| 0.0 : It is time for the 4th and final Test of this series. Brisbane is the venue and it is all to play for as the winner takes the series. Hello and welcome to the coverage. |
| Heading into the game, the Aussies are favorites once again especially against an Indian side which is going through injury issues. However, we have seen enough fight and determination from this Indian squad to actually believe they can still come out with a win. The fight shown in the last game would have surely lifted their spirits and the players will be rearing to go and will be hungry for a victory. |
| The Aussies, would have probably thought they should have won the last game. The hosts should have had an unassailable lead heading into this one. That though is not the case. Despite not being at their best in the last two Tests, they would be very confident especially at the Gabba which is deemed as a fortress for them. A win is what they need to retain the trophy. So you can probably expect them to come out all guns blazing. Stay tuned for the toss in a bit... |
| TOSS - The men who matter, Tim Paine and Ajinkya Rahane are out in the middle for the all important toss. Up goes the coin and it lands in the favour of Australia. THEY WILL BAT FIRST! |
| The Australian skipper, Tim Paine says that it is good to be back out here in Brisbane and he is looking for some cricket. States he is happy to win the toss and bat first. Mentions the wicket looks a lot harder than it looks generally but it seems dry underneath and there is a crack right in the center which is quite surprising. Adds it is a great opportunity for Marcus Harris, as he has scored a lot of runs in the domestic circuit and he is eager to go. |
| The skipper of India, Ajinkya Rahane, starts off by saying that they had to make some changes due to injuries but in the end, it is an opportunity for the others and that they are looking to do well. Talking about Natarajan and Sundar who are making their debut, he says that they have played in shorter formats and that he just wants them to enjoy this opportunity. States that Ashwin, Bumrah, Vihari and Jadeja miss out due to injury and they are replaced by Mayank, Thakur, Natarajan and Sun |
| Australia (Playing XI) - David Warner, Marcus Harris (IN PLACE OF WILL PUCOVSKI), Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Matthew Wade, Cameron Green, Tim Paine (C/WK), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood. |
| India (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Mayank Agarwal (IN PLACE OF HANUMA VIHARI), Rishabh Pant (WK), Washington Sundar (IN PLACE OF RAVINDRA JADEJA), Shardul Thakur (IN PLACE OF JASPRIT BUMRAH), Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, T Natarajan (IN PLACE OF RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN). |
| A guard of honor by the Australian team for Nathan Lyon as he makes his way out. He will be playing his 100th TEST! |
| Time for the National Anthems! Both sets of players line up and first it will be the National Anthem of the visitors, which will be followed by the hosts'. |
| Right then. We are done with all the pre-match formalities as the action is all set to begin. The players of India walk out and look to spread out to their respective positions out on the field. The openers for Australia, David Warner and Marcus Harris make their way out into the middle. Mohammed Siraj to begin proceedings with the ball for the visitors. Here he comes... |
| 0.1 : Mohammed Siraj to David Warner, Australia and Warner are underway! Some inward movement for Siraj! This starts on off and then comes back in. Warner looks to defend but it goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for one. |
| 0.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Marcus Harris, Lovely stuff! Got the last ball to come back in, this one is angled away. It is a length delivery and on off. Harris is beaten as he looks to defend inside the line. |
| 0.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Marcus Harris, Confident boosting shot from Harris to get off the mark! It is full and on a drivable length. Harris leans into it and strokes it through covers. The outfield is not the fastest and hence, the ball is tracked down. Three taken. |
| 0.4 : Mohammed Siraj to David Warner, Siraj goes full and wide again outside off, he is probably trying to get the ball back in but it is left alone. |
| 0.5 : Mohammed Siraj to David Warner, A loud and good call of no there from Warner! Length and around off, Warner pushes it towards cover. He takes off at first but then makes a loud and clear call of no. |
| 0.6 : Mohammed Siraj to David Warner, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! That is the ideal start for India! They strike in the first over and it is the big wicket of David Warner! His run of low scores continues. That is a superb nut though. He lands it on a length and around middle, gets it to angle away. Warner looks to defend but is done in by the angle. He ends up playing inside the line. It goes off the outside edge low between first and second slip. Rohit Sharma dives and takes a brilliant catch. A very |
| Early blow for Australia. They lose Warner very early in the innings. Who comes out now? Marnus Labuschagne is in at Number 3. Also, the debutant T Natarajan to bowl from the other end. What a moment this is for him. |
| 1.2 : T Natarajan to Marcus Harris, Makes the batter play! On a length and around middle, defended nicely. |
| 1.3 : T Natarajan to Marcus Harris, Goes back to bowling it outside off, left alone. |
| 1.4 : T Natarajan to Marcus Harris, Gets this one to zip off the surface and also bounce a little bit extra! Length and around the pads. Harris looks to put bat on ball but misses to get hit high on the pads. |
| 1.5 : T Natarajan to Marcus Harris, A solid defensive stroke! On middle, it is blocked nicely. |
| 1.6 : T Natarajan to Marcus Harris, An away swinger to end! It is outside off though and not played at. |
| 2.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, A good start to Siraj's second over. On a length, outside off, nips away after pitching. Labuschagne, though is not interested in playing at this one. |
| 2.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Another length delivery outside off, Marnus has no issues in leaving this one alone. |
| 2.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR LEG BYES. Siraj strays his line this time around. Bowls this one on a length and on the pads, Labuschagne looks for the tuck away but misses and the ball takes the pads, goes past the keeper, into the fine leg fence. |
| 2.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, no shot offered to this by Marnus. |
| 2.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Short of a length and around off, Labuschagne works this to the leg side. 'No runnn', says Marnus, regarding the single. A loud and clear no. |
| 2.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Full length delivery around that fifth stump channel, Marnus lets this one through to the keeper. |
| 3.1 : T Natarajan to Marcus Harris, Fuller and on middle, Harris works it to mid on. Natarajan has overstepped again. He has probably not got his run up right as of yet. Two no balls in two overs. |
| T Natarajan to Marcus Harris, Outside off, Harris shoulders arms to this one. |
| 3.2 : T Natarajan to Marcus Harris, Slightly closer to the off pole than the last ball, it is not played at. |
| 3.3 : T Natarajan to Marcus Harris, Back of a length ball and on off, Harris stays back and defends it onto the ground. |
| 3.4 : T Natarajan to Marcus Harris, Outside off, wanting Harris to play a loose shot. He evades it. |
| 3.5 : T Natarajan to Marcus Harris, Very well fielded! That made a cracking sound of the bat! It is on middle, Harris flicks it right off the middle towards mid on. Saini there dives to his left and stops it brilliantly. He is down on the ground for some time and then smiles and gives a thumbs up. All good then! |
| 3.6 : T Natarajan to Marcus Harris, Another one well outside off, not played at. Harris is not tempted by the width Natarajan is offering. He needs to make the battter play a lot more. |
| 4.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length and on off, it is defended solidly. |
| 4.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Angled into the middle pole, it is worked to mid-wicket. |
| 4.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Another one on the stumps, the length is a tad short. Labuschagne works it to mid-wicket easily. |
| 4.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Excellent! This is on a length and around off, Labuschagne gets right behind the line and blocks it. Good line and length and a good defensive stroke as well. |
| 4.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Short and put away! First boundary of the Test off the blade! Siraj goes for a surprise bumper! Labuschagne is not taken by surprise. He swivels and pulls it behind square on the leg side and it races away. Not a bad idea by Siraj to go for the short one but Marnus was up for the challenge. |
| 4.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length and on middle, this is defended nicely. |
| 5.1 : T Natarajan to Marcus Harris, Full length and on middle, clipped towards the fine leg region for a single by Marcus. |
| 5.2 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length and outside off, Labuschagne shoulders arms to this one. 'Bowling Nat, Bowling Nattt', is the cry from the Indian players. They are trying their best to motivate the debutant. |
| 5.3 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Identical to the previous delivery, Marnus is not interested in having a poke at this. Patient play here, from Labuschagne. |
| 5.4 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length, around off, Marnus drives this one to the left of Natarajan, who does well to dive in that direction and stop the ball well. |
| 5.5 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, left alone. |
| 5.6 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, More closer to the off pole, this time. But still, ML does not want to have a poke at this and lets this one through to Pant. |
| 6.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Marcus Harris, Harris finally goes at one outside off, it is short and there to be hit. He though is beaten by the extra zip in the surface. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Marcus Harris, Bangs it on a length this time and it is a lot closer to the off pole too. Angling away though so it is left alone. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Marcus Harris, Back of a length this time and it is on off, Harris stands tall and defends it onto the ground. |
| 6.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Marcus Harris, Length and outside off, not a lot of carry this time to the keeper as it is left alone. |
| 6.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Marcus Harris, The round the wicket angle almost does the trick! This is angled into the off pole, Harris is indecisive whether to leave it or play at it. He looks to leave it right at the end but it goes off the inside edge, past the off pole and down to fine leg for one. |
| 6.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, A single to end! This is a little too straight, it is worked down to fine leg for one. |
| 7.1 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off on a length, Marnus watchfully lets this one go to the keeper. |
| 7.2 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Another length delivery angling into the right-hander, Labuschagne looks to defend but the ball takes the outer half of the blade and goes towards the fielder at gully. |
| 7.3 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Dishes a length delivery outside the off pole, ML raises his blade and leaves this one alone. |
| 1.1 : T Natarajan to Marcus Harris, Good start by Natarajan! He gets this one to shape away and it is on a length outside off. Left alone. Natarajan has overstepped here so that is a no ball. |
| 1.2 : T Natarajan to Marcus Harris, Down the leg side this time, it is left alone. Natarajan has overstepped here so that is a no ball. |
| 7.4 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off again, not played at. |
| 7.5 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Good from Natarajan. Makes the batsman play at this. He bowls a length ball on middle and leg, Marnus looks to tuck this one away but he misses and the ball takes the pad and rolls to the leg side. Marnus looks for a single but he decides not to, in the end. |
| 7.6 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, left alone. A good over by Natarajan comes to an end. A maiden as well. |
| Shardul Thakur is introduced into the attack. |
| 8.1 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Harris, OUT! CAUGHT! And now, Harris falls and Australia lose both their openers very early on in the game. Thakur strikes right on the first ball of his spell. Thakur dishes a length ball on middle, Harris looks to clip this one to the leg side but he does so uppishly. Unluckily for him, there is a fielder present there at square leg. Sundar, there, judges it well and takes it nicely. Just the start that India would have wanted as they have sent both the Austral |
| 0.0 : Steven Smith is the new batter in at Number 4. He would not have expected walking out so early in the game. |
| 8.2 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Good shape from Thakur. On a length, starts at around off, nips away after taking the deck. Smith lets this one go to the keeper. |
| 8.3 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Down the leg side, Steven misses his flick away. |
| 8.4 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Length and around off, Smith pushes this to the mid on region. 'No runnn', says Smith, to Marnus, about the single. |
| 8.5 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Outside off, left alone. |
| 8.6 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Smith opens his account for the game. A length ball around off, Smith punches this one through the carpet, towards long off. Not enough on the shot to cross the ropes as the fielder cuts it off. Smith still completes three runs. |
| 9.1 : T Natarajan to Steven Smith, Length and outside off, left alone by Smith in his characteristic fashion. |
| 9.2 : T Natarajan to Steven Smith, A more traditional leave by Smith this time around as he raises his blade to this ball that was outside off on a length. |
| 9.3 : T Natarajan to Steven Smith, Outside off again, Steven is not interested in having a piece of this. |
| 9.4 : T Natarajan to Steven Smith, Good length and on middle, Smith moves across to his off stump and flicks this to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.5 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Good, quick run. A back of a length and around off, tapped to the leg side for a quick single. Good communication by both these batters. |
| 9.6 : T Natarajan to Steven Smith, On off, SS is solid in his defensive push. |
| 10.1 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, not a lot of carry. It is left alone. |
| 10.2 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller and a little bit of shape away! It is stroked to mid off. |
| 10.3 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, BEATEN! That is a beauty! It is full and around off, shapes away late. Labuschagne goes after it away from the body. Gets beaten. Slight loss of concentration from Marnus, as he has been smart in leaving these deliveries but this time around, he swung his blade at this but luckily for him, there was no edge on this one. |
| 10.4 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Good leave! This is on a length, it seems like the effort ball as it zips through. Outside off though and it is left alone. |
| 10.5 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Gets this one to shape away nicely. The line is outside off though. Not played at. |
| 10.6 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Another leave to end the over as it is once again bowled outside off. |
| 11.1 : T Natarajan to Steven Smith, Length and outside off, left alone. Natarajan has bowled too many deliveries which have been left. Needs to make the batter play a little more. |
| 11.2 : T Natarajan to Steven Smith, Better! This is probably a little bit fuller. A little bit of movement through away from Smith. Smith is not in control of the drive. It goes off the outer half through covers for one. |
| 11.3 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Perfect! Length and on off, Labuschagne does well to shuffle across and block it. |
| 11.4 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Once again goes back to bowling it outside off, Marnus covers his off pole and lets it be. |
| 11.5 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, That was probably a half chance had Saini fielded it cleanly! It is a little too straight, this is worked towards mid on and Labuschagne goes for a tight run. The misfield though not only makes the first run easy but also gifts him a second. |
| 11.6 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, A leave to end as this is bowled outside off again. Too many harmless deliveries by the Indians with the new ball. Even Thakur from the other end has seen many of his balls left alone. |
| 12.1 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, This time he gets the batter to drive! Fuller and on off, wanting it to shape away. Smith shows the full face of the bat and strokes it back to the bowler. |
| 12.2 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Once again this is well outside off, harmless, left alone. |
| 12.3 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, FOUR! Whipped away! Not a very bad delivery but this is Smith's strength! It is fuller and on middle, looking to hit the pads of Smith. He whips it through wide mid on for a boundary. |
| 12.4 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, FOUR! SHOT! This is beautiful! Back-to-back boundaries and this is better than the last one. Yes, it is a half volley outside off but still needs to be put away and Smith does it in style. He leans into it nicely and creams it through covers. |
| 12.5 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Smith has come out to bat with a lot of intent here! Two boundaries followed by a couple! This is on the pads, it is worked behind square on the leg side for two. |
| 12.6 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Well outside off to end, left alone. Not a very good over from Shardul. He was struggling for both, line and length in this over and hence, it was a good one for the Aussies. |
| DRINKS, A good first hour of play, mostly for the visitors but the Australians are slowly coming back into the game as well. India will be happy with how things have started off as they have got two wickets very early on in the game. But now, they have the fearsome duo of Smith and Labuschagne out there and this is the pair which has troubled them the most in the previous Test. The hosts will be banking on them to help them steady the ship, after losing 2 quick wickets. India will want to scalp |
| 13.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR BYES. That one flew! A back of a length and on middle and leg, the bounce gets too big as Marnus misses his tuck. Pant dives to his left, but to no avail as the ball races away to the fine leg fence. |
| 13.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, tucked to the leg side. |
| 13.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length and around off, Labuschagne taps this to the cover-point region and is quick to yell 'NO RUNNNN'. |
| 13.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, worked to square leg. Again, Marnus is quick to deny the single. |
| 13.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Shortish and on middle, pulled to the fielder stationed at mid-wicket. |
| 13.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, not doing much harm to Marnus, who does not have a poke at this. |
| 14.1 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, On off, tapped to the cover region. |
| 14.2 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Away movement noticed here again. On a length, around off, moving away from the right-hander, Smith blocks this one out solidly towards the off side. |
| 14.3 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Outside off again, SS leaves it be. |
| 14.4 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Length and around off, pushed to the cover-point region. |
| 14.5 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Another length ball outside the off pole, Smith raises the white flag and shoulders arms to this one. |
| 14.6 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Another leave as this one was bowled outside off. |
| 15.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Angling into the off pole, Marnus blocks this one back towards Siraj. |
| 15.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Down the leg side, leaves this one alone, does Labuschagne. |
| 15.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length around off, Labuschagne is solid in his push towards the cover region. |
| 15.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and on middle, clipped to the short fine leg region. No run on this occasion. |
| 15.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Short of a length this time, around middle, pushed to the leg side. |
| 15.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Another maiden by 'India's most experienced pacer' for this game. Outside off, not played at by Marnus. |
| 16.1 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, EDGY. Ohhh...gets lucky, does Smith. A fuller length ball outside off, Smith looks to drive this one but the ball takes the inside edge and goes to the fielder present at square leg. |
| 16.2 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Outside off, left alone by Smudge. |
| 16.3 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Short of a length and on off, Smith nudges this to the square leg region. |
| 16.4 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Another length delivery outside off, Smith raises his willow and does not play at this. |
| 16.5 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, On off, tucked to the wide mid on region. Quick, early call to deny the single, by Smith. |
| 16.6 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, On middle, clipped to the right of square leg. 'WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, NO, NO', says Smith, as he knows that single will not be possible on this occasion. |
| 17.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Angling into off and middle, Labuschagne flicks this one to the square leg region and rotates to give his partner, Smith the strike. |
| 17.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith, Slightly more fuller and on middle, Smith works this to the fine leg region to return the favour to Labuschagne. |
| 17.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, BEATEN. Wonderful bowling by Siraj! A length delivery, around the off pole, Marnus looks to block this one out but he gets beaten. |
| 17.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, A couple this time. Length and on middle, Marnus flicks this one through mid-wicket and by the time the fielder can clean up in the deep, they cross over for the second run. |
| 17.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, On off, blocked out. |
| 17.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! SHOT! That was an imperious on-drive! Treat to the eyes. A length ball on off, Labuschagne shows the full face of the blade as he drives this one through mid on and the ball speeds away to the long on ropes. A good way to end the over. |
| 18.1 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Back of a length and on off, it is pushed to mid off. |
| 18.2 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Short and on the body, this is pulled down to fine leg for one. |
| 18.3 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, left alone. |
| 18.4 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Labuschagne now gets one, it is a little too straight, he works it towards mid on for one. |
| 18.5 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, FOUR! A loud shout of catch but it is in the gap! Fortunate boundary for Smith but he won't mind! Better from Thakur. He is really getting the ball to shape nicely. He bowls it full encouraging the drive. Smith does go for it but the away swing induces the outside edge, it goes uppishly but through backward point for a boundary. Smith had a relieved look on his face after he saw that go in the gap. |
| 18.6 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, FOUR! This one is exquisite! Wonderful! Thakur goes full again but this one goes straight on and it is an easy half volley. Smith creams it past mid off and it races away. Second boundary in the over. Another expensive one by Thakur. |
| 19.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and on off, Labuschagne keeps it out. Siraj has been really good till now. He has hit the right lengths on a consistent basis. |
| 19.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, And again, on off and on a length, defended. |
| 19.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Goes wide of the crease and angles it into the off pole. Does not angle it in enough to make the batter play. |
| 19.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Makes the batter play this time, it is on off, Labuschagne gets right behind the line and defends it. |
| 19.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, Labuschagne works it with the angle to mid-wicket. |
| 19.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, it is defended. A maiden from Siraj. |
| 20.1 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Really good from Thakur! This is what he should be bowling. Length and around off, blocked. |
| 20.2 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Again, on a length and on off, defended. |
| 20.3 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Good three balls from Thakur! This is once again on a length and outside off, left alone. |
| 20.4 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Make that 4 now! On a length again and just on off, Smith is solid in defense. |
| 20.5 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Finding his lines and lengths here! Just outside off, in the 5th stump channel. Left alone. |
| 20.6 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, FOUR! Gets it wrong on the last ball! This is the problem with Thakur, he has not bowled with control. Bowled 5 good balls but let all the pressure ease away with a wide short one outside off. Smith cracks it through point and it races away to the fence. |
| Navdeep Saini has been handed the ball now. |
| 21.1 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, Labuschagne lets it be. |
| 21.2 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, One more ball outside off, Marnus shoulders arms to this one. |
| 21.3 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Length again and outside off, Marnus leaves it in his unique way. |
| 21.4 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Harmless delivery again, well outside off, need not play at those. |
| 21.5 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Slowly moving closer to the off pole but once again it is not close enough to make the batter play. |
| 21.6 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, A maiden to begin with by Saini but a harmless one. The last nut too is dished wide outside off, easy leave. |
| Right. Time for the debutant and also some spin. Washington Sundar is going to bowl now. |
| 22.1 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, Starts off with one on middle and leg. A little bit of drift away from the batter. It is worked to short leg. |
| 22.2 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, Again, the leg stump line, Smith once again works it to short leg. |
| 22.3 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, Slips this one down the leg side, Smith misses the pull. He is disappointed as he knew there were runs on offer there. |
| 22.4 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, On middle, Smith stays back and works it to square leg. |
| 22.5 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, Extra bounce and that has hit Smith on the arm! He is in a little pain. The line is once again straighter. Smith looks to sweep but misses to cop a blow on the arm. Sundar is not one who is easy to sweep, he is bound to get some extra bounce because of his height. |
| 22.6 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, Off the outer half! A good end to the over. It is on middle, once again drifts away a little and holds its line. Smith looks to block but it goes off the outer half towards point. |
| 23.1 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Angled into the off pole this time, Marnus is forced to block this one out as he is not able to leave this one alone. |
| 23.2 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Good running. Shortish and slightly wider, Labuschagne punches this one through the cover region and the batters run well and hard to come back for the double. |
| 23.3 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off by Saini, left alone by Marnus. |
| 23.4 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Another length delivery outside off, Marnus covers his off pole and leaves this one alone. |
| 23.5 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and around off, Marnus moves across to the off side slightly and blocks this one out. |
| 23.6 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Slightly short and around off, Marnus gets on top of the bounce and works this to square leg. The batters run across for a single to see the over off. |
| 24.1 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated on middle, tucked to square leg. 'COME ON, WASHIIII', is what Pant is saying loudly behind the stumps, motivating the debutant. |
| 24.2 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Down the leg side, ML looks to tuck it away but he misses and Pant collects. He is the only one up in appeal but the umpire does not move. |
| 24.3 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, On the pads, tucked to the short fine leg region. |
| 24.4 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, worked to square leg. |
| 24.5 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Short and around the leg pole, Marnus lets this one be and gets hit on the pads. |
| 24.6 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Another delivery around the leg pole, Labuschagne just pads this one away to the leg side. Another good over by Sundar. |
| 25.1 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, Full and on middle, Smith clips this but finds the man at square leg. |
| 25.2 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, Gets a single this time. Saini goes fuller and on middle, Smith helps this one through short fine leg and crosses over for a single. Looks back to see if the double is one but it is not, so he settles for the single. |
| 25.3 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, left alone. |
| 25.4 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Length and around off, nips back in slightly, Marnus plays this one back towards Navdeep. |
| 25.5 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Identical delivery as the last ball, same kind of shot offered by Marnus and Saini does well to half stop this in his followthrough. |
| 25.6 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, A length delivery around off, Labuschagne offers a solid defense to this one. |
| 26.1 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, Flat and around middle and leg, Smith shuffles and works this to square leg. |
| 26.2 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, Another short delivery around middle and leg, Smith, again tucks this one to square leg. |
| 26.3 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, On middle, worked to the leg side again. He is shuffling around so that his front pad is out of the picture and he does not give any easy chances. |
| 26.4 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, Floated around off, Steven prods forward and blocks this one out off the front foot. |
| 26.5 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, On middle, worked to mid-wicket this time around. |
| 26.6 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, A dot to end the first session. No shot played there. Flatter and down the leg side, Smith lets that one hit his pads and it takes the deflection and goes wide of the leg slip fielder. But a Dead ball is called. With that, IT IS LUNCH ON DAY 1! |
| A good session for India but Australia have recovered really well courtesy the pair of Labuschagne and Smith. After the loss of the openers early, the two had done really well so far and amidst a solid stand. They look composed and in control at the moment. More of the same is what Australia will be wanting from the two. |
| As far as the Indian bowlers are concerned, Siraj has been the pick hands down. He has bowled with great control and has looked threatening. Natarajan has been economical but harmless so far. Thakur has a wicket to his name but has been quite wayward. Sundar and Saini have started off decently. The pacers need to make the batters play more and be patient. The wicket is not offering a lot so patience is the key. Will the visitors regain control of the game after the break or will Australia move o |
| ... Day 1, Session 2 ... |
| We are back for the second session. The batters for Australia, Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne stride out into the middle. Navdeep Saini to begin the bowling for the visitors. Off we go... |
| 27.1 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length delivery and around off, Marnus taps this one towards the fielder that was present at gully. |
| 27.2 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Appeal for LBW turned down! A length delivery around middle and leg, Marnus look to tuck this one away to the leg side but he misses and gets rapped on the pads. Saini appeals but the umpire is unmoved. |
| 27.3 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Wow, there was a bit of a mix-up but no harm, no foul for the hosts. They have run four runs. Yes, you read that right. But this happens in Australia, as the grounds are huge. Slightly too straight from Saini. Labuschagne clips this one through mid-wicket. Two fielders give it chase and pull it back before the ropes. The batters decide to run the fourth run. The throw is at the keeper's end and Pant collects and throws it towards Saini at the other end, |
| 27.4 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Down the leg side, Marnus misses his tuck away. |
| 27.5 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, left alone by Marnus. |
| 27.6 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, On off, pushed back towards Saini. |
| 28.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith, Length and on middle, clipped to square leg. |
| 28.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith, On off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Who will partner Saini with the ball from the other end? Mohammed Siraj. |
| 28.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith, On the pads, Smith looks to tuck it away but it takes the inside edge and hits hiim on the pads. |
| 28.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith, Good length delivery this time, around leg, well worked through the short fine leg region for a single. |
| 28.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Darts in a length ball around off, helped towards the square leg fielder. |
| 28.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, Marnus flicks this one to the right of fine leg and by the time he can come across, Marnus completes two runs. |
| 29.1 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, Around off, good length, solid defense offered by Smudge. |
| 29.2 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, Great shot and good fielding by Gill too. On a length, outside off this time, Smith leans forward and drives this one through the cover region but Gill does well to drive to his right and stop the ball. |
| 29.3 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, On middle, worked to the leg side on this occasion. |
| 29.4 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, Outside off, Steven shoulders arms to this one. |
| 29.5 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, Short of a length and around off, Smith pushes this one out towards the off side. |
| 29.6 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, In the channel outside off, Smith raises his bat to let this one go. A maiden by Navdeep Saini. |
| 30.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Angles in a length delivery, around the off pole, Marnus blocks this one out to the off side. |
| 30.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Another couple of runs. Bowls in a length ball on middle and leg, Labuschagne flicks this one to the right of fine leg again to collect a brace. Was in complete control of that stroke, was Marnus. |
| 30.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, On off, well kept out. |
| 30.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Full length delivery outside off, Marnus pokes this one towards covers and decides to give the strike to Smith. |
| 30.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith, On off, tucked to the leg side. |
| 30.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith, Length, on middle, pushed to square leg. A loud and clear 'No' is heard from Smith as he does not want to take the single. |
| 31.1 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR. This was a controlled stroke by Marnus. Waited on the ball and then dispatched this one. Shortish and on middle, Labuschagne swivel-pulls this one through the mid-wicket region and the ball speeds away to the advertisment triangles. |
| 31.2 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, On off, pushed to mid on. |
| 31.3 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Length delivery but again this is outside off. Marnus does not think too much and just shoulders arms to this one. |
| 31.4 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Similar delivery as the last ball, Marnus, again, just leaves this one by itself. |
| 31.5 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Saini bowls this closer to the off pole this time and makes Labuschagne have a feel for it. He blocks it out well. |
| 31.6 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Saini strays his line this time and bowls it full and on middle and leg, Marnus clips this one through square leg for a couple. 6 runs off this over. |
| 32.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith, Starts the over off with a length ball around off, Smith pushes this one to the fielder present at mid on. 'No run', says Smudge to his partner. |
| 32.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith, On middle, worked to the leg side. |
| 32.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith, Extra bounce on offer here. A short of a length delivery, on middle, Smith looks to fend this one out but the ball zips sharply after taking the deck, Smith does fend it out but it comes off the top part of the blade. |
| 32.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith, On off, kept out by SS. |
| 32.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith, Will punch and get a single. Outside off, Smith goes on his back foot and punches this one through the cover region for one. |
| 32.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length and around off, ML is solid in his defensive stroke. |
| 33.1 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, Down the leg side, left alone. |
| 33.2 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, 'Catch' was the call by the Indian players but the ball fell way short of the man in the deep. Short and around off, Smith pulls this one towards the fine leg region and crosses ends with Marnus. |
| 33.3 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, On off, pushed towards mid on. One run. |
| 33.4 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, Slightly behind the good length and around off, SS knocks this one towards mid on but for no runs on this instance. |
| 33.5 : Navdeep Saini to Steven Smith, Gets on top of the bounce. Again, just behind that good length area outside off, Smith stands tall and slams this one through the cover region. Three taken by the time the fielder mops up in the deep. |
| 33.6 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, guided to gully. Siraj concedes 5 runs off this over. |
| Sundar is back on. |
| 34.1 : Washington Sundar to Steven Smith, OUT! CAUGHT! Sundar breaks this partnership and this is his first Test wicket. Does not get any bigger than this, gets the big fish, that is Smith. Sundar floats it up around off and middle, Smith comes forward slightly and flicks this one uppishly towards the short mid-wicket region. Rohit Sharma is the fielder there and he gets low and takes a delightful catch. You could also say that this is a soft dismissal. Smith looked like he was here for the |
| 0.0 : Matthew Wade is in now. |
| 34.2 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Floated outside off, Wade lets this one be. |
| 34.3 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Floated on off, Wade pushes this one to the off side. |
| 34.4 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Flighted outside off, well driven to the cover fielder. |
| 34.5 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Short and around off, MW blocks this one out. |
| 34.6 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, FOUR! Wade gets off the mark with a boundary! A good shot! He had some width to play with and he does not miss out. Short and outside off, Wade slashes his blade through this and the ball speeds away through point, for a boundary. |
| 35.1 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Down the leg side, Marnus looks to flick but misses. |
| 35.2 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and on middle, it is defended. |
| 35.3 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Angling down the leg side, it is left alone again. |
| 35.4 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, Shorter and on middle, Labuschagne pulls it through square leg for two. |
| 35.5 : Navdeep Saini to Marnus Labuschagne, EDGED AND DROPPED! Rahane is the culprit! That should have been taken! Huge, huge let off. Labuschagne is looking good and giving him a chance could prove very costly. It is a back of a length ball, it lands and then straightens. Labuschagne looks to defend but it flies off the outside edge towards gully. Rahane gets two hands to it but spills it. |
| 35.6 : Rohit Sharma to Marnus Labuschagne, A short one is bowled outside off, it is slapped through covers for one. |
| 35.4 : Uh oh! Not something that the Indians would want to see. Saini is down and in pain. It seems that he has injured himself near the groin area. The physio is out and is having a look at him. Let's hope that this is nothing serious and he can continue. Not a good sign as Saini has WALKED OFF THE FIELD. Rohit Sharma to complete the over now. |
| 36.1 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, this is worked through square leg for one. |
| 36.2 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, On off, Wade defends it. A little bit of turn for Sundar. |
| 36.3 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, An appeal but not sure why! This is on off, Wade looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pad. |
| 36.4 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, On off, it is kept out. |
| 36.5 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, That delivery got Pant a little too excited! Nothing happened though! It is tossed up on off, Wade pushes it towards mid off for one. |
| 36.6 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Shorter and on off, it is pushed towards cover for one. |
| 37.1 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Down the leg side, Labuschagne looks to flick but misses. |
| 0.0 : T Natarajan is back into the attack. 6-1-8-0 are his numbers so far. |
| 37.2 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Extremely full and on the pads, Labuschagne looks to flick but misses. It hits him on the pads. An appeal but turned down. |
| T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, this is kept out nicely. |
| 37.4 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, it is worked towards mid-wicket. |
| 37.5 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Three! A little too straight, this is worked through mid-wicket and three is taken. 100 up for the Aussies as well. |
| 37.6 : T Natarajan to Matthew Wade, One more delivery down the leg side, Wade tries to flick but misses. |
| 38.1 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated on off, nudged to the square leg region. |
| 38.2 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Short and around off, Labuschagne rocks on his back foot and punches this one through the backward point region and the batters come back for the double. |
| 38.3 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, On off, blocked to the leg side. |
| 38.4 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter around off, ML guides this one to point. |
| 38.5 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Loopy on off, Marnus defends this one back towards Sundar. |
| 38.6 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Short and on middle, tucked to square leg. |
| 39.1 : T Natarajan to Matthew Wade, Good length and on off, Natarajan defends it onto the ground. |
| 39.2 : T Natarajan to Matthew Wade, Angled into the pads, this is worked around the corner for one. |
| 39.3 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Fullish and on middle, it is played to mid on. |
| 39.4 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, Labuschagne lets it be. |
| 39.5 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Length again, Labuschagne is standing well ahead of the crease. Blocked. |
| 39.6 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and on off, Labuschagne keeps it out nicely. |
| DRINKS. India will be really glad with how the first half of the second session has gone by. They had to break the stand between Smith and Labuschagne and they have done just that. Sundar got his maiden Test wicket, when he got rid of the dangerous Smith. But the thing which would be disappointing India would be the fact that Saini has walked off the field after feeling some discomfort. They will look to pick up a couple more wickets before Tea and the hosts would want Labuschagne and Wade to se |
| 40.1 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Shorter and outside off, Wade guides it to point. |
| 40.2 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, BEATEN! This is nicely tossed up on off, Wade looks to drive but the ball holds its line and beats the outside edge. |
| 40.3 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, On off, this is defended nicely. |
| 40.4 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Down the leg side, it is left alone. |
| 40.5 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Flatter and on middle, Wade lunges forward and keeps it out. |
| 40.6 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, The sweep is out, it is hit through square leg for one. |
| 41.1 : T Natarajan to Matthew Wade, Another no ball from Natarajan! This is fuller and on middle, it is worked towards mid on, where the fielder dives to his right and stops it. |
| T Natarajan to Matthew Wade, Shorter in length and on middle, Wade blocks it. |
| 41.2 : T Natarajan to Matthew Wade, Another one on a length and around middle, Wade works it to mid-wicket. |
| 41.3 : T Natarajan to Matthew Wade, A little bit of tail back into the batsman. Wade tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 41.4 : T Natarajan to Matthew Wade, Outside off, left alone. |
| 41.5 : T Natarajan to Matthew Wade, Some outswing, it is outside off, left alone again. |
| 41.6 : T Natarajan to Matthew Wade, FOUR! Beautiful shot! This is pure timing! Fuller and on off, Wade leans into it and strokes it nicely through covers for a boundary. |
| 42.1 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Sundar continues with the straightish line, it is worked to backward square leg. |
| 42.2 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, On the pads, shorter again, this is pulled to backward square leg again. |
| 42.3 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Continues to bowl the straighter line, this is worked to that fielder at backward square leg. |
| 42.4 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, On the pads, it is worked through square leg this time for one. |
| 42.5 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, On off, this is pushed straight to the fielder at mid off. |
| 42.6 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, On off, Wade lunges and blocks. |
| 43.1 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, That is a lovely delivery! This is angled in from left-arm around the wicket. It lands and then straightens from off. Labuschagne is beaten as he tries to defend. |
| 43.2 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Angled into the pads, Labuschagne works it to mid-wicket. |
| 43.3 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, this is pushed to mid on. |
| 43.4 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and on middle, Labuschagne goes back and defends it. |
| 43.5 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length and on middle, Labuschagne stands tall and defends it. |
| 43.6 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, On the fuller side, Labuschagne strokes it to mid off again. |
| 44.1 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Outside off, Wade shoulders arms to this one. |
| 44.2 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Once again outside off, Wade does not play at it. |
| Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Slightly slower this time and it is outside off again. Wade does not play at it. |
| 44.4 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Quicker and shorter, Wade goes back and pushes it towards cover. |
| 44.5 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Another one outside off, Wade lets it go. |
| 44.6 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, A dot to end a maiden! On middle, Wade is solid in defense. |
| 45.1 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, One more delivery outside off, swings after going past the batter. Pant takes it nicely. |
| 45.2 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller and on off, it is pushed nicely to mid off. Another no ball. Seen quite a few from Natarajan. |
| T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, Labuschagne pushes it to covers. |
| 45.3 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Angles it into the pads, Labuschagne watches it carefully and then works it to mid-wicket. |
| 45.4 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Labuschagne moves onto 48! Fuller and outside off, it is driven through covers, not right off the middle but for two. |
| 45.5 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Is that a drop? It indeed has carried! Yes, it is a drop. A tough chance for Pujara though. Natarajan bowls this from around the wicket, it is on a length, pitches and then straightens from the off pole. Labuschagne plays the original trajectory but it goes off the outside edge between Pant and Pujara at first slip. Both dive, the keeper to his right and first slip to his left. It beats Pant and Pujara goes for it with one hand but the ball does not stick |
| 45.6 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, He moves onto 49 as he takes a single by working it through mid-wicket. |
| 46.1 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated on off, Marnus keeps this one out. His is on 49 now. |
| 46.2 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, FIFTY FOR MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE. He has played well so far and has scored a good 50 for his side. Rode his luck slightly every now and then, but he has continued the good work with the bat. Floated on off, Marnus works this one through the mid on region for a single. He raises his blade to acknowledge the applause. But he will know that the job is not done yet and will be looking to get to that triple digit mark. |
| 46.3 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, On off, well kept out. |
| 46.4 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Flighted outside off, Wade slams this one to the mid off region and collects a single. |
| 46.5 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, pushed to the leg side for a single. |
| 46.6 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, FOUR! SLAMMED! Wade finds the ropes now. Loopy and outside off, Wade smacks this one through the cover region and the fielder gives it chase and tries to stop the ball before the ropes but the ball wins the race to the ropes. |
| 47.1 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, it is not played at. |
| 47.2 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Angled into the middle pole, Marnus stays back and defends it nicely. |
| 47.3 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Loose stroke! This is shorter and outside off, Marnus tries to cut away from the body but is beaten. |
| T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Does what he should have on the last ball, leaves it alone as it is outside off. |
| 47.5 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! That is cracked! It is full and there to be hit. Labuschagne is not going to miss out. He strokes it through covers, the timing is good enough to bag a boundary. |
| 47.6 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, The last ball is outside off, it is left alone. |
| 48.1 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Floated outside off, Wade leaves it alone. |
| 48.2 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Short and around off, Wade pushes this one to the cover region. |
| 48.3 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Outside off, Wade does not play at this. |
| 48.4 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Now comes on the front foot and blocks this one out. |
| 48.5 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Flatter and outside off, Wade camps on his back foot and slams this one through the point region. Natarajan is the man who is giving this chase. It looks like the ball will win the race but Natarajan does well to pull the ball back before the ropes. Three runs. |
| 48.6 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, On off, kept out. |
| Shardul Thakur is back to bowl now. His figures so far read 7-3-27-1. |
| 49.1 : Shardul Thakur to Matthew Wade, On off, Wade pushes this back towards the bowler. |
| 49.2 : Shardul Thakur to Matthew Wade, Shuffles across slightly towards the off side and blocks this one back towards Thakur. |
| 49.3 : Shardul Thakur to Matthew Wade, EDGY FOUR. Wade is the lucky person here. Goes in between the slip cordon and the gully fielder. On a length on off, Wade looks to block this one out with soft hands but the ball moves away ever so slightly and takes the outside edge. Goes just past the second slip fielder and into the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 49.4 : Shardul Thakur to Matthew Wade, Length and on off, MW keeps this one out. |
| 49.5 : Shardul Thakur to Matthew Wade, Another solid defensive push by Wade. |
| 49.6 : Shardul Thakur to Matthew Wade, FOUR! A gift to Wade, by Thakur and Wade accepts gleefully! A full toss outside off, Wade hammers this one through the extra cover region and though 2 fielders gave it a chase, it would not make a difference as the ball ran away to the ropes. |
| 50.1 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Floated on leg, ML looks for the tuck away but misses and gets hit on the pads. A polite enquiry but no says the umpire. |
| 50.2 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up and around off, Marnus heaves this one towards covers and the fielder there dives to his left and stops the ball. Good work by him. Only a single. Also, brings up the 50-run stand between these two. Something that the Aussies needed after losing Smith. |
| 50.3 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Flighted and outside off, kept out to the off side. |
| 50.4 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Outside off, left alone. |
| 50.5 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Prods forward this time and keeps this one out off his front foot. |
| 50.6 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Floated on off, driven to mid off. |
| 51.1 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Half hearted appeal for this caught behind. A back of a length delivery around middle and leg, Marnus looks to pull this one away but misses and the ball goes to Pant, who takes it and appeals along with Thakur. The umpire shakes his head. Rahane, too, is not too keen on taking the review. Replays later show that this was a good call as it missed the bat and it came off the pad. |
| 51.2 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Marnus dispatches this one! Short and on off, Labuschagne pulls this one through the mid-wicket region to find the ropes. |
| 51.3 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Marnus! He is making full use of the lives that he has been handed! Thakur drags the length back even more and this is a shorter one around off. Labuschagne swivel-pulls this one through sqaure leg for a boundary. |
| 51.4 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, worked to the leg side for one. |
| 51.5 : Shardul Thakur to Matthew Wade, Length and on middle. flicked to the square leg region. No run is the call and they do not go for a run. |
| 51.6 : Shardul Thakur to Matthew Wade, Keeps a straight bat and defends this one out towards the mid off fielder. |
| 52.1 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Labushchagne is looking to turn it on now! His third boundary from the last over. Floated on off, Marnus gets on his knees and looks to sweep but it takes the under edge and runs away to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 52.2 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, clipped to the leg side for one. The fielder there takes the ball and has a shy at the non-striker's end but he throws it straight into Rohit Sharma. Ouch. Would have stung, that. |
| 52.3 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, On off, pushed to the cover region. |
| 52.4 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Loopy on off, Wade keeps this one out. |
| 52.5 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Lunges forward and blocks this one, does Wade. |
| 52.6 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Flighted and on middle, Wade, again is solid in his defense. |
| 53.1 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, good length delivery, Labuschagne just raises his blade and indicates that he has no interest in playing at this. |
| 53.2 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off again, Marnus leaves it alone. |
| 53.3 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Well driven but it is straight to the fielder. Overpitched, slightly, around off, Labuschagne drives this one to the cover region and the fielder does well to save this one. |
| 53.4 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Full ball on middle, ML clips this one through mid-wicket and the batters pick up a single. |
| 53.5 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Slightly closer to the off pole this time, but still nothing to be alarmed about for Labuschagne as he lets this one through to the keeper. |
| 53.6 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Length and outside off, Marnus cuts this one towards the point region and crosses ends with his partner. With that, IT WILL BE TEA ON DAY 1! |
| A session which probably belongs to Australia! Yes, they did lose Smith but Labuschagne and Wade have done really well so far. The two are admist a 67-run stand and have scored at a decent rate too. Yes, the partnership has had its luck as we saw Labuschagne been dropped twice but take nothing away from the way the two have played. Australia will hope the two can continue batting, Labuschagne will be eyeing a ton and Wade too will want to make most of the start he has got. |
| India need a wicket to get back into this one. Had they taken the chances that came their way, they would have probably been on top in this game at the moment but they are still not far away from it. They know a wicket or two and it will see them get back on top. Will they fightback or will Australia win the last session too? Join us for the final session of Day 1 on the other side of the break. |
| ... Day 1, Session 3 ... |
| We are back for the final session of Day 1. The Indian players stride out into the middle and spread out on the field. The batters for the hosts, Marnus Labuschagne and Matthew Wade come out as well. Washington Sundar to begin with the ball. Here we go... |
| 54.1 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Flatter and on off, it is pushed towards cover. |
| Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Labuschagne comes down the track but does not get to the pitch of it. He works it through mid-wicket for the first run of this session. |
| 54.3 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Fires this one outside off to the left hander. Left alone. |
| 54.4 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Flatter and on middle, Wade stays back and defends it onto the ground. |
| 54.5 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Very full and on the pads, this is worked through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 54.6 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Outside off, Wade lets it go to the keeper. |
| 55.1 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller, gets it to tail away a little. Blocked back to the bowler. |
| 55.2 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Just outside off, Marnus knows where his off pole is and lets it be. |
| 55.3 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, On the shorter side outside off, this is cut through point for one. |
| 55.4 : Shardul Thakur to Matthew Wade, On the pads, this is worked through square leg. Easy two. |
| 55.5 : Shardul Thakur to Matthew Wade, On middle, Wade defends it nicely. |
| 55.6 : Shardul Thakur to Matthew Wade, On a length and around off, it is defended onto the ground. |
| 56.1 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, this is worked to square leg. |
| 56.2 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Good shot! Slightly shorter and around off, Labuschagne stays back and pushes it through covers for three. |
| 56.3 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Tossed up on off, Wade hits it nicely to mid off. |
| 56.4 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Flatter and on middle, this is defended. |
| 56.5 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Angled into the pads, this is worked to mid-wicket. |
| 56.6 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, A dot to end! On middle, Wade lunges and keeps it out. |
| 57.1 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Length and outside off, left alone. |
| 57.2 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! Crisp! This is fuller and where Labuschagne likes it. He creams it through wide mid off and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 57.3 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Goes back to landing it on a length and outside off, not played at. |
| 57.4 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, A little too straight, this is worked towards mid-wicket for one more. |
| 57.5 : Shardul Thakur to Matthew Wade, Back of a length and on off, it is pushed towards the man at covers. |
| 57.6 : Shardul Thakur to Matthew Wade, Shorter and on middle, this is worked through square leg for one more. |
| 58.1 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, Tossed up delivery on off, Wade drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 58.2 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Flighted ball on off, Labuschagne punches it through point for a couple. |
| 58.3 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Loopy delivery on off, Labuschagne guides it towards third man for a run. |
| 58.4 : Washington Sundar to Matthew Wade, On middle, Wade flicks it towards mid on for a single. |
| 58.5 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, Tossed up ball on off, Marnus keeps it out. |
| 58.6 : Washington Sundar to Marnus Labuschagne, On middle, Labuschagne flicks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 59.1 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, Labuschagne lets it be. |
| 59.2 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Fuller and around off, it is driven nicely but to covers. |
| 59.3 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, One more ball outside off, Labuschagne leaves it alone. |
| 59.4 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Well wide outside off, Labuschagne does not play at it. |
| 59.5 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Three! Once again Thakur overpitches and it is outside off. Labuschagne leans into it and strokes it through covers. Three. |
| 59.6 : Shardul Thakur to Matthew Wade, Back of a length and on off, Wade stays back and keeps it out. |
| 60.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, 7 away from a ton now! Fuller and around off, Labuschagne just uses the pace of the ball and strokes it through mid off. Sundar runs after it, he initially thinks of a dive but then realizes it is not needed and just picks it up and throws it back. Three taken. |
| 60.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Fuller and on the pads, Wade works it to mid on. |
| 60.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Down the leg side, Wade looks to work it on the leg side but misses. |
| 60.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Angled into the pads, from around the wicket, it is worked through mid-wicket for two. Runs coming easily now. |
| 60.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Down the leg side, Wade lets it be. |
| 60.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Another two! Full and on middle, Wade works it through mid-wicket and takes an easy two. |
| 61.1 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Full ball on off, Marnus pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 61.2 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, On a length and around off, Labuschagne taps this one to the off side. Is also quick to deny the single. |
| 61.3 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Another solid defense towards the mid on region. |
| 61.4 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Good length delivery outside off, Labuschagne sways back slightly and looks to punch this one through the covers but the ball comes off the inner half of the blade and rolls to the off side. |
| 61.5 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, on a good length, Marnus is not interested in having a poke at this. He is still on 93. Showing tremendous amounts of patience so far. |
| 61.6 : Shardul Thakur to Marnus Labuschagne, FOUR! A wonderful on-drive! Labuschagne moves to 97 with that shot! Length and around off, Marnus stands tall and punches this one through the mid on region and even though a fielder gives it a chase, the ball wins the race to the ropes. |
| 62.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, FOUR! Runs are flowing freely now for the Australians! Another boundary! A full delivery on middle, Wade clips this one through the square leg region and he fetches a boundary. |
| 62.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, On middle, tapped to the mid-wicket region. |
| 62.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Length and on off, Wade pushes this one back towards Siraj. |
| 62.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, On off again, Wade pushes this one to the leg side. |
| 62.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Matthew Wade, Straying on the pads this time, Wade flicks this one through square leg again and collect one run. They think about two but the fielder in the deep is quick to collect and throw it back towards Pant. |
| 62.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, HUNDRED FOR MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE. A very well deserved one. He has battled it out since the start and has played his strokes and has finally reached the triple digit mark in this series. He has been handed a couple of lives but he has used these opportunities to the fullest. He raises his blade and acknowledges the crowd as well. Length and outside off, Marnus slaps this one through the cover region and because of the big outfields, they are able to retu |
| 63.1 : T Natarajan to Matthew Wade, On off, pushed to covers. |
| 63.2 : T Natarajan to Matthew Wade, Short of a length and on off, Wade pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 63.3 : T Natarajan to Matthew Wade, Shorter in length, outside the off pole, Wade slaps this one through cover-point and picks up a brace. |
| 63.4 : T Natarajan to Matthew Wade, OUT! CAUGHT! Finally, India get the wicket that they were looking for and they have broken this partnership which was doing them much damage! Also, the first wicket for Natarajan in Tests. He will be really happy with this. Natarajan fires in a short ball on middle, Wade looks to pull this one but does not do so cleanly. It takes the top edge as the bounce gets big on him and lobs high in the air just in between mid on and mid off. Two fielders are running i |
| Cameron Green walks out now. |
| 63.5 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, On off, pushed to the cover region. |
| 63.6 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Full and around off, pushed to the cover region again by Green. A good over for Natarajan comes to an end. Gets a wicket. |
| 64.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Length and on off, Marnus works it back to where it came from. Siraj half stops this one and the ball goes towards mid on. |
| 64.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Full length and around off, ML drives this one to the mid off region this time. |
| 64.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, On off, tucked to the mid on region, this time by Marnus. |
| 64.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Marnus Labuschagne, Slightly behind the good length and outside off, Marnus slashes this one to the deep point region for a single. |
| 64.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Green is off the mark here. Good length delivery, outside off, punched through mid off and he collects two runs. |
| 64.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, FOUR! CLASSY! Excellent way to start your innings! Plays this one down the ground with ease. Fullish length ball outside off, Green leans forward and drives this one through mid off and this time, he finds the ropes. |
| 65.1 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Another instance where the batters run four runs. Slightly shorter and on off, ML pulls this one through square leg and the batters run four before the fielder can mop up in the deep. |
| 65.2 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Outside off, worked to cover-point. |
| 65.3 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Back of a length this time, around off, Marnus hooks this one to the deep mid-wicket region and a fumble by the fielder in the deep, sees the batters run back for the second run. Good awareness shown by the batters. |
| 65.4 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, Length and on off, pushed to point. |
| 65.5 : T Natarajan to Marnus Labuschagne, OUT! CAUGHT! Natarajan has scalped his second wicket in his maiden Test game and he gets the big, big wicket of Labuschagne, who did not want to stop batting, by the looks of things. A huge wicket for India. Just when you thought Australia were running away with the game, India comes back and grab two quick wickets. This is a shortish length delivery around off, Labuschagne looks to pull but once again is done in by the extra bounce. The ball takes the |
| The skipper, Tim Paine is in now. |
| 65.6 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Outside off, left alone by Green. |
| 66.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Another delivery outside off, left alone. |
| 66.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Full and around off, pushed to mid off. |
| 66.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Length ball, fairly wide, left alone by Paine. |
| 66.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, On off, the captain blocks this one. |
| 66.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Short of a length and around off, Tim fends this one out to the cover region. |
| 66.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Maiden by Siraj. A length delivery angling in to the right-hander, well blocked out towards gully by Paine. |
| 67.1 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Good length and on middle, it is kept out nicely. |
| 67.2 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, On the middle pole, Green works it to mid-wicket. |
| 67.3 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Nicely played! Waits for this length ball and then guides it through backward point. Two taken. |
| 67.4 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, On middle, Green lunges and keeps it out. |
| 67.5 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Length and on off, Green is solid in defense. |
| 67.6 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Fuller and on off, Green pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 68.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Back of a length and on middle, Tim stands tall and defends it onto the ground. |
| 68.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Length and on off, Paine is solid in defense. |
| 68.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Another one on a length, Paine pushes it to mid off. |
| 68.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Pushes Paine onto the back foot. He pushes it to mid on. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Length again and on middle, Paine pushes it towards mid on. |
| 68.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, One more maiden! Shorter and around off, this is guided to point. |
| 69.1 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Bowls it fuller and on off, it is pushed to mid off. |
| 69.2 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Shorter and on middle, this is worked to mid-wicket. |
| 69.3 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Good length and on off, Green defends it onto the ground. |
| 69.4 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Another no ball! This one tails back in from outside off, Green gets a thick inside edge as he tries to flick. It goes towards deep backward square leg for two. |
| T Natarajan to Cameron Green, On middle, it is kept out nicely. |
| 69.5 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, BEATEN! Bowls the tempter. Green senses an opportunity to score some runs which is hard to come by. He goes after it but is beaten. |
| 69.6 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, BEATEN AGAIN! This one is angled into the off pole, pitches and straightens. Beats the bat of Green who tries to defend. |
| DRINKS. The last Drinks break of Day 1 and you would say things are pretty even at the moment. Even though Wade and Labuschagne were dictating the tempo and Marnus also reached his ton in that process, both of them fell, victims of the debutant Natarajan. Now, there are tow new batters out for the hosts and this is the perfect opportunity for India to come out on top and pick at the wickets. Will they be able to do so or will Australia fend off the challenge until stumps? Stick around to find ou |
| 70.1 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, FOUR! Nice and fine! That loosener will release the pressure that was building. On the pads, this is worked fine on the leg side and it races away to the fence. |
| 69.6 : Washington Sundar is back on. 16-4-39-1 are his figures so far. Can he send one of the batters back to the pavilion? |
| 70.2 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, On off, Paine works it with the turn towards long on for one. |
| 70.3 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, On off, it is defended nicely. |
| 70.4 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, Green now take a run as this is worked towards long on. |
| 70.5 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, Tossed up on off, Paine lunges and keeps it out. |
| 70.6 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, Another one on middle, blocked. |
| 71.1 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Three! On a length around off, Green slams this one through mid on and he will collect three runs as Siraj does well to chase after it and pull it back, just before the ropes. |
| 71.2 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, Short of a length delivery outside off, Tim hops and pushes this one towards the mid off region. |
| 71.3 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, Changes his length and bowls this full delivery on off, Paine pushes this to the right of mid off to cross ends with his partner. |
| 71.4 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, On off, tucked to the leg side. |
| 71.5 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Another solid defense offered by Green to the leg side. |
| 71.6 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Well driven but straight to the fielder at mid off. Thakur fumbles to collect on the first try but it does no result in a run being taken. |
| 72.1 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, Paine comes down the track but does not get to the pitch of it. He pushes it to mid on. |
| 72.2 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, On the pads, this is worked to square leg. |
| 72.3 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, A single as Paine works it with the turn through mid-wicket. |
| Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, On the leg pole, this is worked towards mid-wicket again. |
| 72.5 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, On middle, it is kept out. |
| 72.6 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, Quicker and on middle, Green pushes it to mid on. |
| Shardul Thakur (14-3-63-1) comes back on. |
| 73.1 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Outside off, Tim Paine leaves it alone. |
| 73.2 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Full and around off, punched to the mid off fielder. |
| 73.3 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Slightly behind the good length, some outswing noticed again, outside off, Paine shoulders arms to this one. |
| 73.4 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Good leave by Tim. Shardul brings this one closer to the off pole, Paine raises his blade and lets this one through to the keeper. |
| 73.5 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Thakur is shaping this one away well. Full and around off, nipping away slightly, Paine pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 73.6 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Maiden over. On off, tapped to point. Paine comes forward but then raises his blade and yells 'NO' for the single. |
| 74.1 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, FOUR! Beautiful use of the feet! Floated around off, Green puts on his dancing shoes and lofts this one over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 74.2 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, On middle, clipped through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 74.3 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, On middle, worked to the leg side again for one more run. |
| 74.4 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, On off, pushed back to Sundar. |
| 74.5 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, Now comes on the front foot and defends it back towards Washington. |
| 74.6 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, On middle, tucked to mid-wicket. 6 runs off this over. |
| 75.1 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Outside off, no shot offered to this delivery. |
| 75.2 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Good length and on off, Paine looks to tuck this one away but the ball comes off the inner half of the willow and hits his pads and rolls to the leg side. |
| 75.3 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Good shot but a wonderful stop from Siraj as well. On a length around off, Paine smacks this one through the cover region and Siraj dives to his left and stops a certain boundary. |
| 75.4 : Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, Length and outside off, Green has no issues in leaving this one alone. |
| 75.5 : Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, On off, punched to mid off. |
| 75.6 : Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, Length and on middle and leg, Green looks to flick but misses. Pant, though does well to dive to his left and stop the ball. Thakur makes a half-hearted appeal for caught behind but no says the umpire. |
| 76.1 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, On off, worked to the right hand side of Sundar, who fields it in his followthrough. |
| 76.2 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, On off, worked to the leg side. |
| 76.3 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, Flatter and on middle, tucked to square leg. |
| 76.5 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, On off, blocked out. |
| 76.4 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, Flighted and around off, Paine blocks it back solidly. |
| 76.6 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, Short and around off, Paine shuffles and punches this to the cover region. One run to end the over. |
| 77.1 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Three! Length and on off, Paine drives this one through the mid on region and by the time the fielder can chase and pull it behind the ropes in the deep. Three runs are collected. |
| 0.0 : The groundstaff come out now to check something with the turf. The pitch has to be flattened a bit, near the run-up of the bowlers. The work is done and we are ready to resume. |
| 77.2 : Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, Outside off, left alone. |
| 77.3 : Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, Length and around off, Green keeps this one out. |
| 77.4 : Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, Green does not feel interested in playing at this delivery which is outside off. |
| 77.5 : Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, Outside off, left alone. |
| 77.6 : Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, Way outside off, Green just lets it be. |
| 78.1 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, On middle, kept out. |
| 78.2 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, Flatter and on middle, tucked to the leg side. |
| 78.3 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, Loopy and on middle, TP works this one to the mid on region. |
| 78.4 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, Goes on the back foot and defends it back towards Sundar. |
| 78.5 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, Flatter and outside off, Paine cuts this one through backward point and the ball runs towards the ropes. Two runs, in the end. |
| 78.6 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, FOUR! Swept and swept away fine! Floated around leg, Paine sweeps this one through the short fine leg region, into the fine leg fence. A good way to end the over. |
| 79.1 : Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, On a length and around off, defended. |
| 79.2 : Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, On middle, fuller, it is driven to mid off. |
| 79.3 : Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, DROPPED! Green now has a life! Sharp chance but it came at a good height for the bowler. Should have hung on. This is fuller and on off, Green strokes it back uppishly but firmly to the left of the bowler. Thakur gets two hands to it but spills it. Labuschagne made India pay when he was dropped. Will we see something similar? |
| 79.4 : Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, Back of a length and on off, takes off after landing. Green looks to push at it but is beaten. |
| 79.5 : Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, On middle, blocked. |
| 79.6 : Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, A leave to end the over as this is bowled outside off. |
| 80.1 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, On middle, defended. |
| 0.0 : Right then. India now have the option to take the new ball. But it looks like they are not going to take it now. |
| 80.2 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, It is fired on the pads, Paine works it to mid-wicket. |
| 80.3 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, Quicker and on middle, this is pushed to mid on. |
| 80.4 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, Fires it on middle, Paine stays back and keeps it out. |
| 80.5 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, On middle, Paine once again is happy to play it off the back foot. He works it to mid-wicket. |
| 80.6 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, FOUR! 250 up in style! Shorter and outside off, Paine stays back and guides it nicely through point for a boundary. |
| Looks like India have decided now to take the new cherry. T Natarajan is back on now to speed in with the new ball. |
| 81.2 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, The cutter, it lands on off on a length, moves away after landing. Green is beaten. |
| 81.3 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Outside off, not played at. |
| 81.4 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, On middle, Green pushes it to mid on. |
| 81.5 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, On the stumps, another solid defense. |
| 81.6 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, A single to end! A full ball on off, this is hit towards mid off. The fielder there dives to his right and half stops it. Can't stop the run. |
| Mohammed Siraj to bowl from the other end. 16-6-48-1 are his figures so far. Can he strike gold with the new ball in hand? |
| 82.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Length and outside off, it is nicely left. |
| 82.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Back of a length and on middle, it is defended. |
| 82.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, BEATEN! Lovely delivery! This is a back of a length ball, it pitches and holds its line. Green pokes for it and is beaten. |
| 82.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Back of a length again on middle, defended. |
| 82.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Back of a length and on middle, it is kept out with ease. |
| 82.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Another length ball to end! Kept out. |
| 83.1 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, SLASH AND A MISS. A back of a length delivery outside off, Paine looks to cut this one away but gets done by the extra bounce and he misses his slash. |
| 83.2 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, FOUR! DISPATCHED! No bounce on this one and it is easily send to the ropes by the skipper! A back of a length ball on off, Paine swivel-pulls this one to the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 83.3 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, An excited enquiry by Pant but nor the umpire, nor Rahane is too convinced. A length delivery around off, Paine looks to have a poke at this one away from the body but misses. Pant collects and appeals. Nothing from the umpire. Rahane, too is not going to go for the review. |
| 83.4 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, They have run four runs again. On the body, flicked to deep square leg and by the time, the fielders can run in and collect, the batters run four runs. |
| 83.5 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, On off, blocked to mid off. |
| 83.6 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, On the pads, Paine looks to tuck it away but it takes the inside edge, hits the pads and then rolls to the leg side. |
| 84.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Outside off, not played at by Green. |
| 84.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Siraj appeals for LBW but turned down. A back of a length and around off and middle, Green looks to tuck thisone away but misses to get hit high on the pads. There is an excited appeal from Siraj, and not a lot of other Indian players. No says the umpire. Height could have been the issue there. |
| 84.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Outside off, left alone. |
| 84.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Short of a length and outside off, Green looks to have a poke at this but he misses. |
| 84.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Outside off, no shot offered by Green. |
| 84.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Good length delivery outside off, again, Green just lets this one be. |
| 85.1 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, Outside off, TP leaves this one alone. |
| 85.2 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, Slightly shorter and wide outside off, Paine slashes this one through cover-point and collects three runs. |
| 85.3 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, FOUR! Better length this time around but he gets punished! Slightly overpitched on off, Green leans into the shot and creams his drive through cover-point to find the ropes. Agarwal gives chase but loses the race. |
| 85.4 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, On the pads, clipped to the fine leg region for a single. |
| 85.5 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, FOUR! Paine says thank you very much! You don't offer a gift to him and expect him to just deny it. Shorter again outside off, Paine clobbers this one through cover-point to find the ropes again. |
| 85.6 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, Outside off, no shot offered to this delivery on this occasion. |
| 86.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Back of a length and around off, CG keeps this one out. |
| 86.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, On a length and on middle, clipped through square leg and the batters collect a brace. |
| 86.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Short of a length and around off, Green is aware of his off stump as he lets this one be. |
| 86.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, On the middle pole this time, Green tucks this one to mid-wicket and they cross over with a single. |
| 86.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Ohhh..worth a try! Bumper on middle, Tim Paine just sits under this one. |
| 86.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Siraj finishes with another bouncer on middle, Paine knows what he has to do. Just ducks under this one. With this, IT WILL BE STUMPS ON DAY 1! |
| Have to say, it is Australia who will be happier of the two sides at the end of the day. Had India taken the chances that came to them, the story well could have been different. For now though, the hosts are on top courtesy a couple of good partnerships. A brilliant 100-run stand between Labuschagne who was the star with the bat and Wade and an on going stand between Paine and Green which is looking dangerous. |
| India did have their chances, they got the openers early on, they then let it loose as they failed to build pressure on Labuschagne and Wade. When the chances came by, they failed to grab and that costed them dearly. They though did manage to fight back strongly as they got rid of the two set batters in quick succession. Could have had Green too, had Thakur held onto a caught and bowled chance. However, that drop chance may also cost them as he is now well set and is looking promising along with |
| Australia will want to keep batting and probably cross the 400-run mark. India, on the other hand, need wickets. They can't let Australia get over the 350-run mark. Can they do so? We will find out on Day 2. Do join us at 10 AM local (12 AM GMT). Until then, cheers and take care. |
| 81.1 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Outside off, it is not played at. |
| 86.6 : Hello and welcome to our coverage of the final Test between India and Australia. In case you missed all the action on an entertaining Day 1, worry not as we have you covered on that and what to expect on Day 2... |
| From an Indian perspective, it was a decent day. Could have been better had they latched onto the catching opportunities as and when they came by but given the naivety in the bowling attack, it was a fairly good effort. If they are able to send back either of Paine or Green quickly, then they can make quick inroads into the tail. May not be as easy as said, but they would definitely fancy having a quick crack at the Aussie tail. |
| For the Australians, it is all about crossing the 400-run mark and the larger part of that goal can only be achieved if the pair of Paine and Cameron stay around for a good while. The partnership between the two is worth 64 and they have been positive in scoring runs as well. But both might adopt a fairly toned-down approach, chosing to play the first session rather carefully. Should be interesting to watch. The other major thing is the weather! Hope it stays clear and that we get a good day's p |
| Pitch Report - Glenn McGrath reckons the pitch is drier than normal and expects more cracks to open up. Feels the cracks will open up in the middle of the wicket. Wants to wait and gauge the impact of those cracks. Harsha Bhogle says that the pitch might quicken up on Day 2, quoting Allan Border, to which Glenn agrees. |
| Washington Sundar, who made a wonderful debut, has been caught up for a chat. He says that the first day of Test cricket, for him, was very good. Reckons it was good also for India. States that it is a privilege to be playing for India and that he loves bowling here. Thanks the management for giving him ample time earlier, to prepare in the nets. Feels that he had a couple of very good months preparing for the tour. Says that he got to know just before the start of the game that Ravichandran was |
| Weather update - Harsha Bhogle quickly alludes to the weather, as to what is in store for today. He says that conditions right now are dry and sunny but expects little bit of thunderstorms in the afternoon time. |
| 87.1 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Full length delivery on middle, blocked. |
| 0.0 : Right then, all set for the morning session! The Indian players are already out in the middle and Cameron Green and Tim Paine walk out to the middle as well. Remember, the second new ball is just 6 overs old. T Natarajan will resume with the ball. And, here he comes... |
| 87.2 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Full length ball well outside off, Cameron is not interested in having a poke at that. |
| 87.3 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, BEATEN! An absolute beauty. An appeal from Natarajan for the caught behind but the umpire is unmoved. Notwithstanding that though, it was a peach of a delivery. Good length delivery around off, Green looks to block that off the front foot but misses and the ball goes past his outside edge to Rishabh. An appeal from the bowler, but in vain. |
| 87.4 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, FOUR! This is brilliant. This is good cricket overall. Full length and on off and middle, Cameron Green drives that straight back past the bowler and gets a boundary. |
| 87.5 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Swing and a miss! Full and well outside the off pole, CG goes chasing after that, only to miss. |
| 87.6 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, FOUR! Drive again. On a full length and around the off pole line, Cameron just pushes that wide of mid off and the ball has enough timing on it to race away to the boundary. |
| 88.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Short length delivery but down the leg side, Tim lets that one through. Starts off a bit wayward, Mohammed. |
| 0.0 : Will it be Mohammed Siraj from the other end to continue? Yes, it is him. 19-8-51-1 to him so far. |
| ... Day 2, Session 1 ... |
| 88.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Good length ball on off and middle, Paine knocks it to the mid-wicket region and takes a single. |
| 88.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Shortish length delivery outside the off stump, Green stands tall and looks to defend from within the line, misses though. |
| 88.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, On off, tapped down to mid on. |
| 88.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, FIVE OFF WIDES! Perhaps an indication of how the pitch might behave on Day 2. Short length ball but it pitches and goes way over the batsman's head, Pant leaps but the ball evades him and gets into the long stop fence for four. Wide called for the height as well. So five runs off extras. |
| Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Length delivery around the off stump line, pushed down to the right of mid off for one. |
| 88.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Runs flowing for Australia since the start of play in the morning. Good length delivery on off and middle, Tim Paine clips it behind square on the leg side and takes a run. |
| 89.1 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, No Ball. Another no ball from Natarajan, he needs to be a bit careful here. He bowled quite a few on Day 1. Fullish length delivery well outside the off stump line, TP goes after that but misses. Rishabh dives to his right and half-stops that. The slip cordon mops it up further. Hmm... the physio might have to come out to examine Pant here. He looks to be in some discomfort. |
| T Natarajan to Tim Paine, Length ball around the off pole channel, dabbed on the off side. |
| 0.0 : ... Day 2, Session 1.... |
| 89.2 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, Shortish length ball on top of leg, takes Paine by surprise there, after pitching. The bounce. Paine hops and just about tucks it on the on side and gets to the other end. |
| 0.0 : The physio is out to attend to Rishabh Pant here. The magic spray has done its job and we are good to continue now... |
| 89.3 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Length and on the middle pole, defended solidly. |
| 89.4 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Outside off, left alone. |
| 89.5 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, That works for the bowler. He has got the batsman to drive away from the body there. On a fuller length, in the zone outside off, Green drives it away from the body but finds the fielder at cover there. |
| 89.6 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Shortish and on the off pole zone, pushed back to the bowler, who sticks his hand out. Makes a half-stop as it goes down to mid off further. But no runs result. |
| 90.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Good length and around off, moves a touch away but Paine does well to read it and block. |
| 90.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Fullish and wide outside off, asking Paine to go for the drive but the Aussie skipper is not keen. |
| 90.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Another length ball around off, this one is pushed towards mid on. |
| 90.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Lucky! Paine is lucky here! A length ball again, just around off, Paine stays rooted to the crease and looks to cut but ends up getting a bottom edge. The ball bounces in front of the stumps and then goes to the keeper. Could've easily dragged it onto the stumps. |
| 90.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Wide outside off, left alone. |
| 90.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Shortish and around off, Paine gets on top of the bounce and pushes it towards point. A maiden from Siraj. |
| 91.1 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Fuller and around the pads, Green looks to flick but makes no connection. |
| 91.2 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Good leave! Very good leave! Green has figured out that there is extra bounce on the surface. A length ball around off and middle, Green lets it be. |
| 91.3 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Goes past the bat again. Lovely fron Natarajan. Bowls a full ball outside off, lures the batter into the drive. Green does that away from his body only to get beaten. |
| 91.4 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, In the channel outside off, left alone this time. |
| 91.5 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Back of a length and angling away. Green lets it be again. |
| 91.6 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Maiden from T Natarajan too as Green blocks the last ball around off on a good length off his front foot. |
| 92.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Good length and around off, Paine lets it be. The ball moves away a touch as it went past the batsman. |
| 92.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Shortish and just outside off, left alone. |
| 92.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Banged short and on middle and leg, Paine sits under it. Looked like he wanted to have a go at it first but opted against it later on. |
| 92.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, In the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 92.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Length ball on the pads, Paine looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pad. The ball rolls on the leg side and they cross for a leg bye. |
| 92.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Shortish and around off, kept out. |
| 93.1 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, TN comes 'around the wicket and bowls it full and outside the off stump channel, watchfully left alone. |
| 93.2 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, Another leave as it was outside the off pole area. |
| 93.3 : T Natarajan to Tim Paine, This time T angles it in on off and middle, Tim stabs it to the short mid-wicket region. Says 'yeah yeah' and crosses. |
| 93.4 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, EDGED.... FOUR! Oh... Nick Knight (on air) reckons that there should have been a third slip there. Sanjay Manjrekar (on air) too concurs with that. Full length delivery, Cameron comes forward and goes for the drive. Ends up getting an outside edge and the ball flies between slips and gully, where third slip would have been, down to the third man fence. |
| 93.5 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Full length ball, Green looks to drive again but ends up getting an inside edge onto his boots. |
| 93.6 : T Natarajan to Cameron Green, Gets a long way across here. It was a length delivery and Green pushes it down to mid off. Says no to his skipper, for a single. |
| 94.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Good length and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 94.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Tight leave! That wasn't too far away from the off pole. Good from Pant too. A length ball, pitched outside off, comes back in sharply as Paine lets it be. Pant had to dive to his left to gather the ball. |
| 94.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Another close leave! But Paine is trusting the bounce here. It is on a length and outside off, it comes back in. Paine shoulders arms and allows the ball to go over the stumps. |
| 94.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, What happened there? A fuller ball around off, Paine blocks it back to the bowler. Siraj picks the ball and takes a moment or two to have a shy at the stumps at the striker's end. He misses. Replays later on show that had he hit, Paine would've been on his bike back to the pavilion. |
| 94.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Length ball around middle, it is tucked through square leg. A single. |
| 94.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Banged short but this one is too short and the line is down the leg side. Green sits under it. |
| 95.1 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, FOUR! Thakur is welcomed with a boundary. Full and on the pads, easy for Paine. He whips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Australia cross 300. Paine moves to 47. |
| 95.2 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Gets the line right. This one is just outside off, left alone. |
| 95.3 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Fullish and outside off, Paine once again shoulders arms. |
| 95.4 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Full and just outside off, moves away a touch as Paine allows Pant to collect the ball behind the sticks. |
| 95.5 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Full again and it is just wide outside off. Paine is not interested again. |
| 0.0 : Shardul Thakur is back on now. 18-5-67-1. Sanjay Manjrekar (on air) reckoned that the Palghar lad was very expensive on Day 1, even though he snared Marcus Harris early on. Can he make amends now? |
| 95.6 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, This one is on a good length but again outside off. Easily left alone by Paine. 4 from Thakur's first over this morning. |
| 96.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Good length and around off, Green flicks it through mid-wicket. It is racing towards the fence but the mid-wicket fielder gives it a chase and keeps it down to three. |
| 96.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Full and around off, pushed towards mid on. |
| 96.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Around off on a length, played back to the bowler. |
| 96.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Tim Paine, Length ball around middle, it is tucked through square leg for one. |
| 96.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Length ball around middle, Green clips it towards mid-wicket. Thinks for a run but decides against it. |
| 96.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Cameron Green, Shortish and outside off, Green keeps it out. |
| 97.1 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Good length and around off, Paine lets it be. |
| 97.2 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Quick single! Fullish and around middle, it is pushed just wide of the man at mid-wicket. Paine judges the single well and gets to the other end. |
| 97.3 : Shardul Thakur to Cameron Green, Full and on middle, Green flicks it down to fine leg for one. |
| 97.4 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Length ball around off, pushed to mid on. |
| 97.5 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Length ball outside off, Paine watches it go to the keeper. |
| 97.6 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, Around off on a good length, left alone. |
| 98.1 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, Sundar floats the first ball down the leg side. Green lets it be. |
| 98.2 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, Full and on middle, pushed towards mid-wicket. |
| 0.0 : Washington Sundar is back here. 22-4-63-1 are his figures so far. It is a big task to graduate from First Class cricket to international cricket and Sundar is also the frontline spinner for his side, in the absence of Ashwin. |
| 98.4 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, Full and on middle, flicked wide of mid on for one. |
| 98.5 : Washington Sundar to Tim Paine, FIFTY FOR PAINE! A fine, fine knock from the skipper. He has done really well here. He has copped up a fair bit for his batting but the skipper has led from the front here. A fuller ball outside off, Paine drives it wide of the cover fielder to get to the milestone. His 9th half ton in Test, second in this series. Can the Aussie skipper get to the three-figure score here? |
| 98.6 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, Full and around off, driven to mid off for nothing. |
| 99.1 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, In the channel outside off, left alone. |
| 99.2 : Shardul Thakur to Tim Paine, OUT! TAKEN! Shardul strikes. A much-needed wicket for the Indians. Superb from Shardul. He runs in and lands a fuller ball outside off from wide of the crease. Paine has been looking for the scoring opportunities. He sees the length and a bit of width too. He looks to go for the drive through the covers but the ball shapes away, just a tad bit, but it is enough to induce an outside edge. It goes to the right side of Rohit Sharma at second slip. It goes quickly |
| DRINKS! A much-needed breakthrough for the Indians just as the first hour of play on Day 2 was dawning to a close. Tim Paine and Cameron Green were looking strong, the former got to his half century in the last over and Thakur, the first bowling change of the day, has snared the Australian skipper. Now, India need to clean up the tail before it wags. The task is not done yet and they know that pretty much. |
| 98.3 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, Edged? Dropped? Yes, big edge! Luck for Green. Floats this one around off, it bounces a touch extra as Green looks to defend but ends up getting an outside edge. The ball then goes to the right of the keeper and hits him on the thigh pad. The ball lobs in the air off that deflection but drops well short of Rahane at first slip. |
| 99.2 : Time for the tail. Will India curtail it? Or will it wag? Let's find out as Pat Cummins is the new batsman. |
| 99.3 : Shardul Thakur to Pat Cummins, In the channel outside off, left alone by Cummins. |
| 99.4 : Shardul Thakur to Pat Cummins, Beaten again! Full and wide again from Thakur. Cummins throws his bat without moving his feet. Makes no connection. |
| 99.5 : Shardul Thakur to Pat Cummins, Length ball just around off, Cummins has his sticks covered as he shoulders arms. |
| 99.6 : Shardul Thakur to Pat Cummins, Length and around off, Cummins blocks it on the leg side. End of a successful over from Shardul. |
| 100.1 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, Full and around off, kept out. |
| 100.2 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, Full again, this one is stroked down to long on for one. |
| 100.3 : Washington Sundar to Pat Cummins, Cummins is underway! Loopy ball outside off, he pushes it through the covers region for a single. |
| 100.4 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, Full and on middle, flicked to short mid-wicket for nothing. |
| 100.5 : Washington Sundar to Cameron Green, OUT! TIMBER! Lovely from Sundar. Green is the man who falls now. India get rid of both the set batters in back-to-back overs. Tosses the ball up and lands it around middle, Green looks to defend but the ball spins away just a touch and beats his bat. He played for the turn but missed the ball completely. The ball though goes onto hit its mark. Maybe there was an outside edge there. Green falls 3 short of his half ton. |
| 100.6 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Full and around off, Starc pushes it towards mid off. Another successful over for India. |
| 100.5 : Mitchell Starc steps out to bat now. He can be aggressive with the bat. Even a little cameo and the Australians would be happy with that. |
| 101.1 : Shardul Thakur to Pat Cummins, Fuller and around off, driven through the covers for a single. |
| 101.2 : Shardul Thakur to Mitchell Starc, Full and around off, Starc flicks it through mid-wicket to open his account. |
| 101.3 : Shardul Thakur to Pat Cummins, Full and outside off, left alone. |
| 101.4 : Shardul Thakur to Pat Cummins, OUT! LBW! Three reds! Shardul gets another one. India storming back in this game here. Superb stuff from Shardul here. He bowl this one full and straight. Cummins looks to flick but misses to get pinned on the pads, right in front of the wickets. They all go up in appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Looked dead plumb but Cummins reviews. Replays roll in and they show that Cummins is a gonner because Hot Spot detects no spike, so too did Snicko, and B |
| 101.5 : Shardul Thakur to Nathan Lyon, Lyon's off the mark in his 100th Test match. A short ball around off, Lyon pulls it through square leg leg for a brace. |
| 101.4 : THE GOAT STEPS OUT TO BAT! Nathan Lyon is in his 100th Test match, although expect the impact to be more with the ball. Can he though spring a surprise with the bat? |
| Pat has reviewed it! It is for a LBW appeal which ruled him out, on-field. Looks plumb, especially if there was no bat. Nothing on the Hot Spot and neither on Snicko. Ball Tracker is in, impact is inside and wickets are hitting. Australia lose the review. |
| 101.6 : Shardul Thakur to Nathan Lyon, Shortish and around off, punched on the off side. And it is end of another successful over for Thakur and India. |
| 102.1 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Full and around off, pushed towards cover. |
| 102.2 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Floated around off, Starc punches it towards the mid off fielder. |
| 102.3 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Short and wide outside off, Starc cuts but finds backward point. |
| 102.4 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Tossed up and around off, pushed to mid off. |
| 102.5 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Full and around off, Starc drives it towards mid off. |
| 102.6 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, SIX! There goes Starc. It was just a matter of time before Starc goes for the big shots. After blocking the 5 balls of the over, he decides that the time is now. Sundar tosses it up again. It is right in the hitting arc of Starc. The southpaw thumps it over long on for a biggie. |
| 103.1 : Shardul Thakur to Nathan Lyon, FOUR! Pulled away! Lyon won't mind taking the bowler on here. Shardul runs and bangs it short. Lyon swivels and nails the pull through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 103.2 : Shardul Thakur to Nathan Lyon, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries. Lyon with a shot that most of the batters in the world will be proud of. A fuller ball around off and middle from Shardul. Lyon just meets it with a full blade and strokes it through mid on. He enjoyed that shot too. |
| 103.3 : Shardul Thakur to Nathan Lyon, Length ball around off, kept out. |
| 103.4 : Shardul Thakur to Nathan Lyon, Huge appeal but turned down. A length ball around off, Lyon looks to defend but the ball comes back in nicely. He misses to get hit on the pad. They appeal but not out says the umpire. Maybe it hit him high on the pads. Also, some bat. |
| 103.5 : Shardul Thakur to Nathan Lyon, Beaten! Lovely from Thakur. Angles the length ball from outside off, Lyon looks to defend but the ball comes back in and beats the inside edge. |
| 103.6 : Shardul Thakur to Nathan Lyon, Short ball around off, Lyon pulls it down to deep square leg for one. |
| 104.1 : Washington Sundar to Nathan Lyon, FOUR! Lyon moves to 15 in just 9 balls. Useful runs. A tossed up ball around off, Lyon sweeps and hits it nicely through short fine leg. A boundary. The man at 45 dived but could not keep it out. |
| 104.2 : Washington Sundar to Nathan Lyon, Lyon sweeps again and takes down the short leg fielder. Shaw, the substitute is the man, who takes the blow on his knee. Luckily though, for India, he is back up and good to continue. We say lucky because even though he is a sub, India cannot afford to bring on new chaps onto the field now, even to replace subs. They are that injury plagued it seems. |
| 104.3 : Washington Sundar to Nathan Lyon, Down the leg side, left alone. |
| 104.4 : Washington Sundar to Nathan Lyon, Good running! Flatter and around middle, Lyon clips it through mid-wicket and scampers back for two. |
| 104.5 : Washington Sundar to Nathan Lyon, Fuller and quicker, around off, kept out towards mid on. |
| 104.6 : Washington Sundar to Nathan Lyon, On middle, Lyon defends it out. |
| 105.1 : Shardul Thakur to Mitchell Starc, Two more for Starc and Australia. A length ball around off, Starc punches it through mid off and gets a brace. |
| 105.2 : Shardul Thakur to Mitchell Starc, Short ball around middle, pulled down to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 105.3 : Shardul Thakur to Nathan Lyon, Short and wide outside off, Lyon reaches out and throws the bat at it but makes no connection. |
| 105.4 : Shardul Thakur to Nathan Lyon, FOUR! SHOT! Everything is coming off the middle of the willow of Lyon here. Fullish and outside off, Lyon drives it on the up. It goes to the right of the mid off fielder. It teases the fielder who gives it a chase and he ends up coming second in the race to the ropes. |
| 105.5 : Shardul Thakur to Nathan Lyon, Banged short, pulled down to deep square leg for an easy single. |
| 105.6 : Shardul Thakur to Mitchell Starc, Shortish and just outside off, Starc leaves it alone. |
| 106.1 : Washington Sundar to Nathan Lyon, Tossed up and outside off, swept to deep square leg for a single. |
| 106.2 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Tossed up and outside off, Starc looks to drive but the ball takes a thickish outside edge and goes wide of gully. Two taken before the fielder can get to the ball. |
| 106.3 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Floated around off, Starc comes foward to block. |
| 106.4 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Flat and around off, this time he stays back to block. |
| 106.5 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Two more! Fuller and on middle, it is clipped through mid-wicket for two. 350 up for the Aussies. The stand moves to 36 off just 31. |
| 106.6 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Looped up outside off, Starc drives it down to long off and keeps the strike for the next over. |
| 107.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Fuller ball around middle to begin the new spell from Siraj. Starc pushes it hard but finds mid on. |
| 0.0 : So, Shardul is off after a decent spell and Mohammed Siraj comes back on. 24-10-64-1 for Mohammed Siraj. Can he clean up the last two wickets? |
| 107.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, In the air... safe! Top work from Natarajan near the ropes. A short ball outside off, Starc goes for the pull but ends up getting a top edge. The ball goes towards fine leg and goes towards the fence. But but.. Natarajan, from fine leg, runs to his left, makes a lot of ground and does really well to stop the ball. They take just a run. |
| 107.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon, Slips this one down the leg side. Lyon looks to flick but misses. |
| 107.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon, Short ball around off, pulled to deep square leg for a run. |
| 107.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Good length and around off, tapped towards the cover fielder. |
| 107.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Back of a length and around off, Starc lets it go to the keeper. |
| 108.1 : Washington Sundar to Nathan Lyon, Floated down the leg side, Lyon looks to sweep but misses. |
| 108.2 : Washington Sundar to Nathan Lyon, OUT! Knocks him over from round his legs. Top delivery from Sundar. He gets his 3rd wicket of the game and the entertainment from Lyon is over. A handy knock nonetheless from him. Sundar fires it full and on middle and leg, Lyon once again gets down and looks to sweep. This time it is quicker too and he misses. The ball disturbs the stumps. End of Lyon and end of a very good stand between him and Starc. |
| 108.3 : Washington Sundar to Josh Hazlewood, Beaten! Floats this one just outside off, it spins away a touch and beats the outside edge of Hazlewood, who prodded forward and looked to have a poke at it. |
| 108.2 : Josh Hazlewood is the last man in for Australia. Can Washington Sundar close it off in this very over? |
| 108.4 : Washington Sundar to Josh Hazlewood, Flat and around middle, kept out. |
| 108.5 : Washington Sundar to Josh Hazlewood, Full and on off, driven to mid off for one. What will Starc do on the last ball? Will he go for the big shot? |
| 108.6 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, No. Starc is happy to block the looped up ball outside off. |
| 109.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, Length ball around off, kept out. |
| 109.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, Fuller and around off, driven to mid off. |
| 109.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, Banged short and around off, Hazlewood sways away from the line. |
| 109.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, Good bouncer again. It is around off and middle but Hazlewood does well to move out of the way again. |
| 109.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, Full and around off, pushed through the cover-point region for one. |
| 109.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Banged short for Starc, who lets it be as it goes well over. Pant does well to leap high and make a half stop. Could've raced away to the fence otherwise. |
| 110.1 : Washington Sundar to Josh Hazlewood, Floated around off, Hazlewood defends it easily. |
| 110.2 : Washington Sundar to Josh Hazlewood, Tossed up and outside off, driven well but straight to short cover. |
| 110.3 : Washington Sundar to Josh Hazlewood, Full and around off, Josh comes on the front foot to defend. |
| 110.4 : Washington Sundar to Josh Hazlewood, Flat and around off, bunted on the on side. |
| 110.5 : Washington Sundar to Josh Hazlewood, Full again, blocked. |
| 110.6 : Washington Sundar to Josh Hazlewood, Fired full and on the pads, Josh flicks but finds square leg. |
| 111.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Beaten! Fullish and just around off, Starc looks to play it on the up but misses. |
| 111.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Banged short. Starc lets it go. |
| 111.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Good length and around off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 111.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, In the air... safe! Good effort from Mayank. Short ball around off, this time Starc looks to pull but gets a top edge. The ball goes high in the air towards mid on. Agarwal from mid off runs for the catch but he fails to get there, in spite of throwing himself. |
| 111.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, Fired full on the pads, Josh looks to flick but misses. |
| 111.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, Full and on middle, flicked hard but straight to mid on. |
| 112.1 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Flatter and around the off pole, pushed down to long off for a single. |
| 112.2 : Washington Sundar to Josh Hazlewood, Full length delivery on the off pole line, Josh comes forward and fends it out, back to the bowler. |
| 112.3 : Washington Sundar to Josh Hazlewood, Outside off, Hazlewood lets that be. |
| 112.4 : Washington Sundar to Josh Hazlewood, Full length ball, around the off stump, driven to cover. Apparently Lunch is approaching but can be extended by 30 minutes, as there is just 1 wicket left to fall, if it does not fall by then. |
| 112.5 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Full and angled into the off stump line, nudged through mid on for one. |
| 112.6 : Washington Sundar to Josh Hazlewood, Solid in defence. Full length delivery, Hazlewood comes on the front foot and blocks it out. |
| 113.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Shortish and around off, tucked through square leg for one. |
| 113.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, Short and outside off, Hazlewood looks to upper cut but misses. |
| 113.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, Banged short but outside off. Hazlewood lets it be. |
| 113.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, FOUR! Nicely played there. Shortish length ball, Josh Hazlewood stays leg side of the ball and hits it through the covers. Long chase for the fiedler there but the ball gets into the boundary before he can cut it off. |
| 113.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, Another short ball around off, Josh lets it be. |
| 113.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Josh Hazlewood, FOUR! Boundary to finish the over. Full and wide outside the off pole zone, Hazlewood moves to the on side and caresses it through the gap in the covers. Nobody moved an inch there. |
| 114.1 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Floated outside off, left alone. |
| 114.2 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Another one which is wide outside off, Starc lets it go again. |
| 114.3 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Darted outside off again, left alone again. |
| 114.4 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, 4 dots in a row! This one is pitched outside off, turns away as Starc shoulders arms. |
| 114.5 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Flat and around off, Starc blocks off his front foot. |
| 114.6 : Washington Sundar to Mitchell Starc, Floated outside off, left alone. |
| 115.1 : T Natarajan to Josh Hazlewood, A length ball around off and middle, Hazlewood looks to flick but misses to get hit high on the pad. |
| T Natarajan is back into the attack. Can he clean up either of these two? |
| 115.2 : T Natarajan to Josh Hazlewood, OUT! TIMBER! Natarajan finishes things off for the Indians. A lovely ball from Natarajan. Another fine bowling change from Rahane. A fuller ball around off, Hazlewood looks to drive but fails to make any connection. The ball goes behind to disturb the woodwork. Australia are bowled out for 369. |
| An excellent session for India. They have taken 5 wickets in the morning, conceding 95 runs. India have kept Australia to well under 400 and the inexperienced bowling attack deserves praise for doing well. However, it was also a decent effort by the Australian tail, with the bat. |
| Yes, the Indians needed to be, and they were. They have contained the damage and although this may still be a big total, for a naive bowling attack, they deserve credit for suppressing the Australians well. The rookie debutants from Tamil Nadu, T Natarajan and Washington Sundar, netted 3 each. So did Shardul Thakur, although he strayed on the expensive side. Siraj got one, that of Warner, at the very start. |
| Right, so the players have broken for Lunch now. And when they come back, with India set to bat in their first innings, they have a task. Glenn McGrath and Sanjay Manjrekar (on air) reckon that it is a par total, even though the Aussies have not been able to get to 400. And expect their bowlers to come out hard at the visitors. The Indian openers need to get off to a good start. Well, join us shortly for the second session and for India's innings... |
| Earlier, after winning the toss, Australia opted to bat first. They lost their openers cheaply but the usual suspects, Smith and Labuschagne, stitched a revival stand. Smith eventually fell but there was a bigger stand shared between Labuschagne and Wade. The former later on went onto get his 5th Test ton as well. After that Paine and Green batted well too but they, combined with the tail, could not get their side to the 400-run mark, as India were exceptional at the start of Day 2. |
| Before that, hear what the legendary Allan Border has to say. Allan Border reckons that the average first innings score at Gabba is actually 330 and that Australia's score of 370 is actually very comprehensive. Adds further that the first hour of play, as far as India's batting is concerned, will be crucial. States that Starc can get the ball swinging. Says the ball did swing in the first session and sees no reason why Mitchell cannot do so. Feels the home side needs to strike early and th |
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