AUS vs IND Ball by Ball Commentary

WIDE! An extra from Arshdeep Singh seals the deal for Australia. Bumper, a bit too high for Cooper Connolly. The batter leaves it and the umpire calls it wide. Australia have defeated India by 2 wickets and they now gain an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the 3-match series with a game to go.

SCORES ARE LEVEL! A bit too full from Singh and Cooper was equally good to it as he gets right on top of this and drives this to deep cover for two.

On a length around off, Cooper Connolly punches this firmly to the right of long off for a couple.

Good length around middle and leg, Adam Zampa goes for the flick off the front foot but gets beaten and is hit on the pads. This was going down the leg side.

OUT! CAUGHT! Surely there isn't a late twist? Or is there one? Indian hopes reignite with the wicket of Starc. Back of a length on off, Mitchell Starc looks to play this in the gap through cover but the ball shoots a wee bit on him and Starc spoons this straight to Axar Patel at point. Australia need 5 and India need a couple of wickets.

Bumper, around off, Mitchell Starc goes for the pull but gets beaten.

FOUR! Starc finds the fence and Australia are just one big hit away from a victory. Pitched up on off, Mitchell Starc stands tall and punches this on the up through the left of mid off for four runs.

Good length on off, Mitchell Starc blocks this to cover.

Yorker, wide of off, Cooper Connolly jams this to point for one.

Good length on off, Mitchell Starc defends this out.

Good length, down the leg side. Mitchell Starc goes for the flick on the leg side but gets beaten. Starc is stunned by the decision of the umpire not to call it wide. Maybe the umpire reckons that it brushed something on the way to the keeper.

Absolute jaffa. Good length pitching around the fourth stump and shaping away from the batter. Mitchell Starc prods in front and looks to punch this down the ground but gets beaten.

OUT! CAUGHT! On a length, angling away from the batter. Xavier Bartlett stands still and looks to loft this over mid off. Gets it off the bottom of his bat and hangs it over Shubman Gill at mid off. Gill backtracks and takes a good catch around the circle. Australia still need 10 and they have got 3 wickets in hand. Easy pathway for the Aussies from here despite this wicket.

Good length on middle and off, Cooper Connolly smashes this to deep cover for one.

WIDE! Bumper, around off, Cooper Connolly looks to pull but misses out. A polite appeal from KL Rahul and Arshdeep Singh but the umpire shrugs this off. Waits to see the reaction of the Indian players to see if they are looking to send this upstairs or not. Once he sees that it was just a soft appeal, the umpire gestures for a wide for height.

Good length wide of off, Xavier Bartlett hits this to deep mid-wicket for one.

Slower bumper, around off, Cooper Connolly tries to pull but misses out and takes a soft blow on the helmet.

On a length around middle and leg, Cooper Connolly flicks this to the bowler's left and Mohammed Siraj does well in his followthrough to save a run for the side.

Short-pitched, on off, Cooper Connolly pulls this to deep square leg for a couple.

Slower one, around middle and off. Cooper Connolly defends this off his front foot.

Back of a length around middle and leg, Xavier Bartlett dabs this around silly mid off for a single.

Very full, on off, Cooper Connolly squeezes it out to deep backward point for a single.

Fractionally short, on off, Cooper Connolly punches it to long off for a single.

Full and on off, Xavier Bartlett eases it through covers for a single.

A loud shout for LBW but turned down! Pushed through by Sundar, on a nagging length, on middle. Xavier Bartlett looks to play the line but is beaten on the outside edge. The ball clips the back leg before sailing over the off pole. The ball pops out of Rahul's gloves. Sundar looks convinced but no review is taken.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mitchell Owen holes out! Flat and short by Sundar, sliding across the right-hander. Owen stays back to flat bat it down the ground. The bat turns a bit in Mitchell's hand and he gets it only as far as long on, where Arshdeep Singh takes a simple catch. A quickfire 36 off 23 from Owen. Australia are 246/6, needing 19 more runs. Xavier Bartlett is the new batter.

Wide! Sundar tries to keep it away from the batter's arc but sprays it beyond the tramline on off. Owen lets it be.

Floated up, on the pads, Cooper Connolly works it behind square on the leg side for one.

Short and going across the right-hander, slapped away to deep cover for a single.

FIFTY FOR CONNOLLY! Maiden ODI half-century for Cooper. Connolly has looked busy ever since his arrival and he will want to be there when the winning runs are hit. On a hard length, on middle and leg, Cooper Connolly stays back and gets his hands high to shovel it to the right of deep fine leg for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Put away with ease! Siraj goes short, over middle. The height does not trouble Cooper Connolly at all as he swivels and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Leg bye! This slants back into the right-hander, on a back of a length. Mitchell Owen has a swipe across the line but misses and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls away on the off side for a leg bye. The 50-run stand comes up!

On a back of a length, on off, Cooper Connolly drops it with soft hands in front of cover for a single.

Bangs it in short, over off, Cooper Connolly sways away from the line of the ball.

SIX! Welcome, Siraj, says Connolly! Full and going across the left-hander. Cooper gets the width to free his arms and just presses forward to carve it over cover for a biggie.

SIX! That has gone many rows back into the stands! Fractionally short by Axar, on middle and leg. Mitchell Owen goes on the back foot in a flash and picks the bones out of it. Pulls it way over deep mid-wicket for a six. 13 runs off the over for Australia. They need 36 more.

FOUR! In the gap! Floated up, in the hitting arc, on middle and leg. Mitchell Owen clears the front leg, gets low and smears it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

This skids through and stays a bit low, on middle, Cooper Connolly goes deep in the crease to a full ball but manages to get it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pushed through, on the shorter side, punched down to long off for one.

Full and speared in on the off stump. Mitchell Owen lunges to block it out.

Short and sliding across, Cooper rocks back and punches it to deep point for a single.

On a length around off, Cooper Connolly pushes this through cover for one.

On a length around off, Cooper Connolly blocks this out.

Back of a length on off, Cooper Connolly punches this to point for no run.

WIDE! Bumper, a bit too high on off. Cooper Connolly leaves it. Wided.

Good length, wide of off, Mitchell Owen punches this to sweeper cover for one.

On a length around off, Mitchell Owen pushes this to mid-wicket for no run.

SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Owen can see the finish line and he seems to be in some hurry to cross it with strokes like this. Back of a length on off, Mitchell Owen settles well behind the line of it and pulls this out of the park towards the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six.

Floated around off, Cooper Connolly thumps this off the back foot but straight to the bowler.

Quicker one, wide of off, Mitchell Owen drives this to long off for one.

Quicker one on off, Mitchell Owen rolls this back to Axar.

Floated on off, Owen pushes this back to the bowler.

Fired across the batter on off, Cooper Connolly punches this to long off for one.

Floated on off, Mitchell Owen punches this to sweeper cover for a single.

On a length around off, Mitchell Owen drives this through sweeper cover for one.

Good length on off, Mitchell Owen blocks this out.

SIX! Here arrives the big-hitting Mitch. Back of a length on middle and leg, Mitchell Owen stands upright and pulls this on the swivel, out of the park towards the deep square leg region for a biggie.

Excellent work in the field from Mohammed Siraj. Bumper, on leg. Mitchell Owen pulls this flat towards the left of Siraj at deep mid-wicket and runs two. Siraj glides to his left and dives in the end, keeping it at bay from the fence and saving a couple for the side.

FOUR! Punched on the up for four. Good length wide of off, Mitchell Owen rises up with the bounce and punches this through the cover region for a boundary. Shreyas Iyer, running to his right at sweeper cover had no chance to cut this off.

Back of a length around off, Cooper Connolly punches this down to wide long off fo rone.

Under-cutter on off, Mitchell Owen rocks back and blocks this out.

Pushed through on off, Owen pushes this to short cover for no run.

Floated on off, Mitchell Owen blocks this back to the bowler.

Floated wide of off, Mitchell Owen cuts this towards the right of the fielder at point for a couple.

Quicker one on middle and leg, Cooper Connolly punches this to long on for one.

Fuller on middle and leg, Cooper Connolly pushes this to mid-wicket for no run.

OUT! CAUGHT! Siraj doesn't drop Short for the second time and grabs hold of it in front of the fence at deep square leg. Bumper from Rana around middle and off. Matthew Short goes for the pull but doesn't get as good a connection as he was expecting and hits this straight to Mohammed Siraj at the deep square leg fence for his dismissal. Short was initially looking to keep it down but he decided to take on Siraj at the fence but failed to clear him.

Back of a length around off, Cooper Connolly dabs this towards the right of Virat Kohli at cover and takes one.

Good length on middle and off, Short pushes this to the left of the sub fielder, Dhruv Jurel at mid on for one.

FOUR! Short finds the fence as well. Back of a length, slower one, on middle and off. Matthew Short mistimes the pull off the bottom of his bat but does enough to take the ball through the backward square leg region for a boundary.

Cutter around off, Cooper Connolly punches this to sweeper cover for one.

WIDE! Bumper, wide down the leg. Cooper Connolly sits down. Wided.

FOUR! Boundaries are coming thick and fast and Cooper Connolly is taking the attack to the Indian bowlers. On a length around off, Cooper Connolly leans onto the pitch of it and drives this through cover for a boundary.

Short and wide of off, Cooper Connolly cuts this to deep point for one.

Tossed up on off, Cooper Connolly drives this crisply towards short cover.

Quicker one, on off, Cooper Connolly drills this back to the bowler.

Quicker one on off, Matthew Short drives this through mid off for one.

SIX! Up and over for a huge six. Pushed through on middle and leg, Matthew Short gets down on a knee and sweeps this aerially over the deep square leg region for a huge six.

Fired around off, Cooper Connolly rocks back and cuts this through point for one.

Back of a length on off, Matthew Short thumps this back to the bowler. An excellent over from Harshit Rana.

Slower one, on off. Matthew Short punches this to point for no run.

Rana hits the hard length, wide of off. Cooper Connolly punches this to deep point and rotates again.

Good length on the pads, Matthew Short tucks this to the right of mid on for one.

Good length on middle and leg, Matthew Short punches this to Nitish Kumar Reddy at mid on for no run.

Back of a length on middle and leg, Cooper Connolly hops up on his toes and nudges this through square leg for a single.

Fuller on middle and leg, Cooper Connolly punches this down to long on for one.

FOUR! Fast hands at show and Cooper Connolly gets another boundary. Quicker and flatter, wide of off, Cooper Connolly slashes hard at it, gets a good connection and cuts this behind square on off this time for four runs.

Fuller on the pads, Matthew Short flicks this to wide long on for one.

Cooper this time cuts this through the gap at cover for one.

Floated on off, Cooper Connolly cuts this but straight to the fielder at cover.

Tossed up on the pads, Short sweeps this to deep square for one.

Fired onto the pads, Matthew Short flicks this through backward square leg for one.

Quicker one, wide of off, Cooper Connolly smashes this to sweeper cover for one.

FOUR! And another boundary for Cooper Connolly. Short of a length, going down the leg, Cooper Connolly comes inside the line of it and sweeps this behind square on leg for yet another boundary.

Floated on off, Cooper Connolly punches this back to Axar.

Flatter and quicker on off, Cooper Connolly pushes this to mid off for no run.

FOUR! GLORIOUS! Tossed up, wide of off, Cooper Connolly leans onto the pitch of it and drives this all along the carpet between mid off and cover for a boundary. Cooper did not look to muscle it and relied purely on the timing.

Short and wide of off, Matthew Short thumps this on the bounce to cover for no run.

Quicker and fuller on middle and leg, Cooper Connolly punches this to long on for one.

Fired onto the pads, Matthew Short goes deep and tucks this through square leg for one.

Another one finds the edge but deflects off the helmet and lands short of short fine leg. The umpire calls for the physio for a mandatory concussion check. This was a fuller one, from Washington Sundar bowling round the wicket. Matthew Short goes for a sweep but gets a top edge onto the helmet. The ball lands short of short fine leg.

Quicker one, on off, Cooper Connolly rocks back and rolls this through mid on for one.

Fuller on off, Matthew Short drives this to the left of the bowler for one.

Keeps the stumps in play, on a length, Cooper Connolly tucks it to mid-wicket.

Floated up, on off, Short skips down the track and clips it away past mid-wicket for a run.

This skids through, short and on middle, Matthew Short stabs it down on the leg side.

Floated up, fuller and on off, Short eases it to cover.

Short and on off, punched to cover by Short.

On the shorter side, on off, Cooper Connolly punches it to deep point and crosses over.

At the stumps, Short pushes it back to Sundar.

DROPPED! Mohammed Siraj puts down a sitter! A massive moment in the game. Sliding across the right-hander, slower through the air, on a nagging length. Short throws his hands at the ball and it gets sliced off the outer half. It goes at waist height and straight to Siraj at point. Short had already started walking off when the ball was on its way to Siraj. The ball hits Siraj on the wrist and drops to the ground.

Fuller and on middle. Matthew Short gets low and sweeps it to the right of deep backward square leg for a brace.

Pushed through, full and on middle, Matthew Short eases it back to Sundar.

Sundar goes wide on the crease and bowls it full, on middle, Cooper knocks it down to long off and gets to the other end.

Full and going across, Matthew Short gets low and drives it to long off for a run.

Short and it skids through, on middle and leg, Cooper Connolly is late on the pull and gets hit high on the pads. Half a shout for LBW from Axar but that was going down leg and looked high as well.

Beaten! This goes straight and does not come in with the arm, on off, Cooper Connolly is rooted to the crease and defends the initial line but is beaten on the outside edge.

Floated up, on off, Cooper Connolly does not move his feet much and chips it back over the bowler's head for a couple of runs.

Short again, on off, Cooper Connolly rocks back and taps it to cover.

Drops it short, outside off, Short cuts it to the right of the diving point fielder for a single.

Speared in by Axar, on a length, on off, Short blocks it out.

OUT! TIMBER! Washington Sundar strikes on his return to the attack! Sundar keeps the stumps in play and this drifts in from around the wicket. Alex Carey is lured by the flight and gets low for the slog sweep. The ball is a bit too full for the shot and it sneaks under the blade to rattle into the stumps. Carey falls for 9 (7). Australia are 132/4, needing 133 runs more.

From around the wicket now, full and on off, Short leans ahead and drives it to long off for one.

Short and wide on off, slapped straight to cover. Matthew Short misses out as there is no protection in the deep square of the wicket on the off side.

Direct hit! Shorter and on off, Carey taps it off the back foot in front of point and sets off for a quick run. Nitish Kumar Reddy picks it up on the bounce and scores a direct hit at the bowling end but Alex is in.

This comes on with the arm, full and on middle, Alex Carey pushes it back to Sundar.

First sign of turn in this innings! Drifting in from around the wicket, full and around off. Alex Carey lunges for the block but the ball grips and turns away slightly to go past the outside edge.

This skids through, short and on the off stump, punched to cover by Short.

At the sticks, on the fuller side, Alex Carey eases it to long on and gets to the other end.

FIFTY FOR SHORT! He has anchored this chase pretty well so far but the job is far from over yet! Short and sliding in on off, Matthew stays back and cuts it away to deep point for a single to reach his 3rd ODI half-century.

Gives the ball a bit of air, outside off, Short drives this full ball to point.

Pushed through, full and on off, driven down to long on for one more.

Short and speared in on middle, Matthew Short goes on the back foot and nudges it to the right of mid-wicket for a single.

Arshdeep serves a bumper, over off, Alex Carey ducks under it.

On a short of a length, outside off, Short punches it to deep point and collects a single.

FOUR! Fine shot! Arshdeep switches to around the wicket and lands it on a good length, outside off. Matthew Short stands tall and gets on top of the bounce. Drives it on the rise between cover and mid off for a boundary.

Full and on off, Short firms the drive to mid off.

Full and on middle, Alex Carey presents the full face of the bat and drives it to the right of mid on. Shubman Gill gives it a chase and mops it up as the batters run three.

A floater, on middle, Matthew Short mistimes the drive in front of mid on but still manages to pinch a quick single.

This slides in again, short and on the off stump. Short works it away wide of cover for a single.

Darted in from around the wicket, on the shorter side, Matthew Short defends watchfully.

Loops it up, full and wide on off, Short waits on it and cuts it late to the left of deep point for a brace.

Shorter and slower, on the pads, Carey nurdles it through square leg for another single.

At the sticks, full in length, Alex Carey gets on the front foot and pushes it to cover.

Bowled with a slightly round arm action, full and outside off, Short caresses it to the left of cover for a single.

Fuller in length, angled into the left-hander, Alex Carey skips down the track but can only knock it to mid on.

Stays over the wicket for the right-hander, on a good length, on off. Short taps it through covers and crosses over.

Drags the length back a bit, around off. Alex looks to drive it on the up, but the ball is not that wide for the shot. Miscues it off the inner half in front of mid on for a single.

This tails back in a bit, full and on middle. Alex Carey plants his front foot forward and clips it to mid-wicket.

On a length, outside off, Carey drives it sweetly to mid off.

Arshdeep lands it full, on the off pole. Alex Carey plays a punchy drive down the deck. Singh sticks out his right hand and the ball clips him on the fingertips before deflecting towards cover.

Fuller and slower, on off, Alex reaches out in front and gets low to play the lap towards deep backward square leg for one.

Sliding on with the arm from over the wicket, short and on middle, Alex Carey goes back to keep it out beside the strip on the leg side.

OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Axar Patel breaks through for India! Axar gives it a bit of air, on a nagging length, on middle and leg. Matt Renshaw skips down the track and stays leg side of the ball to go inside out. The ball drifts away from him and Renshaw is beaten on the outside edge. The ball goes through to crash into the stumps. The 55-run stand is broken. Australia are 109/3, needing 156 more runs.

Shorter and on middle, Matt Renshaw hangs back to defend.

Slows it down, full and on off, Matthew eases it to long off for one.

Tossed up, on middle and leg, Matt Renshaw backs away and knocks it to long on for a single.

Delivers it on a short of a length, on off, Short covers the line and blocks it out.

Bangs it in short, does Siraj, outside off. Renshaw hops and slaps it to deep point for one more.

On a short of a length, on middle, Matthew Short taps it in front of mid on and scampers to the other end.

This skids through, angled into the pads, on a good length. Short is beaten for pace and wears it on the front pad before the ball rolls away to point.

On a shortish length, over off, Matt rises with the bounce and steers it down to deep third for one.

Serves it full, on middle, Short pushes it down the ground, where Nitish Kumar Reddy flings himself to his left at mid on and keeps the batters down to a single. The 50-run stand comes up!

LEG BYE! Arm delivery around middle and leg, Matthew Short gets beaten on the inside and is hit on the pads before deflecting it towards the third man region for a leg bye.

Fuller on middle and leg, Matt Renshaw drills this down to long on for one.

Sloppy from Axar to allow a single here. Full and on the pads, Matthew Short rolls this to Axar's right but he fails to field this with Matt Renshaw in his way and the batters take one.

Quicker one, around the pads, Matt flicks this through square leg for one.

Full and wide of off, Matt Renshaw drives this to deep cover and runs two.

Floated around off, Short drives this to sweeper cover for one.

Good length on off, Matthew Short punches this up on his toes to mid off and takes one.

Siraj hits the hard length on off, Matthew Short punches this back to the bowler.

Good length around off, Matthew Short punches this to the left of Virat Kohli at short cover. Kohli dives to his left and keeps it down to a dot. Runs saved here.

On a length around middle and leg, Matt Renshaw flicks this towards the left of Arshdeep Singh at mid on for one.

On a length wide of off, Matt Renshaw drives this to mid off for no run.

On a length around middle and off, Matthew Short looks to flick this towards mid-wicket but gets it edged off the outside towards the third man region for one.

Good length on the pads, Matthew Short flicks this through square leg for one.

Good length on off, Matthew Short blocks this back to the bowler.

FOUR! Crisp boundary through the cover region. On a length around off, Matthew Short strides out to the pitch of the delivery and drives this all along the carpet through the cover region for a boundary.

On a length around the pads, Matt flicks it through square leg for one.

On a length around off, Matt Renshaw drives this to mid off for no run.

SIX! HIGH AND HANDOME! A tad short from Nitish Kumar Reddy, around the pads of Matt Renshaw. The left-hander batter stays deep inside his crease and pulls this over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six.

Rana comes over the stumps, bowls a hard length around middle and leg. Matt Renshaw flicks this through mid-wicket for one.

Good length around off, Matt Renshaw blocks this around cover.

Back of a length on middle and leg, going further down. Matt Renshaw tucks this through backward square leg for two.

Rana is livid with such an easy single. Good length on off, Matthew Short dabs this around short cover and takes a single to rotate strike.

Good length around off, Matt Renshaw punches this off his front foot through cover for one.

Good length on off, Matt Renshaw pushes this to point for no run.

LEG BYE! Good length down the leg side, Matt Renshaw misses out on the flick. Gets hits on his thigh pad and the ball rolls behind Rahul behind the stumps for a leg bye towards his right.

On a length wide of off, Matt Renshaw chips this beyond extra cover and runs two.

DROPPED! Short and wide outside off, Matthew Short looks to cut this up and over the fielder at point but hits it at a catching height over Axar Patel at point. Axar times his jump well but is a bit late at the ball as this comes at a brisk pace towards him. The ball thumps Axar on his left hand's thumb and pops out as well. Single taken.

Good length around off, Matt Renshaw punches this through cover for one.

Back of a length on off, Matt Renshaw hops up on his toes and blocks this out.

Good length on off, Matt Renshaw dabs this to the keeper's left for no run.

FOUR! Carved away for four. Short and wide outside off, Matthew Short gets right on top of the bounce and cuts this past the left of a diving point fielder for a boundary. Not much of a gap between point and deep third but Short finds it with precision.

On a length around off, Matthew Short pushes this firmly towards cover for no run.

Short and wide of off, Matthew Short cuts this to point for no run.

Good length around off, Matthew Short punches this back to the bowler.

Good length around off, Matt Renshaw punches this in front of cover for one.

On a length around middle and off, nipping back into the batter. Matthew Short gets an inside edge onto his pads. A single is taken as the ball rolls away on the off side.

Good length around off, Matt Renshaw blocks it.

FOUR! Innovative and effective. Good length, going across the batter at a gentle pace. Matt Renshaw gives a trigger movement towards leg at first and then shuffles across to the off side to ramp this over short fine leg for four runs.

Good length, straying down the leg side. Short flicks this to deep mid-wicket for one.

On a length around middle and off, Matthew Short punches this down the ground to long on for a couple. Siraj runs in off the ropes and hits the stumps at the bowling end but Renshaw was in. The throw deflects off the stumps and hits Reddy on the back of the shin.

On a length, going down the leg. Matthew Short looks to help this with a flick towards fine leg but misses. Not given as a wide, interesting as we saw a lot of those given against Starc earlier.

On a length around off, Matt Renshaw pushes this towards mid off for a single.

Good length on middle and leg, Matt Renshaw flicks this through mid-wicket for one.

On a length around off, Matthew Short drives this through cover for one.

A run-out chance goes begging. Is it Iyer's fault, or KL Rahul's? It doesn't matter much as the chance is gone now. Good length on middle and leg, Matt Renshaw flicks this to mid-wicket and sets off for one. Shreyas Iyer runs to his right from square leg, picks it up and throws it towards the striker's end with Short not even in the frame while looking to complete the single.

Back of a length on off, Matt Renshaw looks to keep it out but gets hurried and is hit high on his thigh pad.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rana delivers with the ball as well. On a length around middle and leg, Travis Head takes his eyes off it and plays away from his body. Head looks to flick this around the mid-wicket region but closes the bat face early and the ball takes a leading edge. The white leather hangs over Virat Kohli at mid off. Kohli runs to his left and takes a regulation catch.

Good length around off, Matthew Short pushes this through cover for one.

Quicker and flatter on off, Travis Head rocks back and punches this back to the bowler.

Comes round to the left-handed Head and tosses it up on off. Travis Head pushes this to cover.

Sundar comes over the wicket to Short and bowls it full and wide on off, Matthew Short drives this to long off for one.

Fuller, wide of off. Travis Head cuts this to deep point for a single.

Quicker one on middle and leg, Matthew Short nudges this through square leg for one.

Floated around off, Matthew Short looks to flick this around mid-wicket but closes the bat face early and gets an outside edge that flies past the vacant first slip area for a couple behind the stumps.

FOUR! Edged and away for four. Head hits Rana for a boundary on the last ball of his over and spoils a tidy one. Short and wide of off, width on offer and Travis Head accepts it gleefully. Head leans back and slashes hard at it, gets an outside edge and the ball flies over the slips cordon for four.

On a length wide of off, Travis Head plants his back foot deep inside the crease and punches this on the bounce to cover for no run.

Harshit hits the hard length, angling down the leg. Matthew Short tickles this down to the fine leg fence for one.

On a length around middle and off, Travis Head flicks this to deep square leg for a single.

Good length on middle and leg, slanting into the batter. Travis Head tucks this to mid-wicket for no run.

Rana runs in hard, from round the wicket and bowls the hard length on off. Travis Head hops up on his toes and blocks this around mid off for no run.

SIX! An ideal end to the first Powerplay for Australia! Arshdeep Singh bends his back and bowls a bumper at the bodyline of the batter. Short stands tall, swivels and deposits the pull way over deep backward square leg for a six.

On the pads, on a length, flicked away to deep backward square leg for another single.

Fuller and a bit wide on off. The width is there for Short to cash in and he goes for the drive. The bat turns in his hand and he miscues the shot to the right of mid off for one.

On a good length, on off, driven on the up to cover by Short.

At the hips, on a back of a length, Head clips it behind square on the leg side for a run.

Arshdeep digs it in short, around the left shoulder. Travis arches back to ramp it over the keeper but misses.

On the off pole, on a back of a length, Travis pushes it in front of mid off and gets to the other end quickly.

Bowls it on a good length, around the off stump, Travis Head gets on top of the bounce and punches it to mid off.

Hurls it on a short of a good length, on middle, Head taps it off the back foot to mid on.

Lands it a bit full, moving back into the left-hander. Travis wrists it off the front foot to mid-wicket.

Pushed across, on a good length, Travis Head flashes at the ball but it stays low and sneaks under the blade. The ball goes on the bounce to KL Rahul.

This shapes back into the left-hander, on a length, on middle. Travis is a bit late in getting his bat down but manages to keep it out eventually. Hands on head for Siraj.

Short and wide on off, there to be put away. Matthew Short frees his arms and cracks the cut but picks out Nitish Kumar Reddy at cover.

On the pads, on a good length, flicked to the left of mid on for a single.

Angling in, on a good length, on middle, Travis Head pushes it to mid on.

Angling away, on a nagging length. Matthew Short looked to leave the ball but left the bat hanging. The ball rolls off the face of the bat down to deep third for a single.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! End of a scratchy stay for Mitchell Marsh! On a good length, going away from the right-hander, Marsh advances down the track and swings to go back over the bowler's head. Swings a bit too hard and loses his shape in the process. The ball leaves him with the angle to catch the outside edge and the keeper, KL Rahul takes the simplest of catches.

FOUR! Nonchalantly done! On a short of a length, on off, Marsh gets on top of the bounce and plays the short-arm jab. Picks the gap between mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary.

SIX! Beautifully picked up! On the fuller side, on middle and leg. Travis stays balanced at the crease and plays the pick-up shot off his pads. Deposits it over deep square leg for a six.

On a length, on middle, Marsh knocks it in front of mid on and steals a quick single.

A yorker from Siraj that swings back in late, at the toes. Head gets his bat down and takes it on the full. Pushes it uppishly back past Siraj's outstretched left hand. Virat Kohli at mid off is standing a bit wide. He goes after it and slides to cut it off. Three runs taken.

This is pushed across the left-hander, on a length, Head drags it off the inner half to mid-wicket.

On a back of a length, tailing back into the pads, Travis hops to flick it away but ends up squeezing out an inside edge onto the pads.

Serves it on a good length, moving away in the air, Marsh drops it in front of cover and gets to the other end.

Sprays it on the pads, does Arshdeep, on a length, Head flicks it between mid-wicket and mid on for a couple of runs.

Another one from Arshdeep that slides across the right-hander, on a length. Marsh hangs his bat out away from his body and gets an outside edge down to deep third for one.

Going across the right-hander, on a good length, Marsh punches it sweetly towards cover, where Shubman Gill dives to his left and prevents at least a couple of runs.

A hint of inward shape, on a back of a length, on off, Marsh gets on his toes and pushes it to mid off.

Wide! This is banged in short and the line is down leg. Marsh ducks under it. Wide given for height.

A bit fuller, swinging back in, on middle. Mitchell Marsh blocks it out with a straight bat.

Slanting across the right-hander, on a good length, Mitchell Marsh defends it watchfully. Arshdeep tumbles onto the deck on his follow-through, but is quick to get back on his feet and looks fine.

Honing in on the off stump, on a good length, Mitchell lets the ball come to him and taps it wide of cover for a single.

Fuller and wider on off, Mitchell Marsh is happy to let it go.

This comes back into the right-hander and skids through, on a good length, on top of off. Mitchell Marsh hurriedly drops his bat down on the ball. 10 dots in a row for Marsh.

Shaping away from the right-hander, on a good length, outside off, Marsh holds his bat high to make the leave.

In the channel on off, fractionally fuller, Marsh lets it go through to the keeper.

A big swing and a miss! A cross-seam delivery, on a nagging length, on off. Mitchell Marsh gives the bowler the charge and swings hard but fails to connect.

Nitish Kumar Reddy almost pulls off a spectacular grab! On a back of a length, on off and middle. Head hangs back and shovels it uppishly towards mid-wicket. Reddy leaps and sticks out his right hand but the ball does not stick in his grasp.

Moving away, on a good length, on the off pole. Head gets behind the line and defends.

Sliding onto the pads, on a good length, Head picks it up off the pads and whips it a bit uppishly to the left of the man at mid-wicket. Harshit Rana gets around from deep square leg and dives to push the ball away from the fence. Two runs taken.

Dug in short by Arshdeep, over middle. Travis Head makes a late decision to go for the upper cut after initially shaping up to sway away. As a result, he fails to connect.

Full and on middle, flicked to mid-wicket by Travis.

On a short of a length, angled in on middle, Travis Head hops and keeps it out with a straight bat.

And again! This is on a good length, going away off the seam. Marsh has a slight poke at the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Lovely stuff! Siraj serves it a bit full, around the off stump and gets the ball to go away off the deck. Marsh is neither forward nor back and just fends at the delivery. He is lucky not to nick this one behind.

This skids through again, on a back of a length, Travis is tucked up for room and looks to work it away on the leg side. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads and it dribbles away in front of point for a single.

On a short of a length, on off, Head hurriedly pushes it away beside the strip on the leg side.

A confident shout from Siraj for LBW but turned down! That looked high and Shubman Gill decides against the review. On a back of a length, a bit of nip back into the left-hander, Head hops to deal with it but the ball skids through to beat him on the inside edge and hits him high on the pads. KL Rahul from behind the stumps indicated height and the Ball Tracking shows that not only was it going over the stumps but the ball pitched outside leg.

Good effort in the deep! A bit too straight from Siraj, on the pads, on a nagging length. Head hops and glances it behind square on the leg side. Arshdeep Singh sprints and dives to his left at deep backward square leg to save a couple of runs for his side.

Pushed across the Aussie skipper, on a length, Marsh shoulders arms.

At 130.3 kph, full and angling away, Marsh leans into the drive but can't beat Shubman Gill at short cover.

Dishes it out on a hard length, on off, Head gets on top of the bounce and glides it with an open bat face to the right of backward point for a single.

Goes a touch fuller, leaving the left-hander, Travis Head gets on his toes to defend but gets squared up as the ball moves away.

Pulls the length back, shaping away from the left-hander, Travis hops to punch it away through the off side but is a bit early into the shot. Ends up chopping it down on the deck off an inside edge.

Pitched up by Arshdeep from over the wicket, Travis eases the drive with a straight bat to mid off.

Gets the ball to swing away again, on a nagging length, Mitchell Marsh takes a step down and across the stumps before leaving the ball alone.

Moving away a touch, on a good length, outside off, Marsh offers no shot.

Nearly sneaked through! This swings back into the left-hander, on a good length, on middle. Head presents a straight bat to play the line. Gets an inside edge that rolls down to deep fine leg for a single. Smiles exchanged between Siraj and Head.

Australia and Mitchell Marsh are underway! This is on a hard length, on off, Marsh stands tall and just pushes it through covers. Shreyas Iyer and Virat Kohli give it a chase and the former slides to flick it behind towards Kohli, who mops it up. Three runs taken.

Keeps it in the channel on off, on a short of a length, Mitchell Marsh makes a watchful leave.

Siraj charges in from over the wicket and serves it on a back of a length, around off. A hint of away shape, Marsh gets on top of the bounce and dabs it to point.