| 0.0 : The openers for India, Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul were on song in the first match as both of them brought up quickfire half-centuries. The middle order too showed some promise. Mohammad Shami was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped 3Â wickets but Bhuvneshwar Kumar really struggled and that is a concerning factor for India. The Indians will be hoping to improve their bowling performance on the whole and go into the tournament with another win. |
| ... WARM UP TIME ... |
| Hello and welcome to another round of warm-up matches before the start of the T20 World Cup. In today's match, two stalwarts of cricket go head-to-head as India take on Australia. Both teams had winning starts but the wins themselves came in contrasting fashions. India chased down a mammoth total with the utmost ease against England, whereas the tailenders were the saving grace for Australia against neighbours New Zealand. Both teams will be pumped up for today's match and even if it's just a wa |
| Unlike India, the Australian bowlers performed much better but it was their batting that let them down. Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa were the shining light with the ball. The form of David Warner remains to be a huge question mark and apart from him all the batters got starts and got into the twenties before throwing their wickets away. If Finch and Warner can get going in this match then the Aussies will look like a very well balanced team heading into the main draw of the tournament. Who nee |
| TOSS - Australia have won the toss and they have elected to BAT first. |
| Australia - David Warner, Aaron Finch(C), Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade(WK), Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins. |
| India - KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(C), Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant(WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rahul Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy. |
| The Aussie skipper, Aaron Finch says that, they will have a bat first and it looks like a dry wicket and they did chase in the last game so it's good to mix it up. Adds that he is fit and has recovered well from the surgery. Mentions that Josh Hazlewood played game after game in the Indian T20 League and hence won't be playing today. Mentions that there are also a couple of other changes in the side. |
| The Indian captain, Rohit Sharma says that, Kohli, Bumrah and Shami are resting. Mentions that they also wanted to try and bat first and put runs on the board. Adds that they want to make sure that they get their sixth bowling option. Tells that they want their bowlers to come and chip in with wickets. Tells that they have got quality in their five bowlers but on a bad day, it is always nice to have that sixth bowling option. On Hardik Pandya, he says that he hasn't started bowling yet, but h |
| 0.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Warner, Good delivery! Starts with a length ball, slanting outside off. Warner watchfully leaves it alone. |
| 0.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Warner, Another length ball, around off. Warner taps it to point. |
| 0.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Warner, Darts it on the pads, flicked to square leg. |
| 0.0 : We are set to begin! The Indian players stride out to the middle. Well Rohit Sharma mentioned during the toss, Virat Kohli is resting in this game but he can be seen fielding for his side. Is he the sixth bowling option Rohit Sharma was mentioning about? Anyway, Ishan Kishan will be taking the gloves for this game. Aaron Finch and David Warner will open the innings for Australia. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to start the proceedings with the ball. |
| 0.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Warner, TWO WIDES! Australia are underway! A length ball, spilled sown the leg side. Warner misses his flick. Kishan fails to grab it clearly and allows the batter to take a single. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Aaron Finch, On a length, on off. Finch skips down and punches it to covers for a single. |
| 0.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Warner, BEATEN! A length ball, outside off. Warner looks to push but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Warner, Around off, on a length, pushed to point. |
| 1.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Aaron Finch, Good fielding! A flatter ball, outside off. Finch cuts it to the right of point where Ravindra Jadeja dives and stops it. |
| 1.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Aaron Finch, Darted on the pads, flicked to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to bowl from the opposite end. |
| 1.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to David Warner, Comes around the wicket now. tossed up, on middle. Warner nudges it to square leg for a single. |
| 1.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Aaron Finch, A loopy ball, on middle. Finch turns it on the leg side for one more. |
| 1.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to David Warner, OUT! LBW! First blood to India! This was full and angling on middle. David Warner goes for the reverse sweep and fails to execute it and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW by Ashwin and up goes the finger. |
| Mitchell Marsh walks out to bat at No.3. |
| 1.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! CAUGHT! Two in two for Ravichandran Ashwin and Mitchell Marsh goes for a golden duck on his birthday. Ashwin serves a flatter ball, and angles it around off. Mitchell Marsh prods and looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge to first slip where Rohit Sharma takes a good low catch. |
| Steven Smith is the new batsman in. |
| 2.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Aaron Finch, A length ball, on off. Finch steps across and defends it out. |
| 2.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Aaron Finch, Mild appeal for LBW but not given! A length ball, angling on the pads. Finch misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. |
| 2.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Aaron Finch, FOUR! First boundary of the day, coming from the bat of captain Finch! A full ball, on off. Aaron Finch drives it wide of mid on for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Aaron Finch, On middle, on a length, tucked to mid-wicket. |
| 2.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Aaron Finch, A length ball, on off. Finch taps it to covers for a quick single. |
| 2.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Steven Smith, Slightly full, on middle. Smith swivels across and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 3.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Aaron Finch, OUT! LBW! Another one bites the dust and spinners are doing the magic for India! A tossed up ball, angling around middle and off. Finch lunges to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW and the umpire raises his dreaded finger. Australia 3 down in no time. |
| 2.6 : Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack. He replaces Ravichandran Ashwin. |
| 0.0 : Glenn Maxwell walks out to bat. |
| 3.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, A flatter ball, outside off. Glenn Maxwell looks to push but misses. |
| 3.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, Full and on off, pushed through covers for a single. |
| 3.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Short and on off. Smith punches off the back foot, wide of covers and takes an easy couple. |
| 3.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Full and on middle, hit back to the bowler. |
| 3.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Full again and on off. Smith pushes it to covers. |
| 4.1 : Shardul Thakur to Glenn Maxwell, WIDE! Thakur starts off with a length ball, way outside off. Left alone and wide signalled. |
| Shardul Thakur to Glenn Maxwell, Length again, around off. Maxwell pushes it off the inner half of the bat towards mid on. |
| 4.2 : Shardul Thakur to Glenn Maxwell, Fullish ball, on middle and nudged to mid on. |
| 4.3 : Shardul Thakur to Glenn Maxwell, On the pads and Maxwell whips it through square leg. The ball is racing away but Suryakumar Yadav runs across from fine leg and cuts it off. Steven Smith wants the third but has to settle for a couple. |
| 4.4 : Shardul Thakur to Glenn Maxwell, A slower bouncer now, around off. Maxwell stays back and dabs it down towards third man for a single. |
| 0.0 : Shardul Thakur is introduced into the attack now. He replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar. There's a little bit of issue with the sightscreen. The umpires are still addressing the issue. Meanwhile, Dhoni and Pant can be seen practicing some glovework at the touchline. All sorted now, and we are ready to resume. |
| 4.5 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, On off and nicely stroked through covers for a couple by Smith. |
| 4.6 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, A length ball, on middle and Smith flicks it towards mid-wicket. He wants the single but is sent back and rightly so. |
| 5.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Glenn Maxwell executes the switch hit perfectly. Fired in, on middle and Maxwell gets it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Edgy boundary but Maxwell won't mind. Slowed up, on off and Maxwell looks to work it through point but edges it past first slip and the ball races away into the fence. |
| 5.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, On off and Glenn Maxwell reverse-sweeps it through covers. Ravichandran Ashwin gives it a chase and cuts it off. The batters do come back for the third. Good running. |
| 5.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Flatter one, around off and worked to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 5.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, A touch shorter, around off. Maxwell makes room and cuts it to deep point for another one. |
| 5.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Flighted ball, on off. Smith eases it through the cover region for a single. Australia are 34/3 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : Virat Kohli to Steven Smith, Kohli starts off with a full and wide one, just inside the tramline. Left alone by Smith. |
| 6.2 : Virat Kohli to Steven Smith, Slanted in at middle and Smith keeps it out. |
| 6.3 : Virat Kohli to Steven Smith, Fullish ball, around off. Smith drives it on the off side for a single. |
| 0.0 : Virat Kohli is brought into the attack now. |
| 6.4 : Virat Kohli to Glenn Maxwell, Length, on middle and heaved to deep mid-wicket for yet another one. |
| 6.5 : Virat Kohli to Steven Smith, Fullish ball, around off. Smith opens the face of the bat and drives it through cover-point for a single. |
| 6.6 : Virat Kohli to Glenn Maxwell, Slower delivery, on the pads. Maxwell works it to deep square leg and picks up another single. |
| Rahul Chahar to operate now. |
| 7.1 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Dragged down, around off. Glenn Maxwell rocks back and pulls it to long on for a run. |
| 7.2 : Rahul Chahar to Steven Smith, Smith tries to be cheeky but it doesn't come off. Pushed through quicker, around off, Smith looks to scoop but misses it completely. |
| 7.3 : Rahul Chahar to Steven Smith, On off and eased down the ground for a single. |
| 7.4 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Tossed up, outside off. Maxwell looks to cover drive but gets beaten. |
| 7.5 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter one, around middle. Maxwell heaves it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 7.6 : Rahul Chahar to Steven Smith, Nicely tossed up, around off. Smith leans forward and drives it uppishly towards long on for a single. The boundaries have almost completely dried up for Australia and they will look to step on the gas now. |
| 8.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Loopy ball, attacking the stumps. Steven Smith knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 8.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, FOUR! Short and outside off, Steven Smith makes room for himself and cuts it through backward point. The fielder there misfields and allows the ball to go through his legs. A boundary. |
| 8.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Flatter ball, on middle. Steven Smith nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 8.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, This is eased downn to long off for a single. |
| 8.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter ball, on middle. Glenn Maxwell makes room and cuts it through cover-point for a single. |
| 8.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Full and on leg, Smith works it to long on for one. |
| 9.1 : Rahul Chahar to Steven Smith, FOUR! Nicely played! Chahar floats it up, on off. Steven Smith paddle-scoops it over the keeper's head. The ball races away to the fine leg fence. |
| 9.2 : Rahul Chahar to Steven Smith, Tosses it up, on middle. Smith works it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 9.3 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Short and outside off, cut away to deep point for a run. |
| 9.4 : Rahul Chahar to Steven Smith, Full and around off, Smith bunts it down to long on for a single. |
| 9.5 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Loopy ball, outside off. Maxwell slashes it towards sweeper cover. He crosses ends. |
| 9.6 : Rahul Chahar to Steven Smith, Flatter and quicker, on off. Smith pushes it back to the bowler. |
| DRINKS! Australia were rocked early as they lost their top-order in the first four overs. Since then, Steven Smith and Glenn Maxwell have occupied the crease and have steered the ship a bit but they do need to get a move on at the earliest. The Indian spinners have bowled exceptionally well as Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja got wickets and even the other bowlers have kept things tight so far. Also, in another warm-up game, between England and New Zealand, England are 72/2 in 10 o |
| 10.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, Short and on middle, Maxwell mistimes his pull to mid-wicket. |
| 10.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter ball, on leg. Glenn Maxwell gets low and looks to slog. The ball goes off the lower half of his bat to deep square leg for a single. |
| 10.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Loopy ball, on off. Smith cuts it towards backward point. Virat Kohli dives to his left and stops the ball from racing away. Keeps it to just a single. |
| 10.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Well played! Flatter ball, around off. Glenn Maxwell gets down on one knee and slogs it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 10.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Two in a row! Full and outside off, Glenn Maxwell smashes it with the turn over extra cover. Fetches himself another boundary. |
| 10.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, On middle, nudged to deep mid-wicket for a singe. A good over for Australia. 11 runs from it. |
| 11.1 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Glenn Maxwell is looking to up the ante now! Loopy ball, on middle. Glenn Maxwell reverse-sweeps it towards the third man region for a boundary. Third boundary in the last 4 deliveries. |
| 11.2 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Short and outside off, knocked to extra cover off the back foot. |
| 11.3 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Floats it up, outside off. Glenn Maxwell looks to sweep it on the leg side but misses. |
| 11.4 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, Outside off, Glenn Maxwell this time tries to reverse sweep but again fails to connect. |
| 11.5 : Rahul Chahar to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Rahul Chahar gets rid of the dangerous Glenn Maxwell. Slower through the air, outside off. Glenn Maxwell fetches that one and looks to sweep it on the leg side. He ends up choppping it back onto the stumps. He is not happy with himself as he walks back to the pavilion. |
| Marcus Stoinis is the new man in. |
| 11.6 : Rahul Chahar to Marcus Stoinis, Outside off, worked to long on for one. Stoinis gets off the mark straigthaway. |
| Virat Kohli (1-0-4-0) is back into the attack. |
| 12.1 : Virat Kohli to Marcus Stoinis, A full ball, outside off, just inside the tramline. Left alone. |
| 0.0 : Change. |
| 12.2 : Virat Kohli to Marcus Stoinis, Another full ball, outside off, pushed through covers for a single. |
| 12.3 : Virat Kohli to Steven Smith, Full and on middle, eased down to long on for a single. |
| 12.4 : Virat Kohli to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Good shot! A short ball, on middle. Stoinis hangs back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 12.5 : Virat Kohli to Marcus Stoinis, A full toss, outside off. Stoinis drives it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 12.6 : Virat Kohli to Steven Smith, Full ball, outside off. Smith pushes it to covers for one. |
| 13.1 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Flatter ball, on off. Smith knocks it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 13.2 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marcus Stoinis, Slightly short, around the leg stump, pulled away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.3 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, On middle, drilled down to long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack. He is on a hat-trick. |
| 13.4 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marcus Stoinis, Loopy ball, on middle. Marcus Stoinis turns it to the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 13.5 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Tossed up, on off, pushed down to long off for a single. |
| 13.6 : Ravichandran Ashwin to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter, quicker and on off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| Shardul Thakur comes back on now. |
| 14.1 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, A length ball, on middle and this is heaved down to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.2 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, A wide yorker this time. Marcus Stoinis leaves it alone. |
| 14.3 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, Short and outside off, Marcus Stoinis pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.4 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, FOUR! Nicely played! A slower bouncer from Thakur and Smith waits for it before smashing it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 14.5 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Now a classic cover drive but only for a single. The fielder there scores a direct hit at the keeper's end but the batter was well in. |
| 14.6 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, Full and on off. Stoinis steps across and works it down to long on for a single. |
| Varun Chakravarthy is brought into the attack. |
| 15.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Stoinis welcomes Varun Chakravarthy with a boundary! A full ball, around off, was slower in pace and gives an ample amount of time for Stoinis to reverse sweep it to the third man fence. |
| 15.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Marcus Stoinis, A googly now, on middle. Stoinis hits it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Steven Smith, Short ball, on off. Smith plays it to long on for a single. |
| 15.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Marcus Stoinis, Short again, outside off. Stoinis cuts it to sweeper cover. Just a single. |
| 15.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Steven Smith, An inside edge onto the pads as Smith looks to defend it on the off side. |
| 15.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Steven Smith, Darted on the pads, flicked to the square leg region for a single. |
| 16.1 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, Good-length ball, pushed wider. Smith looks to slash but mistimes it towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 16.2 : Shardul Thakur to Marcus Stoinis, On top of off and muscled down the ground for another single. |
| 16.3 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, FOUR! Slower delivery, wide of off stump. Steven Smith waits for it and then drives it beautifully through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 16.4 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, FOUR! Poor delivery, right in the slot and Steven Smith isn't going to miss out on that one. Smith thumps it right back past the bowler and picks up another boundary. |
| 16.5 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, FOUR! Steven Smith is now just toying with the field. Thakur bangs in a really slower one, outside off. Smith has all the time in the world and he picks his spot perfectly. Smith gets on top of the bounce and guides it over backward point for yet another boundary. Moves to 49 with that shot. |
| 16.6 : Shardul Thakur to Steven Smith, FIFTY for Steven Smith! This has been a fighting knock from him. On the pads and flicked towards deep square leg for a couple. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2-0-8-0) is back into the attack. |
| 17.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Marcus Stoinis, A length ball, well outside off. Stoinis cuts it behind point and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 17.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! Top shot from Marcus Stoinis! A wide half-volley and Stoinis strokes it through the cover region with grace and picks up a boundary. |
| 17.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Marcus Stoinis, Full and wide, driven along the ground to deep point for one. |
| 17.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Steven Smith, Kumar gets the wide yorker in. Smith looks to open the face of the bat and looks to go over the infield on the off side but misses. |
| 17.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Steven Smith, FOUR! Pure timing from Steven Smith. Very full and on the stumps, Smith pierces the gap between long on and deep mid-wicket for another boundary. Australia in cruise control at the moment. |
| 17.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Steven Smith, On off, Smith opens the face of the bat and steers it behind point for another couple. 13 off the over. |
| Varun Chakravarthy will bowl the penultimate over. |
| 18.1 : Varun Chakravarthy to Marcus Stoinis, FOUR! This one is muscled by Marcus Stoinis. Shortish ball, around off and Stoinis pulls it back past the bowler and the ball races away into the long off fence. |
| 18.2 : Varun Chakravarthy to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! There's always a risk associated with bowling a spinner at the death. Flighted ball, on middle. Marcus Stoinis swings freely through the line of the ball and clears the boundary right over the bowler's head. Maximum! |
| 18.3 : Varun Chakravarthy to Marcus Stoinis, Excellent running! On middle and this is worked through the mid-wicket region for a couple. |
| 18.4 : Varun Chakravarthy to Marcus Stoinis, Here comes the wrong 'un. Stoinis drags it from outside off and gets it off the inner half of the bat towards deep mid-wicket for another couple of runs. Stoinis moves into the 40s now. |
| 18.5 : Varun Chakravarthy to Marcus Stoinis, Flatter one, around off and this is tapped to short third man. No run taken. |
| 18.6 : Varun Chakravarthy to Marcus Stoinis, A low-dipping full toss, Stoinis eases it down the ground for one. 15 off the over. |
| 19.1 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Marcus Stoinis, Full and wide, driven down to long off for one. |
| 19.2 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Steven Smith, WIDE! Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes for the wide yorker but gets it all wrong. It's way outside the off stump and a wide is signalled. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Steven Smith, Brilliant execution of the wide yorker this time from Kumar. Steven Smith can't get any bat on it. |
| 19.3 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Steven Smith, Smith shuffles across and Kumar bangs one in outside the off stump. Smith gets a bottom edge down to the keeper. |
| 19.4 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Steven Smith, This is fine death bowling from Kumar. Smith stands outside off again and Kumar bowls a slower one, close to the tramline. Smith looks to swipe across but gets undone by the lack of pace. |
| 19.5 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Steven Smith, OUT! CAUGHT! The momentum has shifted yet again in this final over as India are ending on a high and Steven Smith will be disappointed with that. It's an off-paced delivery again and is banged in, outside off. Smith looks to fetch it and pull but ends up toe-ending it towards extra cover. Rohit Sharma is stationed over there and he takes the simplest of catches. |
| Matthew Wade walks out. |
| 19.6 : Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Matthew Wade, FOUR! A cheeky shot to end the innings from Matthew Wade. Full, on middle, Wade shuffles across and scoops it over short fine leg for a boundary. AUSTRALIAÂ FINISH WITH 152/5! |
| This is the death over specialist Bhuvneshwar Kumar everyone knows of. Gives away only 6 runs in the last over and picks up a wicket. India will be very pleased to restrict Australia for over just 150. 56 runs came in the last five overs for Australia. They started pretty slow but Smith and Stoinis made sure that they end up putting a defendable total on the board. After their powerful batting performance against England in their first warm-up game, the Men in Blue will feel that they can c |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| With Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami not playing this game, India will be very happy with their bowling effort. Many were surprised with Ashwin's inclusion in the squad but he silenced all those critics in this game though it is a warm-up game. Coming onto bowl the second over, he removed Warner and Marsh in consecutive deliveries and put the Aussies right under pressure. Jadeja then worked his magic by removing Finch on his first delivery. The bowlers did lose some momentum at the end but |
| A decent performance with the bat from the Aussies! Warner's form is a big concern for Australia as he got out for a golden duck against New Zealand and got out for just 1 run today. Marsh didn't have the best of the birthdays as he got out for a golden duck. Finch also fell later and Australia found themselves in a spot of bother with 34/3 in the Powerplay. Maxwell and Smith then did some damage control by stitching a 61-run partnership before Maxwell got out. After that, Smith and Stoinis bui |
| We are back for the chase! The umpires, along with the Australian players are out in the middle. |
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