49.5 -
Ishant to Maxwell, FOUR, now over mid-off. Not well-timed but enough to clear the fielder inside the ring. Fullish and Maxwell went through the line, can't see Ishant's reaction there. Didn't notice any lip that time. Or I may have missed something. The action is too frenetic for my fingers
49.3 -
Ishant to Maxwell, FOUR, and make that four more. Full on the stumps, Maxwell makes room and carves it over cover, sliced it in fact but he hit the gap. The sweeper was too wide and he had no chance. Ishant doesn't like it and vents his frustration out. Not sure what he is aiming for. He has been hit for 14 off 3 and he decides to give some lip. Maxwell meanwhile continues on his merry ways
49.2 -
Ishant to Maxwell, FOUR, and almost on cue. Maxwell goes for the reverse sweep and connects beautifully. Full outside off, third man was inside the ring and he used his hands quite well to hit it over the fielder. Nearly carried all the way. How does he do it so effortlessly? Only he will know
48.5 -
U Yadav to Maxwell, FOUR, four more. Full toss outside off and Maxwell swings hard and to the deep square leg fence. Had to hit the gap and he did so easily
48.4 -
U Yadav to Maxwell, FOUR, there goes Maxwell. Shuffles across outside off and paddles a full delivery outside off to the fine leg fence. Got it over short fine and that was enough
47.1 -
Ishant to Maxwell, FOUR, the third man is up and it is a horrid delivery from Ishant, dug in short on the stumps, Maxwell makes room and swings hard, the thick top edge carries over the fielder and dribbles away into the ropes. Not the kind of delivery to be bowling when the field is set like that
44.4 -
U Yadav to Smith, FOUR, the Aussie Open is on and Smith wouldn't be out of place playing there. He would make a fine Tennis player. Tom Moody on air mentions that Smith played a bit of Tennis when he was younger. That proves my theory right. And this shot is right out of the Tennis manual. A forehand slap over point. Short and outside off, Smith thundered it with lots of power and it almost went all the way, one bounce over the ropes. He continues to amaze us
43.0 -
Ishant to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, bottom hand power! That strong bottom hand of Mitchell Marsh coming into play. It was fullish on the stumps, he whipped it in the air and the ball sped off the turf, if it has beaten Kohli's dive at long-on, then it must be a fine shot and no doubt it was. Kohli sprinted and put in the full-length dive, but the ball had too much pace and zip to elude his grasp
41.1 -
R Dhawan to Smith, FOUR, has Umesh pulled it back? Or is his foot touching the ad-cushion? It is the latter. Smith uses his feet and lofts it wide of long-off. Umesh covered ground and slid to his left, but his back leg was touching the cushion as he pulled the ball back. The third umpire has a look and adjudges it as a four. Bad start by Rishi
39.3 -
R Dhawan to Smith, FOUR, Smith gets outside off and reads the slower delivery, didn't time it as well as he would've liked to but got it wide of Gurkeerat at short fine, he went back and slid, but carried the ball along with him to the ropes. All that effort gone waste
39.0 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Smith, FOUR, and now gets four. Comes down the track and takes it on the full, flicked through mid-wicket, beats deep mid-wicket, again the fielder there is very slow, the ball wasn't travelling that quickly as well. Should've made a better fist of it
36.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, there comes the slog-sweep. On his knees and timed the shot beautifully, even though the length was flat and the delivery was quick, Marsh got enough wood and it was a flat hit over mid-wicket, one bounce over the ropes. He is a powerful bloke and when he hits it, it usually stays hit
35.3 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, Mitchell Marsh goes over mid-off and gets four. Pitched up and he lofted it clean and straight. Easily done. Almost all the way
35.1 -
U Yadav to Finch, FOUR, rank bad ball and Finch is in no mood to let that go. Short and sat up to be hit. Finch rocked back and crunched the pull to deep mid-wicket, beat the fielder easily. The man had a few paces to move to his left but he had no chance. Not the start that India would've hoped for right after the drinks break. Yadav needs to get his act right
33.1 -
U Yadav to Finch, FOUR, ah, shot! Short and asking to be put away. Finch acknowledges the offer as he jumps back and finds the gap behind square leg with a well-timed pull stroke
29.1 -
Ishant to Finch, FOUR, poor stuff from Ishant! Bowls it fuller and on Finch's pads. He gets across and flicks nicely, finds the gap through short fine
26.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Finch, FOUR, you give width and I will smash you all day. That's the mantra from Finch, cuts and ensures that third man cannnot cut it off, good placement!
26.3 -
Bhuvneshwar to Finch, FOUR, don't bowl there to Finch! On the pads and sits up nicely on off. All Finchy needed to do was get some bat, he does so with a gentle little flick towards the fine leg fence
16.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, FOUR, unlucky for RJ, he tossed up this one wider outside off, Warner was done in by the flight, reached out for the drive and sliced it behind square on the off-side, beat the diving fielder and rolls away to the fence
16.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, FOUR, RJ has been put under immediate pressure! He drops one short and well outside off, Warner waits on it and cracks it square past cover for another boundary
16.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Warner, FOUR, he's greeted with a reverse sweep first ball, Warner gets down low, reverses his stance and gets it in the gap past backward point
15.5 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Finch, FOUR, lovely shot, tossed up invitingly, Finch makes room and goes inside out over cover, played against the turn, but was always in control
15.2 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Warner, FOUR, Warner is taking the attack to Gurkeerat, tossed up and just outside off, Warner gets down on his knees and lifts it over mid-wicket, a few bounces and over the ropes
11.3 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Warner, FOUR, that will go down as a chance, but it was a tough chance though. Warner went across to a flighted delivery and went for the sweep, gets it to the right of short fine, Umesh dived full length, got both hands onto it and tipped it towards the fence
10.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Warner, FOUR, smacked, Bhuvneshwar looks to be in a lot of pain, on a good length and on off, Warner gets forward and thumps it to the left of the bowler. Bhuvneshwar stuck his left hand out, gets hit on the end of his thumb, took some pace off, but the ball still rolled away to the fence
6.2 -
U Yadav to Finch, FOUR, the Indian bowlers are simply not learning, banged in short and just outside off, Finch swivels across and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary
5.0 -
U Yadav to Warner, FOUR, this is turning out to be a cracking start, back of a length and just outside off, Warner sets himself up on the back foot, uses his wrists and clips it wide of mid-on. Ishant gave up chase mid-way, 27 from the last two overs and Australia are off and racing
4.5 -
U Yadav to Warner, FOUR, banged in short and on the stumps, hurried Warner onto the pull, gets more of a top-edge, the ball goes fine and rolls away towards the long leg fence
4.3 -
U Yadav to Warner, FOUR, smashed, length delivery outside off, turns out to be a floaty half-volley, Warner gets a good stride forward and drills it back past the non-striker, no one moved
3.5 -
Bhuvneshwar to Warner, FOUR, Bhuvneshwar isn't learning, too short and just outside off, Warner swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls it past mid-wicket for a boundary
3.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Warner, FOUR, too short from Bhuvneshwar, it has been a poor start from him, Warner camps back, presses across, uses his wrists and whips it in front of square on the on-side, beats mid-wicket and rolls away to the fence
3.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Warner, FOUR, short, wide and four, poor ball from Bhuvneshwar, Warner gets on top of the bounce and cracks it square past cover, no need to run for those
2.2 -
U Yadav to Finch, FOUR, lovely shot, on a good length and just outside off, Finch leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and punches it back past the bowler, beats mid-off and rolls away to the fence
1.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Finch, FOUR, poor start from Bhuvneshwar, length ball on Finch's pads, he gets inside the line and clips it fine, long-leg is square and the ball rolls away to the fence
49.1 -
Ishant to Maxwell, SIX, what is Ishant bowling here? Short and begging to be hit. Maxwell got inside the line and murdered a pull over fine leg. Sailed over the fielder. Didn't get the short ball high, was asking to be hit and Maxwell obliged. Maxwell won't let up here. What will he do next?
43.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Smith, SIX, rubbish delivery and easy for Smith. High full toss outside off, needed a solid connection and Smith flicked it in the air, helped it over deep backward square leg, just about six and that will do nicely. India don't seem to learn. Everytime they start the over with a freebie and the batsmen have a head-start first up
42.1 -
Ishant to Smith, SIX, woah! Nothing delivery from Ishant, a fullish delivery outside off, Smith went deep in his crease and slammed it miles back over mid-wicket. The crowd might need helmets at this rate. Smith shuffled across slightly and gave it his all. That shuffle gave him the room to free his arms
40.1 -
Bhuvneshwar to Smith, SIX, "baby six" calls Harsha Bhogle on air and he sums it aptly. Length outside off and Smith just wristed it over mid-wicket, lots of bottom hand on that stroke and for a moment he looked like he had holed out. Went with the slight breeze and teased Shikhar at deep mid-wicket all the way before clearing him. He leapt to try and take it, but it kept going over his head and went all the way. What timing on that!
26.4 -
Bhuvneshwar to Finch, SIX, oh! There is a superman in the audience. The effect is more the same when Finch bludgeons this length delivery over the deep mid-wicket stands. Is there a bet between Finch and Warner? For who'll get first to the landmark
25.2 -
R Dhawan to Finch, SIX,hello, see you tomorrow! Finch has seen enough. Makes room to stay still and smokes this length delivery high and sailing over the long-off fence, stand and admire!
13.5 -
Gurkeerat Singh to Warner, SIX, lovely shot, tossed up and drifting into the left-hander, Warner went down on his knees, played with the spin and launches it over mid-wicket for a massive six, brings up his 13th ODI fifty
50.0 -
Ishant to Maxwell, out Caught by (sub)M Pandey!! Fine catch. To end the innings. Manish Pandey is one of India's best fielders and at square leg he dives full-length to his right to catch with both hands. Short and Maxwell mistimed the pull, was a bit hurried on the shot and couldn't get the elevation to clear the fielder. Manish in the floppy takes a good catch and that's the end of the innings. 18 off the final over and a wicket to end it off. Maxwell c (sub)M Pandey b Ishant 41(20) [4s-6 6s-1]
48.3 -
U Yadav to Wade, out Wade Run Out!! Wade has gone for a nothing run and given it away. Pushed to point, he set off, Rohit threw it on the bounce to the bowler, who back-tracked and collected the throw before lunging out to disturb the stumps. Wade wasn't even in the picture. Simple stuff. Wade run out (Rohit/U Yadav) 0(2)
48.1 -
U Yadav to Faulkner, out Bowled!! Two in two for India. Faulkner goes for a golden duck. Back of the hand slower delivery, Umesh released that well, Faulkner was early into the leg-side swipe, a thin inside edge and it kisses the leg stump. Enough for the bail to fall off. Faulkner b U Yadav 0(1)
48.0 -
Ishant to Bailey, out Caught by Rohit!! Full toss and Bailey has holed out to long-on. Good catch by Rohit as he had ground to cover and held on with both hands. Bailey hit it flat but not wide of the fielder. That should've been sent to the stands. Ishant must count himself lucky there. India getting some cheap wickets late in the innings. Bailey c Rohit b Ishant 10(7)
45.4 -
Ishant to Smith, out Caught by Gurkeerat Singh!! Smith falls without making a hundred. But he has done his job. I wrote the first sentence for added effect, because whenever I have done a match involving these two sides, there is only one inevitability and that's a Smith hundred. Such a boring routine that. But this time Smith falls trying to up the ante. It was a length delivery and Smith on the shuffle, leading-edged the flick, towards deep backward square leg, Gurkeerat kept his eyes on the ball and went back to hang onto the swirler. It wasn't an easy catch but he made it look simple. Smith was a tad early on the shot and that's why got the leading edge. Smith c Gurkeerat Singh b Ishant 51(29) [4s-4 6s-3]
44.3 -
U Yadav to Mitchell Marsh, out Caught by Kohli!! Swiped high in the air and the top edge is caught by Kohli at long-on. Another well-disguised slower delivery outside off, Mitchell Marsh was on his knees, eyeing the mid-wicket fence, but the slowness of the delivery defeated his stroke and he could only find long-on. Kohli came forward and took it sliding on his knees. Big wicket for Mitchell Marsh could've been very destructive at the death. Mitchell Marsh c Kohli b U Yadav 33(42) [4s-3]
37.3 -
U Yadav to Finch, out Caught by Ishant!! So nearly a comedy of errors. But Ishant at mid-on hangs on and then has a few words to say to his Delhi mate Kohli who was running back from mid-wicket. It was short and outside off, hurried Finch on the pull, he miscued it in the air and for a while it looked like both Kohli and Ishant will make a mess of it. It was always Ishant's catch as he was running towards the ball, Kohli realised that he wasn't going to get there and left it to the big man. Ishant was nervy for a moment as his peripheral vision saw Kohli, but he did well to take it with both hands. After taking the catch, Ishant had something to say to Kohli, who laughed it off. Found the incident funny. Anyway a fine innings from Finch comes to an end. He walks off to a standing ovation. Finch c Ishant b U Yadav 107(107) [4s-9 6s-2]
29.3 -
Ishant to Warner, out Bowled!! Knocked 'em over. Ishant is a happy man. He certainly has looked the best of the lot and deservedly gets a wicket, that too of the big man. Bowls a length delivery and lures Warner into a false stroke. Warner has decided to slog this over mid-wicket. Gets a thick bottom edge which disturbs the furniture. Warner b Ishant 93(92) [4s-12 6s-1]