IND vs AUS Ball by Ball Commentary

Full-toss at the woods. Wade miscues the hack towards Yashasvi Jaiswal at deep mid-wicket for a single. INDIA WIN THE SERIES with a game in hand. Maiden national captaincy stint for Suryakumar Yadav turns out successful! Raipur roars and the fireworks govern the night sky as series tally reads 3-1 now.

No run. Full at the middle and leg. Wade flicks it towards deep mid-wicket's left and avoids a run.

SIX! BANG! This came a bit too late for Matthew Wade and Australia. Full at the middle and leg peg line. The southpaw sat there and broomed it off the middle of the bat over the deep backward square leg ropes.

Wide! Full and down the leg stump. Called a wide.

Almost a yorker at the stumps. Wade digs it past extra cover. Shreyas Iyer takes time to pluck the ball and the duo runs for a couple.

No run. Another dot ball and this should be it for India. Unless any extras. Full and around the off. The batter mistimes the slog towards long off and does not run.

Low full-toss at the middle stump. Wade smacks across and mistimes it to deep mid-wicket. Wade avoids to cross over.

Was a chance of a run out but Wade survives. Full and outside the off. Wade dinks it towards mid off and hastens for a quick single. Direct hit would've been curtains!

Fuller at the stumps. Wade miscues the slog towards mid on region and hurry for a couple by the time the deep fielder steams in.

No run. A yorker outside the off stump. Sliced it towards cover-point.

Full-toss around the fourth stump. Green miscues it towards long off for a single.

Slower, fuller outside the off.  Wade toe-ends it towards long off for a single.

FOUR!!! Full and near the fourth stump line. Wade leans forward and slashes it through the extra cover region for a four.

Full and wide outside the off. Green ends up steering it to backward point.

Full and outside the leg stick line. Wade walked down the pitch a bit and managed to flick it towards deep backward square leg for a single.

Fuller at the off peg. Green drives it with the line to long off for a single.

OUT! Knocked him over!! Fuller than a length, right on the money and the off-stump goes cartwheeling. Dwarshuis made quick room to launch an inside-out but ended up being nowehere around the line of the ball. Ben Dwarshuis walks out off the park in disappointment.

Almost a yorker outside the off. Wade drills it towards fine of long off for a single.

FOUR! Short outside the off-stump line. Wade middles the pull towards deep mid wicket region for a boundary. Width on offer and Wade takes it gleefully.

Full at the off stump. Wade drives it to long off for a single.

Short and outside the off. Dwarshuis looks to drive and gets the thickish inside edge towards fine leg for a single.

OUT! Short and slow from the bowler. Asks Short to hit him and the batter ends up executing it flat an into the hands of Yashasvi Jaiswal at deep mid-wicket. A big wicket for India and it's Short who has to trudge off the field.

Short of a length at the stumps. Wade pushes and gets the inside half to fine of mid on for a single.

Good length at the leg stump and the batter scythes it to extra cover for a single.

2 runs Short of a length over the off stump. Short pulls and gets the top edge behind the keeper. The ball just lands at the safe area behind short third man and the pair scampers a couple.

Full at the middle and leg stump. Wade flicks it towards deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Pitched up around the off stump. Short drives it towards long on for a single.

Fuller around the middle and leg stump. Wade clips it towards deep square leg for a single.

No run. A good smearing-in yorker at the toe and Wade fails to flick it. Gets a thud at the pad. Terrific delivery on a free-hit.

SIX! Full at the middle and leg stump line. Wade shuffles across the line and scoops it over the fine leg region for a maximum..The bowler has overstepped on the landing area and therefore it is a no-ball.

Fulelr at the stumps. Short pushes it towards long off for a single.

Wide! Full and outside the off, past the tramline on the off stump.

back of a length delivery around the fourth stump line. Punches it towards left of mid on for a single.

A single to end and now Australia need 67 runs off the final 30 deliveries. An off-paced delivery, shorter and angling across, Wade stays back and guides it down to third man for a single.

A touch fuller on middle and leg, Matthew Wade stays back and nudges it out.

OUT! CAUGHT! Deepak Chahar may have been expensive but he does get a big wicket. Chahar bangs this one in now around off and gets it at a difficult height. Tim David doesn't have much pace to work it and tries to force the pull over deep mid-wicket. The timing just isn't there and Yashasvi Jaiswal takes a simple catch well inside the mid-wicket fence. Australia have now lost half their side.

On a good length around middle, Short pushes it down to long on for a single.

SIX! BANG! Short of a length and outside off, Matthew Short just hangs back and frees his arms before flat-batting it right back over the bowler's head for a biggie.

Pitched up on the off stump, a bit slower though, Tim David gets on the front foot but has to wait for it and punches it down to long off for a single.

Gets the yorker in on off stump, Matthew Short jams it out back to the bowler.

Too close for comfort! Good length around off and angled in, Matthew Short with a nothing slog across the line and the ball almost kisses the off stump.

FOUR! What a shot! Full and straight, right in the blockhole, Matthew Short jams it out to the right of mid off where Suryakumar Yadav puts in the dive but the timing is just unreal and the ball deflects off SKY's body and rolls away into the long off fence.

FOUR! Matthew Short is finally able to get going. Short of a length over middle, Short stands tall and whacks it over wide mid on for a boundary.

Hard length again over off, Tim David forces it away to extra cover and sets off for the quick single.

Hard length around the top of off stump, Tim David hits it hard but straight to the man at point.

Another dot to end and just the single off that over. Pulls the length back a bit and keeps it outside off, Matthew Short gets on the front foot and tentatively blocks it out.

Quicker again, a bit fuller too and outside off, Matthew Short miscues the drive back to the bowler. The dots are piling up here.

The big wrong'un, coming in quickly from around off, Matthew Short gets a big stride out and blocks it to mid off.

Fuller and quicker on the legs, Matthew Short fails to flick it away.

This is floated full around off, Tim David hits through the line and along the ground toward wide long off for just a single.

Length, outside off and sliding on, Tim David drives it straight to extra cover.

On a nagging length and angled into the legs, gets this one to just hold a bit in the surface. Matthew Short gets it off the leading edge toward cover.

Slightly shorter on the pads, nicely tucked away behind square leg for a couple of runs.

Turn and bounce! On a good lengthy outside off, enticing the batter to drive but the ball grips and beats the outside edge.

Quick and full on off, Matthew Short tentatively pushes it out toward cover.

OUT! TIMBER! Axar Patel comes back strongly and picks up his third wicket. Goes fuller and quicker, spearing it in around off. This is angled in as well and Ben McDermott has a widle swing across the line. McDermott is beaten all ends up and the ball smashes into the off stump. Australia lose their fourth wicket and McDermott's scrappy knock comes to an end.

FOUR! Too short on off, angling it in, Ben McDermott uses the angle and muscles it wide of long on for a boundary.

Lovely timing and excellent work in the deep as well. Floated up on a length and around off, Ben McDermott leans on and uses his wrists to get it wide of long on. Yashasvi Jaiswal runs across and gets in the dive but the ball goes off his body and then Rinku Singh from deep mid-wicket comes in and pulls the ball back in. The duo eventually managed to save one run for their side.

A low full toss outside off, Tim David carves it away in front of deep cover and manages to pick up just a single. That one should have been put away!

Flatter one around off, played off the back foot toward long on and picks up a single.

This time the finger does go up for LBW but Ben McDermott has immediately reviewed it. Ravi Bishnoi with another wrong'un, flatter and turning in from off stump. McDermott gets a stride across and looks to sweep it away but misses and the ball goes off the pads and loops up. The third umpire is called in and there's nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows that the ball is just missing the leg stump. Ravi Bishnoi cannot believe it and McDermott survives yet again, good review though.

Quicker one, sliding onto the pads, this is flicked away to deep square leg for one more.

The googly, on a length and angled into the pads, Ben McDermott stays watchful and nudges it in front of mid-wicket for a run.

Fuller at the off stump, dished slower off the hand. McDermott works out a straight drive and long on fields to keep it to one.

Good length delivery attacking the middle stump. David pushes it to long on for a single.

No run. Good length and outside the off stump line. David dabs it towards backward point for none.

MAXIMUM! Short ball over the stumps. David was set for it, weighed a bit on the back foot and middled the pull over the deep backward square leg region.

Short of a length at the middle pole. McDermott gets the toe end on the pull towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Good length and outside the off. David runs it down towards third man for a single.

Leg bye. Length delivery, flatter, arm ball sliding down the leg stump. Flicked off the pads towards short fine leg for a leg bye.

Good length delivery, arm ball at the middle and leg. McDermott turns it across the line towards long on for a single.

Uppish, on the money. McDermott drives it straighter and long on fielder rushes to his left to allow a couple of runs.

No run. Good length delivery at the stumps. Worked back to the bowler.

No run. Good length, arm ball at the leg stump. McDermott makes room, slaps it to extra cover.

Length and outside the off. David drives it to long off for a single.

Back of a length, shaped in at the leg stump. David punches it to long on for a single.

Dragged the length back over the stumps. McDermott punches it back towards long on for a single.

Good length, skids past outside the off peg. David cuts it to deep point for a single.

Wide! Short of a length outside the off stump. David changes mind after setting up for a pull. Wide called for elevation.

Good length delivery at the middle and leg. McDermott pushes it towards long on for a single.

No run. Back of a length, keeps low at the fifth stump line. McDermott looks to drive through the line straight and watches the ball sneak underneath the bat.

Back of a length around the fourth stump. David punches off the back foot towards square of the wicket on the off side for a single.

Quicker, at the stumps. David pushes it to long on for a single.

Length delivery outside the off stump. McDermott pushes it towards left of long off for a single.

Length delivery, arm ball at the middle and leg stump. David plays at it and gets the thickish inside edge towards backward square leg for a single.

Length delivery at the middle and off. David pushes it back to the bowler.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Good length delivery, round the arm action at the stumps and the pace is taken off as well. Aaron Hardie plants his front foot forward and goes for the heave leg side. He is beaten on the flight and on the inside edge as the ball goes through to knock the wickets.

Length delivery at the off stump. Hardie plays it back to the bowler.

HUGE APPEAL! The umpire stays unmoved while Bishnoi was very much excited for the lbw chance. Good length delivery, wrong'un at the middle stump line. McDermott went to nudge across the line and got beaten and wrapped at the pad. A review has been taken by the Indian side. Ultraedge shows flat line as the ball whizzes past the willow. Umpire's call on wickets on ball tracking and therefore the original decision gets retained.

Good length delivery, turns in at the leg stump. Pushed towards right of mid on for a single.

Good length delivery, wrong'un at the leg stump line. Hardie flicks it towards backward square leg for a couple.

Length delivery, googly at the stumps. Flicked to backward square leg.

FOUR! Full, tossed up in the off stump. Hardie waits for it and pummels it towards the deep mid-wicket region for a four.

No run. Good length delivery, turns in at the stumps. Hardie gets the inside part on the defence.

Flatter one around off, this is just eased down to long off for a single.

Comes from around the stumps and angles it in on a length, Aaron Hardie reaches forward and makes the block.

OUT! CAUGHT! Axar Patel now gets into the wicket-taking act and he gets the big fish. This is floated up outside off with a bit of pace on it. Travis Head stays deep and gets down on one knee looking to play the slog-sweep. Head throws the kitchen sink at it and ends up miscuing the ball completely. The ball is sliced in the air toward short third where Mukesh Kumar settles under the high ball and pouches it safely. A big reaction from the Indian players and Head departs after a fast start.

Shorter again on the stumps, Ben McDermott works it off the back foot through mid on and rotates the strike.

Shorter in length around middle, Travis Head pulls it off the back foot down to long on and picks up a single.

Straight to the man! Comes from over the wicket and bowls it full outside off, Travis Head drills it to the man at mid off.

A huge appeal for LBW but the umpire says no! The bowler and the keeper look convinced and eventually, Suryakumar Yadav does review it. Ravi Bishnoi bowls this one flatter and from the front of the hand on middle, the ball slides on and beats the inside edge as Ben McDermott looks to block off the front foot. The ball thuds into the pads and there's nothing on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking shows the wickets as umpire's call and McDermott survives.

A touch short and wide, Travis Head rocks back and chops it wide of the man at point for a quick run.

Fuller in length around off, Ben McDermott looks to drive at it but gets it off the inner half behind square leg and gets off the mark with a single.

In and around the off stump, Ben McDermott works it away to the left of mid-wicket.

A big googly, full and thrown outside off, Ben McDermott looks to reach out and drive but gets an inside edge toward square leg.

OUT! TIMBER! A wicket off the very first ball for Ravi Bishnoi but what was going on in Philippe's mind there? Starts off with a full and quick one on off stump, Josh Philippe gets down for the sweep but is beaten for pace and ends up playing all around it. The ball sneaks under the willow and crashes into the off stump and Bishnoi has handed India their first breakthrough.

FOUR! Wow, make that 22 off the over! Full and on leg stump, swinging in, Travis Head stays deep and clears the front leg before whipping it toward cow corner for four more runs.

FOUR MORE! Change of angle for Deepak Chahar but no change in fortune! This is floated up full and wide outside off, Travis Head stays leg side of the ball and throws his hands at it, gets enough timing to get it well over point for a boundary.

SIX! Off the legs and into the crowd! Overpitched on the pads, at a gentle pace as well, Travis Head just flicks it away over the square leg fence for a biggie. 14 already off the over and Australia are flying.

Drags the length back and bowls it around the top of off, swinging away, Travis Head hops back and guides it toward short third.

FOUR! Thumped! Way too full and in the slot around middle, Travis Head gets the front leg out of the way and powers it down the ground for back-to-ack boundaries.

FOUR! Dispatched! A low full toss on off, swinging in, Travis Head stays put and whacks it flat over wide mid on and collects four more runs.

Back of a length, angling back into off stump, Philippe stands tall and punches it toward cover.

FOUR! Sublime timing! On a good length around middle and leg, Josh Philippe gets across a bit and uses his wrists to just clip it away past square leg for a boundary.

Slightly shorter and wider of the off stump, Josh Philippe doesn't move his feet and looks to reach out but is beaten. This one swung away after leaving the batter.

Leg bye! Hard length on leg stump and shaping back in, Travis Head gets caught on the crease and the ball thuds into the pads before rolling toward backward point. Half an appeal from the bowler for LBW but it is turned down and they get a leg bye as well.

Wide! This time down the leg side! A touch fuller on the pads and swinging down leg, Head misses the flick but Jitesh Sharma does brilliantly to dive full stretch and save a certain boundary.

Wide! Short and wide, a bit too wide though as Travis Head fails to reach it and the umpire signals a wide.

FOUR! Up and over! Fuller delivery around off, Travis Head stays leg side of the ball, gets under it and slices it over the extra cover region for a boundary.

Swing and a miss! Starts on a hard length and angles it across the left-hander. There's width on offer and Travis Head throws his hands at it but fails to connect.

FOUR! Gets bat to ball this time and gets off the mark with a boundary. Pitched up outside off and swinging away, Philippe leans on and strokes it a bit uppishly wide of mid off and the ball races away to the fence.

Beaten again! Good length, outside off and swinging away, Josh Philippe looks to thrash it square through covers but is beaten on the outside edge this time.

Beaten! Pitches this one up and around the off stump, swinging back in, Josh Philippe looks for the expansive cover drive but the ball zips past the inside edge.

Swing! Very full at the toes, Travis Head looks to dig it out leg side but the ball shapes away and goes off the leading edge in front of mid off. The batters scamper across for a quick single. Suryakumar Yadav fails to collect the ball cleanly and Head had even given up there. A let-off this!

Pitches this one further up on middle, swinging it in, Travis Head stays back and blocks it down the pitch.

Off the mark right away! Starts off with a shortish delivery on the pads, Travis Head hops and tucks it away behind square leg. Avesh Khan runs around from fine leg and gets a boot in to save the boundary, two taken and Australia are underway.