Australia vs India, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of Australia, 2018-19 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Date & Time: Dec 26-Dec 30, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Aaron Finch 8(36)
10.3
Ishant to Finch, out Caught by Agarwal! Out - of - nowhere! Nope, it's not a no-ball. Kohli figures out Finch's tendency for uppish flicks, places the rookie at short midwicket, and draws the false shot. Ishant pitches this one on a length, and seemingly lures him into the leg-side rat-trap. On a length, forcing him to play the glance on the up on a two-paced pitch, and he whips it to the left of Agarwal who shows off his youthful reflexes to snaffle that out of thin air. Atheletic stuff from the debutant and the Indians have drawn first blood! Finch c Agarwal b Ishant 8(36) [4s-1]
10.2
Ishant to Finch, no run, lands it on a back of a length and seams it back in just a little bit towards off-stump, Finch is quick to pick up the length and defends it late under his eyes
10.1
Ishant to Finch, no run, good length delivery just outside off, Finch lunges fully forward and drops it towards cover with a loose bottom-hand
9.6
Bumrah to Marcus Harris, 2 runs, strays on the pads, does Bumrah, and that's worked away off the pads towards the midwicket area for a couple
8.5
Ishant to Finch, no run, woof woof! Wakey wakey Mr. Finch! A jaffa in the channel outside off, Finch plays the original line and it nips away sharply off the wicket to beat him on the outside edge. Through to the 'keeper
8.4
Ishant to Finch, FOUR, not exactly a half-volley, but there's no swing on this good length ball outside off, and Finch just gets forward and launches into the cover drive - drives through the line and on the up towards the deep extra cover fence for four. That's blazed away, and Finch has the power to beat the slowest outfield on earth
8.3
Ishant to Finch, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, good bounce and good carry, Finch shuffles across and lifts his bat to let it go through to the 'keeper
8.2
Ishant to Finch, no run, an iota of shape in, pitches it fuller and closer to the stumps as well, Finch gets his frontfoot across and defends it to cover
8.1
Ishant to Finch, no run, short and wide outside off, not even a hint of lateral movement, and that's a comfortable leave for Finch
7.6
Bumrah to Marcus Harris, no run, another one banged in on a good length just outside off, Marcus Harris shows it some respect with a walking defence
6.5
Ishant to Marcus Harris, 1 run, pitches it fuller just outside off, Marcus Harris gets half-forward and just pushes it, but nails the timing on it which helps it past the right of mid-on to allow a single
6.2
Ishant to Finch, no run, fuller length delivery with a bit of width outside off, Finch leans into the drive and tries to run his hands through it, mistimes this one to short cover
6.1
Ishant to Finch, no run, good length delivery just marginally wide of off-stump, Finch shoulders arms comfortably. No movement when the ball was on the wicket, swings a little too late as it approaches the 'keepers hands
6.1
Ishant to Marcus Harris, no ball, 1 run, oversteps, does Ishant, and he's miffed with himself. To add to it, he strays on the pads first up and Harris clips it away off his legs behind deep square leg for a single
5.5
Bumrah to Marcus Harris, 1 run, short one angling in from round the wicket towards the ribcage, rises even higher, and that's a bit of a hybrid glance-pull off the backfoot wide of the short leg fielder towards square leg for a single
5.2
Bumrah to Marcus Harris, 1 run, fuller and on the pads, and that's a relief - clipped off his legs towards mid-wicket for a single
4.5
Jadeja to Finch, no run, fuller in length this time, and Finch lunges forward to deadbat
4.4
Jadeja to Finch, no run, another flatter one just outside off, pitching on a length, Finch defends off the inside edge into the pad and it dies into the pitch
4.3
Jadeja to Finch, no run, a tad shorter outside off, holds up in the wicket, turns away, poked away towards point
4.2
Jadeja to Finch, no run, tossed up, slower through the air outside off, Finch drives it inside out after reaching out to the pitch of it towards cover
4.1
Jadeja to Finch, no run, full one on middle and off, punched back to the bowler
3.6
Bumrah to Marcus Harris, no run, angling in towards middle-stump, rather full in length, Marcus Harris gets his foot across and clips it away towards short midwicket but can't get it past the outfield - another dot ball brings a riveting over to an end
2.5
Ishant to Finch, no run, swings back in from the arm towards middle and off, pitches it much fuller on a good length, Finch gets well forward and presents a compact defence towards mid-off
2.4
Ishant to Finch, no run, back of a length delivery marginally wide outside off-stump, seams back in and keeps low too, but that's left alone given that it's far too wide outside the line of the stumps. The Kookaburra gets old early, so the Indians need to hurry!
2.3
Ishant to Finch, no run, oh, the layers of movement! Angle - away, late-swing - back in, seam - back in. Unfortunately too wide outside the off-stump, and Finch has left that alone
2.2
Ishant to Finch, no run, inswinger, but this time it's down the wrong line - fires it down leg-side, and Finch wants nothing to do with that. Allows it to sail through to Pant
2.1
Ishant to Finch, no run, another inswinger, another leave on account of the bounce! Bounces on a back of a length right on the seam and jags back in, Finch gets his foot across and shoulders arms, and it flies well over the top of off-stump
1.6
Bumrah to Marcus Harris, 2 runs, pitches it on a good length from round the wicket just outside off, Finch gets half-forward and just pushes at it - just an extension of the defence, but times the pants off it, places it wide of mid-off too, and it goes away towards the straight boundary for a couple
1.4
Bumrah to Finch, no run, fires it in on a back of a length and angles it in towards the sticks, Finch jumps once again, his wits about him, and defends cautiously
1.3
Bumrah to Finch, no run, short of length delivery, angling in towards the off-stump line, this time there's some good ol' Aussie bounce, and Finch hops up on to drop it into the wicket
1.2
Bumrah to Finch, no run, skiddy one from a short of length and seaming in towards middle, Finch shapes up to pull but the low bounce means that he'll get an under-edge onto his pads and into the on-side
1.1
Bumrah to Finch, no run, right on the money! Steams in and hammers the good length area, angling in towards off-stump, Finch gets forward and respects that with a defence - keeps it out
0.6
Ishant to Finch, 1 run, another shaaaaarp inswinger, this time curving in later in the flight. Pitches on a back of a length and reaches the batsman whilst in line with middle and leg - he clips it away off his pads just wide of the short leg fielder for a single to deep square leg to retain the strike
0.5
Ishant to Finch, no run, short and wide outside off, the width is reduced by the jag in to the batsman, but not enough movement to cause him much trouble - left alone by Finch once again
0.4
Ishant to Finch, no run, good length delivery marginally wide outside off and seaming sharply back in once again - not quite threatening the off-stump, and Finch shoulders arms. Dies through to Pant...
0.3
Ishant to Finch, no run, the banana-swinging delivery swerving in from the arm, pitching on a good length and seaming back in as well to catch Finch on a half-cock and getting an inside-edge of the defence into the on-side
0.2
Ishant to Marcus Harris, 1 run, strays on the pads and that's clipped away off the backfoot towards fine leg to release the pressure immediately. Poor stuff by Ishant...
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