Australia vs India, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of Australia, 2018-19 Venue: Perth Stadium, Perth Date & Time: Dec 14-Dec 18, 10:20 AM LOCAL
Ishant 1-45(16 ov)
91.6
Ishant to Starc, no run, 132.2kph, back of a length delivery just outside off, Starc sticks his bat out and connects with thin air as the ball deflects away off the deck
91.5
Ishant to Hazlewood, 1 run, taps this fuller length ball towards cover-point and hares to the other end. Hazlewood was backing away. Partnership: quarter century
91.4
Ishant to Hazlewood, no run, shorter and closer to the sticks, Hazlewood crouches and moves away from it. A beaming smile on Starc's face at the other end
91.3
Ishant to Hazlewood, FOUR, "these are priceless runs for Australia," says SunnyG on air. Once again, Hazlewood hangs back, arches his back and uses the bowler's pace and width to angle it backward of backward point
91.2
Ishant to Hazlewood, no run, fuller ball and attacking the sticks, Hazlewood goes for the drive and inside-edges it to mid-on
91.1
Ishant to Hazlewood, no run, full and going away at 134.2kph, Hazlewood pushes and gets beaten on the outside edge
89.6
Ishant to Starc, byes, FOUR, loose from Ishant Sharma, handy runs for Australia. Darts a length ball way down leg and Pant can't even get close to it despite a dive. Misses everyone and runs away to the fence
89.5
Ishant to Starc, no run, seaming away from a length, Starc backs away and has a push at it, once again misses the outside nick
89.4
Ishant to Starc, no run, short ball wide of off, Starc ignores
89.3
Ishant to Starc, no run, Starc stays leg-side of the ball and pokes at this short of length delivery just outside off, beaten on the outside edge
89.2
Ishant to Hazlewood, 1 run, loud applause for a single. Hazlewood moves leg-side and guides this back of a length delivery to third man
89.1
Ishant to Hazlewood, no run, shortish delivery at 131.5kph, a backing away Hazlewood defends it on the off-side
77.6
Ishant to Paine, no run, defended and that will be lunch
77.5
Ishant to Paine, no run, oh in the air but wide of short mid-wicket, fullish delivery on the leg stump, looked like the leg-cutter, Paine mistimed the flick, leading edge didn't go to hand luckily
77.4
Ishant to Khawaja, 1 run, too straight and Khawaja tickles it to fine leg
77.3
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, moves across to this fullish ball and flicks to mid-wicket
77.2
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, full and outside off stump, Khawaja lets it go
77.1
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Khawaja lets it go
63.6
Ishant to Khawaja, 3 runs, now Khawaja moves across to flick this full ball past mid-wicket and that's a well made fifty, could well be a match-winning knock. He's held the batting together this innings. That's by the way is his 14th Test fifty. Finch applauds from the dressing room and he's fit to bat today
63.5
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, this is very very interesting, the ball is keeping low all of a sudden, danger signs for India. Fullish delivery just outside off stump, probably hit the crack, the ball sneaks under Khawaja's bat and it was so close to the sticks
63.4
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, nice full delivery on the off stump, Khawaja flicks it to the left of mid-on
63.3
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, again not bouncing much, short of length delivery on the off stump, Khawaja defends it back to the bowler
63.2
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, oh this one has kept low, but it's wide outside off stump for Khawaja to be concerned, beat the bat though as he tried to defend
63.1
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, good length delivery around the off stump, Khawaja defends into the off-side
61.6
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, further full and Ishant bowls this wide of off, ignored
61.5
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, full ball at 135.5kph, Khawaja drives well but hits it straight to mid-off
61.4
Ishant to Paine, 1 run, follows that beauty with a very ordinary ball, strays it on the pads, helped on its way to long leg
61.3
Ishant to Paine, no run, fuller in length, angled in and seamed away, there's not much you can do as a batsman. Paine was trying to block and the ball whizzes past the outside edge. That's I0$
61.2
Ishant to Paine, no run, moves away a tad off the deck from a length, Paine lets it be
61.1
Ishant to Paine, no run, fuller than a good length ball holding its line outside off, left alone
59.6
Ishant to Paine, no run, sliding on leg, tucked to square leg
59.5
Ishant to Paine, no run, identical delivery, accurate at the stumps. Paine defends it off the cue-end. Desperation showing on Ishant's face, gives a mouthful to Paine
59.4
Ishant to Paine, no run, full and nibbling at the stumps, Paine gets right behind the line to stab it defensively back to the bowler
59.3
Ishant to Paine, no run, angles in towards the body, Paine guards it from the crease
59.2
Ishant to Khawaja, 1 run, short of length outside off, Khawaja gets on top of the bounce and drops it to cover
59.1
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, good length delivery, holding its line outside off. Khawaja shoulders arms
57.6
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, trims his length, but the line is well outside off. Khawaja went on the back foot but changes his mind, allows it to pass
57.5
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, tries to lure Khawaja into a drive by hurling it full and wide of off, Khawaja is reluctant and lets it go
57.4
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, fullish and straightens in the corridor outside off, Khawaja keeps his bat upwards
57.3
Ishant to Paine, leg byes, 1 run, rising from a length on leg, Paine misses the tuck and gets hit on the thigh pad. Lobs to square leg
57.2
Ishant to Paine, no run, Sharma loses his line and splays it down leg. Some work for Pant - who sprawls across and takes it
57.1
Ishant to Paine, no run, keeps it full and attacks the stumps, Paine displays a neat block off the front foot
47.6
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, looks to poke at a length delivery and misses. That was almost kissing the outer edge as Khawaja pushed forward
47.5
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, wider length delivery and has been left alone
47.4
Ishant to Paine, 1 run, length delivery and looks to drive, inside edges it away into the on-side for a single
47.3
Ishant to Paine, no run, that was down leg and Paine misses the clip. Indians go up in an huge appeal but decide against the review. Kohli and Paine share a few words though
47.2
Ishant to Paine, no run, fuller ball attacking the sticks and has been blocked out in front of the wicket with a push
47.1
Ishant to Paine, no run, back of a length delivery and has been knocked away into the on-side
29.6
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, full delivery outside off stump, Khawaja drives it towards cover
29.5
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Khawaja defends off the back foot
29.4
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, full delivery outside off stump, left alone
29.3
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Khawaja defends off the back foot
29.2
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, angled in full and on the off stump, Khawaja mistimes the flick to short mid-wicket
29.1
Ishant to Khawaja, 2 runs, neatly tucked away through mid-wicket as Ishant bowls a fullish ball on the pads, played through mid-wicket, 100 up for Australia
27.6
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, nice driving length outside off stump, Khawaja isn't tempted for the moment, lifts his bat and lets it pass
27.5
Ishant to Khawaja, no run, full and swinging away outside off stump, Khawaja shoulders arms
27.4
Ishant to Head, 1 run, flicked again through mid-wicket, there is protection in the deep
27.3
Ishant to Head, 2 runs, flicked away behind square on the on-side as Ishant bowls a leg stump line
27.2
Ishant to Head, no run, short delivery on the leg stump, Head moves across and tries to tickle it, but misses
27.1
Ishant to Head, no run, oh this one actually swung back into the left-hander, Head manages to defend
25.6
Ishant to Head, no run, angling away well outside off and has been left alone quite easily
25.5
Ishant to Head, no run, rippppaaaaahhhh! Good comeback. Length ball, around off and nibbles away to beat the bat
25.4
Ishant to Head, FOUR, just checks his drive outside off and gets it away into the gap. Bumrah trying to track it down, cut it off but while hurling it back, lost his balance a bit and stepped on the boundary cushion
25.3
Ishant to Head, no run, Ishant is attacking the sticks now. That was full and at the sticks, Head jams the ball out. India sensing more blood
25.2
Ishant to Head, no run, fuller and outside off, left alone
25.1
Ishant to Handscomb, out Lbw!! As dead as a dodo. That was full, tailing in and Handscomb plays all across the line to miss it and be adjudged LBW. India are back in this game. Australia continue to lose quick wickets. Terrific first ball from Ishant which caught the batsman unaware and the dodgy technique of going back to fuller balls has not helped Handscomb. First of the innings for Ishant. Handscomb lbw b Ishant 13(14) [4s-3]
8.6
Ishant to Finch, no run, angled in around off and Finch barricades it back to the bowler
8.5
Ishant to Finch, no run, this one moves away from the right-hander off the deck and a mini-hopping Finch has a tame poke at it. Beaten comprehensively. Good comeback from Ishant after leaking two boundaries
8.4
Ishant to Finch, FOUR, back-to-back fours! Ishant bangs this short after conceding a boundary, Finch took his eye off it for a second, but did well to roll his wrists and pull it backward of square leg
8.3
Ishant to Finch, FOUR, first shot played with authority! Good length ball outside off, Finch presses forward and absolutely middle the square drive. Played it on the rise. Terrific shot
8.2
Ishant to Finch, no run, Ishant shortens his length, comes into the right-hander, but Finch is happy to shoulder arms trusting the line and length
8.1
Ishant to Finch, no run, inswinger, a forward walking Finch defends it out with a straight bat
6.6
Ishant to Finch, no run, Finch is happy to offer a straight bat and block this in-angling length ball back to Ishant
6.5
Ishant to Finch, FOUR, was that a chance? No. A surprise short ball and Finch is late on the pull, only gets a glove on it and it eludes a full-length dive of Pant down leg. Runs away to the fine leg fence
6.4
Ishant to Finch, no run, short of a good length in that nagging zone outside off, Finch with limited feet movement looks to have a feel for it, beaten again on the outside edge
6.3
Ishant to Finch, no run, further full at 139.4kph, Finch walks forward and across to counter the swing, pushed back to the bowler
6.2
Ishant to Finch, no run, 136.3kph, on a good length and it keeps a bit low, Finch taps it in front of backward point
6.1
Ishant to Finch, no run, shaping away from the right-hander, left alone
4.6
Ishant to Finch, no run, another in-curler and Finch's bottom hand comes off the handle as the ball goes to square leg off his inside edge
4.5
Ishant to Finch, no run, Ishant Sharma is troubling Finch big time. Finch is walking forward and across to work it through the leg-side, the ball seamed away and struck him on the back thigh
4.4
Ishant to Finch, 2 runs, inswinger, Finch gets a big inside edge on his push. A brace to fine leg. Good running between the innings
4.3
Ishant to Marcus Harris, 1 run, dropped by Pujara at first slip! Ishant deserved that wicket. Another one in the corridor of uncertainty, angles in a back of a length that seams away ever so lightly to catch the outside edge of a squared up Harris who was taken aback by the extra bounce too. Should Pant have gone for the catch? But, it did carry to Pujara who dived low to his right
4.2
Ishant to Marcus Harris, no run, Harris gets squared up. This in-angler hits the deck on leg and seams away to catch the outer half of Harris. Harris was looking to work it through the leg-side, the edge rolls to gully
4.1
Ishant to Finch, 1 run, a nervy Finch shuffles across towards off to have a push against this inswinger, all he manages is an inside edge which takes the ball to long leg
2.6
Ishant to Finch, no run, the Indians start celebrating, but umpire Chris Gaffaney is unmoved. After giving it a thought, they decide against the review. It was another in-angler which seamed away and Finch walked down a long way to work it through the leg-side. Beat the edge and it brushed the pad before thudding into the keeper's gloves. The impact was outside off too - struck on the back pad. No bat, confirms HotSpot
2.5
Ishant to Finch, FOUR, edged and wide of Kohli, runs away to the fence. Ishant pitches this slightly further and draws Finch forward. The Victorian pushes with hard hands and gets a healthy edge that runs past the diving third slip fielder. Raced away to the third man fence
2.4
Ishant to Finch, 2 runs, Finch gets off the mark with a brace. Walks across in the crease and push-drives on the rise wide of cover
2.3
Ishant to Finch, no run, so close to an edge! Ishant Sharma likes it - sports a wry smile. Landed this short of a good length in the right channel, pitches just outside off and seamed away to beat Finch's outside edge who had a poke at it
2.2
Ishant to Finch, no run, another in-curler, Finch moves forward and across to knock it to mid-on
2.1
Ishant to Finch, no run, inswinging delivery on a length, Finch moves off-side to dead-bat it into the pitch
0.6
Ishant to Finch, no run, inswinging full ball, Finch pushes with hard hands and gets an inside edge towards short mid-wicket. Good first over from Ishant Sharma, Finch is batting tentatively
0.5
Ishant to Finch, no run, 134.2kph, in-angling short of length ball and Finch strangely decides to shoulder arms. The ball further nipped in and the right-hander gets hit around the tummy
0.4
Ishant to Finch, no run, beaten! Seam-up delivery on a good length, angles in and seams away ever so lightly to go past the outside nick. A half-forward Finch was playing for the angle
0.3
Ishant to Finch, no run, curls into the right-hander does this fullish ball and Finch pushes it to mid-on off the front foot
0.2
Ishant to Finch, no run, no real movement on this fuller ball outside off, left alone
0.1
Ishant to Marcus Harris, 1 run, Harris gets off the mark straightaway, taps a fullish ball towards cover with soft hands and sets off for a quick single. Ishant bowled from round the wicket
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