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India vs Australia 2018 3rd Test Full Commentary
Result · Dec 26 2018, Wed - 05:00 AM (IST)
3rd Test, - Melbourne Cricket Ground
INDIA443/7 decl, 106/8 decl
AUSTRALIA151, 261
India won by 137 runs
CRR:2.92
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OUT! Caught. Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja. Short, down leg side on the back foot Fended, Gloved to wicketkeeper, by Paine. A super bumper from Hazlewood takes the glove in front of Jadeja's face and Kohli decides to call his troops in. This gives the Australian openers, both of whom have never played a test at the MCG before a very tough seven overs to survive.
Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
FOUR! Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs. Jadeja's intentions become clear. Smeared over mid off first ball.
Josh Hazlewood to Rohit Sharma. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to gully for 1 run, fielded by Khawaja.
Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Finch.
OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to backward point, by Khawaja. Starc gets some revenge for the firce drive the previous ball. Pant has a head up swing at a short ball that went straight up to Khawaja around gully. A message had come out and the Indians suddenly started swinging the blade.
FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs. THrashed past Starc. Maybe they will look to declare tonight after all.
Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma. Length ball, to leg on the front foot Steer, well timed to gully for 1 run, run save by Khawaja.
FOUR! Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. India are upping the tempo now. Flowing cover drive from Rohit.
Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma. Length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid on for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Harris.
Josh Hazlewood to Rohit Sharma. Out-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot working, well timed to backward square leg for 3 runs, fielded by Lyon.
Josh Hazlewood to Rohit Sharma. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Josh Hazlewood to Rohit Sharma. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Lyon.
Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Out-swinging short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Gloved to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Marsh.
Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Out-swinging half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Hazlewood.
Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to point for 2 runs, fielded by Harris.
Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma. In-swinging yorker, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Marsh.
Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Head.
NEW BALL. Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, well timed to deep mid wicket for 3 runs, fielded by Marsh.
Aaron Finch to Rishabh Pant. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Marsh.
Aaron Finch to Rohit Sharma. Stock ball short, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
Aaron Finch to Rishabh Pant. Stock ball bouncer, wide outside off stump on the front foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Hazlewood.
Aaron Finch to Rohit Sharma. Stock ball bouncer, wide outside off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
Aaron Finch to Rohit Sharma. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Head.
Aaron Finch to Rishabh Pant. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
Nathan Lyon to Rohit Sharma. Off break back of a length, down leg side on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Harris.
Nathan Lyon to Rohit Sharma. Off break back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, hit body to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
OUT! Bowled. Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, hit pad to. Brilliant from Bumrah. He ends with a career best six-for. Set up Hazlewood with two bouncers, followed by the full one. Cramped for room, it clipped the front pad, then deflected back into the off stump.
No follow-on enforced by India. They want to give their bowlers a rest. Fair enough. There is plenty of time still remaining. A huge lead of 292. Australia will be bitterly disappointed by that performance. No one managed to get over 22. India have no pressure on them to pile on even more runs now.
Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood. Short, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood. Short, outside off stump backing away Steer, to gully for no runs, fielded by Rahane.
OUT! L.B.W. Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot flick, hit pad to. Full, fast, and that would've cannoned into leg stump. Five wicket haul for Bumrah, and that is richly deserved. He's bowled excellently today. A toe crusher to Lyon, who cannot get any wood on it, and it is a simple decision by the umpire.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Shami.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Bumrah.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Jadeja.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Jadeja.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Jadeja.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to gully for no runs, fielded by Rahane.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon. Short, outside off stump on the back foot, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.
OUT! Caught. Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Paine. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, outside edge to wicketkeeper, by Pant. Paine offers up some catching practice, and Pant snatches it up from the turf. Hangs the bat out, looking to guide the ball down to third man. A hint of movement away, the outside edge taken, and it just manages to carry through to the keeper.
Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc. Half volley, off stump on the front foot flick, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jadeja.
Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Kohli.
Ravindra Jadeja to Tim Paine. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Pujara.
Ravindra Jadeja to Tim Paine. Stock length ball, off stump down the track working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shami.
Ravindra Jadeja to Tim Paine. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shami.
Ravindra Jadeja to Tim Paine. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Ravindra Jadeja to Tim Paine. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Agarwal.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.
Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Pujara.
Tea in Melbourne. Another session belongs to India. They are in total control of this Test. All the bowlers contributing. The Australian batsmen have no answer. A combination of terrific bowling and poor batting hasn't been good for the hosts. The Aussies still 298 runs behind. They need the tail to wag. Will India enforce a follow-on if they can? Evening session to come after a short break.
Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. Reverse Swing-In half volley, off stump on the front foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Sharma.
Mohammed Shami to Mitchell Starc. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jadeja.
FOUR! Mohammed Shami to Mitchell Starc. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge past third man for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Rahane. Quality bowling. Curves this one away, and draws the outside edge. Poor fielding at gully, who lets it straight through to the fence.
APPEAL! Mohammed Shami to Mitchell Starc. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Rahane, appeal made for L.B.W. Big shout, but turned down by the umpire. Shaping back into the left hander, and perhaps sliding down the legside. The replays show that it is just clipping. Fair enough decision.
Mohammed Shami to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Agarwal.
Ravindra Jadeja to Tim Paine. Stock ball back of a length, middle stump on the back foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Shami.
Ravindra Jadeja to Tim Paine. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Jadeja.
OUT! Caught. Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Short, outside off stump backing away cutting, top edge to wicketkeeper, by Paine.
Bit of T20 style cricket which doesn't pay off for Pant. Not enough bat to lift over Paine and the Aussie captain takes a smart one-handed catch. With that comes the declaration from Virat Kohli. Not many runs added this morning for India but with a lead of 396 they feel they have enough on the board, especially with the wicket adding a little bit of spice for the bowlers. Are we going to see a result today?
SIX! Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Straight down the ground for six. What a shot and a strike from the young wicket keeper.
Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Pat Cummins to Mohammed Shami. Short, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
APPEAL! Verified by umpire after REFERRAL. Pat Cummins to Mohammed Shami. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, by Paine, appeal made for Caught. Polite enquiry from the fielders for caught behind and eventually Paine decides to review. Not a confident appeal and nothing to show an edge on the replays. The not out decision remains.
Pat Cummins to Mohammed Shami. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
OUT! Caught. Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja. Short, down leg side on the back foot Fended, Spliced in the air uncontrolled to gully, by Khawaja. Cummins hits back immediately. Perfect bouncer at the armpit and Jadeja gets himself into a bit of a tangle. Off the handle of the bat and an easy catch for Khawaja.
FOUR! Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja. Short, down leg side on the front foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Hammered with disdain. A wonderful crack reverberated around the ground as Jadeja made contact.
Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Back of a length, off stump on the front foot pulling, inside edge to silly point for 1 run, fielded by Khawaja.
Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Khawaja.
Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Hazlewood.
Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Harris.
Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Hazlewood.
Wide Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Paine.
Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Short, down leg side ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Pat Cummins to Ravindra Jadeja. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Harris.
Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Starc.
FOUR! Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Back of a length, off stump on the front foot cutting, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs. Authoritative stroke to the boundary. Short arm jab and trusting his hands to find the middle of the bat.
Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja. Short, down leg side on the back foot Fended, Gloved to second slip for no runs, fielded by Marsh.
Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Length ball, to leg on the front foot dropped, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Head.
Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.
Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Starc.
OUT! Bowled. Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, bottom edge to. Cummins has five. This over was superb to Agarwal with the ball doing plenty off the surface. It had the batsman thinking hard about what was coming down at him but he was very unfortunate with the delivery keeping low. India's bowlers will be licking their lips watching this on the tv.
Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to gully for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.
Pat Cummins to Mayank Agarwal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Hazlewood.
OUT! Caught. Ishant Sharma to Nathan Lyon. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge to wicketkeeper, by Pant. Ishant does the job as Lyon can't resist the short ball. Feathered through to Pant and India win by 137 runs and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, as well as winning their 150th Test match. It was slightly nervous this morning as rain kept them off the field but once they got out they only needed 27 deliveries to get the job done.
A brilliant performance all round from the Indian team with a century from Cheteshwar Pujara in the first innings and then nine wickets in the match for Jasprit Bumrah. Credit to Pat Cummins though who scored 80 runs and took nine wickets but came out on the losing side.
All eyes now on Sydney on the 2nd January as India seek to become the first Indian team to win a Test series on Australian soil. The Aussies will have something to say about that and they might have a few new faces in the XI. Do join us then.
Ishant Sharma to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Shami.
Ishant Sharma to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, bottom edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Agarwal.
Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Bumrah.
Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood. Short, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Vihari.
Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Agarwal.
OUT! Caught. Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to first slip, by Pujara. That's the wicket India have been searching for. Cummins has been superb with the bat but a new day brings a new challenge. Fresh bowlers and Bumrah gets the ball nice and full drawing Cummins forward. Fraction of movement with the new hard ball and the edge is taken at first slip.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Shami.
Ishant Sharma to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Ishant Sharma to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Ishant Sharma to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Ishant Sharma to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Ishant Sharma to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Vihari.
Ishant Sharma to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Short, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant. A few plays and misses to start the day. Few nerves around.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, Spliced to gully for no runs, fielded by Rahane.
Ishant Sharma to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Vihari.
Ishant Sharma to Pat Cummins. Length ball, off stump on the front foot glancing, hit pad to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Ishant Sharma to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Bumrah.
Ishant Sharma to Nathan Lyon. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Shami.
Ishant Sharma to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Ishant Sharma to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Vihari.
Hello and a warm welcome to the fifth and final day of the third Test. India fans might be slightly nervous now we have lost a whole session due to rain but play is about to eventually start much to the delight of the MCG crowd. Scattered showers are also forecast later on but for now we have a break in play and India will want to finish the game quickly. Only two balls are required for them while Australia will look to keep out as many deliveries as possible with a slim possibility of a draw still on the cards, or even a victory.
Mohammed Shami to Pat Cummins. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bumrah.
We are coming back tomorrow. Not many people would have expected that at tea but Australia have fought back hard and taken the match into day five. Pat Cummins has to take plenty of credit for his gritty 61, which is a Test best, as he kept the Indian bowlers at bay for over two hours. India will be slightly disappointed they couldn't finish it off today but they have three sessions tomorrow to take two wickets. Only a serious downpour can prevent them from retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. See you tomorrow for the fifth and final day.
Mohammed Shami to Pat Cummins. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Mohammed Shami to Pat Cummins. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Pant.