49.2 -
Boland to Rohit, FOUR, top edge and looks like it has gone all the way? That's cruel for the bowler. No, it has just landed in front. Low full toss outside off stump, Rohit went down on one knee to sweep, got a top edge and it flew over Wade and almost went for a maximum. 300 up for India
48.3 -
Faulkner to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, Jadeja opens his account in style! Poor delivery! Full and in the slot, Jadeja slogs hard and sends it over wide mid-on for a boundary
46.5 -
Faulkner to Rohit, FOUR, gee! Innovative hit from Rohit and he's connected well. Good length delivery angling in around off stump line, Rohit moved across the stumps and scooped it over the infield, fine leg was back near the rope but he was too square
44.5 -
Faulkner to Dhoni, FOUR, now round the wicket and Faulkner loses his radar. Short and on the leg stump, don't bowl short to Dhoni. He's good with his pull/hook! Dhoni swivels and pulls it fine, long leg was very square and he was not even in the picture. So the Indian skipper opens his account in style
42.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Kohli, FOUR, down the track and then lofted over cover, not from the middle of the bat but enough wood on it to escape to the boundary. Can't bowl length at this stage of the innings, Kohli stepped out and got close to the pitch of the ball, played the lofted cover-drive and cleared the infield
42.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Kohli, FOUR, poor delivery from Marsh. The attempted off-cutting slower ball goes horribly wrong as it goes short and wide outside off stump, Kohli cuts hard and hits it through cover, the man sweeping on the off-side had no chance
41.1 -
Hazlewood to Rohit, FOUR, now that is a wonderful shot! Elegantly done by the centurion. With third man so square, Rohit waits for this short of length delivery to come, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and guided it past the keeper to begin the over in style. This was a shot he was trying to play against Hazlewood earlier, but he couldn't connect. Now he's got a boundary
40.0 -
Boland to Rohit, FOUR, yorker just missed! Bowls a full toss to Rohit who smokes it for a one-bounce four over long leg fence, Faulkner tried to fling that back but it was too far from his reach
39.3 -
Boland to Rohit, FOUR, cardinal sin! Bowling it on the pads to a batsman who is batting on 115. Easy peasy for Rohit who flicks to the fine leg fence, long leg sprints across to his right but to no avail
39.2 -
Boland to Rohit, FOUR, Rohit has loosened up now! Try and keep him calm, if you can. Jeez! He looks so good when he's timing the ball that well. Gets across a tad and lifts this over mid-on, couple of bounces and into the fence
36.1 -
Joel Paris to Kohli, FOUR, straightaway the debutant offers a candyfloss. Down leg and all Virat needed to do was get some bat on that, tickled fine and way she goes into the fence
34.4 -
Joel Paris to Rohit, FOUR, boy! That's some shot I can tell you. Half-volley around off, Rohit bludgeons it past Virat, timed and placed the uppish lofted drive to perfection, no point chasing that lads! Just one hit away now
33.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Kohli, FOUR, splendid! Short and wide, asking to be put away and Kohli obliges. Flays it over backward point with a superbly-timed cut shot, sweeper had no chance
30.2 -
Faulkner to Rohit, FOUR, shot! The ramp shot! The one that legendary Viru used to play so well. Dug in short outside off, Rohit sits back and ramps it high towards the third man fence, stand and admire stuff!
26.5 -
Maxwell to Kohli, FOUR, now Kohli brings out the sweep. Kohli kneels down and wanted to hit this with a lot of power, gets a top-edge that runs away to the deep backward square leg fence, there was a man at fine leg but he had no chance of cutting it off
20.2 -
Faulkner to Rohit, FOUR, top-edge and four! This was banged in short outside off, Rohit was looking to pull it away, gets a fat top-edge that goes over the leaping keeper and crashes into the fence in a jiffy
15.0 -
Faulkner to Rohit, FOUR, whattay shot! The Aussies have been guilty of this. Too many half-vollies on offer today. All Rohit had to do was to hit the gap after leaning towards the ball. Punched it with a firm bottom hand straight of mid-on
13.1 -
Boland to Kohli, FOUR, Boland will soon learn that there are some things you can do. And there are some things you can't. Just a no-no. Bowling on Kohli's pads is one of those. That too a half-volley. Okay not quite on the pads but it's enough. Whipped wide of mid-on
12.1 -
Mitchell Marsh to Kohli, FOUR, my oh my! What more can I say. Half-volley just outside off, Kohli bends that forward knee and punches it wide of mid-off. Raced away
10.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, FOUR, it's been an appalling start from Marsh. Two full tosses to begin with. This one slightly higher. Rohit closes the bat-face on impact and pushes it wide of mid-on. No one in the deep to cut it off
10.0 -
Joel Paris to Kohli, FOUR, serves up length outside off. Kohli drives uppishly. Didn't time it that well, manages to place it past non-striker and to the right of Warner at mid-off. Warner gives chase and dives beyond the ropes but couldn't prevent the boundary
9.4 -
Joel Paris to Kohli, FOUR, how about that? Can't bowl there to Virat. On the pads and Kohli is nice and early to flick that through mid-wicket, his first boundary on this tour, can't keep him calm for a long time!
5.2 -
Joel Paris to Dhawan, FOUR, this one's going to the boundary. Fullish and outside off, Dhawan gets a good stride forward and creams the drive past extra cover for his first boundary
2.1 -
Hazlewood to Rohit, FOUR, top-edge and safe! Bouncer from Hazlewood and Rohit got into a bit of tangle as he tried to pull over square leg. The top-edge flies well over a leaping keeper and races away to the fence, streaky but Rohit won't mind that
0.4 -
Hazlewood to Rohit, leg byes, FOUR, drifting into the pads. Swinging in too. Rohit tries to flick but couldn't get bat on that. The ball brushes the pad and races away to the fine leg fence
0.2 -
Hazlewood to Rohit, FOUR, first boundary of the series! And it flew from the flashing blade of Rohit Sharma. Full and too straight again. Rohit shuffles and flicks wide of Faulkner at mid-on, he gives chase but to no avail
49.3 -
Boland to Rohit, SIX, another full toss, the third full toss Boland has bowled to Rohit Sharma in his last two overs and all three have been muscled by the Mumbaikar for maximums! Rohit went deep in the crease expecting a yorker, but Boland offered him a gift, Rohit went over long-on and that went a long way beyond the rope. Looks like Rohit has broken his bat with that shot
47.5 -
Boland to Rohit, SIX, Boland is getting his yorkers right to MS Dhoni, but he's bowling low full tosses to Rohit Sharma. Another low full toss and Rohit goes downtown over long-on, for a moment it looked as if he was going to pick the fieldsman out in the deep but it cleared him
47.2 -
Boland to Rohit, SIX, now he's missed the yorker and that's a juicy low full toss, Rohit waits for the ball to come and flicks it away nicely from the middle of the bat, the ball clears the mid-wicket fence quite comfortably. He moves on to 149 with that hit
46.2 -
Faulkner to Dhoni, SIX, in the airrrr and that's gone all the way! Faulkner misses his length by a yard or so and that was in the slot for the skipper to tee off. He went over long-off with the lofted drive after jumping out of the crease and picked up a maximum
38.4 -
Joel Paris to Rohit, SIX, there's a catch - in the crowd though. Well done mate, he took it with both hands! Rohit stood still and dispatched this length delivery for a 82-metre six over long-on, no one moved
31.2 -
Boland to Kohli, SIX, 35th ODI fifty for Virat Kohli. Short and slipping down leg, Kohli gets a top-edge on the pull and it sails straight over the stands at fine leg. Gets a good round of applause from the crowd
26.1 -
Maxwell to Rohit, SIX, massive strike! The Hitman is in town folks, all you Perth people! Tossed up outside off, Rohit comes dancing down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and smokes it over the long-off fence
23.3 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, SIX, a mistimed shot goes for a maximum! On a length and on the stumps, Rohit premeditates the slog. Since mid-on was inside the circle, he took a calculated risk, picks it over mid-wicket and it just about lands beyond the rope to give Rohit his second maximum. It wasn't timed too well, but had enough to go over the rope
3.4 -
Joel Paris to Rohit, SIX, "He plays that shot better than any other Indian batsman in the current line-up" lauds Harsha on air. Isn't he right? He in fact is. It's Rohit's trademark - pull shot that is. Short one at the batsman, Rohit gets into position early - swivels and pulls handsomely over the long leg fence
47.3 -
Boland to Rohit, 1 run, widish yorker outside off stump, Rohit reaches out and drives it along the ground to sweeper cover. 150 for Rohit and he gets a good round of applause from the crowd
42.4 -
Mitchell Marsh to Kohli, 1 run, the 200-run stand - highest 2nd wicket stand for India against Australia in ODIs. Kohli tucks this towards mid-wicket for a single and then shakes hand with his partner for their wonderful partnership
36.3 -
Joel Paris to Rohit, 1 run, there it is! Rohit Sharma - the first Indian to score an ODI ton at the WACA. Guides this short of length delivery down to third man. Takes his helmet off, has his arms aloft and acknowledges the thunderous applause from the WACA crowd, gets a pat on the back from Virat too. So Rohit starts 2016 with a ton then
27.0 -
Maxwell to Kohli, 2 runs, darted on the pads, Kohli looks to sweep it fine, might have got an inside edge onto the pad, the ball runs away fine and the batsmen easily come back for the second. Brings up the 100-run stand as well
19.2 -
Mitchell Marsh to Rohit, 1 run, fifty for Rohit! Greeted with a discernible applause from this WACA crowd. Lazes across towards his mate and gets a solid handshake. Got to the milestone with another easy glide down to third man. Now stay there and carry on