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Australia beat India by 12 runs | Vs 3rd T20I match

Right then, that caps off a thrilling white-ball leg of India's tour down under. What a fantastic 6 games we had - 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is. The hosts won the former while the visitors clinched the latter.
Hardik Pandya is the PLAYER OF THE SERIES. Says that he is quite pleased with the way he played. Honestly adds that it was not an individual effort but a team effort. Says that he thinks he should head back home to see his family and child. Wants to spend quality time with them he says, on being asked if he thinks he might be called for the Test team.
Virat Kohli, with the trophy in hand, for winning the T20I series 2-1, says that in T20Is, one has to take their chances. Eventually, Kohli states, the batters had too much to do in the end. Adds that he still believes the team was competitive throughout the series. Virat says that he feels very happy. Is great that they got to play in front of crowds. Believes the games were exciting as crowds were present. Because crowds are there, the atmosphere is different too. Says that Australia are a very competitive side and that India need to do a lot to come on top.
Aaron Finch, the WINNING CAPTAIN, starts off by saying it is very good to be back and to be back with a win. Adds that bowling to Dhawan, who is a very good bowler of spin, was tough. States that Kohli is also a bludgeoner of the spinners and hence they needed to be careful. Says that some mistakes cost them the first 2 games. Adds that when one plays against the likes of champion teams like India and England, one needs to be at their best.
Mitchell Swepson is named the Player of the Match. Says that he is elated to bag this award and take his side home. On Shreyas Iyer's wicket off the very first ball that the batsman had faced, Mitchell states that he is happy to have got the wicket.
Andrew Tye is caught up for a quick chat. He says that he is happy with the total that Australia had got earlier. Adds that he is happy that Australia have won the last game. States that it is a batsman's game. Stay tuned for the presentation ceremony...
Earlier in the game, Kohli got lucky with the coin toss and asked Australia to set the total. The Aussies got to the worst possible start as they lost skipper Finch for a duck. However, Wade and Smith added 50-plus and kept the boundaries coming with Wade doing his magic again. He got to his half ton and with Maxwell took the attack to the Indians. Maxwell too looked in good touch and he too smashed a fine 50 before getting out and helping Australia to get close to their score of the first innings. Indians were poor with the ball and on the field. Only Natarajan and Sundar had a decent outing with the ball for India. However, the total that the Aussies got to, was good enough for their bowlers in the end.
Bowling from Australia was better than what it was in the last game. They struck in the very first over. But the fielding from them was pretty much similar to that of the Indians. Swepson was pick of the bowlers as he got 3 wickets to his name, giving away just 23 in his 4 overs. Zampa just bowled 3 but got the massive wicket of Pandya. Abbott once again had a poor outing with the ball. Tye was pretty good in his 4-over spell, picking up the wicket of Kohli in that. Eventually, it was a decent outing for them as they managed to keep chipping away at wickets and in spite of good, attacking cricket form Pandya and Kohli towards the end, they held onto their nerves and managed to bag the first win of the series.
Chasing the total, India lost Rahul on the 2nd ball but of the chase but Dhawan along with Kohli added a 50-plus stand to keep the score ticking. Dhawan fell but Kohli continued and got to his half ton. They were going along nicely but India lost 3 wickets quickly with Dhawan, Samson and Iyer falling in quick time. Kohli along with Pandya smashed a few out of the park but fell against Zampa in the 18th over. With him going, Kohli had to go after the bowling and he fell in the penultimate over and it was easy peasy after that for Australia.
A terrific game of cricket and it is Australia who hold their nerves and manage to avoid a whitewash in the hands of the Indians. With Indian losing quick wickets, it became tough towards the end and the Aussies managed to squeeze the game and put India under pressure and seal the deal. However, it is India who will take the series 2-1. But, it is slightly disappointing that India lose their first T20I game, in 2020.
End of over 20 ( 14 Runs )IND 174/7 19.6Sean Abbott to Shardul Thakur. 2 runs, DROPPED! Well, the game ends with a catch being dropped. Pretty charecteristic of the fielding in the series itself. Short ball, Shardul Thakur pulls hard at it. It goes high in the air to the man at deep mid-wicket who spills the sitter. A couple taken by the team from South Asia. But it does not matter as the AUSTRALIANS WIN BY 12 RUNS! INDIA THOUGH, WIN THE T20I SERIES 2-1!
19.5Sean Abbott to Shardul Thakur. no run, Back of a length ball around off, Thakur looks to slog it on the leg side but he misses his connection. A dot ball. Australia cannot lose now.
19.4Sean Abbott to Shardul Thakur. 2 runs, Short ball, Shardul pulls at it. It is uppish.... but lands ahead of the man at deep square leg. Just the 2 runs there. Thakur is disappointed with himself.
19.3Sean Abbott to Shardul Thakur. SIX, SIX! Shardul can strike all right. Low full toss on off and middle, Shardul picks it up and sends it soaring over wide long on for a maximum. 17 required from 3 balls now.
Deepak Chahar is in now.
19.2Sean Abbott to Washington Sundar. out, OUT! CAUGHT! Sundar is gone. This match is going away from India. Full toss well outside off, would have been a wide had he left it. But Washington Sundar goes after it. He strikes it uppishly but Tye, at deep backward point, runs in and takes the catch.
19.1Sean Abbott to Washington Sundar. FOUR, FOUR! Good strike this on the off side. India still in the game. 23 still needed though. Outside off, Washington hops and hammers it over the covers. Sweeper cover gives chase but the ball is well wide of him and goes away to the fence.
Who will bowl the final over of the game? Will Finch toss the ball to his leggie again? Thakur can use the long handle well against him. Finch goes to his pacer. Sean Abbott it is. He hasn't had a greatest of game so far.
End of over 19 ( 9 Runs )IND 160/6 18.6Andrew Tye to Shardul Thakur. SIX, SIX! 27 needed now in the last over. Full and on the stumps, Thakur powers that over deep square leg for a huge half a dozen. He can bat, Shardul Thakur. But the asking here is way too much.
18.5Andrew Tye to Washington Sundar. 1 run, On the pads, flicked aerially towards deep square leg. It falls on a bounce ahead of the fielder there. A single taken.
18.4Andrew Tye to Shardul Thakur. 1 run, This time he swings through the line for the length ball. It goes towards deep point for a single.
18.3Andrew Tye to Shardul Thakur. no run, Play and a miss! Length ball around off, Shardul swings for the heavens, only to miss.
18.2Andrew Tye to Washington Sundar. 1 run, Very full on leg, bunted down to mid on for a single.
Shardul Thakur is in now.
18.1Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. out, OUT! TAKEN! An outstanding catch from the seamer. Andrew Tye it is. Kohli goes. And so do India's chances. Full and outside off, Kohli comes down the track and strokes it uppishly towards deep point. Daniel, the man in the deep, takes a scintillating catch, diving to his left.
Who will bowl the penultimate over of the game? Andrew Tye it is.
End of over 18 ( 7 Runs )IND 151/5 17.6Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli. 1 run, WADE MISSES A STUMPING OPPORTUNITY! Kohli riding on a good deal of luck as well here. This was tossed up on the pads, Virat comes down the track and looks to slam it on the off side. He though misses to connect on that one. It comes off his pads, goes behind. Wade fumbles and a leg bye is sneaked in. Oh my goodness. How costly will that be!
150 runs for IND 17.5Adam Zampa to Washington Sundar. 1 run, In the air.. but lands safely. A single. 150 up for India. Tossed up outside off, WS skips down and lofts it over the bowler's head. It falls safely ahead of the long off fielder. A single taken.
17.4Adam Zampa to Washington Sundar. no run, Tossed up outside off, Washington Sundar gets down and looks to slog sweep that one but he misses. Should look for the quick singles instead of such stuff.
17.3Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a single.
17.2Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! The call was for two but Virat gets a boundary there. Full and around off, Kohli drives it firmly and uppishly over Zampa. Long on runs to his left but fails to cut it off.
The task gets tougher for the Indians. Here's Washington Sundar.
5 wickets down for IND. Out batsman is Hardik Pandya 17.1Adam Zampa to Hardik Pandya. out, OUT! CAUGHT! Leading edge. This has been taken. Good captaincy from Finch. Full on middle and leg, Pandya's eyes lit up on seeing that. He looks to slog it over the leg side but gets a leading edge. It is uppish and goes straight into the hands of Aaron Finch at backward point. Aaron backtracks a little and takes it with ease.
Who will bowl now? Will Finch give an over to Zampa? Yes, here it is. 2-0-14-0 from him so far.
End of over 17 ( 13 Runs )IND 144/4 16.6Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. 1 run, Outside off, flat-batted to wide long off for a single. 13 runs from that over. The visitors need 43 runs in 18 balls. Still very much gettable.
16.6Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Andrew goes for a bumper but ends up overcooking it. Hardik lets it be.
16.5Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. SIX, SIX! WOW! Unbelievable. Length ball outside off, a check drive from Pandya. That was all. That was all. He ends up sending the ball over the bowler's head and for a half a dozen.
16.4Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. FOUR, FOUR! That was hit with power. Look at the force behind that strike. Outside off, Hardik Pandya hammers it through the covers for a boundary.
16.3Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. no run, Misses! Pandya is dismayed with himself there. Slower length ball outside off, he looked to hammer it over covers but misses.
16.2Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Very full and around off, glanced to the leg side for a single.
16.1Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. no run, Kohli moves to the off side. The ball was wider of him, he lets it be. No wide called. Surprising. Maybe because he moved to the off side.
End of over 16 ( 20 Runs )IND 131/4 15.6Daniel Sams to Hardik Pandya. SIX, SIX! Talk of connection! Hardik Pandya has joined the party. 20 runs off Daniel Sams's second over. Outside off, Kung Fu Pandya jumps and hammers it well over and wide of the man at deep point. A six to finish.
15.5Daniel Sams to Hardik Pandya. no run, Short and outside off, Pandya looked to hammer that over point. But he misses that one. We all know what happens if he connects.
15.4Daniel Sams to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Flicks this off his pads to deep square leg for a single.
15.3Daniel Sams to Virat Kohli. SIX, SIX! WOW! We have waited a long time to see such an innings from Virat. Shortish ball down the leg side, following Kohli. Virat Kohli picks it up and deposits it over the fine leg boundary. Just wow!
15.2Daniel Sams to Virat Kohli. SIX, SIX! High! And long enough as well. Full on middle, Virat flicks it with all his power and sends it high in the air.... and well over deep mid-wicket as well.
15.1Daniel Sams to Hardik Pandya. 1 run, Full and around off, driven down to long off for a single.
Daniel Sams is back. 1-0-9-0 are his figures so far.
End of over 15 ( 2 Runs )IND 111/4 14.6Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. no run, Outside off on a length, Kohli lets it be. Not called wide again. Very good over from Tye. Just 2 off it.
14.5Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. no run, Play and a miss! Short and wide outside off, Kohli looks to carve it over point but misses. Good over so far.
14.4Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. 1 run, In the air... safe! Full and wide outide off, Pandya looks to club it over cover but ends up slicing it to deep cover for one.
14.3Andrew Tye to Hardik Pandya. no run, Play and a miss! Low full toss outside off, Pandya winds up for a big heave but makes no connection.
14.2Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Moves outside off and pulls it towards mid on for one.
14.1Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. no run, Good start! Length ball outside off, Kohli lets it be as he thinks it will be called wide but it is well within the tramline.
Andrew Tye is back. 1-0-7-0 for him so far.
End of over 14 ( 9 Runs )IND 109/4 13.6Sean Abbott to Virat Kohli. 1 run, A single. Around off, nudged through mid-wicket for one.
13.5Sean Abbott to Virat Kohli. SIX, SIX! Goes all the way. Brilliant shot from the Indian skipper. He moves left and right to confuse the bowler. It is a full ball outside off, Virat skips down the track and launches it over long off.
13.4Sean Abbott to Hardik Pandya. 1 run, Off the mark. Gets across his stumps and chips this ball safely, to the right of mid on. A single.
13.3Sean Abbott to Hardik Pandya. no run, BEATEN! Very good delivery. A length ball around off, Hardik Pandya looks to play at it but is all around it in the end.
13.2Sean Abbott to Hardik Pandya. no run, Full on off and middle, driven down to mid on.
13.1Sean Abbott to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Around off, tapped to point for a quick single.
Hardik Pandya comes out to the middle now. Also, Sean Abbott is back. 2-0-26-0 are his numbers. Very expensive so far.
End of over 13 ( 6 Runs )IND 100/4 3 wickets for Mitchell Swepson. Mitchell Swepson is on a roll. 12.6Mitchell Swepson to Shreyas Iyer. out, OUT! LBW! Second wicket in the over and Iyer falls for a first-ball duck. Swepson strikes on his last ball of his spell. Lovely spell and he has turned the game around eally qucikly. A loopy googly from Swepson. Iyer doesn't read it well and tries to flick but he misses to get hit on the pad. They appeal and the umpire agrees quickly. Iyer has a word with his skipper. And they go for the review. No bat involved. Pitching in line and hitting the wickets. Keep walking Iyer and as he goes, takes a review along with him. 3/23 from Swepson is his 4. 87 needed in 7 overs.
Review time! It is for a lbw. Shreyas has opted to review the on-field LBW decision which was ruled against his favour. Nothing on Snicko. Then it might be tough for India to sustain the review as it looked plumb. And yes, Ball Tracker confirms that. THREE REDS! Review lost.
100 runs for IND 12.5Mitchell Swepson to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Flatter and on middle, tucked towards the leg side for a qucik single. 100 up for the Indians. They need 87 more in 43 balls.
Just checking to see if Smith has flicked that in cleanly. Or has he touched the ropes in the process. Nope... nicely done from Steven. No issues there.
12.4Mitchell Swepson to Virat Kohli. 2 runs, WOW! What an effort from Smith. Sensational work from him. He just took a catch and now gets his Superman wings on to save two. Floated on middle, Kohli jumps out of his crease and powers it towards long on. It looked to be going over the fence but Smith times his jump to perfection, catches the ball but he knows he will land on the other side of the fence so he throws it back in. They check with the third umpire if it is a clean stop. They look at a few replays and deem it as a clean stop. Superman stuff from Smith.
Who's in now? Shreyas Iyer walks out to the middle.
3 wickets down for IND. Out batsman is Sanju Samson 12.3Mitchell Swepson to Sanju Samson. out, OUT! CAUGHT! Samson holes out. Swepson gets the 2nd wicket of the night. A low full toss, Samson looks to slog it over long on but he miscues it off the toe end of the bat. Smith there runs ahead and this time he takes the catch without any fuss. Samson throws away another opportunity.
12.2Mitchell Swepson to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Low full toss, this one is on the pads, Kohli flicks it to deep mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
12.1Mitchell Swepson to Virat Kohli. 2 runs, Full toss outside off, Kohli jumps out of his crease and lofts it wide of the long off fielder. Two taken.
End of over 12 ( 7 Runs )IND 94/2 50 runs for Virat Kohli 11.6Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli. 1 run, A single. Another 50 for the King. Shortish and around off, Virat taps this to the off side and takes a single. The task is still not finished though. And he knows that, not a great deal of celebration from him.
11.5Adam Zampa to Sanju Samson. 1 run, Tossed up on off, Sanju strokes it firmly to Henriques at cover. Good stop from him. Just the single.
11.4Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Tosses it wide outside off seeing King Kohli come down the track. King is able to stoke it to deep cover for a single.
11.3Adam Zampa to Sanju Samson. 1 run, Flatter ball on the stumps, nudged behind square on the leg side for a single.
11.2Adam Zampa to Sanju Samson. 2 runs, Flatter ball on off, Sanju rocks back and cuts. It is to the left of Short at deep point. D'Arcy gets there, dives and stops it. A couple. Good fielding from Short there.
11.1Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Tossed up around off, Super V comes down the track and drives it through covers for a single.
End of over 11 ( 5 Runs )IND 87/2 10.6Mitchell Swepson to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Flatter and around off, bunted down to long on for a single.
10.5Mitchell Swepson to Sanju Samson. 1 run, Edgy single. Flat and outside off, SS looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes to short third man and Men in Blue take a single.
A very late review from Finch. That looked to be going down to the naked eyes. Swepson wasn't too sure but Wade had a thing or two to say and Finch went with it. Let's see if they can get the wicket. No bat but impact is umpire's call and also the ball is not hitting the wicket. Australia lose their one of the two reviews.
10.4Mitchell Swepson to Sanju Samson. no run, NOT OUT! The correct decision from the on-field umpire. Tossed up on the pads, Sanju Samson gets down and looks to mow a huge slog sweep. He misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal for LBW. But the umpire, Tucker, is unmoved. And just at the brink, Aaron Finch, after having a chat with his players, takes a review. No bat but Ball Tracker says that it was missing the stumps. Mitchell himself thought it was going down leg as his side takes the review.
10.3Mitchell Swepson to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Tossed up on leg, VK skips down and drives it down to long on for a single.
10.2Mitchell Swepson to Sanju Samson. 1 run, Flatter around off, nudged to point for a run.
10.1Mitchell Swepson to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Outside off, cut away to deep point for a single.
End of over 10 ( 7 Runs )IND 82/2 9.6Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli. 1 run, A single. Shortish and around off, tapped to the off side for one.
9.5Adam Zampa to Sanju Samson. 3 runs, Outside off, punched to the left of deep cover. India take a single. The throw comes to the keeper but the ball bounces off the foot marks and goes to Finch on the leg side. He too fumbles and the Indians are able to sneak in 2 more. 3 runs overall.
9.4Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Shortish on leg, worked to the left of short mid-wicket for a run.
9.3Adam Zampa to Sanju Samson. 1 run, Samson is off the mark. Flatter ball outside off, he covers his stumps and taps it to the off side for one.
9.2Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Shortish and around off, Virat Kohli comes down the track and drives it down to long off for a single.
9.1Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli. no run, Floated on off and middle, Kohli comes down the track and pushes it back to Adam off the inner half.
Adam Zampa is on now.
End of over 9 ( 6 Runs )IND 75/2 8.6Mitchell Swepson to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Single to finish. Short ball around off, Virat works this to the off side for a single.
Sanju Samson joins skipper Virat Kohli in the middle.
8.5Mitchell Swepson to Shikhar Dhawan. out, OUT! TAKEN! Almost another dropped one though. It was hit powerfully. Short ball, around off, Shikhar goes back and pulls it powerfully. Sams is the man at deep mid-wicket. He gets to his left and puts a stellar effort to grab the ball. But... it slips from him. Luckily though, he is able to hold onto it on the rebound.
8.4Mitchell Swepson to Virat Kohli. 1 run, In the air... but lands safely. A lack of timing helped Kohli there. Flatter ball on off, Virat Kohli rocks back and pulls at it. The ball goes in the air but falls short of long on. A single taken.
8.3Mitchell Swepson to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, Tossed up on off, Shikhar comes down the track and drives it through mid on for a single.
8.2Mitchell Swepson to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Outside off, punched to deep point for a single.
8.1Mitchell Swepson to Virat Kohli. 2 runs, Tosses it on middle, Kohli comes down the track, a little too far. He jams it out wide of the bowler and to the left of long on. Comes back for the second.
End of over 8 ( 8 Runs )IND 69/1 7.6Glenn Maxwell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, On middle, flicked to mid-wicket for a single.
7.5Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, Around off, clipped to deep mid-wicket for one.
7.4Glenn Maxwell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Shorter and around off, nudged through short mid-wicket for a single.
7.3Glenn Maxwell to Virat Kohli. no run, On off, Virat taps it to the leg side.
7.2Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, Short, around off, Dhawan comes down the track and bunts it down to long on for a single.
7.1Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR, FOUR! Shikhar gives Glenn a dose of his own medicine there. Tossed up on middle, Shikhar gets down and nails the reverse sweep wide of the man at short third and the ball races away to the boundary.
Glenn Maxwell is back on. 2-0-12-1 from him so far.
End of over 7 ( 6 Runs )IND 61/1 6.6Mitchell Swepson to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, A single. 6 singles in the over. Shorter ball on off, Shikhar Dhawan camps back and swings this to mid-wicket for a single. 6 runs off Mitchell's first over.
6.5Mitchell Swepson to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Shorter on off, Virat Kohli backs away and strokes it to deep cover for a single.
6.4Mitchell Swepson to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, On the pads, nudged to mid-wicket for a run.
6.3Mitchell Swepson to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Around off, Kohli waits and then taps it to short third man for one.
6.2Mitchell Swepson to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, Short and outside off, stroked to sweeper cover for a single.
6.1Mitchell Swepson to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Short ball, dragged down to long on for a run.
Here's Mitchell Swepson.
End of over 6 ( 15 Runs )IND 55/1 5.6Sean Abbott to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR, FOUR! Ahh... straight down the ground. He did not hit that. HE CLOBBERED IT! Full and around off, Dhawan comes on the front foot and drives it powerfully and wide of the bowler. Mid off, mid on, none had a chance. 132 runs needed in 84 balls.
5.5Sean Abbott to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Very full on middle, Kohli closes the face of his bat to flick it to deep square leg for one.
50 runs for IND 5.4Sean Abbott to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, Full and around off, glanced to deep square leg for a single.
5.3Sean Abbott to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR, EDGED AND FOUR! He has not got hold of it. But the open spaces on the off side means he gets a boundary. Full and outside off, Shikhar goes for the big leg side heave. But he gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies over short third man and goes into the boundary.
30 runs for Virat Kohli 5.2Sean Abbott to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Full and on off and middle, Virat Kohli flicks it to mid-wicket. Takes a quick single.
5.1Sean Abbott to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! Ahh.. Shot! Give him chances and Virat will capitalize. Full and around off, Kohli skips down the track and drives it forcefully and well wide of the man at mid off for a boundary.
Bowling change. Sean Abbott returns for his 2nd over. 11 off his first.
End of over 5 ( 7 Runs )IND 40/1 4.6Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. 1 run, A single to end. Outside off, guided to the third man region for one. 7 off Andrew's first over.
4.5Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. no run, Full and around off, tapped to the leg side.
4.4Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! Virat knows there is no third man there. Short and wide outside off, Kohli slashes hard at that. Gets it to the third man boundary safely.
4.3Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. no run, Full and around off, driven back to the bowler.
4.2Andrew Tye to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, Yorker on middle and leg, Dhawan digs it out to the off side for a single.
4.1Andrew Tye to Virat Kohli. 1 run, A tough chance for Andrew there. Full and on the stumps, Kohli plays it uppishly and just over the stretched hands of Tye for a single. A really tough one but with Kohli, got to try to take them.
Andrew Tye to bowl now.
End of over 4 ( 10 Runs )IND 33/1 3.6Daniel Sams to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Outside off, punched to point for one. 10 off the over. Another decent one for the Indians.
3.5Daniel Sams to Shikhar Dhawan. byes, 1 run, Another fumble there. Wade is the culprit here. The slower ball, around off, Dhawan swings across the line but misses to connect. Matthew fails to hold onto that, fumbles and concedes a bye.
3.4Daniel Sams to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Outside off, cut away to deep point for a single.
3.4Daniel Sams to Virat Kohli. wide, 1 run, WIDE! Daniel bangs it short but ends up overcooking it. Kohli lets it be. Wide called.
3.3Daniel Sams to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, Another misfield and a single there. Plenty in this game. Fullish on middle, Shikhar flicks it to mid-wicket. A fumble by the fielder there and a run is sneaked in.
3.2Daniel Sams to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Outside off, driven through cover-point for a single.
3.1Daniel Sams to Virat Kohli. FOUR, FOUR! Shuffle down the pitch from Virat there. It was a good length ball on off and middle, Virat comes down the track and wrists it aerially. One bounce and into the deep mid-wicket fence.
A change and Daniel Sams is into the attack.
End of over 3 ( 8 Runs )IND 23/1 2.6Glenn Maxwell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Floated on middle, Kohli flicks it through mid-wicket for one. 8 from the over.
2.5Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, One more single. Dhawan looks to sweep but Maxwell fires it outside off. Dhawan manages to work it on the leg side for one.
2.4Glenn Maxwell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Quicker and just outside off, tucked through the leg side for one.
2.3Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, Flat and around off, punched through covers for a single.
2.2Glenn Maxwell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Taken? No, put down? It is Smith who puts down an absolute sitter. Loopy ball on middle, Kohli jumps out of his crease and flicks it. The ball goes straight to Smith at deep mid-wicket. The ball goes straight in the hands and then pops out. Single taken. Finch cannot believe it. Top fielders putting down easiest of chances in this series. How costly will this be?
2.2Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan. wide, 2 runs, WIDE! Fired down the leg side. Dhawan misses his sweep. Wade fails to collect the ball cleanly again and they sneak one extra. Wided by the umpire.
2.1Glenn Maxwell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, On middle, Virat looks to work it on the leg side but it goes off the outer half towards cover for one.
End of over 2 ( 11 Runs )IND 15/1 1.6Sean Abbott to Virat Kohli. 3 runs, Kohli backs away and tries to slam it over the off side but it goes off the inside edge down to fine leg. The deep square leg fielder cuts it off but they take three. 11 from the first over of Abbott.
1.5Sean Abbott to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, Quick single. Length and around off, Dhawan knocks it on the off side and calls for the single.
1.4Sean Abbott to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Just wide! A length ball outside off, Kohli goes for the drive really hard but mistimes it. It is to the left of Abbott who tries to catch but it goes past him to long off for one.
1.3Sean Abbott to Virat Kohli. 2 runs, Two now! Didn't go where Kohli wanted to play but he will take it. Good length and just outside off, Kohli looks to push it on the off side but it takes a thickish outside edge and goes to the left of third man. Two taken.
1.2Sean Abbott to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, Length ball around middle, tucked through square leg for one.
1.2Sean Abbott to Virat Kohli. wide, 2 runs, WIDE! Abbott tries to bowl it wide outside off but it keeps going away. Kohli slashes at it but he misses. Wade, behind the wickets, fumbles and they get one one extra.
1.1Sean Abbott to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, Risky single! Direct hit would've been end of Kohli. A length ball just outside off, Dhawan pushes it towards cover-point and goes for the single. Maxwell quickly gets to the ball and has a shy at the striker's end but misses.
Sean Abbott to bowl from the other end. A slighly inexperienced Aussie bowling line-up but let's see what he can do.
End of over 1 ( 4 Runs )IND 4/1 0.6Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, Single to end the first over. A successful one from Maxwell and Australia. Short and around off and middle, Dhawan tucks it towards the leg side and takes a quick single.
0.5Glenn Maxwell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, On middle, worked towards square leg for one.
0.4Glenn Maxwell to Shikhar Dhawan. 1 run, Dhawan is off the mark as well. Shortish and just around off, turning away. Dhawan pushes it towards cover and gets to the other end.
0.3Glenn Maxwell to Virat Kohli. 1 run, Kohli is up and running on the first ball. Short and just around off, pulled down to long on for one.
Who will walk out to bat now? It is the skipper, Virat Kohli.
0.2Glenn Maxwell to Kl Rahul. out, OUT! TAKEN! Rahul holes out in the first over. Maxwell with an early success for the Aussies. He bowls this short and on middle, Rahul goes for the pull but he doesn't time it that well. It goes to the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Smith there makes no mistake. 2-ball duck for Rahul. Exactly what it was for the Aussie skipper and one of their openers.
Right then, we are back for the chase. The Indian openers step out to the middle. KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan it is. The Australian players step out to the middle and take their positions on the field as well. Glenn Maxwell will open with the ball for the Aussies. Here he comes...
0.1Glenn Maxwell to Kl Rahul. no run, Flatter and just outside off from Maxwell. Rahul pushes it towards cover.

Updated at: 2020-12-08 17:51:12

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