India vs Australia, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Australia tour of India, 2023 Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Date & Time: Feb 09-Feb 11, 09:30 AM LOCAL
Mohammed Shami 1-18(9 ov)
38.6
Shami to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery heading towards the top of off, Smith defends from the crease to mid-on
38.5
Shami to Smith, no run, full on middle, bending in at 138.6kph. Smith turns it to short midwicket
38.4
Shami to Smith, no run, Shami keeping it full and straight, looking for that reverse. There's just a bit of it to keep him interested. Not much though. Smith drives this to short cover
38.3
Shami to Smith, no run, length ball bending in on off, Smith defends from the crease
38.2
Shami to Smith, no run, 137kph, overpitched on off, and Smith squeezes it to mid-on
38.1
Shami to Smith, no run, length ball at the stumps, Smith defends from the crease
36.6
Shami to Smith, no run, length ball just outside off, Smith hangs back and blocks to short cover
36.5
Shami to Smith, no run, 140.3kph, pitched up and tailing in slightly on middle, Smith pushes it to short midwicket
36.4
Shami to Smith, no run, pitched up outside off, driven to cover
36.3
Shami to Smith, no run, 139.7kph full ball bending in on leg, Smith turns it to midwicket
36.2
Shami to Smith, no run, pitched up outside off, Smith opens the face and steers it to backward point
36.1
Shami to Smith, no run, length ball just outside off, Smith taps it from the crease to cover
34.6
Shami to Smith, no run, 139.1kph full delivery just outside off, Smith defends comfortably
34.5
Shami to Smith, no run, pitched up around off at 139kph, Smith knocks it back to Shami
34.4
Shami to Smith, no run, full delivery around off, Smith defends down the wicket
34.3
Shami to Smith, no run, length ball on off, defended from the crease
34.2
Shami to Labuschagne, 1 run, length ball bending into the pads, Labuschagne clips it to long leg
34.1
Shami to Labuschagne, no run, pitched up on off, just a hint of reverse and Labuschagne pushes with a straight bat to mid-on
32.6
Shami to Labuschagne, no run, length ball just outside off, Labuschagne defends to cover
32.5
Shami to Labuschagne, no run, bit of reverse now and Labuschagne is rapped on the pad! A much quicker delivery from Shami as well compared to the start of this over. It's speared in at close to 139kph, bends in late and beats Labuschagne on the flick. The decision is not out, and India decide against the review after considering it. Was going down leg
32.4
Shami to Smith, 1 run, straying down leg, Smith clips it through square leg and there's a good stop from the fielder running across
32.3
Shami to Smith, FOUR, Shami goes short and Smith is right on top of it to pull it behind square! No great venom behind the delivery at 133kph, not that high either, and Smith was onto it in a flash
32.2
Shami to Smith, no run, 135.7kph full delivery on off, Smith defends forward
32.1
Shami to Smith, no run, full ball bending in on middle, Smith turns it to short midwicket
14.6
Shami to Labuschagne, no run, 135.3kph, pitched up around off, blocked stoutly
14.5
Shami to Labuschagne, FOUR, shot! 137.2kph, overpitched outside off and Labuschagne latches onto it. Driven crisply through extra cover off the front foot
14.4
Shami to Labuschagne, no run, 136.8kph, Shami goes fuller and wider, driven off the front foot but straight to backward point
14.3
Shami to Labuschagne, no run, short of a good length delivery, middle-and-leg-lined, tucked away by Labuschagne but he can't beat mid-wicket
14.2
Shami to Labuschagne, no run, 139.3kph, length ball just outside off, tapped towards cover
14.1
Shami to Labuschagne, no run, 137kph, fuller than good length, wasted down the leg-side
12.6
Shami to Labuschagne, no run, soft hands on the handle, outside edge rolls towards gully, diving save
12.5
Shami to Labuschagne, no run, full delivery outside off stump, Labuschagne drives to cover
12.4
Shami to Labuschagne, no run, fullish delivery on the stumps, Labuschagne defends
12.3
Shami to Labuschagne, no run, oh inside edge goes towards short mid-wicket
12.2
Shami to Labuschagne, no run, good length delivery, Labuschagne defends
12.1
Shami to Labuschagne, no run, full delivery on the stumps, Labuschagne drives to mid-on
4.6
Shami to Smith, no run, nipping back in and rushing Smith in his defence, Smith manages to get bat on ball
4.5
Shami to Smith, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, left alone
4.4
Shami to Smith, no run, good length delivery swinging away outside off stump, left alone
4.3
Shami to Smith, FOUR, shot! Fullish delivery outside off stump, Smith leans forward and places the ball in the gap at cover and gets his first boundary. Quality shot that
4.2
Shami to Smith, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Smith lets it go
4.1
Shami to Smith, 2 runs, looking for the inswinger, Smith looks to defend, gets a thick edge that rolls to deep backward square leg. He is away too
2.6
Shami to Smith, no run, blocked. Back-to-back wicket maidens for India
2.5
Shami to Smith, no run, oh inside edge saves Smith. He walks across to play. this keeps a tad low and Smith was troubled in his defence
2.4
Shami to Smith, no run, outside off stump, left alone
2.3
Shami to Smith, no run, massive outswing now. Bharat dives and misses but Pujara has it covered at slip
2.2
Shami to Smith, byes, FOUR, ohhh swinging past the leg stump. India have had Smith before walking across and losing the leg stump. Shami tried but this swung too much and no chance for Srikar Bharat
2.1
Shami to Warner, out Bowled!! Look at that off stump cartwheel. You wondered why he started over the wicket to Warner first over. We've seen Warner have trouble facing the pacer from round the wicket. Stuart Broad was all over him in the 2019 Ashes. Shami has had great success with this angle too in Tests and he gets this length delivery to nip back in. Ball takes the inside edge and takes theoff stump out for quite a sight. Actually not an edge. Warner stuck on the crease. Ball brushed the pad and sneaked through. Australia 2/2 inside 15 minutes. Warner b Shami 1(5)
0.6
Shami to Warner, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Warner lets it go
0.5
Shami to Warner, no run, nipping away outside off stump, but pretty wide to make Warner play
0.4
Shami to Khawaja, 1 run, hangs back and clips it to long leg. First Test runs in India for Khawaja
0.3
Shami to Khawaja, no run, good length delivery angling from round the wicket, Khawaja lets it go. Again Srikar Bharat collects around ankle height
0.2
Shami to Warner, 1 run, knocked off the back foot to cover and Warner calls for a quick single
0.1
Shami to Warner, no run, starts with a length delivery angling wide across Warner, ignored. Didn't quite carry to Bharat
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