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
Tim Paine 22(85)
64.3
Bumrah to Paine, out Caught by Pant!! Bumrah has his fourth wicket, short of a length and shaping away late, perhaps, Paine could have let it go. Instead, he hung his bat out to dry, the edge was found and it went low and to the right of the keeper. It was dying on him, Pant went across to his right and got his gloves underneath. Paine was satisfied that it carried nicely into the gloves of the keeper and off he went. Australia sink further and prospects of avoiding the follow-on look pretty bleak. Paine c Pant b Bumrah 22(85) [4s-1]
64.2
Bumrah to Starc, 1 run, full and swinging into the left-hander, Starc was shaping for the drive and gets an inside edge past square leg for a single
63.5
Jadeja to Paine, no run, pushed through flatter and quicker as Paine came down the track, nudged to the on-side
63.4
Jadeja to Paine, no run, slower and drifting back into the right-hander, Paine leans forward in defence and gets an inside edge to the on-side
63.3
Jadeja to Paine, no run, nicely tossed up outside off and holding its line, Paine covers the line and lets it go
63.2
Jadeja to Paine, no run, slower and on the leg-stump line, tucked straight to FSL
63.1
Jadeja to Starc, 1 run, tossed up on off, Starc works it down towards long-on for a single
62.5
Shami to Paine, 2 runs, fuller, quicker and more leg-sided with the angle coming in. Squeezes it away finer behind square
62.4
Shami to Starc, 1 run, reversing into the pads, neatly controlled wrists through backward square leg
61.5
Jadeja to Paine, no run, stride, close to its pitch in defence in knocking it down the ground
61.4
Jadeja to Paine, no run, leaning in, stoopy in the push out to cover
61.3
Jadeja to Paine, no run, explodes off the rough, fizzing past Paine's gloves and rebounds up off Pant's gloves as well
61.2
Jadeja to Paine, no run, slingy straighter one on off. Tapped back defensively
61.1
Jadeja to Paine, no run, some feet use, going away and then down on the walk to punch it back
60.2
Shami to Paine, no run, India's LBW review. A pretty gentle appeal, but Rahane, at gully, has taken the ricochet as well just in case of an inside edge. So Shami manages to produce another brute, cutting in, beating the defence and smashing into the thigh pads. Yeah, no bat. The two sounds were the ball hitting both pads, and then HawkEye shows it bouncing over the stumps as well. India lose their review, but given Kohli's history with it, it's one of the better reviews they've lost.
60.1
Shami to Paine, no run, 134kph. Murderous brute, sharply climbs up off a good length, cuts past Paine's defence and smashes him flush on the box
59.6
Jadeja to Pat Cummins, no run, a wristy on-knock, down the pitch
57.5
Jadeja to Paine, no run, tight off-lined. Bunted back
57.4
Jadeja to Paine, no run, a touch outside off. The forward block stays
57.3
Jadeja to Paine, no run, slingier on off. Neatly covers the spin, and yes, plunges right to it
57.2
Jadeja to Pat Cummins, 1 run, back, inside the line and tucking it away off the tummy, wide of mid-on
56.5
Ishant to Paine, no run, 135kph, appears to come in with the angle, but straightens off the pitch. Never mind, all of it is way outside off as Paine leaves
56.4
Ishant to Paine, no run, fuller, curving in on leg. Pushed away, front-footed to mid-on
56.3
Ishant to Paine, no run, length outside off. Paine can't get his cut right, plays under it with the ball comprehensively flying over the edge
56.2
Ishant to Paine, no run, more swing in, which Paine does well to cover with his forward plonk in flicking to mid-wicket
56.1
Ishant to Paine, no run, reversing, leg-lined. A wristy nudge away to square leg
55.6
Jadeja to Pat Cummins, no run, middle-lined. Soft waiting turn away to mid-wicket
54.6
Ishant to Pat Cummins, no run, goes for an in-reversing yorker, but ends up letting out a low full toss. Whipped away to mid-on
54.4
Ishant to Paine, no run, cross-seamed bouncer. Paine first looks to line it up, then decides to duck, then decides to sway away. Does a third of each, and the ball too doesn't kick up big, eventually flying past his ear
54.3
Ishant to Paine, no run, 133.5kph, late tail back in, but the fifth-stump isn't a threatening enough reverse. Left alone
54.2
Ishant to Paine, no run, 135.4kph, pressing forward, covering the nip in - if there is - to punch the defence to cover
54.1
Ishant to Paine, no run, 131.8kph, fifth-stumpish on a length. Paine tries a late cut, only off the inside half to gully
53.6
Hanuma Vihari to Pat Cummins, no run, a quick shuffle covering the line in defence
53.4
Hanuma Vihari to Paine, no run, neatly driven. But the crisp sound can only get it as far as extra cover close-in
53.3
Hanuma Vihari to Paine, no run, fuller, draws him towards and makes him use his bat for a change. But the change too only means a block
53.2
Hanuma Vihari to Paine, no run, spots the slant starting outside off, never mind the arm ball, he can leave these, can trust these
53.1
Hanuma Vihari to Paine, no run, rocks behind, straight-batting
52.6
Jadeja to Pat Cummins, no run, bunted straight back
51.5
Hanuma Vihari to Paine, no run, a straighter bat, but the high elbows stay just as good to knock it down the ground instead
51.4
Hanuma Vihari to Paine, no run, a punchy high-elbowed knock, straight to cover
51.3
Hanuma Vihari to Paine, no run, another forward press in stroking the defence back
51.2
Hanuma Vihari to Paine, no run, draws him forward outside off, to smother
51.1
Hanuma Vihari to Paine, no run, scoots low. Vihari's firing them in as well, this one finds a crack, refuses to get up and has Paine crouching awkwardly
50.6
Jadeja to Paine, 1 run, back. Across. Another one of those drop-to-leg and quick ones
50.5
Jadeja to Pat Cummins, 3 runs, rare air. But Cummins gets it with some with outside off and drills it through extra cover
50.2
Jadeja to Paine, 2 runs, darts in on the pads. Clipped away behind square
50.1
Jadeja to Paine, no run, tight, off-lined. Blocked
49.6
Hanuma Vihari to Pat Cummins, no run, flashy drive, too flashy to connect
48.5
Ishant to Paine, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Paine presses across and defends it to the off-side
48.4
Ishant to Paine, FOUR, streaky and four, on a good length and well outside off, Paine was caught in two minds, makes a late call to leave, off the face of the bat and through the gap between slip and gully
48.3
Ishant to Paine, no run, tad fuller and coming back with the angle, Paine prods across and defends it to mid-on
48.2
Ishant to Paine, no run, on a good length and around the off-stump line, defended towards mid-on
48.1
Ishant to Paine, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Paine leans across and defends it back at the bowler
47.6
Jadeja to Pat Cummins, no run, flighted just outside off, Cummins gets half-forward on the defensive push
47.3
Jadeja to Paine, no run, nicely tossed up outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off
47.2
Jadeja to Pat Cummins, 1 run, the arm-ball from RJ, Cummins didn't pick it as he pressed forward, off the inside edge and past FSL for a single
46.3
Shami to Paine, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Paine gets well forward and blocks it to the off-side
46.2
Shami to Paine, no run, banged in short and holding its line outside off, Paine drops his wrists and sways away from the line
46.1
Shami to Paine, no run, on a length and sliding down the leg-side, Paine was looking to help it on its way and missed. Good diving take from Pant
45.6
Jadeja to Paine, 1 run, RJ drifts one down the leg-side, tucked away backward of square on the on-side for a single
45.5
Jadeja to Paine, no run, nicely tossed up outside off, blocked with a straight bat to short cover
45.4
Jadeja to Paine, no run, Paine shimmies down the track to a well flighted delivery and pushes it back at the bowler
45.3
Jadeja to Paine, no run, pushed through on the leg-stump line, Paine goes back and blocks
45.2
Jadeja to Paine, no run, tossed up on off, Paine presses forward defensively
45.1
Jadeja to Paine, no run, flighted on middle, Paine gets half-forward and blocks
44.6
Shami to Pat Cummins, no run, on a good length and a hint of late shape back into the right-hander, defended back at the bowler
44.4
Shami to Paine, no run, another short ball from Shami, Paine sways inside the line and lets it go
44.3
Shami to Paine, no run, Paine cops a blow on his shoulder, didn't bounce as much as he expected - this short ball, took his eyes off the ball and looked the other way as he half-ducked
44.2
Shami to Paine, 2 runs, poor ball from Shami, full and straying onto Paine's pads, tucked fine and he scampers back for the second run
44.1
Shami to Paine, no run, short of a length and at the stumps, Paine prods across and defends it to the on-side
43.6
Jadeja to Pat Cummins, no run, tossed up and drifting onto Cummins's pads, he gets his bat in front of the pad and then blocks
42.6
Shami to Mitchell Marsh, no run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, Marsh leans forward and finds mid-on with the drive
41.5
Jadeja to Paine, no run, tossed up on off, Paine leans well forward as he blocks
41.4
Jadeja to Paine, no run, RJ drops one slightly short and wide of off, Paine makes room and finds backward point with the cut
41.3
Jadeja to Paine, no run, pushed through with the angle, Paine comes down the track and gets an inside edge on the flick, just past the man under the helmet at FSL
41.2
Jadeja to Paine, no run, pushed through with a flatter trajectory, Paine presses forward on the block
41.1
Jadeja to Paine, no run, tossed up at the middle-stump line, Paine lunges forward and blocks
40.6
Shami to Mitchell Marsh, no run, good comeback from Shami, full and swinging back into the right-hander, Marsh leans forward and finds mid-on with the drive
39.5
Jadeja to Paine, no run, nicely tossed up outside off, Paine gets well forward as he defends
39.4
Jadeja to Paine, no run, slower and just outside off, Paine presses forward as he blocks
39.3
Jadeja to Paine, no run, this kept low, dangerous ploy from Paine to go back, just about got his bat down in time and squeezes it out
39.2
Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, 3 runs, nicely played, pushed through quicker and drifting onto Marsh's pads, he used the pace on the ball and clipped it wide of mid-wicket. A long chase for Shami and Marsh is back for the third
37.6
Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, no run, the drifter from RJ, drifted in and then held its line, Marsh lunges forward as he blocked
36.5
Bumrah to Paine, no run, short of a length and at the stumps, Paine prods across and turns it to the on-side
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