46.3: Arshdeep Singh to Cooper Connolly, WIDE! An extra from Arshdeep Singh seals the deal for Australia. Bumper, a bit too high for Cooper Connolly. The batter leaves it and the umpire calls it wide. Australia have defeated India by 2 wickets and they now gain an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the 3-match series with a game to go.
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46.2: Arshdeep Singh to Cooper Connolly, SCORES ARE LEVEL! A bit too full from Singh and Cooper was equally good to it as he gets right on top of this and drives this to deep cover for two.
2
46.1: Arshdeep Singh to Cooper Connolly, On a length around off, Cooper Connolly punches this firmly to the right of long off for a couple.
End of over 46
AUS260/8
AUS Batting A Zampa 0(1) C Connolly 57(51)
0
45.6: Mohammed Siraj to Adam Zampa, Good length around middle and leg, Adam Zampa goes for the flick off the front foot but gets beaten and is hit on the pads. This was going down the leg side.
0
45.5: Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, OUT! CAUGHT! Surely there isn't a late twist? Or is there one? Indian hopes reignite with the wicket of Starc. Back of a length on off, Mitchell Starc looks to play this in the gap through cover but the ball shoots a wee bit on him and Starc spoons this straight to Axar Patel at point. Australia need 5 and India need a couple of wickets.
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45.4: Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Bumper, around off, Mitchell Starc goes for the pull but gets beaten.
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45.3: Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, FOUR! Starc finds the fence and Australia are just one big hit away from a victory. Pitched up on off, Mitchell Starc stands tall and punches this on the up through the left of mid off for four runs.
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45.2: Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc, Good length on off, Mitchell Starc blocks this to cover.
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45.1: Mohammed Siraj to Cooper Connolly, Yorker, wide of off, Cooper Connolly jams this to point for one.
End of over 45
AUS255/7
AUS Batting M Starc 0(3) C Connolly 56(50)
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44.6: Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Starc, Good length on off, Mitchell Starc defends this out.
0
44.5: Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Starc, Good length, down the leg side. Mitchell Starc goes for the flick on the leg side but gets beaten. Starc is stunned by the decision of the umpire not to call it wide. Maybe the umpire reckons that it brushed something on the way to the keeper.
0
44.4: Arshdeep Singh to Mitchell Starc, Absolute jaffa. Good length pitching around the fourth stump and shaping away from the batter. Mitchell Starc prods in front and looks to punch this down the ground but gets beaten.
0
44.3: Arshdeep Singh to Xavier Bartlett, OUT! CAUGHT! On a length, angling away from the batter. Xavier Bartlett stands still and looks to loft this over mid off. Gets it off the bottom of his bat and hangs it over Shubman Gill at mid off. Gill backtracks and takes a good catch around the circle. Australia still need 10 and they have got 3 wickets in hand. Easy pathway for the Aussies from here despite this wicket.
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44.2: Arshdeep Singh to Cooper Connolly, Good length on middle and off, Cooper Connolly smashes this to deep cover for one.
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44.2: Arshdeep Singh to Cooper Connolly, WIDE! Bumper, around off, Cooper Connolly looks to pull but misses out. A polite appeal from KL Rahul and Arshdeep Singh but the umpire shrugs this off. Waits to see the reaction of the Indian players to see if they are looking to send this upstairs or not. Once he sees that it was just a soft appeal, the umpire gestures for a wide for height.
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44.1: Arshdeep Singh to Xavier Bartlett, Good length wide of off, Xavier Bartlett hits this to deep mid-wicket for one.
End of over 50
IND264/9
IND Batting M Siraj 0(1) H Rana 24(18)
0
49.6: Mitchell Starc to Mohammed Siraj, A leg bye to end the Indian innings! Full and sliding onto the pads. Mohammed Siraj swings to get this one away with the angle but fails to lay any bat on it. The ball catches the pads and dribbles in the square leg region. Adam Zampa gets to the ball quickly from short fine leg and keeps the batters down to one. India finish with 264 on the board!
0
49.5: Mitchell Starc to Arshdeep Singh, OUT! BOWLED! The change in length does the trick for Mitchell Starc! Starc pulls the length back and attacks the stumps. Arshdeep Singh once again backs away, exposing all three stumps. He swings but to no avail as the ball sneaks past the outside edge and hits the top of the middle stump. End of a handy 37-run stand for India.
1
49.4: Mitchell Starc to Harshit Rana, Low full toss, going across the batter, Harshit carves it to deep point for a single.
0
49.3: Mitchell Starc to Arshdeep Singh, Almost took out the off stump! A searing yorker, Arshdeep Singh shuffles across his stumps and gets low for the scoop but misses. Arshdeep gets called through for a bye as the ball goes through to the keeper. Alex Carey collects and lobs an underarm throw towards the bowling end. Starc back pedals to get close to the stumps as the ball bounces in front. He fails to gather the ball but Arshdeep seemed in anyway. The ball deflected behind off Starc's hands but it did not cost Australia anything.
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49.2: Mitchell Starc to Harshit Rana, From around the wicket to the right-hander, Starc follows Rana with a full ball. Harshit can only push it in front of extra cover for a single.
0
49.1: Mitchell Starc to Arshdeep Singh, Bye sneaked in! Starc spots Singh backing away early and he keeps it towards the tramline on off, on the fuller side. Arshdeep fails to reach it and the batters are able to get through for a bye.
End of over 49
IND259/8
IND Batting A Singh 13(11) H Rana 22(16)
1
48.6: Xavier Bartlett to Arshdeep Singh, A yorker, on middle and leg, Arshdeep Singh gets low and takes it on the full. Jams it in front of extra cover for a single. End of a good day at the office for Xavier Bartlett (10-1-39-3).
0
48.5: Xavier Bartlett to Arshdeep Singh, Another well-executed yorker from Xavier Bartlett, not far away from the off stump. Arshdeep Singh is late in getting his bat down and misses.
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48.4: Xavier Bartlett to Arshdeep Singh, Pace off, on a good length, on middle, Arshdeep Singh clears the front leg to swing down the ground. Slices it in front of long off and by the time the substitute fielder, Marnus Labuschagne swoops in off the ropes, the batters are able to take two.
0
48.3: Xavier Bartlett to Arshdeep Singh, Yorker, going across the left-hander, Arshdeep Singh fails to squeeze it out.
0
48.2: Xavier Bartlett to Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett nails the yorker to absolute perfection, right at the base of the leg stump. Singh gets his bat down and digs it out back towards the bowler. Bartlett leaps to his right and picks it up. Arshdeep was out of his crease when Xavier had the ball in his hands but he opted not to throw.
1
48.1: Xavier Bartlett to Harshit Rana, Back-of-the-hand slower ball by Xavier Bartlett, on a length, on middle, Rana swipes it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
End of over 48
IND255/8
IND Batting A Singh 10(6) H Rana 21(15)
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47.6: Mitchell Starc to Arshdeep Singh, FOUR! Thumped! Mitchell Starc bangs it in short, over middle. Arshdeep Singh exposes all three stumps as he moves towards the leg side. Pulls it through mid-wicket and picks up a boundary. Handy runs these for India!
0
47.5: Mitchell Starc to Arshdeep Singh, Oh, my! How has that missed the stumps? Starc switches to around the wicket and attempts the yorker again. It ends up being a low full toss, around the leg stump. Arshdeep Singh backs away and ends up giving himself too much room. Tries to get bat to ball and is beaten on the outside edge. The ball sneaks just past the leg stump.
1
47.4: Mitchell Starc to Harshit Rana, Full and straight, at the stumps, Harshit stays leg side of the ball in an attempt to go through the off side. Gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball drops at Rana's feet and Arshdeep calls him through for a quick single.
1
47.3: Mitchell Starc to Arshdeep Singh, 250 comes up for India! Starc goes short and angles it into the left-hander, Arshdeep Singh is tucked up for room and mistimes the pull in front of long on for one.
4
47.2: Mitchell Starc to Arshdeep Singh, FOUR! Arshdeep Singh gets in on the act! Starc goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss. Singh takes a step down the track and backs away. Drives it firmly to the right of cover for a boundary.
0
47.1: Mitchell Starc to Arshdeep Singh, Starc steams in from over the wicket and bangs it into the surface, outside off. Arshdeep Singh backs away initially and then has to reach out but fails to connect.
46.3: Arshdeep Singh to Cooper Connolly, WIDE! An extra from Arshdeep Singh seals the deal for Australia. Bumper, a bit too high for Cooper Connolly. The batter leaves it and the umpire calls it wide. Australia have defeated India by 2 wickets and they now gain an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the 3-match series with a game to go.