Player of the Match
Player of the Match

2.08pm Excellent comeback from India's bowlers today, but Australia would have been thrilled if they'd been offered 469 before the start of the game. That's a sizeable first-innings total on this pitch, where there's still quite a bit of sideways movement apart from uncertain bounce. And having watched India bowl here, they'll have a decent idea of what lengths have worked on this pitch. Alex will be here shortly to bring you the start of India's response.

121.3
W
Mohammed Siraj to Cummins, OUT, four for Siraj. Finishes the innings with a good slower ball. Into the pitch, just back of a length outside off, and Cummins, looking to flat-bat it, ends up hitting it straight to the man at extra-cover. Rahane is the fielder, placed perfectly to take his 100th catch in Test cricket

PJ Cummins c Rahane b Mohammed Siraj 9 (82m 34b 0x4 0x6) SR: 26.47

121.2
0
Mohammed Siraj to Cummins, no run, length ball angling into off stump, defended into the on side. Doesn't take the single. Not sure he had time to run two because long-on may have been able to rush in and cut it off

Now Pujara drops back to deep midwicket.

121.1
0
Mohammed Siraj to Cummins, no run, length ball angling in towards off stump, and he clears his front leg and hoicks it away, along the ground. Pujara dives left at midwicket to stop it.

Five fielders out on the rope for Cummins. Deep backward point, deep third, long leg, deep square leg, long-on.

Mak: "Excellent performance from Australia. Surviving more than 120 overs on this pitch in first innings is not an easy task to do."

END OF OVER:
121 | (maiden) | AUS: 469/9

  • Scott Boland1 (7b)
  • Pat Cummins9 (31b)
  • Ravindra Jadeja18-2-56-1
  • Mohammed Siraj28-4-108-3
120.6
0
Jadeja to Boland, no run, length ball turning away just a touch, well outside off. Left alone
120.5
0
Jadeja to Boland, no run, another low-arm slider, angling into middle and leg. Defends from the crease, and gets a thick inside edge to square leg
120.4
0
Jadeja to Boland, no run, full and quick, sliding on towards middle stump, defended back to the bowler
120.3
0
Jadeja to Boland, no run, a touch fuller on off stump, gets forward and blocks it back again
120.2
0
Jadeja to Boland, no run, again, defends off the back foot and straight back down the pitch. This was more middle-and-off in line
120.1
0
Jadeja to Boland, no run, flat length ball angling into the stumps, straightens a tad towards middle and leg. Defended off the back foot, back to the bowler

Jadeja continues.

END OF OVER:
120 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | AUS: 469/9

  • Scott Boland1 (1b)
  • Pat Cummins9 (31b)
  • Mohammed Siraj28-4-108-3
  • Ravindra Jadeja17-1-56-1
119.6
1
Mohammed Siraj to Boland, 1 run, length ball angling in towards the top of middle, and Boland gets back and across to work it to long leg and keep the strike

That was Siraj's 50th Test wicket, by the way. In walks Scott Boland.

Dick: "Carey an enigma, but 48 priceless runs to the Aussie cause. Cummins can set attacking fields well into tomorrow afternoon. India on the ropes, literally and figuratively!"

Abinash Das: "When India scored 466 last time when they played England at this venue, one batting performance that often goes under the radar is Shardul Thakur scoring 60. Team India would need his heroics with the bat too in this summit clash."

119.5
W
Mohammed Siraj to Lyon, OUT, bowled him. Short ball followed by full, and Lyon's left foot doesn't go anywhere as he looks to slog it away, probably aiming through or over mid-on, and the ball sneaks under his angled bat to hit off stump. Third wicket for Siraj

NM Lyon b Mohammed Siraj 9 (18m 25b 1x4 0x6) SR: 36.00

119.4
4b
Mohammed Siraj to Lyon, 4 byes, bouncer climbing steeply over Lyon's left shoulder. Beats him for pace on the hook, and the ball eludes the jumping Bharat's outstretched left glove
119.3
0
Mohammed Siraj to Lyon, no run, full, angling in towards off stump, and the big inward angle foils Lyon's plans to drive down the ground, hits the inside half of the bat and rolls without too much impetus towards mid-on
119.2
0
Mohammed Siraj to Lyon, no run, length ball angling in towards off stump and Lyon drives gloriously on the up to short extra-cover
119.1
1
Mohammed Siraj to Cummins, 1 run, back of a length close to off stump, dabbed with soft hands into the point region

Siraj returns.

India 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st41RG SharmaShubman Gill
2nd51CA PujaraRG Sharma
3rd1CA PujaraV Kohli
4th86V KohliAM Rahane
5th0RA JadejaAM Rahane
6th33AM RahaneKS Bharat
7th1SN ThakurKS Bharat
8th7UT YadavKS Bharat
9th4Mohammed ShamiKS Bharat
10th10Mohammed ShamiMohammed Siraj