IND vs AUS Ball by Ball Commentary

IND

163/10109/10

AUS

78/1197/10

Day 3Session 1

Australia beat India by 9 wickets

Commentary

Australia 2nd Innings

5:50 AM IST Right then, that is from this enticing third Test between India and Australia. The hosts had the chance to confirm their place in the WTC Final, but they failed to take it, and the Aussies registered their first win of the series. However, the action in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy continues as both teams meet for the fourth and last Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with a lot at stake for the hosts. The action on Day 1 will begin on the 9th of March at 9.30 am IST (4 am GMT), but as you know, you can join us early for all the build-up. Until then, cheers and goodbye!

5:49 AM IST Nathan Lyon is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his 11 wickets in this Test. He says that it has been a remarkable Test series and he is proud that he could contribute to get their first win in the series. Adds that if you believe in your best ball, you will get success on wickets like these. Tells that he feels lucky to have bowled and gotten success against some of the best batters like Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara and he always enjoys the challenge.

5:47 AM IST Steven Smith, the victorious skipper of Australia says everything was bang on apart from losing the toss. Adds that all the bowlers contributed well and kept taking wickets on a regular basis and then when the team came out to bat, the partnership between Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne was amazing. Mentions that in the second innings, India were going well but Nathan Lyon and bowlers scalped wickets on a regular basis and that helped them to restrict them to as low as they could and this morning the attack by Head and Marnus won them the game so all in all really happy with the game. On his captaincy, he speaks that he felt really good captaining in these conditions after Pat Cummins flew back, the team responded really well to the hiccups from the earlier games and stood up for each other.

5:45 AM IST Rohit Sharma, the captain of India says that there were a lot of things that did not go their way. Adds that they were not up to the mark with the bat and knows the importance of putting runs on the board in the first innings which they did not. Tells that when Australia took a lead of 90 odd runs, it was on them to produce another good batting performance but they only managed to set a target of 76 which was always going to be difficult to defend. Mentions that this pitch was the hardest to bat on but credits Lyon for his bowling effort and says they were not brave enough. Tells that they will look to play well in the last Test. Ends by saying that things will not go always as you expect, but you will need to learn from them.

5:33 AM IST Presentation Time ...

5:32 AM IST Travis Head is up for a quick chat. He says he was just trying to take a step at a time as on this wicket anything could happen. Adds it feels really nice to contribute and the team has helped him a lot to score handsomely. Says that he thinks the team has been doing well throughout the series just that the result hasn't fallen into their court before today. On his partnership with Marnus Labuschagne, he says that they both were calm after the first wicket but that wicket gave them more options in the field to score freely as India felt they had a chance with close-in fielders. Head closes by saying the ball change was not followed by any messaging it was just that they knew the new ball would take some time to grip and they attacked at the right moment.

5:30 AM IST India were always playing catch-up in this Test and came out to bat for the second time in the hope of a better performance. However, things did not go as expected, and it was only Cheteshwar Pujara who fought a lone battle, scoring a fifty as well. The turning points were the stunning catches from Usman Khawaja and later in Day 2, their skipper, Steven Smith, getting rid of Shreyas Iyer and Pujara respectively, which helped them restrict the hosts to a fairly low total. Nathan Lyon shone with the ball once again with eight wickets. A total of 30 wickets fell on Day 1 and Day 2 combined, and Australia were set a target of 76 when they strided out to the middle on Day 3 to get their first win of the series and they got there with ease in the end.

5:28 AM IST In reply, Usman Khawaja led the charge for Australia and scored a brilliant fifty. He was well supported by Marnus Labuschagne, who was lucky to be out in the middle as he got dismissed for a duck, but Ravindra Jadeja overstepped. Both of them stiched up a crucial 96-run stand. They ended Day 1 with a lead of 47 runs. Cameron Green and Peter Handscomb extended their lead on Day 2, but they once again suffered a collapse as they lost their last six wickets for just 11 runs. The decision of Rohit Sharma to bowl Ravichandran Ashwin and Umesh Yadav in tandem worked out as they picked up three wickets each while Jadeja got all four on Day 1. The Aussies took a lead of 88 runs, which looked significant on this wicket.

5:27 AM IST After winning the toss, Rohit Sharma had no doubts and elected to bat first, but that decision soon proved to be a wrong one as the pitch turned out to be very tricky, with the ball turning a lot, which made it really hard for the batters. Mitchell Starc had Rohit out twice in the very first over of the match, but Australia decided not to review them, which did not cost them much in the end. Some contributions from Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, and Srikar Bharat and a few lusty blows in the end from Umesh Yadav took them to a total of 109 in their first innings. Matthew Kuhnemann was the star of the show for the Aussies with his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests.

5:24 AM IST Australia did suffer a scare when they lost Usman Khawaja on the second delivery as Ravichandran Ashwin gave some hopes to the hosts. The Indian spinners then bowled well for the first ten overs keeping the score to just 13. But once, they decided to change the ball, it was all Australia as Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne changed their approach and took on the bowlers and got them over the line quite comfortably in the end. Steven Smith was really impressive as the stand-in skipper for them, and his bowling changes and field adjustments were right on point. The Aussies outplayed India except for the first session on Day 2, and they thoroughly deserve this victory. This will also give them a massive boost in confidence going into the fourth and final Test, and they know that if they get a result there, they can cast some doubt on India's qualification for the World Test Championship Final.

5:20 AM IST A fine victory for Australia! They have managed to get their first win of the series and makes it 2-1 which also means that they confirm their place in the World Test Championship Final. India will need to go back to the drawing board and focus a bit on their batting to make a comeback in the next Test.

18.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, 4 runs

84.1kph

FOUR! Australian victory signed and sealed here with a boundary. Fuller around middle, Marnus Labuschagne slogs this towards mid-wicket for a boundary. AUSTRALIA WIN BY 9 WICKETS!

18.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

94.6kph

Fuller and on off, Marnus Labuschagne defends this off the front foot.

18.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

90.1kph

Fuller and in middle, Marnus Labuschagne looks to slog this but gets hit on his pads.

18.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run

90.0kph

Tossed up around off, Travis Head guides this to point for a single.

18.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 4 runs

92.5kph

Four! Fuller and on middle, Travis Head dances down the track and smashes this past Ashwin for a boundary down the ground.

End of over 185 runs

AUS: 69/1CRR: 3.83

Ball

Marnus Labuschagne:24 (55)

Travis Head:44 (51)

Umesh Yadav:2-0-10-0

17.6

Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, 4 runs

FOUR! Brilliantly struck by Marnus. Short in length around pads, Marnus Labuschagne pulls this to deep square leg for a boundary. Australia inches closer to victory.

17.5

Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

Fuller around off Marnus Labuschagne drives this to mid off.

17.4

Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

On a length around middle, Marnus Labuschagne defends this towards short mid wicket.

17.3

Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

137.9kph

Full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne defends this off the front foot.

17.2

Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, 1 run

Fuller around middle, Travis Head glances this to fine leg for a single.

17.1

Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, no run

135.3kph

Short in length around middle, Travis Head slogs this to the fielder at mid wicket.

End of over 173 runs

AUS: 64/1CRR: 3.76

Ball

Marnus Labuschagne:20 (51)

Travis Head:43 (49)

Ravichandran Ashwin:9-3-35-1

16.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

84.7kph

Tossed up around off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes this to mid off.

16.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run

1Tossed up just outside off, Travis Head nudges this in front of short cover for a single.

16.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run

92.3kph

On a length around middle, Marnus Labuschagne pushes this to short mid wicket for a single.

16.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run

82.6kph

FUll and wide outside off, Travis Head guides this to third man for a single.

16.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, no run

93.0kph

Fuller around pads, Travis Head blocks this out.

16.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, no run

85.8kph

On a length pitching on middle and turning down leg, Travis Head gets hit on the pads.

End of over 165 runs

AUS: 61/1CRR: 3.81

Ball

Marnus Labuschagne:19 (49)

Travis Head:41 (45)

Umesh Yadav:1-0-5-0

15.6

Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

138.2kph

Fuller delivery drifting down leg, Marnus Labuschagne looks to flick but misses out.

15.5

Umesh Yadav to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

On a length around off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes this to cover for no run.

15.4

Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, 1 run

140.1kph

Back of a length around middle, Travis Head edges this to short fine leg for a single.

15.3

Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, 4 runs

FOUR! SHort and wide outside off, Travis Head punishes this as he slaps this wide of extra cover for a boundary.

15.2

Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, no run

132.8kph

Full and wide outside off, Travis Head pushes this to point.

15.1

Umesh Yadav to Travis Head, no run

136.0kph

On a length around middle, Travis Head pushes this to mid on.

5:00 AM IST Drinks! Australia were in their shell for the first ten overs, but as soon as the ball changed, they started attacking from left right and centre. The Indian spinners have not been able to keep them quiet and now the visitors are 20 runs away from victory. Let's see how much time do they take to finish the job. Umesh Yadav to bowl after the break.

End of over 1511 runs

AUS: 56/1CRR: 3.73

Ball

Marnus Labuschagne:19 (47)

Travis Head:36 (41)

Ravichandran Ashwin:8-3-32-1

14.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

92.0kph

Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne defends this out.

14.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

89.0kph

Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes this back to the bowler.

14.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, 4 runs

82.0kph

FOUR! The Aussies can sense victory here. Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne reverse sweeps this towards third man for a boundary.

14.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run

87.0kph

Full and wide of off, Travis Head drives this to long off for a single.

14.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 2 runs

83.1kph

Fuller around middle, Travis Head dances down the track and chips this to long off for a couple.

50 Runs for the teamAustralia

Runs: 51/1

14.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 4 runs

92.1kph

FOUR! Fantastically hit for a boundary. Short in length around off, Travis Head drives this off the back foot towards the sweeper cover f a boundary.

Travis Head

Runs: 33(39)SR: 84.62

End of over 145 runs

AUS: 45/1CRR: 3.21

Ball

Travis Head:29 (38)

Marnus Labuschagne:15 (44)

Ravindra Jadeja:7-1-23-0

13.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, 1 run

95.0kph

Fuller around pads, Travis Head flicks this to deep mid wicket for a single.

13.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, no run

94.3kph

On a length around pads, Travis Head leaves this as this goes harmlessly away from stumps.

13.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, no run

96.9kph

Fuller outside off, Travis Head drives this to mid off.

13.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, no run

94.5kph

Fuller around off, Travis Head defends this to short leg.

13.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, 4 runs

93.1kph

FOUR! Slightly short on off, Travis Head hops on his back foot and cuts this late for a boundary towards third man.

13.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, no run

Fuller around middle, Travis Head pushes this to short cover.

End of over 135 runs

AUS: 40/1CRR: 3.08

Ball

Marnus Labuschagne:15 (44)

Travis Head:24 (32)

Ravichandran Ashwin:7-3-21-1

12.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

89.7kph

Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne defends this off the front foot.

12.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

88.0kph

Ashwin comes over the wicket and puts one full on off, Marnus defends this.

12.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, 4 runs

84.0kph

FOUR! Poor delivery by Ashwin gets a treatment by Marnus. Half-volley outside off, Marnus Labuschagne drives this through cover for a boundary. Momentum shift completely in the last few overs.

12.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

85.0kph

Fuller outside off, Marnus Labuschagne defends this off the front foot.

12.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

85.2kph

Ashwin pushes one wide of off as he sees Marnus walk down the track and he blocks this.

12.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run

92.4kph

Short in length around off, Travis Head pushes this to long off for a single.

End of over 129 runs

AUS: 35/1CRR: 2.92

Ball

Marnus Labuschagne:11 (39)

Travis Head:23 (31)

Ravindra Jadeja:6-1-18-0

11.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

Fuller around middle, Marnus Labuschagne defends this off the front foot.

11.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, 4 runs

92.7kph

FOUR! Marnus gets into the act now. Fuller around middle, Marnus Labuschagne slog sweeps this through deep mid-wicket region for a boundary.

11.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

96.6kph

Fuller and going down leg, Marnus Labuschagne looks to block but misses out.

11.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, 1 run

Fuller outside off, Travis Head pushes this to sweeper cover for a single.

11.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, no run

94.6kph

Tossed up around off, Travis Head defends this off the front foot.

11.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, 4 runs

FOUR! Head has shifted gears here. Fuller and on middle, Travis Head drills this over Jadeja for a boundary down the ground.

End of over 1113 runs

AUS: 26/1CRR: 2.36

Ball

Travis Head:18 (28)

Marnus Labuschagne:7 (36)

Ravichandran Ashwin:6-3-16-1

10.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run

Fuller around off, Travis Head pushes this to long off for a single.

10.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 6 runs

85.6kph

SIX! High and handsome by Head. Tossed up around middle, Travis Head lofts this over the head of mid on all the way for a maximum.

10.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 2 runs

Tossed up outside off, Head pushes this to backward point for a couple of runs.

4:43 AM IST The ball was changed before this over, but Ravichandran Ashwin is still not happy with it and convinces the umpires to have a discussion. However, India will have to continue with this one.

10.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 4 runs

83.8kph

FOUR! NO half measures as Head goes for it with a clear mindset. Tossed up around middle, Travis Head lofts this over mid wicket for a boundary.

10.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, no run

88.3kph

Fuller around middle, Travis Head defends this off the front foot.

10.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, no run

86.2kph

On a length around middle, Travis Head guides this to short mid wicket.

End of over 100 run

AUS: 13/1CRR: 1.3

Ball

Marnus Labuschagne:7 (36)

Travis Head:5 (22)

Ravindra Jadeja:5-1-9-0

9.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

93.0kph

Looped up, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne keeps it out to the off side.

9.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

96.7kph

Flighted, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne knocks it to the left of the bowler.

9.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

95.2kph

Slower through the air, on leg, turns away sharply, Marnus Labuschagne misses his flick, and gets hit on the pads. There is a stiffled appeal for LBW, but turned down as it looks like pitching outside leg.

9.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

96.5kph

Flatter, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne pushes it back to the bowler.

9.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

93.4kph

Tossed up, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it past silly point.

9.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

Floated, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne defends it with the inner half to the leg side.

End of over 92 runs

AUS: 13/1CRR: 1.44

Ball

Marnus Labuschagne:7 (30)

Travis Head:5 (22)

Ravichandran Ashwin:5-3-3-1

8.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run

87.5kph

Darts this one full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne drives it towards long on for a single.

8.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

85.5kph

Flighted, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne blocks it out to the off side. Ashwin was trying a short run-up before this delivery, but Marnus Labuschagne made him wait for a long time and then Ashwin went back to normal.

8.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

87.4kph

Floated, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne steers it towards point.

8.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

86.9kph

This one keeps low, on off, Marnus Labuschagne stays there and bunts it back to the bowler.

8.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

88.5kph

Tossed up, full and on middle, turning in, Marnus Labuschagne prods forward to defend, but misses and gets hit on the pads.

8.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run

89.3kph

Short and on leg, Travis Head moves back and nudges it towards mid-wicket for a single.

End of over 81 run

AUS: 11/1CRR: 1.38

Ball

Marnus Labuschagne:6 (25)

Travis Head:4 (21)

Ravindra Jadeja:4-0-9-0

7.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

94.0kph

Flighted, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne defends it to the leg side.

7.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

95.7kph

Flatter, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne pushes it towards short covers.

7.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

Quicker, short and on off, Marnus Labuschagne keeps it out towards silly point.

7.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, 1 run

95.0kph

Floated, full and on off, Travis Head drives it towards wide of covers for a single.

7.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, no run

95.2kph

Tossed up, full and on off, Travis Head drills it towards point and wants the run, but he is sent back.

7.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, no run

Shortish and on middle, Travis Head knocks it back to the bowler.

End of over 70 run

AUS: 10/1CRR: 1.43

Ball

Marnus Labuschagne:6 (22)

Travis Head:3 (18)

Ravichandran Ashwin:4-3-1-1

6.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

86.5kph

Gives this some air again, on leg, Marnus Labuschagne once again misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads as Kohli make another good stop.

6.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

85.5kph

A huge appeal for a catch, but turned down! Virat Kohli is confident and convinces Rohit Sharma to take the review. This is flighted around leg, Marnus Labuschagne looks to work it away, but misses and the ball flies off his pads towards short leg where Virat Kohli dives to his right to take a terrific catch. However, UltraEdge shows no bat involved and India lose their review.

6.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

86.2kph

Floated, full and on leg, Marnus Labuschagne tries to defend, but misses as the ball loops up off his pads over short leg.

6.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

89.2kph

Flatter, full and on off, angling away, Marnus Labuschagne looks to block it on the back foot, but gets beaten on the outside edge.

6.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

88.8kph

Tossed up, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne guides it wide of slip.

6.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

91.8kph

A bit short and on off, Marnus Labuschagne defends it off the back foot.

End of over 62 runs

AUS: 10/1CRR: 1.67

Ball

Marnus Labuschagne:6 (16)

Travis Head:3 (18)

Ravindra Jadeja:3-0-8-0

5.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run

92.8kph

Angles this one, on leg, Marnus Labuschagne tucks it with soft hand to the short mid-wicket region and scampers across for a single as Jadeja fields it himself.

5.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

Tossed up, full and on off, Marnus Labuschagne leans on and blocks it towards short covers.

5.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

Floated, full and on middle, Marnus Labuschagne look to defend, but gets an inside edge onto his pads and rolls past silly point.

5.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

97.0kph

Quicker, full and outside off, Marnus Labuschagne moves back and tries to cut it, but misses.

5.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, 1 run

95.1kph

Short again and around leg, Travis Head misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads past short leg. A leg bye is taken.

5.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, no run

94.8kph

Flatter, short and on middle, Travis Head stays back and knocks it towards short mid-wicket.

End of over 51 run

AUS: 8/1CRR: 1.6

Ball

Travis Head:3 (16)

Marnus Labuschagne:5 (12)

Ravichandran Ashwin:3-2-1-1

4.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, 1 run

90.2kph

Fuller around off, Travis Head pushes this to long off for a single.

4.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, no run

85.7kph

Ashwins gets away with it as he bowls short and wide outside off but Head manages to push this to short cover.

4.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, no run

91.8kph

Grip and bounce on offer for Ashwin and Head had no answer to this as this deflects off his shoulder.

4.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, no run

87.1kph

Nearly carried to second slip. Tossed up outside off, Travis Head edges this just wide of Gill at second slip.

4.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, no run

Slower and fuller around pads, Travis Head keeps it out.

4.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, no run

95.5kph

Short in length and in middle, Travis Head defends this.

End of over 42 runs

AUS: 7/1CRR: 1.75

Ball

Marnus Labuschagne:5 (12)

Travis Head:2 (10)

Ravindra Jadeja:2-0-7-0

3.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

97.8kph

Fuller and turning from outside off, Marnus Labuschagne edges this to second slip on a bounce.

3.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

96.1kph

Fuller around off, Marnus Labuschagne blocks this out.

3.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, 1 run

95.7kph

Tossed up around off, Travis Head flicks this to deep mid wicket for a single.

3.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, no run

91.2kph

Length dragged back a bit and keeps really low, Travis Head toe pokes this.

3.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, no run

Quicker and darted in middle, Travis Head defends this off the front foot.

3.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, 1 run

96.3kph

On a length around off, Marnus Labuschagne tucks this to mid wicket for a single.

End of over 30 run

AUS: 5/1CRR: 1.67

Ball

Travis Head:1 (7)

Marnus Labuschagne:4 (9)

Ravichandran Ashwin:2-2-0-1

2.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, no run

85.5kph

Tossed up just outside off, Head looks to drive but fails to connect as this spun sharp. Bharat removes the bails in a flash and asks gently for stumping, replay shows the foot is clearly grounded and Head survives.

2.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, no run

91.8kph

Tossed up on off, Travis Head leans low and defends this to point.

2.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, no run

81.4kph

Flighted outside off, Travis Head looks to poke but gets beaten.

2.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, no run

91.2kph

On a length around off, Travis Head blocks this out.

2.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, no run

84.0kph

Fuller around off, Travis Head pushes this to point.

2.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Travis Head, no run

91.6kph

Short in length around off, Travis Head pushes this towards short cover.

End of over 25 runs

AUS: 5/1CRR: 2.5

Ball

Marnus Labuschagne:4 (9)

Travis Head:1 (1)

Ravindra Jadeja:1-0-5-0

1.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

82.8kph

Unplayable delivery by Jadeja as he darts one in that fourth stump line and Marnus survives as this beats his outside edge.

1.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

93.9kph

Tossed up around middle, Marnus Labuschagne defends this.

1.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

92.0kph

Fuller and on off, Marnus Labuschagne defends this off the front foot.

1.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, 4 runs

92.7kph

FOUR! Sigh of relief for the Aussies. Short and wide outside off, Marnus Labuschagne hops back and cuts this through the gap at cover-point for a boundary.

1.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

90.9kph

Fuller around pads, Marnus Labuschagne nudges this to short fine leg.

1.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head, 1 run

88.0kph

Tossed up around pads, Travis Head pushes this to deep mid wicket for a single.

4:06 AM IST No surprises as Ravindra Jadeja is ready to share the attack.

End of over 10 run

AUS: 0/1CRR: 0

Ball

Marnus Labuschagne:0 (4)

Travis Head:0 (0)

Ravichandran Ashwin:1-1-0-1

0.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

87.6kph

Flatter and quicker around off, Marnus Labuschagne defends this off his back foot. A successful over comes to an end for the hosts.

0.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

88.3kph

Fuller around middle, Marnus Labuschagne defends this in front.

0.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

86.0kph

Tossed up near the pads, Marnus Labuschagne blocks this out just in front of short leg.

0.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Marnus Labuschagne, no run

90.9kph

Fuller and quicker around pads, Marnus Labuschagne defends this to short leg.

0.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja, no run

89.6kph

OUT! OH DEAR! Is this the start of something special for India. Ashwin gives this a bit more air and Usman Khawaja looks to defend but gets a faint edge of the outside of his bat and Srikar Bharat collects this with ease. First one down for the Aussies in no time. Khwaja reviews this decision and there is a clear spike as the ball passes his bat. Australia loses Khwaja and a review.

Usman Khawaja

0 (2b 0x4 0x6)SR: 0.00

c Srikar Bharat b Ravichandran Ashwin

4:01 AM IST Marnus Labuschagne walks out to bat number 3.

0.1