21/09Result
2nd ODI (D/N), Australia tour of India at Kolkata, Sep 21 2017
India won by 50 runs
Player of the Match
Virat Kohli
Virat KohliIndia
21/09Result
2nd ODI (D/N), Australia tour of India at Kolkata, Sep 21 2017
India won by 50 runs
Player of the Match
Virat Kohli
Virat KohliIndia

END OF OVER:
50 | 6 Runs 2 Wkts | IND: 252/10 | RR: 5.04

  • Jasprit Bumrah10 (6b)
  • Kane Richardson10-0-55-3
  • Pat Cummins10-1-34-1

5.43pm This isn't exactly what India would have wanted, a score of 252. But this is not a batting surface, it's slow and two-paced. Australia will definitely take that, especially when Kohli and Rahane were going so well. But Kohli's wicket, after a typically fluent 92, slowed down India to the point where all they could aim for was close to 270. They fell short of that too. Australia, despite their batting struggles, will fancy their chances in this game. Shashank will be back with you in a bit for the first half of the chase.

Ajinkya Rahane: We were looking to get 260-270, but 250 is decent. I knew if I take my time, I could play my shots. We wanted to disrupt their plans. We were looking to get 290, in between was not easy to rotate the strike, wicket was two paced. Really challenging conditions.

49.6
W
Richardson to Chahal, OUT, run-out! And India are all out. A short and wide slower ball that is very wide outside off, Chahal can't connect, he runs down before Bumrah sends him back. Wade runs up and hits the stumps directly.

YS Chahal run out 1 (3m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

49.5
1
Richardson to Bumrah, 1 run, a legcutter outside off, far and wide, dabbed to backward point for a run.
49.4
4
Richardson to Bumrah, FOUR, another boundary. Bumrah's cameo lifts India past 250. Another slower ball outside off, the heave trickles into the boundary at square leg. The fielder was up.
49.3
0
Richardson to Bumrah, no run, another slower ball outside off, Bumrah's big swing travels only as far as the bowler
49.2
1
Richardson to Chahal, 1 run, another slow full toss on off, dabbed to cover for one. Bat on ball, par for the course now
49.1
W
Richardson to Pandya, OUT, smashed! But straight down to long-off. A slower full toss outside off, and intentionally bowled that wide outside off. Pandya hits it decently but not well enough. Finds Warner

HH Pandya c Warner b Richardson 20 (56m 26b 2x4 0x6) SR: 76.92

Last over, India will want 260 or thereabouts

END OF OVER:
49 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 246/8 | RR: 5.02

  • Hardik Pandya20 (25b)
  • Jasprit Bumrah5 (3b)
  • Pat Cummins10-1-34-1
  • Kane Richardson9-0-49-2
48.6
1
Cummins to Pandya, 1 run, good length outside off, dabbed to third man for one. He'll keep strike

Param Gupta: "What happens if the batsmen cross twice (equivalent of running two runs) before a catch is taken? Does the new batsman come on strike or the non-striker (seeing as the batsmen "crossed")?" Considered as two runs, I presume

48.5
1
Cummins to Bumrah, 1 run, full and wide, guided to third man
48.4
4
Cummins to Bumrah, FOUR, weeee, a slog that is intended to go over midwicket but the thick outside edge races down to the third man boundary. Third man should be fine for tail-enders but not sure even he would have got around
48.4
1w
Cummins to Bumrah, 1 wide, a wide. A short slower bouncer that's well over Bumrah's head. Why the slower bouncer? The right length but could have used the pace
48.3
0
Cummins to Bumrah, no run, good length on middle and leg, dabbed back up the pitch. Cummins runs to the ball to prevent a run

Bumrah

48.2
W
Cummins to Kuldeep Yadav, OUT, oh yes. Wade will feel a lot better now, mentally at least. Full and wide outside off, Kuldeep wafts with his weight firmly on the back foot. Gets a thick outside edge that flies towards Wade, who wanted to go with both hands, but improvised midway through knowing that he can't get there. So he stuck out his left hand, behind his back and hung on. One of the better catches you'll see

Kuldeep Yadav c †Wade b Cummins 0 (1m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

48.1
0
Cummins to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, good length outside off, jags away and beats Kuldeep. There's some carry

That shower would have done more damage to India, could spruce up this surface after a slow first innings

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Elite club

3

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landmark special

5

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Openers down cheaply

2005

Last time Australia's openers combined for fewer runs in an away ODI than the 2 runs in this game, v NZ in Christchurch. Warner and Cartwright both added one run each in this ODI.

Struggling finish

67

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11

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Rohit's den

83.85

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3

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