Australia vs India, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of Australia, 2020-21 Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Date & Time: Nov 29, 02:40 PM LOCAL
Aaron Finch 60(69)
22.5
Shami to Finch, out Caught by Kohli!! Finally, finally, India get the breakthrough! The bowling change has worked. A very full ball on middle andf leg at 140.5kph, Finch would put it away nine times out of ten. Not on this occasion though as he closes his bat-face a touch too soon while trying to flick. The ball pops up off the leading edge and spoons straight into the hands of Kohli at extra cover. Finch c Kohli b Shami 60(69) [4s-6 6s-1]
22.4
Shami to Finch, no run, 128.6kph, slower ball, Finch reads it late and dabs it towards backward point
22.3
Shami to Finch, 2 runs, 141.6kph, shortish again, Finch pulls more off the inner half, couple more as the ball rolls towards fine leg
22.2
Shami to Finch, FOUR, shortish, venom-less ball at hip height. Finch picks it early and swivel-heaves it over mid-wicket for a one-bounce four
22.1
Shami to Finch, no run, pitched up ball, driven straight to mid-off
21.6
Jadeja to Finch, 1 run, 97.8kph, Finch miscues the slog off the toe end, falls short of the long-on fielder
21.5
Jadeja to Finch, no run, fired in on leg, Finch misses the glance to wear it on his pad. Jadeja appeals, but that was heading down leg
21.4
Jadeja to Finch, 2 runs, Finch shimmies down the track and clips this flat ball aerially over mid-wicket for a brace
21.2
Jadeja to Finch, 1 run, eased to long-off
20.6
Chahal to Finch, SIX, Finch gets to his fifty in style! Down on one knee and nails the slog sweep to deposit this fullish ball outside off over deep mid-wicket. That's the power of Finch! Raises his bat does the Australian skipper
20.5
Chahal to Finch, no run, Chahal lucky to get away with this. Slightly overpitched outside off, Finch drills it straight to his counterpart at cover
20.2
Chahal to Finch, 1 run, Finch shimmies down and drives down the pitch. Chahal allows it to go past him
19.6
Jadeja to Finch, no run, Finch gets forward and taps this fullish ball in front of backward point, can't steal the single
19.5
Jadeja to Finch, no run, fired on leg, Finch clips it away but Saini makes a good stop moving to his right at backward square leg
19.4
Jadeja to Finch, no run, 98.9kph, in-dart, tucked to Jadeja square leg
19.1
Jadeja to Finch, 1 run, 94.3kph, width served outside off, slapped away to sweeper cover
18.4
Chahal to Finch, 1 run, in-drifter, slower through the air, eased to long-on
18.3
Chahal to Finch, no run, Finch steps out of his crease and decides to slog this downtown, inside-edges onto his foot and the ball rolls to cover
18.2
Chahal to Finch, no run, Finch comes down the track, isn't anywhere close to the pitch of the ball and fails to make contact with his flick. Gets hit on the front leg outside the line of off-stump
17.5
Jadeja to Finch, 1 run, forced to sweeper cover off the backfoot
17.4
Jadeja to Finch, no run, Finch jogs down the pitch and clips it to mid-wicket. Good stop by Mayank
17.1
Jadeja to Finch, 1 run, patted to cover, Kohli fumbles and the batsmen easily get the single
16.3
Chahal to Finch, 1 run, 91.2kph, slider on middle and leg, punched to long-on
15.5
Jadeja to Finch, 1 run, 94.5kph, worked through the on-side off the backfoot. A single to long-on
15.2
Jadeja to Finch, 1 run, length ball, Finch gets down on one leg and paddles it to fine leg
15.1
Jadeja to Finch, no run, fired in on the sticks, played back to the bowler
14.4
Chahal to Finch, 1 run, googly, Finch waits for the ball in his crease and nudges it to mid-wicket
14.3
Chahal to Finch, no run, quicker delivery, patted to cover
13.6
Bumrah to Finch, no run, 142.6kph, short of a good length attacking the sticks, defended back to Bumrah
13.5
Bumrah to Finch, FOUR, eye-pleasing stroke from the Australian captain! 145.4kph, Bumrah overpitches this outside off and Finch takes full toll of it. Stays leg-side of the ball and plays a lovely cover-drive all along the carpet
13.4
Bumrah to Finch, 2 runs, Finch checks his stroke! Back of a length ball, Finch hangs back and chips it over Kohli at short cover
13.3
Bumrah to Finch, FOUR, banged in short at 145kph, Finch takes his eyes off the ball, but he has middled the pull shot behind square on the leg-side. No chance for the man in the deep
13.1
Bumrah to Finch, 1 run, 144.6kph, short of a good length, tapped in front of cover for another quick single. Superb running
12.6
Chahal to Finch, 1 run, 87.1kph, fired in on leg, flicked away through mid-wicket
12.5
Chahal to Finch, no run, Finch comes down the track to work it into the leg-side and gets pinned on the front leg, but the impact was outside off. It was a quicker delivery from Chahal
12.3
Chahal to Finch, 1 run, in-drifter, Finch shimmies down the track and eases the drive to long-on
12.2
Chahal to Finch, no run, gives a bit of air on this ball, probably the googly, Finch throws his bat for a drive and inside-edges it to mid-wicket. No feet movement from Finch on that occasion
11.6
Navdeep Saini to Finch, FOUR, you got to feel for the bowler here! A shortish ball at 144.3kph, Finch swings his bat hard for a swivel-pull and gets a fat top edge that flies over vacant leg-slip and speeds away to fine leg
11.5
Navdeep Saini to Finch, no run, a dot off the free-hit! 143.8kph, back of a length outside off, Finch clears his front leg for an across-the-line-heave and connects with thin air. The ball bounces over the swinging blade
11.5
Navdeep Saini to Finch, no ball, oh no! A rank high full toss at 145.6kph and Finch is hit on the tummy. No-balled for height. Chahal, Rahul and Finch share a light moment. Rahul suggests "Aah there's enough natural padding there, should be okay," as he pulls one on Finch. All smiles
11.4
Navdeep Saini to Finch, no run, 144.2kph, Finch drives this full ball straight to mid-off
11.3
Navdeep Saini to Finch, no run, 145.6kph, yorker length, jammed out to cover
10.6
Chahal to Finch, no run, appeal for lbw, struck down. Slider from Chahal, Finch plays outside the line while looking to glance and wears it on the pad. Heading down leg
10.1
Chahal to Finch, 1 run, full and fired in on middle from over the wicket, Finch knocks it down to long-on
9.4
Navdeep Saini to Finch, 1 run, in-slanter, Finch walks forward and across and gets into a tabgle while trying to glance. Inside-edges it onto his thigh and the ball rolls into the leg-side
9.3
Navdeep Saini to Finch, no run, flashes his bat for a cut on seeing the line outside off does Finch. Fortunately for him, it falls just short of Jadeja at backward point
9.2
Navdeep Saini to Finch, no run, length ball on the sticks, Finch pushes it towards mid-on
9.1
Navdeep Saini to Finch, FOUR, 141.6kph. Finch treats Saini like a club bowler. Shimmies down the track, converts the full ball into a half-volley and hoists it over mid-off
8.2
Bumrah to Finch, 1 run, 141.1kph, Finch drops this length ball in front of mid-wicket with a closed bat-face and scampers across for a quick run
8.2
Bumrah to Finch, wide, 140.1kph, banged in short, but it's too short. Well over the batter's head
8.1
Bumrah to Finch, no run, 142.2kph, length ball around off, kept out into the off-side from the crease
7.2
Shami to Finch, 1 run, 141.1kph, straighter line, worked away to long leg for a single
7.1
Shami to Finch, no run, 142.2kph, Finch walks forward and across before hopping to tuck this short of length ball away into the leg-side. Gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball rolls towards short third man off the thigh pad
6.1
Navdeep Saini to Finch, 1 run, full and wide of off, driven with limited feet movement to the left of mid-off. Chahal makes a sliding stop to keep the batsmen down to a single
5.6
Shami to Finch, 1 run, fullish ball, a push towards mid-off and Finch sets off for a sharp single. Kohli misses the target at the bowler's end. Finch would have made his ground any way. It came more off the leading edge as Finch was looking to work it into the on-side
4.5
Navdeep Saini to Finch, 1 run, 144.1kph, Finch walks forward and across, taps this short of a good length ball in front of point and hares to the other end
4.4
Navdeep Saini to Finch, no run, 141.8kph, Finch wants to batter this length ball through the off-side with no feet movement, gets a thick inside edge towards backward square leg
3.6
Bumrah to Finch, no run, 142kph, short of length, patted to point off the backfoot
3.5
Bumrah to Finch, FOUR, 147.4kph, tad fuller, but Bumrah strays this onto the pads of the right-hander. Easy pickings for the Australian captain who flicks it away over backward square leg with aplomb. Couple of bounces and into the fence
3.4
Bumrah to Finch, 2 runs, 145.5kph, bit of extra bounce and Finch miscues the glance against this length ball. Ends up chipping it in the air, but luckily got enough wood to clear the man at mid-wicket
3.3
Bumrah to Finch, no run, 141.2kph, Finch defends this length ball into the off-side
3.1
Bumrah to Finch, leg byes, 1 run, 146.5kph, skiddy in-slanter on leg, Finch is late on the flick/glance. Thuds his thigh pad and rolls into the on-side
2.6
Shami to Finch, 1 run, 137.9kph, full and on leg, a slightly off-balance Finch flicks it away to fine leg to open his account
2.5
Shami to Finch, no run, 140.3kph, a good stride forward from Finch to push this length ball to mid-off
1.6
Bumrah to Finch, no run, 142.5kph, back of a length delivery, a hopping Finch defends it into the off-side. Bumrah starts with a maiden over. Tidy stuff
1.5
Bumrah to Finch, no run, 144.3kph, pitches it up and Finch meets it with a firm drive off the frontfoot, straight to mid-off
1.4
Bumrah to Finch, no run, 144.7kph, in-angling fullish length ball, Finch knocks it towards mid-on with a defensive push
1.3
Bumrah to Finch, no run, 134kph, short of length delivery outside off, Finch is tentative on his push from the crease. Hits the top part of the bat and falls well short of the cover point fielder
1.2
Bumrah to Finch, no run, 140.9kph, Bumrah shortens his length, Finch shuffles and hops to tuck it to square leg
1.1
Bumrah to Finch, no run, 141kph, good length delivery comes in with the angle. Finch is forward to push-drive it to mid-off
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