Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs 2 Wkts | IND: 160/8 | RR: 8.00

  • Arshdeep Singh2 (2b)
  • Nathan Ellis4-0-42-1
  • Jason Behrendorff4-0-38-2

8.33pm India end on 160 for 8 on what has been an indifferent Bengaluru surface. It was tacky, slow and had some assistance for the spinners. Australia won the toss again and elected to bowl, and got among the wickets right away taking out the openers. Shreyas Iyer scored a good hand, wit ha 37-ball 53 and was assisted well by Axar Patel (31 off 21). Jitesh Sharma also played a good role. But the Australia bowlers were great overall, especially Sangha who went for 26 off his four overs and took out Rinku Singh. Aaron Hardie was also effective. can Australia chase this down and end the series on a high? Join Deiva in a bit to find out.

Tanveer Sangha: It's had a bit of tackiness in it and if you hit your lengths, it's tough to get it off the square. Good pitch for spinners. The main thing for any wrist spinner is consistency. Every spinner if he can control his length can be very successful in India. [Drift] That's massive, especially to left-handers. The more I can get outside the hitting line, it's harder for them, especially on such pitches. There is more risk for them. Bringing out their hitting lines was one of the talking points. Was trying to hit the stumps to the righties.

Bala: "In the 7 completed T20I on this ground, only once the batting first team have won, India against Bangladesh after scoring 146 won by 1 run. "

19.6
W
Ellis to Ravi Bishnoi, 1 run, OUT, Banged in short he pulls to deep backward square leg. Goes for a second, and is run out by miles.

Ravi Bishnoi run out 2 (9m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

19.5
1b
Ellis to Arshdeep Singh, 1 bye, Slower back of a length ball outside off, he has a wild swing and a miss. Bishnoi scampers through for a bye as Wade decides to not throw the ball
19.4
2
Ellis to Arshdeep Singh, 2 runs, Back of a length ball on leg stump, he helps it away to deep midwicket and they take two. Ellis seems to have hurt his ankle. He fell down on his follow-through and seems to be in a lot of pain. Out comes the physio.

Arshdeep

19.3
W
Ellis to Iyer, OUT, Cleans him up with a corker of a yorker. Almost 140kph and bang on middle stump. Iyer looks to flay it away again, is hit on the boot with the ball then smashing into off pole. Fifty and out is Iyer.

SS Iyer b Ellis 53 (69m 37b 5x4 2x6) SR: 143.24

19.3
1w
Ellis to Iyer, 1 wide, Fuller and outside off, he shoulders arms and this time gets a wide
19.2
6
Ellis to Iyer, SIX, BANG! Iyer gets his eighth T20I fifty in style. Another back of a hand slower ball outside off. He picks it early and deposits him over deep midwicket.
19.1
4
Ellis to Iyer, FOUR, Slower 111kph good length ball but the line was on leg stump. He gets inside the line and helps it to the right of deep backward square leg

END OF OVER:
19 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 145/6 | RR: 7.63

  • Shreyas Iyer43 (34b)
  • Ravi Bishnoi1 (1b)
  • Jason Behrendorff4-0-38-2
  • Nathan Ellis3-0-28-0
18.6
1
Behrendorff to Iyer, 1 run, Fuller on middle and leg, whisked to deep midwicket
18.5
1
Behrendorff to Ravi Bishnoi, 1 run, Ooh aggression from Bishnoi. Was the pacy good length ball on off, he whacks it to deep midwicket

Bishnoi

18.4
W
Behrendorff to Patel, OUT, Top-edge and Hardie takes a smart catch running back from short third. Knuckle ball that was on a length on leg stump and arrives very late. Axar is through his flick way too early, and can only get a top-edge that is snapped up well. It actually went off the back of his bat to Hardie.

AR Patel c Hardie b Behrendorff 31 (22m 21b 2x4 1x6) SR: 147.61

18.3
2
Behrendorff to Patel, 2 runs, Full-length ball outside off, he slices it over extra cover for a brace
18.2
6
Behrendorff to Patel, SIX, Going, going, gone! Back of a length ball outside off. Axar stands tall and slams him over long-on. He does not get a decent connection, but enough to clear the fielder
18.1
1
Behrendorff to Iyer, 1 run, Slower back of a length ball outside off, Iyer can only mow it to wide long on

END OF OVER:
18 | 10 Runs | IND: 134/5 | RR: 7.44

  • Shreyas Iyer41 (32b)
  • Axar Patel23 (18b)
  • Nathan Ellis3-0-28-0
  • Ben Dwarshuis4-0-30-2

Prashant : "This doesn't look like a typical Banglore wicket so what's the par score here?" With the drizzle coming down, I'd say they need 160 here

17.6
1
Ellis to Iyer, 1 run, Fuller and outside off, he drives it nice and hard but can't beat extra cover
17.5
1
Ellis to Patel, 1 run, Good change of pace on that length ball outside off, he miscues to extra cover for a run
17.4
4
Ellis to Patel, FOUR, Banged in short and he flat-bats it soaring over extra cover. The field was in on the off side so these were easy pickings. He dances down and with mid-off and cover up sends it over the two.
17.3
2
Ellis to Patel, 2 runs, Back of a length ball outside off, he punches it to long on
17.2
0
Ellis to Patel, no run, Length on the stumps, defended back to the bowler
17.1
2
Ellis to Patel, 2 runs, Back of a length ball just outside off, he whips it nicely in the gap between long on and deep midwicket. But McDermott sprints across from deep midwicket and keeps it down to two.

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | IND: 124/5 | RR: 7.29

  • Shreyas Iyer40 (31b)
  • Axar Patel14 (13b)
  • Ben Dwarshuis4-0-30-2
  • Tanveer Sangha4-0-26-1
16.6
0
Dwarshuis to Iyer, no run, Slower full ball well outside off again. Iyer shoulders arms looking for another wide, but the ball was just inside the tramline. Iyer is livid with that call

Around the wicket

16.5
1
Dwarshuis to Patel, 1 run, On a length on middle and leg, he whisks it away to deep square leg
16.4
1
Dwarshuis to Iyer, 1 run, Full-length ball on pace this time outside off, driven to extra cover. The top hand comes off his bat handle as he plays the shot
16.4
1w
Dwarshuis to Iyer, 1 wide, Length ball angling away from Iyer who shoulders arms. Called a wide.

Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st22TM HeadJR Philippe
2nd25TM HeadBR McDermott
3rd8BR McDermottAM Hardie
4th47BR McDermottTH David
5th14BR McDermottMW Short
6th13MS WadeMW Short
7th0MS WadeBJ Dwarshuis
8th22MS WadeNT Ellis
9th3JP BehrendorffNT Ellis