Australia v India, Gabba ODI: cricket live scores, commentary
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Australia v India BRISBANE CRICKET GROUND, FEBRUARY 19, 2012 Match 7 - AUS v IND |
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| Australia 1st Inn | 5/288 |
| India 1st Inn | 178 All Out |
| Australia won the toss and elected to bat | |
| Australia won 110 runs | |
| India | RR:4.09 | ||||
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| Batsmen | Runs | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Z Khan* | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 81.82 |
| U Yadav | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Australia | |||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
| BW Hilfenhaus* | 9.3 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 3.47 |
| MA Starc | 8.0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Recent Overs: | ||
| 1 1 1 1 1 . | | 1nb 2 . 1 1 . 4 | | . . . . . . | |
| Last Wicket: | Khan, 9 (c:Wade b:Hilfenhaus) |
| Current Partnership: | 10 runs, 14 balls, RR:71.43 |
After two successive losses, Australia will look to get their One Day International tri-series campaign back on track when they take on India at the Gabba in Brisbane – we’ll bring you the live scores and commentary of the action starting at 1.20 pm local time.
Without their regular captain Michael Clarke and with a woefully out-of-form stand-in skipper Ricky Ponting at the helm, Australia went down in a hurry to Sri Lanka. The opponents not only won the game but did it with a bonus point and that makes the competition tighter than one earlier thought.
Australia coach Mickey Arthur has been quick to blame the fatigue but the plain fact is that they are missing a few of their top-flight players and the rest haven’t been up to the scratch.
Ponting has now had four failures to his name this series, Dave Warner hasn’t set the stadiums alight after the Perth Test and Clarke’s absence because of an injury has been telling.
Similarly, Ryan Harris is missing from the line-up, Mitchell Starc’s been a tad up and down while Xavier Doherty has some fitness issues. Mitchell Marsh is already ruled out of the series.
That said, Australia’s recent record in this shorter format of the game is more than decent. They beat South Africa, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh away from home after the World Cup and routed England 6-1 last January at home.
It’s a proud Australian side which would want to defend that statistic and a comeback is imminent.
They may go in with the same 11 if everyone’s fit, although on a seaming track at the Gabba, a swap between Doherty and Ben Hilfenhaus may not be too far away.
India’s performance has improved in the last three games but a lot still depends on Gautam Gambhir at the top and MS Dhoni in the middle. And if the captain is to be believed, Gambhir may be swapped with Virender Sehwag if the latter is fit for this game. Despite the twin-90s from the Gambhir-blade.
Sachin Tendulkar’s form will now be taking worrisome proportions – he has not only not scored runs, but also looked out of sorts in the series. Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma will be the other two in need to justify their position in the side and Manoj Tiwary could well be drafted in place of one of them.
Zaheer Khan had missed the previous game and he may come back if fit, replacing Irfan Pathan or Umesh Yadav. Again, if the pitch demands, the side could toy with the idea of going in with an extra seamer – in which case Zaheer may replace one of the spinners.
Both teams have chinks in their armour and it could well be the team that makes lesser mistakes that comes out trumps. India have, rather surprisingly, out-fielded Australia in the series and that could make a lot of difference once again.
From the perspective of the points table, a win here could take the side to a position of great safety as far as the place in the final is concerned, six to seven points clear of Sri Lanka.
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11:10pm
Rabbitz said | 11:10pm | Report comment
Thanks for a great job (as usual) Suneer.
I missed the end as a storm hit here but I was able to catch up via the commentary.
Cheers
10:23pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 10:23pm | Report comment
India play Sri Lanka on Tuesday in the eighth game of the CB series at the same ground. I will be with you with the live coverage of the game.
Have a good evening!
10:23pm
Vas Venkatramani said | 10:23pm | Report comment
Conclusions after this match:
1) No doubt this performance has sealed the ODI keeping spot for Matt Wade. All he now needs is a big score at the top to stamp his authority on it.
2) Ponting’s batting form at present makes him the most culpable candidate to make way for Michael Clarke. If not rested, then I find Ponting’s role in ODIs confusing, for he has nothing left to achieve in this format.
3) Dan Christian is becoming a handy cricketer, and should be given a chance at some point to jump up the order and be able to build innings as well.
4) David Warner badly needs a rest, and could recharge his batteries before the finals.
5) Brett Lee might be 35, but he still remains one of the greatest ever 50-over bowlers of all time.
10:22pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 10:22pm | Report comment
Australia have 14 points from five games now as compared to India’s 10 in the five. Sri Lanka have seven in four matches.
Dhoni says that his bowlers were affected by the heat.
Ben Hilfenhaus has been declared the man of the match. Some comeback that after not having played ODI cricket in two odds years.
10:19pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 10:19pm | Report comment
Earlier, it was Australia’s batting that stole the show with partnerships between Michael Hussey and Peter Forrest and then later between David Hussey and Dan Christian.
Again, India had themselves to blame. They allowed Australia to get away to 288 in their 50 overs thanks to some poor fielding and strange captaincy tactics.
Jadeja did not bowl a single over, Umesh Yadav came on very late to send down his seven overs and Ashwin was dropped from the side earlier. Hussey was dropped twice, and survived two run-out chances as well. Earlier, even Wade was dropped in the slips and the ground fielding wasn’t as up to the scratch as in the previous games.
Dhoni’s seemed to have lost his composure after Hussey was recalled after being given out stumped and from then on, the side unravelled pretty quickly. Australia scored 101 runs in their last 10 overs.
10:16pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 10:16pm | Report comment
Poor, poor showing from India with the bat. They were rolled over for 178 in a manner not so dissimilar from the one on display in the Tests earlier.
Sachin Tendulkar was woeful with his batting, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli failed to gauge the bounce and Suresh Raina threw his wicket away after getting a start. MS Dhoni got a half-century yet again but he was left to do a lot by the top-order and Hilfenhaus had him as one of the five wickets he scalped.
Not only does the win get Australia a bonus point but it also dents the Indian net run-rate heavily.
10:13pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 10:13pm | Report comment
OUT!
Zaheer’s painstaking effort with the bat finally ends in the manner it was expected – short ball, slash attempted, top-edge and caught.
Hilfenhaus has five wickets and he continues his excellent run of form against India. Wade took the catch to get his first five dismissals in the match.
10:12pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 10:12pm | Report comment
Four!
Through the mid-off region and misfield allows a four.
10:10pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 10:10pm | Report comment
Four!
Misfield and Yadav gets a four off Starc. Two runs off the last ball of the over.
9/174 in 43.
10:06pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 10:06pm | Report comment
Zaheer did his best in that over to get out, but failed to get bat to any of those short balls from Hilfenhaus.
Surprised in fact that it was a maiden over without Zaheer’s wicket falling!
9/168 in 42.
10:04pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 10:04pm | Report comment
OUT!
India lose their ninth now as Pathan tries to pull Hilfenhaus. Much like Dhoni, it looked like the ball came on quicker than he expected and only managed to top-edge the ball. Wade ran towards his right to take a good catch.
Hilfenhaus has four wickets now and Wade has four catches.
9/168 in 41.1
10:02pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 10:02pm | Report comment
Four!
Zaheer Khan has actually managed to get himself a boundary with a flick through mid-wicket.
The run-rate’s above four for India now, probably for the first time in the innings.
10:00pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 10:00pm | Report comment
Zaheer Khan at number 10. He has lost a lot of his batting abilities in recent times – rarely comes behind the ball.
9:58pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:58pm | Report comment
OUT!
It was a matter of time, Lee sneaks through the number nine’s defences and gets his third wicket.
8/162 in 40.2
9:57pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:57pm | Report comment
No-Ball and Free Hit!
And a couple of runs to square-leg for Vinay Kumar.
9:54pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:54pm | Report comment
Five singles from the Hilfenhaus over.
7/158 in 40 overs. Surprised to see the fans still stay on in the stands.
9:52pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:52pm | Report comment
Nothing much happening now. Going through the motions. Two runs from that Lee over.
9:45pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:45pm | Report comment
Missed!
A tad harsh to call that a dropped chance! Vinay Kumar tries to slash hard and the top-edge almost carries to Lee at third-man.
Falls just short of the fielder. Two runs.
9:42pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:42pm | Report comment
OUT!
Dhoni’s finally dismissed in the series. Slightly short but Dhoni fails to latch on properly and the pull goes straight to the mid-wicket fielder.
Gone for 56. Hilfenhaus was called up to the attack to replace Doherty and he immediately strikes. Third wicket for him.
9:39pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:39pm | Report comment
Four!
Lee has been bowing short to Pathan and this time he sends down a slower bouncer. Pathan top-edges it to the fence.
Dhoni isn’t getting any such room to free his arms at the other end.
Seven from it.
6/149 in 37.
9:36pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:36pm | Report comment
And again, only three off the Doherty over.
6/142 in 36.
147 needed from 14 overs. More realistically, they need to get 89 from 14 to disallow the bonus point to the opponent.
Dhoni’s on 54 from 80.
9:32pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:32pm | Report comment
Doherty to bowl out now. He has conceded only 26 from his nine.
9:32pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:32pm | Report comment
Four!
Another such shot but this time it goes to the boundary for four. That may well have been caught.
12 off that over to spoil a bit of the Lee figures.
6/139 in 35.
9:31pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:31pm | Report comment
SIX!
Smacks him over long-on and that goes for a six! Dhoni moves to 47.
9:30pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:30pm | Report comment
Batting Powerplay taken and Lee to bowl…
9:22pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:22pm | Report comment
SIX!
Shot! That’s nonchalantly flicked away over square-leg for a six. Pathan had hit one vital six against Sri Lanka as well, that changed things around for the side.
6/126 in 33.
9:20pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:20pm | Report comment
It does look like India is chasing the target of 231 or so, which will prevent Australia from taking that bonus point.
Doherty continues to concede nothing at all, just three singles off his eighth over.
9:16pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:16pm | Report comment
Only two runs from that Starc over. Doherty will continue to bowl his eight over.
0/22 in 7 for him.
9:15pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:15pm | Report comment
Irfan Pathan is the number eight. He can handle the bat, almost an all-rounder at one stage of his career.
173 needed to win from 19 overs.
9:11pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:11pm | Report comment
OUT!
Starc has Jadeja, after the batsman tries to hit out. The ball loops it to the sweeper fielder, who runs across to his left and takes a good catch.
Jadeja was beaten a couple of times and that seemed to have pushed him into playing that stroke.
9:08pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:08pm | Report comment
Mitchell Starc comes in to bowl now. He has sent down five overs for 22.
9:08pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:08pm | Report comment
Three off that Doherty over. He has certainly proved to be a difficult man to get away.
0/22 in seven overs off his bowling as India are now on 5/114 in 30 overs.
Australia were only 15 runs ahead at this stage, but they had lost three wickets only.
9:00pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:00pm | Report comment
Only three runs off that Doherty over. Do I see Dhoni limping a little?
5/105 in 28.
8:57pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:57pm | Report comment
A much better over for India with nine coming from it.
The required rate has crept up to more than eight already.
5/102 in 27
8:54pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:54pm | Report comment
Only that early boundary off the Doherty over.
5/93 in 26.
8:52pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:52pm | Report comment
Four!
Jadeja nurdles him down the leg-side for four. Lee at fine-leg does not come close.
8:51pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:51pm | Report comment
The runs continue to trickle. The dismissal of Raina has pegged the side back again.
Two from the Doherty over and now Christian concedes only a single.
At the halfway stage, India are 5/89.
8:45pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:45pm | Report comment
Four runs and a wicket from that Christian over.
5/86 in 23 and it is MS Dhoni again, who is left to do the scoring. Win for now, is as distant as India is from Australia but can they get to 230 odd to prevent Australia from taking the bonus point.
8:43pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:43pm | Report comment
Speak of Jadeja and he has arrived at the crease. Will have a point to prove after not been given the ball.
Raina, on his part, will be kicking himself for a shoddy shot after having got a start.
5/83
8:41pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:41pm | Report comment
OUT!
Poor stroke to a ball outside the off-stump. It was in fact very wide and Raina tried to blaze it away through the covers. Gets an edge and Wade pouches his third simple catch of the evening.
8:40pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:40pm | Report comment
Dan Christian, who bowled a couple of overs, replaces Starc, who bowled five overs for 22.
8:39pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:39pm | Report comment
Three singles from the Doherty over. He has conceded only 10 from three overs.
I wonder aloud, why didn’t Ravindra Jadeja bowl today?
4/82 in 22.
8:36pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:36pm | Report comment
Xavier Doherty is back after that Lee spell.
8:36pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:36pm | Report comment
SIX!
That came out of nowhere and went all the way for six! Clears his front out and Raina smashes Starc over long-on for a six.
That was not a delivery that deserved to be deposited there but Raina’s favourite shot that.
4/79 in 21.
8:31pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:31pm | Report comment
Fiery over from Lee there and barring that four – that looked to have gone off the batsman’s shoulder – only one single from it.
4/70 in 20 for India.
8:28pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:28pm | Report comment
Four!
Short ball and Dhoni attempts a pull. Top-edges the ball to the fence there.
Words exchanged again but the Indian captain hardly looks impressed. Lee lost a couple of games because of that rasping straight drive from Dhoni that broke his toe.
8:27pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:27pm | Report comment
A fairly decent over from Starc but nothing threatening. The sheen has gone off the two balls and things have fairly looked good.
8:23pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:23pm | Report comment
It is surprising to see that Raina has not been peppered too much with the short ball.
Four runs off that over – Lee and Dhoni had had a small conversation. The Australian pace bowler is affable at the best of times but in this series we have seen him in a tad more serious mode.
8:18pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:18pm | Report comment
Three singles and a wide in that over.
4/57 in 17 overs.
Brett Lee comes back into the attack. 2/9 in his 4 overs.
8:14pm
Vas Venkatramani said | 8:14pm | Report comment
I just realised that four native Tasmanians are playing in this game (Wade, Ponting, Hilfenhaus and Doherty). I wonder if that’s a new record.
Got to say there’s good representation from all the states. Now we just need to hear about the next great batsman in Australian cricket ala Ponting or Clarke…
8:13pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:13pm | Report comment
Another over where only four come from it.
4/53 in 16 and the required rate has climbed up to almost 7.
8:10pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:10pm | Report comment
Couple of twos for Dhoni is all that come from that over.
4/49 in 15 and the Bowling Powerplay is on. Doherty to bowl.
8:07pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:07pm | Report comment
Starc continues after the break. Two slips for Dhoni, who is allowing them to carry through to the keeper.
The top-order should have done that – seen off the first 8-10 overs.
8:02pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:02pm | Report comment
Three singles from the Doherty over and drinks on the field.
4/45 in 14 and I rush to get a cup of coffee too.
8:01pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:01pm | Report comment
Xavier Doherty comes in now. India may just want to try and score a few here.
7:59pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:59pm | Report comment
Only two runs off the Starc over. India are 4/42 in 13 overs and need 247 in 37.
7:55pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:55pm | Report comment
India 4/40 in 12 overs. Mitchell Starc has come on to bowl his first over now.
7:54pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:54pm | Report comment
MS Dhoni is the new man. He has ample of time now to bat through.
Cannot help but feel that the umpiring tonight will dominate some of the headlines. If Dhoni does come out for the press conference, he will have a word or two to say about it.
In case of the Hussey stumping, it was just a silly error that was immediately rectified but the Kohli dismissal will rage on. There was nothing in that replay that gave the decision one way or the other. Some will say that in that case, the decision should have gone in favour of the batsman.
Kohli, on his part, is known for theatrics and could well be fined for his antics after being given out.
7:49pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:49pm | Report comment
India are four down now, and if this is their way of ensuring the game gets over in time after their slow over-rate, then it hardly seems funny.
It was a difficult call that, by the way, the catch. I cannot make my mind one way or the other.
7:43pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:43pm | Report comment
OUT!
David Hussey is claiming the catch…it was low to Hussey’s right in the cordon behind. The on-field umpire wasn’t sure and the third umpire has been called into action. Will he press the right button? Make the right decision?
Yep, the third umpire gives it out and the batsman, Virat Kohli, looks as stunned as one possibly can.
7:47pm
Vas Venkatramani said | 7:47pm | Report comment
That catch is just but one example that technology is NEVER 100% foolproof.
7:50pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:50pm | Report comment
Personally, couldn’t make my mind one way or the other on that catch.
Technology can never be foolproof – nothing in life is! But it does help in taking an informed decision.
7:49pm
Rabbitz said | 7:49pm | Report comment
Well after that display I hope the match referee has a word to Kohli, and possibly the Indians accountants.
I don’t care who you are or who you play for, once the finger goes up, you start the long slow trudge to the sheds.
7:54pm
Vas Venkatramani said | 7:54pm | Report comment
Agreed Rabz. I dont mind Kohli not taking the fielder’s word out there, but trying to have a chat with the umpire after the decision is made is something he’s going to have to accept.
7:59pm
Rabbitz said | 7:59pm | Report comment
Absolutely, it was perfectly OK to wait for the 3rd Umpire. Once the decision has been made, well, I guess you get to read about it on The Roar.
The Indian team seem to be a bit grumpy today, not sure if that is the reason they are throwing the bat.
(Inserting tongue in cheek) Bruce the Bookie wasn’t around was he?
8:00pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:00pm | Report comment
Grumpy they have been for sure. And things seemed to have turned the corner from the time Hussey was declared out, then rightly not-out. Am not sure why has that bothered the captain so much…
7:42pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:42pm | Report comment
There will be rebuilding in Raina and Kohli’s minds for now. Four runs off the over takes India to 3/33 in 10.
Australia were 0/51 in their first 10.
The fielding team will not want to push the field back.
7:41pm
Lukeling said | 7:41pm | Report comment
Oh god Healey talking about Big Bang Theory stfu !!
7:38pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:38pm | Report comment
Change in bowling. Lee’s four over spell had him get a couple of wickets for nine runs. Now, it is Dan Christian.
7:37pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:37pm | Report comment
Three runs from the Hilfenhaus over takes Kohli to 11. India are 3/29 in nine overs.
7:35pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:35pm | Report comment
An update from the second T20I between South Africa and New Zealand. Chasing 174 for a win, South Africa are 2/140 in the 14th over.
Richard Levi has gotten himself a century off 45 balls which has a record-breaking 12 sixes!
7:33pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:33pm | Report comment
A slightly better over for India takes them to 3/26 in 8.
Kohli has generally looked comfortable this innings but the rest of them have had a torrid time. Raina will be a touch more confident with that boundary.
7:30pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:30pm | Report comment
Four!
Punch off the back-foot from Raina and it speeds away to the extra-cover fence.
It was a good delivery but for all his deficiencies against the short ball, Raina is able to punch it away to the fence.
7:28pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:28pm | Report comment
A video on how not to play the short ball will usually have the likes of Suresh Raina, Shahid Afridi and Michael Bevan in it. And will include the first shot that Raina played as well.
Short and Raina tries hard to keep it down. Swivels clumsily and gets a single.
3/20 in 7.
7:25pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:25pm | Report comment
Suresh Raina at five. This is going to be fun. Baptism by pace and bounce for a batsman who hasn’t shown propensity for these two bowling characteristics.
7:22pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:22pm | Report comment
OUT!
Rohit Sharma edges one to the wicket-keeper now and needs to walk back. The umpire verifies that the front foot was behind the bowling crease and the batsman has to walk away. Gone for a duck
Lee is in the middle of a fiery spell and India are capitulating quickly.
3/16 in 5.5. Lee has 2/3 in almost three overs.
7:18pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:18pm | Report comment
At the end of the fifth over, India are 2/15.
They are chasing 289 and the required rate is already up to more than six an over. Australia will be fancying their chances of winning the bonus point here.
7:17pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:17pm | Report comment
OUT!
And this is finally the end of arguably Tendulkar’s scratchiest start in an ODI.
Short ball and Tendulkar tries to upper cut it. Gets it as far as the third-man fielder who had earlier dropped the simple catch.
7:18pm
Rabbitz said | 7:18pm | Report comment
Geez there is a surprise (not). The flat track bully just can’t handle wickets with any bounce….
7:15pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:15pm | Report comment
Dropped!
Whatever’s happening there! Xavier Doherty has run a good 15 yards or so and then dropped a sitter.
Kohli gets a life. It is a day of lives this.
7:12pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:12pm | Report comment
OUT? No, not-out
Has Tendulkar hit it? No, the answer is no. The ball hits it flush on the helmet and loops it to the mid-on fielder.
Umpire calls it not-out and rightly so. The HotSpot shows nothing either.
7:09pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:09pm | Report comment
…and he flashes again, and misses again. One of the worst starts I have seen to a Tendulkar innings.
1/11 in 3.
7:08pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:08pm | Report comment
No-Ball, Free Hit!
Gets nothing off it though, a yorker that beats Tendulkar. Clearly looking uneasy at the crease.
7:07pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:07pm | Report comment
Oooh, Tendulkar tries to cut hard but he missed the ball by a mile. Make it two.
7:04pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:04pm | Report comment
Lee was the wicket-taker. He had an excellent spell of bowling against Sri Lanka to begin with, but Dilshan took him on later.
7:03pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:03pm | Report comment
Virat Kohli, who has had an exciting relation with the Australian crowds, will be at three.
7:02pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:02pm | Report comment
OUT!
Gambhir’s good run has come to an end, but this is a good delivery that leaves the batsman. Nicks it through to the keeper and for the umpteenth time today, it deja vu from the Tests.
1/8 in 1.3
6:59pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:59pm | Report comment
Close!
Bouncer and Tendulkar, for once, looked mortal! Fending it off the front of his face.
6:58pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:58pm | Report comment
Tendulkar gets off the mark with a single as well but he was clearly struggling with his running between the wickets. Hmm, the more I think, the more I get this feeling that he will be trying to bat with a free mind.
0/7 in 1.
6:57pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:57pm | Report comment
Definite swing there for Hilfenhaus, who has taken the new ball.
6:54pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:54pm | Report comment
Four!
Shot, pitched up and the ball goes racing through mid-off.
Gautam Gambhir has had two 90s to his name and he starts off with a four.
6:54pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:54pm | Report comment
One part of the riddle gets solved as Sachin Tendulkar does walk out to bat.
The second part, more vital, is whether he can play freely given the target.
6:31pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:31pm | Report comment
India lost their way after that Hussey stumping incident. It was almost as if Dhoni lost his cool and after that decision reversal, lost his interest in the game as well. There were a few harsh words spoken by the captain, which, to my mind were uncalled for but we will know more from him at the end of the day.
However, that is not all that will be questioned. Some of the decisions Dhoni made were bordering on the bizarre. Umesh Yadav came on to bowl almost at the halfway stage and Ravindra Jadeja did not get a single ball.
India had openings at various stages in the game but failed to capitalise and they are now up against it.
Back in 20 minutes with the chase.
6:28pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:28pm | Report comment
Australia have come back strongly from their shoddy batting display against Sri Lanka. 288 is a big score and chasing it down will not be easy.
They started off slowly but once Warner got his bearings right, Australia looked like running away with the game. The Warner got out, Ponting scratched around like he has done in recent times in the ODIs and Wade got out to reduce Australia to 3/117 in the 28th over.
The resurrection came from the bats of Forrest and Michael Hussey, although the latter was given lives galore. He was dropped a couple of times, there was a stumping that could have gone either way and a run-out or two were missed as well.
Both fell in the same over to push Australia back but Christian joined David Hussey in a 63-run stand that came off only 6 overs to propel Australia to their score.
6:25pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:25pm | Report comment
Four!
Leg-byes and it goes all the way for four!
Australia have ended on 5/288 in 50 overs. Humongous total, difficult chase. Wonder whether Tendulkar will open the innings and if so, whether it will help him play “his natural game”
6:29pm
mds1970 said | 6:29pm | Report comment
Tendulkar didn’t return to the field after he hobbled off early. India will be desperately hoping he’ll be fit to bat tonight.
6:33pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:33pm | Report comment
No, he did not come back to field but if fit, he can still bat at the top because it was an external injury. We will have our answer soon.
6:22pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:22pm | Report comment
Four!
This time it is Hussey who smashes it over long-on. 5/284 in 49.5.
India have never chased this much against Australia in Australia.
6:20pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:20pm | Report comment
Four!
Ho ho! He’s playing them everywhere! This time he swings hard and gets it to backward square-leg for four.
Pathan’s got three wickets but he has gone for 56 in 9.2 already.
6:19pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:19pm | Report comment
And 18 is what it will remain. That is some pasting, coming at the right time in the game.
5/273 in 49.
A clarification, I think irrespective of when the innings ends, there will be a 30-minute break between innings.
6:20pm
Red Kev said | 6:20pm | Report comment
Dan Christian take a bow son!
6:18pm
jamesb said | 6:18pm | Report comment
now the ABC has an “emergency” update where i live with 7 balls remaining
6:21pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:21pm | Report comment
That’s sad mate, this is exciting stuff from Christian.
6:18pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:18pm | Report comment
A single off the fifth ball, 18 off the over and a ball remaining.
The 50-run over from 29 balls.
6:17pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:17pm | Report comment
Four!
Four!
Two more boundaries! Christian’s going after Vinay Kumar. The first is smashed hard to mid-off before scooping it over short fine-leg.
Kumar will probably be thinking of the Perth Test now.
6:15pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:15pm | Report comment
Four!
Four!
Two rasping shots from Christian and Australia are running away with this one. Vinay Kumar has totally lost it in the last few overs!
6:13pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:13pm | Report comment
Another 10-run over from Pathan. Not a boundary hit, but a wide, a few byes and well-run twos ensure that Australia are on course to get to at least 270.
5/255 in 48.
6:10pm
jamesb said | 6:10pm | Report comment
Hope your enjoying “golden girls” on GEM
Thanks Suneer, your a life saver, still on the job
6:08pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:08pm | Report comment
Better over after that first-ball six – only four other singles.
This already looks like a big target for a team struggling with their middle-order.
5/245 in 47.
6:04pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:04pm | Report comment
SIX!
Pitched up by Vinay Kumar and Hussey smacks it over long-off. Not too different from how Warner had hit his six today.
6:03pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:03pm | Report comment
Five runs from the Irfan Pathan over. 5/235 in 46.
Those two wickets have stalled Australia a little but with four overs to go, one can expect some fireworks here.
5:58pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:58pm | Report comment
Seven runs off that over from Umesh Yadav.
Australia are 5/230 with five overs to be bowled. The break between the innings is going to be really short.
5:56pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:56pm | Report comment
Missed!
Could have been a run-out but does not hit direct. Christian did not want the single but went through and had that hit, he was miles away.
Hussey’s looking busy at the other end already.
5:55pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:55pm | Report comment
Daniel Christian is in now, joining David Hussey.
Kohli, who had earlier been fined for showing the middle finger in the Tests, seemed to be in the attacking line once again from the fans. He does not hold back either!
5:53pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:53pm | Report comment
OUT!
That’s an excellent effort from Kohli at mid-wicket yet again! And he has something to say back to the crowd behind him.
Forrest has flicked Pathan to the deep fielder – Pathan gets two wickets in the one over and both the set batsmen are out.
5:51pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:51pm | Report comment
Missed!
What is Dhoni doing? Why is he collecting the ball in front of the stumps? Forrest wanted a second run, he was sent back and he would have been miles out had Dhoni collected the ball behind the stumps!
5:49pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:49pm | Report comment
David Hussey replaces his brother.
Michael Hussey had a disgruntled look as soon as he hit the ball.
5:48pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:48pm | Report comment
OUT!
Finally India accept what Hussey offers them.
Pathan, who has generally looked poor today, delivers the blow. Deceives Hussey with a slower ball, who goes down the track and tries to smack it. The ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket.
Raina takes a simple catch. 59 from 52 for him.
5:46pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:46pm | Report comment
And another 50 for Forrest, his second in three ODIs. A short ball from Yadav and Forrest struggles to get it away. But the ball falls in the no-man’s land.
He took 68 balls to get there.
3/217 in 43. 100-run partnership between Hussey and Forrest, from only 92 balls. Testing target for India in the offing.
5:51pm
Red Kev said | 5:51pm | Report comment
He does look suspect against good short fast bowling.
6:20pm
jamesb said | 6:20pm | Report comment
I agree
5:43pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:43pm | Report comment
Hussey has completed 5000 runs in ODIs. Interesting to see that he has scored only three ODI centuries and still averages more than 50.
5:41pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:41pm | Report comment
Four!
Clipped off the leg stump and the ball goes racing to the fence. Hussey moves on to 57 with that boundary.
Australia are doing it easy here. The Indian shoulders are drooping, it’s almost as if the Test matches are back!
3/211 in 42.
5:39pm
Red Kev said | 5:39pm | Report comment
I don’t mean to hijack but Haddin has just posted a pair in the shield match as NSW crash to 6/73 (another Hughes and Khawaja failure) on the pitch Davis just posted 303* on.
5:44pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:44pm | Report comment
Yep, just commented on that one below. It must be a confidence thing for Haddin I am sure. He had a resigned look when he admitted that he may not make an ODI comeback.
5:46pm
Chaos said | 5:46pm | Report comment
It’s highly likely that Davis will outscore the ‘test quality’ NSW team for both their innings combined.
5:49pm
Red Kev said | 5:49pm | Report comment
Sorry missed your comment.
6:19pm
Red Kev said | 6:19pm | Report comment
QLD are busy sucking as well, Ben Cutting batting at no.9 has top scored in both their innings (second half-century of the match for him).
5:39pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:39pm | Report comment
Four!
Neatly late cut through the slips and Forrest gets a four off Raina.
3/204 in 41.3
5:38pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:38pm | Report comment
It is Suresh Raina recalled into the attack. He’s bowled nine overs.
12 minutes for the scheduled close of play. India will need at least 30 more minutes after that.
5:35pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:35pm | Report comment
A single for Michael Hussey off the last ball of Pathan takes him to a half-century. Match-changing 50 there by the senior pro, albeit with many lives for him.
3/197 in 41.
5:33pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:33pm | Report comment
Before the start of the over, the pair had added 70 off 12.2 overs. That is excellent batting under pressure.
5:32pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:32pm | Report comment
Four!
Irfan Pathan brought back into the attack and is immediately dispatched to the fence by Forrest. Short ball and the batsman smacks the ball to mid-wicket.
5:30pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:30pm | Report comment
Strangely funny scene that.
A tired Zaheer Khan was on his haunches and so was Billy Bowden, next to him. Whatever was being discussed there.
5:29pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:29pm | Report comment
Missed!
Direct hit would have seen the end of Hussey for the 6547th time in this innings.
Good over from Zaheer Khan, six runs however.
3/187 in 40.
5:27pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:27pm | Report comment
Brad Haddin has scored another duck for New South Wales. His second of the match. The good news is that he cannot score any more ducks in this Sheffield game.
5:25pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:25pm | Report comment
Ravindra Jadeja, who hasn’t had the best of bowling times recently in Australia, hasn’t bowled a single over so far.
5:24pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:24pm | Report comment
Zaheer Khan to bowl out. 1/40 from 9 overs so far and he will bowl the 40th.
5:23pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:23pm | Report comment
12 runs from the Umesh Yadav over.
3/181 in 39 with Forrest batting on 29 from 56 balls while Hussey’s on a 39-ball 45.
5:22pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:22pm | Report comment
India beginning to lose control, the last time they did that in the game, Warner had given them a lease by getting dismissed. Can India get a wicket here?
5:21pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:21pm | Report comment
Four!
Hussey’s turning on the heat and how! Another short ball sent to the mid-wicket fence for a boundary.
This was Yadav’s problem in the previous game as well, the loss of line and length on a consistent basis.
5:20pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:20pm | Report comment
Four!
Drifts down the leg-side and Hussey glances it away to the fence. Hussey moves on to 38 from 35.
3/173
5:19pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:19pm | Report comment
Only three runs from that Zaheer over.
3/169 in 38 overs.
Bowling change for India, Umesh Yadav replaces Vinay Kumar. Yadav has bowled only four overs so far.
5:16pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:16pm | Report comment
Dropped!
Another catch dropped by India, the fielding standards have been better than this.
Hussey went down the track and tried to scoop it over mid-off but it went straight at Yadav, who jumped higher than he should have. The ball hit him in the hands, shin, back-side and foot before rolling over.
5:14pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:14pm | Report comment
Good over for Australia, two boundaries and four other runs.
3/166 in 37 overs. 250 will be Australia’s first target.
5:13pm
Brendon said | 5:13pm | Report comment
Does it ever occur to Ponting that maybe he doesn’t have to bat first?
5:13pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:13pm | Report comment
Forrest is usually more aggressive than his 50-ball 25 so far.
5:12pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:12pm | Report comment
Four!
This time it is outside the off stump and Hussey cuts it, more of a good placement and the ball races away.
Follows it up with a single.
5:11pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:11pm | Report comment
Four!
Short and shot! Pulled, short-arm jab and this time it gets the middle of the bat. Four for Hussey, gets him to 27 off only 29 balls.
5:09pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:09pm | Report comment
Another delay as the physiotherapist comes on to the field. The innings needs to get over in the next 43 minutes. 14 overs remaining.
5:08pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:08pm | Report comment
Vinay Kumar, in another aborted run-up. This time it seems like he has injured his foot.
It’s cramps it seems.
5:07pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:07pm | Report comment
Four singles there from the Zaheer over. A waft off the last ball, beats the Hussey bat.
Hussey’s not looked his usual self so far. Almost as if someone’s said that there is an axe hanging on his neck.
5:05pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:05pm | Report comment
Close!
Falls in no-man’s land again and Forrest survives!
5:05pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:05pm | Report comment
Tendulkar is still off the field. He may be get to open the innings.
Three singles off the first four balls.
5:02pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:02pm | Report comment
Zaheer Khan, with figures of 1/33 in seven, to take up the first over of that Batting PP.
5:01pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:01pm | Report comment
A decent comeback over from Pathan but I wonder whether he will bowl in the Batting Powerplay, which should now be taken.
3/150 in 35.
4:59pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:59pm | Report comment
Irfan Pathan to bowl his fifth over.
4:57pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:57pm | Report comment
Four runs off that over from Yadav. 3/148 in 34 overs.
The Batting Powerplay is not far away and Australia will want these two to be there when it arrives…
4:53pm
Red Kev said | 4:53pm | Report comment
M Hussey is living a charmed life at the moment.
5:18pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:18pm | Report comment
Another sitter floored, some life this is.
4:52pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:52pm | Report comment
Umesh Yadav brought into the attack now. One over too late I will say.
4:52pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:52pm | Report comment
Close!
Hussey may have got to 17 from 20 but he is anything but comfortable. The ball was a tad short and he tried the short arm jab. The ball hits the edge, loops up but it falls in the no-man’s land within the circle.
Seven from that Raina over. 3/144 in 33.
4:50pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:50pm | Report comment
Dropped!
Rohit Sharma has dropped his second. This was a difficult one but should have caught it. Hussey gets a life this time. He can make opponents pay and of that there is no doubt.
3/141 in 32.4.
4:49pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:49pm | Report comment
Six singles in that over from Rohit Sharma.
Should have been a run-out there, but the captain behind the stumps allowed the ball to hit the stumps direct. It misses but Dhoni could have easily whipped the balls off had he collected it.
4:46pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:46pm | Report comment
Rohit Sharma continues, thought India would look to get in a frontline bowler now.
4:43pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:43pm | Report comment
Only two runs from the Raina over and Australia are 3/131 in 31.
It is drinks – been quite a frenetic last 10 minutes or so.
4:42pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:42pm | Report comment
About the stumping again, the foot was on the line from one angle and slightly inside from another. The umpire couldn’t have given him out…but he did!
4:41pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:41pm | Report comment
Suresh Raina to continue now…0/21 in 7 overs. That’s match-turning figures.
4:40pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:40pm | Report comment
Four!
Pulled away by Hussey and it goes to the mid-wicket fence.
Rohit Sharma’s second over in progress and he gives away 8 in that over. Could be the last over of his spell.
3/129 in 30.
4:39pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:39pm | Report comment
The third umpire is Bruce Oxenford. Some may recall him to be the same man who had given Andrew Symonds not-out in that infamous Sydney Test match of 2008, again off a stumping.
4:33pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:33pm | Report comment
Not-Out!
Hussey is stumped! No he is not. Yes he is! No he is not.
Whatever happened there. The third umpire, it seemed pressed the wrong button! Hussey was all smiles when it was revealed that he was wrongly given out by a faux pas!
4:36pm
Red Kev said | 4:36pm | Report comment
Wrong button … Solid Gold.
And Dhoni is furious.
4:38pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:38pm | Report comment
I wonder why is Dhoni furious. Not too much makes him angry and this was a a silly error at worst.
Umpires do get his goat I think.
4:43pm
Red Kev said | 4:43pm | Report comment
I think it would be a DRS / reversal related thing. Hussey was given out, rightly or wrongly he was given out. Dunno.
4:48pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:48pm | Report comment
In the past, there have been times when Dhoni has been critical of umpiring. With respect to the DRS as well, he has said that the on-field umpiring standards needed to lift as well. I have a feeling it combined with the fact that he thought it was out when he stumped it.
Umpire couldn’t have given it out, there was too much doubt there.
4:40pm
Matt said | 4:40pm | Report comment
They really seemed to think he was out, though the replays suggest he was back comfortably. The wrong decision that was overturned has irritated them, I’m sure they’ll be trying extra hard to get Hussey out now!
4:33pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:33pm | Report comment
Umesh Yadav is out of the attack and Suresh Raina has been brought in. Raina was smacked for a six last over by Wade and was replaced by Rohit Sharma. Sharma then took the wicket of Wade and Raina comes on from the other end.
4:32pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:32pm | Report comment
Michael Hussey comes in at five and the busy man is off the mark off the first ball he faces.
57 short of 5000 runs in ODI cricket. For the umpteenth time I wonder, why did he not make it to the side earlier in his career?
4:29pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:29pm | Report comment
OUT!
Sharma may have dropped the catch earlier but this time, he picks it up off his own bowling! Flighted a little and Wade tried to drive him to long-off but only manages to scoop it back to the bowler.
Wade scored 45 from 67 balls but it wasn’t his best effort. He struggled in patches and to top it, has lost his wicket at a crucial time.
4:28pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:28pm | Report comment
Another bowling change. Rohit Sharma replaces Raina. No signs of the frontline spinner, Ravindra Jadeja so far.
Sharma had dropped Wade in the slips very early today.
4:27pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:27pm | Report comment
Four!
And this time Wade drives Yadav through the extra-cover. Poor effort at the long-off fence and it goes through to the fence.
2/116 in 27 now, getting bit of a move now.
4:24pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:24pm | Report comment
Umesh Yadav to continue, he has bowled two overs for 10.
The first two deliveries in that over bowled at 150 and 153 km/hr respectively. That is searing pace…
4:22pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:22pm | Report comment
SIX!
Wade was showing signs of frustration in the previous over as well and this time he swings hard at Raina. Goes all the way over long-on.
The ball went into the second tier and was taken well by the spectator. 105 metres long that six.
7 in that over, 2/109 in 26.
4:21pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:21pm | Report comment
Raina continues as Tendulkar heads back to the pavillion. A bad limp there. Wonder whether he will get fit in time to bat – with that new rule about runners…
4:19pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:19pm | Report comment
57 balls for the first 50 and 91 for the second.
Tendulkar’s clearly not enjoying it, after being hit so hard.
2/102 in 25 now. Wade’s batted all innings and got only 30. 56 balls for that and only one boundary.
4:17pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:17pm | Report comment
Edge and it goes to the slip. Tendulkar’s there but the ball does not carry and hits him in his shin. Misfield allows a single.
Australia 2/100 in 24.4
4:15pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:15pm | Report comment
Raina has been a star, has bowled five overs for only 12 runs. On a pitch expected to help pace, with Dhoni a spinner short and with an over-rate so poor, that will help.
2/97 in 24. The run-rate’s now marginally over 4.
4:13pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:13pm | Report comment
That four aside, only a wide in that over.
Time and again in this innings, Wade has shown that he is not the best of the runners between the wickets. He has this tendency to look at the ball slightly longer than he should and that does cause some confusion.
This time, he needed to look at the ball but delayed his call till pretty late.
2/95 in 23.
4:10pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:10pm | Report comment
Yadav’s pace continues to remain in the high 140s. His line and length will need to improve from the previous game where he went for 51 in his nine overs.
4:09pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:09pm | Report comment
Four!
First ball, wide outside the off-stump and Forrest cuts it away. Yep, the man is in form and it shows.
4:08pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:08pm | Report comment
Four singles off the Suresh Rana over, who comes on to bowl as soon as the Bowling Powerplay is over.
2/90 in 22.
By itself, it isn’t a bad score but after 0/70 in 12, it does look a tad under-par.
Stop Press: Umesh Yadav comes on.
4:06pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:06pm | Report comment
It is Forrest’s turn to take eight balls to get off the mark. Unlike Ponting, he is in good form though.
4:05pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:05pm | Report comment
Only one run from that Vinay Kumar over, the last of the Powerplay. 12 runs in those five overs and the run-rate plummets further.
2/86 in 21.
Both Vinay Kumar and Zaheer Kumar have now bowled seven overs apiece.
4:02pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:02pm | Report comment
And now it is Wade’s turn to struggle.
Off the first ball, he is beaten all ends and a huge appeal from the bowler for a caught-behind. Not-out, says the umpire.
A slower ball follows, cut attempted and the edge falls short of Dhoni.
The third ball, he is a tad quicker, and beats the bat yet again. Phew, whatever’s happened to Wade’s timing since that first ODI.
4:00pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:00pm | Report comment
Another two-run over and Australia are 2/85 in 10.
26 runs in the last nine overs.
Vinay Kumar to bowl the last over in the Powerplay.
3:58pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:58pm | Report comment
The good news from Australia’s perspective is that Peter Forrest, who comes in at four, is an aggressive player and remains on a lookout for runs. If he settles down, he will ensure that the run-scoring graph goes upward again.
3:57pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:57pm | Report comment
That was the first time in his career that Ponting has had a run of five successive single-digit scores. Surely there is some merit in those axe-calls?
8:44pm
Disco said | 8:44pm | Report comment
Just as there was in the Test arena pre-India.
3:54pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:54pm | Report comment
OUT!
Misery continues for Ponting, he has flicked Zaheer Khan to the deep square-leg fielder.
Just when one thought he had seen through the initial bit, a frustrated Ponting flicks the ball in the air and it’s easily taken Pathan.
3:55pm
Red Kev said | 3:55pm | Report comment
His highest score though. 7! That’s improvement. Bwhahahahaha!
3:55pm
Rhys said | 3:55pm | Report comment
Ponting’s innings was painful to watch. He barely struck one in the middle of the bat until the shot he got out on. Surely his time in the ODI team is up.
3:52pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:52pm | Report comment
Only 2 singles from that over again.
1/83 in 19. Since Warner got out, Australia has scored 12 runs from six overs.
3:51pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:51pm | Report comment
Australia’s problem since the dismissal of Warner is that neither of the two batsmen, Wade and Ponting have been able to get going. The good news for the captain is that he has had a good 25 balls at the crease…
3:49pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:49pm | Report comment
India have an over-rate of 12 and a half per hour. Their bowler with the longest run-up, Umesh Yadav, has yet to come on. Unless Australia get bowled out, India could be looking at a fine, at best…
3:47pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:47pm | Report comment
Vinay KUmar replaces Pathan. Single for Ponting through to the third-man.
10 runs in the five overs before that.
3:45pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:45pm | Report comment
Ponting tries to let the ball alone and it hits the bat through to the ‘keeper. And then he tries to flick the next one but the ball thuds into his pads. The struggle continues for the captain.
Two runs from that over.
1/80 in 18.
3:43pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:43pm | Report comment
Raina is off the attack and Zaheer Khan’s in now.
Strange to see that it is the 18th over of the innings and Umesh Yadav is yet to bowl. Trust him to send down one this Powerplay.
3:40pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:40pm | Report comment
Ponting, who hasn’t had much going for him today, charges at Pathan but can only get an outside edge.
Gets a couple of runs there.
1/78 in 17. Ponting’s on 4 from 18.
3:37pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:37pm | Report comment
Back after the drinks break. Bowling Powerplay taken now.
Misfield at mid-off allows Ponting his second single. Poor effort in the field from Zaheer, chalk and cheese with the likes of Jadeja, Raina and Kohli.
3:31pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:31pm | Report comment
Off the mark, finally! 13 balls to get his first single and Ponting will be relieved.
0/74 in 16. The Bowling Powerplay wasn’t taken by India.
3:29pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:29pm | Report comment
An exact replica of the previous over. Wade gets a single off the first ball of the Pathan over and then Ponting looks to pat the rest of them down for dots. He has now played 10 balls for nothing.
1/72 in 15.
Pathan had bowled 1.4 overs for 16. Now he has sent down 3 overs for 17.
3:27pm
Johnno said | 3:27pm | Report comment
matt wade has not been the promised one everyone was hoping, I don’t think he is any better than Brad Haddin.
Wade is no Gilly that’s for sure.
3:30pm
Red Kev said | 3:30pm | Report comment
Trying to find another Gilly is as pointless as trying to find another Warne.
I think Wade is about on par with Haddin but at 10 years younger and with Rixon in the coaching setup he will improve whereas Haddin has nowhere to go but down.
3:24pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:24pm | Report comment
A single off the first ball off the Raina over before Ponting pats down five balls for nothing.
Chance for India to tighten things up a little.
1/71 in 14.
3:23pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:23pm | Report comment
Former and stand-in captain Ricky Ponting comes in now. This is the pitch to get all the runs he may have missed this series.
3:22pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:22pm | Report comment
OUT!
Now if there is a dismissal that will make every batsman tear his hair apart, it has to be this.
It was pitched up at around 128-130 km/hr and down the leg-side. Warner could have hit it anywhere with only one fielder within the circle on the leg-side and what does he do? Finds Sachin Tendulkar at short mid-wicket.
As they say, a soft dismissal. Warner goes for a 46-ball 43.
3:20pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:20pm | Report comment
Slips are all away for Pathan. He has found no swing and with average speeds of less than 130 km/hr, he could just prove to be easy meat for the batsmen.
3:18pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:18pm | Report comment
Four!
Shot! Warner in his elements now, pitched up and Warner lofts him over mid-off. Almost goes for six that…
Worrying signs for India are that Warner’s quickly taking a single after hitting the boundary.
3:16pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:16pm | Report comment
Only three singles off Raina’s first over.
0/62 in 12.
3:14pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:14pm | Report comment
Some hesitation, some misunderstanding in the running again, but this time Wade makes it through for a single. There have been one run-out too many this series already.
3:13pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:13pm | Report comment
Australia 0/59 in 11 and India bring on a spinner, Suresh Raina.
Raina hasn’t had too much of a bowl this series.
3:11pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:11pm | Report comment
Four!
Widish from Pathan and Warner plays it on the up and the ball races away through the extra-cover region. The man’s looking really good now.
3:08pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:08pm | Report comment
The first time, incidentally, in their last 13 innings that Australian openers have got to 50.
Irfan Pathan has the ball in his hands. He will hope to get some swing with that remodelled action.
3:07pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:07pm | Report comment
Warner’s now into his stride and he wants to gorge on the bowling.
A fuller ball from Vinay Kumar and he throws his bat at it. Misses.
One pitched up again and he tries to cut it but Suresh Raina fields well by jumping high.
Single to round off the over.
Australia have brought up their 50, 0/51 in 10. This is now a very good start.
3:04pm
Red Kev said | 3:04pm | Report comment
Just an aside Liam Davis just passed 300 against the pathetic NSW attack at the WACA.
3:12pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:12pm | Report comment
That after New South Wales had made 91, if I may add. NSW languishing so down the points table in the Shield.
3:22pm
Red Kev said | 3:22pm | Report comment
Yeah Watson, Hughes, Khawaja need to take advantage of the conditions to get some practice in, they have 5 sessions and trail by 469 … they should aim to bat out a draw.
NSW do suck though, picking Hauritz, O’Keefe (captain) and Steve Smith … three spinners at the WACA is just plain stupid.
Davis as a smokey for the WI tour? My first thought is that it is too soon, but maybe the selectors think otherwise (303* is a powerful argument).
3:34pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:34pm | Report comment
Strange selection that alright; O’Keefe as a captain gets picked, Steve Smith could be a shoo-in because of his all-round skills but I am not sure how much of the bowler remains in him. And Nathan Hauritz is probably their only genuine spin bowler…
So what should be the batting slots – six in the team and say a couple backups for West Indies?
Watson (if fit), Cowan, Warner, Ponting, Hussey, Clarke
And two of Khawaja/Marsh/Forrest? Plus chances are that Australia may take in two wicket-keepers as well. Where does Davis come in?
3:44pm
Red Kev said | 3:44pm | Report comment
I would have thought those six plus one batsman with Wade (as second keeper) to be the emergency 8th.
I just wonder if the selectors would think outside the box and take someone like Davis as batsman no.7.
7:14pm
aussie1st said | 7:14pm | Report comment
Highly unlikely due to budget restrictions.
3:04pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:04pm | Report comment
Four!
And Wade gets into the thick of things now. Short, wide and cut away. Shouldn’t have been a boundary, but a tired Zaheer Khan makes a mess of it at third-man.
3:03pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:03pm | Report comment
The pressure was building on the Australian openers but that over changes things around.
3:02pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:02pm | Report comment
SIX!
But this one hits the middle alright! Smack out of the meat of the bat off a slower ball and the ball goes all the way over the fence.
14 from that Zaheer over and Australia are away.
0/45 in 9.
3:01pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:01pm | Report comment
Four!
Another one and this time it is to a ball pitched up to the bat. Warner went hard after it and gets his second four of the over and third of the innings.
Again, Hot Spot shows it did not hit the middle…
2:59pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:59pm | Report comment
Four!
Finally an aggressive cut that goes into the gap and not to a fielder.
It wasn’t the best of deliveries from Zaheer, wide, went away from the batsman and Warner tried to cut it. He got the toe of the bat but managed to get it through to the fence.
2:58pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:58pm | Report comment
Again, three runs off the over. Interesting to see that the two did not attempt a big shot in that over either – suggesting that Vinay Kumar bowled well there.
0/31 in 8.
2:53pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:53pm | Report comment
Six off the Zaheer Khan over including two overthrows off the last ball.
Some attempt at acceleration in the last 10 minutes or so and the run-rate ticks over four.
0/29 in 7.
2:51pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:51pm | Report comment
Warner is cutting them hard but not able to pierce them through on the front-foot. On the back-foot he is getting the gaps but not enough power for ‘em to go all the way.
0/24 in 6.3
2:49pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:49pm | Report comment
Warner punches Vinay Kumar off the back-foot and gets it into the gap. Three runs the result.
He had earlier played one off these punches for a brace as well.
0/23 in 6.
2:46pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:46pm | Report comment
Now a couple of slips for Vinay Kumar against Matthew Wade. Anyone knows why Wade batted in the middle-order in their first game against Sri Lanka?
2:45pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:45pm | Report comment
Four!
Zaheer Khan does not bowl a wide this time but drifts down the leg-side off his last ball. Warner needed to get only a bit of a bat there and the ball races away.
0/17 in 5.
2:40pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:40pm | Report comment
A single to end the fourth over.
Australia 0/11 in 4, without a boundary so far. Will Warner be itching – to play his ‘natural game’?
2:39pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:39pm | Report comment
Two attempts at cut by Warner off Vinay Kumar and well fielded in the covers. The second is particularly ferocious but Kohli dives well to his left and saves it. Good stuff.
There is only one slip for Vinay Kumar.
0/10 in 3.4
2:36pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:36pm | Report comment
Not for the first time on this tour, Vinay Kumar loses his run-up in the delivery stride.
Vinay has a jump that sometimes causes that imbalance.
2:35pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:35pm | Report comment
Just that wide from the third over from Zaheer Khan.
The way Australia have batted right through the series, it could make sense to see off the first eight or 10 overs and keeping wickets for the last 10.
0/8 in 3.
2:32pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:32pm | Report comment
And almost like in the first over, there is a wide and then there is an edge. This time it falls short of the slip.
2:32pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:32pm | Report comment
Another first-ball wide from Zaheer. Davis having a good stretch early.
0/8 in 2.
2:31pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:31pm | Report comment
A couple of runs from that Vinay Kumar over. No swing there for him.
0/7 in 2.
2:29pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:29pm | Report comment
Vinay Kumar from the other end to Warner. Kumar has comeback well since the barracking he received at the hands of Warner in that WACA Test.
Single slashed to third-man.
2:24pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:24pm | Report comment
Dropped!
Swing again, away from Wade and he slashed at it. Was going to Sachin Tendulkar at the first slip but Rohit Sharma from the second slip dived in front of him and the catch was floored.
Fielding, which was been India’s strongest suite this series, shows a chink.
2:26pm
Red Kev said | 2:26pm | Report comment
Wade needs to take advantage of that let off.
2:22pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:22pm | Report comment
Wide, wide first ball. That swung away from the batsman.
Some confusion about whether that was called a wide…
2:21pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:21pm | Report comment
Dave Warner and Matthew Wade come out to the middle.
Zaheer Khan should take the new ball, he likes bowling to southpaws.
1:59pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:59pm | Report comment
Ricky Ponting has won the toss yet again and Australia has decided to bat. Ponting says that it is not a great chasing ground with the two new balls expected to swing more under the lights. And something to the effect of how the team needs to go out there and play their natural game.
Is it that simple to be a coach – “Go, play your natural game…”
One change to their line-up, Ben Hilfenhaus will replace Clint McKay, who has been ill and is not at the ground. The rest of the side remains the same.
Dhoni says he would have batted first as well. And as I predicted, India have gone into the match with an extra pace bowler – Zaheer Khan, who was injured in the previous game, comes back in place of a spinner, R Ashwin. Umesh Yadav, Vinay Kumar and Irfan Pathan are the other three pace bowling options.
Back in 25 minutes with the start
1:58pm
jamesb said | 1:58pm | Report comment
Australia has won the toss and will bat first.
Hilfy coming in for Mckay.
A score of 275 or 280 is something Australia should target.
1:50pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:50pm | Report comment
Hard, bouncy track expected at the GABBA. Will we see an extra pace bowler for both sides?
1:42pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 1:42pm | Report comment
Hello everyone and welcome to the live coverage of the seventh ODI of the CB series. Australia take on India at the GABBA in Brisbane.
Australia have nine points from their four games but head into this one with two losses in a row. India have 10 points from four matches and haven’t lost since going down to Australia in the opener.
Toss in less than 10 minutes.