Australia vs India, 4th Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of Australia, 2020-21 Venue: The Gabba, Brisbane Date & Time: Jan 15-Jan 19, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Mohammed Siraj 5-73(19.5 ov)
75.5
Siraj to Hazlewood, out Caught by Thakur!! Siraj wins the race to fifers and becomes the only Indian bowler this series to claim a fifer. A thoroughly deserved one for the Hyderabad lad, all those streets of old city must be buzzing right now. What a proud proud moment for the 26 year-old as he leads his side to the dressing room with the ball held high in his hand. Teases Hazlewood with a skiddy short of length delivery and entices the Australian number 11 to play his favorite shot, the ramp! Slices it off the thick top-edge and Shardul (who missed out on a fifer) completes the formalities. Hazlewood c Thakur b Siraj 9(11) [4s-2]
75.4
Siraj to Hazlewood, FOUR, smashed! Juicy length delivery outside off and Hazlewood hammers the drive wide of mid-off
75.3
Siraj to Cummins, 1 run, run-out chance missed? Cummins punched this to deep point and wanted a second, the throw was sharp from Sundar but Siraj failed to collect it cleanly. Would have been a goner I guess
75.2
Siraj to Cummins, no run, opens the bat face and dabs the length delivery to the right of Rohit Sharma at first slip
75.1
Siraj to Cummins, no run, slogs a length delivery wide of square leg but they decide against the single
73.6
Siraj to Cummins, no run, I0$ length delivery on the stumps, Cummins knocks it back to the bowler. Hazlewood was backing up a little too far and would have been a goner had Siraj gone for the direct hit, had a shy but didn't release the ball.
73.5
Siraj to Cummins, no run, short and sliding down the leg-side, Cummins feels for it but can't get bat on the tickle
73.4
Siraj to Cummins, 2 runs, gives himself room on the off-side and slaps a length delivery past the diving fielder at mid-off, valuable runs these for Australia
73.3
Siraj to Cummins, no run, good length on leg-stump, Cummins makes room and pushes it back to the bowler
73.2
Siraj to Cummins, SIX, shouts of 'catch it' soon as Cummins hit this, but no-one's catching that... A slower full delivery from Siraj and Cummins gave it a massive biff after clearing his front leg, went high into the air and kept sailing over the backtracking long-on fielder
73.1
Siraj to Cummins, no run, I0$ full on the stumps, Cummins backs away and squeezes it back to the bowler
71.6
Siraj to Cummins, no run, that didn't miss the leg-stump by much, on a length and angling back into the right-hander, Cummins backs away on a big swing to the leg-side and missed
71.5
Siraj to Cummins, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Cummins clears his front leg and drags the drive to mid-on
71.4
Siraj to Lyon, 1 run, the attempted yorker now, turns out to be a low full-toss and it's squirted behind square on the on-side for a single
71.3
Siraj to Lyon, SIX, top-edge and six, Lyon is enjoying himself with the bat, banged in short and he's clearly late on the pull - gets a big top-edge that sails over Shardul's head at long leg
71.2
Siraj to Cummins, 1 run, on a length and following Cummins as he backed away, swung away behind square on the on-side for a single, Australia's lead is now 300
71.1
Siraj to Cummins, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off
69.6
Siraj to Cummins, no run, Siraj shortens his length on middle, Cummins is slightly opened up as he defended it back at the bowler
69.6
Siraj to Cummins, wide, another bouncer from Siraj but it sails well over Cummins and is called as a wide
69.5
Siraj to Cummins, no run, banged in short and at the stumps, Cummins sways away from the line and lets it go
69.4
Siraj to Lyon, 1 run, tad too straight from Siraj, whipped past square leg for a single
69.3
Siraj to Cummins, 1 run, Siraj shortens his length on middle, pulled away behind square on the on-side for a single
69.2
Siraj to Cummins, FOUR, that cut Cummins in half, must have hit a crack, seamed back viciously, took Cummins's back elbow on its way and runs away to the long leg boundary. Handy runs these for Australia
69.1
Siraj to Cummins, no run, on a good length and around the off-stump line, Cummins gets well forward in defence
67.6
Siraj to Cummins, no run, edged and just short of Rohit at second slip, on a good length and slanting back into the right-hander, Cummins was stuck in the crease as he pushed forward, gets a healthy edge that bounced in front of the slip cordon
67.5
Siraj to Cummins, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, sliced to the right of gully where Rahane makes a sliding stop - saved a certain boundary there
67.4
Siraj to Lyon, 3 runs, lovely, a picture perfect on-drive from Lyon, length ball on off, he leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and drives it straight of mid-on, gets off the mark with three
67.3
Siraj to Starc, out Caught by Navdeep Saini!! Catching practice for Saini at mid-off and India have their eighth wicket - on a good length and just outside off, Starc's feet didn't go anywhere as he drove, was always intended to be in the air, but he didn't get the needed elevation to clear mid-off. A straightforward catch for Saini. Australia's lead is 281 and with Lyon out to the middle, don't think they're even pondering about a declaring. Starc c Navdeep Saini b Siraj 1(4)
67.2
Siraj to Starc, no run, swing and a miss, on a good length and shaping away from outside off, Starc's feet is rooted to the crease as he aims an ambitious drive and is beaten
67.1
Siraj to Starc, no run, short of a length and angling across the left-hander, Starc prods across and pushes it back at the bowler
58.6
Siraj to Green, no run, short delivery, Green ducks under it
58.5
Siraj to Paine, 1 run, good length on the off stump this time, tucked to short mid-wicket
58.4
Siraj to Paine, no run, testing delivery! Full and angling in, Paine doesn't want to drive because he had to play away from the body
58.3
Siraj to Paine, no run, fullish and well outside off stump, Paine ignores
58.2
Siraj to Paine, no run, width offered outside off stump, cut straight to point
58.1
Siraj to Paine, no run, oh well played. Kicked up from good length, Paine went soft on the handle as he played this to cover with one hand
56.6
Siraj to Green, 1 run, and again! This time tries to hit it well wide of mid-off, but the man at short cover dives to his right and parries it to his mate at mid-off
56.5
Siraj to Green, no run, shot! But he picks out mid-off. Lunges forward at this full delivery with a massive front foot stride and cracks it, just didn't get the placement right
56.4
Siraj to Paine, 1 run, this is well down leg, Paine glances to fine leg
56.3
Siraj to Paine, no run, Paine thought he could flick this full delivery to the leg-side boundary, Siraj bowled this on the pads, checked his shot with a man close to mid-wicket so didn't get the placelent right, rolls to mid-on
56.2
Siraj to Green, 1 run, tap and run single in front of point, Green called for the run as soon as he put bat on this length ball
56.1
Siraj to Paine, 1 run, coming in with the angle close to off, Paine pushes it wide of cover
54.6
Siraj to Paine, no run, fuller length ball outside off, driven back towards the bowler
54.5
Siraj to Paine, no run, back of a length ball on off-stump, Paine defends off the backfoot...
54.4
Siraj to Paine, no run, takes off from the crack and hits Paine on the glove! Starc, Hazie and Cummins rush to the basin, their mouths watering! Lobs up and lands in no-man's land, short of gully...
54.3
Siraj to Paine, no run, fuller length ball on off-stump, check-driven back at the bowler...
54.2
Siraj to Smith, out Caught by Rahane! Is that out? He's reviewed it! Either way, it's a I0$ of a ball! Hits the crack and explodes off a length and takes the thumb of the bottom-hand (Smith was trying to fend off the back foot)- knocks the hand off the bat, and that loops to Rahane at gully! I suppose Smith reviewed it because he thought that his hand was off the bat when the ball hit the glove, but turns out, the ball brushed the glove while Smith's bottom hand was still in contact with the bat handle! Massive moment for India, and redemption for Siraj! Smith takes his last walk back this series. Smith c Rahane b Siraj 55(74) [4s-7]
54.1
Siraj to Smith, no run, defends this length ball off the backfoot towards mid-off
52.6
Siraj to Green, no run, back of a length ball just outside off, tapped on the head towards point
52.5
Siraj to Green, no run, zips through towards the stumps, Green defends off the backfoot towards mid-on
52.4
Siraj to Green, no run, Drop #2 from Siraj! Driven back hard from a fuller length, Siraj has to go against the direction of his followthrough, and the ball hits hard hands - into the ground!
52.3
Siraj to Green, no run, attempts a straight drive to a full ball, gets it off the outside half towards cover point
52.2
Siraj to Green, no run, seams away and beats the outside edge of the shuffling defence
52.1
Siraj to Green, no run, zips through on the pads, tucked away into the on-side
36.6
Siraj to Green, no run, I0$ back of a length at the hip, tucked away gently to mid-wicket
36.5
Siraj to Green, no run, good length on off-stump, the I0$ continues from Green
36.4
Siraj to Green, no run, I0$ length delivery on the stumps, Green blocks it to mid-on
36.3
Siraj to Smith, 1 run, looks to pull and ends up dragging it off the bottom half towards fine leg
36.2
Siraj to Smith, no run, good length on the stumps, Smith walks across and blocks solidly
36.1
Siraj to Smith, no run, length delivery outside off, left alone to the keeper
34.6
Siraj to Smith, no run, I0$ fuller outside off, Smith ambles across and pushes it straight to mid-off
34.5
Siraj to Smith, no run, jumps on the back foot and tucks the length delivery to mid-wicket
34.4
Siraj to Smith, no run, goes a touch wide of the crease does Siraj and bowls it in the outside off channel at I0$, Smith punches and finds the same fielder
34.3
Siraj to Smith, no run, I0$ length delivery outside off, Smith crunches it off the back foot but can't get it past Gill at cover
34.2
Siraj to Smith, no run, looks to pull a I0$ skiddy short ball and gets rushed for pace, misses and gets knocked around the box on the shuffle
34.1
Siraj to Smith, no run, I0$ back of a length around off-stump, Smith walks across and blocks it to mid-on
32.6
Siraj to Green, no run, good length on and around off-stump, solid front foot block from Green
32.5
Siraj to Green, no run, good length around middle and leg, Green shuffles forward and tucks it to square leg
32.4
Siraj to Green, no run, I0$ on a good length wide of off-stump, no shot offered
32.3
Siraj to Green, no run, I0$ fuller and wider of off, left alone to the keeper
32.2
Siraj to Green, no run, I0$ swinging in from a good length outside off, Green jumps across and shoulders arms
32.1
Siraj to Smith, 1 run, I0$ good length delivery around off-stump, Smith looks to push and gets it off the splice wide of backward point
30.6
Siraj to Wade, out Caught by Pant!! Wade doesn't trouble the scorers. He's been strangled down leg and Siraj has two in four balls. Will this bring a change in approach from Australia? Fuller and angling down leg, Wade feels for it and sends the thinnest of tickles off the blade, Pant with a full length dive to his right and umpire Bruce Oxenford had his finger up in a flash. Gee, it's all happening too quickly at the moment. Wade c Pant b Siraj 0(3)
30.5
Siraj to Wade, no run, walks across his off-stump and pings the length delivery in front of short mid-wicket
30.4
Siraj to Wade, no run, good length on and around off-stump, Wade gets across and blocks
30.3
Siraj to Labuschagne, out Caught by Rohit!!Straight into the hands this time. Good catch from Rohit Sharma. This one had more pace and swerved away just enough to catch the outside edge, Labuschagne was playing with hard hands and the edge comfortably flew at hip high (to his left) to Rohit at second slip. Selfless knock from Labuschagne. Labuschagne c Rohit b Siraj 25(22) [4s-5]
30.2
Siraj to Labuschagne, FOUR, edged, deliberate? Doesn't matter how they come as long as they come. Labuschagne once again looks to use the open-face tactic and the ball skids on him much quicker than anticipated and thus, the edge flies past the diving right hand of Rohit Sharma at second slip
30.1
Siraj to Labuschagne, no run, I0$ short and wide of off-stump, Labuschagne goes hard on the cut but finds Prithvi Shaw, the sub fielder, at backward point
14.6
Siraj to Marcus Harris, no run, fraction fuller and a hint of shape across the left-hander, Harris stays back and defends it to the off-side
14.5
Siraj to Marcus Harris, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Harris leans across and pushes it to the off-side
14.4
Siraj to Marcus Harris, no run, on a good length and angling across the left-hander, left alone
14.3
Siraj to Marcus Harris, no run, much better from Siraj, short of a good length and kicking off the surface - Harris did well to not follow the ball as he dropped it down with soft hands
14.2
Siraj to Marcus Harris, no run, on a good length and around the off-stump line, defended back at the bowler
14.1
Siraj to Warner, 1 run, full and at the pads, Warner nudges it in front of mid-wicket and scampers across for a quick single
12.6
Siraj to Marcus Harris, no run, on a good length and holding its line well wide of off, left alone
12.5
Siraj to Marcus Harris, FOUR, .. and the runs keep flowing, super shot from Harris, leans into a full delivery - head right next to the pitch of the ball and then plays a gorgeous drive wide of cover, no need to run for those
12.4
Siraj to Marcus Harris, no run, on a good length and shaping away across that off-stump channel, left alone
12.3
Siraj to Marcus Harris, no run, short of a length and at the stumps, Harris hops across and defends it to the on-side
12.2
Siraj to Marcus Harris, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, Harris leans across and finds mid-off with a flat-footed drive
12.1
Siraj to Marcus Harris, FOUR, cracking shot, width on offer and Harris doesn't miss out on the gift - rides the bounce and clatters the cut in front of square on the off-side, no need to run for those
10.6
Siraj to Warner, no run, Siraj keeps it full and at the stumps, defended with a straight bat at the bowler
10.5
Siraj to Warner, no run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, Warner prods across and defends it back at the bowler
10.4
Siraj to Warner, no run, Siraj shortens his length outside off, a half-shuffle and a short-arm jab, finds mid-on with the strange looking shot
10.3
Siraj to Warner, no run, Siraj pushes one fuller and wider of off, Warner is happy to let that pass by
10.2
Siraj to Warner, no run, Siraj shortens his length outside off, Warner rides the bounce and keeps it down towards backward point
10.1
Siraj to Warner, no run, Siraj keeps it full and in that channel outside off, Warner has a good look at that and lets it go by
8.6
Siraj to Warner, no run, on a good length and shaping away from the left-hander, left alone
8.5
Siraj to Warner, 2 runs, short of a length and on Warner's hips, nudge past square leg and Warner comes scampering back for the second
8.4
Siraj to Warner, FOUR, edged and four, could Rohit have put in a better effort? Looked like he reacted late and the ball had flown past his left-hand before he could get into a decent position - lovely seam movement away from the left-hander, Warner poked with hard hands, gets a thick edge over second slip
8.3
Siraj to Warner, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from well wide of off, easy leave for the left-hander
8.2
Siraj to Warner, no run, Siraj keeps it full and angles one across the left-hander, Warner gets a big stride forward, covers for the shape and then lets it go
8.1
Siraj to Warner, no run, fuller length delivery and in that corridor outside off, Warner has it covered as he let it go by
6.6
Siraj to Warner, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Warner gets right behind the line in defence
6.5
Siraj to Warner, no run, much better from Siraj, pitched up in that channel outside off and a hint of seam away from the left-hander, opened Warner up as he looked to defend and burst past the outside edge
6.4
Siraj to Warner, no run, on a good length and shaping away from the left-hander, Warner watches it closely and lets it go
6.3
Siraj to Warner, FOUR, lovely, confident start to get going from Warner, overpitched and wide of off - he leans into the drive and drives it straight of mid-off, no need to run for those
6.2
Siraj to Warner, no run, Siraj shortens his length outside off, Warner leans across and defends it to the off-side
6.1
Siraj to Warner, no run, .. and a nervy poke to start Day 4 from Warner, short of a length and angling across the left-hander, has him playing away from his body and beat him on the outside edge
2.6
Siraj to Warner, no run, on a good length and angling back into the left-hander, Warner hops across and defends it back at the bowler
2.5
Siraj to Warner, FOUR, cracking shot, this is the Warner we have all been accustomed to, Siraj changes to round the wicket, but this is short and wide of off, slapped away behind square on the off-side for a boundary
2.4
Siraj to Warner, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Warner - he's slowly getting into his groove. On a good length and just outside off, he leant forward and drove it straight of mid-off, no need to run for those
2.3
Siraj to Warner, FOUR, cracking shot, tad too short from Siraj and Warner is quick to latch on - swivels across on the front-foot and finds the gap wide of mid-wicket with the pull
2.2
Siraj to Warner, no run, fraction fuller and slanting away with the angle, Warner is happy to let that go by
2.1
Siraj to Warner, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from the left-hander, Warner lifts his bat and lets it go
0.6
Siraj to Marcus Harris, no run, Siraj keeps it full and in that channel outside off, Harris has a good look at it and lets it go
0.5
Siraj to Marcus Harris, no run, Siraj loses his line and sprays one full and down leg, Harris was looking to flick and missed
0.4
Siraj to Marcus Harris, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from wide of off, Harris is happy to let that go by
0.3
Siraj to Marcus Harris, no run, Siraj shortens his length outside off, Harris doesn't go searching for it - waits on the ball and then defends it to the off-side
0.2
Siraj to Marcus Harris, no run, short of a length and around the off-stump line, Harris presses across and turns it to the on-side
0.1
Siraj to Marcus Harris, no run, gentle start from Siraj, floaty delivery wide of off, Harris watches it all along and lets it go
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