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Pujara and Vihari valiant, but Australia lead after first innings.


Pujara and Rahane walked out to bat on day 3 with a deficit of 261 runs in front of them, and while Pujara would continue on, it would be without Rahane as he was dismissed early on day 3 with Nathan Lyon's 3rd wicket of the innings. Hanuma Vihari would provide a fantastic partnership as Pujara would pass 100, and India pass 200. Eventually it would be that man again, Lyon who would break the 81 run partnership, as Pujara was dismissed for 129. Rishabh Pant would fall to the Australia skipper Cameron White, as he brought himself on just before the 2nd new ball. This exposed the Indian tail to the new ball and Jadeja woud fall early for 8, leaving India 7/274.


Cheteshwar Pujara's 129 was the standout performance of India's innings.


Mohammad Shami again would be a thorn in Australia's side, this time with the bat in his hand as he and Vihari would put on 47, before Maxwell would get Shami caught in slip. He would then dismiss Ishant Sharma in his next over, before Richardson claimed Bumrah for one. Vihari remained unbeaten on 86. India finish at 331, 56 runs behind. Australia were now asked to survive 10 overs to see it through to stumps, and Shaun Marsh and Marcus Harris were comfortably able to see it through, finishing 0/14. Australia lead by 70 heading into day 4.



Hanuma Vihari battled with the tail, to get India within touching distance of Australia's total.

Spoiler: India First Innings

Spoiler: Australia Second Innings

Spoiler: Match Summary

 

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White Ton and late wickets see Australia in dominant position.

While Shaun Marsh and Marcus Harris had done a good job to survive the late onslaught from the Indians the night before, they would not be able to capitalise on it on day 4. Marsh would fall first for 9, before Harris would be dismissed for 8, both at the hands of Mohammad Shami. Peter Handscomb and Cameron White were again together to rebuild the innings, and again they wouldn't let Australians down. Handscomb would eventually fall for 33, but not before the partnership had grown to 87. Head would find his way to 12, before being dismissed by Vihari's part time off spin for the 2nd time in the series, and in a shocking turn of events, Maxwell would fall in the same over, caught behind off Vihari. Australia now sat at 5/140, with a lead of only 196, and in serious trouble of collapsing their way out of the test.


4 for Vihari! An unlikely source to keep India in the game with the ball.


Matthew Wade attempted to counterattack with a run a ball 17, before running himself out from a beautiful direct hit by the debutant Agarwal. Australia were now 6/166, with captain Cameron White running out of partners. However the cool head of Pat Cummins joined White, as they put together a partnership of 51, seeing Australia to 7/217 and taking the lead up over 250. Vihari would claim his 3rd wicket of the innings with the dismissal of Cummins. However it was Cameron White's day, as the Australia skipper would bring up his maiden test hundred off 168 balls with 9 boundaries and 1 six. Again it would be Hanuma Vihari who would provide the breakthrough, with White finally being dismissed for 116. The pain didn't stop for India there however, as Jhye Richardson and Nathan Lyon would also put on another 35 runs together, with Richardson finishing unbeaten on 30, while Lyon would hit a quickfire 22. Lyon's dismissal would see the end of Australia's innings, the White declared the innings, with 9 overs to play in the day and setting India a target of 330.



A maiden test century for Australia's captain helps his side set India 330 to win.


With 9 overs to survive, India were hoping they could do just what Shaun Marsh and Marcus Harris had done the night before. Instead it was the complete opposite. KL Rahul would be trapped LBW for a duck by Cummins, finally giving him his first wicket on return. Cheteshwar Pujara would than fall the next over, as Jhye Richardson went straight through his defences to see Pujara go for a duck. The introduction of Nathan Lyon into the attack with 3 overs to go would than see Mayank Agarwal be caught at slip by Handscomb, with India now being 3/7 after 6.2 overs. Ishant Sharma was sent up the order to see out the day, alongside Kohli, which they managed to do. India finishing the day at 3/9, and in serious trouble heading into day 5.



With his dismissal of KL Rahul, Pat Cummins marks his return to test cricket.

Spoiler: Australia Second Innings

Spoiler: India Second Innings

Spoiler: Match Summary

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Lyon takes 6, as India capitulate on Day 5.


India were deep in trouble as they walked out on day 5, still requiring 322 for victory with 3 wickets already lost. Nightwatchman Ishant Sharma would be first to go, edging off to Shaun Marsh at 2nd slip of Cummins bowling. It was than the skippers turn to go, who would get caught at 1st slip off the bowling of Jhye Richardson, before in the next over Ajinkya Rahane would get bowled through the gate off the bowling of Lyon. This left India reeling at 6/38 with only 24 overs bowled in the innings.



Jhye Richardson celebrates getting the massive wicket of Kohli on day 5.


Again the partnership of Vihari and Pant would cause some issues for Australia, and although they put together a partnership of 53, when Vihari was cleaned up by Lyon, whatever slim chance India had left was all but gone. The tail would put up next to no resistance, as Nathan Lyon ran rampant, dismantling what was left the Indian lineup and finishing with figures of 6/34. This would take him to 10 wickets for the match, finishing with match figures of 10/117. India had been bowled out for 102, handing Australia a 228 run victory, bringing the series to 1-2.

An incredible return for Nathan Lyon, with figures of 10/117 in the game, he was awarded man of the match.


While the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is already firmly in India's hands, a victory in Sydney would see Australia maintain a record of never losing a test series at home to an Asian side. However with the projected weather forecast, it looks unlikely a result other than a draw will occur. Virat Kohli and his men are just 1 match away from creating history.

Spoiler: India Second Innings

Spoiler: Match Summary

 

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Big Bash League 2018/19
Match 1
Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers
Gabba
December 19th, 2018

Toss won by: Adelaide Strikers
Batting first: Brisbane Heat


Brisbane Heat
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Brendon McCullum    lbw            b. Khan         19    14    2    1  135.7%
Max Bryant          c. Lehmann     b. Agar         49    30    9    1  163.3%
Chris Lynn                         b. Khan          4     8    0    0   50.0%
Sam Heazlett                       b. Agar          5     5    1    0  100.0%
Matt Renshaw        not out                        56    34    6    0  164.7%
Ben Cutting                        b. Laughlin     25    18    2    0  138.9%
Jimmy Peirson       not out                        22    11    2    1  200.0%
James Pattinson                
Mark Steketee      
Mitchell Swepson    
Mujeeb Ur Rahman                
 
 Total:  185/5       Overs:  20         Run Rate:  9.25    Extras:  5


ADELAIDE STRIKERS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Billy Stanlake        4.0      0      38      0      9.50     0      0
Wes Agar              4.0      0      38      2      9.50     0      0
Rashid Khan           4.0      1      20      2      5.00     0      0
Cameron Valente       3.0      0      30      0     10.00     0      0
Jake Lehmann          2.0      0      26      0     13.00     1      0
Ben Laughlin          3.0      0      29      1      9.67     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 0      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 1

 Total:  185/5        Overs:  20        Run Rate:  9.25     Extras:  5

Adelaide Strikers require 186 to win
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Alex Carey          lbw            b. Pattinson     1     2    0    0   50.0%
Jake Weatherald     run out (Peirson)              22    11    2    1  200.0%
Colin Ingram        run out (Swepson)              39    21    7    1  185.7%
Matthew Short       c. Heazlett    b. Pattinson    12    12    1    0  100.0%
Jonathan Wells      c. Swepson     b. Cutting      55    40    7    1  137.5%
Jake Lehmann        st. Peirson    b. Ur Rahamn     8    11    1    0   72.7%
Cameron Valente     c. Heazlett    b. Cutting       5    11    0    0   45.5%
Rashid Khan         c. Lynn        b. Cutting       8     7    1    0  114.3%     
Wes Agar            c. Bryant      b. Cutting       0     1    0    0    0.0%
Ben Laughlin        not out                         7     4    1    0  175.0%
Billy Stanlake      not out                         1     1    0    0  100.0%         
 
 Total:  166/9       Overs:  20         Run Rate:  8.30    Extras:  8


BRISBANE HEAT Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
James Pattinson       4.0      0      26      2      6.50     1      0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman      4.0      0      32      1      8.00     0      0
Mark Steketee         3.0      0      19      0      6.33     0      1
Matt Renshaw          2.0      0      18      0      9.00     0      0
Mitchell Swepson      4.0      0      39      0      9.75     0      0
Ben Cutting           3.0      0      26      4      8.67     0      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 2      Byes: 4

 Total:  166/9        Overs:  20        Run Rate:  8.30    Extras:  8

Matt Renshaw's unbeaten 56 set up the game for the Heat, before Cutting's brilliant death bowling saw him pick up 4 wickets, player of the match, and victory for his side.
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BRISBANE HEAT         185/5     20.0 overs
ADELAIDE STRIKERS     166/9     20.0 overs
 
Brisbane Heat won by 19 runs
 
Man of the match: Ben Cutting

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Big Bash League 2018/19
Match 2
Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers
Docklands
December 20th, 2018

Toss won by: Perth Scorchers
Batting first: Perth Scorchers

Perth Scorchers
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Sam Whiteman        lbw            b. Christian    67    44    9    1  152.3%
Max Klinger         lbw            b. Shinwari     14    13    2    0  107.7%
Shaun Marsh                        b. Boyce        64    38    6    4  168.4%
Mitchell Marsh      c. Richardson  b. Nabi          3     6    0    0   50.0%
Ashton Turner       not out                        39    20    5    2  195.0%
David Willey        not out                         4     1    1    0  400.0%
Ashton Agar
Nathan Coulter-Nile
Andrew Tye
Jason Behrendorff
Usman Qadir
 
 Total:  202/4       Overs:  20         Run Rate:  10.10    Extras:  11


MELBOURNE RENEGADES Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Usman Shinwari        4.0      0      36      1      9.00     1      1
Kane Richardson       4.0      0      31      0      7.75     1      0
Will Sutherland       4.0      0      43      0     10.75     1      0
Mohammad Nabi         3.0      0      31      1     10.33     0      0
Dan Christian         3.0      0      32      1     10.67     1      0
Cameron Boyce         2.0      0      26      1     13.00     2      1


 EXTRAS          Wides: 6      No Balls: 2      Leg Byes: 3      Byes: 0

 Total:  202/4        Overs:  20        Run Rate:  10.10    Extras:  11

Melbourne Renegades require 203 to win
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Tim Ludeman         c. Whiteman    b. Behrendorff  10     4    1    1  250.0%
Jack Wildermuth                    b. Behrendorff  21    13    3    0  161.5%
Sam Harper          lbw            b. Behrendorff   0     1    0    0    0.0%
Mackenzie Harvey    lbw            b. Behrendorff   7     6    1    0  116.7%
Tom Cooper                         b. Willey        9    10    1    0   90.0%
Mohammad Nabi       not out                        16    25    2    0   64.0%
Dan Christian                      b. Behrendorff   0     1    0    0    0.0%
Will Sutherland                    b. Willey        1     4    0    0   25.0%
Cameron Boyce       st. Whiteman   b. Boyce        27    16    1    3  168.8%
Kane Richardson     lbw            b. Tye           8    11    1    0   72.7%
Usman Shinwari      lbw            b. Qadir         1     2    0    0   50.0%
       
 
 Total:  107/10       Overs:  15.3         Run Rate:  6.90    Extras:  7


BRISBANE HEAT Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Jason Behrendorff     4.0      0      30      5      7.50     1      0
David Willey          4.0      1      20      2      5.00     1      0
Nathan Coulter-Nile   2.0      0      15      0      7.50     0      0
Andrew Tye            3.0      0      28      1      9.33     0      0
Usman Qadir           2.3      0      10      2      4.00     1      0


 EXTRAS          Wides: 3      No Balls: 0      Leg Byes: 1      Byes: 3

 Total:  107/10       Overs:  15.3         Run Rate:  6.90    Extras:  7

A new ball demolition job from Jason Behrendorff and David Willey has catapulted the Scorchers to a mammoth win against the 'Gades.
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PERTH SCORCHERS       202/4     20.0 overs
MELBOURNE RENEGADES   107     15.3 overs
 
Perth Scorchers won by 95 runs 
 
Man of the match: Jason Behrendorff

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Big Bash League 2018/19
Match 3
Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars
Manuka Oval
December 21st, 2018

Toss won by: Sydney Thunder
Batting first: Melbourne Stars

Melbourne Stars
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Travis Dean         run out (Watson)               46    51    5    0   90.2%
Ben Dunk            c. McAndrew    b. Cummins       5    14    0    0   35.7%
Nick Larkin         lbw            b. Sams          0     1    0    0    0.0%
Marcus Stoinis      lbw            b. Cummins       4    12    0    0   33.3%
Nic Maddinson       c. Root        b. McAndrew     38    32    4    1  118.8%
Dwayne Bravo        c. Root        b. Sandhu        0     1    0    0    0.0%
Evan Gulbis         not out                         5     4    1    0  125.0%
Adam Zampa          not out                        10     5    2    0  200.0%
Sandeep Lamichhane
Jackson Coleman
Michael Beer

 
 Total:  113/6       Overs:  20         Run Rate:  5.65    Extras:  5


SYDNEY THUNDER Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Pat Cummins           4.0      0      12      2      3.00     1      0
Daniel Sams           4.0      0      14      1      3.50     1      0
Nathan McAndrew       3.0      0      28      1      9.33     1      0
Chris Green           4.0      0      15      0      3.75     1      0
Gurinder Sandhu       4.0      0      30      1      7.50     1      0
Shane Watson          1.0      0      14      0     14.00     0      0

 EXTRAS          Wides: 5      No Balls: 0      Leg Byes: 0      Byes: 0

 Total:  113/6        Overs:  20        Run Rate:  5.65    Extras:  5

Sydney Thunder require 114 to win
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Player              Status                        Runs  Blls  4s   6s    S/R
Jos Buttler         not out                        32    24    3    1   133.3%
Shane Watson        lbw            b. Lamichhane   71    38    8    4   186.8%
Usman Khawaja       not out                         7    14    0    0    50.0%
Joe Root
Callum Ferguson
Jason Sangha
Daniel Sams
Chris Green
Pat Cummins
Nathan McAndrew
Gurinder Sandhu

          
 
 Total:  114/1       Overs:  12.3         Run Rate:  9.12    Extras:  4


MELBOURNE STARS Bowling

Player               Overs   Mdns    Runs   Wkts      E/R    Wds    NBs
Jackson Coleman       2.0      0      34      0     14.00     0      0
Michael Beer          3.3      0      12      0      3.43     0      1
Dwayne Bravo          1.0      0      15      0     15.00     0      0
Adam Zampa            4.0      0      43      0     10.75     1      0
Sandeep Lamichhane    2.0      0       8      1      4.00     0      0

 EXTRAS          Wides: 1      No Balls: 1      Leg Byes: 0      Byes: 2

 Total:  114/1       Overs:  12.3         Run Rate:  9.12    Extras:  4

A brilliant bowling display ensured the Stars innings never got going, before Shane Watson went beserk, smashing 71 in no time, and never giving the Stars a sniff of an unlikely comeback.

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MELBOURE STARS        113/7     20.0 overs
SYDNEY THUNDER        114/1     12.3 overs
  
Sydney Thunder won by 9 wickets (with 45 balls remaining)
 
Man of the match: Shane Watson

 

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