Australia vs India, 4th Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of Australia, 2018-19 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Date & Time: Jan 03-Jan 07, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Hanuma Vihari 42(96)
101.6
Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, out Caught by Labuschagne!! Hanuma Vihari has been given out caught and he wants a review. It's a fair delivery, went very close to the gloves as it popped off his fore-arm. Nothing much on the HotSpot, but there's a murmer on the RTS when the ball went past the bat, OUT is the call. Must say, this was coming, Hanuma looked all fidgety today, unable to force the pace against the seamers. Went down low very early as he attempted the lap sweep, couldn't get on top of the bounce as he did so, the ball grazed the top-edge before lobbing off his bicep, straight to Labuschagne at FSL who doesn't drop those. A wicket at the stroke of the hour for Australia, one that they needed batdly, ends a fine 101-run stand for the fifth wicket. Hanuma Vihari c Labuschagne b Lyon 42(96) [4s-5]
101.5
Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, no run, tossed up and drifting wide of off, Vihari gets a good stride forward and finds mid-off with the drive
101.4
Lyon to Pujara, 1 run, Lyon drops one short and wide of off, Pujara makes room and chops it square past point for a single
100.5
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, on a good length and slanting across the right-hander, left alone
100.4
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, almost chopped on, short of a good length and angling across the right-hander, Vihari was cramped for room as he went for the cut, too close for the shot and the big inside edge thudded onto his pads
100.3
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, on a good length and slanting across the right-hander, Vihari covers the line and lets it go
100.2
Starc to Pujara, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, Pujara gets close to the ball and drops it to the left of cover-point for a single
99.5
Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, no run, pushed through outside off, Vihari presses across and turns it to the on-side
99.4
Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, no run, nice bit of drift from Lyon, went wide of off, Vihari reaches out and defends it towards backward point
99.3
Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, no run, slower and wider of off, Vihari presses across and pushes it to the off-side
99.2
Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, no run, Lyon drifts this one well outside off, Vihari moves across and turns it to the on-side
99.1
Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, no run, tossed up on off, Vihari prods across and pushes it back at the bowler
98.6
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, tad fuller and in that channel outside off, Vihari leans forward and pushes it into the gap wide of cover, just a single
98.5
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, back of a length and well wide of off, Vihari stands tall and finds Lyon with the punch to backward point
98.4
Hazlewood to Pujara, 3 runs, fraction too full and too straight from Hazlewood, Pujara brings his supple wrists into play as he whips it past mid-wicket, runs hard and comes back for the third
97.5
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, banged in short and at the stumps, Vihari ducks under it and lets it go
97.4
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, banged in short and holding its line outside off, Vihari drops his wrists and sways away from the line
97.3
Pat Cummins to Pujara, 1 run, short of a length and well wide of off, Pujara didn't get hold of the cut, but places it wide of cover-point for a single
96.5
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Vihari leans well forward and defends it to the off-side
96.4
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, banged in short and angling down the leg-side, Vihari sways inside the line and lets it go
96.3
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, on a good length and in that channel outside off, Vihari has his off-stump covered as he let it go
96.2
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Vihari gets half-forward and pushes it back at the bowler
96.1
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, Vihari presses across and defends it back at the bowler
95.6
Pat Cummins to Pujara, no run, Cummins shortens his length outside off, Pujara plays with a closed face and runs it to backward point
94.5
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, banged in short and well outside off, Vihari drops his wrists and sways away from the line
94.4
Hazlewood to Pujara, 3 runs, beautifully played, tad too full and too wide of off, Pujara leant into the drive and finds the gap wide of extra-cover, big chase for Lyon and he comes up with a tumbling stop, saves a run for his team
94.2
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, 2 runs, lovely shot, fraction fuller and just outside off, Vihari leans into the drive and places it into the gap wide of cover-point. Lyon chases it down and keeps the batsmen down to a couple of runs
94.1
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Vihari stays back and pushes it back at the bowler
93.6
Pat Cummins to Pujara, no run, short of a length and on Pujara's hips, he gets inside the line and clips it to square leg
92.5
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, banged in short and at the stumps, Vihari drops his wrists and sways away from the line
92.4
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, fraction fuller and in that channel outside off, Vihari watches it all along and lets it go
92.3
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, much better from Hazlewood, short of a length and holding its line outside off, left alone
92.2
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, lovely, Hazlewood has hit his length today, fraction fuller and in that channel outside off, Vihari was on the back-foot and is too late to get forward as he drove, beaten on the outside edge
92.1
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, that cut Vihari in half, perfect line and length from Hazlewood, but Vihari's shot selection was poor as well, too full to be attempting the cut, ended up with a waft and was beaten on the inside edge
91.6
Pat Cummins to Pujara, no run, back of a length and just outside off, no real pace or bounce on this one, defended to the off-side
90.5
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, pushed to the right of point, Vihari wanted a single and is sent back
90.4
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, Hazlewood shortens his length on middle, Vihari prods across and defends it back at the bowler
90.3
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, banged in short and at the stumps, Vihari drops his wrists and sways away from the line
90.2
Hazlewood to Pujara, 3 runs, cracking shot, a long half-volley from Hazlewood, Pujara leans forward and places the drive into the gap wide of cover. The ball slows down near the ropes and Head pulls it back in, saves a run for his team
89.5
Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, no run, an appeal for leg-before as Vihari pads up to an off-break. But this wasn't spinning back enough
89.4
Lyon to Pujara, 1 run, twinkling down the pitch, flicks this through to deep midwicket
89.1
Lyon to Pujara, 1 run, shimmies down and flicks it through midwicket
88.5
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, Vihari's lucky this didn't pop straight up. Sharp lifter, he stands up to fend it off but it climbs awkwardly on him and hits him flush on the left arm-pit. Might've brushed some glove on the way through as well
88.4
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, short ball down leg, Vihari gets away from the line of it and lifts his bat nice and high
88.3
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, short ball, comfortably crouches underneath it
88.2
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, short ball on leg stump, played very awkwardly by Vihari. Probably came off the glove there before dropping in front of that leg gully fielder that Cummins has
88.1
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, the life has gone out of Cummins, just 132kph on this bouncer, dips through on the bounce to Paine after Vihari ducks underneath
87.6
Lyon to Pujara, no run, tucked to square leg
87.4
Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, tucks it to backward square
87.3
Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, no run, flighted up on off, turned to short midwicket
87.2
Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, no run, turned to short leg
87.1
Lyon to Pujara, 1 run, flat on middle, whips it to deep midwicket
86.5
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, short of length on off, blocked down the pitch
86.4
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, no run, short ball on off, drops his hands nicely to let it fly by
86.3
Pat Cummins to Pujara, 1 run, too straight, clipped away behind square
86.1
Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari, FOUR, the feet didn't move into the shot, but again the timing from Vihari is so, so good. He's creamed this full ball through the covers. It was all hands this time as he reached out for it outside off, didn't bother to keep it down. He's hurting Australia in these closing stages
85.6
Starc to Pujara, no run, back of a length on middle, clips it to midwicket
85.1
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, FOUR, he's on fire out there, not letting Australia get away with anything loose. Short ball with width outside off, slaps it through point. The timing has absolutely stood out from Vihari so far
84.6
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, short of length outside off, steers it through point
84.5
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, short of length on off, fends it nicely into the ground
84.4
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, another bit of variable bounce with the ball not quite getting up from the centre of the pitch. Vihari had pulled his bat inside the line of it to let this go outside off, but he's surprised by the lack of bounce
84.3
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, length ball on off, defends it to mid-off
84.2
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, too high a bouncer to be effective, comfortably evaded
84.1
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, FOUR, another cracking back foot punch from the Vihari manifest. Back of a length outside off, the timing on it is just sublime as he laces it through backward point. Nobody bothered to move
83.6
Starc to Pujara, no run, flies through from the centre of the pitch, great effort from Starc late in the day. Pujara just nicks away from the line of it in time
82.5
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, short of length at the body, fends it off to short midwicket
82.4
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, pitched up at the stumps, drives it back to Hazlewood
82.3
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, good length ball on off, that's such a solid forward defence to mid-off. He's looking good. A lot more confident than he's been at any point in this series
82.2
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, FOUR, short of length just outside off, Vihari's back foot play has been good today. He's right on top of this one as he punches it through backward point
82.1
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, sharp lifter that whizzes past Vihari as he just pulls his face away from the line of it
81.6
Starc to Pujara, 2 runs, short of length at the hip, tucks it backward of square to the left of fine leg. Five from each of the two overs with this second new ball. Australia have to be careful
81.3
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, back of a length on off, blocked from the crease
81.2
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, left alone
81.1
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, zips through from back of a length as Vihari lets it go just outside off
80.6
Hazlewood to Pujara, no run, shifts his line outside off, Pujara ignores
80.1
Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari, no run, pitches it fuller and angles it away from Vihari, who reaches out and pushes it to mid-off off the cue-end
79.6
Lyon to Pujara, no run, half-hearted appeal for lbw, shake of the head from umpire Ian Gould. Flatter and quicker, Pujara steps out to defend and misses the line of the ball. Rapped on the front pad
79.2
Lyon to Pujara, 1 run, waits back and manipulates it with the spin to deep mid-wicket
78.1
Labuschagne to Hanuma Vihari, no run, some drift for Labuschagne as he pushes it quick outside off, Vihari slices the drive to point
77.6
Lyon to Pujara, no run, "Catch" was the shout and Paine moves across to grab it, don't think there was any bat there. Tossed up on middle and it gained some bounce, Pujara came forward and took it on the pad
77.2
Lyon to Pujara, 1 run, shimmies out and clips it away to deep square leg
76.4
Labuschagne to Hanuma Vihari, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Vihari checks his push to mid-off
76.3
Labuschagne to Pujara, 1 run, poked with soft hands towards point
75.6
Lyon to Pujara, no run, takes a stride across, Lyon dropped it slow outside off. Pujara takes it on the pad
74.1
Labuschagne to Pujara, 1 run, slowish leg-break outside off, punched away to sweeper cover
73.5
Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, no run, flatter and Vihari goes back to smother it
73.4
Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, no run, Vihari gets inches forward and blocks
73.3
Lyon to Pujara, 1 run, flicked with the spin to deep mid-wicket
73.1
Lyon to Hanuma Vihari, no run, waits on the back foot and defends it
72.6
Starc to Pujara, FOUR, not often you see Pujara reaching his hundred with a boundary. It's a new version of Pujara - 2.0. Off comes the helmet, pumps his fists and gets a bear hug from Vihari. It's his third hundred of this series and he's started the year on an incredible note. Not Kohli. Not Rahane. It's Pujara, who has been India's best batsman of this series. What a series, he's having. What a player. Kohli is all smiles in the dressing room. Indian fans are over the moon. It was a leg-stump half-volley from Starc, Pujara gets across and whips it behind square, flew off the bat and the fielder from fine leg can't stop that
72.4
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, back of a length and climbing away just outside off, Vihari stays away from the line
72.3
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, full and swinging back into Vihari, who clips it round his pad to mid-on
72.2
Starc to Pujara, 1 run, 140.7kph, shorter and allows for the ball to come to him. Deftly opens his bat face to steer it towards point
70.5
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, FOUR, Vihari is off the mark with a boundary. Starc provides the width on this occasion, Vihari flails his hands and spanks it majestically through cover
70.4
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, whangs in the short ball, taking off sharply off the deck and Vihari gets his head out of the way
70.3
Starc to Hanuma Vihari, no run, Starc gets back to over the wicket and aims at Vihari's rib-cage, tucked to backward square leg
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