India vs Australia, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Australia Test tour of India, 2017 Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Date & Time: Feb 23-Feb 27, 09:30 AM LOCAL
Ishant 0-27(11 ov)
93.6
Ishant to Hazlewood, no run, full and wide outside off, left alone from Hazlewood. That will be stumps on a fascinating day of cricket
93.5
Ishant to Hazlewood, no run, leaves it alone this time
93.4
Ishant to Hazlewood, no run, third play and miss in succession. Back of a length outside off, Hazlewood flashes again but he's just not being able to cover for the angle
93.3
Ishant to Hazlewood, no run, he's going for it. Fuller this time and evokes another rush of blood from Hazlewood as he tries to spank a drive through the covers. Swing and a miss
93.2
Ishant to Hazlewood, no run, flat-footed waft at a delivery slanting away, misses. Very ambitious at this stage
93.1
Ishant to Starc, 1 run, good length ball angling away, Starc takes the single off the first ball once again after steering it through the point region
91.6
Ishant to Hazlewood, no run, full on off, solidly defended to short cover
91.6
Ishant to Starc, no ball, 1 run, off-cutter on middle and leg, clipped away through square leg
91.5
Ishant to Starc, no run, cuts across the seam, takes the pace off and dupes Starc into a tentative poke. Starc withdraws from the shot in time. On the bounce to the keeper
91.4
Ishant to Starc, no run, expansive drive on the up to a delivery which provides some width, fails to get it past a tumbling Umesh at cover
91.3
Ishant to Starc, no run, well and truly in now. Easily defended on the front foot
91.2
Ishant to Starc, no run, full and wide, left alone
89.6
Ishant to Starc, no run, nudges it to mid-off, won't be on strike
89.5
Ishant to Starc, FOUR, more effort into the short ball this time but it goes for four anyway. Brings up fifty for Starc and takes Australia to 250 as well. Good combative pull shot, swinging into action quickly with the ball heading towards his head and swivelling it away to the long leg boundary
89.4
Ishant to Starc, no run, drives the half-volley crisply back down the pitch where Ishant does well to get low and make the stop. Might have saved four there
89.3
Ishant to Starc, FOUR, one bounce and over the ropes. No real purpose behind the short of length delivery from Ishant. If it's short, it has to be near the throat. This sits up around the waist and Starc pulls it well in front of square. In fact, it's gone to wide long-on
89.2
Ishant to Starc, no run, works it to short mid-wicket
89.1
Ishant to Starc, no run, Starc is beaten by the skid on the ball as he tries to tuck it away, deflects off the thigh pad to Saha
56.6
Ishant to Smith, no run, some movement in the air for Ishant, but it's on a fuller length close to off, Smith opens his bat face a touch and bunts it defensively into the off-side
56.5
Ishant to Smith, no run, full and curling in on middle, coaxes Smith into a forward defence
56.4
Ishant to Handscomb, 1 run, breaks the monotony and bangs it short, Handscomb rocks back and controls the pull, directs it along the ground through square leg
56.3
Ishant to Smith, 1 run, 144kph, tailing in on a fuller length, too easy for Smith. Flicks it away through mid-wicket
56.2
Ishant to Smith, no run, Ishant trims his length a touch, keeps it just outside off, Smith hunches a little forward and defends
56.1
Ishant to Smith, no run, slung in on a fuller length on off, Smith gets his bat closer to his pad and defends
54.6
Ishant to Handscomb, no run, ooh, this one came back in prodigiously, Handscomb was late in his defence. Has a messy jab at it and the inside-edge nearly cannons back onto the stumps. But luckily, it just about bounces over
54.5
Ishant to Handscomb, no run, full and serves it on a fuller length on leg-stump line, Handscomb blocks it
54.4
Ishant to Smith, 1 run, lands an off-cutter well outside off, Smith pokes it towards cover and hares across to the other end
54.3
Ishant to Smith, no run, arrowing in from a length, Smith gets across and defends
54.2
Ishant to Smith, no run, slips in the off-cutter this time, Smith spots it, triggers across his crease and defends it down the pitch
54.1
Ishant to Smith, no run, homing in just outside off, not much of bounce for Ishant, Smith lifts his bat and lets it go
52.6
Ishant to Smith, no run, angling in on off, Smith shows a straight bat face in defence
52.5
Ishant to Smith, no run, 138kph, full and drifting in around off, Smith jerks his back foot exaggeratedly and blocks it from the crease
52.4
Ishant to Smith, no run, goes fuller but the line is well outside off, Smith will not play at those
52.2
Ishant to Handscomb, no run, cuts back in on middle and leg, Handscomb stays back and defends
52.1
Ishant to Handscomb, no run, shortish outside off, Handscomb goes deep in his crease, plays the cut to point. Not quite off the middle and sort of chopped it
50.6
Ishant to Smith, no run, shifts his line wider of off, Smith walks across his stumps, sees no threat to his castle and leaves it
50.5
Ishant to Handscomb, 1 run, sprays one on the pads, Handscomb gets inside the line and clips it to the right of square leg, trots to the other end
50.4
Ishant to Handscomb, no run, definite signs of reverse for Ishant, this one curves back into Handscomb, who thrusts his bat close to his pad as he turns it into the on-side
50.3
Ishant to Handscomb, no run, swerving in on off, Handscomb waits on the back foot, delays his defence
50.2
Ishant to Smith, 1 run, shortens his length outside off, Smith rides the bounce and dabs it with soft hands through point
50.1
Ishant to Smith, no run, starts with a fuller length delivery that doesn't rise, well outside off, Smith is happy to let it pass
6.6
Ishant to Renshaw, no run, pitched up outside off, Renshaw gets forward and blocks with his head right down. The ball hits the middle of the bat. Perfect forward defence
6.5
Ishant to Renshaw, no run, back of a length outside off, Renshaw stands tall and defends it to short cover
6.4
Ishant to Renshaw, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone
6.3
Ishant to Warner, 1 run, back of a length on the stumps, nudged in front of mid-on. Another easy single
6.2
Ishant to Warner, no run, extra bounce from a good length and surprised Warner. He was pressing on that front dog of his, but the ball shot up from a length, and he had to adjust, did well not to jab at it. The ball hit the splice of the bat and rolled to short cover
6.1
Ishant to Warner, no run, short of length on off, Warner crouches low and defends it back down the track
4.6
Ishant to Renshaw, no run, on the hips, nudged to mid-wicket
4.5
Ishant to Renshaw, no run, pitched up outside off, moving across Renshaw, who shoulders arms
4.4
Ishant to Renshaw, no run, back of a length on the stumps, no problems for Renshaw who defends it back down the track
4.3
Ishant to Renshaw, no run, full and slanted in the fourth-stump channel. Renshaw gets forward and defends with an open face to point
4.2
Ishant to Renshaw, 2 runs, down leg, neatly clipped behind square, again Ashwin has work to do, this time running to his right from fine leg. Easy two
4.1
Ishant to Warner, 1 run, full down leg, clipped to fine leg, Ashwin gets around to keep that to a single
2.6
Ishant to Warner, no run, that bounced a bit, but Warner was on his toes to keep it down. Blunted it down
2.5
Ishant to Renshaw, 1 run, full on the stumps, clippped wide of Che at mid-on. Again well-run. Judged the single to a nicety
2.4
Ishant to Renshaw, no run, "no run" is the shout from Renshaw as he gets behind that good length delivery on off stump stoutly
2.3
Ishant to Renshaw, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, this time, Renshaw judged that well, shouldered arms to that full delivery
2.2
Ishant to Renshaw, no run, short of length on off, defended in front of point. A loud call of "no" from Renshaw as he saw the fielder coming across
2.1
Ishant to Warner, 1 run, good running. Defends in front of square leg and off he goes. Renshaw responded well too and in the end it was an easy single
0.6
Ishant to Renshaw, no run, beats him again. This almost didn't carry to Saha. Kept low and made Renshaw play, with the angle going across the batsman taking the ball further. Renshaw is committed to the forward block, but the ball keeps moving away to leave him with no hope
0.5
Ishant to Renshaw, no run, Ishant is hitting a nice line and length, making Renshaw play. On off stump, defended from the crease towards point
0.4
Ishant to Renshaw, no run, on off stump, on a back of a length, Renshaw defends with an open face, finds gully
0.3
Ishant to Renshaw, no run, short of length on the stumps, tight delivery and equally well defended by Renshaw
0.2
Ishant to Renshaw, no run, beaten second ball. Lovely delivery. Similar to the last one, but on a fuller length, made Renshaw play and the batsman was lucky that he didn't nick it. That's where Ishant will be more often than not
0.1
Ishant to Renshaw, FOUR, runs immediately. But not convincing. Renshaw though will take it. On a length and sliding across Renshaw, who tries to defend that, soft hands ensures the edge dies down and bisects the catching cordon. Runs away to the unmanned third man fence
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