- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR15.1 Axar's angle bowls Marsh over... literally at least! 86ks length ball loops onto a length on fourth stump and keeps coming in with the angle. Not sure if Marsh thought it'd turn away or that he'd made enough room to flay it over cover, but he went for it. Stood in front of leg stump, with a stable base, and really, really went for it. All he hit with the flat-bat swoosh was air. Axar delighted... coolly. Looks up wearing them sunnies and smiles 88/29.2 Siraj has a riposte, lets his body language do the talking. Gentle jog, arms spread but a touch low, stoic expression with, um, a seemingly smug look of satisfaction as Head watches in disbelief. He wanted to run that through third - either along the ground or in the gap. Got a back-of-llength ball angling outside off. He crouched, and was leg side of the ball, couldn't ride the bounce with full control, and spooned a bread-basket catch to backward point 61/122.3 Kohli takes a sharp catch at forward square! Flighted on off, he's down one knee to nail a sweep shot flat and hard but he hits it straight to Kohli who is quite close and he plucks it falling backwards. Very little reaction time. Excellent catch 124/336.2 No way that'd be given lbw 10-15 years ago, but 2025 is here, and umps are happy to send batters on bikes even if they're hit on the front pad after dancing down, well past the crease. Renshaw does review, and ball-tracking shows why times have changed... Fullish length ball on off, Renshaw charged down - likely to take lbw out of the equation - but didn't get across outside off before being hit on the outer-left of the front shin. The across-the-line whip was beaten. Hawk-Eye says impact's off, would go on to whack middle and leg 195/533.4 stunning catch from Shreyas Iyer running back from backward point! Back of a length outside off, he stood up tall to slap it down the ground and a top edge skewed high towards deep third but it was going to fall short of him, Iyer runs back with the flight at full tilt and takes a sensational tumbling catch! It bobbled in his hands but he held on as he thudded into the ground 183/446.2 Bumper outside off, looks to carve it over extra. Proper flat-bat, proper slice. Goes to wide long-off 236/937.4 You know those shots batters hit, and the commsfolk say, 's/he'll telling about that to their grandkids...'? Harshit has pulled off the bowling equivalent of that! Particularly for a middle-overs bowler. Harshit, who hasn't always been consistent, hits a hard length at 141.8 clicks. Owen made it look better than it was, but did a really good job, by backing away and fending away from the body, plainly for survival. Easy catch at first slip 198/638.4 Kuldeep turns into Agatha Christie and bamboozles Starc with some myysteeryyy spin. Top-end googly landed on a length on middle and then spun in sharply. Starc didn't read it, couldn't adjust either. Looked to punch it straight with a still base and a strong forward stride. Beated on the inside edge, dinks leg peg 201/743.5 No such thing as a bad ball at the death, that's why. 141ks low fully on leg stump. Ellis is done in by the angle. Crouches, but could't adjust, and clips it to midwicket 223/846.4 India bowl Australia out with 3.2 overs left. Off-stump rattled and Harshit pumps his fists, 'points towards cover (likely at a team-mate) and charges forward intensely in celebration. Hazlewood could do little about that yorker, especially after backing away. His stance was open, he tried to jam bat over ball. Wanted to guide it through third. Misses 236/10Extras12 (b 6, lb 3, w 3)TOTAL236 all out (46.4 Overs, RR: 5.05)Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Travis Head, 9.2 ov), 2-88 (Mitchell Marsh, 15.1 ov), 3-124 (Matthew Short, 22.3 ov), 4-183 (Alex Carey, 33.4 ov), 5-195 (Matt Renshaw, 36.2 ov), 6-198 (Mitchell Owen, 37.4 ov), 7-201 (Mitchell Starc, 38.4 ov), 8-223 (Nathan Ellis, 43.5 ov), 9-236 (Cooper Connolly, 46.2 ov), 10-236 (Josh Hazlewood, 46.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammed Siraj 5 1 24 1 4.8 19 4 0 0 0 Harshit Rana 8.4 0 39 4 4.5 31 5 0 1 0 M Prasidh Krishna 7 0 52 1 7.42 18 6 1 2 0 Kuldeep Yadav 10 0 50 1 5 26 4 0 0 0 AR Patel 6 0 18 1 3 23 1 0 0 0 Washington Sundar 10 0 44 2 4.4 25 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.2 Gill, who looked like he'll bat for the next seven days, has been scratched off by Hazlewood. Test ball. Good length, fourth stump. Such balls generally catch the batter unsure on whether to play forward or back. GIll didn't transfer too much, looked to defend with an open-face. The open face may have been the only mistake. Small one, but that's enough with disciplined bowling 69/1Extras18 (lb 6, nb 1, w 11)TOTAL237/1 (38.3 Overs, RR: 6.15)Fall of wickets: 1-69 (Shubman Gill, 10.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MA Starc 5 0 31 0 6.2 18 5 0 4 0 JR Hazlewood 6 1 23 1 3.83 24 3 0 0 0 NT Ellis 7.3 0 60 0 8 13 6 0 2 1 C Connolly 5 0 36 0 7.2 11 3 1 0 0 A Zampa 10 0 50 0 5 30 3 2 0 0 MJ Owen 1 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 MW Short 4 0 29 0 7.25 7 2 1 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Australia , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Australia won the 3-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.40, Second Session 18.40-22.10
Match days
25 October 2025 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 63 runs, 1 wicket)
- Australia: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 7
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (MR Marsh 20, TM Head 23, Ex 7)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 143 runs, 6 wickets)
- Over 12.2: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - MW Short (Struck down)
- Drinks: Australia - 88/1 in 15.0 overs (MR Marsh 41, MW Short 10)
- Australia: 100 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 8
- Australia: 150 runs in 28.3 overs (171 balls), Extras 8
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (MT Renshaw 29, AT Carey 21, Ex 0)
- MT Renshaw: 50 off 48 balls (2 x 4)
- Drinks: Australia - 183/4 in 33.4 overs (MT Renshaw 51)
- Over 36.2: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - MT Renshaw (Struck down)
- Australia: 200 runs in 38.2 overs (230 balls), Extras 10
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 30 runs, 3 wickets)
- Innings Break: Australia - 236/10 in 46.4 overs (A Zampa 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 68 runs, 0 wicket)
- India: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (51 balls), Extras 13
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (RG Sharma 29, Shubman Gill 10, Ex 13)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 169 runs, 1 wicket)
- India: 100 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 13
- Drinks: India - 102/1 in 16.0 overs (RG Sharma 43, V Kohli 22)
- RG Sharma: 50 off 63 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (RG Sharma 18, V Kohli 30, Ex 2)
- Over 23.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - V Kohli (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- India: 150 runs in 25.3 overs (154 balls), Extras 17
- V Kohli: 50 off 56 balls (4 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 105 balls (RG Sharma 46, V Kohli 50, Ex 4)
- India: 200 runs in 32.6 overs (199 balls), Extras 17
- Drinks: India - 200/1 in 33.0 overs (RG Sharma 100, V Kohli 59)
- RG Sharma: 100 off 105 balls (11 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Total attendace: 40,580
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 161 balls (RG Sharma 77, V Kohli 68, Ex 5)
Match Coverage
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Vintage Ro-Ko masterclass guides India home after Harshit Rana's four
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Stats - Kohli goes past Sangakkara, Rohit equals Tendulkar
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In what could be their last outing together down under, the duo produced a vintage partnership to seal India's win






