fine leg can get around. |
| 20.6 : Cameron Green to Cheteshwar Pujara, Edged but short. The Indians are riding their luck at the moment. A length ball just outside off, Pujara pokes at it with hard hands. The ball takes the outside edge but falls short of the man at first slip. |
| 21.1 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Good length and around off, blocked. |
| 21.2 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, On the pads, flicked to deep square leg for one. |
| 21.3 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Full and outside off, driven nicely by Pujara but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 21.4 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Outside off, left alone. |
| 21.5 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Down the leg side, Pujara looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad. The ball hits his pad and goes to fine leg for a leg bye. |
| 21.6 : Who will walk out now? Will it be skipper Rahane who will promote himself up the order? Yes, Rahane is in at 4. |
| 22.1 : Cameron Green to Cheteshwar Pujara, Length ball around off, pushed towards point and a loud call for no. |
| 22.2 : Cameron Green to Cheteshwar Pujara, A bumper outside off, Pujara ducks. |
| 21.6 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, OUT! TAKEN! Cummins finally gets his man. A lose shot from Gill and this time he runs out of his luck. He wanted to go after Cummins here but falls in the process. Lovely from Cummins. He deserves this wicket. Fuller and outside off, Gill looks to go for the big booming drive through the covers but he ends up nicking it behind. A simple chance for Paine behind the sticks. Paine will not make any mistake. Australia get the breakthrough they were after. A fine kn |
| 22.3 : Cameron Green to Cheteshwar Pujara, In the channel outside off, Pujara covers his stumps and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 22.4 : Cameron Green to Cheteshwar Pujara, Length and around off, worked wide of the man at mid on for one. |
| 22.5 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and around off, Rahane pushes it towards the cover region. |
| 22.6 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Outside off on a good length. Left alone. |
| 23.1 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Length ball around off, blocked on the leg side. |
| 23.2 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Full and outside off, Pujara this time leans and pushes it through the covers. Returns for a brace easily. |
| 23.3 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, Just outside off on a good length, Pujara covers his sticks and allows it to go to the keeper. |
| 23.4 : An intriguing first hour of play! It looked like two overnight Indian batters will see off the first hour comfortably but Gill fell for 45 trying to play an expansive drive to Cummins. And now, the wicket of Pujara means Australia will take the honors of winning the first hour. The Indians now need to stitch a good stand. Australia, on the other hand, will look to get a couple of more wickets quickly to put India further on the back foot. |
| Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, OUT! CAUGHT! A stunner of a catch from Paine and Australia get the massive wicket of Pujara. It is that man Cummins again. Huge, huge wicket. Lovely bowling from Cummins again. It pitches just around off and it moves just a hint. Pujara looks to defend but gets an outside edge. The ball goes to the right side of Paine. It is in front of the first slip fielder but Paine dives to his right and the ball sticks in his hand. A superb take from the Aussie skippe |
| Hanuma Vihari is in now. |
| 23.5 : Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, In the channel outside off to the new man. Vihari shoulders arms. |
| 23.6 : Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, Vihari is off the mark with a good stroke! A fuller ball around off, he strokes it through mid off. Labuschagne chases it down with a slide near the long off fence. Three taken. |
| 24.1 : Cameron Green to Hanuma Vihari, Fuller and around off and middle, flicked to mid on. |
| 24.2 : Cameron Green to Hanuma Vihari, Length ball around off, blocked. |
| 24.3 : Cameron Green to Hanuma Vihari, Shortish and around middle and leg, Vihari looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pad. |
| 24.4 : Cameron Green to Hanuma Vihari, Shortish and around middle, tucked towards the leg side. |
| 24.5 : Cameron Green to Hanuma Vihari, Wide outside off, easy leave for Vihari. |
| 24.6 : Cameron Green to Hanuma Vihari, A maiden from Green. The last ball is short but outside off so Vihari lets it go again. |
| 25.1 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller and outside off, Rahane lets it go to the keeper. |
| 25.2 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, In the channel again, Rahane allows it to go to the keeper. |
| 25.3 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Edged but doesn't carry, AGAIN! Fullish ball just outside off, Rahane this time looks to defend but gets an outside edge but the ball falls short of the man at third slip. |
| 25.4 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Gets behind the line of the ball this time to defned it on the off side. |
| 25.5 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Outside off on a length, left alone. |
| 25.6 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Driven nicely but for nothing. Another maiden from Cummins. Full and outside off, Rahane drives it well but finds mid off. |
| 26.1 : Cameron Green to Hanuma Vihari, Outside off on a length. Vihari shoulders arms. |
| 26.2 : Cameron Green to Hanuma Vihari, Edgy! Full and outside off, Vihari looks to drive but it goes off the outside edge through gully. Three taken before the fielder can chase it down. |
| 26.3 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Just outside off on a good length, Rahane covers his stumps and allows it to go to the keeper. |
| 26.4 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Huge appeal but it is turned down! No review from Australia as Paine suggests it would go over the stumps. A length ball around off, it sharply comes back in and beats the bat of Rahane. He is struck high on the pad and the Aussies appeal but nothing from the umpire. |
| 26.5 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Outside off, left alone. |
| 26.6 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Good drive again but no run again. Full and around off, driven to the left of the man at mid off who doesn't let it go past him. |
| 27.1 : Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari, In the channel outside off to begin, Vihari lets it go to the keeper. |
| 0.0 : Finally, Cummins gets the break. Here's Mitchell Starc. 4-2-14-1 from him so far. |
| 27.2 : Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari, Around off on a length, kept out. |
| 27.3 : Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari, In the channel again, Vihari lets it go. |
| 27.4 : Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari, Good leave! This one is fuller and just outside off, Vihar lets it go again. The ball tails back in but does so after going past the stick. |
| 27.5 : Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari, Very full ball outside off, blocked. |
| 27.6 : Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari, A maiden to begin from Starc. A very full ball around off and middle, Vihari pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 28.1 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Good length outside off, left alone by Rahane. |
| 28.2 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, A length ball on the pads, Rahane looks to tuck but get hits on the pad and they take a leg bye as the ball goes towards the leg side. |
| 28.3 : Cameron Green to Hanuma Vihari, FOUR! Classy stuff this from Vihari. A fullish ball on the stumps, Vihari flicks this one towards mid-wicket boundary to collect four. |
| 28.4 : Cameron Green to Hanuma Vihari, Length ball on the stumps, tucked away on the leg side. |
| 28.5 : Cameron Green to Hanuma Vihari, Length ball outside off, left alone. |
| 28.6 : Cameron Green to Hanuma Vihari, Fullish delvery on the pads, Vihari flicks it in the gap at mid-wicket to collect a brace as the mid on fielder chases it. |
| 29.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Outside off, left alone. |
| 29.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, A length ball around off, pushed towards covers. |
| 29.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Rahane is off the mark on the 17th ball. A bouncer down the leg side, Rahane pulls it down to fine leg for one. |
| 29.4 : Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari, A low full toss on the pads, Vihari misses his flick and they collect a leg bye. |
| 29.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball around middle, tucked it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 29.6 : Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari, Length ball around off, blocked solidly by Vihari. |
| 30.1 : Josh Hazlewood is back on. 6-1-17-0 are his numbers so far. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Short of a length outside off, Rahane leaves it alone. |
| 30.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Fullish ball around off, Rahane trods forward and blocks it. |
| 30.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball around off, played straight towards mid on. |
| 30.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller length outside off, Rahane comes forward and leaves. |
| 30.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, A good length just outside off, Rahane is not interested in playing that. |
| 30.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball around off, Rahane blocks it out solidly. |
| 31.1 : Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari, A length ball angling across Vihari, left alone. |
| 31.2 : Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari, Length ball around off, Vihari shoulders arms to it. |
| 31.3 : Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari, Fullish ball around off, Vihari drives it straight to covers. |
| 31.4 : Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari, Length ball outside off, Vihari lets it be. |
| 31.5 : Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari, Yorker length ball on the pads, Vihari misses his flick and they take a leg bye. Loud appeal from Starc, but the Umpire is not interested neither is Paine convinced to go for the review. |
| 31.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and on the pads, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 32.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Fullish and around off, Rahane comes on the front foot to keep it out. |
| 32.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Back of a length and around off, Rahane gets on his back foot to block. |
| 32.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and on the pads, clipped to fine leg for one. |
| 32.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Fuller and around off, blocked off the front foot. |
| 32.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Little too wide outside off, easy leave. |
| 32.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Bouncer on middle. Vihari ducks. |
| 33.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball around off, kept out. |
| 33.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball around off, Rahane comes on the front foot to defend. |
| 33.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Streaky boundary for Rahane. A length ball around off, the ball pitches and then moves away as Rahane looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge. It goes past the gully fielder and into the third man fence. |
| 33.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and on middle, flicked on the leg side. |
| 33.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, A full ball outside off, Rahane looks to drive but misses and the ball goes through to Paine. |
| 33.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Another fuller ball but this time Rahane is not chasing after it as he shoulders arms. |
| Spin for the first time. Here's GOAT, Nathan Lyon! |
| 34.1 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, A floated fuller ball around off, Vihari comes on the front foot and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 34.2 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, Comes down the track does Vihari and looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get struck on the pad. |
| 34.3 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, This time he stays inside the crease, a big stride forward and a solid defense. |
| 34.4 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, On middle, worked on the leg side. |
| 34.5 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, Looks to come down the track again but this time Lyon bowls it flat. Vihari adjusts well and tucks it on the leg side. |
| 34.6 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, Flatter and on middle again, Vihari keeps it out. Maiden to start from Lyon. |
| 35.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Short and wide outside off, Rahane lets it be. |
| 35.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball just outside off, pushed towards mid off by Rahane. |
| 35.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Sharp short of a length ball just around off, it is angling away. Rahane sways out of the line. |
| 35.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Full but outside off, Rahane covers the stumps and allows it to Paine behind. |
| 35.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, On the pads and Rahane flicks it wide of the mid-wicket fielder who chases it down. Two taken before he can get to the ball. |
| 35.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller and outside off, Rahane squeezes it out towards gully where the fielder does well to stop the ball to his right. |
| 36.1 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, Down the leg side. Left alone. |
| 36.2 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, On middle, tucked on the leg side. |
| 36.3 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, Tossed up and around off and middle, Vihar blocks it off the front foot. |
| 36.4 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, Floated on middle, this time Vihari works it wide of the man at mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 36.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, On middle, Rahane is solid in defense. |
| 36.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and around off, turns in a touch as Rahane looks to defend. He gets it off the inner half. The ball goes just to the right of the forward short leg fielder. Wasn't too far but Rahane survives. With that, it is Lunch on Day 2. |
| Australians toiled hard in the first hour. They had a review on the very first ball of the day but it didn't go their way and then the next over saw Paine put down a chance. There were a few more chances but they didn't carry to the fielders. However, Cummins finally got the reward when he struck twice in two overs to remove both the overnight batters. They didn't get another success in the next hour but they have kept things really tight. |
| Right! A brilliant session of play is over but another interesting one awaits. India will want their skipper to play big innings and others to support. The Aussies, on the other hand, would be looking to strike early in the second session to force India further on the back foot. Join us for the second session in a short while. |
| An absorbing session of play! India started Day 2 well as Gill and Pujara almost saw off the first hour of play with Gill playing a couple of delightful strokes. However, both fell before the Drinks break in consecutive overs of Cummins. Skipper Rahane and Vihari then made sure there wasn't another wicket lost in the session as they added 26 in the process. |
| ... Day 2, Session 2 ... |
| We are back for the 2nd session! The Aussie players walk out to the middle to take their positions on the field. Ajinkya Rahane and Hanuma Vihari make their way out in the middle as well. Josh Hazlewood has the ball to begin the session for Australia. Here we go... |
| 37.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Hazlewood starts with a length ball outside off which shapes away further outside off. Vihari lets it go to the keeper. |
| 37.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Slightly fuller but still wide enough for Vihar to play. |
| 37.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Outside off on a good length again, Vihari shoulders arms. |
| 37.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Bowls this length ball on the stumps and Vihari comes on the front foot to block. |
| 37.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Another one around off, Vihari stays back to defend. |
| 37.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, A maiden to begin the session from Hazlewood. Length ball around off, Vihari once again is on his toes to defend it. |
| 38.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Flatter ball on the pads, Rahane comes on the front foot to defend but pads it away in the end. |
| 38.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Around off, turning in to Rahane who does well to block. |
| 38.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller and around off, kept out by Rahane off the front foot. |
| 0.0 : Who will bowl fron the other end? Lyon it is. His figures are 3-1-7-0 so far. |
| 38.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Flatter and outside off, Rahane punches it wide of the man at point and takes a single. |
| 38.5 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, Flat and on middle, worked towards the square leg region for one. |
| 38.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Short and on middle, Rahane goes for the pull but doesn't connect it as well as he would've liked. It goes to the left of Starc at square leg. They take a run. |
| 39.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller ball around off, defended towards covers. |
| 39.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, A length ball on middle, Rahane blocks this out. |
| 39.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, A length ball around middle, taps it towards mid-wicket and takes a quick run. |
| 39.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Short ball around off stump, Vihari ducks under it. |
| 39.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Fullish ball around middle, defended straight back. |
| 39.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Fuller ball outside off, left alone. |
| 40.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Tossed up and on middle, Rahane flicks it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 40.2 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, On off, Vihari flicks but finds mid-wicket. |
| 40.3 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, FOUR BYES! That beats everyone. Tossed up just outside off, it pitches, bounces extra and turns way down the leg side. No chance for Paine to stop that as it races down to the fine leg fence for four byes. |
| 40.4 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, Shortish and on middle, Vihari nudges it towards square leg for a single. 100 up for India with that run. |
| 40.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and on middle, flicked well but Rahane finds mid on. |
| 40.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Good turn again! Rahane manages to keep it out at the very last moment. This one pitches outside off and turns back in. Rahane is on his back foot and gets his bat down in time to keep it out. |
| 41.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Back of a length and on middle, Vihari gets on his toes to defend. |
| 41.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Good length and around off, defended towards mid on. |
| 41.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Fuller this time around middle and leg, flicked towards fine leg for a single. |
| 41.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Short of a length around off, Rahane pulls it towards fine leg for another single. |
| 41.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Fuller length on middle, Vihari blocks this one on the on side. |
| 41.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Dot to end the over. A length ball outside off, left alone. |
| 42.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Floated on middle, Rahane looks to defend but it goes to leg slip off the inner half. |
| 42.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Around off stump, Rahane prods forward to defend it. |
| 42.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Flaoted around middle, Rahane plays it back to the bowler. |
| 42.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, On middle, pushed to mid on for a quick single. |
| 42.5 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, Flat and on middle, tucked to square leg for nothing. |
| 42.6 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, Pitches outside off, turns in again as Vihari looks to work it on the leg side. The ball hits his pad and goes over leg gully fielder. Two leg byes taken. |
| 43.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, No ball! A length ball outside off, Rahane lets it be. The third umpire from upstairs calls it a no ball. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Banged short and Rahane says I am ready for that. He swivels and nails the pull down to the deep square leg fence. Fine shot. |
| 43.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, A jaffa from Hazlewood. Good comeback from him. Shortish and around off, it shapes away nicely as it gets close to the bat of Rahane who looks to defend. Lucky not to edge. |
| 43.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Works the next one through square leg to get to the other end. |
| 43.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Fuller and just outside off, defended towards the cover region. |
| 43.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, Uppish but safe! Back of a length ball on middle, Vihari goes for the pull. He doesn't go full swing and it goes wide of the fine leg fielder for one. |
| 43.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Dot to end! In the channel outside off, Rahane allows it to go to the keeper. 7 from the over. |
| The Indian physio is out in the middle. It is Rahane who is getting some attention. Some issue with his back it seems. The two umpires are having a word with him now as he gets up and is ready to face again. |
| 44.1 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, Floated around off, Vihari sweeps but finds backward square leg. |
| 44.2 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, Shortish around off, tucked away towards mid-wicket. |
| 44.3 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, FOUR! Shot! Fine shot from Vihari. A flatter ball outside off, Vihari stays back, waits for the ball to get closer and then cuts it through short third man for a boundary. It brings up the 50-run stand between the two. |
| 44.4 : Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, OUT! CAUGHT! Lyon strikes! Vihari wanted to dominate the spinner but falls in the process. Lyon wins the battle. A tossed up ball on middle, Vihari winds up and goes for the slog sweep but the ball bounces extra and takes the gloves. It balloons to the left of the keeper. The first slip fielder, Smith, calls for the catch and takes it easily. They appeal and the finger is raised. Lyon gets his man and breaks the blooming stand. Shake of the head as Vihari walk |
| Risabh Pant strides out in the middle, replacing Hanuma Vihari. |
| 44.5 : Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant, Darted outside off, Pant shoulders arms. |
| 44.6 : Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant, Another one which is bowled outside off, Pant lets it be again. End of a successful over from Lyon. |
| 45.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Good length ball around middle, Rahane block this out. |
| 45.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball around off, guided it towards gully. |
| 45.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Short ball on middle, Rahane sways away from it. Hazlewood gives a stare! |
| Something has got in the eyes of Hazlewood. He is getting helped by his bowling partner Cummins. He is ready now. |
| 45.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller length ball on the pads, flicked away towards square leg for a single. |
| 45.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, Good length ball angling across Pant, he lets it be. |
| 45.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant, Bumper to end the over. A short ball on the body, Pant ducks under it. |
| 46.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Tossed up around middle, turning in, tucked on the leg side by Rahane. |
| 46.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Rahane comes down the track and covers the spin and pushes it towards mid on for one. |
| 46.3 : Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant, Edgy! Pant is off the mark in a streaky fashion! Tossed up again and this one is full. It turns away as Pant comes on the front foot to defend. It takes the outside edge and goes past Smith at first slip. He gives it a chase and keeps it down to two. |
| 46.4 : Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant, Lands outside off and turns away as Pant lets it go to the keeper. |
| 46.5 : Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant, Short and wide, Pant cuts it to cover-point and takes a run. |
| 46.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Flat and around off, Rahane pushes it towards short third man and gets to the other end. |
| 47.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, A ripper! Landed just around off and then shaped away. Rahane looks to defend off his toes but misses. |
| 47.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Short of a length outside off, dabs it towards point. |
| 47.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller ball in the channel outside off, Rahane leaves it alone. |
| 47.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Shortish outside off, pulled down to mid-wicket. |
| 47.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller ball around middle, Rahane blocks this out on the front foot. |
| 47.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Good length ball around off, defended solidly. |
| 48.1 : Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant, Wide outside off, pushed towards the cover region. |
| 48.2 : Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant, Short and wide, Pant cuts it hard but finds cover-point. |
| 0.0 : Two slips in place now for Pant. |
| 48.3 : Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant, Lands on middle and turns in. Pant nudges it to fine leg and takes two. |
| 48.4 : Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant, Floated around off, Pant punches it to mid off and gets to the other end. |
| 48.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Rahane skips down the track and flicks it down to deep square leg for one. |
| 48.6 : Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant, Tossed up around off, Pant keeps it out with a solid front foot defense. |
| 49.1 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball outside off, left alone. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Pat Cummins is back on. 12-5-26-2 from him so far. |
| 49.2 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Shortish ball outside off, Rahane stands tall and punches this through the covers for a brace. |
| 49.3 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball outside off, Rahane shoulders arms to it. |
| 49.4 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, A fuller length around middle, defended solidly on the off side. |
| 49.5 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. A fuller ball outside off, Rahane drives this through the covers for another couple as Labuschagne chases the ball and returns it back. |
| 49.6 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Nicely done by Rahane! A good over for the Indians as they get 8 off it. Cummins bowls a very full ball outside off, Rahane squeezes it between gully and the slip cordon. The ball races away to the third man fence. |
| 50.1 : Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant, Tossed up and outside off, turning away. Pant lets it be. |
| 50.2 : Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant, And again! Pant lets it be once again. |
| 50.3 : Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant, This time he pushes it wide of the short cover fielder for one. |
| 50.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Floated on middle, defended back to the bowler. |
| 50.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, On middle, kept out by Rahane off the front foot. |
| 50.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Dot to end! Flatter and around middle and leg, Rahane stays back and defends it out. |
| Exciting first hour of the second session! India will feel they have their noses ahead but by just. They started the session well but Vihari fell trying to go after Lyon. Rahane has looked good and he needs to continue if India are to push for a lead. Pant too has looked decent but he too needs to carry one. Australia, on the other hand, needs to send Rahane back in the pavilion as soon as they can. Let's see how things pan out in the second half of the second session. |
| 51.1 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Full and around off, Pant drives it down the ground. He fails to connect it sweetly but it goes towards long off. Two taken. |
| 51.2 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, This time he hits it wide of the cover fielder. Two more before the mid off fielder can get to the ball. |
| 51.3 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! A boundary now! Pat runs in and bangs it short and bowls it on middle, Pant swivels and nails the pull in front of square for a boundary. Super shot. 8 off the first 3 balls. |
| 51.4 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Cummins returns back to bowling in the channel outside off now and Pant says I am not playing at these. |
| 51.5 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Through the off side. Pant bags another boundary. A fuller ball outside off, Pant goes for the drive. It is not off the middle but it goes wide of the backward point fielder for a boundary. The deficit now is under 50. |
| 51.6 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, A fullish ball wide of the crease from Cummins, Pant pushes it towards the cover region. Excellent over for the Indians. |
| 52.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and on middle and leg, Rahane comes down the track and pokes it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 52.2 : Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant, Full and around off, blocked off the front foot. |
| 0.0 : Good from Rahane! He had a word with Pant just after the 5th ball of the over. Maybe just wanted to calm him down a bit. |
| 52.3 : Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Slammed away! Pant is in mood here as he bags another boundary. Short and just outside off, Pant rocks back and flays it through the covers for a boundary. 150 is up for the Indians. |
| 52.4 : Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant, Short and wide again, Pant cuts it hard again. This time the cover-point fielder runs to his left and keeps it down to a run. |
| 52.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, On middle, Rahane defends it out off his front foot. |
| 52.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Shortish and outside off, turns back in as Rahane tucks it towards short fine leg. |
| 53.1 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, In the channel outside off, Pant lets it go to the keeper. |
| 53.2 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Another one wide outside off, Pant has no business with it as he shoulders arms. |
| 53.3 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, One more leave as Cummins continues to bowl in the channel. He is not giving away anything in this over here. |
| 53.4 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Cummins bends his back and this time goes for a bumper but the line is down the leg side. Pant ducks easily. |
| 53.5 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Gets the line to the bumper right. Pant sways away from the line. Good over from Cummins so far. Pant has responded well too as he has kept himself calm and has not gone after him. |
| 53.6 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Fuller and on middle, Pant flicks this time but finds mid on. A maiden from Cummins after going for 12 in his previous over. |
| 54.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Short and outside off, gets a bottom edge and almost chops it on. |
| 54.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Floated around middle, tucked on the on side. |
| 54.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Short on the body, Rahane pulls this one past fine leg to collect a couple, where Wade collects the ball and stops the boundary. |
| 54.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 54.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Turning in from outside off from a shortish length. Rahane keeps it out. |
| 54.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, A couple to end the over! It pitches outside off again and turns in. Not too much as Rahane looks to cut but it bounces extra. The India skipper manages to guide it fine towards third man for a brace. |
| 55.1 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Wide outside off on a length, easily left alone by Pant. |
| 55.2 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Length ball wide outside off, Pant lets it be. |
| 55.3 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Fuller ball around off, Pant drives it to the covers. |
| 55.4 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Fuller ball around off, Pant hits it straight back to the bowler, Cummins there picks the ball in his follow through and has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. Good fielding there by Cummins. |
| 55.5 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Banged short and Pant pulls it through mid-wicket. Deep square leg fielder gets around but not before Pant adds two more to his name. |
| 55.6 : Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant, Chance but Green misses to hold on! Cummins lures Pant with a fuller ball outside of, Pant goes after it and it flies off the outer half towards Green at gully. He dives to his left, sticks out his one hand but it doesn't stick. Two taken as the ball goes to deep point. |
| 56.1 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Good length and just around off, poked towards point. |
| 0.0 : Cameron Green gets to bowl now. 5-1-12-0 from him so far. |
| 56.2 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball around middle, worked on the leg side for nothing. |
| 56.3 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! A freebie from Green! A friendly full toss, Rahane just pushes it down the ground. Just timed it and it raced to the long on fence. The skipper moves into the 40s. |
| 56.4 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, A front foot block to follow the boundary. |
| 56.5 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, On the pads, worked down to deep square leg for one. Another 50-run stand for India. |
| 56.6 : Cameron Green to Rishabh Pant, Pant batting way out of his crease makes a solid front foot defense on the last ball. |
| 57.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Wide outside off to begin, Rahane lets it go to the keeper. |
| 0.0 : Bowling change! Starc is back. Can he rattle Pant with a few bumpers? 9-3-23-1 from him so far. |
| 57.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller and around middle, flicked to mid-wicket. |
| 57.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Shot! Fine shot! Fuller and around off, Rahane comes on the front foot and pushes it through the covers. Just a mere push. The cover fielder chases it down. Three taken as Labuschagne makes a sliding stop. |
| 57.4 : Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant, A yorker on middle, Pant jams it down. |
| 57.5 : Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant, Length ball on the pads, Pant flicks it down to deep square leg for one. |
| 57.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Single on the last ball as Rahane pushes it wide of the cover fielder. They wanted the second but opted against it in the end. |
| 58.1 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Short ball outside off, Rahane lets it go. It was good bumper which Paine jumps and collects. |
| 58.2 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Around off on a length, pushed towards point. |
| 58.3 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Good yorker but Rahane is up for it as he keeps it out easily. |
| 58.4 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, A length ball in the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 58.5 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Short ball on middle, Rahane pulls this one through the gap at deep mid-wicket and collects a couple. |
| 58.6 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, A length ball just around off, pushed towards covers. Rahane has to wait for his 50. |
| 59.1 : Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A poor, poor short from Pant and he throws it away. Starc gets the timely breakthrough. Short and just wide outside off, Pant throws his bat as he looks to cut but ends up getting a tickle behind. Paine accepts the catch and celebrates. It wasn't that wide but Pant wanted a peice of it but he falls in the process. 250th Test wicket for Starc. A good, little hand though from Pant. India still behind 22. |
| 59.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, In the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 59.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller and around off, blocked off the front foot by Jadeja. |
| 0.0 : Who comes in now? Ashwin or Jadeja? The latter it is. He is playing his 50th Test match here. |
| 59.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball around off, Jadeja defends off his back foot. |
| 59.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Outside off, Jadeja lets it go to the keeper. |
| 59.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Nicely punched and Jadeja gets three to open his account. Fuller and around off, Jadeja meets it with straight bat and pushes it through mid off. The fielder from the ring chases it down. Three taken. Successful over from Starc. |
| Change in bowling. Pat Cummins returns. 16-6-50-2 are his numbers so far. |
| 60.1 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish ball on the body, Jadeja dabs it towards the slips. |
| 60.2 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Another short one on the body, Jadeja ducks under it. |
| 60.3 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length around off, Jadeja sways away from it. |
| 60.4 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish ball on leg, dabs it down on the on side. |
| 60.5 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Another one of those short balls on the body, Jadeja ducks again. |
| 60.6 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Good over this from Cummins. A shortish ball but down the leg, Jadeja leaves it alone. |
| 61.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! FIFTY FOR RAHANE! The skipper is leading the charge for the Indians here. A fine knock from him. There were murmurs regarding his form with the bat but he has played a well-compiled knock to put all the talks to rest. Can he take India to a stronger position from here? He got a superb hundred in the 2014/15 tour and would be eager to do something similar here. He gets to his half ton by flicking the fuller ball on his pads down to the fine leg fence. |
| 61.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Outside off, left alone. |
| 61.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Another one wide outside off, easily allowed it to go to the keeper. |
| 61.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, One more leave as Starc continues to bowl in the channel. |
| 61.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR BYES! Starc goes for the yorker but bowls it down the leg side. Rahane fails to flick it. Paine dives to his left but fails to collect the ball. |
| 61.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 62.1 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length, Jadeja dabs it towards point for a run. |
| 62.2 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Short ball angling into Rahane, who ducks under it. |
| 62.3 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, A good length ball around off, pushed on the off side. |
| 62.4 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller length ball around middle, Rahane defends it solidly. |
| 62.5 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, A good length ball around off, a bit of inswing, Rahane blocks this one on the on side. |
| 62.6 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Full ball on middle, Rahane flicks it towards square leg. |
| 63.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Down the leg side. Jadeja looks to flick but misses. |
| 63.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR BYES! Starc is trying to rattle Jadeja with the bumper on the body but on this one he does little too much. It goes wide of leaping Paine and into the fine leg fence. |
| 63.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Sharp again from Starc. This one is around off, Jadeja hops and keeps it out. |
| Rain around the corner and the covers are coming on! There was a prediction for rain and it has arrived. |
| And the umpire's have called for the TEA! It was around the corner anyway. So, let's hope when we return, we are back with the game. |
| 2 wickets in the session but India have scored 99 runs and they are just 6 behind which means the session has gone to the visitors. It was Vihari who looked good but fell in his attempt of taking on the spinner. However, Rahane along with Pant added 57 to push the Aussies on the back foot. Like Vihari, Pant too fell but Rahane has kept going and he is been proving to be the thorn in the flesh for the Aussies. He has reached a well-composed half ton and would look to carry on along with Jadeja. |
| The Aussie bowlers failed to put pressure on the Indians in this session as Vihari and Pant went after the bowlers and scored freely with Rahane standing there like a rock. Lyon got a decent purchase from the wicket and removed Vihari while Starc got better of Pant. However, the task is not done yet for the Aussies. They need to strike early in the final session or else the Indians will be able to take a decisive lead. Join us for the final session in a short while. |
| UPDATE 1532 local (0432 GMT) - Good news! The covers are coming off. We will begin the final session at 1545 local which is just over 10 minutes away. |
| ... Day 2, Final session ... |
| 63.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, In the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 63.3 : Right! The rain is gone! The players are back out in the middle. Jadeja batting on 4 will face Mitchell Starc who will complete his over. India are 6 behind the Aussie score of the first inning. Two slips, one leg gully and a forward short leg. You know what the plan is. Here we go... |
| 63.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length and around off, kept out off the front foot. |
| 63.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Banged short and Jadeja says enough is enough. He rocks back and pulls it wide of the man at mid on. Three taken before the fielder can get to the ball. |
| 64.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length and around off, Jadeja pushes it towards the off side and thinks for a run but Rahane sends him back. |
| 0.0 : Who will take the ball from the other end? Josh Hazlewood it is. He is still searching for his first wicket in this game. |
| 64.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and around off, it keeps low as Jadeja is hit on the pad. They appeal but nothing from the umpire. Clearly a big inside edge on this one. |
| 64.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, A short ball on middle, Jadeja ducks. |
| 64.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller and around off, Jadeja looks to flick but gets a leading edge back to the bowler. |
| 64.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish and around off, Jadeja blocks off the back foot. |
| 64.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Bumper on middle, Jadeja takes it on and pulls it wide of the fine leg fielder. |
| 65.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball around off, Jadeja pushes it towards the off side crosses for a quick single. |
| 0.0 : Steven Smith is shadow practicing! Yes. He is in the middle to field but he is not missing out on the chance to practice. Hasn't been best of the series for him and he would like to get back to form. |
| 65.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller and around off, Rahane blocks. |
| 65.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, STREAKY FOUR! A length ball just around off. It shapes away. Rahane plays it very late and runs it down to the third man fence. India take the lead with that boundary. |
| 65.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball around off, pushed towards point. |
| 65.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Appeal for caught behind down the leg side but nothing from the umpire. A fuller ball down the leg side, Rahane misses his flick. Paine dives to his right and collects the ball. He appeals but not out says the umpire. |
| 65.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Another one down the leg side and Rahane misses his flick again. |
| 66.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball angling across, Jadeja leaves it alone. |
| 66.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length on middle, blocked solidly. |
| 66.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish around middle, Jadeja dabs it on the on side. |
| 66.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, A length ball in the corridor outside off, Jadeja shoulders arms to it. |
| 66.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, A short bumper on the body, Jadeja ducks under it. |
| 66.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Maiden from Hazlewood. A short ball this time around off, Jadeja has no business playing with it. |
| 67.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Good length angling across, Rahane leaves it alone. |
| 67.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Beaten! A length ball around off, held its line and Rahane tries to defend but is beaten on the outside edge. |
| 67.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller ball but way outside off, left alone. |
| 67.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Shortish ball on the body, Rahane stands tall and bunts it down. |
| 67.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, EDGY FOUR! Lucky for Rahane! A length ball outside off, Rahane flirts with it as he stays rooted to his crease. An outside edge is induced but it flies between the keeper and Smith who is at the second slip. Rahane into the 60s. 200 up for the visitors. The lead now reads 7. |
| 67.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball to finish the over, outside off stump and left alone. |
| 68.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball around off, blocked by Jadeja. |
| 68.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Three more! Again not from the middle of Jadeja's bat. A length ball outside off, Jadeja plays at it away from his body. The ball flies through gully and they take three. |
| 68.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Short of a length on the body, Rahane tucks it on the on side. |
| 68.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Shortish ball around middle, Rahane pulls this one towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 68.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball outside off, Jadeja pushes this one at cover. |
| 68.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller ball this time but down the leg side, Jadeja misses his flick and the keeper dives and stops the ball. |
| 69.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller length around off, Rahane pushes this one towards covers. |
| 69.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller ball angling in the pads, Rahane flicks this one wide towards mid on. |
| 69.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball on middle, Rahane comes forward and defends it. |
| 69.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, A couple now to Rahane. A short ball outside off, Rahane punches this one through the covers and collects a couple. |
| 69.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball angling across, Rahane leaves it alone. |
| 69.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Good leave by Rahane, A length ball outside off, Rahane does not tinker with it. |
| 70.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish outside off, Jadeja punches this one towards point. |
| 70.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, A length ball outside off, driven by Jadeja to the covers. |
| 70.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller this time angling around middle, Jadeja plays it with a straight bat towards mid on. |
| 70.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, A drive enticing ball outside off, Jadeja leaves it. |
| 70.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Short ball around leg stump, Jadeja ducks under it. |
| 70.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, A length ball around off, Jadeja dabs it towards gully. |
| 71.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, He starts with a shortish ball outside off, Rahane punches it to the left of the cover fielder who dives that side but fails to stop. The point fielder runs to get to the ball. Enough time for Rahane to take two more. |
| 0.0 : Time for spin again! Nathan Lyon is back on. 12-1-37-1 from him. |
| 71.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, On middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 71.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Flatter and on middle, worked towards mid-wicket. |
| 71.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! DRILLED! Stunning stroke! Lyon tosses it up, Rahane jumps out of the crease and nails the drive through the covers. Cummins gives it a chase till the ropes, dives and tries to stop but misses. |
| 71.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Floated around middle, pushed back to Lyon. |
| 71.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Shortish and around off, Rahane goes back to block it out. 6 off Lyon's over. |
| 72.1 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, Full ball down the leg side. Jadeja misses his flick. |
| 72.2 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and around off, kept out. |
| 72.3 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, Outside off, watchfully left alone. |
| 0.0 : Change from the other end too! Here's Cameron Green. 7-1-19-0 from him so far. |
| 72.4 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller and around middle, Jadeja stays back to block. |
| 72.5 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, In the channel outside off, Jadeja lets it go to the keeper. |
| 72.6 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length on the body, Jadeja nudges it towards square leg and takes a quick single. |
| 73.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up outside off, Jadeja lets it go. The ball turned sharply after pitching. |
| 73.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja. Floated around middle, Jadeja punches it through the covers for a single. |
| 73.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Floated around middle, tucked towards square leg for a run. |
| 73.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated ball around off, jadeja leaves it alone, was close to the off stump. |
| 73.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Flatter around off, blocked by Jadeja. |
| 73.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller ball on middle, swept away towards fine leg for a single. |
| 74.1 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! SHOT! Short and wide outside off, Jadeja slams it through backward point and bags a boundary. |
| 74.2 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, Pushes the next fuller one towards mid off for one. And the single brings up yet another 50-run stand. |
| 74.3 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Landed around off on a length, pushed towards the off side. |
| 74.4 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Outside off, a leave from Rahane. |
| 74.5 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Another one well outside off, Rahane is not playing at it. |
| 74.6 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Short and just outside off, Rahane looks to cut but misses. |
| 75.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up and outside off, turning away. Jadeja lets it be. |
| 75.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Beaten by the flight. A tossed up ball around off, Jadeja looks to defend but gets beaten. That was a beautiful ball from Lyon. |
| 75.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated around middle, tucked towards fine leg for single. |
| 75.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Tossed up around off, tucked away towards backward square leg. |
| 75.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Slightly short on the stumps, played straight back. |
| 75.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Floated on middle, tucked towards mid-wicket. Good over from Lyon. |
| 76.1 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and on middle, flicked wide of the man at mid on for a quick single. |
| 76.2 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Fullish ball outside off, driven nicely but straight to mid off. |
| 76.3 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball outside off, shouldered arms by Rahane. |
| 76.4 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, A fuller length this time outside off swings away, Rahane leaves it alone. |
| 76.5 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Shortish ball on the stumps, Rahane bunts this on the off side. |
| 76.6 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller length around off, Rahane pushes this one towards cover. |
| 77.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and wide outside off, Jadeja cuts but can't go past the backward point fielder. |
| 77.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up around off, Jadeja comes on the front foot to block. |
| 77.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Short again, punched towards mid off. |
| 77.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated full and around off, Jadeja pushes it towards gully and thinks for a single but is sent back. |
| 77.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up and outside off, turning away. A leave from Jadeja. |
| 77.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Another short ball outside off, Jadeja finds cover again. A maiden from Lyon. |
| 78.1 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Full around off, driven to mid off. |
| 78.2 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Another fine shot but nothing again. Full and wide outside off, Rahane drives but the cover fielder makes a diving stop to his left. |
| 78.3 : Cameron Green to Ajinkya Rahane, Short and on middle, pulled down to fine leg for a run. |
| 78.4 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, Bumper to Jadeja now but it goes well over. |
| 78.5 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, In the channel outside off, a leave from Jadeja. |
| 78.6 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, Flicks the next one through mid-wicket and gets two. |
| 79.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and on middle, flicked wide of the man at mid on for a single. |
| 79.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Nice short. Wide outside off from Lyon. It has been the line he is bowling from the last two overs. This time Jadeja crunches it through backward point for three. |
| 79.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Flatter and around off, kept out. |
| 79.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Tosses it up and Rahane is on the front foot to defend. |
| 79.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Another loopy ball around off, kept out by Rahane. |
| 79.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Tossed up and around off, a big stride forward and Rahane is solid on the front foot. |
| 80.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, A fuller one on the pads of Jadeja to beign, he whips it through mid-wicket for three. |
| 80.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Full again, Rahane drives it towards the cover region. |
| 79.6 : The second new ball is due now! You would assume they will take it straightaway. Looks like it as the reserve umpire comes running towards the onfield umpire to hand over the ball. Mitchell Starc will use the ball first. He had struck in the first over with the new ball in the first innings. Can he do something similar here? Here he goes. |
| 80.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, PUT DOWN?. That went really quickly to Smith but it burst through his fingers. A full ball outside off, Rahane looks to squeeze it out but gets it off the outside edge. It goes towards the left of Smith at a good height but he is taken by surprise as it comes quickly to him and he fails to hold on. |
| 80.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, In the channel outside off, Jadeja lets it go to the keeper. |
| 80.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 80.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Lovely delivery to end the over! Just outside off and angled in, Jadeja pokes at it but misses. |
| Pat Cummins to bowl with the second new ball from the other end. |
| India ahead in this game now with a decent lead already! Rahane is looking solid out in the middle while Jadeja is doing his job superbly. Australia have taken the second new ball. And they would want it to use it well and get the breakthrough quickly. Interesting final phase coming up on Day 2. |
| 81.1 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball around off, Rahane dabs it on the off side. |
| 81.2 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Good length around off, played towards covers. |
| 81.3 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Nicely driven! A fullish ball outside off, Rahane leans on the drive and the ball races past mid off. Marnus chases the ball but loses the race. |
| 81.4 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Similar length, Similar short, driven nicely down the ground but this time Marnus keeps it to two. Rahane is looking good against the new ball as he is presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 81.5 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Two more! Short and wide outside off, he punches it through the cover region for a brace now. |
| 81.6 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Back of a length and around off, kept out. |
| 82.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball on off, Jadeja taps this towards mid on and takes a quick run. The single brings up the lead to 50. |
| 82.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Good Running this by the two! A length ball around middle, Rahane tucks this one towards fine leg and takes a quick couple of runs. Starc is not happy with the fielder there. |
| 82.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Play and a Miss by Rahane, A fuller length ball outside off, Rahane looks to drive but gets beaten. |
| 82.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball down the leg, Rahane misses his flick. |
| 82.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Short of a length but again down leg, left alone by Rahane. |
| 82.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Take that! Short and wide outside off, Rahane hammers it over point and bags another boundary. Runs flowing thick and fast for the Indians now. Rahane moves to 88 with that boundary and India crosses 250. |
| 83.1 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball around middle, tucks this one towards fine leg for a run. |
| 83.2 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, A length ball around off, Rahane plays it gently past the gully fielder for a single. They think for two but decided against it. |
| 83.3 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length around off angling across, Jadeja withdraws from his defense. |
| 83.4 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball around middle and leg, Jadeja misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. Huge appeal from the bowler but nothing from the Umpire. |
| 83.5 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball around middle, tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 83.6 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball around off, defended solidly by Rahane. |
| 84.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, A length ball outside off to begin from him, Jadeja lets it be. |
| 84.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Fullish but outside off again, easily left alone. |
| 84.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, On the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for a brace by Jadeja. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Josh Hazlewood returns. His figures are 18-6-34-0 so far. |
| 84.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Outside off again from Josh. Jadeja lets it be. |
| 84.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, A bumper now! Jadeja once again sways away and allows for Paine to collect. |
| 84.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, A maiden to begin from Hazlewood in his fresh spell but nothing threatening. A length ball outside off, left alone. |
| 85.1 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball around off, Rahane looks to defend but the ball takes the inner half and goes to fine leg for a run. |
| 85.2 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and around middle, tucked through square leg for one. |
| 85.3 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Stunning stroke but Wade makes an excellent save! Fuller and outside off, Rahane drills the drive but Wade dives to his right to knock it down. |
| 85.4 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, The gully fielder makes a stop now. A shortish ball just outside off, Rahane stays back and forces it to the left of Green at gully who makes a diving stop. |
| 85.5 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Banged short and Rahane pulls it wide of the man at deep mid-wicket. Two more for Rahane. |
| 85.6 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Tucked towards the leg side for a single. Rahane will keep the strike for the next over. |
| 86.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Shortish and around off, poked towards point. |
| 86.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller and around off, driven to mid off. |
| 86.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball around off, Rahane looks to work it on the leg side but the ball takes the outer half and goes towards point. |
| 86.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Three more and Rahane is just a boundary away from a ton! He gets a fuller ball on the pads and flicks it through square leg. Good, aggressive running means they get three. |
| 86.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Just outside off on a good length. A brave leave from Jadeja. |
| 86.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, And another leave it is from Jadeja as Josh bowls it wide outside off. |
| 87.1 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Around off on a length, a solid front foot defense from Rahane. |
| 87.2 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Around off again, tapped towards gully. |
| 87.3 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, An appeal for LBW but only from behind the wicket. Nothing from Cummins. It comes back in after pitching. Rahane misses to get hit on the pad. Replays show a big inside edge. |
| 87.4 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! SHOT! CENTURY FOR RAHANE! What a sensational knock this has been from him! He has batted with ease here. The big pressure of leading India in the absence of their regular skipper Kohli has not put him under any sort of pressure. If at all it has done anything, it has helped his game. There were questions about his form which has dipped over the past couple of years but he has responded with a superb gritty knock. He gets a loosener from Cummins. Sho |
| 87.5 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Back of a length ball around off, kept out. |
| 87.6 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Shortish and around off, Rahane manages to fend it off as it bounces extra. Maybe he has taken a blow on the gloves. |
| The Indian physio is out there! Rahane gets the chance to gather is thoughs again after that century. |
| 88.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Fulller length ball around off, blocked solidly. |
| 88.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Overpitched outside off, squeezed towards point. |
| 88.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball in the channel outside off, left alone by Jadeja. |
| 88.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Bumper on the body, Jadeja ducks under it. |
| 88.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball on the stumps, tucked towards square leg for a run. |
| 88.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Classy drive this by Rahane. A fuller length ball around off, Rahane creams this drive through the covers. The boundary brings up 100-run stand between the two. This can well be a match-winning stand between the two. |
| 89.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated around off, defended back. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. Here's Nathan Lyon again. |
| 89.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeje, floated around off, defended solidly. |
| 89.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, A shortish ball outside off, played towards point. |
| 89.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up ball on the stumps, blocked solidly. |
| 89.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and wide, jadeja punches this one towards covers. |
| 89.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Again short and wide, played toward deep point for a run. |
| 90.1 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball around middle, played straight back. |
| 0.0 : Cameron Green again. 11-1-29-0 from him so far. |
| 90.2 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! Short and way outside off, wided by the umpire. |
| Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja. Wide outside off again, Jadeja lets it go to the keeper. |
| 90.3 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller length ball outside the off stump, Jadeja lets it be. |
| 90.4 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller ball but way outside off, ignored by Jadeja. |
| 90.5 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish ball just outside off, Jadeja sways away from it. |
| 90.6 : Cameron Green to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller length ball outside off, Jadeja taps it towards deep point for a run. |
| Here's Mitchell Starc. 18-3-60-2 from him so far. |
| 91.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Full ball outside off, driven to the right of mid off for a run. |
| 91.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Fulller length around off, pushed towards covers. |
| 91.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Put down! Oh, dear, Australia! What is happening? Head cannot believe that he has put it down. Another chance goes begging. A sharp bumper around off, Rahane looks to defend off his toes but he is not in control as it flies to his right off the gloves. Head from point comes running forward and so does Green from gully. Both go for it but Head lunges forward first and then gets both his hands on the ball but as his elbows land on the turf, the ball pops out |
| So, that will be it from Day 2! We could've had a few more overs if not for the rain but it has arrived at a perfect time for the Indians. It is STUMPS ON DAY 2. |
| The day started with Gill playing a few delightful strokes before falling in an attempt of playing a booming cover drive. Pujara followed him back to the pavilion. However, skipper Rahane joined Vihari and added 50-plus. He did the same with Pant after Vihari fell trying to dominate Lyon. Pant too departed after a short knock but Rahane continued. He got another able partner, this time in Jadeja who just grew in confidence after every ball. The two will return to make the most of it on the movin |
| The Aussies were relentless with the ball but they just couldn't get past the challenge of Rahane and Jadeja. A few chances came their way but they failed to hold onto them. Cummins was superb in the first session and was rewarded with two wickets in Gill and Pujara. Things didn't go their way after that as Vihari and Pant played handy little knocks and eventually Rahane and Jadeja stuck to the plan and didn't allow them another sniff. |
| The Indian physio is out again! Rahane again, got the blow on his gloves, on the last ball is getting the treatment. And looks like the rain has made its appearance again it seems. The covers are coming on at the moment and the players are walking off. |
| Right! That's all from Day 2! India with the lead of 82 runs and 5 wickets in the pocket are well and truly on top! On Day 3, Rahane and Jadeja will look to continue batting and grow the lead as big as they could. Australia, on the other hand, will get under the pump after every single run from here. They will have to take the remaining 5 wickets quickly or else the game might go beyond their reach. The action on Day 3 will begin at 1030 local (2330 GMT Previous Day). We will look for your compa |
| What an enthralling day's play! Take a bow, Ajinkya Rahane. It is India who have their noses well ahead in this game now! The Indian skipper has led from the front and taken the team to a very good position with this fabulous unbeaten century. Credit to Jadeja for staying in with him and at the same time, he kept the scoreboard ticking as well. The duo have added 88 runs in this final session and are still going strong. |
| ... Day 3, Session 1 ... |
| What an amazing Day 2 it was for India! The skipper Rahane led from the front with a solid century while Jadeja showed superb maturity in his knock as well. The duo are not done yet and will arrive out in the middle to make merry of the Australian attack and give India a massive lead. The Aussies, on the other hand, will have to be on their toes and snaffle every chance that comes their way. The moving day of the Test match coming your way shortly. |
| Shubhman Gill is caught for a quick chat before the action begins. Tells that the discussion was to get in and get a big partnership. Tells that he was a bit nervous at the start but was excited as well. Adds that he wanted to bat with intent and didn't want to get into the shell and miss out on scoring opportunities. On him and Jadeja going for the same catch, Gill says that he didn't hear the call from Jadeja and went for the catch. Says that he was happy that Jadeja held onto it. He says his |
| 91.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, A good length ball around off to begin, Rahane stays back and pushes it towards gully. |
| 91.3 : Right! It is time for the action on Day 3. The two umpires make their way out to the middle and the Aussie players follow them to take their positions on the field. Indian skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja stride out to the middle as well. Mitchell Starc is taking the ball. Well, he bowled just 3 balls when rain arrived and we were off a bit early. He will bowl to the Indian skipper. A bit of a defensive field setting. Just 1 fielder in the slip cordon. Here we go... |
| 91.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Runs for India and Rahane on Day 3! A shortish ball around middle, Rahane tucks it towards fine leg. Cummins from deep square leg runs to his right and makes a fine stop to save a couple of runs. |
| 91.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller and around off, pushed to mid off for nothing. |
| 92.1 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, A nasty bumper from Cummins to begin! He runs in and bangs it short. It is right at the body. Jadeja does really well to duck under it. Paine collects well over his head. |
| 92.2 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, A length ball around off, Jadeja comes on the front foot and pushes it towards mid off. |
| 91.6 : Who will bowl from the other end? Pat Cummins it is. His figures are 22-7-71-2 so far. |
| 92.3 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Angled in and around off, pushed towards point. |
| 92.4 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, In the channel outside off, Jadeja shoulders arms. |
| 92.5 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, A short ball but this is outside off. Jadeja has no issues sitting under it. |
| 92.6 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, A maiden to begin from Cummins. Good length and around off, Jadeja defends it out from the crease. |
| 93.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller and around off, nicely pushed but straight to mid off. |
| 93.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, On the pads, Rahane flicks it down to deep square leg for a run. |
| 93.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, First run for Jadeja in the morning. A length ball around off, Jadeja looks to defend but it takes the inner half and goes to mid-wicket. They cross for a single. |
| 93.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, On a length around off and middle, blocked. |
| 93.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and outside off, Rahane drives it on the up and through the covers. Returns for three before the fielder can chase it down. Fine shot. |
| 93.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, A bumper to Jadeja. He negotiates well by ducking under it. |
| 94.1 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Outside off, left alone. |
| 94.2 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Back of a length and around middle, tucked down to deep square leg for one. |
| 94.3 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball angled in, Jadeja looks to defend but gets an inside edge on the pad. |
| 94.4 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, In the channel outside off, left alone by Jadeja. |
| 94.5 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Nicely done! A length ball just around off, Jadeja waits for it to get close and then looks to defend. The ball takes a thickish outside edge and goes to the left of gully. It races away to the third man fence. |
| 94.6 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, A single now as he flicks this fullish ball on middle to fine leg. |
| 95.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller and around off, Jadeja drives it well but finds the cover fielder. |
| 95.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Driven firmly again. This time it is to the right side of the cover fielder who makes a diving stop but Jadeja gets a single. |
| 95.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball outside off, Rahane lets it be. |
| 95.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Shortish and around off, kept out off the back foot. |
| 95.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, A solid front foot push to mid off from Rahane now. |
| 95.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, This time Rahane pushes it to mid off and calls for a quick single. |
| 96.1 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball just outside off, poked towards point. Says no for the run. |
| 96.2 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Angled in from outside off, Rahane looks to defend but is hit high on the pad. |
| 96.3 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Landed around off, pushed towards Gully. |
| 96.4 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Fullish this time and it is just outside off, Rahane defends it towards covers. |
| 96.5 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, And finally a bumper for Rahane from Cummins. Rahane went after it and pulled it well but the square leg fielder dived to his right to make a stop. |
| 96.6 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Play and a miss! Another short ball outside off, Rahane looks to cut but misses. Tried to actually play an upper cut but it was too close for that shot. |
| 97.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Flatter and around off to begin, Jadeja keeps it out off his back foot. |
| 97.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Flat and around off, Jadeja stays back to block. |
| 0.0 : Spin early on Day 3! Here's Nathan Lyon. 18-2-52-1 are his figures so far. |
| 97.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, This time he clips it to the right side of the square leg fielder for one. |
| 97.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Shortish and just outside off, punched towards the cover fielder. |
| 97.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, On off, Rahane is solid in the defense on the front foot. |
| 97.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and on the pads, worked towards short fine leg for nothing. 1 run from Lyon's first over in the morning. |
| 98.1 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish and around off, pushed towards covers. |
| 98.2 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Down the leg side. Left alone. |
| 98.3 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and on middle, Jadeja sits under it. |
| 98.4 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, And another short ball but Jadeja has no problems dealing with it as he ducks. |
| 98.5 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Works this fuller ball on the pads to fine leg and moves to 49. |
| 98.6 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball around off, solidly defended towards the cover fielder. |
| 99.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Flat and wide outside off, Jadeja lets it go to the keeper. |
| 99.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and on the pads, worked towards short fine leg for nothing. |
| 99.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish and just around off, Jadeja forces it towards point and thinks for a run but is sent back. |
| 99.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 99.5 : Run out appeal taken upstairs! Jadeja went for a quick single to get to his half ton but there is a run out appeal. Looks like Rahane is short. Yes! He is. |
| Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja,OUT! RUN OUT! Oh, dear! Rahane is short and he has to go. Australia get the big wicket. He just batted and batted and batted but now he falls trying to sneak a single to help his partner get to his half ton. But Jadeja will be stranded on 49 for now and Rahane goes after playing a brilliant knock. A flatter ball around off, Jadeja pokes it towards point and calls for a risky run. Skipper Rahane responds. Labuschagne quickly gets to the ball and fires the thro |
| Who is in next? Ravichandran Ashwin it is. |
| 100.1 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, FIFTY FOR JADEJA! The Jadeja sword is out now and there goes the celebration. What an amazing art with the sword and even better with the willow in his hand. Such a valuable innings it has been from him. Came out in the middle, was welcomed with a few nasty bumpers but showed grit and determination and supported his skipper superbly. Ran him out just a while ago trying to get to the milestone but this time he flicks it down to fine leg for a single. The |
| 100.2 : Pat Cummins to Ravichandran Ashwin, A fuller ball around middle, flicked towards mid-wicket. |
| 100.3 : Pat Cummins to Ravichandran Ashwin, On the pads, Ashwin flicks it down to fine leg for a single to open his account. |
| 100.4 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish and around off, blocked. |
| 100.5 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Length and around off, pushed towards cover. |
| 100.6 : Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja, Bumper on the body, Jadeja is late in getting down. He gets hit on the body as the ball lobs to the keeper. |
| Bowling change! Mitchell Starc is back. |
| 102.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish around middle, Jadeja pushes it towards point. |
| 102.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Short again on the body, Jadeja lets it be. |
| 102.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Shortish length on middle, poked towards point. |
| 102.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length outside off, Jadeja just lets it go. |
| 102.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of length around middle, pushed straight to covers. |
| 102.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Good ball to end the over! A shortish length just outside off, Jadeja thinks of playing at it but gets beaten. |
| 104.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ravichandran Ashwin, Outside off, left alone. |
| 104.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ravichandran Ashwin, Back of a length and on middle, worked to fine leg for one. |
| 104.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Good running! A length ball on middle and leg, Jadeja clips it to the left of the deep square leg fielder for a brace. |
| 99.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Tossed up and turning in, Ashwin works it towards fine leg. End of a successful over for Australia. |
| 104.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Outside off, left alone by Jadeja. |
| 101.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Tossed up outside off, pushed towards vovers for a single. |
| 101.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Tosses up on middle, Jadeja blocks this out. |
| 101.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Flatter around middle, defended back. |
| 101.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, A tossed up ball just around off, defends it towards slip. |
| 101.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and wide, punched towards covers. |
| 101.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Flatter around middle, pushes on the on side for a single. |
| 104.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Back of a length and outside off, Jadeja leaves again. |
| 103.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Fuller and around off, kept out. |
| 103.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Shortish and on middle, tucked towards square leg for one. |
| 103.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up and outside off, turns away as Jadeja pokes it towards point. |
| 103.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, Short now, worked towards mid-wicket. |
| 103.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Hammered! Another short ball, this time Jadeja rocks back and nails the pull down to the deep mid-wicket fence. Superb stroke and it brings up 300 for India. |
| 103.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ravindra Jadeja, On off, Jadeja stays back to keep it out. |
| Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, A snorter of a delivery! A sharp bumper and Jadeja had no clue how to deal with it. Starc was appealing and he thought there was some bat or maybe gloves. The Aussie skipper has a word with him but they do not go for the review. A well-aimed bumper, Jadeja hops and tries to fend it off but it gets big on him and goes to the keeper. An appeal from the bowler but nothing from the umpire. |
| DRINKS! A solid first hour for India but it would've gone to them completely had they not lost Rahane in an unfortunate way. But with the lead gone over 100 and 4 wickets still in the kitty, the Indians will feel they are in the driver's seat here. It has been hard work for Australia this morning. Good time for them to have this mini-break and work out a different plan. Let's see what they come up with. |
| 105.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flat and on middle and leg, worked towards square leg. |
| 105.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flatter around leg, defended on the on side. |
| 105.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flatter around middle, Ashwin bunts this down. |
| 105.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Outside off this time, played towards covers. |
| 105.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Short of a length around middle, blocked on the backfoot. |
| 105.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flatter around middle, Ashwin just plays it back to the bowler. Maiden to start after drinks. |
| 106.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Another sharp bumper from Starc. It is just outside off, Jadeja hops and tries to fend it off but misses. |
| 106.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Jadeja looks to go for it this time but he makes no connection. |
| 106.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Outside off on a length, pushed to point. |
| 106.4 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, Play and a miss again! Starc has got is tail up. Lovely short ball that moves away a touch to beat the poke of Jadeja who is hoping around. |
| 106.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! CAUGHT! The short ball plan works and Jadeja falls prey to it. He was probably frustrated off the short stuff and tried to take on the bowler. Starc banged it in again. Jadeja pulled it hard but he found Cummins at deep mid-wicket. A good sliding take from him as this one was hit flat. Replays showed that he juggled and held onto it on the second attempt. Starc is elated. End of a fine knock from Jadeja. India's lead is 111 right now. |
| Umesh Yadav walks in next. |
| 106.6 : Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav, A sharp bumper to Yadav now! Nasty stuff from Starc here. He tried to get away but gets hit on the body. |
| 107.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flatter around middle, tucked towards mid-wicket. |
| 107.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Tossed up and outside off, kept out. |
| 107.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Floated around off, defended on the off side. |
| 107.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flatter ball on middle, Ashwin comes down and hits it straight to covers. |
| 107.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Dropped! Labuschagne fails to hold onto another one. Flat and on middle and leg, Ashwin looks to pull but gets it off the inside edge. It goes to leg gully where Labuschagne gets both hands but fails to hold on. |
| 107.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flatter around middle, tucked towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 108.1 : Mitchell Starc to Ravichandran Ashwin, Ouch! Ashwin gets a blow on the body now! And he calls for the physio straightaway. A short of a length ball airmed at the body, Ashwin looks to pull but gets hit on the chest. |
| 0.0 : The Indian physio is out! Ashwin is looking in some pain. But he is a tough man as he puts the helmet and is ready to face. |
| 108.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ravichandran Ashwin, The response from Starc is another bumper! And Ashwin once again goes for the pull. Hits it down to deep square leg for one. |
| 108.3 : Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav, Another short ball, this time to Umesh. He wanted a piece of it too but at the last second bailed out from going for the pull. |
| 108.4 : Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav, Works this one down to deep square leg and opens his account. |
| 108.5 : Mitchell Starc to Ravichandran Ashwin, Length and outside off, pushed towards point for one. |
| 108.6 : Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav, Another short ball. Yadav is late in getting down. This time he gets one on his shoulder. Rubs the area but doesn't show any sort of pain. |
| 109.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flatter around middle, worked on the on side for a run. |
| 109.2 : Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav, FOUR! The broom comes out now. Flatter ball around middle, Yadav sweeps it well wide of the man at deep square leg. No chance for him to cut it off. |
| 109.3 : Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav, Shorter this time turning in, Yadav plays it back to the bowler. |
| 109.4 : Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav, Flatter outside off, defended towards covers. |
| 109.5 : Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav, He now winds up for the massive slow but mistimes it towards deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 109.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flatter and on middle, kept out. |
| 110.1 : Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav, Full and wide outside off, Yadav strokes it through covers for a run. Yadav wanted the second but Ashwin sends him back. |
| 110.2 : Mitchell Starc to Ravichandran Ashwin, Good length and around off, defended off the back foot. |
| 110.3 : Mitchell Starc to Ravichandran Ashwin, Pushes this one wide of the gully fielder and takes one. |
| 110.4 : Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav, Another short one, Yadav looks to pull but misses. |
| 110.5 : Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav, And again! This time Umesh decides to duck under it. |
| Ashwin has a word with Yadav. Probably telling him to play this one out. |
| 111.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Turned down leg after pitching, Ashwin nudges it to short fine leg. |
| 111.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Full and wide outside off, Ashwin strokes it through the covers and takes two. He will feel a lot comfortable playing the spinner. |
| 111.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, On off, defended back to the bowler. |
| 111.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Tossed up and on middle, easily negotiated by Ashwin. |
| 111.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Full and on middle and leg, flicked down to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 111.6 : Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav, Flatter and around off and middle, turned towards the forward short leg fielder. |
| Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav, An appeal for LBW but turned down! Starc changes plan and bowls a length ball. Yadav looks to hammer it down the ground but ends up getting an inside edge. An appeal from Starc but nothing from the umpire. |
| Here's Josh Hazlewood for the first time on Day 3. Will he use the same tactics that Starc used? |
| 112.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravichandran Ashwin, Length ball around off, Ashwin blocks this out. |
| 112.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravichandran Ashwin, Shorter this time outside off, Ashwin lets it go. |
| 112.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravichandran Ashwin, A length ball just outside off, pushed towards point for a run. |
| 112.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Umesh Yadav, Short ball around middle and leg, Yadav ducks under it. |
| 112.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Umesh Yadav, Shortish around middle, Yadav tried to pull but gets an inside edge on the pads. |
| 112.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Umesh Yadav, Shortish around middle,, tucked it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 113.1 : Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav, Flatter around middle, Yadav tucks it on the leg side and takes a run. |
| 113.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, On middle, worked towards mid-wicket. |
| 113.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flatter around middle, defended towards short leg. |
| 113.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flat around off, Ashwin drives this one towards covers and takes a run. |
| 113.5 : Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav, Floated around middle, Yadav comes forward and defends. |
| 113.6 : Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT! Lyon strikes and Yadav has to go. A tossed up ball outside off, the ball turns in. Yadav comes on the front foot and looks to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes straight to the slip fielder. Smith there makes no mistake. Just too good for the tail-ender. |
| Who will walk out now? Will it be Bumrah or debutant Siraj? Bumrah it is. |
| 114.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravichandran Ashwin, Bouncer on middle and leg, Ashwin lets it be. |
| 114.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravichandran Ashwin, Length ball around off, played towards gully. |
| 114.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravichandran Ashwin, Driven solidly but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 114.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! CAUGHT! Hazlewood gets one now. His first in the game. A length ball outside off, Ashwin looks to drive but ends up getting it off the outer half. It goes just over Lyon who is at point. He makes no mistake and takes the catch easily. India lead by 130 runs. |
| 114.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Mohammed Siraj, Play and a miss! A length ball just around off, Siraj pokes at it away from his body to get beaten. |
| 114.4 :  Mohammed Siraj is the last man in now. |
| 114.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Mohammed Siraj, A bumper but it goes well over. Wided by the umpire. |
| Josh Hazlewood to Mohammed Siraj, Length ball around off, Siraj looks to drive but gets an inside edge on the pad. The ball goes to point. |
| 115.1 : Nathan Lyon to Jasprit Bumrah, OUT! CAUGHT! Tossed up and around off and middle, Bumrah gets down and looks to play the slog sweep. He fails to connect it well and hits it high in the air. The deep square leg fielder, Head, runs to his left and takes the catch easily. India lead by 131 runs. With this wicket, it is Lunch on Day 3. |
| After getting the wicket of Rahane, the Aussies bowled short stuff at the Indians. Jadeja got out to Starc as he went after it. The Aussies continued bowling the same length to Ashwin and Yadav. They got them in the uncomfortable territory but they didn't get the breakthrough. It was a length ball from Hazlewood that got the wicket of Ashwin while Lyon removed the other two batters. In the end, Starc and Lyon ended up with a 3-fer while Cummins and Hazlewood got 2 and 1 respectively. Overall, it |
| Australia wrap up the innings quickly towards the end and they will take the honours of this session. They rattled the lower order with short stuff and eventually got the last 5 wickets for 32 runs. India, on the other hand, would be pleased with their 130 runs lead. |
| India started the day cautiously as Rahane and Jadeja negotiated the early overs easily. Jadeja in search of a quick single to get to his half ton ran out the skipper in a rather unfortunate fashion. However, he continued and got to his 50 eventually. He fell trying to take on the barrage of short stuff from Starc. Ashwin and Yadav copped a few blows on the body and eventually fell. Bumrah got out on the first ball but India have a decent lead. |
| Right! 131 is a good lead! And the way the Indians bowled in the first innings, they will be pretty confident to bundle the Aussies out again, to a small score. Australia, on the other hand, will need a good opening stand when they return for the second session. Join us for the same in a short while. |
| 0.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Appeal straightaway! A loud one from India but not out says the umpire. A length ball around the pads, Wade looks to work it out on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pad. They all go up in appeal but nothing from the umpire. No review from India and a good call because replay shows it was pitched outside leg. |
| 0.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, A length ball, this one is pitched around off, it keeps going away as Wade lets it be. |
| 0.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Wide outside off, left alone again by Wade. |
| 0.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Fuller and around off, it comes back in, Wade does well to keep it out. |
| 0.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, In the channel outside off, Wade offers no shot to it. |
| 0.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, A maiden to start from Bumrah. This one is around off on a length, Wade comes on the front foot to defend. Top first over from Bumrah. |
| 1.1 : Umesh Yadav to Joe Burns, Length ball around off, kept out. |
| 0.6 : Who will take the ball from the other end? Umesh Yadav it is. Didn't get a wicket in the first innings. Let's see what he can do here. Burns to face. |
| 1.2 : Umesh Yadav to Joe Burns, Full but down the leg side, Burns looks to flick but misses. |
| Right! We are back for the second session! The Indian players are in a huddle near the rope. They now disperse to take their positions in the field. Joe Burns and Matthew Wade stride out to open the Aussie innings. In the first innings, Burns fell for a duck while Wade looked decent for his knock. They will have to play a big role if the Aussies are to get to a good score. Jasprit Bumrah will take the new ball for India. He was the one who gave the first wicket to the Indians. Rahane will want i |
| 1.3 : Umesh Yadav to Joe Burns, Good leave! This one pitches around off and moves a touch as Burns shoulders arms. It goes just over the stumps. |
| 1.4 : Umesh Yadav to Joe Burns, Quick single and Burns is off the pair. A direct hit though would've been close. Fuller and around middle, Burns works it towards mid-wicket and goes for a run. Ashwin has a shy at the non-striker's end but he misses as Burns dives to make his crease. |
| 1.5 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Length ball around off, pushed towards point. |
| 1.6 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Back of a length and around middle, Wade is on his toes to block. 1 from Umesh's first. |
| 2.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Burns, NOT OUT! Burns survives. The umpire's call saves Burns here. A terrific delivery from Bumrah. He runs in and bowls a perfect yorker. Burns looks to flick but he falls over as he tries to play across the line. He misses and the Indians appeal but the umpire turns it down. Rahane goes for the review after having a word with the bowler and other close-in fielders. Replays show that it has hit the shoes. But Ball Tracker confirms it to be umpire's call on hitting th |
| 2.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Burns, Good length in the channel outside off, left alone by Burns. |
| 2.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Burns, Fuller length just outside off, Burns shoulders arms to it. |
| 0.0 : Review time! Where's that hit him? It has hit the shoes. Ball Tracker time! Pitching in line, impact is in line as well but wickets umpire's call. Burns stays. India keep their review. |
| 2.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Burns, A length ball outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 2.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Joe Burns, NIce drive! A fuller ball outside off, Burns drives this one through the covers and take three before the fielder returns the ball back. |
| 2.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, A fuller length around off, defended towards point. |
| 3.1 : Umesh Yadav to Joe Burns, OUT! CAUGHT! This time Burns has to go. A superb delivery from Yadav. This one pitches just around off and then goes away just a hint. Burns has to play at it. And he does that but only ends up getting a nick behind. Pant makes no mistake and the Indians celebrate. However, Burns gets to his partner at the other end and decides to challenge the onfield call, at the very last moment. Time for the replays. And only one is all we need. The Hot Spot detects a faint out |
| 0.0 : Burns has been given out caught behind now. He has taken the review with moments left on the timer. The Hot Spot detects the edge. Burns goes and takes the review along with him. |
| Who will come next? Marnus Labuschagne it is at number 3. |
| 3.2 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller ball sliding down, Marnus flicks this one towards fine leg for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 3.3 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Length ball around middle, defended towards mid-wicket. |
| 3.4 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Good length around off, Wade blocks it out. |
| 3.5 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Shortish around off, dabs it on the off side. |
| 3.6 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Shortish around off, pushes it on the off side and takes a quick run. A successful over from Yadav. |
| 4.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Length around off, pushes it towards covers and takes a run. |
| 4.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length and around off Labuschagne defends it out. |
| 4.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller and around off, pushed to mid on. |
| 4.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller and around off, Labuschagne taps it on the off side and gets to the other end. |
| 4.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Banged in on middle, goes well over Wade who ducks. Good from Pant behind the sticks. |
| 4.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, A leave to end! This one is angled in from outside off but Wade is sure about his off pole as he shoulders arms. |
| 5.1 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Good leave! But this wasn't too far away from the off pole. A shortish and outside off, comes back in a touch as Labuschagne lets it be. Goes just past the off pole but it was over it. |
| 5.2 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Another quick run! Full and around off, Labuschagne pushes it towards cover and takes a run. |
| 5.3 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Now Wade pokes one towards the off side for a quick single. Good from Australia. |
| 5.4 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Leading edge! A fullish ball around middle and leg, it pitches and then straightens a touch. Labuschagne looks to flick but gets a leading edge. Rahane at gully dives to his right to make a stop. |
| 5.5 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Full and on middle, flicked to mid-wicket. |
| 5.6 : Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, Close! A good leave though. This is good from Umesh too. He continies to bowl it just around off on a length. Marnus though is covering his sticks as he shoulders arms. |
| 6.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Another quick single. Fuller and around off, Wade pushes it gently towards cover for a quick run. |
| 6.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, A bumper but it goes well over Labuschagne. |
| 6.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller and around off, worked towards square leg. |
| 6.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Angled in from around off, Labuschagne tucks it wide of the fine leg fielder for one. |
| 6.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Third single in the over. A fuller one outside off, Wade pushes it towards cover and goes for a run as Siraj fumbles. |
| 6.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Around off on a length, defended off the front foot. |
| 7.1 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, On a length outside off, left alone by Wade. |
| 7.2 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Shortish around middle, Wade blocks this out. |
| 7.3 : Umesh Yadav to Matthew Wade, Bumper around middle and leg, Wade ducks under it. Umesh is limping and he is looking in some pain here. Yes. He is going off. Not a great sign for the Indians. Let's hope there is nothing serious. The Indians will surely want that because he was looking really good.Siraj will continue the over. |
| 7.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Siraj starts with a fuller ball outside off, Wade lets it go. |
| 7.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Good length around off, dabbed it towards point. |
| 7.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Length outside off, Wade plays it towards point. |
| 8.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Nicely driven down the ground by Labuschagne as it was fuller ball around off. The mid on fielder had no chance to stop that one. |
| 8.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, A length ball outside off, Marnus leaves it alone. |
| 8.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Length around middle, flicked towards square leg for a run. |
| 8.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, A fuller length on middle, Wade defends it straight back. |
| 8.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Fuller length around off, played towards mid-wicket. |
| 8.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Shortish this time around middle, Wade blocks this out on the off side. |
| 9.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Lovely drive to welcome Ashwin from Labuschagne. Ashwin tosses it full and bowls it wide outside off, it is driven through covers for a brace. |
| 9.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, A single now as this quicker one is nudged down to deep square leg. This one pitched around off and spun back in. |
| 0.0 : Spin time! Umesh Yadav is off the field and Rahane tosses the ball to Ashwin. He was the one who sent Wade packing. Can he do that again? |
| 9.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tosses this one to the left-hander now and Wade defends it off the front foot. |
| 9.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Another loopy ball around off, kept out. |
| 9.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tossed up and around off, Wade blocks it out. |
| 9.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Fuller and on the pads, nudged towards short fine leg. |
| 10.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball around off, watchfully defended by Labuschagne. |
| 10.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Shortish and just outside off, poked towards the gully fielder. |
| 10.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, In the channel outside off, a leave from Labuschagne. |
| 10.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and around off, kept out. |
| 10.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Length and around off, pushed towards mid on. |
| 10.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Marnus Labuschagne, Single to end as the last ball is flicked down to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 11.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Fullish around off, driven straight to covers. |
| 11.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up around off nudges towards square leg. |
| 11.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Slightly short around off, driven to the left of covers and they take a run. Siraj though midfields at covers and concedes another one. |
| 11.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Three now! Short and wide outside off, Labuschagne cuts it to the left of Siraj who gives it a chase. A single saved near the ropes. |
| 11.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, On middle, blocked out by Wade. |
| 11.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Full and on middle and leg, Wade negotiates it easily. |
| Mohamed Siraj is back on. |
| 12.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Length ball around off, blocked solidly. |
| 12.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, A fuller length ball around off, Marnus plays it on the leg side. |
| 12.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller around middle, Marnus flicks it towards square leg but can't beat him. |
| 12.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Short of a length around middle, turned away towards fine leg for a single. |
| 12.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, A fuller length outside off angling across, left alone by Wade. |
| 12.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Length ball angling across, Wade lets it be. |
| DRINKS! Australia have done well in spite of losing a wicket in this hour! Indians have not bowled badly but they have given away easy singles and that has not helped them one bit. Umesh's absence in the middle will hurt them more. Let's see how the Indian bowlers return post this mini-break. |
| 13.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up and around middle, worked towards short fine leg. |
| 13.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Full and on middle and leg, Labuschagne looks to defend but gets an inside edge that goes past the keeper towards fine leg. They take two. |
| 13.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Loopy ball around off, blocked. |
| 13.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Short and wide outside off, punched through covers. Three taken before the fielder can chase it down. |
| 13.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, On off, Wade keeps it out. |
| 13.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tossed up and outside off, Wade pushes it towards point. |
| 14.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Length around middle, flicked straight to square leg. |
| 14.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller this time around off, Marnus drives it towards imd off. |
| 14.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, NOT OUT! Umpire's call on hitting the wickets, AGAIN! Luck with Labuschagne here. A length ball that is pitched outside off, it comes back in sharply and hits the pad as he fails to connect. It looked to be hitting him high on the pads but Rahane takes the review. Replays show everything is perfect but it is just clipping the stumps. So, Marnus survives. A good review from India though as it could've gone either way. |
| Review time! Rahane wasn't too sure but he went with his bowler. Time for Hot Spot first. No bat on it and nothing on the RTS either. Time for Ball Tracker. Pitching in line, impact in line but umpire's call on hitting the wickets. |
| 14.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Short ball outside off, Marnus pulls this uppishly but just falls wide of the square leg fielder and they take a single. Labuschagne is living dangerously here. |
| 14.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Shortish around off, Wade pushes it towards point and runs but is sent back by his partner. A risk is involved when the fielder ther is Jadeja. |
| 14.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Fuller ball on the stumps, Wade blocks this out. |
| 15.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Loopy ball around off, driven through the covers and they take three before the fielder returns it back. |
| 15.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Fuller around off, defended straight towards the cover fielder. |
| 15.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Flatter around middle, swept towards fine leg for a single. |
| 15.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up around leg, tucks it towards leg gully. |
| 15.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller ball on middle, tucks it on the leg side. |
| 15.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up around middle, nudged towards short fine leg. |
| 16.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Good length and around off, pushed towards point. |
| 16.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Fuller and around off, kept out. |
| 16.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, FOUR! This should settle the nerves for Wade. Short and wide outside off, Wade crunches it through backward of point and finds the fence. |
| 16.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Full and outside off, a mistimed drive towards cover this time. |
| 16.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Shortish and just outside off, Wade looks to punch but mistimes it. |
| 16.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Just outside off on a length, poked towards Rahane at gully. |
| 17.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter and on middle, tucked on the leg side for nothing. |
| 17.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 17.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up and around off, kept out. |
| 17.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, Flat and around off, blocked by Marnus. |
| 17.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, OUT! CAUGHT! Ashwin strikes and provides the much-needed breakthrough to the Indians. Lovely loopy ball around off and middle from him this time. It pitches and then turns in to Marnus. Labuschagne looks to defend coming forward but it takes the outside edge and goes straight to Rahane at first slip. The Indian skipper takes the catch easily. Good, little innings from him but Australia needed him to carry on. |
| Steven Smith now in at number 4. Interesting battle to look forward to. |
| 17.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Tossed up and on middle, tucked towards mid-wicket. End of a successful over from Ashwin. |
| 18.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, NOT OUT! Pitching outside leg. A poor review from India this time. A length ball pitched down the leg side. It angles across the left-hander. Wade fails to put bat on ball and is hit on the pad. They appeal but not out says the umpire. That looked to pitching outside leg but Siraj is absolutely sure that he has got his man. Rahane goes with the bowler. And well, replays show it to be a poor call as it has pitched way outside leg. Poor, poor review. |
| 17.6 : Another review from India. This is against Wade for LBW. Once again Siraj is absolutely certain and Rahane goes with the bowler. Time for the replays! Noting on Hot Spot and nothing either on RTS. Ball Tracker again. It is pitching outside leg. This time India lose a review. |
| 18.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Length ball around middle, defended by Wade. |
| 18.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Shortish outside off, poked towards point. |
| 18.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Fuller ball on middle, flicked straight to mid-wicket. |
| 18.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Length around middle, Wade taps this one on the off side. |
| 18.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Shortish around middle, Wade punches this one wide of mid-wicket and takes a couple. |
| 19.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Tossed up and just outside off, turns in, Smith defends. |
| 19.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, On middle, kept out. |
| 19.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Flat and around off, Smith comes on the front foot to block. |
| 19.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Flatter and around off, Smith stays back to block this time. |
| 19.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, On the pads, Smith flicks it to deep mid-wicket and opens his account. |
| 19.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Appeal for LBW but nothing from the umpire and nothing either from the bowler. A tossed up ball on middle and leg, Wade goes for the sweep but gets it off the inside edge towards short fine leg. They take a run. |
| 20.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, 50 up for Australia as they run 4. A fullish length on middle, Wade flicks this at the gap through mid-wicket and runs four as Gill does well to chase it down. |
| 20.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Length ball around off, left alone. |
| 20.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Similar ball outside off, Wade leaves it alone. |
| 20.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Short of a length outside off, punched nicely towards deep point for a single. |
| 20.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith, Fuller ball around off, angling in, Smith nudges it towards leg gully. |
| 20.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith, Length ball around off, Smith blocks this out. |
| 21.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tossed up on the stumps, defended straight back. |
| 21.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tossed up outside off, Wade brings the sweep shot and hits it towards fine leg for one |
| 21.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tossed up and around off, blocked off the front foot. |
| 21.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tossed up outside off, Wade lets it be. |
| 21.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Another one wide outside off, Wade leaves it alone. |
| 21.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, On middle, Wade keeps it out. |
| 22.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith, Full and around off, Smith uses his wrists and flicks it between square leg and leg gully for three. Nice work. |
| 22.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Length ball around off, blocked off the front foot. |
| 22.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Outside off, going further away. Wade lets it be. |
| 22.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Length ball around off, Wade defends it towards point. |
| 22.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Length ball angling across, left alone by Wade. |
| 22.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Fuller ball around off, driven towards mid off. |
| 23.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Tossed up around off, Smith comes down the track but gets an inside edge on his pads. |
| 23.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Floated around off, defended straight by Smith. |
| 23.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Shortish and outside off, punched towards cover for one. |
| 23.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Shortish and just outside off, punched towards cover. |
| 23.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Quick single as Wade drives it wide of the man at mid off. |
| 23.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Quicker one around off, turned on the leg side. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back. 6-1-14-0 are his numbers so far. |
| 24.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Length ball around middle, worked towards mid-wicket. |
| 24.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Fuller ball on middle, Wade drives this down the ground and they take a couple before Siraj who chases the ball from mid off returns the ball back. |
| 24.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Shortish around middle, Wade blocks this towards mid on. |
| 24.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Short ball on middle and leg, Wade comfortably ducks under it. |
| 24.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Length ball around off, Wade defends it back to the bowler. |
| 24.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Shortish around off, punched straight to the fielder at covers. |
| 25.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Flatter and around off, pushed toards mid on. |
| 25.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, On off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 25.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, On middle, Smith comes forward and bunts it on the leg side. |
| 25.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Tossed up and outside off, Smith goes for the slog sweep. Doesn't connect it well and it goes to square leg. |
| 25.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Tossed up and just outside off, Smith stays back to block. |
| 25.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Nearly a wicket! Superb over from Ashwin. He set Smith up nicely. He got him out similarly in the first innings. And, almost got him here. Pitches it around off and middle and then it turns in with some extra bounce. Smith looks to work it on the leg side but gets it off the inside edge. It though doesn't carry to Pujara this time. |
| 26.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Bumper down the leg side. Wade ducks. |
| 26.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Another short one. Easily evaded by Wade. |
| 26.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Three in a row! Bumrah wants to keep Wade on strike! India want another one from Ashwin to to Smith. |
| 26.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, FOUR! Lovely drive! A fuller ball on the stumps, Wade drives this past mid on to get a boundary here. |
| 26.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, In the channel outside off, left alone this time. |
| 26.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Bumper on middle, Wade sits again. |
| We will get another over! |
| 27.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Smith takes a single on the first ball. Full and around middle, Smith pushes it to wide of the man at mid on for a run. |
| 27.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tossed up and outside off, Wade is early in his defense as he ends up hitting it uppishly wide of the cover fielder. |
| 27.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tossed up and around off, Wade keeps it out. |
| 27.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Was there some bat? Maybe not. Lovely from Ashwin. Flatter and around the pads, Wade goes back and looks to defend but misses to get hit on the pad. The ball lobs towards forward short leg. The fielder lunges forward to take the catch but it drops short. Wasn't any bat anyway. |
| 27.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Another one tossed up outside off, Wade covers his stumps and allows it to go to the keeper. With that, it is TEA ON DAY 3. |
| 27.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tosses it up full and wide, turns away, Wade lets it be. |
| 27.6 : That was some brilliant stuff from Ashwin and Wade in the final over! Good from Pant as well as he kept talking throughout the over and put pressure on Wade! Test cricket at its absolute best! The session one would feel has gone to both the teams. |
| The Indians were right on the money as Umesh struck early to dismiss Burns for another low score. Umesh though left the field after having issues with his calf and after that Wade along with Labuschagne controlled things nicely and added 38 between them. Most of the runs came off the bat of Marnus who looked more positive than Wade. But as the stand between the two was growing, Ashwin struck and got the better of Labuschagne. Smith and Wade after that managed to see off the remaining session. |
| ... Day 3, Final Session ... |
| Time for the final session of the moving day of the Test match. India still with an advantage as their players take the field. Matthew Wade and Steven Smith follow them out in the middle as well. Jasprit Bumrah to start after Tea. |
| 28.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, Run straightaway for Smith! A length ball around off, Smith pushes it towards mid on and calls for a run. |
| 28.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, In the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 28.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Another one just outside off, Wade covers his stumps and lets it go to Pant. |
| 28.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Pitches this up and bowls it just around off, Wade defends it out. |
| 28.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Length ball around off and middle, pushed to mid on. |
| 28.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Very full and on middle, flicked towards mid on for nothing. |
| 29.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, And Smith nudges one towards mid-wicket to get to the other end. |
| 0.0 : Will it be Ashwin from the other end? With Smith on strike, surely! Yes, here he is. 10-2-24-1 are his numbers so far. |
| 29.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, What happened there? A tossed up ball just around off, it pitches and bounces over the stumps to beat the bat. Pant is beaten too. The ball lobs off the shoulder of Pant and goes behind. Rahane goes back to field. |
| 29.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, On middle and leg, kept out. |
| 29.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Outside off, left alone. |
| 29.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tossed up and around middle, Wade is on the front foot to block. |
| 29.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Another solid defense to end the over. |
| 30.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, Shortish and around off, blocked off the back foot. |
| 30.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, Good length and just around off, pushed on the off side. |
| 30.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, Fuller and around off, blocked towards mid on by Smith. |
| 30.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, Good length and around off, it is angled in. Smith flicks but square leg dives to his right to stop. |
| 30.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, A bouncer now. Smith ducks under it. |
| 30.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, A maiden from Bumrah as the last ball is worked towards mid-wicket. Tight from Bumrah. |
| 31.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Fuller and around middle and leg, Wade blocks. |
| 31.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Slower through the air and around off, blocked from the crease. |
| 31.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tosses this up but Wade is happy to defend again. |
| 31.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Fuller and around off, pushed to mid off. |
| 31.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, On off, blocked towards silly point. |
| 31.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, MISFIELD AND FOUR! Tossed up and outside off, Wade throws his bat at the drive and makes a good connection. Agarwal at mid off fails to get to his right and stop the ball cleanly. It races down to the fence at long off. |
| 32.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, Edgy! Fuller and around off, Smith looks to defend but it goes to gully off the outside edge. Played with soft hands though. |
| 32.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, OUT! TIMBER! Smith is not sure what happened but the bails are disloged! Smith has been bowled around his legs. He is not sure and is hanging around. A length ball around middle and leg, Smith shuffles across the off side, like he always does and tries to work this one on the leg side but he misses. That doesn't happen often but it has happened here. And the ball goes on to dislodge the bail from the leg and middle pole. Smith is not sure what happened as Bu |
| Travis Head comes now to bat at number 5. |
| 32.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Just over! What a welcome for Head! A snortner of a delivery first up. This is just around off, Head hops and tries to fend it off but it takes the gloves and goes over Rahane at gully. A single for Head. |
| 32.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Length ball around off, Head keeps it out. |
| 32.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, A bouncer! Wade sits under it. |
| 33.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Fulller and around off, Wade blocks off his front foot. |
| 33.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tossed up and outside off, Wade sweeps it nicely wide of the man at fine leg. Siraj though runs to his right, puts in a dive and stops two. |
| 33.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tossed up and outside off, blocked. |
| 33.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Short and wide outside off, Wade cuts it hard but finds point. |
| 33.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tossed up this time, Wade stays back to block. |
| 33.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Flatter and around middle and leg, Wade does well to block. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, A single to end the successful over for India. Good length and around off, poked towards backward point for one. Bumrah has overstepped. So, he needs to re-bowl this one again. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, The extra ball costs two. Shortish and around off, Wade tucks it through square leg for a couple. End of a successful over from Bumrah. |
| 34.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Fuller and around middle, Head flicks it towards mid-wicket. Thakur misfields and they run three. |
| 34.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Shortish and around off, poked towards point. |
| 34.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Length ball around off, defended towards the bowler. |
| 34.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Nasty bumper and Wade gets the blow on his helmet. A bumper and Wade takes his eyes off the ball as he tries to duck away from it. He calls for a new helmet straightaway. |
| 34.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Short ball again as Wade this time ducks under it. |
| 34.4 : Time for the concussion test. The physio is out. Wade is looking fine and he is ready to face. |
| 34.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Good testing over this by Bumrah. Another Short ball, Wade ducks again. |
| 35.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Tossed up and outside off, Head lets it be. |
| 35.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Full and around off, kept out. |
| 35.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Flatter up and around off, Head pushes it towards mid off. |
| 35.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Slower through the air and around middle, worked through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 35.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Tossed up and around middle, turned on the leg side. |
| 35.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Short and wide, Head cuts but hits the silly point fielder. |
| 36.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Wade, Good length and around off, Wade tucks it towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 36.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Full and on middle and leg, Head flicks but finds leg gully. It wasn't too far from the fielder. |
| 36.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Shortish and around off, Head gets on his toes to defend. |
| 36.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Back of a length and around off, kept out. |
| 36.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Length and on the pads, Head flicks it through square leg for a brace. |
| 36.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head, Wow! That was a nasty bumper. Head does well to duck as it went past his ear. Sensational stuff. |
| 37.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Matthew Wade, A single on his first ball as Wade pushes it through mid off for one. |
| 36.6 : Ravindra Jadeja is on now. |
| 37.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Tossed up and outside off, Head drives it through the cover region for a couple. |
| 37.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Short and wide outside off, Head cuts but finds the point fielder. |
| 37.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Flatter and around off, turning in, Head hits it hard on the leg side but Gill comes in the middle and gets a blow on his shoulder. |
| 37.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Tossed up and outside off, driven towards mid off. |
| 37.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Tossed up and outside off, kept out. |
| Change of ends for Ashwin. |
| 38.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Flatter and around off, pushed towards point. |
| 38.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tossed up and outside off, pushed towards the off side. |
| 38.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, On middle, flicked to mid-wicket for one. |
| 38.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Flat and on off, played back to Ashwin by Head. |
| 38.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, On the pads, Head flicks but finds square leg. |
| 38.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Lovely delivery to end the over. Quicker and just outside off, Head looks to cut but he is cramped for room. Ends up missing it and Pant behind fails to hold on. Was there any bat? No. |
| 39.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Matthew Wade, Tossed up outside off, Wade sweeps it wide of the man at fine leg for a couple. |
| 39.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Flatter and around off, Head stays back to defend. |
| 39.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Matthew Wade, On off, Wade knocks it on the off side and gets to the other end. |
| 39.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Tossed up and outside off, pushed to the left of the bowler. |
| 39.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Loopy ball on middle, Head works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 39.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, A single on the last ball as it is worked towards square leg. |
| 40.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, On middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 40.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Floated on the pads, Head flicks but finds square leg. |
| 40.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Loopy ball around off, a solid front foot defense. |
| 40.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Tossed up on middle, Head blocks again. |
| 40.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run. |
| 40.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Ripper to end! This one pitches just around off and Wade comes on the front foot to defend but it spins away and whizzes past the outside edge. Pant does well to collect. |
| 41.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Full and just outside off, poked towards point by Head. |
| 41.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Shortish and around off, turns in as Head punches but finds Ashwin at cover-point who makes a diving stop to his left. |
| 41.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, On off, blocked off the front foot. |
| 41.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Tossed up on middle and leg, turned on the leg side. |
| 41.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Short and wide outside off, Head looks to cut but misses. Some excitement from the Indians but nothing from the umpire. |
| 41.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Floated on middle and leg, worked towards mid on. |
| 42.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tossed up and around off, defended. |
| 42.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Loopy around off, Wade is on the front foot to block again. |
| 42.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, On middle, kept out by Wade. |
| 42.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Tossed up and outside off, left alone. |
| 42.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, Loopy ball just around off, it turns away as Wade forces it on the off side. |
| 42.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Matthew Wade, On middle, played back to the bowler. |
| 43.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, On middle, flicked towards fine leg for a couple. Siraj chases the ball and keeps it to two. |
| 43.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, Flatter on middle, tucked towards square leg for a single. |
| 43.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Matthew Wade, Full and around off, pushed towards cover. |
| 43.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Matthew Wade, Shortish and on middle, worked towards the man at mid-wicket. |
| 43.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Matthew Wade, Good stop from Ashwin. Short and wide outside off, Wade cuts but Ashwin dives to his left and stops. |
| 43.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Matthew Wade, OUT! LBW! Three reds and Wade departs. That looked plumb and Wade knew it but he took the review sensing the importance of this wicket. A quicker one from Jadeja, it is the slider from him. Wade looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get rapped on the pad. |
| 43.5 : Review time! Wade has been given out LBW! He looks plumb but he goes for the review. Don't think there is any bat Hot Spot and RTS confirms the same. Ball Tracker rolls in and three reds it is. Wade has to go. A review gone too. |
| 43.6 : Who is in next? Will it be Paine? No, Cameron Green it is. |
| 44.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Tossed up and around middle, blocked by Head off the front foot. |
| 44.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Full ball on middle, flicked to mid-wicket. |
| 44.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, On off, driven to mid off for nothing. |
| 44.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Tossed up and outisde off, Head drives but finds short cover. |
| 44.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Loopy and around off, Head keeps it out off his front foot. |
| 44.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, Flat and just outside off, poked towards point. |
| 45.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Tossed up around off, defended back. |
| 45.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Flatter around off, fended straight back. |
| 45.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, On middle and off, punched towards covers. |
| 45.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, On middle, defends straight back. |
| 45.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Quicker one on the pads, worked on the leg side. |
| 45.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, On middle, played back to the bowler. |
| 46.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head, OUT! CAUGHT! Siraj strikes on the first ball of his new spell. What an amazing bowling change from Rahane. Half the Aussie side are back in the hut. Siraj is fired up and why not. Australia in all sorts of trouble. A good length ball outside off, Head throws his bat at it as he looks to cut but ends up getting a thick outside edge. It goes straight to Mayank at second slip who takes it easily. Head falls cheaply again. |
| 0.0 : Skipper Tim Paine is in next. Drinks have been taken though. India right on top here. They smell the victory. They still have got the cushion of 33 runs and will look to run through the remaining 5 wickets as well. A stern challenge for Green and skipper Paine awaits. |
| 46.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Length ball around off, blocked out. |
| 46.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Another length ball around off, Paine is solid in defense. |
| 46.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Shortish and on middle, tucked towards the leg side. |
| 46.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Landed around off on a length, kept out. |
| 46.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Full and on middle, clipped through mid-wicket and Paine is off the mark. Single and a wicket from the over. |
| 47.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tim Paine, Tossed up and around off, pushed towards mid off. |
| 47.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tim Paine, Floated on off, driven towards covers this time. |
| 47.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tim Paine, On middle, Paine comes on the front foot and pushes it towards mid off. |
| 47.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Tim Paine, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Paine has to go as RTS spots an edge. Paine is not pleased. He just cannot believe it. A tossed up delivery just outside off, it turns away and bounces extra as Paine looks to cut but misses. Pant collects and appeals along with the bowler. Not out says the umpire but Rahane goes for the review straightaway. The Hot Spot rolls in. Nothing on it. RTS detects the bat. The onfield call has to be changed. OUT it is and Paine departs. What a rev |
| 47.3 : Review time! Indians have taken a caught behind appeal upstairs. |
| 47.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, On middle, clipped to fine leg for a brace by Cummins to open his account. |
| 47.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Full and around off, defened back to the bowler. Another successful over from Jadeja. |
| 47.4 : Pat Cummins comes in to bat at number 8. |
| 48.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Length ball around off, defended straight. |
| 48.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Length on middle, played it down t on the on side. |
| 48.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, A length ball on middle, flicked straight to mid-wicket. |
| 48.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Length on middle, played with a straight bat. |
| 48.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Bumper now on middle and leg, Green ducks under it. |
| 48.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Length on middle, punched down the ground, the bowler gets a hand and diverts it towards mid off to give away the run. |
| 49.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Around off, pushed towards mid off. |
| 49.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Flatter around off, driven towards covers and takes a quick run does Green. Called no ball as Jadeja has overstepped. |
| Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Flatter around off, defended on the off side. |
| 49.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Shortish and around off, Pat stays back to defend. |
| 49.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Loopy and around off, Cummins pushes it towards cover. |
| 49.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Flat and around off, kept out. |
| 49.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Tossed up and outside off, left alone. |
| 50.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Huge appeal for LBW but turned down. That looked to be going down leg but Siraj was once again confident. But this time Rahane wasn't listening to him. Length ball angled in from outside off, Green looks to work it on the leg side but misses. They appeal but turned down. Replays show it to be missing leg by some distance. |
| 50.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Fuller length outside off, left alone. |
| 50.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Length on middle, tucked on the leg side for a run. |
| 50.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins A length ball around off, Cummins defends it on the back foot. |
| 50.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Length ball around middle, flicked towards backward square leg. |
| 50.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Similar ball, tucked away towards backward square leg. |
| 51.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Flatter around off, defends it on the off side. |
| 51.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Fuller ball defended of the front foot. |
| 51.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, A tossed up ball played back to the bowler. |
| 51.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Flatter and around off, Green goes back to block. |
| 51.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Tossed up and outside off, pushed back to Jadeja. |
| 51.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Quicker one around middle, defened from within the crease. A maiden. |
| 52.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Sharp bouncer! It is just outside off, Green sways away. |
| 52.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Good length and around off, Cummins pushes it towards point. |
| 52.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Fuller and around off, Cummins comes on the front foot to defend. |
| 52.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Another good bumper! Cummins sits under it. |
| 52.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Around off on a length, solid block from Pat. |
| 52.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Shot! Full and outside off, Cummins nails the drive through the covers. Ashwin chases it down and they take three. |
| 53.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Floated around off, blocked by Pat. |
| 53.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Full and on middle, worked towards square leg for one. |
| 53.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Quicker and around off, worked towards mid-wicket. |
| 53.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Tossed up and around off, Green pushes it towards mid off and takes a quick single. |
| 53.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Floated outside off, driven well by Cummins but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 53.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Tossed up and around off, blocked out. |
| 54.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, A length ball around off to begin, Green blocks. |
| 54.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Bouncer on middle, Green sits under it. |
| 0.0 :  Jasprit Bumrah is back. He has been impressive with figures of 13-2-32-1 so far. |
| 54.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Around off on a length, Green keeps it out. |
| 54.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green,Length around off, dabs it towards point. |
| 54.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Fuller this time, played softly towards covers. |
| 54.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Bouncer to finish the over, Green ducks under it. |
| 55.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, FOUR! Tossed up around off, Cummins goes over the top of mid off and gets a boundary. Some aggression now from Cummins. |
| 55.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Shorter this time, punched to the left of cover for a single. |
| 55.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, FOUR! Hammered! A short ball on middle, Green rocks back and powers it over mid-wicket. One bounce and into the gence. |
| 55.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Flatter and around off, Green goes back to block. |
| 55.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Shortish and around off, forced towards the cover fielder. |
| 55.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Jadeja slows this up and bowl it full around off, Green stays back to defend. |
| 56.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Length ball around middle, bunts it down towards mid on. |
| 56.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Fuller this time around off, played straight back to the bowler. |
| 56.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Good length around off, defended solidly. |
| 56.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Length around off, blocked by Cummins. |
| 56.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Bumper around off, Cummins sits under it. |
| 56.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Attempted slower yorker ends up being a full toss. Cummins does well to block. Good variation by Bumrah to end the over. |
| 57.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Floated around off, blocked. |
| 57.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Loopy ball around off and middle, worked towards mid-wicket. |
| 57.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Flatter and outside off, forced wide of the man at gully for one. |
| 56.6 : Ashwin is back. 18-4-36-1 are his figures so far. |
| 57.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Around off on a shortish length. Cummins blocks. |
| 57.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Shortish again, kept out. |
| 57.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Floated full and on middle, Cummins comes forward and blocks. |
| 58.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, A bouncer around off, Green ducks under it. |
| 58.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, And again but this one is down the leg side. Green has no issues dealing with it. |
| 58.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Shortish and around middle, Green gets on top of the bounce to block. Called no ball. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Lovely yorker! Green somehow manages to get bat on ball. |
| 58.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Ouch! A bumper and Green is late in getting down. He gets hit on the arm. Doesn't show any sort of pain there. |
| 58.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Bouncer again, this time Green ducks. |
| 58.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Good length and around off, Green this time is solid in defense. |
| 59.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Tossed up on middle and off, dabs it towards point. |
| 59.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Floated around off, pushed back. |
| 59.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Floated around off, blocked by Cummins. |
| 59.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Flatter and around middle, Cummins pushes it to mid on for one. |
| 59.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Looped up on off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 60.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Yorker on middle, Cummins does well to block it. |
| 59.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Beaten! Was there an edge there? A tossed up ball outside off, beats Cummins and Pant fails to collect it. Replays show there was a faint edge, so a chance put down by Pant. |
| 60.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Short time but down the leg, Cummins ducks under it. |
| 60.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Shortish around leg, tucked away towards deep square for a single. |
| 60.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Short again on middle, Green this time ducks under it. |
| 60.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Lovely yorker from Bumrah. Green does well to block. Excellent from both bowler as well as the batter there. |
| 60.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Bouncer to end the over, but down the leg, easily evaded by Green. |
| 61.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Flatter and outside off, punched through covers for one. |
| 61.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Short again, this time Green punches it wide of the cover fielder for one. |
| 61.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Tossed up and around off, watchfully blocked. |
| 61.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Pushes this fuller one gently to the right side of Ashwin for a run. |
| 61.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Tossed up around off, turns in but Green is up for the task as he blocks. |
| 61.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Floated full on the pads, kept out but Green. |
| Mohammed Siraj gets the ball again. Gets a piece of advice or two from Bumrah and Rahane. |
| 62.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Bangs the first one short and it is aimed at the body. Cummins does well to get down. |
| 62.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Outside off on a length, Cummins drives but finds the cover fielder. |
| 62.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Around off on a length, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 62.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Good length and around off, Cummins defends it out solidly again. |
| 62.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Back of a length and around middle, Pat stays back to block. |
| 63.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Play and a miss! Darted outside off, Green looks to cut but misses. |
| 63.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, On off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 63.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Shortish and just outside off, played towards the off side. |
| 63.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Tossed up and outside off, forced towards cover region for one. |
| 63.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Fuller and around off, Cummins is on the front foot to defend. |
| 63.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Uppish but safe! Lovely from Ashwin. He tosses the last ball up and bowls it full on middle and leg, Cummins goes for the flick and does so uppishly towards mid-wicket. The ball though falls well short. |
| 65.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Floated full and on middle, Green comes down the track and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 65.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, FOUR! SHOT! Short and wide outside off, Green punches it past the man at mid off for a boundary. Australia take the lead. They are ahead by one. |
| 64.5 : Last over before Stumps coming up. Or maybe another one? |
| 65.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Tossed up and outside off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 65.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Fuller and around middle, Green works it towards deep mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 65.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Tossed up and around off and middle, turns in but Cummins blocks. |
| 65.4 : Green taking his time! He wants to make sure this is the last over. |
| 65.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Slower through the air and around middle and leg, Cummins stays back to block. With that, it is STUMPS ON DAY 3. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, A maiden from Siraj. A length ball around middle and leg, Cummins pushes it towards mid on. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Length just around off, Cummins pushes this one towards point and runs, but returns back as his partner says a loud no. |
| The second session saw India get Burns early and then Wade and Labuschagne put on a fight. Ashwin removed Labuschagne to break the stand and then along with Smith, Wade fought hard to stay in the middle in the entire second session. However, the final session of the day turned things around quickly for the visitors as they took control of the game with quick wickets. |
| Once again it was Bumrah who opened the floodgates for the Indians with the wicket of Smith. Jadeja then got the ball and struck twice quickly to force Australia on the back foot. Siraj too got a wicket. India would be disappointed a bit towards the end where they couldn't get past Green and Cummins and allowed the duo to bat over 100 balls. |
| Indian skipper, Ajinkya Rahane, is caught for a quick chat. Rahane says that the bowlers came out strong and bowled tight lines. Says it was unfortunate to miss out Yadav. Adds that captaincy is all about backing the instincts. Credits the bowlers for bowling on right lines and lengths. On his century, Rahane says that getting to a hundred while captaining the side is always special. Feels his century at Lord's is his best knock. On him patting Jadeja after getting run out, Rahane says that he t |
| 64.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Full and wide outside off, left alone by Green. |
| 64.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Landed around off in a good length, a solid front foot block. |
| 64.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Beaten! Fuller and outside off, Green goes for the big booming drive through the off side but is beaten all ends up. |
| 64.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Short time time but way down the leg side. Green lets it go. |
| 64.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Shortish on the body, Green just tucks this one towards fine leg for a single. |
| 65.6 : So, that ends another enthralling day's play! India will feel they are well on top of this match. They just need 4 wickets to bundle the Aussies and that they would look to do in the first session of Day 4. Australia, on the other hand, would want these two to bat long. Will they be able to do so? We will find out all these things on Day 4. The action will begin at 1030 local (2330 GMT Previous Day). Join us for that. For now, it is goodbye from our end. |
| The day started with India losing their 5 wickets for just 32 runs but they extended their lead to 131. The collapse happened after Rahane got run out trying to steal a run for Jadeja so that he gets to his half ton. Jadeja eventually got there but soon joined Rahane in the pavilion after a barrage of short balls from Starc troubled him. The Aussies then finished the Indian innings quickly with Starc and Lyon getting 3 each. |
| What a session for India! Wade and Smith arrived in the middle and offered some resistance before Bumrah got the better of Smith as he bowled him around his legs. Wade then battled for a while with Head but once Wade fell, Australia crumbled as they lost three wickets for just 2 runs. Green and Cummins then batted really well to stitch a small partnership and make the Indian bowlers work hard. With this gritty stand, the duo made sure the Aussies have taken the lead now. |
| ... Day 4, Session 1 ... |
| Hello and welcome to Day 4 of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and India. The game is poised well and truly in the favour of the Indian side and Rahane's men would look to seal the deal in the first session itself. They would not want the pair of Cummins and Green to get settle again and frustrate them. Australia, on the other hand, knows they are in big trouble and would want these two to continue batting as long as possible. Will they be able to do so or will Bumrah and others roll |
| Rishabh Pant is caught for a quick chat. On the discussion at the end of Day 3, Pant says that Rahane said that they need to concentrate and keep it simple and bowl good lines. Tells that he has no idea about Yadav's injury and he needs to ask the same to the physio. On him missing the first Test, Pant says that it's part and parcel of the game. Says he has been training hard and once he gets the chance, he looks to help the team do good. On keeping in Australia, Pant says that he is adjustin |
| We are ready to start Day 4. The Indian players take the field following the two umpires. Cameron Green and Pat Cummins make their way out to the middle as well. The duo managed to frustrate the Indians in the final hour of Day 3 as they batted over 100 deliveries. That's what will be their aim once again. However, they will need to keep scoring runs as well. Jasprit Bumrah has got the ball first up. He would look to provide the early breakthrough to the Indians. All in readiness. Here we go...Ã |
| 66.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Runs straightaway! A length ball around off from Bumrah to begin, Green pushes it to the right of the fielder at point and they go for a quick single. He has a shy at the non-striker's end but he misses. The Aussies get one more in the form of overthrows as there is no one to back it up. |
| 66.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Down the leg side, Green looks to flick but misses. |
| 66.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Good length and around off, a solid front foot defense from Green. |
| 66.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Around off on a length, Green defends it out. |
| 66.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Solid again from Green. Another length ball around off from Bumrah. Green moves across to the off side and then blocks. |
| 66.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, A single on the last ball. Another length ball around off, Green looks to defend but it takes the inner half and goes towards square leg for a run. |
| 67.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Tossed up and just outside off, turning in, Green goes back and blocks. |
| 67.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Flatter and just outside off, Green stays back to defend. |
| 0.0 : Will it be spin from the other end? Yes! Here's Ravichandran Ashwin. |
| 67.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Floated outside off, easily defended. |
| 67.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Fuller and around off, Green blocks again. |
| 67.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Slower through the air and a bit shortish in length. Green is on his back foot to block. |
| 67.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Tossed up and on middle, this time Green lunges ahead to defend. A maiden from Ashwin. |
| 68.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Fuller and around off, Cummins keeps it out. |
| 68.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Edged but short! Lovely from Bumrah. After bowling the first ball on the stumps, Bumrah bowls this one just outside off on a good length. Cummins pokes at it without moving his feet. An outside edge is induced but the ball doesn't carry to Pujara at first slip. |
| 68.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Good length and around middle, worked on the leg side. |
| 68.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Another length ball, tucked towards square leg. |
| 68.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Back of a length ball around off, Pat gets on top of the bounce to block. |
| 68.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, A maiden from Bumrah now. This is once again shortish in length and around middle, Cummins blocks it out. |
| 69.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Full and around middle, pushed down to long on for one. |
| 69.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Flatter and around off, pushed towards point. |
| 69.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Quicker one on the pads, tucked on the leg side. |
| 69.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Shortish and around middle, kept out off the back foot. |
| 69.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Tossed up and around off, Cummins blocks. It looked like he wanted to go over the top for a moment but opted against it at the end. Ashwin gave the ball a lot of loop and slowed it down too. |
| 69.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Fuller and around middle, turned towards short fine leg for nothing by Cummins. |
| 70.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Fuller and around off, Green is solid in defense. |
| 70.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, In the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 70.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Landed on a length and on middle, worked down to fine leg for one. |
| 70.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Banged short this time, Cummins sits under it. First bouncer of the morning. |
| 70.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Wide outside off, Cummins shoulders arms. |
| 70.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Fuller and around off, pushed to mid off. |
| 71.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Floated on middle, kept out. |
| 71.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Tossed up and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 71.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Tossed up and around off, Green comes down the track and flicks but finds mid-wicket. |
| 71.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, This time he comes down the track and pushes it down to long on for one. |
| 71.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Tossed up outside off, Pat looks to defend but the ball takes a thick outside edge and goes towards gully. |
| 71.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Turn and bounce there. This one pitches around off and then turns in and bounces extra. Cummins goes back and fends it off the inner half through leg gully for one. |
| 72.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Good length and around off, pushed towards point. |
| 0.0 : First change of the morning. Time for Mohammed Siraj to have a go. 12.3-1-23-1 are his figures so far. |
| 72.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Pat Cummins, Fuller and wide outside off, driven to the left of the cover fielder for one. |
| 72.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Outside off on a good length, left alone. |
| 72.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Another one wide outside off, Green makes another leave. |
| 72.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Good leave! This one comes in with the angle from outside off as Green shoulders arms. |
| 72.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Good length and around off, kept out by Green. Decent first over from Siraj. |
| 73.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Tossed up and around middle, tucked on the leg side. |
| 73.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Good running! Floated outside off, Cummins stays back and then guides it towards third man. They take two. |
| 73.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Floated on the pads, Cummins pads it away. |
| 73.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Loopy outside off, left alone. |
| 73.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Tossed up and around off, blocked off the front foot. |
| 73.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Huge appeal from Ashwin but turned down. Pant tells Ashwin that it won't hit the stumps. No review from the Indians. This is again tossed up and is bowled on middle and leg, Cummins pads it away again as Ashwin appeals but nothing from the umpire. Replay later rolled in and it showed it would've gone over the timbers and it would've missed it by some margin. |
| 74.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Length ball around off, blocked. |
| 74.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, On a good length, defended solidly. |
| 74.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Fuller around off, driven to mid off. |
| 74.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Good length, blocked solidly. |
| 74.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Bouncer on middle, Green ducks under it. Someone may have told Siraj that Green was standing outside the crease. |
| 74.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Shortish around middle, tucked towards mid-wicket. |
| 75.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, On off, defended. |
| 75.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Flat and around off, blocked. |
| 75.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, NOT OUT! Missing leg and going over too. India lose a review. A quicker one around middle and leg, Cummins pads it away and the Indians appeal but not out says the umpire. Ashwin thinks he has got his man. Rahane thinks, thinks and just thinks. And then at the last moment, takes the review. Doesn't help India as the Ball Tracker shows it is missing the leg pole. |
| 75.2 : Review time! India have gone for a review against Cummins. Rahane went for it almost at the end of the timer! Let's see what the repalys have to show. |
| 75.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Floated around middle, tucked towards square leg for single. |
| 75.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Tossed up around middle, blocked. |
| 75.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Floated around off, Green comes down and defends. |
| 76.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Flatter around off, blocked by Pat. |
| 76.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Fuller this time, defended towards the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Time for Ravindra Jadeja to roll his arms now. The second new ball is due after 4 overs. So, maybe Rahane wants to take it quickly. Can Jadeja provide a breakthrough to the Indians with this old ball? |
| 76.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Flatter around off, turned towards mid-wicket. |
| 76.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Shortish and around middle, pushed to mid on. |
| 76.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Appeal for LBW, a loud one from Jadeja but the umpire is unmoved. This is the slider from Jadeja. It pitches on middle and leg and Cummins misses his flick to get hit on the pad. |
| 76.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Excellent stop at gully. Gill is the man. Shortish and just outside off, Cummins cuts but Gill dives to his left to save runs. |
| 77.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Shortish and around off, punched through covers for brace. |
| 77.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Flat and around off, kept out. |
| 77.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Green comes down the track and pushes it down to long off for one. |
| 77.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, On middle, pushed wide of the leg gully fielder for a single. |
| 77.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Green once again uses his feet. This time he covers the spin and defends. |
| 78.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Flat and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 78.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, On middle, defended back to Jadeja again. |
| 78.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Floated around off, blocked. |
| 78.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Tossed up and around off, Cummins comes on the front foot to block. |
| 77.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Loopy ball around off, a solid front foot defense. It was the carrom ball but Green read it well. |
| 78.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Floated outside off, left alone. |
| 78.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Pat Cummins, Another leave as Jadeja bowls it wide outside off. |
| 79.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, A quick single as Green pushes it to mid on. The single brings up 50-run stand between the two. |
| 79.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Loopy ball on the legs, Pat pads it away. |
| 79.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Looped ball and on middle, kept out. |
| 79.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Another loopy ball around middle, Cummins taps it onto the pitch. |
| 79.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Tossed up and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 79.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, On middle, Cummins is solid in defense again. |
| The second new ball is due now! Will Rahane go for it straightaway? Yes, they have gone for it. So, Bumrah is back too. |
| 80.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, A fullish ball outside off to begin, Green lets it be. |
| 80.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Another fuller one outside off, shapes away further after going past the batter. |
| 80.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Appeal for LBW but nothing doing. A length ball around off, this one came back in after pitching. Green looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit on the pad. An appeal but turned down. |
| 80.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Outside off, left alone. |
| 80.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Very full and around off, blocked towards mid on. |
| 80.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, A solid defense this time from Green off the front foot. A maiden. |
| 81.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Flatter and around middle, kept out. |
| 81.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Pat Cummins, Short and wide, Cummins punches it wide but Siraj dives to his right at covers to keep it for a run. 150 is up for the Aussies and the lead is 19. |
| 81.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, On middle, played back to the bowler. |
| 81.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, FOUR! First boundary of the day. Short and wide outside off, Green slashes it through point for a boundary. |
| 81.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Flatter and around middle and leg, pushed to mid on. |
| 81.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Quick single! Floated around off, it is pushed towards mid off and they take a quick run. |
| 82.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, In the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 82.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Fuller and around off, kept out. |
| 82.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Full and around middle, flicked wide of the man at mid-wicket for one. |
| 82.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Outside off on a good length. Left alone. |
| 82.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins, OUT! TAKEN! Bumrah with a snorter and Cummins has no answers to that. After bowling length deliveries outside off, this time Bumrah bends his back and bowls a short ball around middle and leg. Cummins is caught in an awkward position as he hops and tries to fend it off. All he does is lobs the ball off the shoulder of the bat to Agarwal at second slip. A gritty knock from Cummins but that was an unplayable ball from Bumrah. |
| 82.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc, Another bumper! This time to the new man. Starc has no clue how to deal with it. Tries to duck but is late in doing so. The ball takes the top edge and goes to fine leg. The fielder there does well to stop the ball. They check with the third umpire and it is a good save. |
| 83.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Tossed up and outside off, left alone. |
| 83.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, On off, blocked. |
| 83.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Loopy ball around off, blocked out. |
| 83.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Outside off, left alone. |
| 83.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, The quicker one on the pads, Starc looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 83.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Tossed up and outside off, Starc punches it well but hits it straight at the man at silly point. |
| 0.0 : Drinks! The first hour has all been about patience for both the teams. Australia almost managed to go unscathed but then Bumrah came up with unplayable ball to Cummins and now India have an opening. How long the tail will survive?  Mitchell Starc is the new batsman in at number 9. |
| 84.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Good length and around off, poked towards point. |
| 84.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Fullish and outside off, pushed to mid off. |
| 84.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Banged short to Green, this goes down the leg side as Green ducks. |
| 84.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Outside off, left alone. |
| 84.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Fuller and around middle, Green flicks well but finds mid-wicket. |
| 84.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Bumrah goes for the yorker but Green flicks it nicely. It is wide of the man at fine leg. Before he can come around, they take three. |
| 85.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Short and outside off, pushed to mid on. |
| 85.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Flatter and outside off, played back to the bowler. |
| 85.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Short and outside off, poked towards mid off. |
| 85.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, Fuller and around off, kept out. |
| 85.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, On middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 85.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Cameron Green, A single and Green will keep the strike. Shortish and around off, played to long on for a run. Should've had got the long on fielder inside the ring. |
| 86.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Outside off, left alone. |
| 86.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Length and around off, kept out. |
| 86.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Fullish and just outside off, Green is solid in defense. |
| 86.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, FOUR LEG BYES! Bumrah misses his line and bowls it on the pad. Green looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad. The ball goes to the fine leg fence past the diving keeper. |
| 86.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, Fuller and around off, blocked. |
| 86.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Cameron Green, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Green slashes it through backward point and finds the fence. Good way to end the over. |
| 87.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Tossed up and around middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 87.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Floated outside off, left alone. |
| 87.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Loopy on middle, solid front foot block. |
| 87.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Tossed up and around middle, again kept out by Starc. |
| 87.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, On off, kept out. |
| 87.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Two now and the lead goes to 40. Full and on middle, Starc flicks it through mid-wicket and scampers back for the second. |
| 88.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Full and way outside off, Green leaves it alone. |
| 0.0 : Mohammed Siraj is back on. 14.3-2-24-1 from him so far. |
| 88.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Full ball on middle, Green does well to block it. |
| 88.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, NOT OUT! Starc has done well there. A length ball around off, Green pushes it back to the bowler. Siraj in his followthrough gets his hands to it as the ball goes to hit the stumps. They appeal. The third umpire has been called for. Replays show Starc has got himself in. |
| 88.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Close! A fuller ball outside off, Green drives it towards mid off and starts to run, but then sends Starc back, who just makes it at the non striker's end as the mid off fielder has a shy at the stumps. |
| 88.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Fuller around off, defended towards covers. |
| 88.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, A dot on the last ball. So, Starc will be back on strike. Good from Siraj. He bends his back and bangs it short. Green ducks under it. |
| 88.2 : Run out appeal taken upstairs. Has Starc got himself back in time? Yes, he has. |
| 89.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc, Full and around off, blocked back to the bowler. |
| 89.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc, Tossed up outside off, pushed to mid off this time. |
| 89.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc, On off, kept out. |
| 89.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc, Fuller and around middle, flicked down to deep square leg for one. |
| 89.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Tossed up and around off, watchfully blocked. |
| 0.0 : Jadeja is on now! His figures so far are 12-5-25-2. |
| 89.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Cameron Green, Flatter and just outside off, pushed to the right of the man at mid off. Now, Siraj will have a go at Starc in the next over. |
| 90.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Appeal but nothing from the umpire. Fuller and on middle and leg, Starc looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad. An appeal but turned down. |
| 90.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, KL Rahul, the substitute with a fine stop. Fuller and around off, Starc drills it towards mid on. Rahul runs to his left and dives to stop. Just a run. Saves 3. |
| 90.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 90.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, FOUR! SHOT! FIne shot! Fuller and around middle, Green drills it to the right of the man at mid on. He gives it a chase but comes second. |
| 90.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Fuller and around off, kept out. |
| 90.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, OUT! TAKEN! Green falls. The debutant has got the job done for India here. India one step closer to the win. A shortish ball around middle, Green looks to pull. However, it goes off the higher part of his bat and goes to Jadeja at mid-wicket. He seems to have lost it for a moment but does well to catch over his head. A fighting knock from Green comes to an end. Australia lead by 46 runs. |
| Nathan Lyon in at number 10. How long can he survive ? |
| 91.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Flatter and around middle, pushed to mid on. |
| 91.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Slower through the air and on middle, defended. |
| 91.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, On off, driven to long off for one. |
| 91.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nathan Lyon, Lyon is off the mark now. This is tossed up nicely. Lyon goes back and pokes it to gully for one. |
| 91.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Tossed up full and around middle, Starc blocks. |
| 91.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, On the pads on a fullish length, Starc is blocking it again. |
| 92.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon, Fuller ball outside off, Lyon drives it towards covers. |
| 92.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon, Similar ball, similar shot from Lyon but straight to the fielder. |
| 92.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon, Fuller length on middle, flicked away towards mid on. |
| 92.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon, Short around middle, Lyon pulls this one towards fine leg for a single. |
| 92.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Short this time to Starc but outside off, Starc leaves it alone. |
| 92.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Almost gets him! A fuller length ball around off, Starc looks to play at it, but misses and the ball goes through to Pant. |
| 93.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nathan Lyon, Flat and around off, pushed back to Ashwin. |
| 93.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nathan Lyon, Fuller and around middle, Lyon tucks it towards short fine leg. |
| 93.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Nathan Lyon, Tossed up outside off, Lyon goes for the drive but gets a thick outside edge that goes wide of the man at point. They take a run. The lead is now 50. |
| 93.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Beaten! Superb ball from Ashwin. This one pitches around leg and then goes away as Starc looks to defend but is beaten. |
| 93.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Outside off, left alone. |
| 93.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, On off, kept out off the back foot this time. |
| 94.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon, A bumper around off, Lyon sways away from the line. |
| 94.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon, This one is on middle and leg, Lyon ducks under it. |
| 94.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon, Fuller and on the pads, Lyon looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad. The ball goes wide of the man at short fine leg and they take a leg bye. |
| 94.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Good length and around off, poked towards point. |
| 94.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Bumper just around off, Starc lets it go to Pant. |
| 94.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Full and on middle, flicked down to fine leg for a run. |
| 95.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc, Tossed up on off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 95.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc, Play and a miss! Flat and wide outside off, Starc looks to punch but misses. |
| 95.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc, Just short. Full and on middle, Starc flicks it uppishly. It is just short of the man at mid-wicket. |
| 95.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc, Misfield and two! Flat and around middle, Starc flicks it to the left of the mid-wicket fielder who misfields and allows two. |
| 95.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc, Tossed up and around off, Starc is on the front foot to block. |
| Starc has been given out! He has asked for the review. Let's see if the technology can save him. |
| 95.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc, NOT OUT! Technology saves Starc. Flat ball around off, Starc looks to flick but misses. The ball hits his pad and goes to first slip. Rahane takes the catch and they appeal. The finger is raised. And Starc takes the DRS straightaway. Replays roll in. It shows that his bat has hit his shoes which is detected by the Hot Spot. The umpire checks the LBW call as well. Ball Tracker shows missing the stumps. |
| 96.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon, Shorter around middle, tucked towards leg gully. |
| 96.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon, Fuller ball on middle, driven to mid on. |
| 96.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon, Length on middle, Lyon looks to tuck but misses. |
| 96.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon, OUT! CAUGHT! Siraj gets another one. Australia are 9 down. The effort ball from Siraj. He bangs it short and on middle and leg, Lyon goes for the pull but ends up getting a bit of gloves to the left of the keeper. Pant moves that way and takes the catch. They appeal and once again the finger has gone up. Lyon knows he has hit it. He keeps walking. Wicket number 3 for Siraj. Australia leading by 54 runs. |
| Josh Hazlewood in at no 11. |
| 96.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, FIVE RUNS! Needless from Siraj. A shortish ball around middle, Josh tucks it towards the leg side and goes for a quick single. Siraj quickly gets to the ball and has a needless shy at the non-striker's end. He misses and there is no one doing the back up and the ball races away to the long off fence. |
| 96.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Swing and a miss! Short ball on middle, Starc goes for the pull but makes no connection. End of a successful over from Siraj. |
| 97.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood, A bumper straightaway. Hazlewood fends it towards short fine leg for one. |
| 96.6 : With just 1 wicket left, the lunch has been extended by 30 minutes. Also, here's Bumrah again. Can he knock the last man out quickly? |
| 97.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc, Short ball on middle, Starc sits under it. |
| 97.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc, Yorker this time! Starc does well to flick it down to fine leg for a run. |
| 97.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood, Baged short but down the leg side. Josh ducks under. |
| 97.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood, Goes for the yorker but ends up bowling a full toss. Starc mistimes it towards short fine leg. |
| 97.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood, Length ball around off, Hazlewood looks to defend but it goes off the inner half towards square leg. They cross. |
| 98.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, Short ball on middle, kept out. |
| 98.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, Short on middle again, Hazlewood looks to play the upper cut but misses. |
| 98.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, Follows the short ball with a length ball around off, beating Hazlewood's defence. |
| 98.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, Almost! A shorter on middle, Hazlewood looks to fend, but misses and the ball goes to Pant. |
| 98.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, A mixture of short and length ball here by Siraj. A length ball just around off, misses the edge. |
| 99.0 : to Mitchell Starc,. |
| 99.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc, Short on leg, tucks this one towards fine leg for a single. |
| 99.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood, Length ball on middle, defended on the back foot. |
| 99.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood, Beaten! Length ball outside off, angles away and beats the outside edge of Starc. |
| 99.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood, A bumper now! Josh sits under it. |
| 99.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood, Full and outside off, stroked through covers for a brace. |
| 98.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, Bouncer around off, Josh allows it to go to the keeper by dropping his hands. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood, Good bouncer to end the over! Starc does well to get away from th firing line. |
| 100.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Length ball around middle, Starc looks to work it on the leg side but gets a leading edge towards gully. |
| 100.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, In the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 100.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Another one outside off, Starc lets it go. |
| 100.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Length ball angled in, Starc tucks it through square leg for a single. |
| 100.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, A well-directed bumper. Hazlewood does well to move out of the way. |
| 100.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, Slower fuller one around off, Hazlewood reads it well and pushes it towards cover. |
| Ashwin is back on. 36-6-69-1 from him so far. |
| 101.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Flatter and around middle, Starc tucks it towards mid-wicket. |
| 101.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Shortish and just outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 101.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, On off, a solid front foot defense this time. |
| 101.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Short and on middle, Starc pulls it wide of the man at fine leg for a couple. |
| 101.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, Tossed up outside off, turns way as Starc watches it go to the keeper. |
| 101.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, NOT OUT! Umpire's call on hitting the wickets. Starc survives a calls that could've gone against him. Flighted ball on the pads, Starc looks to work it on the leg side but misses to get his on the pads. The Indians put in a loud appeal but it is turned down. Rahane goes for the review. Hot Spot and RTS confirm no bat. Ball Tracker shows it would just clip the leg pole. So, Starc stays to continue the battle. India keep their review. |
| LBW appeal taken upstairs. Has Ashwin got his man? The umpire thinks otherwise but the Indians go for the review. There is no bat, confirmed by Hot Spot. Nothing on RTS either. Time for the Ball Tracker. Umpire's call on hitting the wickets. |
| 102.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood, Fuller and outside off, pushed to point. |
| 0.0 : Change of ends for Jasprit Bumrah. |
| 102.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood, A length ball around of, poked past gully towards third man for a single. 200 up for Australia now and they lead by 69 now. |
| 102.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc, Shorter around off, Starc sways away from it. |
| 102.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc, Short on middle, Starc ducks under it. |
| 102.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc, Outside off on a length, left alone. |
| 102.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc, Yorker on middle, Starc digs it out. |
| Final over before the Lunch break coming up. |
| 103.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Josh Hazlewood, OUT! TIMBER! Ashwin with the success. A flat ball around middle and leg, Hazlewood thinks that it will spin away way too much as he shoulders arms. To his dismay, the ball clips the off pole and takes the bails along with it. Australia are bowled out for 200. India need 70 to level the series. |
| Another session to India and they inch closer to the victory. They had to work hard in this session as Green and Cummins resisted well. However, once the stand got broken, it was only about how long they can survive. They did manage to do it for a decent amount of period but they needed runs. They got just 68 in this extended morning session of Day 4 which means India need 70. |
| The man who got India the breakthrough in the morning, Jasprit Bumrah is caught for a quick chat. Bumrah says that he is really happy with their performance with the ball. Tells that they had decided not to complain about having one bowler short. Adds that they decided to help the new members coming in the team. On him being the leader of the attack, Bumrah says that they had decided to help each other. On his performance from the last 2 games, Bumrah says that he doesn't look at the stats becau |
| Right! 70 is what India need to level the series. The fact that the conditions are pretty good to bat, they should chase it down easily. However, they will remember their score of last match's second innings and would not want to get carried away. Australia, if they can strike early, can put the visitors under some pressure. Join us for India's 2nd innings in a short while. |
| The day started with the two Aussie overnight batters continuing their fight. They nearly managed to remain unscathed in the first hour of the morning before a snorter from Bumrah got the better of Cummins. Green continued the battle along with Starc but was removed eventually by Siraj on 45 as he tried to play a pull shot. The other batters resisted a bit before Ashwin removed Hazlewood in the last over of the extended first session. The bowlers didn't put themselves under any sort of pressu |
| 0.0 : ... Day 4, Session 2 ... |
| Right! We are back. 70 is the target. Mayank Agarwal and Shubhman Gill stride out to the middle to open the innings. The Aussie players are out in the middle already. Mitchell Starc to take the new ball. |
| 0.1 : Mitchell Starc to Mayank Agarwal, Starc is on the money straightaway. A shortish length ball around off, angles in as Agarwal fails to put bat on ball and is hit on high on the pad. |
| 0.2 : Mitchell Starc to Mayank Agarwal, Fuller and around off, pushed towards the off side. |
| 0.3 : Mitchell Starc to Mayank Agarwal, Play and a miss! Lovely ball from Starc. He makes this one to come back in from around off and cut Mayank in half. |
| 0.4 : Mitchell Starc to Mayank Agarwal, Agarwal is up and running. A length ball around middle and leg, Agarwal tucks it towards deep square leg for one. |
| 0.5 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Chance but a tough one. A length ball around middle, Gill flicks. There is a forward short leg. Wade it is. The ball goes straight to him but he fails to hold on. |
| 0.6 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Gill is off the mark on the last ball of the over. A length ball around middle, Gill works it down to deep square leg to open his account. |
| 1.1 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, FOUR! SHOT! Full and wide outside off, Gill strokes it through the covers for a boundary. Super shot from Gill. Tells you how confident this young man is. Classy shot against the no. 1 Test bowler in the world. |
| 0.6 : Who will bowl from the other end? Pat Cummins it is. |
| 1.2 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Taps the next one towards point and takes a run. |
| 1.3 : Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal, Length ball around middle, tucked on the leg side. |
| 1.4 : Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal, Nicely bowled! Pitches this one outside off and it comes back in sharply. Agarwal is caught on crease as he tries to work it on the leg side but misses to get hit high on the pads. |
| 1.5 : Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal, Another ripper! Sensational from Cummins. This one pitches just outside off and comes back in again as Agarwal pokes. Only to get beaten. |
| 1.6 : Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal, Works the last ball through backward square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 2.1 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Fuller and around off, pushed to mid off |
| 2.2 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, FOUR! WOW! What a shot! Gill bags another boundary. Starc overpitches it around off, Gill meets it with straight bat and just punches the drive through mid off. It races away to the fence. |
| 2.3 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Good length and around off, watchfully blocked off the back foot. |
| 2.4 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Beaten! Flirts with one which is outside off to get beaten. |
| 2.5 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, This time the line is way wide outside off, Gill shoulders arms. |
| 2.6 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Shortish and around off, Gill gets on top of the bounce and taps it on the off side. |
| 3.1 : Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal, In the channel outside off, Agarwal shoulders arms. |
| 3.2 : Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal, Another leave as Cummins continues to bowl in the channel on a good length. |
| 3.3 : Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal, Good length and just outside off, poked towards point off the front foot. Good, positive stride from him. |
| 3.4 : Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal, Outside off again, Agarwal lets it be. |
| 3.5 : Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal, Full and outside off, Mayank leans into the drive and strokes it through covers for a brace. |
| 3.6 : Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal, Around off on a length, Agarwal lets the ball to come close and then forces it towards gully. |
| 4.1 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Nicley pulled! A well-directed bumper but Gill does really well to play a controlled pull shot wide of the man at fine leg. A single. |
| 4.2 : Mitchell Starc to Mayank Agarwal, OUT! TAKEN! Starc gets one. Poor from Agarwal. He fails in this short run chase. Hasn't been a great tour for him and it continues to be that way. It is just outside off on a length, it pitches and moves away. Agarwal looks to drive it on the up and ends up getting a nick behind. Paine accepts the chance easily. |
| Cheteshwar Pujara is in at number 3 now. |
| 4.3 : Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara, Pujars is up and running with a brace. Starc targets the stumps and bowls it full on middle, Pujara flicks and bags two. |
| 4.4 : Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara, Fuller and around off, pushed to mid off. |
| 4.5 : Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara, Taps the next fuller one towards point and gets to the other end. |
| 4.6 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Short and wide outside off, punched to the man at point. End of a successful over from Starc. |
| 5.1 : Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! Pujara is the man and he falls to Cummins. Is there a twist in this game? A fuller ball outside off, shapes away a touch. Pujara looks to drive but gets an outside edge. The ball goes to gully uppishly. Green there takes the chance easily. |
| 5.2 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Length ball around off, kept out. |
| 0.0 : Who will come out to bat now? Skipper Ajinkya Rahane it is. He would like to continue from where he left in the 1st innings. |
| 5.3 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! What a way to open your account. Cummins bangs it short and on middle, Rahane swivels and nails the pull over backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, In the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 5.5 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Looks to pull again but is beaten for pace, is Rahane. He gets hit on the body. |
| 5.6 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Back of a length and around off, poked towards point for nothing. Successful over from Cummins. |
| 6.1 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Fuller and outside off, it is left alone. |
| 6.2 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gill with another fine shot. He continues to impress here. A short ball just outside off, Gill stays back and slashes it through point for a boundary. |
| 6.3 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, Shortish and outside off, poked towards point. |
| 6.4 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Soft hands! Good length and outside off, Gill waits and then just guides it with soft hands. It goes right in between gully and slip cordon. |
| 6.5 : Mitchell Starc to Shubman Gill, A bumper now and Gill pulls it down to deep square leg for one. |
| 6.6 : Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane, Shortish and around middle, worked towards square leg for one. |
| 7.1 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Good length and outside off, poked to the left of the point fielder who dives to his left and stops. |
| 7.2 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Huge appeal but turned down. A length ball angled in, Rahane looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad. They all go up in appeal but not out says the umpire. Cummins suggests that there was some bat. |
| 7.3 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Good length and around off, kept out. |
| 7.4 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Shortish and just outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 7.5 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller and just outside off, Rahane drives it towards the man at point. |
| 7.6 : Josh Hazlewood is on! |
| Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Shot! Full and outside off, Rahane leans into the shot and strokes it through the covers. The fielder from the ring gives it a chase but by the time the ball is returned, they take three. India have got to the score where they had lost 9 in the last game. |
| 9.1 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Shortish and on the body, tucked to fine leg for one by Gill. |
| 9.2 : Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane, Quick run! Length ball around off, Rahane tucks it towards mid-wicket and calls for one. |
| 8.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, No run. |
| 8.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, No run. |
| 8.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, No run. |
| 8.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, No run. |
| 8.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Around off on a good length, defended off the front foot. |
| 8.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Good length and around off, solidly defended. |
| 9.3 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Good length and around off, blocked. |
| 10.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! Width offered and Rahane pounces on it. Short and wide outside off, Rahane goes back and punches it on the up. It goes right in the gap between point and gully for a boundary. |
| 10.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, A bumper now and Rahane pulls it. It is wide of the fine leg fielder and Rahane gets a couple. |
| 9.4 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Another boundary for Gill. Full and wide outside off, he leans into the stroke and drills it through cover-point for a boundary. Brilliant batting. |
| 9.5 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, A bumper! Gill ducks under it. |
| 9.6 : Pat Cummins to Shubman Gill, Full and outside off, a solid drive but Cummins stops. |
| 10.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Fuller and around off, a solid front foot block. |
| 10.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Play and a miss! Good length and outside off, Rahane goes for the drive away from his body to miss out. |
| 10.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, Full and around off, stroked to mid on for nothing. |
| 10.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane, FOUR! SHOT! Super shot from Rahane! 50 is up for India. A fullish ball outside off, Rahane drills it through the covers for a boundary. |
| 11.1 : Nathan Lyon to Shubman Gill, Tossed up and around off, Gill comes on the front foot to block. |
| 0.0 : Time for spin! Nathan Lyon is on. |
| 11.2 : Nathan Lyon to Shubman Gill, Floated on off, played back to Lyon. |
| 11.3 : Nathan Lyon to Shubman Gill, On off, kept out. |
| 11.4 : Nathan Lyon to Shubman Gill, Loopy ball around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 11.5 : Nathan Lyon to Shubman Gill, Tossed up and turning in, Gill tucks it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 11.6 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Tossed up and around off, Rahane keeps it out. |
| 12.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, Good length and around off, worked towards mid on by Gill. |
| 12.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, No run, Beaten! Good length and outside off, Gill pokes at it to get beaten. |
| 12.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, This time he is right behind the line of the ball to defend. |
| 12.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, Length ball around off, Gill pushes it to mid on. |
| 12.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Take that! Josh runs in and bowls a short ball on middle, Gill swivels and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket. No chance for the man at deep square leg to get to it. |
| 12.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Shubman Gill, Fuller and around off, Gill offers straight bat to block. |
| 13.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Flatter and around off, pushed back to Lyon. |
| 13.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Dropped! Good effort from Starc though. Lyon tosses it up and Rahane comes down the track. He flicks it to the right side of the man at long on. Starc runs that side, dives and gets both hands but fails to hold on. |
| 13.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Tossed up and around off, kept out. |
| 13.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Shortish and around off, worked on the off side. |
| 13.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Flat and on middle, this one is nudged through square leg for a run. |
| 13.6 : Nathan Lyon to Shubman Gill, Tossed up and around off, Gill comes on the front foot and bunts. |
| 14.1 : Marnus Labuschagne to Ajinkya Rahane, A short ball from him, Rahane pulls it down to deep square leg for one. |
| 14.2 : Marnus Labuschagne to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Whipped! 7th boundary for Gill already. Fuller and on the pads, Gill uses his wrists and whips it past the man at mid on. It races away to the fence. |
| 14.4 : Marnus Labuschagne to Ajinkya Rahane, Short and down the leg side, pulled but straight to short fine leg. |
| 14.6 : Marnus Labuschagne to Ajinkya Rahane, Good stop near the ropes! But scores are level. |
| 14.5 : Marnus Labuschagne to Ajinkya Rahane, On middle, blocked out. |
| 14.3 : Marnus Labuschagne to Shubman Gill, Short and wide outside off, punched for a run to cover-point. |
| 0.0 : Marnus Labuschagne to bowl. |
| 15.1 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Tossed up and around off, blocked. |
| 15.2 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Shortish and around middle, Rahane works it towards mid-wicket. They think for a single but returns back. |
| 15.3 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Three dots! Flatter and around middle, Rahane comes down the track and tucks it towards mid-wicket. |
| 15.4 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Short and on middle, Rahane finds mid-wicket again. |
| 15.5 : Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane, Rahane finds the winning run this time. A short ball on middle, Rahane pulls it towards square leg where the fielder fumbles and they take one. India win by 8 wickets. |
| When Day 4 began, it was always about how long the remaining Aussie 4 batters could battle. They did battle, an entire session which was extended by 30 minutes after India got the 9th wicket and eventually, in the last over of the extended session, Ashwin got rid of the last man. Needing 70, India once again lost Agarwal early but Gill showed his class in this little knock. Pujara fell too but the skipper who got a ton in the last innings, played a few fine shots to take the team home. |
| Earlier in the game, after winning the toss, Australia opted to bat first but the decision turned out to be a disastrous one as they lost 3 wickets quickly. Labuschagne and Head added 86 runs between them to give the Aussies some control but once Head was removed. the Aussies collapsed big time and got rolled over to just 195. It was Bumrah who was the chief tormentor with the ball as he picked up 4. Ashwin got 3 while the debutant Siraj bagged a couple of wickets as well. |
| In response, skipper Rahane led the charge in the absence of Kohli and brought up a fine ton. He along with Vihari and Pant added valuable runs and kept the score moving. However, his 121-run stand along with Jadeja gave the Indians a very good lead. They had the chance of swelling that lead more after the wicket of Rahane in the first session on Day 3, the Indians collapsed. Starc and Lyon got 3 apiece with the ball for the Aussies.  |
| It was all about the Indian bowlers after that as they demolished the Aussie batting. The Aussies lost 6 with the score not even crossing 100 and it looked like the game might well get over on Day 3 itself but the stubborn stand between Cummins and Green forced the game to Day 4. You already know what happened on Day 4. A clinical performance from Rahane's men to level the series.  |
| Right! 1-1 now! When India lost the first game the world knew Kohli is not going to feature for the rest of the series, not many gave this Indian team a chance, provided after their humiliating defeat in the first Test. But India have put that thought to rest to bag an impressive win and set up the series brilliantly.  |
| Stay tuned for the presentation! |
| Ajinkya Rahane, the Indian skipper is named Player of the Match! He starts by saying that he is really proud of the boys. Praises Gill and Siraj for showing character, after their last game at Adelaide. Mentions it was sad to miss out on Yadav. Tells that their plan to go with 5 bowlers worked really well. Adds with Jadeja batting well, it helped them really well. On Gill, Rahane says that Gill has a great first-class record. Says he showed great character. On Siraj, Rahane feels his first |
| Australia skipper, Tim Paine, says that they are really disappointed. Feels that they played poor cricket for the majority of the game. Says they were sloppy and if you give a bit to a good side like India, it is always difficult. Credits the Indian bowling attack and says they failed to adapt against them. Adds that there are a couple of games left in this series so they will try to rectify that. On Green, Paine says that he has started really well in his career. Tells that they will stay toget |
| That's all from this game. This marks the end of 2020 for both these teams. 2021 brings a lot of excitement as the two teams meet on 7th January 2020 for the 3rd Test of the series. The game is scheduled to take place in Sydney. However, there are chances that it can happen at the MCG itself due to Covid-19 issues. Anyway, the action will begin at 1030 local (2330 GMT PREVIOUS DAY). Do join us for that game. For now, goodbye and take care.  |
| What a moment for India. They have created history here. Their back-to-back Test wins at the MCG! Don't forget the kind of humiliation they went through in the first Test. And then bouncing back and doing what they have done, that too without their charismatic leader and batsman Virat Kohli, is a commendable job by Rahane's men. He must be a proud leader. Take a bow! |
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