Well! Against all odd predictions, there's no rain and is expected to be the same till the end of the game. But, what was that from Mitch Marsh. Flat-batting strokes all over the ground. Must have drawn some attention from Australian Open as well. Okay! Let's get back to cricket. John Hastings to Rohit Sharma with two slips in place...
Oh India, India. MS Dhoni must be wondering what sins he has committed to bear such brutality. Initially, the winds seemed to have changed direction with the visitors making quick dents after electing to bowl. Jasprit Bumrah, the debutant, raised some eyebrows of those who haven't seen his unorthodox action, and then he forced us all to raise our hands in applause. An absolute brilliant spell of bowling - stuff of dreams. However, none of the others could compliment him. Soon, M Marsh joined hands with Warner and handed out a pasting worth remembering - both going on to complete tons. However, the visitors have done well to pull things back. 81 runs came off the final 10 which is an appreciable effort. Could have really got out of hand with a score of 350-plus on the cards. But now can they chase it? Well, they weren't successful with a lesser target in the World Cup semifinal at this very venue. Not going to get any easier. We'll wait and watch..
SCG started as a benevolent host, turned into a hot cauldron and metamorphosed into a fire-breathing two-horned dragon for India. Oh jeez, Mitch Marsh has played an absolute blinder here. He was perhaps the only glitch in Australia's well-oiled steam-engine. And now he's slapped the pulp out of this Indian bowling attack.
49.6 -
Ishant to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, fine delivery to end the innings. It has been a superb last over from Ishant. Just the 4 runs off it. Yorker aimed at the base of middle, Marsh squeezes it in front of square on the leg-side, there was a chance of a second. But the pair don't go for it. Virat goes up to Marsh and congratulates him when the players were walking off the field
49.5 -
Ishant to Mitchell Marsh, no run, another cleverly bowled off-cutter, Marsh is looking to target the deep mid-wicket, swoops low and is ages early into the heave, fails to connect and is struck on the back, the ball dribbles back to Ishant
49.4 -
Ishant to Mitchell Marsh, no run, oh! That would have hurt. Marsh backs away to the leg-side, Ishant slips in the slower one, Marsh bent down to slog it to cow corner, missed and takes a blow on the box. He grimaces in pain and Ishant walks up to check on him. He is fine though
49.3 -
Ishant to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, there it is! Mitchell Marsh has his maiden ODI hundred. Look at him go. Completes the second and immediately takes off his helmet. Waves his bat to all corners of the ground. The older brother is delighted, he is on his feet applauding. So is the entire Aussie dressing room. Marsh also lets out a roar. Coming to the ball, full and on the pads, flicked to deep mid-wicket
49.2 -
Ishant to Mitchell Marsh, no run, Marsh is stranded on 99. He is looking as a bundle of nerves. Nothing but a back of a length delivery, Marsh looks to swipe it across the line, misses and the ball goes over the sticks
49.1 -
Ishant to Hastings, leg byes, 1 run, slower delivery on the legs, Hastings fails to meet with the glance, the ball takes the pads and Dhoni allows the ball to escape. The duo don't risk the second
Ishant Sharma [9.0-0-57-2] is back into the attack
48.6 -
Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, no run, low full toss and on off, Marsh drives it to mid-on. Good field placement from Dhoni. Kohli was in saving the single and hence the pair couldn't go through. Top spell from Bumrah, finishes with figures: 10-0-40-2
48.5 -
Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, no run, another well-directed yorker, right on the base of off-stump, Marsh digs it back to the bowler
48.4 -
Bumrah to Hastings, 1 run, once more too full and almost yorker length, Hastings squeezes it to mid-off, only a single available
48.3 -
Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, full and straight, Marsh eases it down the ground, thought about the second, but has to be content with one
48.2 -
Bumrah to Hastings, 1 run, very full and on off, Hastings works it to mid-wicket and gets Marsh back on strike
John Hastings, right handed bat, comes to the crease
48.1 -
Bumrah to Faulkner, out Bowled!! Cleaned 'im up. Damien Martyn just stole my words as he said, "Take a bow." It has been a dream debut for Bumrah. The perfect yorker, Faulkner was in the hitting mood, goes for the drive, the ball sneaks under the bat and crashes into the off-stump. Dhoni was also impressed as he applauded. Faulkner b Bumrah 1(3)
Bumrah to Faulkner, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
Jasprit Bumrah [9.0-0-37-1] is back into the attack
47.6 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, low full toss on middle and leg, Marsh clips it wide of long-on, called for two immediately and with Faulkner's fresh legs it was always on. He is on 98
47.5 -
U Yadav to Faulkner, 1 run, bit of reverse for Yadav. Tailed back in on a fuller length, Faulkner works it down to long-on
47.4 -
U Yadav to Faulkner, no run, fuller and around off, Faulkner pushes it gently to cover
James Faulkner, right handed bat, comes to the crease
47.3 -
U Yadav to Wade, out Caught by Dhoni!! Something for Yadav to cheer about. However, Wade has done his job. Got a quickfire 36 and has left it to Finisher Faulkner to finish off the innings. Angled well outside off, might have been a wide had Wade let go, instead he went chasing and the outside edge is snaffled by Dhoni. No celebrations from the Indians. In fact, they didn't even appeal. Wade c Dhoni b U Yadav 36(27) [4s-2 6s-1]
U Yadav to Wade, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
47.2 -
U Yadav to Wade, SIX, Yadav keeps dishing out rubbish and keeps disappearing. Why would you bowl a slower one on leg-stump with a short leg-side boundary? Hard for me to understand. Wade helps it along the way over backward square for a maximum
47.1 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, that made a cracking sound when ball made contact with the bat. Fullish and just outside off, Marsh makes room and drives it along the ground to sweeper cover
Umesh Yadav [7.0-0-72-0] is back into the attack
46.6 -
Ishant to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, very full and just outside off, Marsh squeezes the drive to extra cover, riskly single taken. A direct hit would have made things interesting at the bowler's end
46.5 -
Ishant to Wade, 1 run, full and attacking the stumps, eased down to long-on
46.4 -
Ishant to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, another low full toss and umpire Richard Kettleborough thought he was in the firing line once again. Remember what happened in the last ODI? Finch nailed Kettleborough's ankle. Thanks to Ishant's boot, he is safe. Marsh smashed down the ground, the ball deflected off Ishant's right boot
46.3 -
Ishant to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, another one that is thumped down the ground. He is into the 90s and has recorded his highest ODI score. A ton up for grabs. Low full toss just outside off, Marsh drives it past Ishant, who tries to put his hand out. Long-off had no chance
46.2 -
Ishant to Wade, 3 runs, 120ks off-cuter. It almost cramped Wade for room, but he still manages to get the pull over the leaping square leg fielder, Marsh pushes for the third to keep strike
46.1 -
Ishant to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, wide full delivery, well outside off. Marsh bends down and squeezes it with an angled bat square on the off-side
Ishant Sharma [8.0-0-46-2] is back into the attack
45.6 -
R Dhawan to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Marsh drives it to long-on and retains strike
45.5 -
R Dhawan to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, that hardly took off, couple of bounces and into the rope. The steward sitting outside has been pinged on the thigh. Please someone stop Marsh, he is hurting people. Slower delivery which is short, Marsh hammers it over extra cover, not a muscle moved
45.4 -
R Dhawan to Wade, 1 run, widish yorker, Wade jams it in front of extra cover and crosses over to the other end
45.3 -
R Dhawan to Wade, 2 runs, the cross-seam delivery, on a fuller length, Wade reaches out for it and drills the drive to deep extra cover, the other Dhawan had some yards to cover, he got there and kept it to a brace
45.2 -
R Dhawan to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, Marsh steps out and Dhawan fires it full on the legs, flicked hard to deep mid-wicket, straight to the fielder
45.1 -
R Dhawan to Wade, 1 run, takes the pace off this short of length delivery, slapped to long-off for a single, back to Marsh
Dhoni has a word with Rishi Dhawan. Last 5 overs, how much can Australia get?
44.6 -
Bumrah to Wade, leg byes, 1 run, low full toss on the legs, Wade can't meet with the glance, ball takes the pad on the way to fine leg
44.5 -
Bumrah to Wade, no run, another yorker speared on the stumps, Wade is quick to take his front leg out of the way and squeeze it to the on-side. That is what we call a toe-crusher!
44.4 -
Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, lovely comeback from Bumrah, is he playing his first game? Right in the blockhole, Marsh can't do much about that, digs it to long-on
44.3 -
Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, that has been bullied! Mitchell Marsh is called the Bison in the Aussie dressing and that is for this reason. He has murdered that short of length delivery, sat up nicely for Marsh who pulls it flat over deep mid-wicket. A spectator tries to catch and hurts himself. Why would you do that? He is grimacing in pain
44.2 -
Bumrah to Wade, 1 run, off-pace delivery just outside off, Wade uses his wrists to nudge it square on the leg-side
44.1 -
Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Marsh muscles it down to long-off
Jasprit Bumrah [8.0-0-28-1] is back into the attack
43.6 -
R Dhawan to Wade, 2 runs, that would have been a wide. But Wade decided to have a go at it. Full toss well outside off, Wade reaches out and slices it past the diving backward point fielder. Sweeper tidies up and the batsmen collect two more. An over that looked good in terms of line and length went for 12
43.5 -
R Dhawan to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, low full toss on off, Marsh hammers it along the floor to long-off
43.4 -
R Dhawan to Wade, 3 runs, Wade premeditates a lot. Moves across and stoops low, scoops it over short fine. Didn't get off the middle and hence Bumrah was able to hunt the ball down, easy three
43.3 -
R Dhawan to Wade, FOUR, bad delivery and punished. 107ks slower one which is dragged halfway down, Wade clears his front leg and mows it over mid-wicket, no one in the deep to stop that from reaching the fence
43.2 -
R Dhawan to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, slower ball bouncer. Marsh fetched it from over his head, forehanded the pull to deep mid-wicket
43.1 -
R Dhawan to Wade, 1 run, low full toss outside off, Wade stretches forward and drives to long-off, almost came off the base of the bat
42.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Wade, 1 run, bit more flight on this one, Wade moves away to the leg-side and drills it to long-on. Jadeja finishes an economical spell, would have been better had he got a wicket to his name. His figures read: 10-0-46-0
42.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Wade, 2 runs, Wade was on his knee even before Jadeja started his run-up, paddles it round the corner and sprints back for the second
42.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, Marsh was backing away and Jadeja fires in a low full toss, driven down to long-off
42.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Wade, 1 run, flatter and just outside off, punched off the back foot to long-off
42.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Wade, no run, quicker and turning in, Wade gets inside the line and misses the nudge, goes off the pad to Dhoni
42.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, Marsh is going to target that short leg-side boundary. Kneels down and slog sweeps it along the carpet to deep mid-wicket, didn't get hold of it
41.6 -
R Dhawan to Wade, no run, keeps the slower one on a length, Wade closes the bat face and knocks it to down the wicket, Dhawan mock throws at the striker's end
41.5 -
R Dhawan to Wade, FOUR, unlucky! That didn't deserve a boundary. Slanted well across the left-hander, Wade goes chasing after it, the toe-end goes fine and beats third man with ease
41.4 -
R Dhawan to Wade, no run, another off-speed delivery, Wade is ages early into the drive, is beaten and the ball goes on the bounce to Dhoni
41.3 -
R Dhawan to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, change-up from Dhawan. Marsh was winding up for the big hit, has to adjust and does so with a nudge down to long-on
41.2 -
R Dhawan to Wade, 1 run, fullish and outside off, Wade opens the bat face and drives towards backward point, Yadav dives to his right and saves a couple of runs
41.1 -
R Dhawan to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, back of a length around off, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover
Dhawan is asking Wade to stand outside the turf. However, the non-striker can stand where he is right now - right on the edge of the pitch.. No idea why Dhawan wants him to run outside
41.1 -
R Dhawan to Mitchell Marsh, wide, starts his new spell with one down leg, Marsh walked across to flick, doesn't connect and another extra added to the total
Rishi Dhawan [7.0-0-44-1] is back into the attack
40.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Wade, no run, floated up on the fourth stump, Wade drives and finds cover
40.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, Dhoni is happy with the single, also the line and length from Jadeja. Pushed through around off, Marsh steers it to the left of backward point, only a single available
40.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, Marsh has started to show his range now. Waited for this one, cut it late and placed it behind square on the off-side, no chance for sweeper to stop that
40.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, no run, fired into the blockhole, Marsh squeezes it back to Jaddu
40.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Wade, 1 run, shortens the length around off, punched to deep backward point
40.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Wade, wide, darted down leg, Wade looks to help it along the way with a lap, fails to connect and wide called
40.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Wade, no run, flatter and just outside off, Wade looks to force it off the back foot, missed and Dhoni doesn't glove the ball cleanly either
Ravindra Jadeja [8.0-0-33-0] is back into the attack
We are into the third powerplay. Five fielders can be outside the ring. Dhoni has to somehow get four overs out of Rishi Dhawan and Umesh Yadav.. Let's see how that goes..
39.6 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, slower ball which ends up on the pads, wristed wide of long-on. Hoverboards back for a couple
39.5 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, oh intimidating. Transfers his weight on the back foot after the initial stride forward after seeing the length early, pulls it forcefully behind square and in the gap
39.4 -
U Yadav to Wade, 1 run, stays flat-footed to remain leg-side of the short of length delivery leaving him, pats it away past point
39.3 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, length ball around off, flogged down to long-on
39.2 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, brilliant batting this. It's not a shot played in anger. Just timing. Similar full ball hoping for reverse swing. There isn't a considerable amount. Marsh stomps beside the line of the ball and plays a lavish punchy-drive straight of mid-off (who had been brought up before this ball)
39.1 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, pitched up and tailing in on off, he plays a lofted punch down the ground. To the right of long-off who has a fair distance to cover. Can't prevent two
Umesh Yadav [6.0-0-58-0] is back into the attack
Right, Dhoni's gone back to Yadav.
38.6 -
Ishant to Wade, no run, hangs back to a short of length delivery and blocks
Matthew Wade, left handed bat, comes to the crease
38.5 -
Ishant to Warner, out Caught by Ravindra Jadeja!! It's over. All the butchery, the carnage, the bullying. Ishant's brought India some much needed breathing space. A well disguised off-cutter, bowled it on a back of a length outside off. Warner had to manufacture all the pace on his own as he tried to hoist it off the back-foot over extra-cover. Ends up slicing it off the outside-edge towards backward point. Jadeja moves to his right and clasps it before tumbling over. Warner c Ravindra Jadeja b Ishant 122(113) [4s-9 6s-3]
Ishant to Warner, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
38.4 -
Ishant to Warner, no run, fiery low full toss outside off, hammered straight to mid-off
38.3 -
Ishant to Warner, FOUR, oh too easy. Overcooked the yorker and dished out a full toss outside off, Warner might have actually converted it into one by advancing, slashes it over extra-cover
38.2 -
Ishant to Mitchell Marsh, leg byes, 1 run, completely hoodwinks Marsh as he wound up on the pull. He's through with the shot too early not reading the slower bouncer. Deflects off his rib-cage behind point
38.1 -
Ishant to Warner, 1 run, well bowled. Harpooned into the blockhole after seeing Warner backing away, squirted in front of cover
37.6 -
Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, no run, low full toss drilled to mid-off
37.5 -
Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, no run, a very awkward short of length delivery to deal with, twists and turns off the pitch as it was a leg-cutter, Marsh stands tall attempting to fend it off. Splices it down the pitch. Popped up in the air for a while before dropping down
37.4 -
Bumrah to Warner, 1 run, slower back of a length delivery on the pads, clipped through mid-wicket
37.3 -
Bumrah to Warner, no run, the centurion receives the shock of his life. Oh he nearly went into trauma did Warner upon seeing the high full toss. Tried to slog it away but is pounded on the splice. His bat went flying out of his hands and over the stumps. Warner himself dropped on the floor. Might have wrecked the willow as well. Yes, he is changing his bat
37.2 -
Bumrah to Warner, 2 runs, backs away looking to flay one through the off-side, but it's a brilliant delivery. Speared into the blockhole. Somehow manages to squeeze it fine of third man
37.1 -
Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, pats this leg-cutter in front of mid-off and skates to the other end to bring up a well jotted fifty. The good thing about this knock has been that unlike Canberra, he has never allowed the momentum to slack
36.6 -
Ishant to Warner, no run, tries to stay leg-side of a short of length delivery just outside off, slightly cramped for room as he forces it to backward point
36.5 -
Ishant to Warner, SIX, disdainful. That's more like a butcher than a cricketer. Utter disrespect. Perfectly on a good length on off, clears his front leg and clubs it through the line straight back over. Clunked into the advertising boards
36.4 -
Ishant to Warner, 2 runs, on a good length outside off, might have been an off-cutter, shuffles across and works it wide of long-on
Change in helmets for Warner. To raise his temper I assume
36.3 -
Ishant to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, punched on the rise through the cover region. Leaned towards the back of a length delivery after moving inches forward and hit it in the gap for the single
36.2 -
Ishant to Warner, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, chopped in front of cover for a single
36.1 -
Ishant to Warner, FOUR, slotted through extra-cover. Watch out India. This man is going to unload I feel. Lines up the good length delivery outside off, opens his stance and creams the drive on the up. Didn't bother to keep it down. Didn't need to
Ishant Sharma [6.0-0-27-1] is back into the attack
Umesh Yadav's horror show has left Dhoni struggling again. Can't see him completing his overs. Who do India turn to? A slight hold-up in play at the moment. Can't decipher the reason. There are a couple of Aussie substitutes gathered around Warner. Re-hydration maybe?
35.6 -
Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, swivels on the back foot, rolls his wrists on the ball and pulls it wide of deep backward square
35.5 -
Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, no run, short of length delivery on middle, he defends it off the front foot. Imposing
35.4 -
Bumrah to Warner, 1 run, knocked back down the pitch, deflects off the stumps at the other end down to long-on
35.3 -
Bumrah to Warner, 2 runs, he's done it! Maiden ODI hundred against India for David Warner. Removes his helmet, does his traditional leaping gig and punches the air in delight. There's no stopping him. Glided it behind backward point and scampered across. Always going to come back for two. And then dedicates it to his recently born second daughter doing a little cradle gesture
35.2 -
Bumrah to Warner, no run, still can't get it away. Warner's getting twitchy now. Back of a length delivery outside off, punched to cover where Pandey is synonymous with a wall
35.1 -
Bumrah to Warner, no run, loopy slower ball, bounces spongily from a good length outside off, Warner chops his drive to cover
34.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, no run, a bit more and sliding on towards off from a length, forward and defended
34.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, drops it slightly short and is pulled away behind square. Straight to the deep fielder though
34.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, flatter outside off, plays a cross-batted drive through the cover region
34.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, fullish on middle and leg, wristed down to long-on
34.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, Jadeja's up in appeal. Not sure why. He clearly got a bottom edge there. Misread the length and attempted to sweep a very full ball. Gets it away to short fine leg
34.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, that's arrogantly chipped over Jadeja's head. Fullish and drifting in on middle, Marsh plonks his front leg beside the line and lifts it cheekily
33.6 -
Bumrah to Warner, no run, attempts to flat-bat the pull away reading the length early. But it hurries onto him, hits high on the bat and lumbers away to mid-on
33.5 -
Bumrah to Warner, no run, slippery back of a length delivery aiming for the top of off, Warner hurries to get his bat down and blocks
33.4 -
Bumrah to Warner, no run, back of a length delivery around middle, clipped to mid-wicket
33.3 -
Bumrah to Warner, no run, there's something about Bumrah that has messed up the timing of most Aussies. Perhaps the unusual action, perhaps the zip of the pitch. Pitched up just outside off, jabbed to mid-on
33.2 -
Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, skiddy. Hurries on from a good length outside off, takes the inside edge of Marsh's defence and dribbles away through square leg
33.1 -
Bumrah to Warner, 1 run, clears his front leg and laces this full ball straight of mid-off. Ishant runs round and slides to cut it off but Warner was already through to the other end when he got up
Jasprit Bumrah [5.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack
Drinks are on the field now! India must be wondering what do they need to do? They had Australia in a really precarious position at 117/4. But now even Mitch Marsh has stepped up and got himself involved in a better-than-run-a-ball partnership with the brutal Warner. The same Mitch Marsh who's looked completely out of sorts.
32.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, no run, so quick, so flat, so Jadeja. Punched to extra-cover
32.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, quicker and flatter on the hips, turned round the corner and through the infield
32.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, fired in on the pads, flicks it in the region Pandey is so adamantly patrolling at mid-wicket
32.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, darted on middle, tucked to mid-wicket
32.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, flatter on middle, pushed down the pitch to Jadeja's left. He isn't letting that past him
32.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, there's Pandey again. Diving away to his left to save the single
31.6 -
U Yadav to Warner, 1 run, short of length delivery slanted away outside off, slapped to deep cover
31.5 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, my goodness, he's blasted this pull away. So unlucky to slot it straight to deep square leg
31.4 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, atrocious stuff from Yadav. He's been guilty of this far too often. Attempts a slower ball and drops it short outside off, Marsh blazes the cut square of the wicket
31.3 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, pulled and that's gone! For a moment, I thought it came right off the top edge. But it kept sailing and ended up 5-10 rows back over fine leg. Another poor short ball, no purpose, no venom. Ends up around the mid-riff region. Marsh swivels across and hammers it away
31.2 -
U Yadav to Warner, 3 runs, oh bullish! Stands tall and whips this short of length delivery through mid-wicket with a cracking short-arm pull. Rohit sprints to his right, puts in a valiant dive, and just about manages to flick the ball inside avoiding contact with the cushions
Well this is funky to put it best. Widish slip in place for Warner as well. Perhaps taking into account the outside edge in the previous over
31.1 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, slower ball on a good length outside off, driven on the up to deep cover
Dhoni and his heir-apparent are having a long discussion. Still at it. Results in a field change somewhere near deep mid-wicket. Kohli himself stands at slip
30.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, another round-arm dart, which ends up on leg, clipped through mid-wicket
30.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, darted on middle and leg from over the wicket, tucked away through the mid-wicket region. Placed it in the gap on this occasion, not in Pandey's vicinity
30.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, clipped of the pads wide of mid-wicket where Pandey has been brilliant. All day really. Throws himself to his left and stops
30.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, drifting in nice and slow on middle, worked to long-on
30.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, no run, lot more air from Jadeja, Marsh prods across and blocks to extra-cover
30.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, 2 runs, stays back to a flat and short ball outside off and slaps it square of the wicket. These long suburban boundaries, plenty of work for sweeper cover to do. Easy jog back for two
29.6 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, length on the stumps, Marsh clipped it wide of long leg, keeps the strike with that single
29.5 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, no run, Marsh opens the bat face to dab this to the left of backward point. RJ gets across to try and prevent a single
29.4 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, short and wide! Marsh pounced on it, placing the cut through cover
29.3 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, there's the touch of class from Marsh! Save your legs Marshy. Don't bother running. Bent his back knee a tad and timed the drive to perfection, wide of mid-off and way she goes into the fence
29.2 -
U Yadav to Warner, 1 run, Warner rises on his tippy toes to flick this behind square leg
29.1 -
U Yadav to Warner, FOUR, outside edge and safe! "Lucky boundary" as VVS describes it on air. On a length and swung away from Warner who has a waft. Eked out a thick outside edge which flies well wide of MS, down to the third man fence
Umesh Yadav [4.0-0-28-0] is back into the attack
Yadav is back and so is my favourite cricket commentator on air. MARK NICHOLAS that is...
28.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, darted on middle and leg, Warner advances and flicks it wide of short fine, retains the strike with that run
28.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, Warner punches with sublime timing but only to find cover
28.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, stays back and firm inside the crease to cut this to sweeper cover
28.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, no run, solid punch stroke to cover
28.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, on a length and targetting the stumps is Jadeja. Warner clips him off his pads to pinch a single down to mid-wicket
28.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, Warner makes room and fetches his cut from the stumps, couldn't get it past cover
27.6 -
R Dhawan to Mitchell Marsh, no run, back of a length on leg, Marsh tucks to the right of mid-wicket where VK gets across to field
27.5 -
R Dhawan to Warner, 1 run, feeding full and wide stuff to Warner! How do you describe that? I would say a cardinal sin. Dhawan must brace himself though as Warner mistimed his drive towards deep cover. Went hard on the shot and hence got the timing wrong
27.4 -
R Dhawan to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, that's the way to do it Marshy! Stand still and time the punch through cover, as simple as that
27.3 -
R Dhawan to Warner, 1 run, curling in around off from a fuller length, Warner drills the drive to long-off
27.2 -
R Dhawan to Warner, 2 runs, another one that's well wide of off. Not as wide as the previous one but Warner still manages to nab a double with yet another cut past backward point
27.1 -
R Dhawan to Warner, FOUR, that should have been a wide! But Warner won't mind. When he's in that kind of mood, he won't spare any. Does he? Slower fullish delivery well wide of off. Warner shuffles across and late-cuts behind backward point. Placed it to perfection!
26.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, too straight again and Warner picks him off his pads, through mid-wicket for yet another single
26.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, drifting into Warner who turns it towards mid-wicket
26.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, a hint of width on offer and Marsh punches that wide of cover
26.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, no run, floated up around off, Marsh punchily drives to the left of Jaddu who gets across to field
26.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, sliding on leg, Warner comes down the track and flicks off his pads to short fine
26.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, shortish and just outside off, Marsh punches through cover and hares across for a single
25.6 -
R Dhawan to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, fullish leg-cutter on the stumps, dinks it to long-on
25.5 -
R Dhawan to Mitchell Marsh, no run, homing in on the stumps, whipped to mid-wicket
25.4 -
R Dhawan to Warner, 1 run, fullish around off, drilled down to long-on
25.3 -
R Dhawan to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, slower length delivery just outside off, Marsh checks his drive wide of the bowler, a single down to long-on
25.2 -
R Dhawan to Mitchell Marsh, no run, drifting into the pads, Marsh flicks and picks out backward square to perfection. That certainly deserved a boundary!
25.1 -
R Dhawan to Mitchell Marsh, no run, fullish around off, Marsh drives and finds mid-off
25.1 -
R Dhawan to Mitchell Marsh, 3 wides, horrid delivery first up! Sprayed down leg and Dhoni fails to gather it cleanly - allowing the duo to nab another couple of runs
Rishi Dhawan [5.0-0-29-1] is back into the attack
Rishi Dhawan back again...Dhoni is up to the stumps
24.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, fullish just outside off, Marsh drives to long-on
24.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, no run, punched straight towards cover
24.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, fuller from Jadeja, Warner wrists it through mid-wicket
24.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 2 runs, oh! You cannot afford to do that. Not when your team is doing well. Misfield from Gurkeerat at extra cover allows Warner to get into his 70s
24.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, Marsh looks to paddle sweep but gets a top-edge. Lands in the vacant region near short fine and Marsh is content with a single
24.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, Warner comes down the track and Jaddu tries to fire it down leg. Warner though adjusts and works a single through square leg
23.6 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Warner, 1 run, milked a single down to long-on
23.5 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Warner, SIX, Warner is looking as good as ever! 100 on the cards? How does he time the ball so well? Only he must know. Down on one knee - not to propose - but to smoke a six over mid-wicket, high and handsome!
23.4 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, gets forward and eases a single down to long-off
23.3 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, shot! Knelt down and picked the bones out of that. Slog-swept with impeccable timing through square leg
23.2 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Warner, 1 run, shortish and Warner plants his front foot outside off to play the pull over mid-wicket, only a single on offer though
23.1 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, advances and works it over mid-wicket
22.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, slider around off, Marsh turns it to mid-wicket to get to the other end
22.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, no run, Marsh strides forward and gets an inside edge onto his pad, looked to defend but was lucky to have gotten some part of the bat
22.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, no run, punched to the left of one of India's better fielders, Manish throws himself to make a diving stop
22.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, no run, comes down the track and tries to smother the spin, could only manage some pad on that
22.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, no run, punched straight to cover
22.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, no run, flatter and outside off, Marsh kneels down and looks for a slog-sweep, beaten by the slowness of the delivery
21.6 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, Marsh turns this to the right of mid-on. Kohli has a shy at the bowler's end and misses
21.5 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Warner, 1 run, driven off the front foot towards long-off
21.4 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Warner, no run, outside off and Warner cuts it to the same fieldsman
21.3 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Warner, no run, cut to cover who dives to his right and stops
Mitchell Marsh, right handed bat, comes to the crease
21.2 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Warner, out S Marsh Run Out!! 1 run completed. Oh! What was that? It's a fortunate dismissal for India, and how unfortunate is that guy, Shaun Marsh. Warner smashed the punch through extra cover and Umesh rifled a throw towards Gurkeerat. The throw was perfect but Gurkeerat didn't pick it at all. Just that he had his body behind the ball and to his delight, the ball thuds his left knee and deflects onto the stumps. Marsh is caught well short. S Marsh run out (U Yadav/Gurkeerat Singh) 7(14)
Gurkeerat Singh to Warner, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
21.1 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Warner, no run, Warner has seen enough! He's looking to break free. Aims to slog this over mid-wicket on one knee, beaten by the flight and dip of Gurkeerat, outside off!
Gurkeerat Singh Mann, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Gurkeerat to partner RJ from the other end...
20.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 1 run, drifting around the pads and Warner keeps the strike with a single behind square leg
20.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, quicker one, played back towards Jaddu
20.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, floated up on the stumps, defended back to the bowler
20.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, no run, punched to short mid-wicket
20.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, 2 runs, on the pads and that's easy peasy for Warner. Flicked to deep square leg and good running takes care of the rest
20.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, FOUR, and there is action straightaway! Just over a leaping long-on. Must say it's a commendable effort from Gurkeerat. Warner waltzed down the track and lofted it wide of long-on who moves across to his left, jussssssst evaded him. Tough chance!
Ravindra Jadeja, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Right then! Jaddu into the action. No slip for him and Warner pulled out straightaway
19.6 -
Ishant to S Marsh, no run, fullish again, Marsh clips and places it to the left of mid-on who dives and fields
19.5 -
Ishant to Warner, 1 run, back of a length on leg-stump. Asking Warner to get to his fifty with ease. Warner obliges and flicks to fine leg, milestone ticked!
19.4 -
Ishant to Warner, no run, slower full delivery around off, Warner drives gently, finds the same fielder again
19.3 -
Ishant to Warner, no run, oh! Wow! For a change, Ishant has got the better of Warner. Executes the yorker to perfection, aiming the base of off and Warner could only dig that towards mid-off
19.3 -
Ishant to Warner, no ball, Ishant has overstepped! That too to Warner... Free-hit coming up folks! Get ready. Warner cuts this to point
19.2 -
Ishant to S Marsh, 1 run, Ishant isn't learning. Continues the leg-stump line which Marsh tickles to fine leg
19.1 -
Ishant to Warner, 1 run, on and around leg-stump line, Warner clips it wide of mid-wicket
18.6 -
R Dhawan to S Marsh, no run, crispy drive from Shaun Marsh but straight to cover
18.6 -
R Dhawan to S Marsh, wide, this one's further wide of off and Marsh lets it be, wide signalled
18.5 -
R Dhawan to Warner, 1 run, slower length ball well outside off, Warner reaches out to check his drive, placed it square of the wicket, off for an easy single
18.4 -
R Dhawan to S Marsh, 1 run, a bit too straight, Marsh gets an inside edge on the flick, through square leg for a single
18.3 -
R Dhawan to Warner, 1 run, length outside off, Warner plays a tennis-esque stroke. Just rolling his wrists and placing it square on the leg-side
18.2 -
R Dhawan to Warner, SIX, that's Warner for you! Down on one knee and smacking sixes at will. He wallops this fullish delivery high and over deep extra cover. Superb stuff that!
18.1 -
R Dhawan to Warner, 2 runs, tad short and a bit of width to work with, Warner jumps back and cuts fiercely square on the off-side. The other Dhawan puts in the dive in the deep to save a couple of runs
17.6 -
Ishant to S Marsh, 2 runs, too straight from Ishant, ends up drifting onto Marsh's pads, worked away in front of square on the on-side, comes back for the second run
17.5 -
Ishant to S Marsh, no run, on a good length and slanting across the left-hander, Marsh covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
17.4 -
Ishant to S Marsh, no run, short of a good length and on the stumps, Marsh shuffles across and defends it towards mid-on
17.3 -
Ishant to Warner, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, worked wide of mid-on for a single
17.2 -
Ishant to Warner, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Warner mistimes the drive towards mid-off, Kohli is quick onto the ball and that aborts Warner's thoughts about a single, he fumbles though but there's a fielder backing him up
17.1 -
Ishant to Warner, no run, on a good length and on off, Warner makes room and pushes it towards cover
Ishant Sharma [4.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack
Ishant back into the attack.. One slip in place
16.6 -
R Dhawan to Warner, 1 run, short and well outside off, Warner rocks back and pulls it in the air towards mid-wicket, goes to the fielder on the bounce, just a single
16.5 -
R Dhawan to Warner, 2 runs, tad fuller and just outside off, Warner leans forward and punches it wide of long-off, takes on Ishant and comes back for the second run
16.4 -
R Dhawan to S Marsh, 1 run, back of a length and well outside off, eased square on the off-side for a single, just a single towards third man
16.3 -
R Dhawan to S Marsh, no run, Dhawan shortens his length outside off, chopped straight to the fielder at backward point
16.2 -
R Dhawan to S Marsh, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Marsh stays behind the line and pushes it towards mid-off
16.1 -
R Dhawan to Warner, 1 run, full and wide outside off, swatted away wide of cover for a single
15.6 -
Bumrah to S Marsh, no run, on a good length and shaping away from the left-hander, left alone
15.5 -
Bumrah to S Marsh, 2 runs, too straight from Bumrah, ends up drifting onto Marsh's pads, tucked away behind square on the on-side for a couple of runs
15.4 -
Bumrah to S Marsh, no run, short of a good length and a hint of nip away from outside off, Marsh covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
15.3 -
Bumrah to Warner, 1 run, back of a length and well outside off, steered square on the off-side for a single
15.2 -
Bumrah to Warner, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Warner presses across and defends it
15.1 -
Bumrah to Warner, byes, FOUR, that's a shooter from Bumrah, kept very low after pitching, luckily for Warner, it wasn't on the stumps, he poked at that and was beaten, MS can't stop it either, straight through his legs and into the fence
Bumrah pulls away from his bowling stride at the last moment
14.6 -
R Dhawan to S Marsh, no run, fuller length delivery and a hint of shape back into Marsh, he prods across and defends it towards mid-on
Shaun Marsh, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Drinks are on the field now. For the first time in the series, the Indian bowlers are meaning business, the lines and lengths have been spot on, they got a bit of luck as well. Smith and Bailey - their two big nemesis in recent times have been taken care of, but Warner is holding fort. Can India restrict Australia to a reasonable score?
14.5 -
R Dhawan to Bailey, out Caught by Ishant!! First ODI wicket for Dhawan! A soft dismissal for Bailey, this was a short of a length delivery on off, Bailey was looking to work it towards the on-side, closed the face of the bat a tad too early, the ball looped over the bowler's head - off the leading edge, Ishant gets across to his left at mid-on and holds on to the dolly. Advantage India now, Australia have lost their third wicket. Bailey c Ishant b R Dhawan 6(14)
R Dhawan to Bailey, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
14.4 -
R Dhawan to Bailey, no run, short and wide outside off, Bailey cuts it straight to cover-point
14.3 -
R Dhawan to Bailey, no run, back of a length and just outside off, steered away towards backward point
14.2 -
R Dhawan to Warner, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, Warner nudges it to the left of RJ at point, calls for a quick single and gets it with ease
14.1 -
R Dhawan to Warner, FOUR, lovely shot, overpitched and just outside off, Warner gets a big stride forward and chips it over mid-off, a few bounces and over the ropes
13.6 -
Bumrah to Bailey, 2 runs, short of a length and nipping back in from off, Bailey was pushing forward in defence, gets an inside edge behind square on the on-side for a couple of runs
13.5 -
Bumrah to Bailey, no run, the bouncer from Bumrah, short and angling down the leg-side, Bailey was looking to pull and missed. Dhoni was excited for a whil, but Bumrah didn't even appeal
13.4 -
Bumrah to Warner, leg byes, 1 run, short of a length and on Warner's pads, he looks to flick and misses, rolls away behind square on the on-side
13.3 -
Bumrah to Bailey, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Bailey dabs it in front of RJ at backward point, hares across for a quick single
13.2 -
Bumrah to Bailey, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Bailey gets forward and defends it back towards the bowler
13.1 -
Bumrah to Bailey, no run, that cut Bailey in half! Good first impressions from Bumrah, gets this one to jag back at 135 kmph, Bailey was caught on the move and is beaten on the inside edge, didn't miss the stumps by much
12.6 -
R Dhawan to Bailey, 1 run, on a good length and well outside off, dabbed down towards third man for a single
12.5 -
R Dhawan to Bailey, no run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Bailey went hard on the drive and mistimed it towards mid-on
12.4 -
R Dhawan to Bailey, no run, short of a length and on off, Bailey gets behind the line and defends it towards mid-on
12.3 -
R Dhawan to Bailey, 2 runs, back of a length and on Bailey's pads, tucked away behind square on the on-side. Bailey sprints back for the second run
12.2 -
R Dhawan to Bailey, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Bailey gets a good stride forward and pushes it towards cover-point
12.2 -
R Dhawan to Bailey, wide, Dhawan slips this one down the leg-side, Bailey looks to flick and misses, called as a wide
12.1 -
R Dhawan to Warner, 1 run, back of a length and on the stumps, tucked away past square leg for a single
Some more problems behind the bowler's arm, Warner pulls out at the last moment
11.6 -
Bumrah to Bailey, no run, on a good length and on off, Bailey shuffles across and pushes it back towards the bowler
George Bailey, right handed bat, comes to the crease
A wide slip in place
11.5 -
Bumrah to Smith, out Caught by Rohit!! Poor shot from Smith and Bumrah celebrates his first scalp in ODIs. This was a good short ball, just outside off and around throat-high, Smith wasn't picking his short deliveries well, he goes back and looks to muscle it over mid-wicket, doesn't get hold of the shot and it's a simple head high catch for Rohit at short mid-wicket. Bumrah is chuffed to bits, so are his mates. Smith c Rohit b Bumrah 28(37) [4s-3]
Bumrah to Smith, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Maiden ODI wicket for Bumrah
11.4 -
Bumrah to Smith, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Smith stays back and defends it towards mid-off
11.3 -
Bumrah to Smith, no run, back of a length and on off, Smith presses across and turns it towards mid-wicket
11.2 -
Bumrah to Smith, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Smith drops it in front of him with soft hands
11.1 -
Bumrah to Warner, 1 run, a direct hit and Warner was in trouble, the dive might have just saved him though, this was full and well outside off, Warner mistimed the drive towards mid-off and set-off. Umesh shied at the stumps, but misses it
Over the wicket to Warner
10.6 -
R Dhawan to Warner, 1 run, nicely bowled by Dhawan, angled this one across the left-hander, drew him into stabbing at that, finds a thick outside edge which rolls away towards third man
10.5 -
R Dhawan to Warner, no run, short and on Warner's hips, he looks to pull and misses, Dhawan thinks about a LBW appeal, but the ball wasn't hitting any part of the stumps
10.4 -
R Dhawan to Warner, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Warner drills it to the left of the bowler. Dhawan attempted the return catch before sane advise prevailed. Ishant got across to his right at mid-on, puts in the dive and saves four runs
10.3 -
R Dhawan to Warner, no run, short of a length and just outside off, worked off the back foot towards mid-wicket
10.2 -
R Dhawan to Warner, no run, tad fuller and on the stumps, defended towards the on-side
10.1 -
R Dhawan to Smith, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, tucked away to the right of mid-wicket for a single
Rishi Dhawan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
9.6 -
Bumrah to Warner, no run, much better from Bumrah, short of a good length and on off, Warner stays behind the line and defends it
9.5 -
Bumrah to Warner, FOUR, short of a length and well, Warner rocked back on the pull, doesn't get hold of the shot, but places it in the gap past mid-wicket, the ball rolls away to the fence in a hurry
9.4 -
Bumrah to Smith, 3 runs, the bouncer from Bumrah, short and well outside off, Smith shuffled across on the pull, doesn't get hold of the shot, gets enough to clear Dhawan wide of mid-on, the running is good and Smith comes back for the third run
9.3 -
Bumrah to Smith, no run, short of a good length and a hint of angle back into the right-hander, punched off the back foot towards backward point
9.2 -
Bumrah to Smith, no run, the slower ball from Bumrah, in that channel outside off, dabbed with an open face towards backward point
Smith moves away at the last moment, Bumrah has to abort his run-up
9.1 -
Bumrah to Warner, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length and angling into Warner's hips, Warner looks to nudge it towards the on-side and missed, sneaks in a quick leg-bye
8.6 -
U Yadav to Smith, no run, much better from Umesh, tad fuller and the line is well outside off, Smith was slightly opened up as he shuffled across, gets a soft leading edge towards mid-off
8.5 -
U Yadav to Smith, FOUR, this is poor bowling from Umesh, too straight and ending up on Smith's pads, whipped away over mid-wicket for a boundary, turning out to be an expensive over
8.4 -
U Yadav to Smith, 2 runs, too straight from Umesh, ends up drifting onto Smith's pads, nudged behind square on the on-side for a couple of runs
8.3 -
U Yadav to Smith, FOUR, not the best looking shot, but Smith earns a boundary, on a good length and just outside off, Smith dragged it back past the non-striker, closed the bat face on impact, beats mid-on and rolls away to the straight boundary
8.2 -
U Yadav to Smith, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Smith prods across and pushes it towards mid-off
8.1 -
U Yadav to Warner, 1 run, short of a length and on Warner's pads, tucked away behind square on the on-side for a single
Umesh Yadav [3.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
7.6 -
Bumrah to Smith, no run, the slower ball from Bumrah, got some spongy bounce as well. The width was there as Smith threw his bat at that, beaten by the extra bounce. Good first over from Bumrah
7.5 -
Bumrah to Smith, 2 runs, back of a length and angling into Smith's hips, tucked away in front of square on the on-side. The throw isn't the strongest and Smith comes back easily for the second run
7.4 -
Bumrah to Smith, no run, tad fuller and in that channel outside off, Smith presses across and defends it
7.3 -
Bumrah to Smith, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Smith moves right across his stumps and defends it towards backward point
7.2 -
Bumrah to Smith, no run, short and wide from Bumrah, bowled with a quirky action, Smith flashes at that and misses
7.1 -
Bumrah to Warner, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Warner nudges it in front of mid-on for a quick single
Jasprit Bumrah, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Big moment for Bumrah as he gets the ball in his hand.. A slip in place as he comes from round the wicket
6.6 -
Ishant to Smith, no run, short of a good length and in that channel outside off, Smith went hard on the cut and gets a bottom edge towards the off-side
6.5 -
Ishant to Smith, no run, much better from Ishant, tad fuller and a hint of shape back into Smith, he covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
6.4 -
Ishant to Smith, FOUR, short, wide and four, poor ball from Ishant, Smith gets on top of the bounce and cracks it square on the off-side for a boundary
6.3 -
Ishant to Warner, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, punched to the right of mid-off for a single
Smith and Ishant exchange a few words
6.2 -
Ishant to Smith, 1 run, tad fuller and in that channel outside off, Smith went hard on the drive, the bat turned on impact and ends up rolling wide of mid-on for a single
6.1 -
Ishant to Smith, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, Smith covers the line and lets it go
5.6 -
U Yadav to Warner, no run, pitched up and just outside off, Warner prods forward and punches it to the left of mid-off. Axar gets across quickly and stops a single
5.5 -
U Yadav to Smith, leg byes, 1 run, too short and too straight from Umesh, Smith was on the shuffle for the tuck, misses and the ball rolls towards square leg - off the pads
5.4 -
U Yadav to Smith, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Smith pushes it with an open face towards point
Two slips for Smith
5.3 -
U Yadav to Warner, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, Warner nudged it wide of mid-on for a single
Just one slip in place
5.2 -
U Yadav to Smith, 1 run, on a good length and on the stumps, worked away to the right of mid-on for a single
5.1 -
U Yadav to Smith, no run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, Smith presents the full face of the bat and drives it towards mid-on
4.6 -
Ishant to Warner, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Warner gets half forward and defends it
4.5 -
Ishant to Warner, 2 runs, too straight from Ishant, ends up drifting onto Warner's pads, nudged away behind square on the on-side. Warner was coming for the second, gets startled by Dhoni's decision to let the throw go past him, ends up stumbling into the crease
4.4 -
Ishant to Smith, 3 runs, nicely done by Smith, back of a length and well outside off, he stands tall and punches it square past cover-point. Jadeja gives the chase and keeps them down to three runs
4.3 -
Ishant to Smith, no run, on a length and well outside off, close to the tramlines, Smith doesn't need to play at those, left alone
4.2 -
Ishant to Warner, 1 run, short of a length and on the leg-stump line, Warner tucks it in front of mid-on for a quick single
4.1 -
Ishant to Smith, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Smith plays with an open face and guides it down towards third man for a single
3.6 -
U Yadav to Warner, FOUR, cracking shot, Calypso pull from Warner, too short from Umesh, sits up to be hit, Warner stands on one leg and dismisses it over square leg with the pull, no need to run for those
3.5 -
U Yadav to Warner, no run, the slower ball from Umesh, but it was full and well outside off, Warner reached out and cracked it straight to cover-point
3.4 -
U Yadav to Smith, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, punched to the left of cover-point for a single
3.3 -
U Yadav to Smith, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Smith plays with a closed face and pushes it towards mid-on
3.3 -
U Yadav to Smith, wide, Umesh loses his line, slips this one down the leg-side, called as a wide
3.2 -
U Yadav to Smith, no run, almost another wicket! On a good length and holding its line outside off, lured Smith into the drive, he went with loose hands, gets an inside edge that clipped the back pad and went close to the off-stump
3.1 -
U Yadav to Warner, 3 runs, lovely shot, fraction too full and too wide from Umesh, Warner leans into the drive and caresses it past extra cover. Axar gives the chase and hauls the ball back in, Pandey collects it and together they save a run
2.6 -
Ishant to Warner, leg byes, 1 run, too straight from Ishant, ends up drifting onto Warner's pads once again, he misses the flick and collects a leg-bye as the ball rolls away towards square leg
2.5 -
Ishant to Warner, no run, fraction too straight from Ishant, ends up drifting onto Warner's pads, nudged towards mid-wicket
2.4 -
Ishant to Smith, 1 run, back of a length and angling onto Smith's hips, he shuffles across and tucks it towards fine leg for a single
2.3 -
Ishant to Smith, no run, short of a good length and a hint of shape back into the right-hander, Smith covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
2.2 -
Ishant to Smith, no run, on a good length and in that corridor outside off, Smith gets a good stride forward and drives it to the left of mid-off. Kohli gets across and stops a single
2.1 -
Ishant to Smith, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, Smith covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
1.6 -
U Yadav to Warner, no run, Umesh shortens his length outside off, Warner prods across and defends it
1.5 -
U Yadav to Warner, FOUR, excellent riposte from Warner, Umesh went searching for swing once again, overpitched this one well outside off, Warner leans forward, drives it on the up and beats mid-off - to his right, no need to run for those
1.4 -
U Yadav to Warner, no run, lovely delivery, tad fuller and a hint of shape away from outside off, lured Warner into the drive and beat him on the outside edge, good start from Umesh
1.3 -
U Yadav to Warner, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Warner prods across, covers the line and defends it
1.2 -
U Yadav to Warner, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Warner gets half forward and defends it
Replays in: It didn't look as plumb as I thought, Virtual Eye shows that the ball didn't come back as sharply as it looked and it wasn't going to hit the stumps, lucky Ishant
1.1 -
U Yadav to Warner, 2 runs, short of a good length and just outside off, Warner jabbed at that awkwardly, ends up pushing it back past the bowler, mid-off gives chase and keeps them down to a couple of runs
Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Umesh Yadav, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Ishant to Finch, out Lbw!! Ishant has struck in his first over! Finch misjudges one, he was playing for the away-going ball, this one nipped back in after pitching outside off, he doesn't offer a shot, was half-forward as he let it go, the ball thuds into his pads, around knee-high and in front of off, it was going on and hitting at least the off stump. As plumb as it gets, India have struck very early. Finch lbw b Ishant 6(6) [4s-1]
Ishant to Finch, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
0.5 -
Ishant to Finch, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, Finch covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
0.4 -
Ishant to Finch, FOUR, aggression from Finch, pitched up and just outside off, no swing for Ishant, Finch leans forward, drives it on the up and clears mid-off, just one bounce and over the ropes
0.3 -
Ishant to Finch, no run, short and wide from Ishant, Finch cracks it square and to the right of RJ at backward point, he dives and saves four runs for his team
0.2 -
Ishant to Finch, 2 runs, tad fuller and a hint of shape back into Finch, he was pushing forward in defence, gets an inside edge behind square on the on-side for a single
0.1 -
Ishant to Finch, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, Finch gets a good stride forward, lifts his bat and lets it go
Finch and Warner are at the crease. Finch is on strike. Ishant will open the attack
Ishant steams in, two slips in place..
So, India's first leg of their tour Down Under is done. Performed much better than what this ruthless 1-4 scoreline suggests. We now move on to the slam-bang version. A 3-match T20I series kicking off on Tuesday at the Adelaide Oval. Should be some good fun building up to the mega-event in March. Going by the crowds which are flocking in for the BBL, expect every match to be a carnival. That's all we have for you from this series. See you laters..
Smith now collects the ODI trophy and is joined on stage by the rest of his teammates, posing in front of cameras. There will be a feast tonight for sure, and they deserve every bit of it.
Smith: "It's been a big run-scoring fest. Over 3000 runs in the series which is unbelievable. Tonight was a masterclass in chasing. Pandey was brilliant, Rohit started well with Dhawan and Dhoni showed how he can hit the boundaries at the right time. Really proud of the boys with the way we have played in this series. It's a different format (T20), a World Cup is round the corner. India are very strong in the T20 format, should be an exciting series."
Dhoni: "We have been competitive in the series. The first four games were quite close which we didn't close down well. What's important is whenever you come for a tough series, it's important to back the youngsters. Where we have been hurt is the lower order batting. We still don't have a settled bowling line-up. This time we went with bowlers who can hit the deck hard. But can't just rely on pace. Can't afford to give 15-20 run overs. You have got a glimpse of what we will be seeing in the T20 series. The grounds here are pretty big, the throwing arms will be tested. Should be an exciting series."
Rohit: "Not really frustrating (getting out on 99), we won the game. Always disappointing to get out on 99 but winning matters more. I think over the course of the series we played good cricket. Just that we couldn't capitalize on the little moments. Every time you represent your country, it's a proud moment, so we wanted to win today. You can say that I am in the form of my life in ODI cricket. It is important to keep scoring the runs for my team. We can take a lot from this series and see where we went wrong."
Rohit Sharma is Man of the Series for his truckload of runs.
Pandey: "The feeling is really good. Batting no. 4 was a massive chance as Ajju (Rahane) was injured. I thought to make use of it. Good to bat with Dhoni, always motivating words coming from him at one end. The crowd is a massive boost for us (evokes a loud cheer)."
Manish Pandey is Man of the Match for his match-winning ton
Mark Taylor is doing the presentation honours..
India started well with Dhawan and Rohit stitching a solid 123-run opening stand. The former, just when he looked fluent, was sent back courtesy a Shaun Marsh blinder. When all hopes were pinned on India's best batsman, Virat Kohli disappointed as he went chasing after a full and wide delivery from Hastings. Rohit's bizarre dismissal on 99 meant Dhoni's presence at the crease and he just, just failed to pull his team out of the winning line. The talking point of this match, however, according to me, is Manish Pandey. Jeez! Didn't he play well? Waited for so long to get his chance and when he got one look what he did. Take a bow Manish! At the end of it all, one can stand up and firmly say, this was the best game of the series. A BONZER!
For a change India have won, finally. Same old story folks! Same old story. More like various directors writing a similar script on 5 different occasions. One among the top three notching up a ton and India nearly, veryyyyy nearly ending up in a losing cause. Heck! Wait a sec. That phrase was just so true until Rohit ruined his milestone and Dhoni smashed a six off the first ball in the final over. Whatttay match we've had! Definitely once in a lifetime moment for Manish Pandey. After India invited Australia to bat, debutant Jasprit Bumrah impressed while Umesh Yadav erred to leak 82 runs in 8 overs. The rest of the bowlers were better if not bad. For Australia, Warner and Mitch Marsh compiled tons to see their side finish at 330.
Australia's 18-match winning streak at home comes to an end. This is the first time that any team has chased more than 300 to complete victory against Australia in their own den. India will retain their No. 2 ranking in ODIs as well.
49.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to M Pandey, 2 runs, Pandey wins it for India, he's chuffed to bits, the crowd at the SCG - at least the Indian section are overjoyed. Australia win the series 4-1, but at least India will not go home empty handed. Coming to the ball, this was full and well outside off, Pandey gets forward and thumps it over mid-off, the ball plugged in the deep but the batsmen had plenty of time to come back for the second run
India win
The field is up now, can Pandey deliver the winning blow?
49.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to M Pandey, FOUR, maiden ODI hundred for Pandey, has he won India the match with this shot? Cheeky, cheeky.. This was full and well outside off, Pandey waited on it, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and guided it past the keeper. Third man was wide and the ball rolled away to the fence. What a knock under pressure! He takes the helmet off, jumps and pumps his fist and then kisses the India badge on the helmet before raising his bat to a great round of applause
Gurkeerat Singh Mann, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Dhoni asked Pandey to cross over when the ball was in the air. It's up to the youngster now, India need 6 from 4 balls
49.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhoni, out Caught by Warner!! More Drama, Dhoni has holed out! At least, the batsmen crossed over and it will be Pandey facing the next ball. This was full and well outside off, Dhoni went for another lofted off-drive, doesn't get hold of the shot. Warner runs in from the deep, sinks onto his knees and completes the catch. Dhoni c Warner b Mitchell Marsh 34(42) [4s-1 6s-1]
Mitchell Marsh to Dhoni, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
49.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhoni, SIX, this is why he's called 'Captain Cool', this was a low full-toss outside off, Dhoni gets underneath it and clobbers it high and over long-off, much needed for India
Harsh call that, it was just inside the tramline
49.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhoni, wide, fuller length delivery and well outside off, MS lets it go. Wade applauds his bowler and then sinks onto his knees as the umpire called it as a wide
13 needed for India, 11 or less, it will be a whitewash. Mitchell Marsh to bowl it. Pressure, pressure, pressure..
48.6 -
Faulkner to M Pandey, 2 runs, short of a length and on Pandey's pads, nudged away behind square on the on-side for another couple, 9 from the over
48.5 -
Faulkner to M Pandey, 2 runs, another back of the hand slower ball from Faulkner, Pandey makes room and carves it over extra cover, two fielders get across and keep them down to a couple of runs
48.4 -
Faulkner to Dhoni, leg byes, 1 run, excellent line from Faulkner, follows Dhoni with a full ball, he swings and misses, takes a leg-bye
48.3 -
Faulkner to Dhoni, 2 runs, Dhoni missed out there, this was a low full toss on his pads, he went for the sweep, might have got an inside edge onto the pads, runs hard and comes back for the second run
48.2 -
Faulkner to M Pandey, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Pandey comes down the track and drills it towards deep mid-wicket, went to the fielder on the bounce. It was another back of the hand slower ball
48.1 -
Faulkner to Dhoni, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, right in the blockhold, driven towards mid-wicket for a quick single
22 needed of 12 balls. Can India do it? Can Australia hold their nerve and complete the whitewash?
47.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhoni, 1 run, Marsh keeps it full and just outside off, Dhoni went hard on the slog, gets an inside edge behind square on the on-side, just a single. 13 from the over
47.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhoni, FOUR, lovely shot! Marsh misses his yorker, turns out to be a length ball outside off, drilled hard and back past the bowler, no chance for the fielder in the deep
47.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhoni, 2 runs, this is good cricket from Pandey, yorker length delivery outside off, Dhoni squeezes it in front of long-off, Pandey ran hard, turned blind and came back for the scond run, a direct hit would have had him short
47.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to M Pandey, 1 run, back of a length slower short of length outside off, no pace for Pandey to work with, he goes hard on the cut and gets a bottom edge - behind square on the off-side for a single
47.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to M Pandey, FOUR, that's handy for Pandey and India, wide yorker from Marsh, Pandey reaches out for it, jams it hard, gets it off the back of the bat, goes fine and rolls away to the fence for a boundary
47.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhoni, 1 run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, driven down towards long-off for a single
35 needed from 18 balls, will there be a late charge from India or has the tide turned completely?
46.6 -
Faulkner to M Pandey, no run, another dot delivery, this is gold for Australia, fuller length delivery and on the pads, Pandey whips it straight to mid-wicket
46.5 -
Faulkner to M Pandey, no run, this is turning out to be another fine over from Faulkner, back of the hand slower delivery outside off, Pandey was way too early on the pull and missed, goes to the keeper on the second bounce
46.4 -
Faulkner to M Pandey, no run, Pandey missed out there, low full toss from Faulkner, Pandey backed away and clipped it straight to mid-wicket
46.3 -
Faulkner to M Pandey, 2 runs, on a good length and just outside off, Pandey comes down the track and drills it back past Dhoni, long-off gets across and keeps them down to a couple of runs, it was the slower delivery by Faulkner
46.2 -
Faulkner to M Pandey, 2 runs, low full toss from Faulkner, Pandey makes room and punches it towards long-on, comes back for the second run
46.1 -
Faulkner to Dhoni, leg byes, 1 run, full and on Dhoni's pads, he looks to flick and missed, the ball brushed the pads on its way to Wade, Pandey calls Dhoni across for a quick leg-bye
40 needed off 24, can Dhoni and Pandey finish it for India? Australia have bowled out their specialists, it's all up to the all-rounders and Lyon..
45.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to M Pandey, 2 runs, Marsh keeps it full and well outside off, Pandey was looking to go back over the bowler's head, ends up slicing it high and over cover, the ball drops in between three fielders going for the catch, two runs in the end for Pandey
45.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to M Pandey, no run, this is excellent bowling from Marsh, short of a good length and on off, cramped Pandey for room, he can only push it back towards the bowler
45.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to M Pandey, wide, Marsh misses his length, hurls this one miles outside off, Pandey can't reach for the shot, called as a wide
45.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to M Pandey, no run, nicely bowled by Marsh, saw Pandey shuffling across, shortens his length and angles it across Pandey, he was looking to dab it towards third man and missed
45.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to M Pandey, 2 runs, super fielding from Smith, saves two runs for his team, length delivery outside off, Pandey gets a big stride forward and clubs it wide of long-on. Smith gets across, puts in the dive and hauls it back in
45.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhoni, 1 run, MS is living a charmed life! He came charging down the track and swung across the line, gets a thick outside edge towards third man. Faulkner didn't pick it up under lights, rushes in late and takes it on the bounce, just a single
45.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhoni, no run, fuller length delivery and around the tramlines outside off, Dhoni lets it go through, not called as a wide though
Mitchell Marsh [7.0-0-45-0] is back into the attack
44.6 -
Faulkner to Dhoni, 1 run, a direct hit might have made things interesting, very full and on the stumps, Dhoni drove it towards mid-on and scampered across for a quick single, Smith has a shy at the bowler's end and missed
44.5 -
Faulkner to M Pandey, 1 run, almost a chance, this was a back of the hand slower delivery outside off, Pandey was coming down the track, doesn't get to the pitch of the ball, ends up scooping it just wide of the diving Bailey at extra cover
44.4 -
Faulkner to Dhoni, leg byes, 1 run, loud shout for LBW, did it pitch outside leg? Was it swinging down leg? Dhoni was looking to flick and missed, sneaks in a leg-bye. Visual Eye confirms that the ball just pitched inside the matting and would have crashed into middle and leg
44.3 -
Faulkner to M Pandey, 1 run, another back of the hand slower ball from Faulkner, Pandey reaches out and swats it to deep cover for a single
44.2 -
Faulkner to Dhoni, 1 run, full toss on Dhoni's pads, flicked straight to short fine for a single
44.1 -
Faulkner to M Pandey, 1 run, back of the hand slower delivery outside off, Pandey was pushing forward, gets an inside edge behind square on the on-side for a single
James Faulkner [7.0-0-37-0] is back into the attack
43.6 -
Boland to M Pandey, 1 run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, drilled hard but straight to the fielder at long-off
43.5 -
Boland to M Pandey, 2 runs, very full and outside off, Pandey makes room, opens the face of the bat and steers it behind square on the off-side for a couple of runs
There are some rumours going around that this might be Dhoni's last ODI for India, can't confirm it as yet though. He retired from Tests at the end of the MCG Test in 2014, will this Australian ODI series be his swansong in ODIs?
43.4 -
Boland to Dhoni, 1 run, wide yorker outside off, Dhoni digs it wide of cover-point for a single
43.3 -
Boland to M Pandey, 1 run, Boland keeps it full and well outside off, driven down towards long-off for a single
43.2 -
Boland to Dhoni, 1 run, wide half-volley outside off, driven straight to deep cover, Dhoni is happy with the single
This is Boland's last over, Hastings has already bowled out..
43.1 -
Boland to M Pandey, 1 run, low full toss from Boland, driven towards long-on for a single
42.6 -
Lyon to M Pandey, 1 run, tossed up wider outside off, Pandey plays with an open face and guides it square past cover, just 6 runs from the over though
42.5 -
Lyon to M Pandey, no run, slower and just outside off, Pandey wristily works it towards mid-wicket, can't hit the gap though
42.4 -
Lyon to Dhoni, 1 run, this one is given more air, Dhoni comes down the track and works it back past the bowler for a single
42.3 -
Lyon to Dhoni, 2 runs, tossed up and on the stumps, Dhoni comes down the track and heaves it wide of Faulkner at long-on, Pandey is back in a flash and they complete the second run with ease
42.2 -
Lyon to M Pandey, 1 run, Pandey comes down the track, gets too close to the ball and ends up driving it past Lyon, just a single to long-on
42.1 -
Lyon to Dhoni, 1 run, tossed up and on Dhoni's pads, nudged in front of square on the on-side for a single
Change of bat for Dhoni
41.6 -
Boland to M Pandey, 2 runs, back of a length and just outside off, Pandey gets his left leg out of the way, opens the face of the bat and runs it fine towards towards man, comes back for the second run, 9 runs from the over, just what India needed
41.5 -
Boland to M Pandey, FOUR, creamed, that should break the shackles, Pandey runs down the track, makes room as he did so and drills a length ball past cover, no chance for the man in the deep
41.4 -
Boland to M Pandey, no run, on a good length and well outside off, slapped straight to the fielder at cover-point
41.3 -
Boland to M Pandey, 2 runs, that should release some pressure off Pandey, makes room outside leg to a short ball and carves it behind square on the off-side, comes back for the second run
41.2 -
Boland to M Pandey, no run, short of a good length and on off, played with an open face towards backward point
41.1 -
Boland to Dhoni, 1 run, Lyon has dropped a dolly, how costly will this prove to be? This was banged in short and well outside off, Dhoni rocked back on the pull, doesn't get hold of it, went high off the bat and towards deep mid-wicket. Lyon looked settled under it and somehow allows it to pop out. He tried to reverse-cup it, but it burst through his fingers
The required rate has now gone past 8 RPO. Dhoni looks calm though..
40.6 -
Lyon to M Pandey, no run, nicely bowled by Lyon, gave this one more air and gets it to drift across Pandey, he was down on his knees as he looked to sweep and missed, Wade can't collect it cleanly and is struck on his chest, just 3 runs from the over
40.6 -
Lyon to M Pandey, wide, Lyon drifts this one down the leg-side, Pandey looks to flick and misses, called as a wide
40.5 -
Lyon to Dhoni, 1 run, slower and just outside off, punched down towards long-off for a single
40.4 -
Lyon to Dhoni, no run, pushed through by Lyon, Dhoni goes deep inside the crease and works it towards mid-wicket
40.3 -
Lyon to Dhoni, no run, slower and on the stumps, Dhoni goes back and pushes it back at the bowler
40.2 -
Lyon to Dhoni, no run, flighted and just outside off, Dhoni comes down the track and turns it towards the on-side
40.1 -
Lyon to M Pandey, 1 run, tossed up from round the wicket, Pandey goes down low and sweeps it behind square on the on-side for a single
Nathan Lyon [6.0-0-49-0] is back into the attack
Alright! We are into the last 10 overs. India need 77 runs to avoid a whitewash. Hastings has bowled out. So, Australia are slightly weak coming to the end of the innings. Which way will this go?
39.6 -
Boland to Dhoni, no run, back of a length close to off, Dhoni punches and finds cover in the way
39.5 -
Boland to M Pandey, 1 run, width and Pandey pounces onto it, gets on top of the bounce and cracks it to the left of the sweeper, close to the fielder and hence only a single
39.4 -
Boland to Dhoni, 1 run, fuller and just outside off, Dhoni drives it to sweeper cover
39.3 -
Boland to Dhoni, no run, shortish and outside off, Dhoni mistimes the cut towards cover
39.2 -
Boland to Dhoni, no run, Boland went up for LBW. Tough to give those as Dhoni was way down the wicket. Races down and fails to meet with the nudge, is rapped on the pads - in front of off and middle. The ball had to travel a long way. Ball-tracker shows it going over
39.1 -
Boland to Dhoni, no run, on a length and around off, Dhoni plays an extended forward push towards short cover
38.6 -
Hastings to M Pandey, no run, good length ball around off, Pandey blunts it with soft hands in front of point. He wanted the single but Dhoni wasn't too keen, sends him back. Hastings has bowled out. A good day in the office for him, his figures read: 10-1-61-3
38.5 -
Hastings to M Pandey, FOUR, handy boundary. India had just fallen behind on the asking rate, this four should help them keep up. Banged in short and outside off, Pandey jumps up and cuts it over backward point. Like a right-handed version of Shikhar Dhawan
38.4 -
Hastings to M Pandey, no run, on a length just outside off, Pandey pats it on the head and directs it to backward point
38.3 -
Hastings to Dhoni, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Dhoni push-drives it to the right of point, Warner dives and makes a half-stop that allows the duo to sneak in a single
38.2 -
Hastings to Dhoni, no run, back of a length around off, blocked off the back foot to cover
38.1 -
Hastings to M Pandey, 1 run, shortish and just outside off, another single milked down to third man
This is interesting from Smith, he is bowling out Hastings. Another wicket of either these two and Smith knows he is into the inexperienced Indian lower middle-order...
37.6 -
Boland to M Pandey, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Pandey runs it off the outer half of the bat to third man
37.5 -
Boland to M Pandey, no run, full and angling in, Pandey closes the bat face and pushes it to short mid-wicket
37.4 -
Boland to Dhoni, 1 run, short of length on off, Dhoni tucks it to the right of mid-on and rotates the strike
37.3 -
Boland to M Pandey, 1 run, on a length and just outside off, Pandey eases it to sweeper cover
37.2 -
Boland to Dhoni, 1 run, he decides to use his feet, shimmies down, gets inside the line and works the length delivery through mid-wicket
The field is up on the off-side for Dhoni. There is a slip as well. So, Smith is applying the pressure. How will Dhoni respond?
37.1 -
Boland to Dhoni, no run, back of a length on off, Dhoni blocks it to short cover
Scott Boland [6.0-0-36-0] is back into the attack
36.6 -
Hastings to Dhoni, 1 run, that is a sharp run. Taking on one of the best Aussie fielders - Warner. Back of a length on the fourth stump, Dhoni pushes it to the right of point and sets off, Warner doesn't gather the ball and it is done comfortably
36.5 -
Hastings to Dhoni, no run, on a length and just outside off, Dhoni is happy to let it pass
36.4 -
Hastings to M Pandey, 1 run, back of a length close to off, steered away with an open bat face to third man
36.3 -
Hastings to M Pandey, 2 runs, what to call that shot? Banged in halfway down, Pandey stands his ground, raises his bat like a telescope and uses his wrists to place it through the vacant mid-wicket region. That is the best I can do to describe that shot
36.2 -
Hastings to M Pandey, 2 runs, 2nd ODI fifty for Pandey. What an innings under pressure. Walks up to his skipper and is being congratulated. Just a wave of the bat to acknowledge the applause from the crowd. Fullish and around off, Pandey lifts it over extra cover sans any timing, sweeper cleans up
36.1 -
Hastings to M Pandey, 2 runs, these two are very quick between the wickets. Pandey glides it to the right of third man, calls for two and Dhoni responds even though the throw comes to his end
35.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhoni, no run, short and outside off, Dhoni jumps up off his feet and mistimes the cut to short cover. He certainly missed out there as width was provided
35.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to M Pandey, 1 run, slower delivery on the stumps, Pandey nurdles it behind square, Hastings runs forward and doesn't pick it up on the first attempt, but the batsmen don't risk a second
35.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhoni, 1 run, too straight, on middle and leg, Dhoni flicks it to deep backward square leg, off the mark with a single
35.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhoni, no run, short of length on off, Dhoni hops across and knocks it down the wicket
A slip in place for Dhoni...
35.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhoni, no run, back of a length around off, Dhoni gets back and across, defends to the off-side
35.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to M Pandey, 1 run, shortish and outside off, Pandey steers it wide of backward point
34.6 -
Hastings to Dhoni, no run, huge shout for LBW. Dhoni immediately showed his bat to the umpire. Was there an inside edge? Need a replay to confirm it. The good thing for India is that the umpire didn't give the marching orders. Nipped back in from a fuller length, Dhoni is rooted to the crease, is almost beaten for pace. Hastings asks Dhoni if there was an edge, the Indian skipper replies with a nod. Replays are out and there was an inside edge
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
34.5 -
Hastings to Rohit, out Caught by Wade!! Heartbreak! Rohit can't believe the umpire has raised his finger. Lets out a cry of anguish. He falls one short of his third hundred in the series. Is this the opening Australia were looking for? Once again it is Hastings who provides the crucial breakthrough. But the main question is was there an edge? With the way Wade went up, I don't think he was confident. However, Hastings was and so were the rest of the Aussies. It was short of length just outside off, Rohit goes for the dab to third man. HotSpot didn't show anything on the bat. The Snicko showed a spike though. It was a 50-50 call and it went in favour of the home side. Rohit c Wade b Hastings 99(108) [4s-9 6s-1]
Hastings to Rohit, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
34.4 -
Hastings to Rohit, no run, bouncer on leg-stump, Rohit gets inside the line and lets it sail over his left shoulder
34.3 -
Hastings to Rohit, 2 runs, "two, two, two" was the call from Rohit as soon as he played it. Pandey responds as well. Fullish and on the fourth stump, Rohit eases the drive to the left of cover, wide of sweeper and back he comes for the second
34.2 -
Hastings to Rohit, no run, on a length and close to off, Rohit presses it to cover after coming forward
34.1 -
Hastings to Rohit, FOUR, welcome to the attack Hastings. Short and width on offer, Rohit rides the bounce and caresses the punch square of the wicket, the timing was silk-like as the ball raced away to the fence
John Hastings [7.0-1-41-2] is back into the attack
33.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, 1 run, dropped! Shaun Marsh have you just spilled the match? Earlier he took a ripper to get rid of Dhawan and now he has grassed a straightforward chance, and that too of his little brother. Fuller and around off, Rohit goes for the loft over mid-off, the bat turned on impact and skied it towards sweeper. Finch runs back from backward point and that might have put off Shaun, goes for the reverse cup and puts it down
33.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, no run, off-speed delivery and Rohit had to check his shot, he does well to delay the shot and push it to mid-off
33.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, 2 runs, we can rename this series as a record-breaking series. Here's one more - Rohit has crossed 5000 ODI runs. Looks like he has no clue about it. Just continues batting. Shortens the length around off, steered away with an angled bat to square third man
33.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, no run, leg-cutter that grips the surface. Rohit went for the guide down to third man, the ball deviates enough to beat the outside edge
33.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to M Pandey, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, dabbed away to third man
33.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, 1 run, full and on off, Rohit drives it down to long-on, needs one more for 5000 ODI runs
Mitchell Marsh [5.0-0-37-0] is back into the attack
32.6 -
Lyon to Rohit, 1 run, fired in and drifting away with the angle from round the wicket, Rohit waits in the crease, opens the bat face and eases it down to long-off
32.5 -
Lyon to M Pandey, 1 run, quicker and on the stumps, nurdled away behind square on the leg-side
32.4 -
Lyon to M Pandey, SIX, beautiful! So supple when coming down the track, meets the pitch of the flighted delivery, gives a bit of room to get the free flowing of the arms, sends it soaring over the wide long-off fence
32.3 -
Lyon to Rohit, 1 run, that is a risky single. If not for the dive from Pandey, he would have been a goner. Rohit taps this towards cover and takes off, Pandey went without any hesitation. Direct hit would have had him short
Third umpire called in for a run-out check. Australians are not too excited. That is because Pandey has made it in. Should be an easy decision for the TV umpire. NOT OUT!
32.2 -
Lyon to Rohit, no run, waits for the ball to turn and tucks it to square leg
32.1 -
Lyon to Rohit, 2 runs, for a second I thought Rohit picked out deep mid-wicket. But he has the map well mugged up. Shimmies down and chips it on the bounce to Marsh, collects a brace
Nathan Lyon [5.0-0-38-0] is back into the attack
31.6 -
Faulkner to Rohit, 1 run, low full toss outside off, Rohit almost sliced it straight to Finch at backward point, goes on the bounce and a fumble allows Rohit to hang on to the strike
31.5 -
Faulkner to M Pandey, 1 run, Pandey is not afraid to take the aerial route. Lifts the full delivery wide of cover, twirled his wrists to get the placement right. Sweeper tidied up in the deep
31.4 -
Faulkner to Rohit, 1 run, full delivery outside off, Rohit opens the bat face and drives to sweeper cover
31.3 -
Faulkner to Rohit, no run, good length ball on off, Rohit is half-forward and defending
Switches to round the wicket...
31.2 -
Faulkner to Rohit, no run, now goes chasing after one which well outside off, fails to get bat on the steer and is beaten
31.1 -
Faulkner to Rohit, 2 runs, Faulkner has his hands on his knees. Shouted "catch it" but it was just over Smith. Back of a length and angled across Rohit, he reaches out and toe-ends the slap over the leaping cover fielder. He wanted to hit it square, but it got much squarer than he would have liked
30.6 -
Smith to Rohit, 1 run, lands one where he wanted, Rohit opens the bat face and eases it through cover-point
30.5 -
Smith to M Pandey, 1 run, low full toss and Pandey has missed out, drives it generously to deep extra cover
30.4 -
Smith to Rohit, 1 run, flighted on the stumps, chipped on the bounce to long-on. He has been very good with these shots
30.3 -
Smith to Rohit, FOUR, Rohit joins in to have some of Smith. Tossed up on off, Rohit kneels down and lifts it over mid-on, it was not the conventional sweep, but got enough to clear the fielder
30.2 -
Smith to M Pandey, 1 run, floated up outside off, driven along the floor to deep cover
30.1 -
Smith to M Pandey, FOUR, Smith continues with his half-trackers, Pandey could have had coffee and still had the time to put that away, goes deep in the crease and pulls it behind square, no one to save that in the deep
29.6 -
Faulkner to M Pandey, 1 run, presses forward to a back of a length delivery, his bat turns on impact as he tried to defend and blocks it wide of mid-wicket
29.5 -
Faulkner to Rohit, 1 run, fullish and driven towards Smith at cover, who fumbles to allow a single. A fumble and Steven Smith. Hmm..
29.4 -
Faulkner to Rohit, no run, fullish outside off, comes forward and pushes it towards mid-off
29.3 -
Faulkner to Rohit, FOUR, this is majestic stuff, picking his spots. He saw mid-off was up, and never bothered about the length. Just decided that it has to go over there. Backs away to a short of length delivery and swats his flat-batted heave over the infield
29.2 -
Faulkner to M Pandey, 1 run, on a short of length outside off, glided to third man for a single
29.1 -
Faulkner to M Pandey, 2 runs, chopped away wide of third man. Gentle back of a length delivery slanted away outside off, Pandey slots it behind backward point and manages to get it wide enough of third man for a couple
28.6 -
Smith to M Pandey, 1 run, pushed through the air outside off, goes deep in the crease, waits for it to come on and dabs it in front of short third man
28.5 -
Smith to Rohit, 1 run, much better. Tossed up and drifting in with the arm on off, worked down to long-on with a roll of the wrists
28.4 -
Smith to M Pandey, 1 run, that's four short deliveries in a row, this time slapped to sweeper cover
28.3 -
Smith to M Pandey, FOUR, that's come with a ribbon on it. Dragged down short, way too short, on off stump. Pandey could have hit it anywhere. Opts to give the backward square leg fence a visit
28.2 -
Smith to Rohit, 1 run, shortish leg-break with a hint of turn outside off, punched down to long-off
28.1 -
Smith to Rohit, no run, flatter and skidding on towards off, softly pushed back towards the bowler
Steven Smith, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Now this is interesting. Watch out for those full tosses.
27.6 -
Faulkner to Rohit, 1 run, steered wide of backward point and retains strike with a single
27.5 -
Faulkner to Rohit, no run, finds the man again. Jeez, these are some well timed strokes for no run. Unfurls the wrists on a shortish ball and cuts it straight to backward point
27.4 -
Faulkner to Rohit, no run, shimmies down and scorches the drive on the up wide of Smith at mid-off. The Aussie skipper skips around smoothly and dives to stop
27.3 -
Faulkner to Rohit, no run, reaches out for a half-volley by stretching his arms, square drives it towards backward point. Might have hit it off the toe-end as it was so wide
27.2 -
Faulkner to Rohit, no run, punched nicely off the front foot, picks out cover
27.1 -
Faulkner to M Pandey, 1 run, whips this short of length delivery towards mid-on and skates across. The fielder is nearly on the edge of the circle. Easy
James Faulkner [4.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack
Some refreshments for Rohit as he tries to refill his body fluids. Pretty humid out there..
26.6 -
Lyon to M Pandey, 1 run, nice loop on this one, drifts across off from round the wicket, Pandey leans across and works it down to long-on
26.5 -
Lyon to Rohit, 1 run, darted on middle and leg, tucked away with ease for a single
26.4 -
Lyon to Rohit, 2 runs, Shaun Marsh diving to save a boundary has become a recurring phenomenon now. Swept away nicely past square leg. Marsh hurtles across from his position at deep mid-wicket, goes full stretch with the dive, and flicks it back in. Well done
26.3 -
Lyon to M Pandey, 1 run, slower through the air on middle, gently flicked through mid-wicket
26.2 -
Lyon to M Pandey, FOUR, excellent use of the feet. Got him right to the pitch. What he also did was make room to allow a free swing of the arms. And then slaps the flat-batted drive through extra-cover
26.1 -
Lyon to Rohit, 1 run, skips down the track and drives it down to long-off
25.6 -
Boland to M Pandey, no run, length ball just outside off, Pandey looks to angle it through the off-side. Taking too many liberties I would think. Nearly costs him. Chops it back onto the pad off the inside edge and rolls away perilously wide of off-stump
25.5 -
Boland to M Pandey, no run, oh nice. Short of length outside off, punched sweetly but straight to cover-point
25.4 -
Boland to M Pandey, 2 runs, a couple of steps down the pitch and whipped through mid-wicket. The chase is stabilizing again
25.3 -
Boland to M Pandey, no run, that really awkward technique owing to which he gets too side on and almost always tends to stays leg-side of the ball. Guides this length ball to point
25.2 -
Boland to Rohit, 1 run, does he have any bone in his wrists or what? He's picked that short of length delivery from well outside off and turned it through square leg. Ridiculous
25.1 -
Boland to M Pandey, 1 run, dabbed down to third man. Signs of relative comfort emitted from Pandey. Should settle Rohit down too
24.6 -
Lyon to Rohit, no run, dances down and nearly yorks himself by getting too close to the pitch, jams it to cover
24.5 -
Lyon to M Pandey, 1 run, clipped through the mid-wicket region
24.4 -
Lyon to M Pandey, FOUR, broomed away! Tossed up on a length on middle, Pandey gets down on one knee and slams the sweep. In the air for a trifle bit, but Shaun Marsh at backward square can only watch it zoom past
24.3 -
Lyon to Rohit, 1 run, plants his front foot across to get inside the line, bends his back knee and paddles it fine. Wide enough of short fine leg to facilitate a single
24.2 -
Lyon to M Pandey, 1 run, he's really not bothering to give it any air. Very unlike Lyon. Short on the stumps, Pandey swivels across and pulls it to deep backward square
24.1 -
Lyon to M Pandey, no run, flatter trajectory and turning in from middle, tucked to mid-wicket
Nathan Lyon [3.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack
23.6 -
Boland to Rohit, no run, length on the stumps, clipped to mid-wicket
23.5 -
Boland to Rohit, SIX, that's been shoved over long-on. No better word came into my mind. Came forward and authoritatively pulled it straight back. And a spectator is furious with himself. For dropping the catch
23.4 -
Boland to Rohit, no run, gets on his toes and drops this short of length delivery into the off-side
23.3 -
Boland to Rohit, no run, back of a length delivery, turned to mid-on
23.2 -
Boland to M Pandey, 1 run, picks this full ball from middle and clips it through mid-wicket
23.1 -
Boland to M Pandey, no run, takes a couple of steps and works it airily down the pitch, again the two paced nature doing the batsman in. Falls just short of Boland
Scott Boland [4.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack
22.6 -
Hastings to Rohit, FOUR, edged to slip and it's gone through his palms. Or did he get only fingertips? Might have been the latter. Shortish outside off, Rohit aims a square cut, didn't move his back foot across, nor did he get on top of the bounce. The top-edge flies over Smith's left, he leaps across stretching both hands. But couldn't quite place it in the centre of his palms. Tips it over and down to the third man fence
22.5 -
Hastings to M Pandey, 1 run, there's the animal instincts of Pandey. Just can't restrain himself. Throws his bat for a loose drive to a length ball outside off, never in control of his movements. The outside edge flies away past the slip fielder down to third man
22.4 -
Hastings to Rohit, 1 run, waits for the ball to come on and dabs it away behind backward point. Ensured that he stayed leg-side of this length ball and played it level with the eyeline
22.3 -
Hastings to Rohit, no run, there's the extra bounce in play again. Rohit sees the width and looks to slash it away. Bounces over the top edge through to the keeper
22.2 -
Hastings to Rohit, no run, back of a length delivery skidding on outside off, chopped to backward point
22.1 -
Hastings to Rohit, no run, how about taking a pull shot on? Not at this stage. Rohit wisely bails out. Sees it whir past his right here
21.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, 1 run, glided wide of point and hurries to the other end to bring up fifty. Needs to bat through here
21.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to M Pandey, 1 run, nudged in front of mid-on and sets off for the single. The lack of hesitation sees them through with ease
21.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, 3 runs, that's what family is all about. To save your backs. Short ball outside off, absolutely slapped square of the wicket. Shaun Marsh runs to his left, dives and flicks it back in
21.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, no run, walks over to off-stump, plays round the front pad and glances it to short fine
21.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, no run, short of length delivery outside off, patted towards point
21.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, no run, oh jeez, that's fallen just short of short cover. If Rohit didn't learn his lesson seeing Kohli perish, he should now. Please beware driving on the up. Stops on him from a length, ends up holding his shot, and slowed the bat speed just enough on impact
20.6 -
Hastings to M Pandey, no run, short ball outside off, Pandey thought about a ramp, but then pulled out
20.5 -
Hastings to M Pandey, no run, and again. Take your time. Sensible strategy. Leaving the ball is the simplest part of its execution
20.4 -
Hastings to M Pandey, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel, another leave
20.3 -
Hastings to M Pandey, no run, fullish and angling in from outside off, Pandey thinks he knows where his off-stump is. Lets it go
Manish Pandey, right handed bat, comes to the crease
20.2 -
Hastings to Kohli, out Caught by Wade!! Huge. India will have to pursue this target without their best batsman in a run-chase now. Massive moment in the game. Fullish outside off, however not that full also to be flashing at it. Kohli looks to hit it hard, ends up throwing his bat away from the body aiming a blistering cover-drive and the extra bounce does him in. Gets a faint tickle through to Wade who takes it head high. Kohli c Wade b Hastings 8(11) [4s-1]
Hastings to Kohli, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
20.1 -
Hastings to Kohli, no run, angled in on middle, clipped to mid-wicket
19.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Kohli, 1 run, glided nicely down to third man. He's really improved his game a lot with these deliveries. Short of length outside off, the pre-modified Kohli would have aimlessly dangled his bat at them. Not this one
19.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Kohli, no run, deviates slightly from the ploy, bowls it fuller on off and is driven back. Does well to bend low, stick his arm out and stop
19.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Kohli, no run, cut away but straight to backward point. Seems a concerted plan to pound it on a short of length to him
19.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Kohli, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, stays rooted to his crease and blocks
19.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Kohli, 2 runs, if the previous one was all grace, this is brash. Short of length just outside off, tries to force the flat-batted swat through the off-side. Chops it in the end without any timing but in the gap. Sweeper cover runs across to tidy up
19.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Kohli, FOUR, this is liquid batting. So easy, so flowy. Just a tad full outside off, came forward and across before unleashing a classic extra-cover drive
18.6 -
Hastings to Kohli, 1 run, there's one universal thing you've got to adhere to as a bowler. Smith should hold a placard "Don't bowl on his pads". Clipped through mid-wicket
18.5 -
Hastings to Kohli, no run, short of length delivery outside off, punched to cover point. Played away from the body this time. Gotta be careful
18.5 -
Hastings to Kohli, wide, another one. Smell the leather Mr. Kohli? But he couldn't get a good sniff - that's how high it was. Didn't even need to duck to evade
18.5 -
Hastings to Kohli, wide, banged in halfway down, flies over Kohli's head as he half-ducks to evade. Wide given
18.4 -
Hastings to Kohli, no run, short of length delivery which hurries onto Kohli's pull, ends up mistiming it from high on the bat towards mid-on
Beautifully played. How's that for a first ball. Hops on his toes and upper-cuts it over the slip fielder. Now what? It's being signalled dead ball. That nasty spider-cam has come in the way. It hit flush on the spider. And Kohli's been robbed. Puts on a face mimicking a child who has had his cookie stolen
18.3 -
Hastings to Rohit, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off, punched through cover
Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease
That wicket also brings the drinks trolley onto the field. India once again got off to a flier, thanks to Dhawan who went hammer and tongs, before playing one shot too many. Australia needed that wicket and we know how dangerous they can be once they smell a small opening. The next passage of play is going to be an interesting one...
18.2 -
Hastings to Dhawan, out Caught by S Marsh!! Someone has brought in the time machine. We are back in 2015 at the World Cup semi-final. Dhawan advancing, slashing, and holing out. That time it cost India the game. Lost all momentum. And he's done it again. Hastings bowled it wider after seeing Dhawan come hurling down, he slashes it, hits it well but there is a man in the deep. Marsh runs back towards his left, keeps his eyes on the ball right through, times his jump to perfection and cups it before tumbling over. Big breakthrough. Dhawan c S Marsh b Hastings 78(56) [4s-7 6s-3]
Hastings to Dhawan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
18.1 -
Hastings to Dhawan, FOUR, and Dhawan just continues to hurtle along at a rapid pace. The bowling is his best ally at the moment. Short of length on the hips, he swivels across and pulls it fine. Bit of an under edge and it scoots away
John Hastings [4.0-0-27-0] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, no run, stands tall and punches this back of a length delivery to mid-off
17.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, no run, ah, cramped for room. Moved his back foot across a bit too much looking for an expansive square cut. Also what deceived him was the extra bounce. Whizzed over the top edge through to Wade
17.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, 2 runs, plants his foot across and drives it on the up through the cover region. Knows exactly where he has hit it, calls for two and makes it in a canter
17.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, no run, length ball on middle, forward and blocked
17.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhawan, 1 run, shortish outside off, slapped to deep cover
17.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhawan, FOUR, wow, what a shot that is. Improvisation at its very best. Was challenged with a short ball after coming down the track, Dhawan's hands take over. Opens the bat face and ramps it over short third man
Mitchell Marsh [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Lyon to Dhawan, 1 run, catch it, surely. Or maybe not. The ball is will-o'-the-wisp. Misreads the length and attempts to sweep a full delivery. Top edges it right over the keeper's head and it lands between three converging fielder
16.5 -
Lyon to Dhawan, FOUR, lovely use of the crease. Went very deep realizing the opportunity. Only slightly short and he has late-cut it splitting backward point and short third man
16.4 -
Lyon to Rohit, 1 run, kicks and bites at Rohit from behind a length outside off, he does well not to commit forward. Enables him to ride the bounce and push it towards mid-off.
16.3 -
Lyon to Rohit, no run, Finch has stopped a certain boundary here. Rohit absolutely clubbed the sweep, albeit along the turf, behind square. Finch threw himself across to stop
16.2 -
Lyon to Rohit, no run, turning in from a length on off, shimmies down and is done in for length, blocks it to mid-wicket
16.1 -
Lyon to Dhawan, 1 run, skips down the track looking to take advantage of mid-on being up. But couldn't get under his attempted loft, hits it along the carpet wide of the man who runs across to stop
15.6 -
Faulkner to Rohit, 2 runs, wonder what a century does to you? Well, it makes you stiff for a start. Look at Mitch Marsh dive at third man. His spine was screaming in protest. Short outside off, Rohit waits for it and back-cuts it behind backward point, and then begins the Marsh marathon
15.5 -
Faulkner to Dhawan, 1 run, skiddy back of a length delivery drifting towards leg, clipped behind square down towards fine leg
15.4 -
Faulkner to Dhawan, 2 runs, takes a couple of steps down and mistimes the heave wide of deep mid-wicket. The bat might have slightly twisted in his hands. Gets it in the gap luckily and on top of that fetches a couple
15.3 -
Faulkner to Rohit, 1 run, on the hips and nudged behind square to bring up the century stand
15.2 -
Faulkner to Dhawan, 1 run, short of length delivery on middle and leg, pulled to deep mid-wicket. Kept it all along the carpet
15.1 -
Faulkner to Rohit, 1 run, a gentle drive wide of mid-off to get to the other end. Just feel that the steam has been lost slightly. And sensibly so. Can't keep on going like an out-of-control car. Will eventually explode
14.6 -
Lyon to Rohit, 1 run, drops it slightly short on middle, Rohit rocks back and pulls it hard but straight to deep mid-wicket
14.5 -
Lyon to Dhawan, 1 run, oh he was done in here. Lyon saw him come down and dragged the length back. Dhawan realizes his folly, accepts his undoing and humbly dabs it through the cover region
14.4 -
Lyon to Rohit, 1 run, dances down the track, gets close to both - the length and line - and cheekily flicks it in the air in front of deep mid-wicket for a single
14.3 -
Lyon to Rohit, no run, flatter on the stumps, turned to mid-wicket
14.2 -
Lyon to Rohit, no run, drifting away outside off, slides on from a length, Rohit pushes it gently to cover
14.1 -
Lyon to Dhawan, 1 run, goes down on one knee and sweeps it from middle stump to deep backward square
13.6 -
Faulkner to Rohit, no run, short of length delivery outside off, punched to cover
13.5 -
Faulkner to Rohit, FOUR, that needs to be checked. No? Yeah, it's a boundary. Bailey's foot was strolling carelessly on the cushions as he slid to stop. Flicked through mid-wicket, Bailey rushes across and flicks it back. But didn't have his foot in control
13.4 -
Faulkner to Rohit, no run, hops on the crease and steers a back of a length delivery to backward point
13.3 -
Faulkner to Rohit, no run, length ball on the pads, and Rohit has missed out there. Late to get his bat across on the flick, hit on the knee-roll and the ball rolls away into the off-side
13.2 -
Faulkner to Rohit, no run, back of a length delivery angled across off, dabbed to backward point
13.1 -
Faulkner to Dhawan, 1 run, gives the charge too early, gave Faulkner enough time to pull his length back. Still tries to go through with some sort of flat-batted swat, chops it in front of mid-off
12.6 -
Lyon to Rohit, no run, tucked to mid-wicket
12.5 -
Lyon to Rohit, 2 runs, flatter and turning in from middle, clipped through mid-wicket, in the vast expanses of the SCG outfield
12.4 -
Lyon to Dhawan, 1 run, hangs back waiting for it to turn, then guides it past point. Played it close to his body
12.3 -
Lyon to Dhawan, SIX, that's a crackerjack of a half-century. Has kept India right in this one. And what a way to get there. Letting Lyon know who the boss really is. Sits on his back knee premeditating the sweep, gets an ideal length and slaps it way over deep square
12.2 -
Lyon to Dhawan, no run, really well bowled. Got it to grip as well. Tossed up on a length out of Dhawan's defensive reach, turns away from off, Dhawan adjusts well with his hands and pats it towards point
12.1 -
Lyon to Rohit, 1 run, flatter through the air from round the wicket, slants away from a shortish length outside off, chopped in front of short third man
Nathan Lyon, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
11.6 -
Faulkner to Dhawan, no run, and again. Short of length outside off, steered to backward point. Had taken a couple of steps down while playing the stroke. Evokes a shy at his end. Why can't fielders just hold the ball these days?
11.5 -
Faulkner to Dhawan, no run, oh tried to be cheeky there. With third man up, Dhawan simply opens the bat-face trying to run it to the fence. Picks out the fielder. However, Dhawan's showing that he is not all brash and brute
11.4 -
Faulkner to Rohit, 1 run, shuffles across and clips it off the hips through square leg
11.3 -
Faulkner to Rohit, FOUR, magnificent. Sheer class from Rohit. Not a bad ball at all. Only a fraction full outside off, Rohit doesn't bother moving his front foot too much. Just tilts his upper body forward and punches it past a diving mid-off
11.2 -
Faulkner to Rohit, no run, drops it with soft hands in front of point, checks with his partner on the single. It's not there
11.1 -
Faulkner to Rohit, no run, length ball drifting across off, patted back down the pitch
10.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, 1 run, again twists nicely on the back foot using it as a fulcrum while helping the pull down to fine leg
10.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhawan, 1 run, width on offer again and it's been slashed to the boundary rider in the off-side
10.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhawan, no run, length outside off, tried to belt the drive away. Went too hard which messed up the timing. Chops it to short cover
10.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, 1 run, short of length delivery which climbs nicely over Rohit's left shoulder, he swivels across and turns his wrists on the ball to control the pull towards fine leg
10.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhawan, 1 run, blazed through the cover region. Goes flashing after a length ball wide of off, and hits it hard to the left of sweeper cover who has to put his wheels on to cut it off
10.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, 1 run, cross-seam short of length delivery around off, Rohit shuffles across on the back foot and nurdles it behind square
9.6 -
Faulkner to Rohit, 1 run, when he sees width, he goes after it. Not where he would have liked but got a single nevertheless. Chopped wide of third man
9.5 -
Faulkner to Rohit, no run, hits the good length again, stump-to-stump line and Rohit couldn't do much about it, blocked
9.4 -
Faulkner to Rohit, no run, 135ks from Faulkner, on and around middle, watchfully blocked
9.3 -
Faulkner to Dhawan, 1 run, found the gap this time. To the left of Lyon at backward point with a relatively similar stroke
9.2 -
Faulkner to Dhawan, no run, back of a length around fifth stump, Dhawan taps on its head but couldn't slot it past backward point
9.1 -
Faulkner to Rohit, 1 run, "Australian bowling will be tested today" tells VVS on air and Faulkner proves his word right. By slipping one down leg which Rohit flicks in the gap at mid-wicket
James Faulkner, comes into the attack
8.6 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, 1 run, drifting onto Rohit's pads. Flicked to Mitch Marsh's brother at deep mid-wicket
8.5 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, no run, fullish around off, Rohit drives softly only to find mid-on
8.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhawan, 1 run, opened the bat face and square drive it towards deep point, sensible batting this!
8.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhawan, FOUR, "shot of the night" chirps Dean Jones on air. Agreed! Dhawan leant forward and creamed the drive straight down the ground. No point chasing that lads!
8.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Dhawan, SIX, another pick up shot and this one has gone the distance. Going down leg and asking for trouble, Dhawan obliges and dispatches it over the deep square leg fence
8.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, 1 run, turns this length delivery past square leg for a single
Mitchell Marsh, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
7.6 -
Boland to Dhawan, no run, safely defended into the off-side
7.5 -
Boland to Dhawan, FOUR, another heart-in-the-mouth moment for Dhawan. It was slinging down leg and Dhawan plays his favourite stroke - pick up shot that is. The fielder at deep backward square was 10-15 yards inside and had he stayed closer to the boundary, it would have been a simple catch. Shaun Marsh was the man. He backtracks and leaps but to no avail
7.4 -
Boland to Dhawan, no run, length delivery just outside off, Dhawan chops it towards cover
7.3 -
Boland to Rohit, 1 run, got a leading edge as he tried to work it through the on-side. To his delight, it lobbed well in front of backward point
7.2 -
Boland to Rohit, FOUR, add to that. Another one on Rohit's tippy toes and he puts it away with utter disdain. Nearly in the same region again
7.1 -
Boland to Rohit, FOUR, "PPPLahoreLAAAAYYEED" screamed Rohit's fan in the comm. box here. Mr. Sagar Chawla from Mumbai and he had every reason to admire this man who hails from the same city. Full on the pads, Rohit whips and ensures and he got it wide of mid-on
6.6 -
Hastings to Dhawan, no run, plays with a slightly angled bat but couldn't thread the gap at backward point
6.5 -
Hastings to Dhawan, FOUR, wow! You can superimpose David Warner over that shot. Came down the track and flayed that over the infield on the off-side. All timing and placement. It was an uppish drive over cover and no one moved!
6.4 -
Hastings to Dhawan, no run, another fluent drive but straight to the stubby-armed Warner at mid-off
6.3 -
Hastings to Dhawan, no run, just opened the bat face and looked for the gap behind Lyon at backward point, but it went straight to Lyon
6.2 -
Hastings to Dhawan, 2 runs, leading edge! Still safe though. Dhawan was a fraction too early on the uppish punch/cut. The ball held a bit on the pitch and draws the leading edge from Dhawan which rolls down to third man
6.1 -
Hastings to Dhawan, SIX, well! How about that? Just stand and admire. Straight into the stands. Dhawan picked the length, cleared his front leg and slogged it over the cow-corner fence
5.6 -
Boland to Rohit, no run, punched crisply but straight to cover
5.5 -
Boland to Rohit, no run, driven gently towards the man at mid-on
5.4 -
Boland to Dhawan, 1 run, outside edge and safe! This wasn't that short but Dhawan opts to pull from the crease. Eked out a thick top edge which flies over a non-existent short third man. He could have had his heart in his mouth
5.3 -
Boland to Dhawan, FOUR, brilliant! Raced down the track and manufactured some room for himself. Opened the bat face slightly to slot it between cover and backward point. All about placement that shot!
5.2 -
Boland to Rohit, 1 run, 132kmph targetting the top of off. Rohit brings out his rubber-esque wrists into play, turned towards mid-wicket
5.1 -
Boland to Dhawan, 1 run, came in with the angle from a length, Dhawan nudges wide of mid-on to sneak in a single
4.6 -
Hastings to Dhawan, 1 run, too straight from Hastings and Dhawan whips to deep backward square, retains the strike with that run
4.5 -
Hastings to Dhawan, 2 runs, curls into Dhawan's pads, he flicks nonchalantly through mid-wicket
4.4 -
Hastings to Dhawan, no run, this wasn't outside off but Dhawan decided to cut this anyway. Backed away and was cramped for room and could only place it to backward point
4.3 -
Hastings to Rohit, 1 run, hurled in on the stumps, Rohit looks to block off the front foot. Manages to squeeze it off the inside half towards mid-on
4.2 -
Hastings to Rohit, no run, shortish outside off, Rohit punches but picks Lyon this time
4.1 -
Hastings to Rohit, FOUR, shot Rohit! When he times it that well there is very little any oppostion could do. Saw the width and square drove it beating Lyon's dive at backward point
3.6 -
Boland to Dhawan, no run, length outside off, punched to cover-point
3.5 -
Boland to Dhawan, 2 runs, that shot was all about sheer timing. Allows the ball to angle in and then closed the bat face on the drive, wide of mid-on and off for a couple
3.4 -
Boland to Dhawan, no run, aggression from Dhawan but to no avail. Dances down the track looking to bludgeon it over cover, beaten on the under edge
3.3 -
Boland to Dhawan, 2 runs, wristily turns this wide of mid-wicket to nab a duo of runs
3.2 -
Boland to Dhawan, no run, short and wide, Dhawan flashes hard and misses. This one too shaped away a tad but Dhawan's feet was going nowhere
3.1 -
Boland to Dhawan, no run, beaut! Angled in and seamed away late to beat Dhawan's grope outside off. Beaten neck and crop!
2.6 -
Hastings to Rohit, no run, solidly blocked down the track
2.5 -
Hastings to Dhawan, 1 run, looks to force it through the off-side, gets an inside edge which dribbles away through square leg
2.4 -
Hastings to Rohit, 1 run, cramped for room is Rohit as he looks to steer it down to third man, manages it off the inside half and gets across for a single
2.3 -
Hastings to Rohit, no run, shortish with ample width, Rohit times the cut but Lyon at backward point kills all the timing on that shot, by putting a valiant dive to his left
2.2 -
Hastings to Dhawan, 1 run, dab-and-run cricket from India. Dhawan drops it to the off-side and sprints across for a quick single. Hastings got to the ball quickly, but lost his balance. Slides and rifles an awkward throw at the bowler's end. Had that hit Dhawan was a goner
2.1 -
Hastings to Dhawan, 2 runs, short of length and sat up nicely for Dhawan who punches it wide of cover for a couple of runs
1.6 -
Boland to Rohit, no run, this one swung away late, that too from a good length. Rohit was trying to punch but the swing took it away from his flashing blade
1.5 -
Boland to Rohit, no run, gets forward and across to dead-bat this length delivery towards the off-side
1.4 -
Boland to Dhawan, 1 run, leg-sidish delivery from Boland and Dhawan is content with a single behind square leg
1.3 -
Boland to Dhawan, no run, that's a nice one! Pitched on an ideal (good) length and got it to shape away late, Dhawan is lucky as he played inside the line, missed the outside edge by some distance
1.2 -
Boland to Dhawan, no run, hits the deck hard at 135ks. Dhawan was trying to work it square on the leg-side, misses and is hit high on the pads
1.1 -
Boland to Dhawan, no run, steams in from round the wicket. Goes wide of the crease and angles it in on a good length. Dhawan is circumspect, gently tucks it towards short mid-wicket
Scott Boland, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Boland from the other end. Only one slip for him....
0.6 -
Hastings to Rohit, no run, another back of a length delivery from Hastings. On Rohit's hips which he flicks and picks out short fine
0.5 -
Hastings to Rohit, no run, hits the back of a length region again. Rohit gets across to turn it towards mid-on
0.4 -
Hastings to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan is off the mark with a single down to third man. Opened the bat face and steered it safely
0.3 -
Hastings to Dhawan, no run, offers a bit of width outside off, Dhawan cuts but cannot get it past backward point
0.2 -
Hastings to Rohit, 1 run, Rohit mistimed his cut and took off for a quick single. Towards cover where Bailey gets across and has a shy at the bowler's end, Rohit was well in though. Well-judged single that!
0.1 -
Hastings to Rohit, no run, gentle good length outswinger around off, didn't do much in the air and therefore Rohit could block it under his eyes
Rohit and Dhawan are at the crease. Rohit is on strike. Hastings will open the attack