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
Hanuma Vihari 13(45)
12.6
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, out Caught by Khawaja!! It's his usual nemesis - the bouncer. Cummins continues to remain that lone bright spot in the Aussie camp .. puts in a lot more of his shoulder into this bouncer, getting it to kick up awkwardly and then Vihari makes it worse by freezing in his crease, sticking his hands up there to fend. Spits up off the bat-handle, straight to where he fell to in the first innings - the cordon. Hanuma Vihari c Khawaja b Pat Cummins 13(45) [4s-1]
12.5
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 142.7kph, the sucker good length on off to follow up. Driven on the up, getting forward as he does. Mid-off
12.4
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 140.8kph, sharp bumper. Vihari is a lot more confident with these, dropping his hands and swaying out
12.3
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 137.6kph, back-footed, rides the not-so-short bouncer, dropping it at his feet
12.2
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, covers the line, walking down as he shows the straight defence to mid-on
12.1
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 136kph, tummy-lined with the angle in. Tucked away behind square, there's protection though
11.6
Lyon to Agarwal, no run, thick inside edge on the block, running fine of short leg
11.2
Lyon to Agarwal, 1 run, an ugly drive, but it bounces, balloons up as Agarwal adjusts in the end in turning it into a slog .. in no man's land in front of mid-on
10.5
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, fuller length delivery on off and middle, Hanuma Vihari walks at the line of the ball and nudges it wristily towards mid-on
10.4
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, onto the pads again, worked away fine but cut off by the in-fielder
10.3
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, short one, rather slow @129.8km/h, Hanuma Vihari mocks a duck as it sails over his head
10.2
Pat Cummins to Agarwal, 1 run, short of length delivery rising sluggishly into the ribcage, Agarwal jumps onto the backfoot to ride the bounce and tucks it away towards backward square leg for a quick single
9.6
Hazlewood to Agarwal, no run, fuller length delivery fed on leg-stump, clipped comfortably to short midwicket
9.1
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, fuller length delivery on middle and off, check-driven to mid-on
8.6
Lyon to Agarwal, no run, a tad shorter than intended, Agarwal gets deep in his crease and across the stumps it turn it away towards square leg
7.5
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Hanuma Vihari hurries to play the skidding ball seaming back in, opens the face and steers it to the man at point
7.4
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, angling in towards off-stump, Hanuma Vihari gets back in the crease, stands tall, and punches it solidly towards mid-on
7.3
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, stays rather low off a length again, perhaps bouncing on the lacquer, Hanuma Vihari almost falls over but keeps it out with a defensive drop into the on-side from the crease
7.2
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, back to true bounce, back to the channel outside off, gunbarrel-straight, and Hanuma Vihari shoulders arms comfortably with his leading eye over off-stump
7.1
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, angling towards middle and leg, pitches on middle, seams in and stays low, Hanuma Vihari crouches down late to keep it out off the toe-end
6.6
Lyon to Agarwal, no run, a tad short and slow through the air, Agarwal hangs back and punches it towards cover
6.1
Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, no run, pitching a little too far towards middle and leg, turning down leg, Hanuma Vihari lets it through, and Paine takes it close to his helmet - loads of bounce, and a futile appeal
5.6
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, angling in too far from a back of a length again, towards the groin, Hanuma Vihari nudges it off the backfoot towards deep square leg for a single. Retains the strike, does Vihari
5.5
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, back of a length delivery and staying low on the 4th stump channel, Hanuma Vihari waits for it to reach him and defends parallel to his pads into the off-side. Half-cocked, but well-balanced
5.4
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, short of length delivery seaming back in but soaring over twice the height of the stumps - harmless stuff, and Vihari shoulders arms comfortably
5.3
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, banged in on a short of length and jagging back in towards the off-stump line, Hanuma Vihari stays tall in his stance and defends it as late as he possibly can into the pitch
5.2
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, length delivery angling in towards the corridor, Hanuma Vihari drives it through the line and on the up towards mid-off - not the best ploy when the ball is seaming around
5.1
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, skids through from a back of a length outside off, possibly landing on the leather surface, and Hanuma Vihari jack-knifes a crouch from a jump to make swift contact and keep it out
4.6
Starc to Agarwal, no run, angling in towards middle and strsightening off the seam, Agarwal gets front-on, gets his eye on off-stump, Agarwal defends off the backfoot under his nose. Excellent technique exhibited
4.1
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, angles in the half-volley from round the wicket, Hanuma Vihari presents the full-face of the bat in a check-drive to mid-on
3.6
Hazlewood to Agarwal, no run, pitches on a short of length marginally wide outside off, seams sharply back in with good bounce, and Agarwal shoulders arms on account of the latter more than the varying line
3.3
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Hanuma Vihari watches it onto the sticker and punches it with minimal leverage towards cover
3.2
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, good length delivery in the channel just outside off and angling in, stays low but doesn't seam sharply which saves Hanuma Vihari, who gets low to fend it off in a hurry. Manages to keep it out
3.1
Hazlewood to Agarwal, 1 run, banged in on a back of a length but the angle is too acute - on the pads, and tucked away off the backfoot towards fine leg for a single
2.5
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, short of a length and angling into the right-hander, tucked off the back-foot to backward square leg
2.4
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, banged in short and just outside off, Vihari rides the bounce and keeps it down
2.3
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Vihari leans forward and pushes it back at the bowler
2.2
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Vihari hops across and pushes it to the off-side
2.1
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, loose from Vihari, short of a length and well outside off, if it was a normal innings, Vihari would have let it go. In his mind he knows he needs to score quick, has a loose waft and is beaten on the top-edge
1.6
Hazlewood to Agarwal, no run, on a good length and angling back into the right-hander, Mayank prods across and defends it back at the bowler
0.5
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, tad fuller and wider of off, looking to make Vihari drive, he resists and lets it go
0.4
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, on a length and angling across the right-hander, left alone
0.3
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, FOUR, streaky but four, already Vihari is showing signs of batting positively, short and angling across him, he was looking to cut late and gets a bottom edge, past the second slip and rolls away to the fence
0.2
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, Starc shortens his length and angles this one across the right-hander, left alone. The ball bounces once and then goes through to the keeper
0.1
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, on a good length and shaping back into the right-hander, Vihari leans forward and finds mid-on with a crisp drive
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