Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    0.1 given lbw! First ball! Jaiswal has a chat to Rahul and walks off! No review. Full on leg stump, swinging back, Jaiswal went too far across, missed the attempted glance off the pad, was hit on the shin infront of leg and given out. That was plumb. What a start! 0/1
    18.4 Starc provides the breakthrough. The extra bounce has done the trick. Short of length around off. Rahul was looking to defend but it looked like he wanted to withdraw his bat at the last moment. It was too late by then. The ball goes low towards gully off the face of the bat where McSweeney dives forward to get his hands underneath it. The third umpire is having a quick look and there's no doubt that it's a clean catch 69/2
    21.1 given lbw. Gill is having a chat with Pant... and decides to walk off. Was full around off from Boland. Gill tried to flick it through the leg side and completely missed. He was hit on the shin in front of off stump. The ball-tracking shows it would have been umpire's call on impact, just around off stump, and would have gone on to hit middle. India in trouble at 81 for 4 81/4
    20.1 almost a replay of the Rahul wicket. A length ball outside off, good bounce. Kohli was in two minds, whether to play or leave, as the ball moves away after pitching. Ends up deflecting it towards second slip where Smith gobbles it up. Suddenly, Australia are on top 77/3
    32.5 Vicious viper! Spits at Pant, pops off the shoulder of the bat to gully! Cummins delivers. He'd looked flat. But then a trademark climbing delivery from back of a length, Pant was slow to move, tried to ride the bounce, it hit the shoulder of the bat and popped straight up. Easy catch for Labuschagne 109/6
    25.5 given lbw! Rohit has a long chat with Pant but eventually walks! Fuller length, nipping back off the seam from outside off, Rohit props forward to defend, it beats the inside edge by a mile and smashes into the knee roll. Looked plumb live. Three reds on ball tracking. Hit in line and was smashing middle and leg below bail height. 87/5
    44.1 And Reddy perishes. Starc finishes with a six-for. It was a length ball around off. Reddy went for a big hit but didn't middle it. The ball hit the toe end of the bat and went straight up. Head settled under it at mid-off for an easy catch. Reddy departs for 42, his highest score in a fledgling career. Gnasher tells me it's Starc's best too - 6 for 48 180/10
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    38.2 not for the first time Starc has struck in his first over of his spell today. An inswinging yorker, Ashwin had moved towards the off side way too early and had no chance to counter it. He tried to get his bat down but his front leg was in the way. The ball hit him right in front... He opted for a review, in hope than conviction. Three reds, the ball-tracking confirming the middle stump would have been pegged back 141/7
    38.5 the good ol' two-ball trick and Starc has a five-for. On the previous ball, he had pushed Rana on the back foot with a bouncer. This time it's an inswinging yorker. Rana went for a big drive but left way too much gap between pad and pad. The off stump has been pegged back 141/8
    43.3 And Cummins strikes. Full around off. Bumrah had to play at it, unlike the previous ball. He pushes at it, gets a healthy outside edge and a regulation catch for Khawaja at first slip 176/9
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    Extras
    13 (lb 5, nb 7, w 1)
    TOTAL
    180 all out (44.1 Overs, RR: 4.07, 237 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 0.1 ov), 2-69 (KL Rahul, 18.4 ov), 3-77 (Virat Kohli, 20.1 ov), 4-81 (Shubman Gill, 21.1 ov), 5-87 (Rohit Sharma, 25.5 ov), 6-109 (Rishabh Pant, 32.5 ov), 7-141 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 38.2 ov), 8-141 (Harshit Rana, 38.5 ov), 9-176 (Jasprit Bumrah, 43.3 ov), 10-180 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 44.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    MA Starc14.124863.3812
    PJ Cummins1244123.4100
    SM Boland1305424.1503
    NM Lyon10606.0000
    MR Marsh402606.5002
  • BATSMEN
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    10.6 taken at first slip! A beauty. It might have been the last ball of Bumrah's spell. Angled in, back of a length, it bounces and seams away, catches a thick edge and Rohit pouches it neatly at first slip. Bumrah finally strikes. Khawaja was on the crease, defending off the back foot. He was squared up with both feet off the ground 24/1
    36.1 caught behind! Bumrah does him again! Similar to the one he nicked yesterday. Perfect length, angled in from wide, he has to play, seam bolt upright, it straightens a fraction, he sliced across the line a touch trying to defend on the crease. Tiny nick. Pant doesn't have to move to catch this 91/2
    54.3 taken at gully! An excellent catch by Jaiswal there. It was short and wide, and Labuschagne thought he could pick up another four through the gully region. On the last two occasions, he had steered the ball. This time he slashed at it, but failed to middle and, therefore, keep it down. It flew to the right of Jaiswal who went with both hands and think caught it with his right 168/4
    40.1 caught down the legside! Good catch from Pant. Angled down leg, not sure it was intentional from Bumrah given there is no leg slip, he plays a leg glance but doesn't get enough bat on it and Pant dives to his left to take the catch easily. Smith throws his head back in disbelief 103/3
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    81.4 bowled 'im! Siraj goes for a yorker, ends up bowling a low full toss. Head pushes at it but fails to connect. Looked like he didn't pick it. Siraj gives him a send-off. Head responds with a few verbal volleys. The crowd boos Siraj as the India players try to calm him down. But what a knock by Head 310/7
    63.4 caught behind! Brilliant bowling. Flighted a bit more outside off, he plays forward this time, pushing hard defensively, it goes on without spinning. He just got a feather and took a step towards the rooms as India's appeal wasn't in unison. Richard Illingworth saw Marsh start to walk so he gave him out. He walked off with no issue after the finger went up 208/5
    76.6 Siraj finally gets a reward. A length ball in the cordon from around the wicket. Carey pushes at it and gets a faint outside edge to the keeper. Straight into Pant's gloves 282/6
    84.6 Bumrah strikes back. A length ball around off, came in once again. Cummins was looking to defend at it but got beaten on the inside edge. The ball brushed the pad before rattling the stumps. The umpires want to check for the no-ball and Bumrah is fine there 332/8
    85.1 chipped to mid-off! That was soft. Around the wicket, full, seam up, outside off, Starc drives but just chips it in the air to mid-off. That was like basic catching practice. No force in the stroke, no attempt to keep it down. 332/9
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    87.3 clean bowled! Off stump knocked back. 134kph, full length wobble seam, he plays down the wrong line, it beats the outside edge and knocks back the top of off 337/10
    Extras
    21 (b 13, lb 1, nb 7)
    TOTAL
    337 all out (87.3 Overs, RR: 3.85, 404 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Usman Khawaja, 10.6 ov), 2-91 (Nathan McSweeney, 36.1 ov), 3-103 (Steven Smith, 40.1 ov), 4-168 (Marnus Labuschagne, 54.3 ov), 5-208 (Mitchell Marsh, 63.4 ov), 6-282 (Alex Carey, 76.6 ov), 7-310 (Travis Head, 81.4 ov), 8-332 (Pat Cummins, 84.6 ov), 9-332 (Mitchell Starc, 85.1 ov), 10-337 (Scott Boland, 87.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    JJ Bumrah2356142.6505
    Mohammed Siraj24.359844.0002
    Harshit Rana1628605.3700
    K Nitish Kumar Reddy622514.1600
    R Ashwin1845312.9400
  • BATSMEN
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    8.1 got him first ball! Caught behind! Boland does what Boland always does. Hits the spot first up, pitching on middle, nipping across, he just pushes forward tentatively, gets a thin nick and an easy catch for Carey 42/2
    3.5 gloved down the legside! 141kph, short ball at the ribs, Rahul was slow to react trying to pull around the corner, it really hurried him, it brushes the glove and Carey takes the catch easily moving to his left. Smart bowling to bang in short after some very full stuff 12/1
    17.2 the middle stump is flat on the ground. Full and straight from Starc, swings back in to Gill and breaches his defence to rattle the stumps. India 86 for 4 and in deep trouble 86/4
    14.3 that fourth-stump line snares Kohli. A length ball from Boland, but much closer to the stumps than a few previous occasions. Kohli looks to defend and ends up getting a think outside edge to Carey who completes the catch with a tumble to his right. A huge, huge wicket for Australia 66/3
    24.6 edged and taken easily by Smith at second! Beautiful delivery. Full, angled in, pitching on off and just straightening off the seam, Pant played the wrong line expecting it to keep veering in, he had to play on the front foot, gets a thick edge and Smith moves neatly to his right to pouch it 128/6
    20.5 The ball of the series?! A length ball angling in. It pitches around off, forcing Rohit to play. He comes forward to defend it and for a moment, it looked like he had got the line covered. But the ball just about held its line after pitching, beat the outside edge and kisses the outer half of the off stump 105/5
    35.2 holes out to deep fine third! Bouncer again, angled wider of off, Reddy leans back and uppercuts but forgot Cummins had placed McSweeney right there for that shot, it went straight down his throat. Cummins had five wickets 166/9
    29.4 finally gloves one! Third time's a charm. The best bouncer of the lot. Quick, high over leg, he tries to take on the hook again and it just brushes the glove through to Carey. 148/7
    33.3 straight up to gully! Khawaja holds this simple catch. Awkward short ball, angled across, Rana gets in a horror spot trying to ride the bounce and knock it down, it flies straight up off the shoulder of the bat and Khawaja takes the simple catch at gully. He did drop one like that in Perth 153/8
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    36.5 Head makes no mistake this time. Siraj goes for a big shot once again, to this length ball, but ends up skying it towards short midwicket. Head pedals back a bit and takes it comfortably, tumbling on his back to complete the catch 175/10
    Extras
    13 (b 5, lb 2, nb 3, w 3)
    TOTAL
    175 all out (36.5 Overs, RR: 4.75, 203 minutes)
    Fall of wickets: 1-12 (KL Rahul, 3.5 ov), 2-42 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 8.1 ov), 3-66 (Virat Kohli, 14.3 ov), 4-86 (Shubman Gill, 17.2 ov), 5-105 (Rohit Sharma, 20.5 ov), 6-128 (Rishabh Pant, 24.6 ov), 7-148 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 29.4 ov), 8-153 (Harshit Rana, 33.3 ov), 9-166 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 35.2 ov), 10-175 (Mohammed Siraj, 36.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEconWDNB
    MA Starc1416024.2802
    PJ Cummins1405754.0721
    SM Boland8.505135.7710

Match Details

Toss

India , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

5-match series level 1-1

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

14.30 start, Dinner 16.30-17.10, Tea 19.10-19.30, Close 21.30

Match days

6,7,8 December 2024 - day/night match (5-day match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Australia 12, India 0

Close of Play

  • Fri, 6 Dec - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 86/1 (NA McSweeney 38*, M Labuschagne 20*, 33 ov)
  • Sat, 7 Dec - day 2 - India 2nd innings 128/5 (RR Pant 28*, K Nitish Kumar Reddy 15*, 24 ov)
  • Sun, 8 Dec - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 19/0 (3.2 ov) - end of match

Match Notes