After the first ten overs, it felt like Australia are on their way to another 300-plus score. But then the Indian spinners choked the run flow. The overall bowling was excellent but the stand-out bowler, as far as restricting the overall bowling was excellent but the stand-out bowler, as far as restricting the Australia is concerned, according to me was Jasprit Bumrah. Wasn't quite effective in the first Powerplay but returned and bowled maturely. His first four overs: 4-1-34-0. His final six overs: 6-1-17-2. Just encapsulates my point!!
So the dropped catch in the final over didn't cost much. Australia end with 242 as Bhuvneshwar Kumar caps the innings off by making a mess of Nathan Coulter-Nile's sticks.
The duo of Kumar-Bumrah has done the job for India again in the death overs. They conceded only 32 runs by taking three wickets in the last six overs. Excellent death bowling! India have finally solved the quandary of having pacers who can bowl yorkers consistently in the death overs.
- Virat Kohli has just come to field at long off and people have gathered near the gallery to click selfies.
- After 48 overs,Australia 232/6 ( Matthew Wade (W) 18 , James Faulkner 6)Wade slogs the first ball of the 48th over down the ground, clearing the long-off boundary to collect only the second six of the innings. Singles exchanged off the next two deliveries. Wade tries going big towards the leg side off the fourth delivery, but miscues. The ball though, lands well short of Rahane near deep midwicket, allowing the batsman to return for a second run. Good over for the tourists, with 12 coming off it. Another two overs to go.Full Scorecard
SIX! Wade doesn't quite hit an off-cutter from Bhuvi from the middle of the bat, but gets enough timing on the shot to clear long-off! AUS 226/6Full Scorecard- Smith played across the line and gone. Handscomb also played across the line and threw his wicket away. And Stoinis did the same but against the pacer - Jasprit Bumrah. Basically, it's a crime if you play across the line on this kind of wicket. James Faulkner is not known for doing things which he was known for earlier in his career these days and with Matthew Wade struggling as ever, India would like to restrict Australia under 250 runs.
- After 47 overs,Australia 220/6 ( Matthew Wade (W) 8 , James Faulkner 4)Another good over from Bumrah, as he restricts the batsmen to the ones and twos instead of the boundaries that the latter would be on the lookout for in the last five overs. Six off the over. Interesting mix of deliveries from Bumrah, with quite a few slower ones making their way into his spell.
- After 46 overs,Australia 214/6 ( Matthew Wade (W) 4 , James Faulkner 2)Superb over by Bhuvneshwar — his first in a new spell. Gives away just three singles off it, with both Wade and Faulkner looking to slap the ball all over the ground. It is in India's advantage that there are two new Aussie batsmen in the slog overs.
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar brought back into the attack in the 46th over, replacing Kuldeep Yadav in the attack.
- Down to last 5 overs. Australia need a more robust approach in these last 5 overs to make a fist of it, Right now it is doubtful whether the team would get to 250!
- Three reds! OUT: displays the big screen and the crowd erupts in joy. Australia are six down and in deep trouble. It would be a challenge to even reach 260: Focus will be on Wade, who has a golden opportunity to prove his worth.
- After 45 overs,Australia 211/6 ( Matthew Wade (W) 3 , James Faulkner 0)Brilliant over by Bumrah, with just a bye coming off it at the expense of the wicket of Stoinis — who gets trapped lbw, and ends up wasting a review. Another appeal for catch off the fourth delivery after a thick edge, with the ball landing just short of Dhoni's gloves.
