| 1.2 : 1.2: J Richardson to L Rahul, FOUR! This should give Rahul some confidence. He gets a ball on his pads, Indians love it there. He works it around the corner, short fine leg gives it a chase, dives but his effort goes in vain. First boundary of the game and Rahul is off the mark in style. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: J Richardson to L Rahul, FOUR! Poor bowling! Second boundary in the over. On the pads, Rahul just clips it through backward square leg. The outfield here is lightning quick and a boundary results. Expensive start by Jhye Richardson. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: J Behrendorff to R Sharma, OUT! In the air... taken! Jason Behrendorff draws first blood and it is the huge wicket of the hitman. He tries to innovate, when it comes off, it is brilliant but when it does not, it is not a good sight. Rohit tries to play the paddle scoop. It goes off the toe-end and balloons towards short fine leg. Zampa there tracks back, he seems to lose balance for a second but then keeps it and takes it. Early wicket for Australia, just the start they would have wanted af |
| 3.1 : 3.1: J Richardson to L Rahul, FOUR! What a shot that is! Just brilliant! Nothing wrong with that delivery, it is on a length and around off, Rahul stands tall and then opens the face of the bat. He hits it over cover-point and a boundary results. Ideal start to the over. Third boundary of Jhye. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: J Richardson to L Rahul, FOUR! This is even better than the boundary he hit on the first ball. Poor bowling once again by Richardson. He bowls an off pace ball but offers a lot of width outside off. Rahul waits for it and then just lofts it over covers. This is turning out to be another expensive over by Richardson. Still a ball to go. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: J Behrendorff to V Kohli, FOUR! Dismissed! Absolutely dismissed. A half-volley little outside off, Kohli just clears his front leg and smashes it uppishly but really hard right past the bowler for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: J Behrendorff to V Kohli, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, the arms of the Indian skipper open as he slashes this one over backward point and wide of third man for the second boundary of the over. No chance for the fielder in the deep. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: N Coulter-Nile to V Kohli, FOUR! Welcome into the attack NCN! Full and angling into the batsman. Kohli plays it with the angle as he flicks it over mid-wicket for a boundary. The bat turned in his hand slightly and hence, went a little squarer than he would have liked. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: N Coulter-Nile to L Rahul, FOUR! Up and over! Once again another over with two boundaries. End of the Powerplay and an expensive last. India will be happier of the two as they just lost the one wicket and have amassed 49 runs. Once again all class from Rahul here. He lofts it over point and bags a boundary. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: A Zampa to L Rahul, FOUR! Powered! No need to run for those. Uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes it past the bowler for a boundary. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: A Zampa to V Kohli, OUT! The Indian skipper is out of here! Zampa strikes in his second over. The Australians are pumped up and why not? Kohli wanted to go after the leg spinner and falls in the process. Zampa tosses it up on middle, Kohli uses his feet but gets a little too close to the ball. Hence, he does not manage to get the desired elevation and hits it straight down the throat of Nathan Coulter-Nile who takes it. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: A Zampa to L Rahul, SIX! That is huge! That spoils Zampa's over. A flighted ball on middle and Rahul has his dancing shoes on as he swings the straight bat and deposits this ball behind the sightscreen. 11 runs and a wicket off the over. |
| 9.6: D Short to R Pant, OUT! Big confusion and Pant has been run out! Two wickets in two overs for Australia. Brilliant fielding this by Jason at point. Pant walks down the track. Short fires it full and wide outside off. Pant slashes at it , it goes towards point. Pant now feels there is an easy single there and he is off. Behrendorff in that region, dives and makes an excellent stop. Rahul, seeing that effort bails out of the run. Pant is the at the point of no return. JB does not waste a lot |
| 12.2 : 12.2: N Coulter-Nile to L Rahul, OUT! Another one bites the dust! This time it is the well-set batsman. 50 and out for Rahul and India in a spot of bother here. He moves around his crease to disturb the length of the bowler. However, NCN sticks to landing it on a length and around off. Rahul looks to loft it over mid off. It goes off the bottom. Finch in that position takes a dolly. The bowling change has worked wonders for Australia here. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: N Coulter-Nile to D Karthik, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Second in the over for Nathan Coulter-Nile and India suddenly, have half their side back in the hut. Karthik does not trouble the scorers a lot. He uses his feet and Nathan bowls it a touch shorter. The ball also jags back in sharply. Karthik leaves a gap between bat and pad as he looks to put bat on ball. It sneaks through and uproots the middle pole. Into the all-rounders now are the Aussies. End of an excellent over for the Aussies, just 3 r |
| 14.6: N Coulter-Nile to K Pandya, OUT! High on the bat and Maxwell comes under the ball and takes a very simple catch. A length ball from around the wicket, with a lot of pace and bounce on it. Pandya looks to swing over mid-wicket but gets it high on the bat and the ball just balloons up towards point where Maxwell settles under it and takes it very easily. That is the 3rd wicket for Coulter-Nile. India in big trouble now, as this was the last recognized batting pair. The Aussies wriggling cont |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Pat Cummins to U Yadav, OUT! This time the height is not an issue and Umesh Yadav is a goner. As plumb as you get. Cummins bowls it fuller than what Jhye had bowled. It pitches and comes back in. Yadav looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. He is right in front and the umpire has no hesitation in lifting the finger. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: N Coulter-Nile to MS Dhoni, SIX! Finds the middle this time and a much, much-needed biggie for India. Width on offer and it is fuller. Dhoni clears his front leg and hits it over covers for a maximum. A couple more is what India need. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: J Bumrah to D Short, FOUR! Goes around the wicket and it helps Short immediately. The ball is on the pads and it is flicked away through square leg for a well-timed boundary. D'Arcy is really strong off his pads and Bumrah would do well to stay away from them. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Y Chahal to D Short, OUT! The crowd here erupts as Stoinis is just short and this is the worst start possible for the Aussies. This is the last thing the visitors would have wanted, a run out. Short works this ball on the pads towards the right of Yadav at short fine leg. Stoinis is in a hurry to get to the other end but D'Arcy is not interested. Marcus now has to turn back and get into the crease. In the meantime, Yadav throws the ball to the bowler who collects it and whips the bails off. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: J Bumrah to A Finch, OUT! No it does not! The ball is just clipping the leg stump and the Aussie skipper is a goner. Bumrah strikes and Australia have lost two in two balls. A fuller length ball on middle, going on with the angle. Finch is stuck in his crease and looks to push the ball without much foot movement. Misses it and gets struck on the pads. The umpire raises his finger as the Indians appeal. Aaron Finch consults his partner and reviews. The replays roll in, show us there is no ba |
| 2.6 : 2.6: J Bumrah to G Maxwell, FOUR! Releases all the pressure that was building. Top shot to get off the mark from Maxwell. Bumrah is guilty of bowling it a little too full here. Maxwell strokes it with the full face of the bat, through covers and it races away to the fence. 4 runs and a wicket from this over. Another good over for India. 118 in 102 needed. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: U Yadav to G Maxwell, FOUR! Excellent shot! Clears his front leg as Umesh bowls it short. Maxwell smacks it over mid off for a boundary. Dealing in boundaries is Maxwell. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: U Yadav to G Maxwell, FOUR! Umesh Yadav is releasing all the pressure built by the bowlers before. Excellent wrist work here from Maxwell. Shuffles across and flicks it past the short fine leg fielder. Once you get it past him, you need not run. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: U Yadav to G Maxwell, FOUR! Third boundary in the over and a much-needed over for Australia. Maxwell is into the act once again. He clears his front leg for another time and lofts it over the bowler's head. The gap in run and balls needed was 16 at the start of this over, it has come down to 9 now. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: J Bumrah to D Short, FOUR! Uppish but in the gap! The slower ball again but the length is fuller outside off. Short hits it uppishly but in the gap through covers. Once it beats the fielders in the ring, you are not going to stop it. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Y Chahal to G Maxwell, SIX! Maxwell has picked the bones out of that one. The key here was, he picked the length early. Short and on middle, Maxwell rocks back quickly and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence. Ideal start to the over. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Y Chahal to G Maxwell, FOUR! Gets better for the visitors. 10 from the first two, this was all timing. Again it is slightly short, GM on the back foot, whips it through mid-wicket and a boundary results. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: M Markande to D Short, FOUR! That is a supreme shot! Some width on offer for the southpaw outside off, Short rocks back and cuts it wide of deep cover for a boundary. It brings up the 50 for the visitors too. 76 runs are required in 72 balls now. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: M Markande to G Maxwell, SIX! Into the stands it goes! 'No, no, no' goes Dhoni behind the wickets and you see exactly why. Markande has flighted it nicely outside off and Maxwell takes full toll. He smashes it way back into the crowd at wide long on. |
| 11.1 : 11.1: Y Chahal to D Short, FOUR! Cut and cut nicely! The googly outside off, the length is shorter. Short picks it up quickly, goes back and cuts it through point. The fielder in the deep runs to his right, dives but his effort goes in vain. |
| 13.1: Y Chahal to G Maxwell, FOUR! Poor ball! Down the leg side, Maxwell does really well to sweep it fine on the leg side. No chance for the fielder at fine leg. Pin-drop silence here. 40 more needed in 41 balls. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Y Chahal to G Maxwell, OUT! Maxwell holes out! He departs after an amazing fifty. Chahal has flighted this one outside off, Maxwell reaches out for the ball and looks to deposit it over long off but the bat turns in his hand as he completed the shot. Rahul at long off settles under the ball and takes a comfortable catch. The target is not a big one but this wicket can still set the cat among the pigeons if a few more follow. The equation is just 38 runs in 39 balls though. |
| 14.3: M Markande to D Short, FOUR! That should release all the pressure India were looking to build. Another flatter ball and outside off, D'Arcy transfers his weight onto the front foot and strokes it through covers. Beats the man in the ring and then it is a boundary. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: U Yadav to P Handscomb, OUT! Another run out and it is Short, the well-set batsmen who is taking the long walk back. Umesh bowls a full ball on the pads, Peter Handscomb flicks it through backward square leg. Pandya from fine leg moves to his left and stops it. The batsmen till then, complete one. Peter is off for the second. Short is a little hesitant and hence, Peter stops. Short also then stops and looks to turn back and get in. However, the throw till then gets to Dhoni and he underarm |
| 16.2: K Pandya to A Turner, OUT! Bowled 'em! Are the Aussies pulling the trigger on themselves here? Unnecessary shot and the stumps are disturbed. Krunal bowls this one flatter and straight on middle. Turner comes inside the line and looks to paddle sweep the ball into the vacant fine leg region. He misses and the bowler hits. Just singles are needed and such shots are not needed. The game is surely on here! Pressure of the twelfth man also weighs in as the crowd has come alive here. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: J Bumrah to P Handscomb, OUT! The last recognized batsman is out of here. And now, one can say, the Indians are favourites to win this game. Bumrah's over keeps getting better. Sees Handscomb come down the track and outsmarts him. He bangs it short. PH is in no position to play the pull but still goes for it. The ball takes the top edge and lobs to the left of Dhoni. He calls for it and the man who has nerves of steel takes a high-pressure catch. This is also Bumrah's 50th wicket in T20Is, |
| 18.6 : 18.6: J Bumrah to N Coulter-Nile, OUT! TIMBER! The crowd here is going bonkers! A corker of a yorker this one! Too good for Nathan Coulter-Nile! Two wickets in two balls for Bumrah. Comes steaming in and bowls it right in the blockhole. Nathan Coulter-Nile fails to bring his bat down in time and the ball sends the leg stump for a walk. What a penultimate over this has been from Bumrah, 2 runs and 2 wickets from it. This guy just never fails to deliver. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: U Yadav to J Richardson, FOUR! What a shot! Looks like someone has turned off the volume at the stadium. A short of a length ball on top of middle and Richardson holds his position and pulls this through deep square leg for a boundary. 9 off 4 balls. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: U Yadav to Pat Cummins, FOUR! And Cummins hits it! 2 needed in one now! Another low full toss but this time there is width on offer and Cummins cashes in on it. He strokes it through covers. It is away from the fielder in the deep and a boundary results. |
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