| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the first T20I between India and Australia in Ranchi. The hosts hold the edge over the visitors as they are unbeaten in the last six games against them in this format. Virat Kohli would hope for the same to continue. His team is in terrific flow and they will be heading into the game as favorites. |
| The away side, will be led by David Warner as Steven Smith is ruled out of the series due to a shoulder injury. He would want to start the series off with a win. A lot of new players have been named in the squad and we may see Jason Behrendorff, the youngster, making his debut today. The weather forecast for today is not that promising as there is rain predicted. It is clear for now and let's hope it remains the same. We are in for a thrilling encounter. Stay tuned for the toss and teams in a wh |
| PITCH REPORT - Brett Lee and Sunil Gavaskar inspecting the pitch say it's a zooter of a pitch. Feel the ball won't be coming onto the bat easily and scoring runs will be a task. Futher inform the captains would want to field first as dew factor would come into play later. |
| TOSS - India win the toss and opt to bowl first. |
| Virat Kohli says, they are going to bowl first. Informs the weather is the reason for them fielding first and also they would first want to see how the pitch behaves. Reckons T20 is a format where no team can be taken lightly and they cannot be complacent. Ends by saying Axar Patel and Ajinkya Rahane are out, Shikhar Dhawan and Kuldeep Yadav come in. |
| David Warner says, they are looking forward to the game and they hope to bat well. He feels the pitch is similar to the track during the Test match. Opines the ball will come slower onto the bat as the game progresses. |
| The teams walk out for their respective national anthems. The Australian national anthem will be sung first, followed by India's. |
| It's done and dusted and we are all set to get underway. The crowd is buzzing here in Ranchi and the men who matter have made their way out to the middle. David Warner, the Australian skipper and the dynamic, Aaron Finch, will open the batting for Australia. Bhuvneshwar Kumar who was excellent during the one-dayers will open the bowling for India. He has two slips in place for him. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : B Kumar to D Warner, Starts off with a length delivery on middle, swings a touch into the batsman. Warner walks down the track to cover the swing and flicks it off his pads to mid-wicket. |
| 0.2 : B Kumar to D Warner, Huge appeal! Action straightaway! Bhuvi bowls it on a length around leg. The ball stays a touch low. Warner misses the flick to get rapped on the pads. The Indians appeal but the umpire shakes his head. It was pitching outside leg. |
| 0.3 : B Kumar to D Warner, FOUR! SHOT! Australia are underway with a boundary. Kumar bowls it shorter in length outside off, right where Warner likes it. He punches it through the covers and the ball races to the fence. |
| The deep third man comes into the circle now. |
| 0.4 : B Kumar to D Warner, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Warner. Similar length by Kumar but more width on offer this time. Warner cashes in on it and cuts it past the diving backward point fielder for a boundary. |
| 0.5 : B Kumar to D Warner, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Kumar gets his revenge! A huge wicket for India! The Australian skipper is walking back. Kumar bowls a length ball outside off, Warner tries to force it through the off side but gets an inside edge onto the off pole. Bhuvneshwar is excited, so are the Indians. Australia lose one early. |
| Glenn Maxwell is the man who walks out at no.3. |
| 0.6 : B Kumar to G Maxwell, Flicks it with the angle to mid-wicket. An action-packed first over comes to an end. |
| Jasprit Bumrah will bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : J Bumrah to A Finch, Fuller in length by Bumrah, no swing on offer. Finch eases it to mid off. |
| 1.2 : J Bumrah to A Finch, Shorter in length outside off, Finch cannot cash in on it and he cuts it straight to point. |
| 1.3 : J Bumrah to A Finch, FOUR! Picks the gap to perfection! Bumrah bowls it shorter in length outside off, Finch seeing the width on offer slashes and slashes hard. The ball goes through the gap between covers and point for a boundary. |
| 1.4 : J Bumrah to A Finch, Full outside off, Finch tries to force it through the off side but gets an outside edge through the vacant slip cordon for a run. |
| 1.5 : J Bumrah to G Maxwell, Length on off, Maxwell guides it down to third man for a run. |
| 1.6 : J Bumrah to A Finch, Good length on off, the batsman taps it towards point for a run. |
| An early change, even after a wicket in the first over. Hardik Pandya comes into the attack. Also one-over spell, now days has become the reality of T20 cricket. |
| 2.1 : H Pandya to A Finch, Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. |
| 2.2 : H Pandya to A Finch, In the air... but safe! Pandya bowls it just ahead of a length on middle, Finch goes for his trademark shot over mid on. He does not quite get it off the middle and it lobs towards mid on. Kumar back pedals and tries to get to it but cannot reach it. The batsmen pick up two. |
| 2.3 : H Pandya to A Finch, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 2.4 : H Pandya to A Finch, Back of a length on off, Finch defends it off the back foot. |
| 2.5 : H Pandya to A Finch, FOUR! Up and over! Hardik bowls it fuller outside off this time. Finch lofts it over the infield and gets it over the point region for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : H Pandya to A Finch, FOUR! He is dealing in boundaries here! Once again a touch short outside off, gives Finch the room he likes. Aaron cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| Change of ends for Bhuvneshwar Kumar. |
| 3.1 : B Kumar to G Maxwell, BEATEN! A blind swing by Maxwell! Kumar bowls it on a length around off, Maxwell without keeping his eye on the ball goes for the big slog but misses. The ball agonizingly misses the off pole. |
| 3.2 : B Kumar to G Maxwell, The batsman defends it from within the crease. They pick up a single. |
| 3.3 : B Kumar to A Finch, Back of a length on off, Finch plays it towards mid-wicket for a quick run. |
| 3.4 : B Kumar to G Maxwell, CLOSE! Again he swings but connects with thin air! He is not watching the ball closely maybe! Fuller in length this time by Kumar, stays a touch low. Maxwell, moves his front leg out of the way and swings but misses. This too was really close to the off pole. He is living dangerously here. |
| 3.5 : B Kumar to G Maxwell, Errs in line, bowls it fuller in length on the pads. Maxwell goes to flick but misses and is struck on the pads. There is a muted appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Going down leg. |
| 3.6 : B Kumar to G Maxwell, The batsman has driven it through mid on. One run added to the total. |
| Jasprit Bumrah replaces Hardik Pandya. |
| 4.1 : J Bumrah to G Maxwell, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 4.2 : J Bumrah to G Maxwell, Bumrah lands it on a length, Maxwell steps down the track and hits it towards mid on for a run. |
| 4.3 : J Bumrah to A Finch, Length ball outside off, Finch guides it down to third man for a run. |
| 4.4 : J Bumrah to G Maxwell, WIDE! Tries to surprise the batsman with a short ball but bowls it down the leg side and the umpire signals a wide. |
| J Bumrah to G Maxwell, Fuller in length on off, Maxwell drives it towards mid on for a run. |
| 4.5 : J Bumrah to A Finch, Slower ball by Bumrah on off. Finch is early into the shot but gets enough to clear the man at mid on. The ball stops in the outfield as it is a little soggy. Hardik Pandya gives it a chase and stops it inside the rope. The batsmen run two. |
| 4.6 : J Bumrah to A Finch, Fuller in length on the leg stump. Finch flicks it through backward square leg for a couple. |
| Change of ends for Hardik Pandya now. |
| 5.1 : H Pandya to G Maxwell, FOUR! Easy pickings! Pandya errs in line and bowls it on the pads of Maxwell. He is too good to miss out on those. He flicks it through backward square leg. Dhawan in the deep puts in a dive but fails to stop it. |
| 5.2 : H Pandya to G Maxwell, Shorter in length, on the stumps. Maxwell makes room and tries to cut but chops it towards the off side for a run. |
| 5.3 : H Pandya to A Finch, Again on the pads, batsman of Finch's caliber won't miss out. He flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 5.4 : H Pandya to A Finch, FOUR! BRUTE! Such is the power of this guy! Pandya bowls it fuller in length on off, Finch hits it hard with a straight bat past the mid off fielder for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : H Pandya to A Finch, Flicks it with the angle through square leg for a run. |
| 5.6 : H Pandya to G Maxwell, Maxwell makes room again and this time Pandya follows his. Glenn can only hit it down to mid off for a run. The Powerplay is done and dusted now. |
| Time for spin! Yuzvendra Chahal is into the attack. |
| 6.1 : Y Chahal to G Maxwell, Starts off with a shorter one outside off. Maxwell cuts it through cover-point and completes two runs. |
| 6.2 : Y Chahal to G Maxwell, FOUR! Edgy but Maxwell won't mind! Chahal drags his length back again outside off, gets it to turn away. Maxwell tries to cut but gets an outside edge past Dhoni's gloves and down to the third man fence. |
| 6.3 : Y Chahal to G Maxwell, OUT! The Big Show is walking back! Chahal gets the better of him again! That's 4 in 4 now between these two! A nothing delivery actually. Chahal bowls a long hop on middle. Maxwell rocks back and pulls it hard but straight to Bumrah at short mid-wicket who takes a sharp catch. Glenn will be disappointed he did not put that away. He never looked comfortable and now he is walking back. The bowling change has done the trick for India. |
| Travis Head walks out to the middle. |
| 6.4 : Y Chahal to T Head, Flatter on off, Head punches it down to long off for a run. |
| 6.5 : Y Chahal to A Finch, The batsman rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 6.6 : Y Chahal to T Head, Flicks it with the spin through mid-wicket for a run. |
| Kuldeep yadav is into the attack. |
| 7.1 : K Yadav to A Finch, Kuldeep bowls it full around leg. Finch goes down on one knee and tries to sweep but misses and is struck on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire stays put. Pitched outside leg maybe. |
| 7.2 : K Yadav to A Finch, He nails the sweep shot this time towards deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 7.3 : K Yadav to T Head, Tosses it up on off, Head drives it down to long off for a run. |
| 7.4 : K Yadav to A Finch, Sweep again and times it down to backward square leg for a run. |
| 7.5 : K Yadav to T Head, Advances down the track and times it to long on for a run. |
| 7.6 : K Yadav to A Finch, The batsman plays a sweep shot. One run added to the total. |
| 8.1 : Y Chahal to A Finch, Shorter in length outside off, not wide enough for the batsman to cut. Finch tries to but gets a bottom edge towards covers. |
| 8.2 : Y Chahal to A Finch, SIX! BANG! First for the match by Finch! Chahal tosses it up on off, right in the arc. Finch goes down on one knee and sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. Chahal won't be tossing it up again. |
| 8.3 : Y Chahal to A Finch, Drags his length back this time outside off, Finch mistimes his cut through the off side for a run. |
| 8.4 : Y Chahal to T Head, Quicker on the pads, Head misses the flick and is struck on the pads. The ball rolls towards short fine leg and the batsmen take a leg bye. |
| 8.5 : Y Chahal to A Finch, WIDE! Fires it down the leg side, Finch misses the flick and the umpire signals a wide. |
| Y Chahal to A Finch, Slower through the air on middle, Finch flicks it to mid-wicket. Dhoni liked that delivery and he let's Chahal know about it. |
| 8.6 : Y Chahal to A Finch, A slider on middle, Finch rocks back and punches it down to long off for a run. |
| 9.1 : K Yadav to A Finch, He is persisting with the sweep shot against Kuldeep and he is hitting it well. Does it again, down to deep square leg for a run. |
| 9.2 : K Yadav to T Head, WELL DONE PANDEY! Floats it up on middle, seeing the flight Head comes down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball. He times it beautifully down the ground towards the long on fence. Manish Pandey runs to his right and makes a good diving stop, saving two for his team. |
| 9.3 : K Yadav to T Head, Gives it a nice loop and lands it on middle, turns away. Head comes down the track and tries to drive but it goes off the outter half to point. |
| 9.4 : K Yadav to T Head, Punches it off the back foot through the off side for a run. |
| 9.5 : K Yadav to A Finch, OUT! TIMBER! Kuldeep Yadav strikes! Both the spinners have one a piece and this time it's the big man Finch. Kuldeep gives it air on off, the ball turns back in. Finch was in two minds there as he first tries to sweep but then tries to flick. He eaves a gap between bat and pad in doing so. The ball sneaks through and hits the stumps. He was done in flight in maybe. Australia are three down now and in a little trouble. |
| Moises Henriques strides out to the middle. |
| 9.6 : K Yadav to M Henriques, Driven through mid off by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 10.1 : Y Chahal to M Henriques, Slower through the air on off, Henriques drives it through cover-point for a run. |
| 10.2 : Y Chahal to T Head, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 10.3 : Y Chahal to T Head, Advances down the track and drives it through mid off for a run. |
| 10.4 : Y Chahal to M Henriques, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 10.5 : Y Chahal to M Henriques, Fuller in length on off, the batsman drives it down to long off for a run. |
| 10.6 : Y Chahal to T Head, Quicker and fuller, Head drives it back to the bowler. 3 runs from the over a brilliant one. This is what a wicket does. |
| Hardik Pandya comes back into the attack. |
| 11.1 : H Pandya to M Henriques, Back of a length on off, Henriques punches it to long on for a run. |
| 11.2 : H Pandya to T Head, Fuller in length on off, Head drives it to mid on. |
| 11.3 : H Pandya to T Head, Full ball outside off, Head drives it uppishly but well short of the man at long off for a run. |
| 11.4 : H Pandya to M Henriques, Driven towards the mid off region. |
| 11.5 : H Pandya to M Henriques, FOUR! Much-needed one for Australia! The Indians were managing to keep it tight. Pandya bowls it shorter in length on off, it was not that short but Henriques picks the length early and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 11.6 : H Pandya to M Henriques, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 12.1 : K Yadav to T Head, Drags his length back, turning away. Head cuts it through point for a run. |
| 11.6 : Change of ends for Kuldeep Yadav. |
| 12.2 : K Yadav to M Henriques, OUT! Kuldeep gets another! He had a gala time with the ball in the one-dayers and he is continuing his form. Henriques comes down the track as he tries to dominate. Yadav sees him and slows it a touch and also drags his length back. Henriques swings but the ball stays low and he gets an inside edge on the stumps. 87, their unlucky number strikes. Australia are in trouble now. They need a partnership here. |
| Daniel Christian walks out to the middle. |
| 12.3 : K Yadav to D Christian, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 12.4 : K Yadav to D Christian, Shorter in length, turning back in. Christian hits it back to the bowler. |
| 12.5 : K Yadav to D Christian, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 12.6 : K Yadav to T Head, Wide outside off, Head tries to cut but misses. An excellent over by Kuldeep comes to an end. Two runs and a wicket. |
| 13.1 : H Pandya to D Christian, Works it with the angle to mid-wicket. |
| 13.2 : H Pandya to D Christian, Pushes it through covers for a run. |
| 13.3 : H Pandya to T Head, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Pandya this time! Another one bites the dust! Pandya comes around the wicket and goes very wide of the crease. He bowls it on a length around off. Head tries to force it through the off side but gets an inside edge on the leg stump. Maybe the ball did not come onto the bat there, shades of the wicket getting slow? Nevertheless, Head is walking back and it's a big blow for the Aussies. Just like in the one-dayers they are collapsing here as well. |
| Tim Paine is the next batsman in. |
| 13.4 : H Pandya to Tim Paine, The batsman plays a pull shot to this short delivery. They pick up a single. |
| 13.5 : H Pandya to D Christian, Shorter in length outside off, the batsman cuts it through covers for a run. |
| 13.6 : H Pandya to Tim Paine, Fuller in length on off, Paine drives it back towards the bowler who deflects it towards mid off for a run. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is back into the attack. |
| 14.1 : Y Chahal to Tim Paine, In the air... but dropped! A tough chance but it should have been taken! Maybe the luck Australia needed! Chahal slows it up on leg stump, turns away. Paine tries to flick but gets a leading edge which lobs to the left of the bowler. Chahal gets there, puts in a dive, gets two hands to it but drops it. A let off for Australia. |
| 14.2 : Y Chahal to Tim Paine, Loopy ball outside off, Paine tries to go inside out over the off side but is beaten by the turn. Dhoni behind the stumps collects and tries to take the bails off but does not do so. Replays show that there was a stumping chance had he taken the bails off. |
| 14.3 : Y Chahal to Tim Paine, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 14.4 : Y Chahal to D Christian, Flatter on the pads, Christian flicks it against the spin through the leg side for a run. |
| 14.5 : Y Chahal to Tim Paine, MISSED STUMPING AGAIN! Two chances missed by Dhoni, how often do you see that? Again Chahal gives it air on off, the ball turns away. Paine tries to go for the sweep, he misses and losses his balance in the process. Dhoni fails to collect the ball and Paine makes his crease. Another let off for Paine. |
| 14.6 : Y Chahal to Tim Paine, DROPPED AGAIN! Chahal has been very unlucky! Shorter in length on middle, Paine pulls it but straight to the man at deep mid-wicket who drops it. |
| 15.1 : K Yadav to Tim Paine, No run. |
| 15.2 : K Yadav to Tim Paine, Down the leg side, ticked away for a single. |
| 15.3 : K Yadav to D Christian, Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a run. |
| 15.4 : K Yadav to Tim Paine, Full and flat outside off, Paine gets down to sweep but misses by a long margin. Clueless. |
| 15.5 : K Yadav to Tim Paine, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. One run added to the total. |
| 15.6 : K Yadav to D Christian, Comes down the track and pushes it to the off side for a quick single. That ends a fabulous spell from Kuldeep - 4-0-16-2! |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back into the attack. |
| 16.1 : B Kumar to D Christian, Beauty! On a length outside off, Christian looks to punch but the ball comes back in a long way and cuts him into two. Nearly cleaned him up as well. |
| 16.2 : B Kumar to D Christian, The batsman has nudged the ball fine down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 16.3 : B Kumar to Tim Paine, FOUR! A rarity for Australia ever since the spinners have taken control. Bhuvi lands this a touch shorter than full and Paine drives it on the up through covers. The fielder dives to his right but in vain. Fine shot. |
| 16.4 : B Kumar to Tim Paine, Good riposte from Kumar, bowls it very full, driven back to the bowler. |
| 16.5 : B Kumar to Tim Paine, SIX! How has that gone all the way? No idea. Slightly short, around off, Paine swivels to pull but is not in control. He goes through with his shot and somehow manages to clear square leg! |
| 16.6 : B Kumar to Tim Paine, Very full, almost a yorker, bunted past the bowler down the ground for a single. |
| It has started to drizzle. There was a forecast for rain in the evening and as far as Australia are concerned, they will certainly hope so! |
| 17.1 : J Bumrah to Tim Paine, OUT! This one has stayed very low and it has gotten the better of Paine! Bumrah comes steaming in and bowls it from wide off the surface and lands it on a length on middle. The ball skids of the surface and also keeps low. Paine is unable to get his bat down in time and the ball hits the base of middle. Four batsmen have been out bowled in this innings. Six down for Australia. |
| 0.0 : Nathan Coulter-Nile is the next man in. |
| 17.2 : J Bumrah to N Coulter-Nile, Fullish ball on off, Nathan gets an inside edge down to fine leg for a run. |
| 17.3 : J Bumrah to D Christian, Fuller in length outside off, Christian drives it through covers for a run. |
| 17.4 : J Bumrah to N Coulter-Nile, OUT! They are falling like a pack of cards! This is the sixth batsmen now who has been bowled! Australia are in deep trouble now. A Bumrah special. He bowls a full pace yorker and Nathan Coulter-Nile has been cleaned up. Australia are losing their way now. This is the most number of bowled dismissals Australia have had in an innings. |
| Andrew Tye walks out now. |
| 17.5 : J Bumrah to A Tye, Full again, Tye gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 17.6 : J Bumrah to A Tye, Fuller outside off, Tye tris to force it through the off side but gets beaten. |
| They have gone upstairs to check for a run out at the striker's end. Direct hits are always very close. |
| 18.1 : B Kumar to D Christian, OUT! Brilliant by Kohli! A run out not what Australia needed at the moment. Kumar bowls it fuller in length on off, Christian whips it towards wide long on. He runs one and goes for another. Kohli there, is quick to the ball and scores a direct hit at the striker's end. The Indians appeal and the umpire goes upstairs. Replays show that Christian is short of his crease. Another big blow for Australia The dangerous Daniel Christian is walking back. |
| The drizzle has also intensified here! |
| 18.2 : B Kumar to A Zampa, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 18.3 : B Kumar to A Zampa, FOUR! STREAKY! Handy runs these for Australia! Kumar bowls it just ahead of a length on middle, Zampa tries to drive but gets an inside edge past the leg stump and down to the fine leg fence. |
| 18.4 : B Kumar to A Zampa, Length ball outside off, Zampa goes hard at it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| Update 2021 local - Bad news, folks! The players are walking back with just 8 deliveries left. The drizzle has gotten heavier and the covers are being brought on. It is not a very strong shower but enough for the players to walk off. Stay tuned for further updates. |
| Update 2050 local - The covers are firmly in place. The drizzle is still steady. The cut-off time for a 5-over game is 2218. Fingers crossed at the moment. |
| Update 2138 local - Good news! The covers are coming off now! The news coming from the ground is that there will be an inspection at 2205 local. Stay with us as we keep you posted. |
| Update 2205 local - We will have play today! It will start at 2215 local. The patience has paid off. The groundsmen have done a wonderful job to get the ground ready in time. It will be a six-over game with India needing 48. The Australian bowlers are already seen warming up... |
| Another dismal batting show from Australia! They got off to the most torrid start by losing their skipper, Warner in the very first over. Finch and Maxwell did manage to steady the ship and were stitching a good partnership but once again, it were the spin twins, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav who weaved their magic in the middle overs. These two combined, had figures of 8-0-39-3, tells you the story of the visitors' struggle against the spin. |
| Finch was the only batsman who looked good for the Australian side but he too fell prey to Yadav. Australia then could never recover and to make matters worse the rain unfortunately folded their innings. The wicket is slow and has assistance for the bowlers but the tourists will feel they are still under par. India will back themselves to chase this down with the batting line-up they have. The Kangaroos on the other hand will have to bowl very well to defend a low total. Stay tuned for the chase |
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