After a roller-coster session, the day no.2 finally ends high for both sides. See you tomorrow for more action!
Stumps on day 1. 11 wickets fell and 194 runs were scored. The grassy deck at SCG clearly aided the bowlers. India were shunted out for 185. Indian batters tried almost everything but as has been the case, they couldn’t get a lot of runs. Boland, Starc and Cummins came to the party and shared the ruins. But the wicket still has the spice. Konstas looked like a cat on a hot tin roof. But he riled up Bumrah with two balls to go and Khawaja had to pay the price as he was snared up in the cordon with Rahul taking the catch at second slip. Bumrah was looking to bowl his over off quickly. But Konstas intervened for some strange reasons. Has Konstas opened the Pandora’s box? Bumrah has been the bowler of the series and I don’t think that was sensible from the young man trying to get under the skin of someone as seasoned as Bumrah. India still have a lot of hard work to do. The day though belonged to Australia. They lost the toss but kept picking up wickets to win the day. India despite having batting woes decided to bat first. That was a brave move but the batting wasn’t as good as it should have been in tough conditions. Day 2’s prospects have been ramped up because of the events in the last 5 minutes.
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Welcome boundary for India by Ravindra Jadeja.
Scott Boland gets his 4th wicket as Nitish Kumar Reddy departs!
Cummins gets a big wicket of Rishabh Pant!!!
Rishabh Pant is in carnage at SCG!!!
Sensational hit by Rishabh Pant for a maximum!!!
Rishabh Pant attacks Webster!!!
Unorthodox shot by Rishabh Pant!!!
Slashed for a boundary by Rishabh Pant!!!
Webster gets his firt test wicket!!! Poor shot selection by Gill which costs him his wicket.
A good flick for a boundary by Rishabh Pant.
What a start by Rishabh Pant!!! Wacks it up for a maximum off first ball!!!
Boland takes a big fish!! The poor form continues for Virat Kohli.
Boland to Jaiswal, out Bowled!! He gets Jaiswal in both innings. What a champion bowler this Scott Boland is! As soon as he saw Jaiswal on strike, he switched to round the wicket and the plan was to make him play close to off stump. He bowled a couple that were slightly wide, but managed to plant a seed of tentativeness in Jaiswal's mind
Boland to Shubman Gill, 1 run, touch fuller and just outside off at 131ks, Gill gets an inside edge on the forward prod towards mid-wicket
Boland to Rahul, out Bowled!! There comes the first breakthrough for Australia. Boland is the man. 132ksnip-backer bowled on a fuller length just outside off, Rahul looks to drive and gets a tiny inside edge back onto the stumps. Smart stuff this from Boland. He realized that the batters were looking to play off the back foot and bowled this full to try and force them play on the front foot and it worked
Boland to Rahul, no run, back of a length wide of off, Rahul jumps on the back foot and dabs it to the left of backward point
Mitchell Starc to Jaiswal, no run, beaten! 139ks good length wobbling away late in the fifth stump corridor, draws Jaiswal into a poke and gets the ball whistling past the outside edge
Mitchell Starc to Jaiswal, FOUR, back to back boundaries for Yashasvi Jaiswal. Another 138ks hit-me short ball wide of off, Jaiswal gets up off his feet and slashes it away behind square on the off-side
Siraj to Boland, out Bowled!! Cleaned up. Siraj finishes with three and India have a lead of 4. The nip-backer from Siraj, gets the ball to curl in from a length and Boland leaves ample bat-pad gate for the ball to sneak through.
Siraj to Lyon, no run, short of length just outside off, Lyon hops on the back foot and fends into the off-side
Australia is 9 wickets down and without Jasprit Bumrah India is not only managing to be in the game but also dominating the Australian innings
Pat Cummins Out caught by Kohli, Bowled By NKR
Prasidh to Carey, out Bowled!! Knocks him over with a beauty. The Indian fans find their voice and look at Prasidh go....This partnership was begining to frustrate the visitors and with Bumrah off the field, India badly needed a moment like this. After keeping it short for most part of his spell, Prasidh goes a tad fuller and gets the ball to wobble in off the seam
Prasidh to Carey, byes, FOUR, oops! That one may have slipped out of his palm. A 141ks low full toss sprayed miles down the leg-side, Pant tried his best but that was nowhere near his reach
Siraj to Webster, no run, full on off stump at 135ks, Webster drives with a closed bat face to mid-on
Down the mid on for carey
India have snared four wickets. Australia have added 92 runs in 26 overs. The game is right in the balance. It seemed Australia will go into lunch with their noses ahead. But Krishna got Smith to edge one and that tilted the balance again. India started well in the first hour as Bumrah got Labuschagne to edge one. They did need the dubious Snicko to confirm the edge.
Prasidh to Smith, out Caught by Rahul!! Smith falls five runs short of 10k runs. Huge wicket for India. Massive strike. Prasidh bowls it fuller, outside off, 134.4 kph, Smith walks across, but fails to cover the line. The ball kissed the edge
Siraj to Smith, no run, goes wide of the crease, angles it in, short of length, outside off, 133.1 kph. Smith hops back and pats the ball down to cover
Siraj to Smith, FOUR, 129.8 kph, shortish, outside off, Smith went after that and Smith slashes the ball wide of point behind
Prasidh to Webster, 2 runs, to sweeper cover
Bumrah to Smith, 1 run, 138.7 kph, angled in, on a length, Smith nudges it past backward short leg for a single. The man at long leg cut it off. Only a single
Bumrah to Webster, FOUR, a bit too straight and punished. Fuller from Bumrah, Webster gets across and glances it fine past the keeper. First boundary in Test cricket for Beau Webster
Siraj to Smith, no run, full and curling away late off the seam at 133ks, Smith shuffles outside off and gets beaten on the outside edge
Siraj to Head, out Caught by Rahul!! Catching practice for KL Rahul at second slip. SCG go bonkers as Siraj and Kohli unite in jump-and-fist-pump celebrations. Siraj has made Head look really ordinary there. After bowling a full one the previous delivery, he shortens the length and gets it to skid off the deck with a hint of extra bounce. Turns Head into an 'S' and draws a thick outside edge straight to second slip. This is perfect start for India on day 2.
Siraj to Sam Konstas, out Caught by Jaiswal!! The loudest of cheer greet the Indian team as Sam Konstas departs. Now a huge round of boos, predominantly from the Aussie crowd you would imagine. The classic Test match teaser from Siraj
Bumrah to Sam Konstas, FOUR, Sam Konstas is at it again! He has reverse swept Bumrah from leg stump. Full and shaping in towards middle and leg, Konstas keeps his eyes on the ball till the last instant and helps it over the slip cordon
Siraj to Sam Konstas, 1 run, 131ks full outside off, Konstas jumps out of the crease and slices it off the thick outside half to the right of gully
Bumrah to Labuschagne, out Caught by Pant!! Wicket number 32 for Jasprit Bumrah in the series. The seam-up length delivery that kicks up off the pitch with a hint of late away movement, opens Labuschagne up on the front foot and draws the faintest of outside edges through to the keeper. Bumrah knew there was a nick and had no hesitations in going up for the review.
Konstas and Labuschagne on the crease
Stumps on day 1. 11 wickets fell and 194 runs were scored. The grassy deck at SCG clearly aided the bowlers. India were shunted out for 185. Indian batters tried almost everything but as has been the case, they couldn't get a lot of runs. Boland, Starc and Cummins came to the party and shared the ruins. But the wicket still has the spice. Konstas looked like a cat on a hot tin roof. But he riled up Bumrah with two balls to go and Khawaja had to pay the price as he was snared up in the cordon with Rahul taking the catch at second slip. Bumrah was looking to bowl his over off quickly. But Konstas intervened for some strange reasons. Has Konstas opened the Pandora's box? Bumrah has been the bowler of the series and I don't think that was sensible from the young man trying to get under the skin of someone as seasoned as Bumrah. India still have a lot of hard work to do. The day though belonged to Australia. They lost the toss but kept picking up wickets to win the day. India despite having batting woes decided to bat first. That was a brave move but the batting wasn't as good as it should have been in tough conditions. Day 2's prospects have been ramped up because of the events in the last 5 minutes. We will be back tomorrow for all the action...
Bumrah to Sam Konstas, FOUR, woah! This is Test cricket of the new age. Dances down, fuller ball, angled in and Sam Konstas heaves it over mid-wicket for a four. Sam Konstas and his ways are different
Cummins to Bumrah, out Caught by Mitchell Starc!! Captain takes the wicket of his opposition number. Nice cameo from Bumrah. That was a short ball, Bumrah looked to pull and got a massive top-edge. The man at mid-wicket positioned himself and took it easily. India have been shunted out for 185. The grassy deck here at SCG wasn't easy for the Indian batters.
Mitchell Starc to Siraj, no run, length delivery, angled in, 140.4 kph. Siraj looks to tuck it and gets a soft leading edge on to the off-side. Looked to close the face of the bat a bit too early
Boland to Siraj, no run, 134.8 kph, angled in, hits him on the glove and then hits him on the helmet. That was angled in and Siraj wanted to heave it. He is flexing his jaw movements,
Mitchell Starc to Prasidh, out Caught by Sam Konstas!! And third strike for Mitchell Starc. Was a length delivery, angled in at 140.4 kph, Prasidh wanted to heave it. The ball was mistimed and the man behind
Boland to Bumrah, byes, FOUR, walks across his sticks, lot of movement down leg as he speared it in. Bumrah missed the tuck and the keeper missed the collection as it moved away after landing. That was bowled at 137 clicks and the ball sped away to the fence
Cummins to Washington Sundar, out Caught by Carey!! This one had shades of that Jaiswal review at MCG.
Sundar seems to have taken a blow on the unmentionables. He is in some serious pain. Tried to block the nip-backer with high hands and got beaten on the inside edge. Tumbles onto the ground instantly and the physio is out to check on him
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