India pacers show no threat

December 17, 2018 08:59

Australia 151-4 (61 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) vs Ind 283 (105.5 ovs) | Scorecard

19 runs have been scored in the first 13 overs of the day.

After an hour of play, it's drink and it's the Aussies who've shone in that period of play. Khawaja and Paine have batted watchfully and played every ball to merit.

The Indian bowlers have been accurate but have not been in any way threatening. They have put the balls in the right areas but their lengths have not been perfect, not making the batsmen play.

Umesh continues and he gives 4 runs in the over.

Ishant continues from around the wicket to Khawaja. He bowls in the channel and Khawaja lets it go.

Khawaja then taps the ball around for a single.

Ishant then comes over the wicket to Paine who taps the ball down at the crease.

Another dot later, Paine does well to play a forward defence as Ishant shares some words with the batsman.

A dot to end the over as the ball is played to square leg.

Umesh continues and Paine starts with a single to third man.

Umesh then comes around the wicket to Khawaja and bowls a peach. He bowls in the channel, the ball angles in and tempts the batsman to play at it.

Khawaja then plays a rubbish, flat-batted shot as he chases a wide one.

After playing a defensive shot, Khawaja then plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

Ishant now replaces Shami at the other end.

After 2 dots, Australia get a single off a leg bye, Paine's pads sends the ball down to square leg.

Khawaja now doing well to leave the balls. Just one comes off the over.

First bowling change of the day is here and Umesh replaces Bumrah.

He starts with bowling in that corridor. Paine happy to just leave.

Paine then gets a single to square leg.

Umesh comes around the wicket to Khawaja and is bowling some quick ones in the right areas. But Khawaja does well to leave.

He then gets one to shape in on pitching, nicely collected by Pant.

Shami continues and after 2 dots, Khawaja gets a single to point.

Two dot balls later, Paine plays the ball down to third man for a single.

Bumrah continues and Khawaja survives a run-out as he takes a tight run. A direct hit at the non-striker's end would have done him in but Bumrah misses the stumps as he falls as while aiming at the stumps.

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