AUS vs IND Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! INDIA LEVEL THE SERIES! On a length around off, Jitesh Sharma strides on top of the bounce of this delivery and just lofts this over cover for a boundary to seal the game. Washington Sundar is left stranded at the non-striker's end just 1 short of his half-century but he wouldn't mind one bit as India have won the game by 5 wickets.

On a length around off, Washington Sundar punches this away for a single. India needs just 3 to win now.

Full toss on off, Jitesh Sharma dabs this around backward point for one.

On a length around off, Washington Sundar lofts this behind Mitchell Marsh at cover for a couple.

Bumper, on leg, Jitesh Sharma hooks this to fine leg for one.

Good length around off, Washington Sundar tucks this to mid-wicket for one.

On a length around middle and off, Washington Sundar smashes this past the bowler to his right for a couple. Stoinis does well to get his body away from the line of this.

FOUR! Full toss on middle and off, Washington Sundar smashes this past his partner on the other end for a boundary towards the sight screen.

It has been a game to forget for Owen. A golden duck earlier and now a dropped catch. On a length around off, Jitesh Sharma plays the lofted drive early and gets it spooned over Mitchell Owen at extra cover. Owen gets underneath it but ends up dropping it. A single taken.

Fired around off, Washington Sundar pokes at it but gets beaten.

Fired around off, Washington Sundar smashes this to cover for no run.

SIX! Full toss around the pads, Washington Sundar slogs this but doesn't time it well enough. The ball hangs over Marcus Stoinis at the deep square leg fence. Stoinis fails to gather this with his body momentum, taking him beyond the fence and the ball goes over the ropes for a biggie.

Short of a length around off, Jitesh Sharma smashes this to sweeper cover for one.

Top-spin, wide of off, Jitesh Sharma gets down on a knee and looks for the sweep shot. Get a leading edge towards backward square leg for a couple. Nathan Ellis runs in from the fence and tries to catch this one but fails to get close to it.

Tossed up on off, Jitesh Sharma slaps this to wide long off for a couple.

On a length around middle and leg, Jitesh Sharma rolls this down the ground to long on for one.

FOUR! Jitesh innovates and finds the fence. On a length wide of off, Jitesh Sharma shuffles a long way across and ramps this towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Yorker on leg, Jitesh Sharma, moves to his leg and blocks this around cover.

Good length on off, Washington Sundar punches this to cover and rotates.

On a length around off, Washington Sundar drives this to sweeper cover for a couple.

A slower one from Nathan Ellis, on a length around off, Washington Sundar pokes at it but misses out to the slower one.

Pitched up and on off, Washington Sundar pushes it towards extra covers for one more.

Good length and on off, Jitesh Sharma runs it down to third man for one.

WIDE! Full toss down the leg side, Jitesh Sharma fails to make any contact. Wided. 150 up for India!

Back of a length and on off, Jitesh Sharma dabs it to point.

FOUR! Top shot to get off the mark! Good length and on off, Jitesh Sharma leans on a bit and drives it on the up with excellent timing through covers for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Xavier Bartlett gets among the wickets now! Just when India were looking good with this 34-run stand, Australia gets the breakthrough. Fuller one and on middle, Tilak Varma goes down across to scoop it away but fails to get it from the middle of the bat and miscues it in the air behind, where Josh Inglis takes a dolly. Varma departs for 29 off 26, with India still needing 42 runs in 34 balls!

Slower one, on a length and on off, Tilak Varma steers it to backward point.

SIX MORE! Even better and bigger! Sean Abbott bowls a bouncer, on middle, but this one sits up nicely for the batter. Washington Sundar gets on top of it and hammers it way over the deep square leg fence for half a dozen more. 19 runs off the over. India need 42 runs in 36 balls now!

SIX! Into the stands! Washy playing a blinder here! Fuller in length and around middle, Washington Sundar just clears his front leg away and smashes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Fine shot! Sean Abbott bangs this into the pitch, outside off. Washington Sundar extends his arms to reach out and slams it over extra covers for a boundary. He moves to 17 off just 9 balls!

Back of a length and around off, Tilak Varma punches it throughj covers for another run.

On a length and on off, Washington Sundar pats it towards mid off for a run.

Fuller one and on leg, Tilak Varma glances it away wide of short fine. Mitchell Owen dives to his left to make a fine stop. A single taken.

Flatter, short and outside off, angling away, Washington Sundar fails to cut it away.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Floated, shortish and around middle. Washington Sundar stays back and muscles it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Half a chance! Slower through the air, full and on middle, Tilak Varma goes down across and paddles it away. Josh Inglis, the keeper, anticipates it early and leaps up. He gets his gloves onto it but it just does not stick in. They cross.

Darts in a yorker, on middle, Tilak Varma digs it back to the bowler.

Short again and on off, Washington Sundar heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Drops it short and outside off, Tilak Varma slices it on the bounce to sweeper covers for a single.

Short again and around leg, Tilak Varma pulls it through square leg for one more.

Back of a length and on off, Washington Sundar punches it through covers for one.

Slower one, on a length and on off, Washington Sundar pats it to point.

SIX! That is some way to get off the mark! Nathan Ellis lands this short of a length and on middle, Washington Sundar picks the bones out of that one and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

On a length and on middle, Washington Sundar blocks it out.

OUT! TAKEN! Nelson strikes and Nathan Ellis gets his third wicket! He bangs in quick and sharp bouncer, on middle, at 140 clicks. Axar Patel gets hurried as he tries to pull it away but takes his eyes off the ball. It takes the top edge and lobs up towards mid-wicket. Xavier Bartlett moves forward and dives to take a fantastic catch inches above the ground. The third umpire is called to check the catch, but the replay shows that it is a fair one. Patel departs for 17 off 12, and India 111/4, needing 76 more runs to win in 53 balls.

Drags his length back and around off, Axar Patel slaps it to sweeper covers for one. Nelson on the board!

Flatter, full and on middle, Axar Patel drills it wide of long on and comes back for the second run. Good running!

Tossed up, full and on off, Tilak Varma goes down and sweeps it to deep square leg for another run.

Fires in a yoker, on middle, Tilak Varma digs it back to the bowler.

Floated, full and on middle, Axar Patel swipes it away towards deep square leg for a run.

Short and outside off, Tilak Varma stabs it out towards extra covers for a single.

On a length around middle and leg, Tilak Varma moves away from the stumps towards his leg and punches this to sweeper cover for one.

Good length on middle and off, Axar Patel smashes this to long on for one.

Xavier bowls it full and on the pads, Axar Patel flicks this to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

On a length around the pads, Tilak Varma tucks this around mid-wicket and runs one.

Good length on off, Axar Patel guides this through short third for one. 100 UP FOR INDIA!

FOUR! Boundaries are coming thick and fast for India again. On a length around middle and leg, Axar Patel flicks this towards the right of Mitchell Owen at deep sqaure leg for four.

SIX! Tossed up around middle and off, Tilak Varma goes down on a knee early, reads this well and sweeps this aerially. Clears the fielder at the deep square leg fence for a huge six.

Fuller, on middle and off, Axar Patel rolls this to long on for one.

Fuller on off, Tilak Varma drives this to deep cover for one.

Fired into the batter, Tilak Varma blocks this out.

Tossed up, around middle and leg, Axar Patel moves away to his leg, looking to hit this over cover but the ball comes in with the arm and he ends up with an inside edge towards square leg for one.

Fuller on off, Tilak Varma pushes this through cover for one.

THREE WIDES! Fired down the leg, Tilak leaves it and the keeper fails to gather this as well. A couple taken.

Good length on the pads, Axar Patel tickles this to fine leg and runs just a couple this time.

Slower one, on the pads, Tilak Varma clips this fine towards the fine leg region and runs three as the fielder was very wide. Excellent running between the wickets by these batters.

Good length on the pads, Axar Patel tucks this away for one.

OUT! CAUGHT! SKY departs against the run of play to a soft dismissal. Cutter, around off, Suryakumar Yadav plays for a pace on, straight one and just chips this into the hands of Nathan Ellis at short extra cover for a regulation take. SKY appears to be hinting that it gripped into the surface a bit. Suryakumar Yadav departs on 24 (11) and India lose their 3rd for 76.

Good length on off, Tilak Varma punches this to long off for a strike rotation.

FOUR! OH WOW! Pitched up around off, Tilak Varma shuffles across, gets on top of the bounce and just extends his arm to loft this over mid off for a boundary. Nothing else but pure class behind this boundary.

FOUR! SKY finds the gap and spoils a tidy over from Matthew Kuhnemann. Full and wide of off, Suryakumar Yadav slices this towards the left of deep cover for four runs.

Fired on middle and off, Tilak Varma rolls this to long on for one.

Tossed up, wide of off, Suryakumar Yadav drags this to deep square leg with a sweep for four.

Short of a length around middle and leg, Tilak Varma pulls this flat to deep mid-wicket for one.

Arm-delivery around off, Tilak Varma goes for the reverse sweep but misses out again.

Slider across the batter, Tilak Varma with a hesitant footwork looks to tuck this around mid-wicket but gets beaten on the outside.

Good length around off, Tilak Varma punches this through the bowler's right for one.

Slower one, around off, Suryakumar Yadav pushes this through point for one.

On a length wide of off, Tilak Varma drives this to deep point for one.

OUT! LBW! Gill's gone. A fuller one, right on the money, Shubman Gill falls a bit over while looking to flick this towards the empty pocket at deep mid-wicket once again and misses out. The ball is wrapped onto the front pad of Gill and an appeal from Ellis and the Aussies was all the umpire needed to raise his finger. Shubman Gill, after a lengthy conversation with SKY on the other end, sends this upstairs. Ball Tracker shows three reds with the ball crashing into middle and leg. Gill departs for 15.

FOUR! Class from Gill! Pitched up on middle and off, Shubman Gill gets right on top of the ball, picks it up with a flick and smashes this into the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Good length on the pads, Shubman Gill gets inside the line and just tickles this towards the long leg region for a couple.

On a length and on middle, Shubman Gill nuges it through mid-wicket for one more.

Fuller and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav looks to go big down the ground but mistimes it miles in the air. It drops over the mid-wicket region, but the batters have only taken a run here. Should have been two there.

NO BALL! Good effort in the deep! Low full toss, on the pads, Suryakumar Yadav clips it away through mid-wicket. Mitchell Owen from deep square leg runs a long way to his left and dives to push it back inside. Two taken. Uh..oh! The on-field umpire gets confirmation that Abbott has overstepped, and it is a No Ball. Free Hit up next. The third umpire also checked for the boundary, but the replay shows that Owne did a good job.

Hard length and angling into the leg side, Suryakumar Yadav flicks it away wide of deep square leg for a brace. 50 up for India!

SIX! BOOM! That's bread and butter for him! Back of a length and around middle, Suryakumar Yadav picks up the length early and just dismisses it from his presence over the deep square leg fence for half a dozen more.

Takes pace off, full and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav drives it to mid off.

Full and on middle, Shubman Gill tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! SKY special! Nathan Ellis goes fuller and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav gets inside the line of it. He brings his wrists into play and whips it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

Back of a length and on off, Shubman Gill punches it to extra covers for another run.

On a length and on off, Suryakumar Yadav guides it through point for a run.

OUT! TAKEN! Nathan Ellis gets a big wicket for Australia! Something had to give here as the pressure was building on the batters. Ellis bangs this into the pitch at around 148 clicks, on middle. Abhishek Sharma stays back and tries to pull it away but the ball gets big on him. It takes the top edge and goes in the air behind the wickets. Josh Inglis, the keeper, comes forward a bit and takes a good catch. Abhishek walks back for 25 off 16, and India are 33/1, chasing 187!

Pitched up and on middle, Shubman Gill clips it through mid-wicket for a run.

WIDE! Errs in line and serves this full but down the leg side, Shubman Gill fails to glance it away. Wided.

Slower one, full and on of, Abhishek Sharma drives it wide of extra covers for a single.

Hard length and on leg, Abhishek Sharma clips it towards square leg for one. Excellent over from Bartlett!

Swing and a miss! Back of a length and around off, angling away a bit. Abhishek Sharma tries to heave it across the line but only connects with thin air.

Short of a length and on middle, Abhishek Sharma pulls it through mid-wicket for a brace.

On a length and on middle, Abhishek Sharma pats it back towards the bowler. Xavier Bartlett grabs it on the follow-through and releases a throw quickly at the batter's end. Sharma has to put in a dive to make his ground.

BEATEN! Xavier Bartlett hits the length hard and around leg, gets some extra bounce as well. Abhishek Sharma backs away but gets cramped up for room and fails to connect with it.

Fuller and on middle, Shubman Gill drills it wide of mid on for a single.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Pitched up and on off, Abhishek Sharma presents the full face of the bat and thumps it to the left of mid off for four more runs. 17 runs off the over!

SIX! BANG! Number 2 already for Abhishek Sharma! This is another slower one, full and on leg. Sharma reads it well, comes down the track and chips it with the breeze as the ball sails over the long on fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Short of a length and outside off, Abhishek Sharma frees his arms and cuts it over backward point for a boundary. Poor delivery considering there is no protection in the deep.

Good change of pace! Slower one, full and on off, Abhishek Sharma goes through his slog way early across the line. It lobs up off the toe-end of the bat but lands safely in the vacant short cover region.

Full and on middle, Shubman Gill tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

EDGED BUT SAFE! Sean Abbott begins with a good-length delivery, on off, swings away a bit. Shubman Gill has a poke at it with soft hands but gets an outside edge. It drops wide of Matthew Short at first slip, who dives to his right to get a hand on it on the bounce. It deflects behind as the batters get a double.

Fuller one and on middle, Shubman Gill drills it to mid on for a run and gets off the mark. 9 runs off the first over!

Hits the length hard, on off, Shubman Gill stays back in his crease and blocks it out.

Pitched up and on middle, Abhishek Sharma knocks it wide of mid on for a single.

SIX! Normalcy resumed! Abhishek Sharma gets off the mark with a bang, as he so often does. Just back of a length and around off, Sharma comes down the track, extends his arms, and slices it over the deep point fence for a flat six.

Touch fuller and on off, Abhishek Sharma pushes it towards covers.

Swing and a miss! Xavier Bartlett gets away with it! Short of a length and on off, angling away, Abhishek Sharma swings hard across the line but fails to connect.

Good bowling! Xavier Bartlett sees the batter charge and serves this full and well outside off, shaping away too. Abhishek Sharma is nowhere near to play at that. Uh..oh! Bartlett has overstepped here and it is called a No Ball. Free Hit up next. India are underway with extras!