Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

SS Iyer
SS Iyer
105(90) 11x4 - 3x6
Control %94%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 20 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
1 11 4 2 23 13 22 29
Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill
104(97) 6x4 - 4x6
Control %95%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 17 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
6 1 14 9 5 15 33 21

Best performances - Bowlers

R Ashwin
R Ashwin
O7
M0
R41
W3
Eco5.85
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
RA Jadeja
RA Jadeja
O5.2
M0
R42
W3
Eco7.87
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Australia , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

India led the 3-match series 2-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

13.30 start, First Session 13.30-17.00 Interval 17.00-17.45, Second Session 17.45-21.15

Match days

24 September 2023 - day/night match (50-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Andrew McGlashan

India win by 99 runs (DLS method) and that's a very comprehensive performance, despite Australia's tail wagging. Five losses in a row now for Australia and concerns mounting ahead of the World Cup even if some players are still due to return. You have to question their tactics today, bowling first on a hot day. The pitch certainly turned more later on. India were excellent from start to (almost) finish. Their batting looks in very good order and R Ashwin has put some pressure on the selectors. One more game in this series, with key names from both sides set to return. Australia need a good outing.

Arv: "Shreyas, Surya and Ashwin have given the selectors and team management a major headache now! Don't even know who the best 11 are, we have a best 15!" - That's confidence!

Hitesh: "Most boxes are getting ticked for Ind in last few games except for the catching"

Steven Smith "When we came here it looked a good wicket, changed a little bit. Credit to India, they batted beautifully...400 was always a big challenge on that. I've seen games here before and it's looked good for chasing. We were a fair way off. We've lost quite a few in a row now...World Cups are about peaking at the right time, we certainly haven't done that at this stage. A few things to sort out. We know we are a good side. Both teams are working towards the World Cup but still want to win games.

KL Rahul "When I saw the wicket, didn't think it would spin that much. 400 on the board also gives you confidence. [Selection] is the headache of the coach and Rohit...whoever gets picked has a job to do. Sitting out can be hard after scoring a lot of runs but everyone has been through that. I know we dropped a couple of catches, but when you are traveling every second day and playing at a different ground is getting used to the lights. A lot of guys have been playing for a long time...we are trying to manage bodies and fielding is directly related to how fresh you are."

Shreyas Iyer is Player of the Match. "It was a rollercoaster ride. I've been working so hard the last few months, was a lonely space. Excited to be back and enjoying the atmosphere in the dressing room. I was seeing matches on the TV and wanted to be out there. I'm grateful to belief in myself...I knew what I was aiming for and glad I was able to execute my plans today. My plan was the play in the V and not complicate things. I was batting brilliantly in the nets. I'm happy to bat any position. Whatever the team requires. There's no chance for me to steal from him [Virat]."

Right, on that note I'll wrap things up for tonight. We'll be back in a few days for the final match of this series as the World Cup gets ever closer. For now, from Gnasher and Sreshth, it's goodbye.

28.2
W
Jadeja to Abbott, OUT, the fun is over, and so is the match. A beauty from Jadeja to end it. Pitches middle and leg, spins sharply to beat the bat and clean up Abbott

SA Abbott b Jadeja 54 (46m 36b 4x4 5x6) SR: 150.00

28.1
0
Jadeja to Abbott, no run, steps to leg, drives to deep cover

END OF OVER:
28 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 217/9 (100 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 7.75, RRR: 20.00)

  • Sean Abbott54 (34b)
  • Mohammed Shami6-0-39-1
  • Ravichandran Ashwin7-0-41-3

Deepak: "This innings from Sean Abbott reminds me of James Faulkner's inning from 2013 in Bangalore." Quite a few have said that

27.6
W
Mohammed Shami to Hazlewood, OUT, that does the job...full and straight, a slower ball, Hazlewood moving a touch to leg. Loses middle stump. Nice piece of bowling

JR Hazlewood b Mohammed Shami 23 (30m 16b 2x4 2x6) SR: 143.75

27.5
1
Mohammed Shami to Abbott, 1 run, wide outside off, driven into the covers
27.4
2
Mohammed Shami to Abbott, 2 runs, full outside off, leans back on a cover drive all along the ground
27.3
1
Mohammed Shami to Hazlewood, 1 run, a low full toss outside off, opens the face to backward point and would have been gone with a direct hit by Jadeja

Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9DA WarnerMW Short
2nd0DA WarnerSPD Smith
3rd80DA WarnerM Labuschagne
4th11DA WarnerJP Inglis
5th1AT CareyJP Inglis
6th27AT CareyC Green
7th7SA AbbottC Green
8th5A ZampaSA Abbott
9th77JR HazlewoodSA Abbott
10th0SA AbbottSH Johnson