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2nd ODI: India vs Australia - As it happened...
Rohit Sharma on Friday slammed a 124-run knock against Australia in 2nd ODI at Brisbane Cricket Ground. It's the right-hander's consecutive ton against the Steve Smith-led side after he hammered 171 runs in the opening ODI.
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Brisbane: Rohit Sharma's successive ton on Australian soil went in vain as the hosts pulled off a record 309-run chase in 2nd ODI at the Brisbane Cricket Ground in Woolloongabba.
Over 49 | Score 309/3 | (Bailey 76*, Maxwell 26*)
Yadav to bowl his final over, 10 needed from 12. Bailey took a single off the first ball. Maxwell drilled the next ball straight down the ground for a couple, as a result of some brilliant fielding from Kohli, who restricted it to just two. Maxwell tonked the next ball over covers for another couple of runs. 5 needed to win, will Maxwell finish it off with a Six? He tries to pull the next ball, doesn't connect, dot ball. Yadav bowled a short delivery and Maxwell launched over midwicket for a boundary. One needed. Maxwell pushed the next ball towards third man for the winning runs!
Over 48 | Score 299/3 | (Bailey 75*, Maxwell 17*)
Sran to bowl his ninth over, Australia need 14 from 18. Maxwell worked the first ball towards square leg for a single. Bailey pushed the second ball towards third man for another single. Maxwell got an edge off the third ball which went towards short third man for another single. Bailey pulled the next ball for another single. Next ball was a short of a length delivery which bounced, much to the surprise of Maxwell, who couldn't connect it with the bat. Last ball was a slower ball, Maxwell got some part of his bat on it but it went straight to Dhoni depriving him off a single. Four from the over.
Over 47 | Score 284/3 | (Bailey 73*, Maxwell 15*)
Ishant to bowl his final over. Maxwell took a single off the first ball. Bailey followed it with another single. Third ball was a wide down the leg side. Third ball was a length delivery, Bailey went after it and cleared wide of long on for a one-bounce boundary. Bailey made room for himself off the next ball by moving down the leg side, mistimed it over point and the ball fell inches short of Jadeja running behind from point. Bailey worked the fifth ball towards long-on for a single. Easy pickings for Bailey. Another wide from Ishant. Maxwell took a single off the last ball to keep strike.
Over 46 | Score 284/3 | (Bailey 66*, Maxwell 13*)
Jadeja to bowl his final over, 31 needed from 30. Six from the over.
Over 45 | Score 278/3 | (Bailey 64*, Maxwell 11*)
Ishant to bowl his ninth over, 38 needed from 36. Seven from the over.
Over 44 | Score 271/3 | (Bailey 60*, Maxwell 8*)
Sran is back for his eighth over. He started with a slower ball, Bailey picked it early and hammered it over long-off for a Six! Fifth ball was short and wide and Bailey cut it over point for another boundary. 13 from the over.
Over 43 | Score 258/3 | (Bailey 48*, Maxwell 7*)
Yadav to bowl his penultimate over. Bailey got an edge off the fifth ball which went past Dhoni for a boundary.
Over 42 | Score 248/3 | (Bailey 42*, Maxwell 3*)
Jadeja to bowl his eighth over. Four from it.
Over 41 | Score 244/3 | (Bailey 41*, Maxwell 0*)
Yadav brought back to bowl his eighth over, Australia need 70 from 60 balls. He bowled a quick delivery to Smith, who had exposed his stumps to the pacer, the danger man has been bowled! Big breakthrough for India. Also end the 78-run partnership. Glenn Maxwell is the new man in. India need more wickets.
SPD Smith b Yadav 46 (47b)
Over 40 | Score 239/2 | (Smith 45*, Bailey 37*)
Ishant is back as India need to dismiss one of these two. Bailey got an inside edge off the first ball which went over the stumps for a boundary. Fourth ball was short to Smith, who tonked it past the bowler, who missed out on a tough caught and bowled chance.
Over 38 | Score 222/2 | (Smith 39*, Bailey 27*)
Ashwin to finish off his quota. Smith made room for himself off the fifth ball and found the gap between gully and point for another boundary. 11 from the over.
Over 37 | Score 211/2 | (Smith 30*, Bailey 25*)
Yadav is back. Fourth ball was length delivery, Bailey launched it over mid-on for a boundary. Seven from the over.
Over 36 | Score 204/2 | (Smith 30*, Bailey 18*)
Ashwin to bowl his penultimate over. Five from the over.
Over 35 | Score 199/2 | (Smith 27*, Bailey 16*)
Surprise, Dhoni brings Kohli for an experiment. His fifth ball was too short to Smith, who tonked it past cow corner for a boundary. Seven from over. Another drinks break.
Over 34 | Score 192/2 | (Smith 22*, Bailey 14*)
Ashwin to continue. Two from the over. Brilliant over from the spinner.
Over 33 | Score 190/2 | (Smith 20*, Bailey 14*)
Sran to bowl his seventh over. Fifth ball was in Bailey's zone and he hit it straight down the ground for a boundary. Eight from the over.
Over 32 | Score 182/2 | (Smith 18*, Bailey 9*)
Ashwin to bowl his seventh over. Third ball spun sharply, missed Bailey's bat as he was looking to play a paddle scoop, missed Dhoni and went for four byes. Eight from the over.
Over 31 | Score 174/2 | (Smith 16*, Bailey 3*)
Sran is back. Eight from the over. This pair took the match away from India at WACA without much fuss, thus it is important from India's perspective to dismiss one of them before they get set.
Over 30 | Score 166/2 | (Smith 11*, Bailey 0*)
Ishant to continue. He surprised Marsh with a short ball, the left-hander mistimed it high towards short cover where Kohli took an easy catch. After two dropped chances, he is out for 71. Just one run and a wicket from the over. Excellent stuff from Ishant.
SE Marsh c Kohli b I Sharma 71 (84b)
Over 29 | Score 165/1 | (Marsh 71*, Smith 10*)
Jadeja in his seventh over. Two from the over.
Over 28 | Score 163/1 | (Marsh 70*, Smith 9*)
Ishant to continue. After two balls, Dhoni put Manish Pandey at first slip, Marsh edged the fourth ball, Pandey dived to his right and dropped another chance! For a fielder of his calibre, that should have been an easy take. Marsh gets another life at 69. Seven from the over.
Over 27 | Score 156/1 | (Marsh 67*, Smith 6*)
Jadeja to continue. Smith was down the wicket for the third ball and flicked it just over Manish Pandey at short midwicket for a boundary.
Over 26 | Score 148/1 | (Marsh 65*, Smith 0*)
Dhoni brings Ishant back. Three from the over.
Over 25 | Score 145/1 | (Marsh 62*, Smith 0*)
Jadeja to continue. Finch took another chance off the fifth ball, mistimed it towards long-off and Ajinkya Rahane has pulled off a stunner, a low catch off a full-streched dive. Marathon effort that. Steve Smith is the new man in. India will need to dismiss the run-machine if they entertain any chances of leveling the series.
AJ Finch c Rahane b Jadeja 71 (81b)
Over 24 | Score 142/0 | (Finch 69*, Marsh 61*)
Yadav to bowl. Marsh pulled the first ball towards deep square leg, Sran dived full stretch running to his left, got his hands but it was a save rather than a dropped chance. Seven from the over.
Over 23 | Score 135/0 | (Finch 68*, Marsh 57*)
Dhoni brings back Jadeja. Marsh hit the first ball past wide of long-on for a boundary. Finch cut the third ball past point for another boundary. Finch once again charged down the wicket next ball and dispatched it past wide of long-on for another boundary. 15 from the over. Carnage from Finch!
Over 22 | Score 120/0 | (Finch 59*, Marsh 51*)
Ashwin to bowl his sixth over. Marsh took a single off the second ball to reach his fifty off 72 balls. Finch worked the fifth ball cheekily past third man for another boundary. 11 from the over. These two have clearly decided to up at ante now.
Over 21 | Score 109/0 | (Finch 52*, Marsh 47*)
Yadav to continue. Third delivery drifted down the leg side and Finch once again timed it well past fine leg for a boundary. Fifth ball was fuller and Finch smashed it straight down the ground for another boundary. Yadav bowled a short ball to end the over and Finch tonked it over square leg for a six which also brings his fifty off 70 balls. 16 from the over. Change of gears from Smith.
Over 20 | Score 93/0 | (Finch 37*, Marsh 46*)
Ashwin to bowl his fifth over. Seven from the over.
There is a drinks break taken. These two will probably get a message from the team management about their strategy going forward.
Over 19 | Score 86/0 | (Finch 34*, Marsh 42*)
Yadav to continue, he needs to find his rhythm. Good comeback over, four runs from it.
Over 18 | Score 82/0 | (Finch 31*, Marsh 42*)
Ashwin into his fourth over. Three from the over. It's a huge ground which is why probably the openers aren't going after India's premier spinner.
Over 17 | Score 79/0 | (Finch 30*, Marsh 40*)
Yadav to bowl his second over. Marsh was offered width off the first ball and he worked it past mid-off for a boundary. Fourth ball was a misdirected slower ball, Marsh worked it nicely past fine leg for another boundary. Much-needed over for Australia. 11 runs from it. Marsh is picking the momentum.
Over 16 | Score 68/0 | (Finch 30*, Marsh 31*)
Ashwin into his third over. Four from it. It's difficult to understand why these two aren't taking any chances whatsoever against the spinners.
Over 15 | Score 64/0 | (Finch 28*, Marsh 29*)
Jadeja to continue. Six from the over. The spinners are getting through their overs quickly, the run-rate is increasing as well.
Over 14 | Score 58/0 | (Finch 24*, Marsh 27*)
Ashwin to continue. Marsh played a cut shot off the fifth ball, it rushed over Rahane at first slip for a boundary. It went at lightning speed and it would be cruel to call that a dropped chance. Seven from the over.
Over 13 | Score 51/0 | (Finch 24*, Marsh 21*)
Jadeja to continue. With pressure building, Marsh took a chance off the second ball but holed it straight to long-on, where Ishant Sharma dropped a sitter! Marsh gets a life on 19. Three from the over.
Over 12 | Score 48/0 | (Finch 23*, Marsh 19*)
Ashwin to bowl his first over. Just three from the over.
Over 11 | Score 45/0 | (Finch 22*, Marsh 17*)
Jadeja is introduced in attack. Five from the over.
Over 10 | Score 40/0 | (Finch 20*, Marsh 14*)
First change, Umesh Yadav is back in attack. Two runs from his first over.
Over 9 | Score 38/0 | (Finch 19*, Marsh 13*)
Sran to continue. Excellent stuff from the youngster, just two runs from it. Austrlia might be playing with a plan here. But it's difficult to decipher why they are taking no chances at all.
Over 8 | Score 36/0 | (Finch 18*, Marsh 12*)
Ishant to bowl his fourth over. Another economical over, four runs from it.
Over 7 | Score 32/0 | (Finch 17*, Marsh 9*)
Sran into his fourth over. Three from the over. Good control from the youngster.
Over 6 | Score 29/0 | (Finch 14*, Marsh 9*)
Ishant to continue. Four from the over. Four from the over.
Over 5 | Score 25/0 | (Finch 12*, Marsh 8*)
Sran into his third over. He started with two superb deliveries which moved away from Finch. Excellent over from Sran, just one runs off it.
Over 4 | Score 24/0 | (Finch 12*, Marsh 8*)
Ishant to continue. He bowled one down the leg side to Marsh who worked it past fine leg for a boundary. Five from the over.
Over 2 | Score 15/0 | (Finch 9*, Marsh 3*)
Ishant Sharma to bowl from the other end. He started with a length ball and Marsh drove him between two fielders at cover and mid-off for his first boundary. After conceding a boundary off the first ball, Ishant did well to bounce back and got some swing as well. Six from the over.
Over 1 | Score 9/0 | (Finch 8*, Marsh 0*)
Brainder Sran to bowl the first over. Aaron Finch and Shaun Marsh to open for Australia. Finch was offered a short ball and he pounced on it, smashed it past midwicket for a boundary. Fifth ball was bowled down the leg side and Finch timed it past fine leg for another boundary. Nine from the first over.
Over 50 | Score 308/8 | (Yadav 0*)
Hastings to finish off proceedings in the first innings. Ashwin took a single off the first ball. Jadeja worked the second ball for another single towards short third man. Ashwin made room for himself off the third ball by shuffling towards the off-side, got a top edge which was easily caught by Boland at the slip cordon. Umesh Yadav is the new man in, Jadeja will face. The left-hander hit the fourth ball towards mid-on for a single and an overthrow got them another single. Jadeja couldn't connect with the fifth ball which went below his bat into the keeper's hands. Hastings bowled a yorker to finish the innings, Jadeja hit it back to the bowler, Yadav went for the single and India lost another wicket off the last ball.
RA Jadeja run out 5 (5b)
R Ashwin c Boland b Hastings 1 (2b)
Over 49 | Score 304/6 | (Jadeja 2*, Ashwin 0*)
Faulkner to finish his quota. Pandey worked the first ball for a single. Rahane war offered width off the second ball, he it over covers for a couple. Rahane charged down the wicket off the third ball, hit it straight to Smith at deep midwicket. Ravindra Jadeja is the new man in. Pandey worked the fourth ball over point for a boundary which also brings India's 300. Faulkner followed it with a slower ball to Pandey, who mistimed it towards long-off and Paris held on to an easy catch. Ravichandran Ashwin is the new man in. Jadeja scored a couple of runs off the last ball. Nine runs from the over. Faulkner has been brilliant to finish off his spell.
MK Pandey c Paris b Faulkner 6 (5b)
AM Rahane c Smith b Faulkner 89 (80b)
Over 48 | Score 295/4 | (Rahane 87*, Pandey 1*)
Boland to bowl his final over. He bowled a full-toss to Rahane, who tonked it over midwicket for a boundary. 12 from the over. Rahane has an excellent chance of hitting a century here.
Over 47 | Score 283/4 | (Rahane 75*, Pandey 1*)
Faulkner into his ninth over, Manish Pandey is the new man in. Pandey survived a run-out chance off the first ball. Rahane got an outside edge off the fifth ball which went past third man for a boundary. Seven from the over.
Over 46 | Score 276/4 | (Rahane 69*)
Boland to bowl his penultimate over. Just six runs came off the first five balls, Dhoni took a chance off the last one but holed it straight to Maxwell at long-on. Another failure for the skipper.
MS Dhoni c Maxwell b Boland 11 (10b)
Over 45 | Score 270/3 | (Rahane 66*, Dhoni 8*)
Faulkner to bowl. Just five from the over. Good bowling this. India should look to score a minimum of 60 runs in the last five overs.
Over 44 | Score 265/3 | (Rahane 65*, Dhoni 4*)
Boland into his eighth over. Good over this, just five from it.
Over 43 | Score 260/3 | (Rahane 62*, Dhoni 3*)
Faulkner to continue. Rahane shimmied down the track off the first ball and tonked it straight down the ground for a Six! Rahane hit the second ball back to Faulkner, who got his fingers to it, the ball went on to hit the stumps at the non-striker's end and Rohit Sharma is run-out! What an unfortunate way to be dismissed. MS Dhoni is the new man in. With seven overs remaining, India need their skipper to unleash some helicopter sixes. 11 from the over.
RG Sharma run out 124 (127b)
Over 42 | Score 249/2 | (Sharma 124*, Rahane 54*)
Boland is back. First ball was wide and full, Rohit smashed it over covers for a boundary. Ten from the over.
Over 41 | Score 239/2 | (Sharma 118*, Rahane 52*)
Faulkner into his sixth over. Rahane took a single off the second ball to reach his fifty off as many balls. These two are cruising now.
Over 40 | Score 233/2 | (Sharma 115*, Rahane 49*)
Richardson to continue. Rahane saw width off the first ball, a fuller delivery and he launched it over covers for a boundary. Second ball was aimed at the pads and Rahane worked it past fine leg for another boundary. 11 from the over. It's good that Rahane has picked momentum as well.
Over 39 | Score 222/2 | (Sharma 114*, Rahane 39*)
Hastings to bowl his seventh over. Rahane hit the first ball back to the bowler, Hastings got his hands to it but could not hold on. Rahane gets a life on 37. Fifth ball was a half volley, Sharma timed it well past fine leg for a boundary. Hastings ended the over with a short ball, Rohit smashed it past square leg for another boundary. 12 from the over. The tempo is picking up!
Over 38 | Score 210/2 | (Sharma 105*, Rahane 37*)
Aussies need wicket and thus Richardson is back. Five from the over.
Over 37 | Score 205/2 | (Sharma 101*, Rahane 36*)
Paris to bowl his eighth over. Rahane shimmied down the track off the second ball and hammered it over midwicket for a boundary. Rahane took a single off the third ball to bring Rohit back on strike. Rohit worked the fourth ball towards third man to bring his tenth ODI ton, fifth against Australia. What a knock! Back-to-back centuries! Eight from the over.
Over 36 | Score 197/2 | (Sharma 99*, Rahane 30*)
Faulkner to continue. Rohit played two dot balls to end the over. He can take his time. It has been a brilliant innings.
Over 35 | Score 194/2 | (Sharma 98*, Rahane 28*)
Paris into his seventh over. Just three off it. Rohit is batting on 98 and he is two runs short of his tenth ODI ton. Another drinks break.
Over 34 | Score 191/2 | (Sharma 97*, Rahane 26*)
Faulkner is back. Second ball was a fuller delivery and Rahane time it beautifully over the bowler's head for his first boundary. Eight from the over.
Over 32 | Score 180/2 | (Sharma 94*, Rahane 18*)
Maxwell into his sixth. Seven from the over.
Over 31 | Score 173/2 | (Sharma 91*, Rahane 14*)
Smith brings Paris back. He bowled a brilliant third ball to Rohit, who nicked it behind the wicket, the Aussies started celebrating but the umpire was not convinced. Big moment in the match. Replays show he clearly edged it. Hitman gets a life on 89, he should make the best of it. Seven from the over.
Over 30 | Score 166/2 | (Sharma 86*, Rahane 12*)
Maxwell into his fifth over. Four from the over. Maxwell has done the job exceptionally well for his team so far.
Over 29 | Score 162/2 | (Sharma 84*, Rahane 10*)
Hastings to bowl his sixth over. Rohit was looking to cut the second ball, didn't time it well and it rushed past the keeper for a boundary.
Over 27 | Score 151/2 | (Sharma 77*, Rahane 6*)
Hastings to bowl his fifth over. Rahane needs to take some pressure off Rohit with a few boundaries. Rohit is well set and he will be looking to accelerate the innings now.
Over 26 | Score 146/2 | (Sharma 75*, Rahane 3*)
Boland to bowl his sixth over. Four from the over.
Over 25 | Score 142/2 | (Sharma 73*, Rahane 1*)
Hastings to bowl his fourth over. Rohit got an inside-edge off the fourth ball which rushed past fine leg for a boundary. Very unlucky for the bowler. Eight from the over.
Over 24 | Score 134/2 | (Sharma 66*, Rahane 0*)
Boland is back. Kohli charged down the wicket off the fourth balla and powerfully drove it through covers for a boundary. Kohli pulled the next ball towards deep fine leg, he rushed for the single, wanted second, Rohit wasn't interested but he responded and ran ban and a full-stretched dive could not save Kohli. Kohli is out for 59. The 125-run stand has been broken.
V Kohli run out 59 (67b)
Over 23 | Score 125/1 | (Sharma 65*, Kohli 51*)
Richardson to continue. He started with a short of a length ball and Rohit tonked it over cow corner for a Six! Superb timing from Hitman on that occasion. Fourth ball was a yorker, Rohit launched it straight down the ground for another Six! 15 from the over. Mind blowing hitting from Rohit Sharma!
Over 22 | Score 110/1 | (Sharma 52*, Kohli 50*)
Faulkner to continue. Kohli charged down the wicket off the fourth ball and hammered it through covers for a boundary which brings his fifty off 60 balls. Fine innings from Kohli and the partnership is now worth 101 runs. They need to keep going.
Over 20 | Score 99/1 | (Sharma 51*, Kohli 40*)
Faulkner to bowl his second. Two from the over.
Over 19 | Score 97/1 | (Sharma 50*, Kohli 39*)
Richardson has been reintroduced into the attack. Rohit worked the fifth ball, a yorker, for a single to bring his fifty off 61 balls. Another well constructed innings and it would be great if he can convert this into another three-digit score.
Over 18 | Score 92/1 | (Sharma 48*, Kohli 36*)
Maxwell into his third over. Maxwell bowled one on middle and leg-stump line, Kohli swept it hard past square leg for another boundary. The strategy from Maxwell has been not to offer any room to these two. It has worked to an extent so far as he has conceded 18 runs from 3 overs. Drinks break.
Over 17 | Score 82/1 | (Sharma 47*, Kohli 27*)
Another change, James Faulkner brought into the attack. He tested Rohit with a short ball who pulled it extremely well over midwicket for another boundary. Eight from the over.
Over 16 | Score 74/1 | (Sharma 42*, Kohli 24*)
Maxwell into his second over, these two might take a few chances now. No risks taken, just two from the over.
Over 15 | Score 72/1 | (Sharma 41*, Kohli 23*)
Boland to continue. Three from the over. The duo is not taking much chances against Boland, since he has been spot on with his line and length.
Over 14 | Score 69/1 | (Sharma 40*, Kohli 21*)
Glenn Maxwell comes into attack. Sharma played a sweep off the fourth ball which rushed past fine leg for his fifth boundary. Five from the over.
Johnson is disappointed that two edges haven't carried so far to the fielders.
Has that been 2 genuine edges not carry at the Gabba?! #bat &ball #pace&bounce
— Mitchell Johnson (@MitchJohnson398) January 15, 2016
Over 13 | Score 63/1 | (Sharma 35*, Kohli 20*)
Boland to bowl his third over. Just four from it. Boland has been brilliant with his line and length today.
Over 12 | Score 59/1 | (Sharma 34*, Kohli 17*)
Hastings into his third over. Kohli got a length ball which he drove past mid-on showing full face of the bat. Six from the over. That boundary also brings the 50-run partnership between these two.
Over 11 | Score 53/1 | (Sharma 34*, Kohli 12*)
Boland to bowl his second over. Fifth ball was a length delivery and Rohit elegantly played it through covers for another boundary. That also brings India's 50. Six from the over. They are taking their time but they can accelerate once both of them are set.
Over 10 | Score 47/1 | (Sharma 29*, Kohli 11*)
Hastings to continue. Just one from the over.
Over 9 | Score 46/1 | (Sharma 28*, Kohli 11*)
Another change, Scott Boland to bowl his first over. After facing two dot ball, Sharma charged down the wicket to the third ball, got a top edge which went towards third man, and a misfield from Hastings converted a couple into a boundary. Five from the over.
Over 8 | Score 41/1 | (Sharma 23*, Kohli 11*)
John Hastings has been brought into the attack. Three from the over.
Over 6 | Score 34/1 | (Sharma 21*, Kohli 6*)
Richardson to continue. Rohit was offered more width off the third ball and he played a cracking cut shot over point for another boundary. Richardson tried testing him with a bouncer, not well directed, Rohit got a top edge which sailed over fine leg for a Six! Good over for India, 11 off it.
Over 5 | Score 23/1 | (Sharma 11*, Kohli 5*)
Paris into his third over. He got Kohli to edge one, it was played with soft hands and fell short of Smith at first slip.
Over 4 | Score 19/1 | (Sharma 10*, Kohli 3*)
Richardson to continue. Rohit saw width off the first ball, he went after it and cleared the fielder at third man for a boundary. Third ball was a length delivery, Rohit handsomely drove it through covers and while on other grounds it would have been a boundary, it was just three here at Brisbane considering the huge size of the ground.
Over 3 | Score 11/1 | (Sharma 3*, Kohli 2*)
Paris to continue. Dhawan was offered width off the first ball and he drove it over mid-off for a booundary. Second ball had more width, but more bounce as well, Dhawan went after it and edged it to Wade. Australia have struck early. Virat Kohli is the new man in and India need him to stretch another formidable partnership with Rohit.
S Dhawan c Wade b Paris 6 (4b)
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