India bowlers unimpressive
December 14, 2018 10:00
Australia 66-0 (26 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard
So that's lunch in Perth and Australia have looked the better of the two sides in that first session.
Harris and Finch have done well to negotiate the bowling.
While the first hour clearly belonged to Australia, India have done well to come back and bowl with a little more discipline, especially in Ishant and Bumrah's second spells to dominate in the 2nd hour.
Harris has looked compact and more at ease, while Finch has fought his way to lunch.
Shami comes back into the attack and Harris plays a shot to mid-on for a single.
A straightish delivery and Finch gets hit on the pads and runs for a single.
Shami continies to Harris around the wicket, angling in and Harris just plays it on the on side for no run.
Dot ball to end the over.
Bumrah continues, fuller one and Finch plays a push to the covers for no runs.
He then lets the next one go to the keeper.
Finch then plays a nice forward defence.
Ball comes in and Finch gets the inside edge saving him from the LBW shout.
Finch does well to play the forward defence as another maiden for Bumrah.
The last half-an-hour has been a quiet one for the Aussies, especially after the reintroduction of Ishant and Bumrah back into the attack.
Ishant continues.
Harris drives nicely but gets no runs for that lovely shot.
Tap and run and Harris gets a single the next ball.
Finch then plays the ball down to mid-on for a single. Nice shot that.
Ishant bolws a swining yorker and Harris does well to play it out.
Harris then lets the next one go as it's a dot to end the over.
Bumrah continues and with three maidens in a row the pressure is a little bit on the Aussies and it's showing on Finch who goes fishing for the deliveries after off.
Lucky! Finch gets an outside edge and the balls races past 2nd slip for a boundary.
Bumrah getting some seam movement now. He is hitting the right lengths to keep the pressure on Finch.
Iahant continues and Harris does well to play the balls to their merit.
This is a much better spell from Ishant. He is not trying too hard and hitting the right areas as another maiden is bowled.
Bumrah continues and makes Finch drive, the batsman plays and misses. Australia play out another boundary.
Ishant brought back into the attack now.
Harris sees him off safely for a maiden.
Bumrah comes back into the attack for his 2nd spell.
Vihari does well at point to save a certain boundary.
Finch then gets the inside edge and scampers for a single.
Just two come off the over.
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