Player of the Match
Player of the Match
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    19.2 gottim, Jadeja gets a crucial, crucial breakthrough, and you could say it was coming, because he had a big lbw appeal turned down in his previous over too. This time Konstas is on the front foot, looking to defend, and Jadeja gets him in trademark Jadeja manner, turning it less than he expects, sliding it past his inside edge, and smacking his front pad. Gough has no hesitation in raising his finger this time, and Hawkeye shows it hitting leg stump. No review from Konstas. What an innings this has been. What a selection too. Australia took a chance, Konstas took a lot of chances. It may not have come off on another day, but on this day it could be game-changing 89/1
    44.1 and he strikes first ball! You may have expected that, because, well, Bumrah, but you may not have expected it to happen in quite this manner. Khawaja has had a few dicey moments with his pull today, often from going hard at balls that aren't quite short enough. This one's not quite that. It's angling into his body, at about waist height, and maybe he's into the shot too early, and ends up popping it straight to Rahul at midwicket. Off the toe end 154/2
    65.1 taken at mid-off! Labuschagne has given it away. Came down the pitch, connected with a skimming drive and doesn't have the height to clear the field. Neat catch above the head by Kohli 237/3
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    114.1 dragged on in extraordinary fashion! What a way to go. Smith charged down the pitch, aimed through the off side, rebounds off his pads and trickles into leg stump to dislodge the bail as Smith watches helplessly 455/9
    66.3 bowled him, Head is out shouldering arms!!!!!!! All those exclamation marks because it's not only an early dismissal in a series he's dominated, but also an entirely uncharacteristic one. Perfect length to hit the top of off, perfect line to induce the leave, and wicked inward seam movement with a ball that's into its 67th over. May have left it expecting it to bounce over? Misjudgment of length maybe? Or of line, because it was that tight, in-between, confounding line too? Terrific delivery 240/4
    68.6 got him, Bumrah has ripped through Australia's middle order in a hurry! What a spell this is. But again, Australia lose a wicket to an aggressive shot. It's not quite a straightforward pull ball, because it's not quite genuinely short, and he's dragging it from outside off, and I think the ball may have stopped a little, because he's through the shot early and ends up edging it behind off the outside edge, very near the toe end. Kind of similar to the Khawaja dismissal in that sense. Which suggests this is a spongy-bounce kind of surface 246/5
    82.1 and he strikes first ball with an absolute beauty. Hits a length hard in the corridor, and he gets it to bounce disconcertingly and also leave Carey. The line is so close to off stump that Carey can't pull his bat away quickly enough, and the ball kisses his edge through to Pant. Gets his first wicket with the 31st false shot he's induced today. Hasn't had to wait as long as he did in the first innings at the Gabba, where it took him until his 53rd. 299/6
    104.1 Australia were beginning to press hard on the accelerator, and in that effort they lose their first wicket of the day. This is quite full from Jadeja, outside off, but not quite full enough to hit safely over the top. Was looking to go straight or over mid-on, probably, but he's not quite right to the pitch, and ends up slicing it over the covers, where Nitish Kumar Reddy completes an excellent running, sliding catch moving swiftly to his left 411/7
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    113.3 through him! Round the wicket, slides on across the face and cannons into off stump as Starc plays the wrong line 455/8
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    122.4 appeal for lbw and given...Lyon walks, but also reviews! Short of a length, nipped back, might have kept low as well. Height could be an issue...will everyone have to come back to the middle? No, umpire's call on clipping the bails. Bumrah saves himself from a century 474/10
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    36
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    16.66
    Extras
    27 (lb 11, nb 6, w 10)
    TOTAL
    474 all out (122.4 Overs, RR: 3.86)
    Fall of wickets: 1-89 (Sam Konstas, 19.2 ov), 2-154 (Usman Khawaja, 44.1 ov), 3-237 (Marnus Labuschagne, 65.1 ov), 4-240 (Travis Head, 66.3 ov), 5-246 (Mitchell Marsh, 68.6 ov), 6-299 (Alex Carey, 82.1 ov), 7-411 (Pat Cummins, 104.1 ov), 8-455 (Mitchell Starc, 113.3 ov), 9-455 (Steven Smith, 114.1 ov), 10-474 (Nathan Lyon, 122.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    JJ Bumrah28.499943.4503
    Mohammed Siraj23312205.320
    Akash Deep2689423.6102
    RA Jadeja2347833.3900
    K Nitish Kumar Reddy70210300
    Washington Sundar1524913.2601
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    40.6 big mix-up, and this partnership is broken right after it's reached three figures. Complete loss of communication between these two, and upon reflection it feels like the single wasn't really on. Full, angling into off stump, and Jaiswal clips it firmly towards mid-on and immediately calls for the single. He just keeps going even though Kohli is not interested at all, and both of them end up at the same end. You could argue it was Jaiswal's call, but remember that he had shuffled out of his crease and his momentum was taking him down the pitch already, and Kohli would have had to run the full distance of the pitch for a really tight run. Terrible way for such a promising innings to end. Cummins the fielder who throws from mid-on, keeps his calm and throws to the right end, where Carey completes the job. Having watched it again, I'm more convinced it was a bad call from Jaiswal, because Cummins didn't have to run in too far from mid-on, and he was well placed to pick it up with his throwing hand 153/3
    1.6 oh dear! Spooned to mid-on Short of a length, Rohit looking to sort of pull it into the on side, goes high in the air off a leading edge and it's simple catch 8/1
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    14.6 bowled him, Cummins has bowled an absolute dream ball! And he's worked on Rahul over many overs by planting the doubt of lbw in his mind. This is angling in, hitting a good length, pitching middle and off and seaming away to take the top of off stump. I think it would have got anyone out at any time anyway, but I think all the balls he bowled targeting lbw kind of added up so Rahul's front pad was slightly more leg-side of the ball than it otherwise might have been 51/2
    42.1 wow. What a passage of play. Kohli's looked so good all this while, and suddenly, out comes the fatal push at a length ball outside off. Point had been moved to the boundary, and he may have been looking for the single there. Good length, a bit of extra bounce, and Kohli presses forward and feels for it, well away from his body, gets a thin edge through to Carey 154/4
    44.3 got him, this is excellent from Boland, he knows exactly how to get the most out of his home pitch. Bangs in a short ball, angles it into Akash's hip, and he fends awkwardly and inside edges into his thigh pad, from where it bounces loopily towards leg gully, where Lyon takes a lovely catch diving forward 159/5
    55.4 taken at deep third! Extraordinary dismissal. Boland came round the wicket, it's full outside off, Pant goes across and attempts to scoop to fine leg. Gets a huge leading edge and Lyon snaffles it. Discuss. 191/6
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    64.5 given! That's an outstanding bit of bowling from Lyon, does Jadeja for length with the skidder. Bowls this with a bit of undercut, I think, and Jadeja goes on the back foot as it skids on towards off stump. The length was perhaps not short enough for him to go safely back. Ended up having to hurriedly work around his pads to try and meet the ball and send it into the leg side, but it's through him before he can bring his bat down, and it smacks him on the back pad, right in front of off stump. Was going on to hit off and middle according to ball-tracking, after Jadeja uses up a review 221/7
    119.3 taken at long-off! Well, it's all over quite quickly after that controversy. Reddy comes down the pitch, aims to clear long off but finds Starc 369/10
    111.6 edged, taken at slip! Lyon makes the breakthrough. That jumped from a length, takes the shoulder of the bat as Washington pushes outside off and Smith takes it comfortably. How Australia have toiled for that. Ends a terrific partnership 348/8
    113.3 edged, taken at first slip! Back of a length at off stump, Bumrah forced into playing, neatly taken by Khawaja. What drama 350/9
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    Extras
    11 (lb 2, nb 4, w 5)
    TOTAL
    369 all out (119.3 Overs, RR: 3.08)
    Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Rohit Sharma, 1.6 ov), 2-51 (KL Rahul, 14.6 ov), 3-153 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 40.6 ov), 4-154 (Virat Kohli, 42.1 ov), 5-159 (Akash Deep, 44.3 ov), 6-191 (Rishabh Pant, 55.4 ov), 7-221 (Ravindra Jadeja, 64.5 ov), 8-348 (Washington Sundar, 111.6 ov), 9-350 (Jasprit Bumrah, 113.3 ov), 10-369 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 119.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    MA Starc2528603.4403
    PJ Cummins2968933.0610
    SM Boland2775732.1100
    NM Lyon28.349633.3600
    MR Marsh71280401
    TM Head301103.6600
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    6.3 through him! Bumrah strikes. Big celebrations. Good length, angling in, goes right between bat and pad into middle stump. Not the first time Konstas has fallen in that fashion. Wonderful bowling, though, and it's getting lively at the G 20/1
    18.5 bowled him, this is an absolute ripper from Siraj!!! He's been nipping almost everything away from Khawaja, and now he gets one to straighten against the angle. Full, angling across the stumps, and Khawaja's lack of footwork really costs him here. Just throws his hands at this drive, aiming down the ground, which takes his bat a long, long way in front of his body. Misses the inside edge, and crashes into the top of off stump 43/2
    55.1 given lbw! Labuschagne reviews straightaway. Length ball, nipped back sharply, caught Labuschagne on the crease. But is it high? Hits pad flap on the back leg. Umpire's call on clipping the bails! Super delivery from Siraj. 148/7
    32.3 full, wide, nicked! Smith won't be reaching 10,000 runs today. There had been signs Smith was keen up the tempo. Throws everything at a drive without any footwork, reaching way outside off, thin edge to Pant. Siraj celebrates 80/3
    33.2 he's gone, flicked to forward square leg! Bumrah's 200th Test wicket. It's on, big time. Round the wicket, short of a length, angled into Head, he went to flick it away and couldn't have picked out the fielder any better 85/4
    33.6 edged, taken! Incredible stuff. A legend in action. Short of a length, angling towards off stump, Marsh forced to play, climbs and clips the glove. We are seeing something special here 85/5
    35.6 cleaned up! The drama continues. Round the wicket, back of a length, Carey looking to force off the back foot, the ball goes past the inside edge, clips the pads into the stumps 91/6
    64.1 edged, taken at slip! Almost guiding it. Angled in at off stump, looking to steer it away, neat catch by Rohit 173/9
    58.1 run out, direct hit? Starc looks like he's gone. Great work from Pant. Massive mix up. This was initially a neat shot, turned through square leg, but there was a huge misunderstanding over the second run. Cummins sent him. The throw came into Pant at the keeper's end and he did brilliantly to remove his glove as he ran to the stumps and produce a direct hit at the non-striker's end 156/8
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    83.4 cleaned him up! Five for Bumrah. Lyon keeps his most-runs-without-a-fifty. Full and straight, hint of shape in, Lyon goes for the drive and is beaten through the gate 234/10
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    Extras
    17 (lb 10, nb 6, w 1)
    TOTAL
    234 all out (83.4 Overs, RR: 2.79)
    Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Sam Konstas, 6.3 ov), 2-43 (Usman Khawaja, 18.5 ov), 3-80 (Steven Smith, 32.3 ov), 4-85 (Travis Head, 33.2 ov), 5-85 (Mitchell Marsh, 33.6 ov), 6-91 (Alex Carey, 35.6 ov), 7-148 (Marnus Labuschagne, 55.1 ov), 8-156 (Mitchell Starc, 58.1 ov), 9-173 (Pat Cummins, 64.1 ov), 10-234 (Nathan Lyon, 83.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    JJ Bumrah24.475752.3104
    Akash Deep1745303.1101
    Mohammed Siraj2347033.0410
    RA Jadeja1423312.3501
    K Nitish Kumar Reddy1040400
    Washington Sundar40701.7500
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    70.5 oh my, is that a bit of bat or glove? Joel Wilson doesn't think so, but Australia do. They've reviewed. Short, down the leg side, swivels round to pull but either doesn't hit it or gets a tickle of something down to Carey... It looks close... Yeah, there seems to be a deflection too. Seems to glance off the bat sticker... Waiting for Ultra Edge now. Wow. Nothing. Incredible. Will the third umpire rule based on the deflection? Is that enough to overturn the on-field decision without anything on Ultra Edge? It's one of those glancing blows if it's hit the bat at all... And it's been overturned! Jaiswal has to go, with the third umpire deciding the deflection is enough evidence. Big moment, and I think it's fair enough, because the deflection was pretty clear from the front-on angle. Either the sticker of the bat or the glove, or both 140/7
    16.1 got him, Cummins gets Rohit once more!!! You see why trying to chase this might be really difficult, because the first attempt at a really aggressive shot sends back India's captain. He was looking pretty solid up to this point, but he'll walk back with another low score against his name. Difficult times. Full, angling in towards off stump, and he looks to play that angle and whip it away through midwicket. Swings away late, grabs the outside edge, and it flies to gully where Marsh takes a good catch around his right shoulder. I've watched it again, and the shot looks even worse, because the line is further outside off than I'd initially assumed 25/1
    16.6 gone, two in one over, Pat Cummins is having an incredible Test match! Such a good ball, and there isn't much Rahul could have done about this. Scrambled-seam ball in the corridor, gets it to bounce a little, gets a hint of away movement, and the line is what forces Rahul, who's such a good leaver, into having an uncertain push at the ball. Edged into first slip's lap. On second glance, it looks like Rahul may have been trying to pull his bat away from the line as he often does, but couldn't pull all of it away on time 25/2
    26.1 gone, that's not going to be pleasant watching for Kohli when he gets back to the dressing room. How many times have you seen this dismissal. This time it's off the left-arm quick. Slants it full, away from off stump, inviting the cover drive, and Kohli goes hard and edges to first slip. This wasn't hugely wide of off stump, to be fair to Kohli, and I think the execution undid him more than the intent. He was leaning back as he hit this rather than into the ball, and that created the angled bat and distance between bat and body 33/3
    58.4 taken at long on! What has he done?! Short outside off, Pant took it on, pulled it high in the air and couldn't get the distance. Good catch from Marsh 121/4
    62.2 edged, taken behind! Boland strikes. Great delivery. This jumped outside off, climbed at Jadeja who fenced away from his body and it took the shoulder of the bat 127/5
    63.2 edged, taken at slip! Beautiful bowling. Goes on at off stump, Reddy defends, takes a thin edge and that a superb catch to his left by Smith. Australia on the charge. Lovely stuff from Lyon 130/6
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    76.1 length ball angling into leg stump, tries to flick, and it pops straight to short leg. Australia think he's gone, but Joel Wilson says not out. Australia review. Went off the flap of the pad. Did it take a bit of inside edge on the way? There's a little bit of a deflection again, and again Ultra Edge doesn't seem to pick it up. Picks up the noise off the pad. And Wilson reverses his decision again. I'll need to watch the Ultra Edge again, because I may have missed if it showed a deflection off the edge 150/8
    78.3 edged, and did that carry to first slip? Steven Smith thinks so, and if he's caught it it's a superlative slip catch. Length ball in the corridor, and I think it's very late away reverse rather than seam. Presses forward to defend, and the thick edge goes low towards first slip, and yeah, Smith dives forward, gets his hands well out in front of him, and catches it clean as a whistle. Superb 154/9
    79.1 big appeal, and it's given! Classic offbreak pitching outside off, and Siraj goes forward and across to defend, then pulls his front leg back, and the ball spins past his bat and hits pad. Looks like it's hit him in line too. It went under his bat, which suggests it may have kept a bit low as well. Siraj has reviewed, but surely it's more in hope than belief. Yeah, crashing into middle and leg halfway up, and Australia have won by 184 runs 155/10
    Extras
    12 (b 5, lb 5, nb 2)
    TOTAL
    155 all out (79.1 Overs, RR: 1.95)
    Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Rohit Sharma, 16.1 ov), 2-25 (KL Rahul, 16.6 ov), 3-33 (Virat Kohli, 26.1 ov), 4-121 (Rishabh Pant, 58.4 ov), 5-127 (Ravindra Jadeja, 62.2 ov), 6-130 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 63.2 ov), 7-140 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 70.5 ov), 8-150 (Akash Deep, 76.1 ov), 9-154 (Jasprit Bumrah, 78.3 ov), 10-155 (Mohammed Siraj, 79.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    MA Starc1682511.5600
    PJ Cummins1852831.5501
    SM Boland1673932.4301
    MR Marsh32200.6600
    NM Lyon20.163721.8300
    TM Head501412.800
    M Labuschagne1100000

Match Details

Toss

Australia , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Australia led the 5-match series 2-1

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30

Match days

26,27,28,29,30 December 2024 (5-day match)

Test debut

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Australia 12, India 0

Close of Play

  • Thu, 26 Dec - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 311/6 (SPD Smith 68*, PJ Cummins 8*, 86 ov)
  • Fri, 27 Dec - day 2 - India 1st innings 164/5 (RR Pant 6*, RA Jadeja 4*, 46 ov)
  • Sat, 28 Dec - day 3 - India 1st innings 358/9 (K Nitish Kumar Reddy 105*, Mohammed Siraj 2*, 116 ov)
  • Sun, 29 Dec - day 4 - Australia 2nd innings 228/9 (NM Lyon 41*, SM Boland 10*, 82 ov)
  • Mon, 30 Dec - day 5 - India 2nd innings 155 (79.1 ov) - end of match

Match Notes

India 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st25RG SharmaYBK Jaiswal
2nd0KL RahulYBK Jaiswal
3rd8V KohliYBK Jaiswal
4th88RR PantYBK Jaiswal
5th6RA JadejaYBK Jaiswal
6th3YBK JaiswalK Nitish Kumar Reddy
7th10Washington SundarYBK Jaiswal
8th10Washington SundarAkash Deep
9th4JJ BumrahWashington Sundar
10th1Washington SundarMohammed Siraj