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
Steven Smith 25(51)
32.2
Shami to Smith, 1 run, pitched up on off, Smith knocks it into the off-side
32.1
Shami to Smith, no run, length ball on off, defended from the crease
31.4
Jadeja to Smith, 1 run, pushes this one wide of mid-off
31.3
Jadeja to Smith, no run, drifting in on middle and leg, defended forward
31.2
Jadeja to Smith, no run, back of a length around off, blocked from the crease
31.2
Jadeja to Smith, no ball, he's got him in the exact same manner as the first innings. Oh hang on, it's a no-ball. That's a shame. Length ball coming in with the arm, Smith plays for some turn, leaves a bit of gap between bat and pad and it goes right through him to crash into middle and leg. But Jadeja has overstepped
31.1
Jadeja to Smith, no run, length ball just outside off, Smith defends
30.4
Shami to Smith, 1 run, full ball straying into the pads, Smith works it through square leg
30.3
Shami to Smith, no run, full on middle, Smith defends and then immediately puts his hand up as he's unhappy about some distraction behind the bowler's arm
30.2
Shami to Smith, no run, straying down leg, Smith looks to glance but misses
30.1
Shami to Smith, no run, low back lift from Smith to tackle Shami. It's a length ball around off, Smith hangs back and defends
29.1
Jadeja to Smith, 1 run, length ball outside off, Smith taps it off the back foot wide of cover
28.1
Axar to Smith, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Smith punches it off the back foot through the covers
27.2
Jadeja to Smith, no ball, 1 run, overpitched on off, driven to the left of Jadeja who stretches his leg to stop it but fails to do so
27.1
Jadeja to Smith, no run, length ball turning sharply from off, Smith plays for the straight one and is happy to be beaten on the outside edge. Has played it well so far
26.1
Axar to Smith, 1 run, back of a length on off, sliding in with the arm, and Smith punches it gently off the back foot to sweeper cover
24.6
Axar to Smith, no run, flat length ball outside off, Smith goes back and defends
24.5
Axar to Smith, FOUR, did that to Axar in the first innings too! Full delivery around off, Smith clears the front leg, gets underneath it and lofts it over extra cover. Nearly went all the way
24.4
Axar to Smith, no run, 95kph full ball around middle, Smith gets the front pad away and pushes to cover
24.3
Axar to Smith, no run, floated up outside off, Smith pushes it to cover
24.2
Axar to Smith, no run, length ball sliding into the stumps, Smith blocks from the crease
24.1
Axar to Smith, no run, length ball sliding through outside off, Smith hangs back and defends
23.1
Ashwin to Smith, 1 run, flat on middle, short enough for Smith to go back and clip it through square leg
21.4
Ashwin to Smith, 1 run, Smith steps out but is done in length as Ashwin pulls it back. He still somehow manages to knock it into the off-side
20.6
Jadeja to Smith, no run, length ball on off, defended with an open face to point
20.5
Jadeja to Smith, no run, oh what happened here? Smith is lured into a drive, the ball turns, takes the edge and it hits the keeper on his knee. Bharat couldn't have done anything. That was a big deflection
20.4
Jadeja to Smith, no run, 93.1kph, length ball turning away outside off, Smith plays inside the line and is beaten
20.3
Jadeja to Smith, no run, smothers it on the front foot
20.2
Jadeja to Smith, no run, full ball drifting in on middle, Smith defends down the pitch
20.1
Jadeja to Smith, no run, full on off, Smith gets forward and defends
18.6
Jadeja to Smith, no run, gets forward to defend on the off stump line, and again the ball turns, going off the outside half of the bat to point
18.5
Jadeja to Smith, no run, beaten! He's had Smith in trouble in this over! Length ball drifting in around off, Smith plays for the slider that did him in the first innings, which is the right away to go. But this one turns past the edge. Better to get beaten on the outside edge than on the inside
18.4
Jadeja to Smith, no run, length ball on leg, straightens considerably against the angle, squaring Smith up in defence. He plays with soft hands though and the edge rolls to slip
18.2
Jadeja to Smith, 1 run, full on off, driven to long-off
18.1
Jadeja to Smith, no run, 93.7kph length ball turning away just outside off, Smith gets forward to defend but is beaten! He gives Jadeja the thumbs up
17.6
Ashwin to Smith, 1 run, dances down and flicks it off the pads behind square
16.6
Jadeja to Smith, no run, opens the face in defence, guiding it with the turn to point
16.5
Jadeja to Smith, no run, gets forward and smothers it on the off stump line
16.4
Jadeja to Smith, no run, full around off, defended forward
16.3
Jadeja to Smith, no run, drifting into the pads, Smith works it to backward square leg
16.2
Jadeja to Smith, FOUR, half-volley on leg stump as Jadeja bowls it slow through the air. Smith flicks it away through midwicket
16.1
Jadeja to Smith, no run, 94.1kph, drifting in and landing on a full length around off, Smith gets forward and pushes to short cover
14.6
Jadeja to Smith, no run, blocked
14.5
Jadeja to Smith, SIX, oh shottt! Probably the shot of the game. On this spinning Day 3 track, with the risk of you missing the ball on the outside of the bat to a class bowler like Jadeja, it takes some courage to play the lofted drive with the straightest of bats despite not getting really close to the pitch of the ball and then hold the pose. Easily cleared long-on
12.6
Jadeja to Smith, no run, very full, Smith flicks to mid-wicket
12.5
Jadeja to Smith, no run, defended
12.4
Jadeja to Smith, no run, beaten. Flighted delivery pitching around off stump, Smith plays inside the line and misses
12.3
Jadeja to Smith, no run, fullish delivery, Smith defends
12.2
Jadeja to Smith, no run, flatter delivery, Smith blocks off the back foot
12.1
Jadeja to Smith, no run, Smith defends
10.6
Jadeja to Smith, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Smith defends towards point
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