Axar Patel(21 | 11)*
Varun Chakaravarthy(1 | 1)
M Stoinis|4|0|41|1
| 2 | 19.6 | 19.6: Marcus Stoinis to Axar Patel, A waist-high full toss, on middle, Axar Patel heaves it away wide of deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second run. The umpire is happy with the height and that brings an end to the Indian innings. 14 runs off the final over. India finish with 167 on the board! |
6 Over | Run: 167/8 | Run Rate: 8.35
| 1 | 19.5 | 19.5: Marcus Stoinis to Varun Chakaravarthy, A sharp and quick short ball from Stoinis, over off, Varun Chakaravarthy is deep in his crease and he swings to get it away. Mistimes the pull in front of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 19.4 | 19.4: Marcus Stoinis to Arshdeep Singh, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! That went up many a mile and this is a fine grab from Josh Philippe! More importantly, Australia keep Axar Patel away from strike. On a length, on off and middle. Arshdeep swings across the line but skies it up a long way towards mid-wicket, where Philippe keeps his eyes on the ball, settles under the skier and takes a good catch close to his chest. |
| 1 | 19.3 | 19.3: Marcus Stoinis to Axar Patel, Into the surface, over middle, Axar Patel pulls it hard towards deep mid-wicket but cannot come back for the second as the fielder in the deep is quick to get rid of the ball. |
| 6 | 19.2 | 19.2: Marcus Stoinis to Axar Patel, SIX! All the way! Full and straight, on middle. Axar plays the pick-up shot off his pads and deposits it between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a six. |
| 4 | 19.1 | 19.1: Marcus Stoinis to Axar Patel, FOUR! A good start to the final over for India! Angling across, on a good length, Patel drags it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. Also, Australia have been penalised for slow over rate. They are allowed only 4 fielders outside the 30-yard circle for the final over. |
| 0 | 18.8 | 18.6: Nathan Ellis to Arshdeep Singh, Takes pace off and it is outside off, on a good length. Arshdeep Singh swings with all his might but connects with thin air. |
8 Over | Run: 153/7 | Run Rate: 8.05
| 0 | 18.7 | 18.6: Nathan Ellis to Arshdeep Singh, Wide! Another one that is pushed across but this goes beyond the tramline on off. Arshdeep Singh shuffles across to reach out but he misses. Ellis is not happy with the wide call but the umpire explains that Singh moved only after the ball was released. |
| 0 | 18.6 | 18.5: Nathan Ellis to Arshdeep Singh, Back-of-the-hand slower one, going across the batter. Arshdeep Singh fails to pick the change of pace and is through his shot very early. Gets beaten all ends up. |
| 0 | 18.5 | 18.4: Nathan Ellis to Washington Sundar, OUT! CAUGHT! 9th wicket of the series for Nathan Ellis, and he continues to impress! Pace on this time, full in length, on off and middle. Washington Sundar is deep in his crease and looks to go over mid off. The shot was on with mid off inside the circle but fails to get under the ball properly. Hits it flat and straight down the throat of the sub fielder, Matthew Kuhnemann. |
| 1 | 18.4 | 18.3: Nathan Ellis to Axar Patel, Full again, wider on off, Axar Patel reaches out and guides it to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 18.3 | 18.2: Nathan Ellis to Axar Patel, Good cricket all around! Ellis nails the yorker, around the base of the off stump. Axar Patel gets his bat down to squeeze it out but the ball dribbles off the toe end towards the keeper. Patel is keen for a single but is sent back. Josh Inglis collects and scores a direct hit at the bowling end with an underarm throw but Axar is safe. |
| 0 | 18.2 | 18.2: Nathan Ellis to Axar Patel, Wide! This is pushed well beyond the tramline on off. Wide given. |
| 1 | 18.1 | 18.1: Nathan Ellis to Washington Sundar, Just short! Angling across, full in length. Washington Sundar fails to pick the slower one and is early into the shot. Slices it off the outer half towards deep backward point. Josh Philippe dashes in off the ropes but the ball drops short of him. They cross. 150 up for India with this single! |
| 2 | 17.6 | 17.6: Ben Dwarshuis to Axar Patel, Pace off and angled in at the hips, Axar Patel swivels and helps it to the left of deep fine leg for a brace. A productive over for India. 12 runs off it. |
6 Over | Run: 149/6 | Run Rate: 8.28
| 1 | 17.5 | 17.5: Ben Dwarshuis to Washington Sundar, Very full, on off, Sundar squeezes it out in front of extra cover for one. |
| 3 | 17.4 | 17.4: Ben Dwarshuis to Axar Patel, On the off stump, on a back of a length, Axar Patel glides it on the bounce to short third. Adam Zampa gets his body behind the ball but but the ball stays low to go under his hands. Zampa turns around and gives it a chase. Succeeds in preventing the ball from going into the ropes. Three runs taken. |
| 1 | 17.3 | 17.3: Ben Dwarshuis to Washington Sundar, Full and attacking the stumps, driven down to long on for one. |
| 4 | 17.2 | 17.2: Ben Dwarshuis to Washington Sundar, FOUR! 2nd boundary in 3 balls for Sundar! On a good length, on off, Washington Sundar stands tall and hits on the rise. It goes uppishly but wide and to the left of cover and it races away. |
| 1 | 17.1 | 17.1: Ben Dwarshuis to Axar Patel, Angled in on the off stump, on a back of a length, Axar Patel runs it down to deep third for a single. |
| 1 | 16.6 | 16.6: Adam Zampa to Axar Patel, Googly, on the shorter side, on off, Axar punches it wide of point for a single to open his account. |
6 Over | Run: 137/6 | Run Rate: 8.06
| 0 | 16.5 | 16.5: Adam Zampa to Axar Patel, Tossed up, on the pads, Axar Patel flicks it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 16.4 | 16.4: Adam Zampa to Jitesh Sharma, OUT! LBW! Australia get the review right and Adam Zampa has two in the over! Fizzed through by Zampa, on a nagging length, on middle and leg. Jitesh Sharma walks inside the line for the paddle but misses completely. The ball goes past the bat and the glove to catch him on the crouched back thigh. Not given on-field but Mitchell Marsh sends it upstairs. No bat involved and it is three reds on Ball Tracking with the ball crashing into the top of the leg stump. From 121/2, India have lost 4 for 15 to be reduced to 136/6. |
| 1 | 16.3 | 16.3: Adam Zampa to Washington Sundar, Flat and short, on off, Washington Sundar punches it to long on for a single. |
| 4 | 16.2 | 16.2: Adam Zampa to Washington Sundar, MISFIELD, FOUR! Sloppy from Ben Dwarshuis! Tossed up, full and on middle, Washington Sundar gets down on a knee and sweeps it aerially towards deep backward square leg. 'Spin' is the shout from Josh Inglis to let Ben know that the ball is going to spin after bouncing. It dribbles towards Dwarshius in the deep but he overruns slightly as he sprints to his right. He bends to make the stop but the ball goes through his hands for a boundary. |
| 0 | 16.1 | 16.1: Adam Zampa to Tilak Varma, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! For the third over in a row, Australia have struck on the first ball. It is Adam Zampa this time. Floated up, on off, Varma switches his stance and goes for the reverse. Reaches out in front and gets his hands low for the shot but fails to get any bat on it. The ball catches his gloves and lobs behind for the keeper, Josh Inglis to take a simple catch. |
| 1 | 15.6 | 15.6: Xavier Bartlett to Tilak Varma, Bartlett serves another off-pace delivery and he follows Tilak as he backs away. Varma flicks this length ball to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 131/4 | Run Rate: 8.19
| 2 | 15.5 | 15.5: Xavier Bartlett to Tilak Varma, Loopy slower ball, full and at the sticks, Tilak Varma turns it in the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 15.4 | 15.4: Xavier Bartlett to Jitesh Sharma, Pace off and into the surface, over middle. Jitesh Sharma presses back and pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2 | 15.3 | 15.3: Xavier Bartlett to Jitesh Sharma, Slidng onto the pads, on a length, Jitesh wrists it towards the big pocket to the left of deep square leg. Tim David runs around and mops it up. Two runs taken. |
| 0 | 15.2 | 15.2: Xavier Bartlett to Jitesh Sharma, Honing in on the off pole, on a length, Jitesh Sharma knocks it with a straight bat to mid off. |
| 0 | 15.1 | 15.1: Xavier Bartlett to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT! Tim David just about hangs on! Angled into the right-hander, on a good length, on middle. Suryakumar Yadav is deep in his crease and looks to swing it away on the leg side. Plays the shot in front of his body and it is skied towards deep square leg, where David runs to his left and the ball just about pops out but he manages to cling on. Suryakumar looked good but has to depart for 20 (10). Australia continue to chip away. |
| 0 | 14.6 | 14.6: Nathan Ellis to Tilak Varma, Another clever variation from Ellis as he bowls a slower one which Tilak fails to read and gets beaten. |
6 Over | Run: 125/3 | Run Rate: 8.33
| 1 | 14.5 | 14.5: Nathan Ellis to Suryakumar Yadav, Good length on the pads, Suryakumar Yadav flicks this away for one. |
| 1 | 14.4 | 14.4: Nathan Ellis to Tilak Varma, On a length around middle and leg, Tilak Varma shows intent as he lofts this towards sweeper cover for one. |
| 1 | 14.3 | 14.3: Nathan Ellis to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and wide of off, Suryakumar Yadav drives this to sweeper cover for one. |
| 1 | 14.2 | 14.2: Nathan Ellis to Tilak Varma, Full toss on middle and leg, Tilak Varma flicks this to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 0 | 14.1 | 14.1: Nathan Ellis to Shubman Gill, OUT! CASTLED! Gill departs after scoring 46. On a length around off, Shubman Gill plays down the wrong line, looking to slog this out of the park. Gill gets beaten as Ellis bowls the back-of-the-hand slower one and Gill plays for pace on. The ball sneaks past the inside edge of the bat and rattles the timber behind him. |
| 2 | 13.8 | 13.6: Marcus Stoinis to Suryakumar Yadav, Short pitched on middle and leg, Suryakumar Yadav hooks this to long leg and scampers back for two. |
8 Over | Run: 121/2 | Run Rate: 8.64
| 1 | 13.7 | 13.5: Marcus Stoinis to Shubman Gill, On a length around middle and leg, Shubman Gill hits this to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 0 | 13.6 | 13.5: Marcus Stoinis to Shubman Gill, WIDE! Good length, wide outside off, Shubman Gill leaves it. Another wide. |
| 0 | 13.5 | 13.5: Marcus Stoinis to Shubman Gill, WIDE! Bumper, a bit too high. Shubman Gill swings at it but misses out. Wided. |
| 2 | 13.4 | 13.4: Marcus Stoinis to Shubman Gill, Good length around middle and off, Shubman Gill pulls this to the left of deep square leg and takes two. |
| 6 | 13.3 | 13.3: Marcus Stoinis to Shubman Gill, SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! On a length on middle and leg, Shubman Gill stands deep inside the crease, plants his back foot even deeper and clobbers this over the fence towards the longest corner of the park at deep mid-wicket for a huge six. |
| 0 | 13.2 | 13.2: Marcus Stoinis to Shubman Gill, Yorker on off, Shubman Gill blocks this out. |
| 0 | 13.1 | 13.1: Marcus Stoinis to Shubman Gill, Technology comes to the rescue of Gill. A slower one from Marcus Stoinis on a length around middle and off. Shubman Gill looks to flick this around mid-wicket but gets it edged off the inside onto his pads. Marcus Stoinis appeals and the umpire raises his finger. Gill sends this upstairs straightaway. There is a clear spike on UltraEdge as the ball is next to the bat, saving Gill. |
| 1 | 12.7 | 12.6: Adam Zampa to Shubman Gill, Tossed up on off, Shubman Gill drives this to long off for a single. |
7 Over | Run: 108/2 | Run Rate: 8.31
| 1 | 12.6 | 12.5: Adam Zampa to Suryakumar Yadav, Quicker one at the stumps. Suryakumar Yadav finds the gap at cover for one. |
| 0 | 12.5 | 12.5: Adam Zampa to Suryakumar Yadav, WIDE! Floated wide of off, Suryakumar Yadav goes close to the path of the delivery and leaves it. Wided. Zampa looks puzzled by the decision from the umpire though. |
| 6 | 12.4 | 12.4: Adam Zampa to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! That's much more like SKY! Tossed up, on middle and off, Suryakumar Yadav goes down on a knee again and nails the slog sweep from the middle of his bat towards the crowd in the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six. |
| 6 | 12.3 | 12.3: Adam Zampa to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! Lands the slog sweep on the boundary cushion for six. Flighted around off, Suryakumar Yadav goes down on a knee and slog sweeps this not from the middle of his bat but towards the bottom part. SKY still gets enough to land this straight on the boundary cushion towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a six. |
| 2 | 12.2 | 12.2: Adam Zampa to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up on off, Suryakumar Yadav chips this over cover and takes two with ease. |
| 1 | 12.1 | 12.1: Adam Zampa to Shubman Gill, Fuller on middle and leg, Shubman Gill dances down the track and slog this. Fails to get right underneath it and hits this towards Matthew Short at the deep mid-wicket fence. Short was in with a chance to catch this for a moment but he looks to have lost this in the lights. He collects it on the bounce and the batters cross for a single. |
| 0 | 11.6 | 11.6: Nathan Ellis to Suryakumar Yadav, Good length on middle and off, Suryakumar Yadav pushes this to the bowler's right for no run. |
6 Over | Run: 90/2 | Run Rate: 7.50
| 1 | 11.5 | 11.5: Nathan Ellis to Shubman Gill, Short and wide of off, Shubman Gill gets it away to point for one. |
| 1 | 11.4 | 11.4: Nathan Ellis to Suryakumar Yadav, Short pitched around middle and leg. Suryakumar Yadav hooks this to fine leg for one. |
| 0 | 11.3 | 11.3: Nathan Ellis to Shivam Dube, OUT! TIMBER! The party ends for Dube with pace being introduced against him. Slower one, onto the pads of Dube, cramping him for room. Shivam Dube moves to his leg side and looks to somehow get it away in the outfield but misses out completely as he plays for a pace on delivery. The ball sneaks past the inside edge, clips him on the thigh pad of the back leg and deflects onto the stumps. Dube heads back to the dugout after scoring 22 from 18 balls. |
| 0 | 11.2 | 11.2: Nathan Ellis to Shivam Dube, On a length, going across the left-hander. Shivam Dube looks to cut this square but misses out and hits this off the under edge. It dribbles behind to the keeper. |
| 0 | 11.1 | 11.1: Nathan Ellis to Shivam Dube, Good length on middle and off, Shivam Dube punches this well but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 0 | 10.7 | 10.6: Adam Zampa to Shubman Gill, Floated into the batter, on middle and leg. Shubman Gill blocks this back to the bowler. |
7 Over | Run: 88/1 | Run Rate: 8.00
| 1 | 10.6 | 10.5: Adam Zampa to Shivam Dube, Short and wide outside off, Shivam Dube rises up with the bounce and slaps this to deep cover for one. |
| 2 | 10.5 | 10.4: Adam Zampa to Shivam Dube, Pushed through on the pads, Shivam Dube flicks this to fine leg and takes another couple. |
| 0 | 10.4 | 10.4: Adam Zampa to Shivam Dube, WIDE! Quicker one, wide outside off. Shivam Dube leaves it. Wided. |
| 2 | 10.3 | 10.3: Adam Zampa to Shivam Dube, Wrong'un around off, Shivam Dube opens the face of the bat slightly and guides this through short third for two. |
| 6 | 10.2 | 10.2: Adam Zampa to Shivam Dube, SIX! NEW BALLS PLEASE! Up and over for a huge six. Flighted, around middle and off, Shivam Dube goes down on a knee, plants his front foot towards the pitch of the delivery and muscles this over long on and out of the park for a massive six. |
| 1 | 10.1 | 10.1: Adam Zampa to Shubman Gill, Floated onto the pads, Shubman Gill flicks this through mid-wicket for one. |
| 2 | 9.6 | 9.6: Xavier Bartlett to Shivam Dube, Very full, at the base of the off stump. Shivam Dube gets his bat down hurriedly and it is squeezed off the outer half between short third and backward point for a couple of runs. |
6 Over | Run: 75/1 | Run Rate: 7.50
| 0 | 9.5 | 9.5: Xavier Bartlett to Shivam Dube, Bartlett bends his back and digs it in short, outside off. Shivam Dube looks to drag the pull in front of square but he is early into the shot. Toe-ends it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 9.4 | 9.4: Xavier Bartlett to Shivam Dube, Bartlett tucks the batter up for room, on a short of a length. Shivam Dube looks to help it away but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 1 | 9.3 | 9.3: Xavier Bartlett to Shubman Gill, A slower bumper, on off, Shubman Gill rides the bounce and cracks the pull to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 0 | 9.2 | 9.2: Xavier Bartlett to Shubman Gill, Pace taken off, on a back of a length, on off, Shubman Gill jabs it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 9.1 | 9.1: Xavier Bartlett to Shivam Dube, At 131 kph, on a good length, on off and middle. Shivam Dube stays back and hits it on the rise to long on for a single. |
| 2 | 8.6 | 8.6: Ben Dwarshuis to Shubman Gill, A sharp and quick bumper at the bodyline of the batter from over the wicket. Shubman Gill swivels for the pull but does not quite get hold of it. Gets it off an under edge to the right of deep fine leg for a brace. |
6 Over | Run: 71/1 | Run Rate: 7.89
| 1 | 8.5 | 8.5: Ben Dwarshuis to Shivam Dube, Into the surface, around off, Shivam cuts it to deep point and gets to the other end. |
| 1 | 8.4 | 8.4: Ben Dwarshuis to Shubman Gill, Rolls his fingers on the ball, on a good length, on off, Shubman Gill punches it back past the bowler for a single. |
| 0 | 8.3 | 8.3: Ben Dwarshuis to Shubman Gill, On top of off, on a short of a length, Shubman Gill hops and cuts it late but picks out Nathan Ellis at backward point. |
| 1 | 8.2 | 8.2: Ben Dwarshuis to Shivam Dube, On a hard length, tighter line, on the off pole. Dube drops it in front of cover and crosses over. |
| 4 | 8.1 | 8.1: Ben Dwarshuis to Shivam Dube, FOUR! Width offered and Dube cashes in! Short and wide on off, there to be put away. Shivam frees his arms and cuts it wide of point. Beats the diving fielder in the deep to his right for a boundary. |
| 1 | 7.6 | 7.6: Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Dube, This is even slower at 105.3 kph, on middle, on a back of a length. Dube backs away and punches it to the left of cover for a run. |
6 Over | Run: 62/1 | Run Rate: 7.75
| 0 | 7.5 | 7.5: Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Dube, Stoinis does not offer any pace again, on a short of a length, on top of off. Shivam Dube looks to force it through the off side but the ball holds in the surface and he is through his shot early. Chips it between cover and mid off. |
| 1 | 7.4 | 7.4: Marcus Stoinis to Shubman Gill, Another off-pace delivery, on a good length, on off. Shubman Gill waits and taps it in front of long on for one. |
| 0 | 7.3 | 7.3: Marcus Stoinis to Shivam Dube, Leg bye! This skids through, on a back of a length, around middle and leg. Shivam Dube hangs back to deal with it but is beaten on the inside edge. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the pads wide of point. |
| 1 | 7.2 | 7.2: Marcus Stoinis to Shubman Gill, Takes pace off, does Stoinis, fuller and on middle. Shubman Gill clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 7.1 | 7.1: Marcus Stoinis to Shubman Gill, Half a shout for caught behind from Josh Inglis but turned down! Nobody else looks interested and Australia decide against the review. Dug in short by Stoinis around the left shoulder, Gill walks inside the line and gets his bat high to help the pull down to deep fine leg. Fails to get any bat on it as Inglis moves to his left to gather it. No spike on UltraEdge. |
| 1 | 6.6 | 6.6: Adam Zampa to Shubman Gill, Flatter and shorter, on middle, Shubman turns it away in front of square on the leg side for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 58/1 | Run Rate: 8.29
| 1 | 6.5 | 6.5: Adam Zampa to Shivam Dube, Floated up, on off, Dube eases the drive to long off for a single to get off the mark. |
| 0 | 6.4 | 6.4: Adam Zampa to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! Adam Zampa fights back! End of a scratchy stay for Abhishek Sharma. This is another googly and it is looped up, on the fuller side. Abhishek gets down on a knee to club it to the left of long on but gets it right off the toe end of the bat. It goes flat and straight to long on, Tim David bends and takes a safe catch. |
| 0 | 6.3 | 6.3: Adam Zampa to Abhishek Sharma, Out comes the googly, shorter in length, Abhishek Sharma slaps it hard but straight to cover. |
| 6 | 6.2 | 6.2: Adam Zampa to Abhishek Sharma, SIX! Launched down the ground! Pushed across the left-hander, on a nagging length, Abhishek Sharma charges down the track and despite not being entirely to the pitch of the ball, he swings through. Tonks it towards the sight screen for a six. |
| 0 | 6.1 | 6.1: Adam Zampa to Shubman Gill, Leg bye! Full and drifting onto the pads, Gill looks to tickle it fine but fails to lay any bat on it. The ball clips the pads and rolls in front of short fine leg for a leg bye. 50 comes up for India! |
| 4 | 5.6 | 5.6: Marcus Stoinis to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! Fine riposte from Abhishek Sharma! Fuller in length, at the sticks, Abhishek shimmies down the track but stays leg side of the ball. Smashes it up and over cover for a boundary. 11 runs off the final over of the Powerplay. At the end of 6 overs, India are 49/0. |
6 Over | Run: 49/0 | Run Rate: 8.17
| 0 | 5.5 | 5.5: Marcus Stoinis to Abhishek Sharma, Oh, that took off! At 131 kph, a well-directed bouncer at the bodyline of the batter. Abhishek Sharma clears the front leg but is taken aback as the ball climbs onto him. The ball brushes the grill of the helmet and catches him on the left shoulder. |
| 1 | 5.4 | 5.4: Marcus Stoinis to Shubman Gill, On a short of a length, on off, punched in front of mid on for one more. |
| 1 | 5.3 | 5.3: Marcus Stoinis to Abhishek Sharma, Pace taken off and Stoinis spots Abhishek backing away. He follows him with a good-length delivery. Abhishek can only push it in front of mid off for a single. |
| 4 | 5.2 | 5.2: Marcus Stoinis to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! This will help Abhishek Sharma feel a little better! A bumper at helmet height but the pace does not trouble the batter, on off. Sharma gets on his toes and pulls it towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 1 | 5.1 | 5.1: Marcus Stoinis to Shubman Gill, Starts on the shorter side, on middle. Gill walks inside the line and tucks it in the vacant square leg region for a single. |
| 0 | 4.6 | 4.6: Xavier Bartlett to Abhishek Sharma, It is just not coming out right for Abhishek Sharma. Back of a length around off, Abhishek Sharma mistimes the pull as he looks to heave this away. Gets it rolled to mid-wicket. |
6 Over | Run: 38/0 | Run Rate: 7.60
| 1 | 4.5 | 4.5: Xavier Bartlett to Shubman Gill, Good length around off, Shubman Gill defends this around point and rotates the strike. |
| 4 | 4.4 | 4.4: Xavier Bartlett to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gill is looking in good touch so far. Good length around the pads, Shubman Gill jumps to the pitch of it and flicks this wide to the mid-wicket fielder's right for a boundary. |
| 1 | 4.3 | 4.3: Xavier Bartlett to Abhishek Sharma, On a length wide outside off, Abhishek Sharma cuts this to deep point for one. |
| 0 | 4.2 | 4.2: Xavier Bartlett to Abhishek Sharma, Cutter, going across the batter. Abhishek Sharma plants his front foot away from the line of it and swings for the stands but misses out. |
| 1 | 4.1 | 4.1: Xavier Bartlett to Shubman Gill, Good length on middle and off, Shubman Gill steps down the track and pushes this to mid on for one. |
| 0 | 3.6 | 3.6: Nathan Ellis to Abhishek Sharma, Slower one, wide of off, Abhishek Sharma punts this to the left of point for no run. |
6 Over | Run: 31/0 | Run Rate: 7.75
| 1 | 3.5 | 3.5: Nathan Ellis to Shubman Gill, Back of a length on off, Shubman Gill prods in front and drops this around cover for a single. |
| 0 | 3.4 | 3.4: Nathan Ellis to Shubman Gill, Gill would feel that he missed out on a boundary opportunity here. Full toss on off, Shubman Gill drives this straight to the fielder at cover. |
| 4 | 3.3 | 3.3: Nathan Ellis to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Just past the Aussie skipper for four from Gill. Short and wide of off, Shubman Gill jumps down the track and smashes this wide to the left of a diving Mitchell Marsh at mid off for a boundary. |
| 2 | 3.2 | 3.2: Nathan Ellis to Shubman Gill, On a length around the pads, Shubman Gill leans inside the line of it and flicks this to deep mid-wicket for two. |
| 4 | 3.1 | 3.1: Nathan Ellis to Shubman Gill, FOUR! A poor start to his spell from Nathan Ellis and Gill makes the most of it. Good length, drifting down the leg side, Shubman Gill tickles this to the fine leg fence for a boundary. Shubman moves to 11 with this boundary. |
| 0 | 2.6 | 2.6: Ben Dwarshuis to Abhishek Sharma, Good length on off, Abhishek Sharma punches this to cover for a dot to end the over. India are off to a decent start, not a blistering one, but a steady one. |
6 Over | Run: 20/0 | Run Rate: 6.67
| 2 | 2.5 | 2.5: Ben Dwarshuis to Abhishek Sharma, An effort ball from Ben Dwarshuis to Sharma as he bowls a short one, around middle and off, Abhishek Sharma pulls this to deep mid-wicket and takes two. |
| 0 | 2.4 | 2.4: Ben Dwarshuis to Abhishek Sharma, Ben hits the deck hard, wide of off, Abhishek Sharma looks to swat this over mid-wicket but hits this off the inside half of his bat and scuffs this to mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 2.3 | 2.3: Ben Dwarshuis to Shubman Gill, Back of a length, on top of middle and leg. Shubman Gill works this to long on for one. |
| 0 | 2.2 | 2.2: Ben Dwarshuis to Shubman Gill, On a length around middle and off, Shubman Gill tucks this to mid-wicket for no run. |
| 4 | 2.1 | 2.1: Ben Dwarshuis to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gill gets going now. Good length wide of off, Shubman Gill steps down the track and flat bats this over the bowler for a boundary. Glenn Maxwell attempts to cut it off, going after it from mid on but fails to do so. |
| 0 | 1.6 | 1.6: Xavier Bartlett to Shubman Gill, LEG BYE! Good length, going down the leg, Shubman Gill looks to tickle this to fine leg but misses from the bat and brushes this off his pads for a leg bye. |
6 Over | Run: 13/0 | Run Rate: 6.50
| 3 | 1.5 | 1.5: Xavier Bartlett to Abhishek Sharma, Up and over for three. Pitched up on middle and leg, Abhishek Sharma plants his front foot away from the pitch of the delivery and lofts this beyond Mitchell Marsh at mid on for three. The ball was racing across the turf to the fence but a good chase from the Bison saves a run for the side as he slides to push the ball away from the ropes. |
| 1 | 1.4 | 1.4: Xavier Bartlett to Shubman Gill, A hint of away swing on this ball from Xavier Bartlett as he bowls it full and into the stumps. Shubman Gill looks to flick it through mid-wicket but gets it edged off the outside towards deep third for one. |
| 1 | 1.3 | 1.3: Xavier Bartlett to Abhishek Sharma, Good length, closer to the batter, Abhishek Sharma dabs this in front of mid off and rotates strike. |
| 4 | 1.2 | 1.2: Xavier Bartlett to Abhishek Sharma, FOUR! SHARMA GETS GOING! Back of a length, wide of off, angling away from the stumps. Abhishek Sharma stays leg side to it, gets enough room to free his arms and slaps this over cover for a boundary. First of the contest. |
| 0 | 1.1 | 1.1: Xavier Bartlett to Abhishek Sharma, On a length wide outside off, Abhishek Sharma leaves it expecting a wide but the umpire calls it a fair delivery. |
| 0 | 0.6 | 0.6: Ben Dwarshuis to Shubman Gill, Ben hits the hard length and takes it away from the right-hander. Gill presses forward and looks to punch this to the cover region but gets beaten on the outside. |
6 Over | Run: 3/0 | Run Rate: 3.00
| 1 | 0.5 | 0.5: Ben Dwarshuis to Abhishek Sharma, Back of a length around off, Abhishek Sharma hangs onto his back foot this time and punches this through point for one. |
| 1 | 0.4 | 0.4: Ben Dwarshuis to Shubman Gill, Back of a length on the pads, Shubman Gill gets off the mark with a single towards mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 0.3 | 0.3: Ben Dwarshuis to Shubman Gill, Slower one, full and wide of off, Shubman Gill plays the drive early and is beaten. |
| 1 | 0.2 | 0.2: Ben Dwarshuis to Abhishek Sharma, DROPPED! A lifeline for Abhishek Sharma as Xavier Bartlett drops him on a duck. Good length, wide of off, shaping away from the stumps. Abhishek Sharma, once again, charges down the track and away from the stumps. Looks to loft this over cover, but the bat turns in his hands as he hits it. The ball hangs towards the empty pocket to the left of deep third. Xavier Bartlett runs a long way and does the hard bit by reaching it but ends up dropping it. Maybe Marcus Stoinis converging from the inner circle put him off. |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.1: Ben Dwarshuis to Abhishek Sharma, Trademark Abhishek Sharma charge down the track on the very first delivery but he is beaten. Ben Dwarshuis is experienced enough to drag his length back and take it away from the left-handed batter around his off-stump. Abhishek Sharma is beaten. |