Player of the Match
Player of the Match

4.55pm That's stumps on day two. Lyon walks off to a standing ovation as he returns unreal figures of 8 for 64. He's been wheeling away all afternoon and deserves an ice-bath and a lengthy massage session after that spell. He was at the batters all afternoon, doing what he usually does. For a long time, Pujara stood there like a thorn in Australia's flesh but he was snuffed out to a piece of brilliance from Smith. That opened the floodgates quickly. Outside of Pujara, Iyer and Ashwin, to an extent, none of the others got going on a surface where there was enough to keep the spinners interested.

Cheteshwar Pujara is chatting with M Kartik and Matthew Hayden "It's a tough pitch to bat on. It's not easy, you need to trust your defence, make sure you need to get to the pitch or if it's short, play off the back foot. 75 may not be too many, but there's a chance. You need to attack and defence, a mix, on this pitch. If you keep defending, one ball will bounce and hit your glove. My aim was to be a bit more positive, try and score as many as possible. If there was a bit more partnership with Axar, it could've helped. I'm learning a few more tricks, if there's demand, I feel rather than playing too many dot balls, if you can take a few chances, you can get runs. Now I'm confident whenever it's needed, I can play those shots."

60.3
W
Lyon to Mohammed Siraj, OUT, steps out to go downtown but misses it altogether and gets bowled. Lyon saw Siraj coming and slowed this down considerably. Siraj was through with the shot even before the ball arrived. The target for Australia to make this 2-1 is 76.

Mohammed Siraj b Lyon 0 (27m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

60.2
0
Lyon to Mohammed Siraj, no run, full on middle and leg, defended.
60.1
0
Lyon to Mohammed Siraj, no run, off the pad to Marnus at short leg

END OF OVER:
60 | (maiden) | IND: 163/9

  • Axar Patel15 (39b)
  • Mohammed Siraj0 (4b)
  • Mitchell Starc7-1-14-1
  • Nathan Lyon23-1-64-7
59.6
0
Starc to Patel, no run, right into the blockhole, squeezes this to midwicket, can't get the run. Siraj will face up to Lyon next over
59.5
0
Starc to Patel, no run, hits Axar flush on the pad but the ball was angling down leg. This was an attempted yorker that turned out to be a high full toss. Impact way outside leg
59.4
0
Starc to Patel, no run, slips in a wide, did this slip out of his hand? Bowls way outside the popping crease. Not called wide, should have been.
59.3
0
Starc to Patel, no run, slips a yorker-length delivery down leg, Axar misses the neat, little tickle for four
59.2
0
Starc to Patel, no run, short of a length outside off, this one keeps a tad low and beats Axar's under-edge as he tries to defend
59.1
0
Starc to Patel, no run, half-volley outside off, Axar plays a scorching drive to sweeper cover, won't take the run though

END OF OVER:
59 | 7 Runs | IND: 163/9

  • Mohammed Siraj0 (4b)
  • Axar Patel15 (33b)
  • Nathan Lyon23-1-64-7
  • Mitchell Starc6-0-14-1
58.6
0
Lyon to Mohammed Siraj, no run, gets well forward and blocks. Siraj couldn't have got a louder applause from the crowd than that for his batting

Lyon's stretching his calf muscles. Cramps perhaps?

Dibyajyoti belts out a sledge: "Delaying tactics by Lyon, Aussies don't want to bat today "

58.5
0
Lyon to Mohammed Siraj, no run, solidly defended
58.4
1
Lyon to Patel, 1 run, cut away to deep point, takes the single this time
58.3
6
Lyon to Patel, SIX, slog swept over deep midwicket! Fetched it from outside off and absolutely nailed it. Lovely hit.