IND vs AUS Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! Cheteshwar Pujara finishes things off in style. He racks up the winning runs in his 100th Test match. What a moment for the veteran. It is pitched up, around middle and leg. Cheteshwar Pujara dances down the track and flicks it over mid on. The ball races away to the fence. India win the match by 6 wickets.

This is flatter and wide outside off. Cheteshwar Pujara shuffles way across and bodies it away.

Full and on leg. Pujara blocks it to short mid-wicket.

It is tossed up, full and on middle. Pujara comes down the wicket and tucks it to the leg side for no run.

Srikar Bharat is unable to end the game in this over! It is spilled way down the leg side. Bharat lets it be.

Full, outside off. Pujara shuffles across and clips it square on the leg side for one more. Scores level now!

Floats it up, full and on middle. Srikar Bharat uses his feet and flicks it down to wide long on for a single.

SIX! BANG! Srikar Bharat is in some hurry. It is full and outside off. Srikar Bharat gets down on one knee and slogs it over the deep mid-wicket fence. Incredible strike.

Flatter, on middle and leg. Cheteshwar Pujara flicks it off his pads to deep square leg and crosses.

Looped up, outside off, turns in off the deck. Pujara clips it to square leg.

FOUR! Incredible shot. Bharat is acing his cover drives here. This is pitched up, on fourth stump. Srikar Bharat creams it through the cover region. The ball has enough legs to reach the fence.

Floats it up, on off. Bharat blocks it away.

Tight leave! Flatter and in the channel. Srikar Bharat shoulders his arms at it.

This is full, on middle, coming in with the arm. Bharat dabs it out to the off side.

FOUR! 14 runs needed to win now. It is tossed up, outside off. Bharat comes down the track and drives it through the cover region for four runs.

Goes full and on off. Bharat steps across and defends it out to point.

Short one, on leg. Bharat swivels and flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Goes full and on fourth stump. Bharat lunges and pushes it gently to mid off.

Flatter and on leg. Srikar Bharat nudges it to the leg side.

Fuller, on middle and leg. Srikar Bharat gets forward and gets an inside edge on his pads.

FOUR! Exquisite shot! It is tossed up, wide outside off. Srikar Bharat leans in and creams it through covers for four runs.

Floated and full, wide of off. Cheteshwar Pujara shuffles and taps it to point. They take a single.

Srikar Bharat presses forward to this full ball and defends it into the deck.

Flatter and on leg. Srikar Bharat stays back and flicks it through mid-wicket. Two runs taken.

Full, on fifth stump. Bharat dabs it out.

Three dots to start with! This is outside off. Srikar Bharat prods and shuffles across.

Full again, comes in with the arm. Srikar Bharat presses forward and defends it out.

Floats it in, full and on off. Bharat defends it to cover.

Fuller, on fifth stump. Bharat steps across and blocks it to the off side. He gets across to the other and gets off the mark as well.

Full and on fourth stump. Bharat prods and blocks it out.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shreyas Iyer holes out hunting for another biggie. There is still hope for the Aussies. It is full and on off. It turns in a touch. Shreyas Iyer dances down the track and heaves it across the line to deep mid-wicket. Everyone thought that this one will cross the fence as well. Although, Iyer does not get enough distance on it. Todd Murphy takes a sharp catch in the deep.

Very full, on off. Cheteshwar Pujara drills it down to long on for a single.

Cheteshwar Pujara uses his feet once again. He pads this full ball away from outside off.

Fuller, outside off, turning in late. Cheteshwar Pujara comes across and defends it to point.

SIX! Oof! This is a shot and a half. Murphy serves it full and on middle. Shreyas Iyer dances down the track and smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie.

On the pads, nudged to short mid-wicket.

Murphy goes full and on middle. Cheteshwar Pujara leans forward and flicks it past mid on for one.

FOUR! Smacked! Short one, in the channel. Cheteshwar Pujara goes back and crunches it through covers. Boundary. Exceptionally played.

Much quicker, outside off, angling away. Cheteshwar Pujara steps across but misses to block it away.

Flatter and on off. Pujara stays back and punches it to mid off.

Looped up delivery bowled full and outside off. Shreyas Iyer gets well forward to defend and gets hit on his pads. Another appeal but the umpire remains unmoved.

Bowls this slightly short and into the pads once again. Shreyas Iyer tucks this towards short fine leg.

Gets this to spin into the pads from outside off. Cheteshwar Pujara walks across the stumps and flicks the ball to square leg for one.

Loopy delivery bowled full and on a leg stumps line. Shreyas Iyer charges down the wicket and clips this towards deep square leg for one.

FOUR! Great use of the crease! Nathan Lyon bowls this slightly short and just outside the off stump, Shreyas Iyer goes really deep in the crease and cuts this towards deep point for four runs.

Nathan Lyon tosses this one full and in line with the stumps, Shreyas Iyer shimmies forward and dabs this back to the bowler.

Loopy delivery bowled full and outside the off pole. Cheteshwar Pujara dabs this towards point to end a successful over for Australia.

Bowls this one slightly short and outside off. Cheteshwar Pujara dabs this to the right of the slip fielder who grabs hold of the ball and throws it at the stumps. Cheteshwar Pujara has to rush back into the crease.

Tosses this one full and just outside off. Shreyas Iyer eases this down to long on for a single and will open his account.

Flights this one full and outside off. Shreyas Iyer strokes this to the right of the cover fielder who makes a good stop.

OUT! STUMPED! Todd Murphy has been rewarded for some really good bowling in his last few overs! He gets the big wicket of Virat Kohli and Australia are keeping themselves in contention on a tricky surface. Todd Murphy flights this one full and outside the off stump, another delivery that goes through with the arm after pitching. Virat Kohli looks to take a couple of steps down the wicket to negate the turn but gets beaten on the outside edge. Alex Carey makes no mistake collecting the ball and whipping the bails off with the batter stranded well outside the crease. Virat Kohli has been stumed for the first time in his career as India lose their third wicket and they need to be a bit careful here.

Todd Murphy fires this one through on a fuller length and outside off. Virat Kohli looks to defend and gets beaten.

Loopy delivery bowled full and outside off Cheteshwar Pujara gets his pads forward first and hides his bat behind it. The ball raps the pads and there is an appeal. Pat Cummins is enquiring with the umpire if the batter offered a shot as the impact was cleary outside off.

A tad bit shorted and outside the off pole. Cheteshwar Pujara transfers his weight on the back foot and punches this towards mid on.

Flights this one full and wide outside off, going straight through. Cheteshwar Pujara gets his pads well forward and leaves the ball.

Tosses this one full and in line with the stumps. Cheteshwar Pujara shuffles down the wicket and clips this to short mid-wicket.

Full once again and on an off stump line. Cheteshwar Pujara stays in the crease and knocks this back towards the bowler.

Nathan Lyon floats this one full and outside off. Cheteshwar Pujara shimmies down the wicket and blocks this ball towards mid off.

Loops this one full and outside off. Virat Kohli taps this towards the fielder at short mid-wicket. Todd Murphy is keeping it tight here with another maiden!

Beaten once again! Todd Murphy bowls another straighter one on a fuller length and outside the off stump. Virat Kohli looks to block but misses.

Tosses this one full and outside off. Virat Kohli uses his wrists and flicks this towards mid-wicket.

Floats this one full and going towards the off side with the arm. Virat Kohli pushes at the ball and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Delivers this one slightly short and outside the off stump. Virat Kohli gets across the stumps and dabs this towards short leg.

Todd Murphy bowls full and just outside off. Virat Kohli gets well forward and knocks this back to the bowler.

Attacks the pads once again on a shorter length. Virat Kohli whips this towards deep mid-wicket for a single and will retain strike.

Continues to bowl on a shortish length and pitching outside leg. Virat Kohli turns this to the right of backward square leg.

FOUR! What a remarkable shot as the ball just races away to the fence! Nathan Lyon bowls this short as well and on the pads. Virat Kohli finds the gap at backward square leg to perfection and collects four runs.

Back to bowling short and in line with the stumps, Virat Kohli goes on the back foot and dabs this towards short leg.

Floats this one full and outside the off stump. Virat Kohli gets on the front foot and pushes the ball towards cover.

Nathan Lyon bowls this one slightly short and outside off. Virat Kohli goes deep in the crease and blocks this back down the pitch towards the bowler.

Attacks the stumps on a shorter length. Cheteshwar Pujara dabs this towards short leg. A maiden over for Todd Murphy.

Tosses this one full and in line with the stumps, Cheteshwar Pujara flicks this towards square leg.

Continues to bowl short and on the pads. Cheteshwar Pujara cant find the gap on the leg side.

Slightly short and pitching outside leg. Cheteshwar Pujara rocks back and clips this towards mid-wicket.

Floats this one full and on a leg stump line. Cheteshwar Pujara tucks this to the left of short fine leg.

Todd Murphy bowls this short and going down leg. Cheteshwar Pujara misses out as he pulls this straight to short fine leg.

FOUR! Too easy for Kohli! It is flatter, down leg. Kohli goes back and glances it around the corner. The ball races away to the fine leg fence. India 51 runs away from the win.

Floated, sliding down leg. Puraja stays back and tickles it down to fine leg. One taken.

Cheteshwar Pujara charges down the wicket and smacks it to mid off. Unfortunte to not find the gap here.

Much fuller, attacking the stumps. Pujara uses the crease well to defend it out.

Lyon serves it full, on leg. Cheteshwar Pujara hangs back to clip it to the leg side.

Flatter, on off. Pujara steps down and defends it out off the inner half.

Goes full and on off. Kohli defends it out solidly.

A loud appeal for caught behind but the umpire is unmoved. It is tossed up, on off. It grips and turns away a touch. Kohli tries to defend it on his front foot but misses. The ball zips past the outside edge. Todd Murphy thinks he got some wood on it but he is unable to convince his skipper for the review.

Tosses it up, on middle and leg. Kohli tucks it to short leg.

Flatter, on leg stump. Kohli lunges forward and blocks it away.

Full, around middle and leg. Cheteshwar Pujara flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Goes full and on off, angling across. Cheteshwar Pujara presses forward and tries to defend it inside the line. The ball catches the outside edge and runs down to third man. They take two here.

Loops it up, around leg. Virat Kohli uses the depth of crease to flick it away but ends up playing all around it. He wears it on the pads, but the impact is down leg.

On off, pushed gently to mid off by Pujara to rotate the strike.

Darted on the pads, Cheteshwar Pujara flicks it in front of square on the leg side

Fuller and on leg. Virat Kohli nudges it to square leg and takes a single.

On off,defended out.

FOUR! The Kohli chants go on and on. He gets his first boundary of the chase. It is full and on off. Virat Kohli gets to the pitch of it and lofts it over the bowler's head for four runs. Virat Kohli becomes the fastest batter to get to 25000 International runs across all formats.

Three dots to end! It is flatter, outside off. Cheteshwar Pujara steps across to block. The ball rolls out off the pads. Clearly outside the line.

Goes full, around off, turning away. Pujara smothers it to point.

Much fuller, on off. Puraja steps down and blocks it back to the bowler.

Looped up, on leg. Kohli gets forward and closes the face of the bat to work it past mid on. They cross. 50 up for India and the crowd gets loud here.

Quicker and full, angled across. Kohli presses forward and dabs it down.

Murphy comes from 'round the wicket. He strays on the pads. Kohli rocks back and flicks it through square leg for two runs.

Floated and full, on middle. Pujara defends it out solidly.

Full and on off. Cheteshwar Pujara blocks it on his front foot.

FOUR! Cheteshwar Pujara means business in this post-Lunch session. He gets out of his bubble and uses his feet to attack here. It is full and on leg. Pujara steps down and lofts it over mid on. A couple of bounces over the ropes.

Full and on off, defended out.

Fatter and outside off. Cheteshwar Pujara gets across and pads it away.

It is full, angled across the right-hander. Virat Kohli uses his bottom hand and drills it down to long on. One taken.

Delivers this one slightly short and outside off. Cheteshwar Pujara goes on the back foot and pushes this towards cover.

Angles this into the pads on a fuller length. Cheteshwar Pujara blocks this towards sshort leg.

Loopy delivery bowled full and just outside off. Virat Kohli gets a good stride forward and knocks this towards long off for a run.

Fires this one full and into the stumps. Virat Kohli goes deep in the crease and dabs this inro the leg side.

Tosses this one full and in line with the stumps. Cheteshwar Pujara uses his feet and clips this towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Matthew Kuhnemann floats this one full and outside off. Virat Kohli uses his bottom hand and whips this towards wide long on for one.

Fires this into the pads on a fuller length. Cheteshwar Pujara flicks this towards short fine leg and a maiden over from Nathan Lyon.

Flatter and on leg. Pujara uses his feet and flicks it to mid-wicket.

Flights this full and into the stump. Cheteshwar Pujara shuffles forward and defends it into the leg side.

Nathan Lyon flights this one full and outside off, gets it to keep its line and beats the outside edge. Alex Carey whips this bails off in a flash and they go upstairs to check for a stumping. Cheteshwar Pujara did not leave his crease.

Tosses this one full and outside off. Cheteshwar Pujara gets forward to push at the ball and gets it down to short leg.

Dot now! Nathan Lyon serves it full and on leg. Cheteshwar Pujara nudges it to short leg.

A dot to end a successful over! It is full and on off, turning away a touch. Kohli presses forward and blocks it into the deck.

OUT! RUN OUT! Absolute chaos and Rohit Sharma has sacrificed his wicket here! Matthew Kuhnemann floats this one full and into the stumps, Rohit Sharma flicks this towards deep square leg and they run the first one quick. Rohit Sharma calls for the second and Cheteshwar Pujara responds but Peter Handscomb is quick to attack the ball in the deep. He collects it and throws it at the keeper's end and Rohit Sharma asks Cheteshwar Pujara to go back but he is already darting to the non-striker's end. Rohit Sharma stays out of the crease and begins to walk back to the shed as Alex Carey whips the bails off. India lose their second wicket and they will still believe.

SIX! Commanding batting from Rohit Sharma and he is showing some great footwork here! Matthew Kuhnemann tosses this full and in line with the stumps. Rohit Sharma is down the wicket in a flash and thumps this back over the bowler's head for a six.

Fires this one full and outside the off stump, Rohit Sharma gets his front foot forward and dabs this into the off side.

Bowls this short and outside off, Cheteshwar Pujara rocks back and punches this towards deep point for one.

Marnus Labuschagne floats this one full and outside off. Cheteshwar Pujara shimmies down once again and knocks this to cover.

Loopy delivery bowled full and in line with the stumps. Rohit Sharma gets forward and looks to dab it down the pitch but gets hit on the pad. The bowler appeals but the umpire remains unmoved.

FOUR! Rohit Sharma is playing on the bowler's mind! Nathan Lyon bowls this slightly short and going down leg. Rohit Sharma makes the initial movement to come forward but ends up sitting in the crease and paddles this fine for four runs.

Goes full and spins this into the pads. Cheteshwar Pujara also shuffles forward and clips this towards deep square leg for one.

Flights this one full and outside off. Rohit Sharma uses his feet again and knocks this down to long on for one.

SIX! That is a massive hit! Nathan Lyon tosses this full and outside the off stump. Rohit Sharma charges down the wicket and lofts this over long on for a maximum. He did not time it well but had enough on it to clear the fence.

Nathan Lyon bowls this slightly short and on a leg stump line. Rohit Sharma shimmies down the wicket and looks to block but gets hit n the pads.

Another flighted delivery bowled full and outside off. Cheteshwar Pujara bunts this back to the bowler.

Loopy delivery going doing leg on a fuller length. Cheteshwar Pujara pushes forward and gets hit on the pads.

Tosses this one full and outside off. Cheteshwar Pujara dabs this back towards the bowler.

FOUR! That races away to the fence! Matthew Kuhnemann flights this full and in line with the stump. Cheteshwar Pujara flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for four runs.

Flights this full and outside off. Cheteshwar Pujara dabs this into the leg side.

Matthew Kuhnemann floats this one full and into the pads. Rohit Sharma clips this towards mid-wicket and gets a run right away.

Two dots on the trot to end the over. Nathan Lyon now comes over the wicket. It is tossed up, outside off. Cheteshwar Pujara rushes off the crease and pads it away. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 3.

Flatter and on leg stump. Cheteshwar Pujara hangs back and clips it past short leg. A slight miscommunication but no trouble.

This is darted on the pads, Rohit Sharma stays back and clips it through square leg. One taken.

Cheteshwar Pujara gets off the mark now! It is a half-tracker, on leg. Cheteshwar Pujara swivels and pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Cheteshwar Pujara gets forward and blocks this full one back to the bowler.

Loopy ball, on the pads. Cheteshwar Pujara nudges it square on the leg side. Pujara ventures out looking for a single but the skipper sends him back. He stays on zero.

FOUR! Clinical placement. Rohit Sharma bisects the two fielders in the deep. It is full, on middle and leg. Rohit Sharma leans across and flicks it powerfully along the ground. It meets the boundary at deep mid-wicket.

This is angled in full and into the pads. Rohit Sharma tucks it to short leg.

Floats it up, outside off, it grips and turns away sharply. Rohit Sharma is happy with a sighter as he leaves.

Full and around off, Rohit strides forward and blocks it to the off side.

Floated and on middle, Sharma takes a step down the track and wrists it through mid-wicket for two runs.

Loopy and full, around off, Rohit presses forward and defends.

Floats it up, on middle and leg. Pujara nudges it past short leg.

Cheteshwar Pujara now comes down the track and clips it to mid-wicket.

Lyon goes full and on leg. Pujara stays back and flicks it to the right of short leg.

This is a bit quicker, on middle and leg. It turns back in to hit Pujara on the pads.

NOT OUT! Cheteshwar Pujara is safe! Lyon tosses it up, outside off. Cheteshwar Pujara presses forward and tries to block it away but misses as the ball skids away a touch. Alex Carey collects and takes the bails off. The square-leg umpire takes it upstairs. It is confirmed that Pujara's back leg is well grounded.

OUT! CAUGHT! KL Rahul shakes his head as he walks off the field here. A bit of fortune for Australia, for the first time this morning. Nathan Lyon strikes on his very first delivery. The spinner comes from 'round the wicket. Floats it up, on leg, KL Rahul rocks back and clips it to short leg. Peter Handscomb stays low there and the ball rebounds off his right leg. It loops up to the keeper and Alex Carey takes the catch off the deflection. Rahul's poor form in Test cricket continues.

FOUR! Hit with fire. It is full and on off. Rohit Sharma steps down and drills it past the bowler's right. Matthew Kuhnemann dives to his right but gets no hand on it. The ball is over the fence at long on in a flash. India are off to a solid start.

Matthew Kuhnemann tosses it up, outside off. KL Rahul drives it through the line towards sweeper cover. He gets off the mark with a single here.

Flights it up, full and wide of off, turns away a touch. KL Rahul just watches it sail past him.

Rohit Sharma and India are off the mark! It is full and on off. Rohit Sharma prods and gets it to covers off the outer half. The Indian skipper is quick to get to the other end.

Dot again! Much straighter this time, full, on off. Sharma stays back and strokes it to covers.

A dot to start with! Matthew Kuhnemann comes 'round the wicket. It is a full toss, coming in with the arm. Rohit Sharma tucks it straight to short leg.