- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.4 Gill picks out mid-off! Hazlewood has been all over Gill today, and gets the wicket he deserves. This is full outside off and Gill can't time it as he tries to loft it down the ground. Marsh backtracks a bit and takes it reverse-cupped 20/118.3 That's plumb! And a fantastic knock that comes to an end. Abhishek reviews though. This was a yorker around leg, and hits him on the front toe. And ball-tracking has it crashing into middle stump. That India's score has some semblance of respectability today, is down to Abhishek Sharma. Stunning knock, but he'll feel he should have faced more deliveries 125/93.3 And looks like he's got him a third time! But Samson reviews it. This length ball jagged in some ways from outside off to beat the inside edge as Samson played all around it. Hits him above the knee roll on his back pad. And ball tracking has that crashing into middle stump! India lose Sanju Samson, and a review. Samson's push up the order doesn't work today 23/24.3 Hazlewood has his man after all! SKY's second life doesn't last more than a ball! Beautiful outswinger outside off and SKY fends with frozen feet. Big nick and this time Inglis makes no mistake. India have lost three inside the powerplay already 32/34.5 Skies it, and it's taken! Josh Hazlewood is dismantling India in the powerplay! Thilak looks to flick this away, but only manages a top edge behind. Inglis runs a long way to his right but settles under it 32/47.3 nearly a great catch! The cover fielder was flying to his left at cover as Axar drives this full ball. Axar wanted the third and is sent back and there's a run-out chance. Axar is gone! He puts in the dive, but Inglis had taken the bails off before he managed to get his bat in. They ran two, Axar took off for the third as David was quick to collect and throw it at the non-striker's end. Abhishek sends him back and Axar slips as he turns and can't make it back in time 49/515.2 Short, wide and toe-ended to long-on. Rana finally has to go as Bartlett's slower ball does the trick. He had to go for a big shot there, and can't get the connection or distance he would have liked there. 35 off 33 coming in with India in trouble will not go down as the shoddiest of performances! 105/615.4 Oh, great catch and Bartlett is off in celebrations! Back of length on leg and seaming away, Dube was just hanging his bat out to fend and catches a thick edge. Inglis dives to his left and holds on to a difficult chance 109/716.5 Good catch! Kuldeep went for the pull as Stoinis goes short and across and sub fielder Abbott dives in front from midwicket to pouch that. Good low catch, diving in front and getting his hands under it 110/818.4 Full outside off, dropped to his right and Bumrah takes off. Chakravarthy walks out a few steps and just stops. Ellis runs across, and has all the time to pick up the ball, walk to the stumps and take the bails off at the striker's end with Bumrah not even bothering to try and make his ground. And just like that, India crumble for 125 125/10Extras3 (b 1, w 2)TOTAL125 all out (18.4 Overs, RR: 6.69)Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Shubman Gill, 2.4 ov), 2-23 (Sanju Samson, 3.3 ov), 3-32 (Suryakumar Yadav, 4.3 ov), 4-32 (Tilak Varma, 4.5 ov), 5-49 (Axar Patel, 7.3 ov), 6-105 (Harshit Rana, 15.2 ov), 7-109 (Shivam Dube, 15.4 ov), 8-110 (Kuldeep Yadav, 16.5 ov), 9-125 (Abhishek Sharma, 18.3 ov), 10-125 (Jasprit Bumrah, 18.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JR Hazlewood 4 0 13 3 3.25 15 1 0 0 0 XC Bartlett 4 0 39 2 9.75 11 3 2 0 0 NT Ellis 3.4 0 21 2 5.72 11 3 0 0 0 MP Stoinis 4 0 24 1 6 10 1 1 1 0 MJ Owen 1 0 13 0 13 1 2 0 1 0 MP Kuhnemann 2 0 14 0 7 4 2 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.6 Another on? No! He's picked out long-off. Kuldeep tosses up this googly outside off and Marsh has to reach for it as he tries to go down the ground again. Ends up hitting it high into the night sky and Abhishek runs in from long-off to settle under it 87/24.3 Great catch at long-off! Tilak Varma with some great footwork at the boundary line there! Tossed up on the stumps, Head backs away and goes downtown but doesn't get the distance on it. Tilak is running to his left, grabs it and knows he's going over the rope, so tosses it up, gets back into the field of play and grabs it. 51/111.3 Quicker one, and Inglis misses it altogether as he tries to work it off the back foot. This time, India review. But I think that pitched outside leg. Could be close on that front, actually. I take my words back! That was pitching in line! And it's three reds on ball-tracking! Hitting leg stump too! Inglis has to go. Good review, and Kuldeep picks up a second 112/48.4 Oh, he's chipped it back to the bowler! Googly around middle, David looks to play a front-foot defence and it comes off high on the bat straight back to Varun, who has the last laugh! 90/312.4 Full outside off, hint of shape away as Owen drives and the finger goes up ever so late! Owen has a word with Stoinis before reviewing. That was a very late decision by the umpire. Owen had a big swipe at it. And Snicko confirms a thin edge! Bumrah picks up a wicket 124/512.5 What a corker! Yorks him first ball! Rocket of a yorker on middle at 137kph and Short falls short as he tries to get his bat down on time. And all of a sudden, Jasprit Bumrah is on a hat-trick! 124/6Extras11 (b 4, lb 1, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL126/6 (13.2 Overs, RR: 9.45)Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Travis Head, 4.3 ov), 2-87 (Mitchell Marsh, 7.6 ov), 3-90 (Tim David, 8.4 ov), 4-112 (Josh Inglis, 11.3 ov), 5-124 (Mitchell Owen, 12.4 ov), 6-124 (Matthew Short, 12.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JJ Bumrah 4 0 26 2 6.5 12 1 0 1 0 Harshit Rana 2 0 27 0 13.5 4 2 2 0 1 CV Varun 4 0 23 2 5.75 9 0 1 0 0 Kuldeep Yadav 3.2 0 45 2 13.5 5 3 3 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Australia , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Australia led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.15 start, First Session 19.15-20.45, Interval 20.45-21.05, Second Session 21.05-22.35
Match days
31 October 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Over 0.1: Review by India (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - Shubman Gill (Upheld)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 4 wickets)
- Over 3.3: Review by India (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - SAJ Craig, Batter - SV Samson (Struck down)
- India: 50 runs in 7.6 overs (48 balls), Extras 0
- Abhishek Sharma: 50 off 23 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- India: 100 runs in 14.5 overs (89 balls), Extras 3
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (Abhishek Sharma 18, Harshit Rana 34, Ex 3)
- Over 18.3: Review by India (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - Abhishek Sharma (Struck down)
- Innings Break: India - 125/10 in 18.4 overs (CV Varun 0)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 1 wicket)
- Australia: 50 runs in 4.1 overs (26 balls), Extras 10
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (MR Marsh 12, TM Head 28, Ex 10)
- Australia: 100 runs in 9.4 overs (59 balls), Extras 10
- Over 10.2: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - MJ Owen (Struck down)
- Attendance: 82438
- Over 11.3: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - SAJ Craig, Batter - JP Inglis (Upheld)
- Over 12.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - WR Knights, Batter - MJ Owen (Struck down)
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