Australia vs India at Melbourne, 06 Jan, 2021

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat
Australia 338/10 (105.4)  &  312/6 (87)
India 244/10 (100.4)  &  334/5 (131)
Match drawn
Man of the Match: Steven Smith
  • Ravichandran Ashwin 39 * (128)
  • Hanuma Vihari 23 * (161)

Over 8.1 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to David Warner,1 run, gets forward and tucks it to the left of mid-on, for a single

Over 8.2 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne,1 run, gets forward and  lifts his bat and lets it go

Over 8.3 Navdeep Saini bowls it short of length to Marnus Labuschagne, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and cracks it in front of the square with a horizontal bat

Over 8.4 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, gets forward and  closes the bat face and turns it to mid-wicket

Over 8.5 Navdeep Saini bowls it short of length to Marnus Labuschagne,1 run, goes on to the back foot and punches it to that fielder, just a single

Over 8.6 Navdeep Saini bowls a pitched up delivery to David Warner,1 run, gets reaches and slices the drive to deep point

Over 10.1 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, comes on to the front foot and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 10.2 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, moves across in the crease and tucks it to square leg

Over 10.3 Navdeep Saini bowls it short of length to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, goes deep inside the crease and turns it to mid-wicket.

Over 10.4 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, gets forward and  flicks it to square leg

Over 10.5 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, gets forward and goes for the on-the-up drive and is beaten on the outside edge.

Over 10.6 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, gets forward and works it to mid-wicket

Over 12.1 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and  plays it soft hands, allows the ball to hit the splice and roll towards gully.

Over 12.2 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, prods forward and defends to mid-off.

Over 12.3 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets back in the crease and defends it down the leg side.

Over 12.4 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and misses the flick and the ball struck on the pads down the leg side.

Over 12.5 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets forward and knocks it into the off-side

Over 12.6 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith, no run, gets across the line on the back foot and  turns it with soft hands in front of mid-wicket.

Over 14.1 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, gets forward and brings his bat down at the right time to keep it out on the on-side.

Over 14.2 Navdeep Saini bowls a pitched up delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, gets forward and went for an expansive drive and no feet movement. Gets a thick outside edge and Rahane diving to his left can only catch on the bounce.

Over 14.3 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne,1 run, gets forward and defends it to backward point and picks up a quick single.

Over 14.4 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Steven Smith,1 run, gets forward and wrists it to the right of mid-on for a quick single

Over 14.5 Navdeep Saini bowls it short of length to Marnus Labuschagne, Boundary! Swivels across and pulls it handsomely through backward square leg for four.

Over 14.6 Navdeep Saini bowls it short of length to Marnus Labuschagne,1 run, gets on top of the bounce and  punched away to deep backward point.

Over 24.1 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, gets forward and  taps it towards point

Over 24.2 Navdeep Saini bowls a pitched up delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, moves across in the crease and worked through mid-wicket.

Over 24.3 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, gets forward and punches it straight to the man at mid-off.

Over 24.4 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, shuffles and barricades it with a vertical bat

Over 24.5 Navdeep Saini bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, gets forward and defended on the off-side

Over 24.6 Navdeep Saini bowls a pitched up delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, Boundary!  Leans across and cracks the drive through extra cover. Off the sweet spot; no need to run for those.

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