Player of the Match
Player of the Match

4.30pm Well Mitch Marsh had us all fooled. He scored 81 off 65 with 70 in boundaries, but it turns out the pitch was not an easy one. It helped him that there was pace in the pitch. Once he got out, we saw the seam in the pitch, and India made a stunning comeback. Mohammed Shami was excellent. He says it was moving a little bit, he got a slip in, and he says he wanted to bowl the Test lengths. Shami feels they have done well to restrict Australia, and it should not be a very difficult chase.

The comeback for India started with that wide teaser to Marsh from Ravindra Jadeja, and after that wickets fell regularly. Australia might have played for 350 here, but it looks like 250 would have been a very good score. It looks like supper break is being taken now so we Hemant Brar will be back with you at 5.10pm.

35.4
W
Mohammed Siraj to Zampa, OUT, and the change in angle does the trick. Siraj has been beating the bat often without getting the edge so he goes wide on the crease, making him play closer to the angle, and that gets the edge through to the keeper

A Zampa c †Rahul b Mohammed Siraj 0 (10m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

35.3
0
Mohammed Siraj to Zampa, no run, finally he gets bat on ball. Siraj bowls the yorker on target, and he keeps it out
35.2
0
Mohammed Siraj to Zampa, no run, Siraj goes fuller to try to catch the edge but Zampa still manages to get beaten. The ball moves away again
35.1
0
Mohammed Siraj to Zampa, no run, not on this ball. Zampa defends the line, and is beaten on the outside edge again

Can Zampa lay his bat on Siraj?

END OF OVER:
35 | (maiden) | AUS: 188/9 | RR: 5.37

  • Mitchell Starc4 (10b)
  • Adam Zampa0 (2b)
  • Kuldeep Yadav8-1-48-1
  • Mohammed Siraj5-1-29-2
34.6
0
Kuldeep Yadav to Starc, no run, denies him the single, keeps Zampa on strike for Siraj. Starc pushes this length ball straight to short midwicket
34.5
0
Kuldeep Yadav to Starc, no run, wrong'un, Starc goes back, picks it off the pitch, but defends it back
34.4
0
Kuldeep Yadav to Starc, no run, slows this down, middle and leg, pushed back to him
34.3
0
Kuldeep Yadav to Starc, no run, quicker, flatter, punched to extra cover
34.2
0
Kuldeep Yadav to Starc, no run, middle and leg, turns towards off, defends with the front leg taken out of the way
34.1
0
Kuldeep Yadav to Starc, no run, wrong'un, Starc is forward in defence

Kuldeep is back. One slip in place

END OF OVER:
34 | (wicket maiden) | AUS: 188/9 | RR: 5.52

  • Adam Zampa0 (2b)
  • Mitchell Starc4 (4b)
  • Mohammed Siraj5-1-29-2
  • Ravindra Jadeja9-0-46-2

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33.6
0
Mohammed Siraj to Zampa, no run, outside edge beaten again. Zampa defends, but the ball is seaming away all the time. Another wicket-maiden
33.5
0
Mohammed Siraj to Zampa, no run, beaten on the outside edge. Again played inside the line as this pitches and straightens

This should help India in terms of over rate. If Australia had batted 50 overs today, India would have gone well past the 5pm scheduled end of innings. Here is No. 11 Adam Zampa. not to suggest they can't bat all 50 still. Stranger things have happened. Two slips now

33.4
W
Mohammed Siraj to Abbott, OUT, superb catch by Gill. He might have dropped one earlier, but has come back superbly. This is just good-old seam movement. Upright seam, Abbott pushes at a wide one, gets the edge, going low to the right of slip. Gill dives full length to take the low catch

SA Abbott c Shubman Gill b Mohammed Siraj 0 (12m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

33.3
0
Mohammed Siraj to Abbott, no run, beaten. Gives him width this time, Abbott has a swing at it, but it holds its line to beat the outside edge
33.2
0
Mohammed Siraj to Abbott, no run, late inswing, or perhaps seam, defended in front of off
33.1
0
Mohammed Siraj to Abbott, no run, on a length, on off, holds its line, defended

Thanks hemant. Shami is off after a great spell. Here is Siraj

END OF OVER:
33 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 188/8 | RR: 5.69

  • Mitchell Starc4 (4b)
  • Sean Abbott0 (3b)
  • Ravindra Jadeja9-0-46-2
  • Mohammed Shami6-2-17-3

Over to Sid Monga for the rest of the innings

32.6
0
Jadeja to Starc, no run, full around off, pushed back

India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st5Ishan KishanShubman Gill
2nd11V KohliShubman Gill
3rd0SA YadavShubman Gill
4th23KL RahulShubman Gill
5th44KL RahulHH Pandya
6th108RA JadejaKL Rahul