Australia vs India at Melbourne, 06 Jan, 2021

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat
Australia 338/10 (105.4)  &  312/6 (87)
India 244/10 (100.4)  &  334/5 (131)
Match drawn
Man of the Match: Steven Smith
  • Ravichandran Ashwin 39 * (128)
  • Hanuma Vihari 23 * (161)

Over 1.1 Mohammed Siraj bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, 2 runs,  get on top of it, punches it in front of square and opens his account with a couple.

Over 1.2 Mohammed Siraj bowls a back of length delivery to David Warner,1 run, gets across the line and helps it down to the fine leg and picks up a single.

Over 1.3 Mohammed Siraj bowls a good length delivery to Will Pucovski, no run, gets  right behind the line to defend on the offf-side.

Over 1.4 Mohammed Siraj bowls a back of length delivery to Will Pucovski, no run, gets across the line and leaves it down the leg side through to the keeper.

Over 1.5 Mohammed Siraj bowls a good length delivery to Will Pucovski,1 run, comes forward to defend, gets inside the line and tickles it to fine leg.

Over 1.6 Mohammed Siraj bowls a good length delivery to David Warner,1 run, gets forward and drops it with soft hands into the cover pocket and calls for a quick single,

Over 3.1 Mohammed Siraj bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, no run, gets forward and defends it to point with an angled bat.

Over 3.2 Mohammed Siraj bowls a good length delivery to David Warner, no run, gets forward and goes chasing with his feet stuck to the crease, lucky that he didn't nick it behind.

Over 3.3 Mohammed Siraj bowls a short and rising delivery to David Warner, no run,  out Caught by Pujara!!  Warner saw the width and just threw his hands on the drive, the outside edge flies at a nice height for Pujara at first slip and he makes no mistake.

Over 3.4 Mohammed Siraj bowls a pitched up delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, 2 runs, moves across and gently flicks it through the mid-wicket region and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 3.5 Mohammed Siraj bowls a back of length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, gets inside the line and  lifts his bat and lets it go.

Over 3.6 Mohammed Siraj bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, gets forward and looks to play through the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 5.1 Mohammed Siraj bowls it short of length to Will Pucovski, no run, goes deep inside the crease and  flicks it off the hips and the ball lands just in front of leg gully

Over 5.2 Mohammed Siraj bowls a pitched up delivery to Will Pucovski, no run, gets across the line and leaves it down the leg side through to the keeper.

Over 5.3 Mohammed Siraj bowls a pitched up delivery to Will Pucovski, no run, gets forward and pushes with a straight bat towards mid-on.

Over 5.4 Mohammed Siraj bowls it short of length to Will Pucovski, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot and pulls it down to the fine leg fence for four.

Over 5.5 Mohammed Siraj bowls a pitched up delivery to Will Pucovski,3 runs, gets forward and drives with a straight bat past mid-on and picks up three runs.

Over 5.6 Mohammed Siraj bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 7.1 Mohammed Siraj bowls a good length delivery to Will Pucovski, no run, gets forward and works it to mid-wicket with soft hands.

Rain stops play
The players are running off the field as rain has arrived

11:45 Local Time, 00:45 GMT, 06:15 IST: There is still a light drizzle and though the square covers were removed, the hessian is still on.

12:00 Local Time, 01:00 GMT, 06:30 IST: We are 30 mins away from scheduled lunch and the rain has only become heavier.

12:20 Local Time, 01:20 GMT, 06:50 IST: Lunch has been taken

Over 7.2 Mohammed Siraj bowls a good length delivery to Will Pucovski, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it on the off-side.

Over 7.3 Mohammed Siraj bowls a good length delivery to Will Pucovski, no run, goes back in the crease and misses the glance after a big shuffle. Gets hit on the knee-roll adjacent to the middle-stump. 

Over 7.4 Mohammed Siraj bowls a pitched up delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, 3 runs, gets inside the line and driven off the frontfoot and the mid-off fielder has to sprint back to stop another boundary. Another triple.

Over 7.5 Mohammed Siraj bowls a good length delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 7.6 Mohammed Siraj bowls a pitched up delivery to Marnus Labuschagne, no run, gets forward and pushed towards cover.

Over 9.1: No runs. Mohammed Siraj to Will Pucovski,

Over 9.2: No runs. Mohammed Siraj to Will Pucovski,

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