India now stare at defeat
December 18, 2018  08:44
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Ind 137-7 (54 ovs) and 283 (105.5 ovs) vs Aus 243 (93.2 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) Scorecard


Ishant is the new man in and survives two balls to face the next over.

Lyon continues, Pant plays a superb shot to begin the over. Cuts the ball through point for a boundary. 

After a couple of dots, Pant tries to go for the big heave, comes down the track and pulls only to hand the catch to a diving Handscomb at mid-wicket. What a catch! What an over! 

India lose 7th wicket.




Starc continues after a dot, Pant takes a single to keep Umesh on strike.

Short ball and Umesh sways away and nearly gets hit on the helmet.

Umesh then swings his bat. 

Next ball, big appeal for LBW. Not out.

Dot to end the over as Umesh sees off Starc.

Lyon continues and Pant slaps the ball through covers and Mitch Marsh does well in the deep to keep it down to a single.

Umesh survives the over. 


Starc continues and Pant not taking any runs here. 

Short ball, Pant tries to pull, gets no connection. 

Pant then cuts the ball over point for a couple. 

Dot ball next.

Short ball again from Starc, it rises sharply, flies off Pant's bat towards point. A single to end the over as Pant keeps strike.



Lyon continues and Umesh plays two dots, one ball he tries to go at it but gets no edge.

Wow! Lyon nearly catches Umesh's outside edge. 

Umesh then just taps the ball away as Lyon bowls a maiden. 




Starc continues and after a dot, Pant plays it down square off the wicket on the leg side for a couple.

After a dot, Pant plays the ball to covers for a couple. Good running by India. 

Pant then just plays the ball down and wants to run but denied by the point fielder.

Pant ends the over with a four. He slashes hard at the ball and it flies behind the keeper for a boundary.


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