| 0.1 : 0.1: J Behrendorff to R Sharma, FOUR! Off the mark with a boundary! You have to listen to the noise to know the result! Behrendorff begins with a low full toss outside off, Sharma just plays it past backward point. The ball races away to the third man fence, even as Coulter-Nile rushed to his right. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: J Behrendorff to R Sharma, FOUR! Rohit is up and running immediately! It was pitched up around off and middle, Sharma drives it straight down the ground past mid off for another boundary. The bat face turned in his hand as he played that. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: J Behrendorff to R Sharma, OUT! First international wicket for Behrendorff! Peach of a delivery to get that. On a fuller length around middle and off, Sharma looks to push at it from the crease. Misses and wears it on the pads. The Australians appeal and the umpire raises his dreaded finger. Rohit thinks about taking the review but decides against it. Early setback for the hosts here! |
| 0.6 : 0.6: J Behrendorff to V Kohli, OUT! Big, big wicket for Australia this! Kohli is the man walking back! Behrendorff lands it on a length again, Kohli stays in the crease and looks to flick. The ball hits his pads and lobs up in the air. The bowler runs there, catches it and appeals. The umpire gives the marching orders to the skipper. Virat looks stunned, consults his partner for a review but decides against it. Well, Snicko shows a spike as the ball passes the bat. So it is indeed a caught and b |
| 2.1 : 2.1: J Behrendorff to M Pandey, FOUR! Cleverly played! Just a hint of width there for Pandey, he guides it past the first slip fielder to collect a boundary. He used the pace well there. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: J Behrendorff to M Pandey, OUT! Jason Behrendorff is on fire in Guwahati! Yes, the Indians are in trouble here, something that has been quite rare in the series so far! The bowler lands it around off, it seams away just a touch. Pandey pays the price for being tentative as he pushes at it away from the body. Ends up nicking it to the keeper Paine who is more than happy with the offering. Manish walks back now as India lose their third. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: N Coulter-Nile to K Jadhav, SIX! The first biggie of the game! Looked imperious! Back of a length ball in line of the stumps, Jadhav stands tall and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen. That just cleared the ropes though. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: J Behrendorff to S Dhawan, OUT! Behrendorff gets his fourth, the first time by an Aussie pace bowler in a T20I against India. Pitched on a length around off, Dhawan looks to go downtown. Seems like it would be a maximum, but there was height more than distance on that. Warner backtracked from mid off and took a stunning tumbling catch to send back his Hyderabad teammate. What a spell of seam bowling this is turning out to be! |
| 4.5 : 4.5: J Behrendorff to K Jadhav, FOUR! Jadhav bashes that powerfully! Back of a length ball having some width, Kedar just slashes it over cover-point for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: A Tye to K Jadhav, FOUR! Width on offer, cashed! Tye hurls it outside off, Jadhav slashes it over backward point for a boundary. Wasn't far from the leaping fielder there. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: M Stoinis to K Jadhav, FOUR! Not the most promising way to start for Stoinis! He strays onto Jadhav's pads, who just gets bat on that and collects a boundary through the fine leg region. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: A Zampa to MS Dhoni, FOUR! A full toss to anybody is a crime, leave alone Dhoni! MS charges down and heaves it aerially towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. There was a fielder there but it was just away from him. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: A Zampa to MS Dhoni, OUT! Dhoni has been handed a dose of his own medicine - stumped out! Zampa tosses it outside off and lures the Indian keeper out. Dhoni obliges, walks down and ends up missing the ball completely as it spun square after pitching. Paine, behind the wickets, collects to whip off the bails. Adam Zampa is ecstatic as he knows the value of the wicket. MS is disappointed with his dismissal as it was an uncharacteristic one. The crowd goes silent! |
| 11.1 : 11.1: A Zampa to K Jadhav, OUT! Zampa is on a roll in Guwahati! He gets another one to his kitty! Tosses in a wrong 'un around off, Jadhav fails to pick that one. He looks to go for a big shot down the ground and only makes contact with thin air. Ends up losing his middle stick. Very poor shot with the circumstance that India are in. They slide further now. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: N Coulter-Nile to B Kumar, OUT! Catching practise for Henriques at third man! Oh Kumar, what have you done here! It was banged in short around off, Kumar sways back and helps the ball straight to the fielder in the deep. Moises gets there and pouches it crouching low forward. The hosts continue their procession to the dressing room at regular intervals. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: A Tye to K Yadav, FOUR! Freebies! Another full toss, almost waist high outside off. Yadav looks to go over the leg side. Ends up getting a thick edge past the keeper for a boundary. This wasn't too far from being called another no ball for being over waist high. Not called though. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: A Tye to H Pandya, SIX! Pandya powers it! Tye bangs it short in line of the stumps, Hardik stays put and pulls it over mid-wicket for half a dozen. India would love more of these, the crowd certainly will! |
| 17.3 : 17.3: M Stoinis to H Pandya, OUT! The Pandya show doesn't come to Guwahati! The slower ball works for Stoinis and Australia! Stoinis bowls a slower off cutter outside off, Hardik looks to belt it over long off. Ends up offering the simplest of catches to Christian, the sub fielder, who makes no mistake. This was the joint-highest stand of this innings, 33 to be exact! |
| 18.3: N Coulter-Nile to J Bumrah, FOUR! First runs for Bumrah in T20 internationals! Boundary gets him off in T20Is! Coulter-Nile lands it outside off, Bumrah goes for the wild drive, ends up getting a thick outside edge. The ball flies past the leaping keeper and races away to the fence. |
| 19.3: A Tye to K Yadav, OUT! Run out! Landed outside leg, Yadav makes room and looks to guide it away to third man. They look to sneak in a run. The keeper gets to the ball and hits the stumps down at the striker's end to catch Bumrah short of the crease. End of the tailender's stay! |
| 19.6 : 19.6: A Tye to K Yadav, OUT! INDIA FOLD UP FOR 118! Tye lands it in line of the stumps, Yadav looks to smash it across the line. Ends up getting a top edge that goes high up in the air. The keeper settles under it to pouch it safely. That's it for Kuldeep tonight with the bat! |
| 1.1 : 1.1: J Bumrah to A Finch, FOUR! Shot! Short delivery on middle and leg, Finch swivels across and pulls it with aplomb through backward square leg to find the fence. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: J Bumrah to D Warner, OUT! That's a poor shot from the Australian skipper and he pays the price for it. His poor run in T20Is continues. Back of a length delivery on off, skids through the surface. Warner is hurried on but he still goes through with his pull. Ends up getting a top edge towards Kohli at covers. He settles under it and pouches it safely. He pumps his fists in the air, shows how much this wicket means to him and his side. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: B Kumar to A Finch, OUT! Finch throws his wicket away too! Australia on the back foot. Back of a length outside off, holding its line. Finch punches it off his back foot straight towards Kohli at covers without bothering to keep it down. The Indian skipper accepts it gleefully. The crowd is right behind their players, shouting at the top of their voices. This is just the start India needed. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: J Bumrah to T Head, FOUR! Beautiful! There is not a better sight in cricket than the straight drive. Fuller in length on off, Head leans into it and creams it down the ground for a majestic boundary. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: J Bumrah to T Head, FOUR! Easy pickings! On a length on leg stump, Head works it through backward square leg to pick up a boundary. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: J Bumrah to M Henriques, SIX! Boom! That came right off the screws! Short delivery on off, sits up nicely for Henriques. He stands tall and pulls it with authority over deep backward square leg for half a dozen. That will give Moises a lot of confidence. The crowd that was shouting a lot goes quiet. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: K Yadav to M Henriques, SIX! Poor delivery and duly punished! Half-tracker on off, Henriques hangs back and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum. A real help-me delivery from Kuldeep and he pays the price for it. |
| 7.6 : 7.6: K Yadav to T Head, FOUR! Freebie! Another half-tracker on middle, Head hammers it through mid-wicket for a rocketing boundary. 14 from this one, this is the kind of over Australia needed. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: H Pandya to M Henriques, FOUR! Easy pickings! Bouncer down the leg side, Henriques helps it to fine leg for a boundary. Pandya can't afford to bowl these deliveries with such a paltry total to defend. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: H Pandya to T Head, FOUR! Well played! Good length delivery outside off, Head walks down the track and heaves it over mid-wicket. He has hit that quite well and the ball races to the fence. Australia are in the zone now. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Y Chahal to M Henriques, FOUR! Deft! Quick delivery outside off, Henriques waits for it and dabs it past first slip for a boundary. Intelligent cricket from the all-rounder. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: K Yadav to T Head, FOUR! If you keep bowling too short, you will be taken to the cleaners. Head hangs back to this delivery and pulls it over mid-wicket. The ball holds up a bit due to the dew but rolls away to the fence. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: K Yadav to M Henriques, FOUR! This is too easy for the visitors at the moment! Half-volley outside off, Henriques drives it elegantly through extra cover to find the fence. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Y Chahal to T Head, SIX! High and handsome! Floated around off, Head kneels and slog sweeps it over long on for a maximum. The Australian faces Chahal a lot in the nets as they both play for Bangalore in the Indian T20 league. That shot was executed to perfection. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: K Yadav to M Henriques, SIX! Just over the man at long off! Tossed up around off, Henriques clears his front leg and smokes it towards long off. Rohit is interested but can only see it sailing over his head. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: K Yadav to M Henriques, SIX! That brings up Henrique's 2nd T20I fifty! Australia are racing towards a victory! Short delivery on off, Henriques pulls it over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen. This has been a really good knock from the all-rounder. Well-paced! |
| 15.3: Y Chahal to M Henriques, FOUR! This is the apt manner to finish it off! Tossed up delivery in line of the stumps, Henriques drills it past Chahal and once that happens, it's destined to reach the fence. Thumping victory for the away side. The joy on the face of Moises is evident! AUSTRALIA WIN BY 8 WICKETS WITH 27 BALLS TO SPARE, LEVEL THE SERIES 1-1! |
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