0.1 Vernon Philander to Aaron Finch, , Wide, one run (1)
0.1 Vernon Philander to Aaron Finch, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
0.2 Vernon Philander to Aaron Finch, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
0.3 Vernon Philander to Aaron Finch, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
0.4 Vernon Philander to Aaron Finch, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
0.5 Vernon Philander to David Warner, Easy single. (1)
0.6 Vernon Philander to Aaron Finch, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 1
Australia 6/0 (RR : 6)
David Warner 1 (1b)
Aaron Finch 4 (5b)
Vernon Philander 1-0-6-0
1.1 Dale Steyn to Aaron Finch, , Wide, one run (1)
1.1 Dale Steyn to Aaron Finch, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
1.2 Dale Steyn to Aaron Finch, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
1.3 Dale Steyn to David Warner, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
1.4 Dale Steyn to David Warner, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
1.5 Dale Steyn to Aaron Finch, Plumb!
Aaron Finch lbw Dale Steyn
Runs : 5 Balls : 8 S/R : 62.5
(0)
1.6 Dale Steyn to Shane Watson, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!
Shane Watson c Imran Tahir b Dale Steyn
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
End of over 2
Australia 11/2 (RR : 5.5)
Glenn Maxwell 0 (0b)
David Warner 4 (3b)
Dale Steyn 1-0-5-1
2.1 Vernon Philander to David Warner, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
2.2 Vernon Philander to Glenn Maxwell, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
2.3 Vernon Philander to Glenn Maxwell, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
2.4 Vernon Philander to David Warner, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
2.5 Vernon Philander to Glenn Maxwell, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
2.6 Vernon Philander to David Warner, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 3
Australia 20/2 (RR : 6.67)
Glenn Maxwell 6 (3b)
David Warner 7 (6b)
Vernon Philander 2-0-15-0
3.1 Dale Steyn to David Warner, , No Ball. Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
3.1 Dale Steyn to David Warner, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
3.2 Dale Steyn to David Warner, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
3.3 Dale Steyn to David Warner, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
3.4 Dale Steyn to David Warner, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
3.5 Dale Steyn to David Warner, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
3.6 Dale Steyn to David Warner, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 4
Australia 32/2 (RR : 8)
Glenn Maxwell 6 (3b)
David Warner 18 (13b)
Dale Steyn 2-0-17-1
4.1 Vernon Philander to David Warner, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
4.2 Vernon Philander to David Warner, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
4.3 Vernon Philander to Glenn Maxwell, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
4.4 Vernon Philander to Glenn Maxwell, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastest no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
4.5 Vernon Philander to Glenn Maxwell, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
4.6 Vernon Philander to Glenn Maxwell, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
End of over 5
Australia 47/2 (RR : 9.4)
Glenn Maxwell 16 (7b)
David Warner 23 (15b)
Vernon Philander 3-0-30-0
5.1 Dale Steyn to David Warner, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
5.2 Dale Steyn to David Warner, , Wide, one run (1)
5.2 Dale Steyn to David Warner, Very well bowled. (0)
5.3 Dale Steyn to David Warner, Plumb!
David Warner lbw Dale Steyn
Runs : 27 Balls : 18 S/R : 150
(0)
5.4 Dale Steyn to George Baliey, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
5.5 Dale Steyn to George Baliey, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
5.6 Dale Steyn to Glenn Maxwell, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 6
Australia 55/3 (RR : 9.17)
Glenn Maxwell 16 (8b)
George Baliey 3 (2b)
Dale Steyn 3-0-25-2
6.1 Morne Morkel to George Baliey, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
6.2 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
6.3 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
6.4 Morne Morkel to George Baliey, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
6.5 Morne Morkel to George Baliey, That's a single. (1)
6.6 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
End of over 7
Australia 68/3 (RR : 9.71)
Glenn Maxwell 23 (11b)
George Baliey 9 (5b)
Morne Morkel 1-0-13-0
7.1 JP Duminy to George Baliey, That was a very good delivery. (0)
7.2 JP Duminy to George Baliey, Splendid shot for four! (4)
7.3 JP Duminy to George Baliey, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
7.4 JP Duminy to George Baliey, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
7.5 JP Duminy to George Baliey, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.6 JP Duminy to George Baliey, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
End of over 8
Australia 72/3 (RR : 9)
George Baliey 13 (11b)
Glenn Maxwell 23 (11b)
JP Duminy 1-0-4-0
8.1 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
8.2 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
8.3 Morne Morkel to George Baliey, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
8.4 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
8.5 Morne Morkel to George Baliey, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
8.6 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 9
Australia 80/3 (RR : 8.89)
Glenn Maxwell 29 (15b)
George Baliey 15 (13b)
Morne Morkel 2-0-21-0
9.1 JP Duminy to George Baliey, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
9.2 JP Duminy to George Baliey, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
9.3 JP Duminy to George Baliey, Good running, two runs. (2)
9.4 JP Duminy to George Baliey, Very well bowled. (0)
9.5 JP Duminy to George Baliey, That was a very good delivery. (0)
9.6 JP Duminy to George Baliey, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 10
Australia 86/3 (RR : 8.6)
George Baliey 21 (19b)
Glenn Maxwell 29 (15b)
JP Duminy 2-0-10-0
10.1 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
10.2 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
10.3 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
10.4 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
10.5 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.6 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
End of over 11
Australia 88/3 (RR : 8)
Glenn Maxwell 31 (21b)
George Baliey 21 (19b)
Morne Morkel 3-0-23-0
11.1 Imran Tahir to George Baliey, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
11.2 Imran Tahir to Glenn Maxwell, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
11.3 Imran Tahir to Glenn Maxwell, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
11.4 Imran Tahir to George Baliey, , No Ball. Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
11.4 Imran Tahir to George Baliey, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
11.5 Imran Tahir to George Baliey, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
11.6 Imran Tahir to George Baliey, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 12
Australia 99/3 (RR : 8.25)
George Baliey 28 (24b)
Glenn Maxwell 34 (23b)
Imran Tahir 1-0-11-0
12.1 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
12.2 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
12.3 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
12.4 Morne Morkel to George Baliey, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
12.5 Morne Morkel to Glenn Maxwell, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
12.6 Morne Morkel to George Baliey, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 13
Australia 110/3 (RR : 8.46)
George Baliey 31 (26b)
Glenn Maxwell 42 (27b)
Morne Morkel 4-0-34-0
13.1 JP Duminy to Glenn Maxwell, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
13.2 JP Duminy to Glenn Maxwell, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
13.3 JP Duminy to Glenn Maxwell, The run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
13.4 JP Duminy to George Baliey, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
13.5 JP Duminy to George Baliey, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
13.6 JP Duminy to George Baliey, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
End of over 14
Australia 120/3 (RR : 8.57)
Glenn Maxwell 49 (30b)
George Baliey 34 (29b)
JP Duminy 3-0-20-0
14.1 Imran Tahir to George Baliey, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
14.2 Imran Tahir to Glenn Maxwell, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
14.3 Imran Tahir to Glenn Maxwell, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
14.4 Imran Tahir to George Baliey, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
14.5 Imran Tahir to George Baliey, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
14.6 Imran Tahir to George Baliey, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 15
Australia 127/3 (RR : 8.47)
Glenn Maxwell 52 (32b)
George Baliey 38 (33b)
Imran Tahir 2-0-18-0
15.1 Ryan McLaren to George Baliey, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
15.2 Ryan McLaren to George Baliey, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.3 Ryan McLaren to George Baliey, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
15.4 Ryan McLaren to George Baliey, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.5 Ryan McLaren to George Baliey, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
15.6 Ryan McLaren to George Baliey, Perfect yorker, and he's gone!
George Baliey b Ryan McLaren
Runs : 44 Balls : 39 S/R : 112.8
(0)
End of over 16
Australia 133/4 (RR : 8.31)
Brad Haddin 0 (0b)
Glenn Maxwell 52 (32b)
Ryan McLaren 1-0-6-1
16.1 JP Duminy to Glenn Maxwell, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
16.2 JP Duminy to Glenn Maxwell, He's absolutely NAILED that one, but the man in the deep makes a fantastic save, pushing the ball back in just in time! His teammate picks up the ball and hurls it in and they save a run, good teamwork. (3)
16.3 JP Duminy to Brad Haddin, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
16.4 JP Duminy to Glenn Maxwell, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
16.5 JP Duminy to Glenn Maxwell, Thick inside edge there, but the umpire still gives it! Unbelievable! Zorax probably has a bet riding on this game, cause there is no way that was out!
Glenn Maxwell lbw JP Duminy
Runs : 63 Balls : 36 S/R : 175
(0)
16.6 JP Duminy to James Faulkner, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
End of over 17
Australia 147/5 (RR : 8.65)
James Faulkner 2 (1b)
Brad Haddin 1 (1b)
JP Duminy 4-0-34-1
17.1 Ryan McLaren to Brad Haddin, That's a single. (1)
17.2 Ryan McLaren to James Faulkner, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single.Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
17.3 Ryan McLaren to Brad Haddin, That's gone high in the air, and an easy catch in the end.
Brad Haddin c & b Ryan McLaren
Runs : 2 Balls : 3 S/R : 66.67
(0)
17.4 Ryan McLaren to Mitchell Johnson, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
17.5 Ryan McLaren to Mitchell Johnson, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
17.6 Ryan McLaren to Mitchell Johnson, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
End of over 18
Australia 155/6 (RR : 8.61)
Mitchell Johnson 6 (3b)
James Faulkner 3 (2b)
Ryan McLaren 2-0-14-2
18.1 Dale Steyn to James Faulkner, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
18.2 Dale Steyn to James Faulkner, Oh boy what a catch that was! Incredible reflexes, he caught it one handed diving to his left, the batsman can't believe it!
James Faulkner c Faf du Plesis b Dale Steyn
Runs : 5 Balls : 4 S/R : 125
(0)
18.3 Dale Steyn to Dirk Nannes, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
18.4 Dale Steyn to Dirk Nannes, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and the stumps are rattled!
Dirk Nannes b Dale Steyn
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
(0)
18.5 Dale Steyn to Nathan Lyon, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
18.6 Dale Steyn to Nathan Lyon, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 19
Australia 161/8 (RR : 8.47)
Nathan Lyon 4 (2b)
Mitchell Johnson 6 (3b)
Dale Steyn 4-0-31-4
19.1 Vernon Philander to Mitchell Johnson, He's hit on the pads, the fielders let out a shout. The umpire has no qualms, and gives him out!
Mitchell Johnson lbw Vernon Philander
Runs : 6 Balls : 4 S/R : 150
(0)
19.2 Vernon Philander to Peter Siddle, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
19.3 Vernon Philander to Peter Siddle, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
19.4 Vernon Philander to Peter Siddle, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
19.5 Vernon Philander to Nathan Lyon, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
19.6 Vernon Philander to Nathan Lyon, That was a running effort that would make Owais Shah proud. And that isn't a good thing.
Nathan Lyon run out Ryan McLaren
Runs : 6 Balls : 4 S/R : 150
(0)
End of over 20
Australia 166/10 (RR : 8.3)
Matthew Wade 0 (0b)
Peter Siddle 3 (3b)
Vernon Philander 4-0-35-1
The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 166
Wickets : 10
Overs : 20.0