FIRST INNINGS:South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first
0.1 Dale Steyn to Chris Gayle, (0) He's caught it, no he's dropped it, he's caught it, he's juggling it, and he's taken it! Finally, bet he had his heart in his mouth for a moment there!
Chris Gayle c Morne Morkel b Dale Steyn
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
0.2 Dale Steyn to Andre Fletcher, , Wide, one run (1)
0.2 Dale Steyn to Andre Fletcher, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
0.3 Dale Steyn to Andre Fletcher, That six has cleared the car park! (6)
0.4 Dale Steyn to Andre Fletcher, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
0.5 Dale Steyn to Andre Fletcher, (0) Slog-sweep time! He swings, and misses! Clean bowled. Aw shucks.
Andre Fletcher b Dale Steyn
Runs : 8 Balls : 4 S/R : 200
0.6 Dale Steyn to Darren Bravo, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
End of over 1
West Indies 10/2 (RR : 10)
Dwayne Smith 0 (0b)
Darren Bravo 1 (1b)
Dale Steyn 1-0-10-2
Ball was swinging and the swinging master Dale Steyn provided a terrific start to Proteas.
1.1 Morne Morkel to Darren Bravo, He comes on the front foot to drive it, and is beaten for bounce! But instead of checking his shot, he follows through with it and sends it sailing into the pavillion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
1.2 Morne Morkel to Darren Bravo, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
1.3 Morne Morkel to Darren Bravo, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
1.4 Morne Morkel to Dwayne Smith, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
1.5 Morne Morkel to Darren Bravo, (0) Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! There is a fielder after it...he's runs hard...and takes the catch! Well done sir!
Darren Bravo c AB de Villiers b Morne Morkel
Runs : 14 Balls : 5 S/R : 280
Morne Morkel revenged after he was being hit for two consecutive sixes off his first two balls. West Indies had troublesome situation as Darren Bravo departed.
1.6 Morne Morkel to Marlon Samuels, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 2
West Indies 25/3 (RR : 12.5)
Dwayne Smith 1 (1b)
Marlon Samuels 1 (1b)
Morne Morkel 1-0-15-1
2.1 Dale Steyn to Marlon Samuels, Very well bowled. (0)
2.2 Dale Steyn to Marlon Samuels, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
2.3 Dale Steyn to Marlon Samuels, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
2.4 Dale Steyn to Marlon Samuels, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
2.5 Dale Steyn to Marlon Samuels, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
2.6 Dale Steyn to Marlon Samuels, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 3
West Indies 27/3 (RR : 9)
Marlon Samuels 3 (7b)
Dwayne Smith 1 (1b)
Dale Steyn 2-0-12-2
3.1 Morne Morkel to Dwayne Smith, (0) That was a running effort that would make Owais Shah proud. And that isn't a good thing.
Dwayne Smith run out Imran Tahir
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50
3.2 Morne Morkel to Kieron Pollard, , No Ball. Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
3.2 Morne Morkel to Marlon Samuels, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
3.3 Morne Morkel to Marlon Samuels, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
3.4 Morne Morkel to Marlon Samuels, (0) The bowler appeals, and the finger of death has lifted.
Marlon Samuels lbw Morne Morkel
Runs : 5 Balls : 10 S/R : 50
Another over and couple of wickets! Porteas had found one of the best starts as their bowlers and fielders were absolutely delightful to watch.
3.5 Morne Morkel to Andre Russell, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
3.6 Morne Morkel to Andre Russell, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 4
West Indies 31/5 (RR : 7.75)
Andre Russell 0 (2b)
Kieron Pollard 1 (0b)
Morne Morkel 2-0-19-2
4.1 Dale Steyn to Kieron Pollard, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
4.2 Dale Steyn to Kieron Pollard, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
4.3 Dale Steyn to Kieron Pollard, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.4 Dale Steyn to Kieron Pollard, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
4.5 Dale Steyn to Kieron Pollard, (0) Bowler appeals, others follow, and got him!
Kieron Pollard lbw Dale Steyn
Runs : 7 Balls : 5 S/R : 140
4.6 Dale Steyn to Dwayne Bravo, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 5
West Indies 38/6 (RR : 7.6)
Andre Russell 0 (2b)
Dwayne Bravo 1 (1b)
Dale Steyn 3-0-19-3
Raining!!! It was raining wickets for South Africa. Dale Steyn victimized his third and Proteas' sixth, West Indies dressing room was left in extreme shock.
5.1 Morne Morkel to Dwayne Bravo, No shot offered. (0)
5.2 Morne Morkel to Dwayne Bravo, 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)
5.3 Morne Morkel to Andre Russell, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
5.4 Morne Morkel to Andre Russell, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
5.5 Morne Morkel to Andre Russell, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
5.6 Morne Morkel to Dwayne Bravo, That's a single. (1)
End of over 6
West Indies 47/6 (RR : 7.83)
Andre Russell 7 (5b)
Dwayne Bravo 3 (4b)
Morne Morkel 3-0-28-2
6.1 Imran Tahir to Dwayne Bravo, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
6.2 Imran Tahir to Dwayne Bravo, That was a very good delivery. (0)
6.3 Imran Tahir to Dwayne Bravo, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
6.4 Imran Tahir to Dwayne Bravo, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
6.5 Imran Tahir to Dwayne Bravo, Very well bowled. (0)
6.6 Imran Tahir to Dwayne Bravo, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 7
West Indies 53/6 (RR : 7.57)
Dwayne Bravo 9 (10b)
Andre Russell 7 (5b)
Imran Tahir 1-0-6-0
7.1 Faf du Plessis to Andre Russell, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
7.2 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
7.3 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
7.4 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
7.5 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
7.6 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 8
West Indies 60/6 (RR : 7.5)
Dwayne Bravo 15 (15b)
Andre Russell 8 (6b)
Faf du Plessis 1-0-7-0
8.1 Farhaan Behardien to Andre Russell, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
8.2 Farhaan Behardien to Andre Russell, 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)
8.3 Farhaan Behardien to Dwayne Bravo, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
8.4 Farhaan Behardien to Andre Russell, 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)
8.5 Farhaan Behardien to Dwayne Bravo, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
8.6 Farhaan Behardien to Dwayne Bravo, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 9
West Indies 63/6 (RR : 7)
Dwayne Bravo 16 (18b)
Andre Russell 10 (9b)
Farhaan Behardien 1-0-3-0
9.1 Wayne Parnell to Andre Russell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.2 Wayne Parnell to Andre Russell, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
9.3 Wayne Parnell to Andre Russell, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
9.4 Wayne Parnell to Andre Russell, 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)
9.5 Wayne Parnell to Andre Russell, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
9.6 Wayne Parnell to Dwayne Bravo, 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! (4)
End of over 10
West Indies 72/6 (RR : 7.2)
Andre Russell 15 (14b)
Dwayne Bravo 20 (19b)
Wayne Parnell 1-0-9-0
10.1 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.2 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
10.3 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
10.4 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
10.5 Faf du Plessis to Andre Russell, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
10.6 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
End of over 11
West Indies 82/6 (RR : 7.45)
Dwayne Bravo 29 (24b)
Andre Russell 16 (15b)
Faf du Plessis 2-0-17-0
11.1 Farhaan Behardien to Andre Russell, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
11.2 Farhaan Behardien to Andre Russell, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
11.3 Farhaan Behardien to Dwayne Bravo, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
West Indian had worst nightmare in the beginning but their lower order men Andre Russell and Dwayne Bravo earned some much needed momentum into their innings.
11.4 Farhaan Behardien to Dwayne Bravo, That was a very good delivery. (0)
11.5 Farhaan Behardien to Dwayne Bravo, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
11.6 Farhaan Behardien to Andre Russell, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 12
West Indies 90/6 (RR : 7.5)
Andre Russell 19 (18b)
Dwayne Bravo 34 (27b)
Farhaan Behardien 2-0-11-0
12.1 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
12.2 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
12.3 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
12.4 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
12.5 Faf du Plessis to Andre Russell, 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)
12.6 Faf du Plessis to Andre Russell, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 13
West Indies 95/6 (RR : 7.31)
Andre Russell 19 (20b)
Dwayne Bravo 39 (31b)
Faf du Plessis 3-0-22-0
13.1 Imran Tahir to Dwayne Bravo, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
13.2 Imran Tahir to Dwayne Bravo, , No Ball. Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
13.2 Imran Tahir to Dwayne Bravo, 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)
13.3 Imran Tahir to Dwayne Bravo, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
13.4 Imran Tahir to Dwayne Bravo, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.5 Imran Tahir to Dwayne Bravo, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
13.6 Imran Tahir to Dwayne Bravo, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
End of over 14
West Indies 104/6 (RR : 7.43)
Dwayne Bravo 47 (37b)
Andre Russell 19 (20b)
Imran Tahir 2-0-15-0
14.1 Farhaan Behardien to Andre Russell, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
14.2 Farhaan Behardien to Andre Russell, No shot offered. (0)
14.3 Farhaan Behardien to Andre Russell, Splendid shot for four! (4)
14.4 Farhaan Behardien to Andre Russell, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
14.5 Farhaan Behardien to Andre Russell, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
14.6 Farhaan Behardien to Dwayne Bravo, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 15
West Indies 113/6 (RR : 7.53)
Dwayne Bravo 47 (38b)
Andre Russell 28 (25b)
Farhaan Behardien 3-0-20-0
15.1 Imran Tahir to Andre Russell, (0) The crowd roar in delight at that dismissal, it's clear to see that the fielder is a fan favourite!
Andre Russell c Hashim Amla b Imran Tahir
Runs : 28 Balls : 26 S/R : 107.7
15.2 Imran Tahir to Darren Sammy, , No Ball. Out a no ball! (0)
15.2 Imran Tahir to Darren Sammy, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
15.3 Imran Tahir to Darren Sammy, (0) The crowd roar in delight at that dismissal, it's clear to see that the fielder is a fan favourite!
Darren Sammy c David Miller b Imran Tahir
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
Eventually runs were coming for the Caribbean side through Russell and Bravo's pair, but Imran Tahir's double strikes again changed the course to South Africa's way.
15.4 Imran Tahir to Jerome Taylor, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
15.5 Imran Tahir to Jerome Taylor, Very well bowled. (0)
15.6 Imran Tahir to Jerome Taylor, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
End of over 16
West Indies 121/8 (RR : 7.56)
Jerome Taylor 4 (2b)
Dwayne Bravo 47 (38b)
Imran Tahir 3-0-22-1
16.1 Wayne Parnell to Dwayne Bravo, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
16.2 Wayne Parnell to Dwayne Bravo, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
While other batsmen threw their wickets away, only Dwayne Bravo could understood the importance of standing steady and firm as he sharply reached to his magnificent half century.
16.3 Wayne Parnell to Dwayne Bravo, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
16.4 Wayne Parnell to Dwayne Bravo, 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)
16.5 Wayne Parnell to Jerome Taylor, 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)
16.6 Wayne Parnell to Jerome Taylor, (0) The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, and misses completely! Gone!
Jerome Taylor b Wayne Parnell
Runs : 8 Balls : 4 S/R : 200
End of over 17
West Indies 136/9 (RR : 8)
Samuel Badree 0 (0b)
Dwayne Bravo 58 (42b)
Wayne Parnell 2-0-24-1
17.1 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, Six! (6)
17.2 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, , No Ball. Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
17.2 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
17.3 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
17.4 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
17.5 Faf du Plessis to Dwayne Bravo, (0) He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? YES HE DOES! Out!!!
Dwayne Bravo c Dale Steyn b Faf du Plessis
Runs : 78 Balls : 47 S/R : 166
The final scorecard was :
Score: 157
Wickets : 10
Overs : 17.5
Dwayne Bravo scored sensational 21 runs from 18th over and he was later dismissed on the second last ball of the same over. That was the end of dramatic first innings.
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Chris Gayle c Morkel b Steyn 0 1 0 0 0
Dwayne Smith run out (Tahir) 1 2 0 0 50
Andre Fletcher b Steyn 8 4 0 1 200
Darren Bravo c de Villiers b Morkel 14 5 0 2 280
Marlon Samuels lbw b Morkel 5 10 0 0 50
Kieron Pollard lbw b Steyn 7 5 0 0 140
Andre Russell c Amla b Tahir 28 26 2 0 107.7
Dwayne Bravo c Steyn b du Plessis 78 47 7 2 166
Darren Sammy c Miller b Tahir 2 2 0 0 100
Jerome Taylor b Parnell 8 4 2 0 200
Samuel Badree not out 0 0 0 0 0
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Total: 157 Overs: 17.5 Run Rate: 9.235
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Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Faf du Plessis 3.5 0 43 1 11.22
Farhaan Behardien 3.0 0 20 0 6.667
Wayne Parnell 2.0 0 24 1 12
Dale Steyn 3.0 0 19 3 6.333
Morne Morkel 3.0 0 28 2 9.333
Imran Tahir 3.0 0 22 2 7.333
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Extras : 6 No Balls : 4 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 0
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South Africa needed 158 runs from 20.0 overs to win.
0.1 Dwayne Bravo to Hashim Amla, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
0.2 Dwayne Bravo to Hashim Amla, He tries to take a step down the track to turn an attempted yorker into a full-toss, but ends up turning a half-volley into a yorker! Clean bowled. Boy he must be feeling silly! (0)
Hashim Amla b Dwayne Bravo
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
Dwayne Bravo struck to give his side an earlier breakthrough as Hashim Amla was being bowled just off the second ball.
0.3 Dwayne Bravo to Faf du Plessis, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
0.4 Dwayne Bravo to Quinton de Kock, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
0.5 Dwayne Bravo to Quinton de Kock, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
0.6 Dwayne Bravo to Quinton de Kock, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastest no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
End of over 1
South Africa 9/1 (RR : 9) Required RR(7.79)
Quinton de Kock 6 (3b)
Faf du Plessis 1 (1b)
Dwayne Bravo 1-0-9-1
1.1 Jerome Taylor to Faf du Plessis, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
1.2 Jerome Taylor to Faf du Plessis, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
1.3 Jerome Taylor to Faf du Plessis, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
1.4 Jerome Taylor to Quinton de Kock, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
1.5 Jerome Taylor to Quinton de Kock, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
1.6 Jerome Taylor to Faf du Plessis, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
End of over 2
South Africa 27/1 (RR : 13.5) Required RR(7.22)
Faf du Plessis 16 (5b)
Quinton de Kock 9 (5b)
Jerome Taylor 1-0-18-0
du Plessis was hitting tremendously as it seemed he was hasty for Proteas' first final.
2.1 Dwayne Bravo to Quinton de Kock, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it straight to second slip! Out! (0)
Quinton de Kock c Jerome Taylor b Dwayne Bravo
Runs : 9 Balls : 6 S/R : 150
2.2 Dwayne Bravo to Rilee Rossouw, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
2.3 Dwayne Bravo to Faf du Plessis, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
2.4 Dwayne Bravo to Faf du Plessis, 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)
2.5 Dwayne Bravo to Faf du Plessis, , No BallPlaced nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
2.5 Dwayne Bravo to Faf du Plessis, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
2.6 Dwayne Bravo to Faf du Plessis, Beaten by pace! Fired in full and quicker, the batsman is late to get his bat down and the stumps are in a mess! Excellent bowling! (0)
Faf du Plessis b Dwayne Bravo
Runs : 30 Balls : 9 S/R : 333.3
End of over 3
South Africa 43/3 (RR : 14.3) Required RR(6.71)
AB de Villiers 0 (0b)
Rilee Rossouw 1 (1b)
Dwayne Bravo 2-0-25-3
Another two wickets came off Bravo's over as de Kock and du Plessis made their way back to the pavilion.
3.1 Jerome Taylor to Rilee Rossouw, 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)
3.2 Jerome Taylor to AB de Villiers, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
3.3 Jerome Taylor to AB de Villiers, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
3.4 Jerome Taylor to AB de Villiers, Good running, two runs. (2)
3.5 Jerome Taylor to AB de Villiers, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
3.6 Jerome Taylor to AB de Villiers, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 4
South Africa 56/3 (RR : 14) Required RR(6.31)
AB de Villiers 12 (5b)
Rilee Rossouw 2 (2b)
Jerome Taylor 2-0-31-0
AB de Villiers gets going with two delicious boundaries as soon as he came to bat.
4.1 Dwayne Bravo to Rilee Rossouw, 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)
4.2 Dwayne Bravo to Rilee Rossouw, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
4.3 Dwayne Bravo to AB de Villiers, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
4.4 Dwayne Bravo to AB de Villiers, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
4.5 Dwayne Bravo to AB de Villiers, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
4.6 Dwayne Bravo to AB de Villiers, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
End of over 5
South Africa 67/3 (RR : 13.4) Required RR(6)
AB de Villiers 22 (9b)
Rilee Rossouw 3 (4b)
Dwayne Bravo 3-0-36-3
5.1 Jerome Taylor to Rilee Rossouw, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
5.2 Jerome Taylor to Rilee Rossouw, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
5.3 Jerome Taylor to Rilee Rossouw, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
5.4 Jerome Taylor to Rilee Rossouw, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (3)
5.5 Jerome Taylor to AB de Villiers, He comes on the front foot to drive it, and is beaten for bounce! But instead of checking his shot, he follows through with it and sends it sailing into the pavillion! 6 runs, excellent batting! (6)
5.6 Jerome Taylor to AB de Villiers, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 6
South Africa 76/3 (RR : 12.7) Required RR(5.79)
AB de Villiers 28 (11b)
Rilee Rossouw 6 (8b)
Jerome Taylor 3-0-40-0
AB de Villiers was punching in bowlers' face as he continued to smash hard and grab almost 9 to 12 runs off each over.
6.1 Darren Sammy to Rilee Rossouw, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
6.2 Darren Sammy to Rilee Rossouw, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
6.3 Darren Sammy to AB de Villiers, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
6.4 Darren Sammy to AB de Villiers, 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)
6.5 Darren Sammy to Rilee Rossouw, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
6.6 Darren Sammy to AB de Villiers, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 7
South Africa 85/3 (RR : 12.1) Required RR(5.54)
AB de Villiers 33 (14b)
Rilee Rossouw 10 (11b)
Darren Sammy 1-0-9-0
7.1 Kieron Pollard to Rilee Rossouw, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
7.2 Kieron Pollard to AB de Villiers, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
7.3 Kieron Pollard to Rilee Rossouw, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
7.4 Kieron Pollard to AB de Villiers, That was a very good delivery. (0)
7.5 Kieron Pollard to AB de Villiers, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.6 Kieron Pollard to AB de Villiers, 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
South Africa 88/3 (RR : 11) Required RR(5.75)
AB de Villiers 34 (18b)
Rilee Rossouw 12 (13b)
Kieron Pollard 1-0-3-0
8.1 Darren Sammy to Rilee Rossouw, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
8.2 Darren Sammy to AB de Villiers, That was a very good delivery. (0)
8.3 Darren Sammy to AB de Villiers, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
8.4 Darren Sammy to AB de Villiers, One more to the total. (1)
8.5 Darren Sammy to Rilee Rossouw, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
8.6 Darren Sammy to Rilee Rossouw, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 9
South Africa 94/3 (RR : 10.4) Required RR(5.73)
Rilee Rossouw 15 (16b)
AB de Villiers 37 (21b)
Darren Sammy 2-0-15-0
South Africa were moving forward very nicely. The pair between Rilee Rossouw and AB de Villiers was brought up to a 50 runs partnership.
9.1 Kieron Pollard to AB de Villiers, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
9.2 Kieron Pollard to AB de Villiers, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
9.3 Kieron Pollard to Rilee Rossouw, Easy single. (1)
9.4 Kieron Pollard to AB de Villiers, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
9.5 Kieron Pollard to AB de Villiers, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
9.6 Kieron Pollard to AB de Villiers, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 10
South Africa 102/3 (RR : 10.2) Required RR(5.5)
AB de Villiers 44 (26b)
Rilee Rossouw 16 (17b)
Kieron Pollard 2-0-11-0
10.1 Darren Sammy to Rilee Rossouw, That was a very good delivery. (0)
10.2 Darren Sammy to Rilee Rossouw, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
10.3 Darren Sammy to AB de Villiers, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
10.4 Darren Sammy to AB de Villiers, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
10.5 Darren Sammy to AB de Villiers, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
10.6 Darren Sammy to Rilee Rossouw, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 11
South Africa 107/3 (RR : 9.73) Required RR(5.56)
AB de Villiers 47 (29b)
Rilee Rossouw 18 (20b)
Darren Sammy 3-0-20-0
11.1 Andre Russell to Rilee Rossouw, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
11.2 Andre Russell to Rilee Rossouw, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
11.3 Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.4 Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
11.5 Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
AB de Villiers reached his individual half century with a blast.
11.6 Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, 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
South Africa 112/3 (RR : 9.33) Required RR(5.63)
AB de Villiers 51 (33b)
Rilee Rossouw 19 (22b)
Andre Russell 1-0-5-0
12.1 Samuel Badree to Rilee Rossouw, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
12.2 Samuel Badree to Rilee Rossouw, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
12.3 Samuel Badree to Rilee Rossouw, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
12.4 Samuel Badree to Rilee Rossouw, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
12.5 Samuel Badree to Rilee Rossouw, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
12.6 Samuel Badree to Rilee Rossouw, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
End of over 13
South Africa 126/3 (RR : 9.69) Required RR(4.43)
Rilee Rossouw 33 (28b)
AB de Villiers 51 (33b)
Samuel Badree 1-0-14-0
13.1 Kieron Pollard to AB de Villiers, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.2 Kieron Pollard to AB de Villiers, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
13.3 Kieron Pollard to AB de Villiers, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
13.4 Kieron Pollard to Rilee Rossouw, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
13.5 Kieron Pollard to Rilee Rossouw, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.6 Kieron Pollard to Rilee Rossouw, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 14
South Africa 130/3 (RR : 9.29) Required RR(4.5)
AB de Villiers 52 (36b)
Rilee Rossouw 36 (31b)
Kieron Pollard 3-0-15-0
14.1 Andre Russell to Rilee Rossouw, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.2 Andre Russell to AB de Villiers, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
14.3 Andre Russell to Rilee Rossouw, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
14.4 Andre Russell to Rilee Rossouw, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
14.5 Andre Russell to Rilee Rossouw, 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)
14.6 Andre Russell to Rilee Rossouw, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 15
South Africa 140/3 (RR : 9.33) Required RR(3.4)
Rilee Rossouw 45 (36b)
AB de Villiers 53 (37b)
Andre Russell 2-0-15-0
15.1 Kieron Pollard to AB de Villiers, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
Brilliantly done! That boundary completed three figures partnership between the twos.
15.2 Kieron Pollard to AB de Villiers, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
15.3 Kieron Pollard to AB de Villiers, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught! (0)
AB de Villiers c Dwayne Bravo b Kieron Pollard
Runs : 59 Balls : 40 S/R : 147.5
South Africa were closing on to their first final and De Villiers departed just when tickets were almost in hands.
15.4 Kieron Pollard to David Miller, Easy single. (1)
15.5 Kieron Pollard to Rilee Rossouw, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
15.6 Kieron Pollard to David Miller, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 16
South Africa 148/4 (RR : 9.25) Required RR(2.25)
David Miller 1 (2b)
Rilee Rossouw 46 (37b)
Kieron Pollard 4-0-23-1
16.1 Darren Sammy to Rilee Rossouw, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
16.2 Darren Sammy to Rilee Rossouw, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
16.3 Darren Sammy to Rilee Rossouw, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
16.4 Darren Sammy to Rilee Rossouw, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
Rilee Rossouw continued to amaze South African fans as he snatched yet another fifty.
16.5 Darren Sammy to Rilee Rossouw, No shot offered. (0)
16.6 Darren Sammy to Rilee Rossouw, , No Ballout a no ball! (0)
16.6 Darren Sammy to Rilee Rossouw, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!
Rilee Rossouw c & b Darren Sammy
Runs : 54 Balls : 43 S/R : 125.6
(0)
End of over 17
South Africa 157/5 (RR : 9.24) Required RR(0)
Farhaan Behardien 0 (0b)
David Miller 1 (2b)
Darren Sammy 4-0-29-1
17.1 Andre Russell to David Miller, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 159
Wickets : 5
Overs : 17.1
That's how it finished. David Miller safely grabbed the winning runs and Proteas make their way thorough first final vanishing the 'Chokers' tag.
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Hashim Amla b Bravo 2 2 0 0 100
Quinton de Kock c Taylor b Bravo 9 6 0 1 150
Faf du Plessis b Bravo 30 9 1 3 333.3
Rilee Rossouw c & b Sammy 54 43 6 0 125.6
AB de Villiers c Bravo b Pollard 59 40 5 3 147.5
David Miller not out 3 3 0 0 100
Farhaan Behardien not out 0 0 0 0 0
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DNB: W Parnell, D Steyn, M Morkel, I Tahir
Total: 159 Overs: 17.1 Run Rate: 9.353
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Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Kieron Pollard 4.0 0 23 1 5.75
Andre Russell 2.1 0 17 0 7.846
Dwayne Bravo 3.0 0 36 3 12
Darren Sammy 4.0 0 29 1 7.25
Jerome Taylor 3.0 0 40 0 13.33
Samuel Badree 1.0 0 14 0 14
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Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Dale Steyn's astonishing bowling performance that completely demolished opponent's hope, earned him well worthy man of the match.
Overs 3.0 | Maidens 0 | Runs 19 | Wickets 3 | Economy 6.33
FIRST INNINGS:Australia won the toss and elected to bat first
0.1 Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
0.2 Mohammed Shami to Matthew Wade, Perfect yorker, and he's gone!
Matthew Wade b Mohammed Shami
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
0.3 Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
0.4 Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch, Plumb!
Aaron Finch lbw Mohammed Shami
Runs : 1 Balls : 2 S/R : 50
(0)
0.5 Mohammed Shami to George Bailey, No shot offered. (0)
0.6 Mohammed Shami to George Bailey, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 1
Australia 2/2 (RR : 2)
George Bailey 0 (2b)
Steven Smith 1 (1b)
Mohammed Shami 1-0-2-2
Mohammed Shami struck twice in the first over to send Aussies' opening pair back to the pavilion.
1.1 Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
1.2 Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, That's a single. (1)
1.3 Jasprit Bumrah to George Bailey, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
1.4 Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, 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)
1.5 Jasprit Bumrah to George Bailey, Very well bowled. (0)
1.6 Jasprit Bumrah to George Bailey, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 2
Australia 7/2 (RR : 3.5)
George Bailey 1 (5b)
Steven Smith 5 (4b)
Jasprit Bumrah 1-0-5-0
2.1 Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
2.2 Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
2.3 Mohammed Shami to George Bailey, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
2.4 Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
2.5 Mohammed Shami to George Bailey, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
2.6 Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 3
Australia 15/2 (RR : 5)
Steven Smith 9 (8b)
George Bailey 5 (7b)
Mohammed Shami 2-0-10-2
3.1 Jasprit Bumrah to George Bailey, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
3.2 Jasprit Bumrah to George Bailey, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
3.3 Jasprit Bumrah to George Bailey, 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)
3.4 Jasprit Bumrah to George Bailey, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
3.5 Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
3.6 Jasprit Bumrah to Steven Smith, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
End of over 4
Australia 26/2 (RR : 6.5)
Steven Smith 13 (10b)
George Bailey 12 (11b)
Jasprit Bumrah 2-0-16-0
4.1 Mohammed Shami to George Bailey, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
4.2 Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, , Wide, one run (1)
4.2 Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
4.3 Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, And it's a DLF Maxix...uhh...six runs! (6)
4.4 Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
4.5 Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
4.6 Mohammed Shami to Steven Smith, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 5
Australia 38/2 (RR : 7.6)
Steven Smith 23 (15b)
George Bailey 13 (12b)
Mohammed Shami 3-0-22-2
5.1 Jasprit Bumrah to George Bailey, Very well bowled. (0)
5.2 Jasprit Bumrah to George Bailey, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
5.3 Jasprit Bumrah to George Bailey, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
5.4 Jasprit Bumrah to George Bailey, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
5.5 Jasprit Bumrah to George Bailey, He shuffles across the stumps, and paddles the ball straight into his legstump! Ouch, that's tough luck, but he has to go! (0)
George Bailey b Jasprit Bumrah
Runs : 19 Balls : 17 S/R : 111.8
Jasprit Bumrah slammed Aussies with another wicket just before the power-play ended whilst Australia were trying to recover themselves from earlier jerks.
5.6 Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
End of over 6
Australia 46/3 (RR : 7.67)
Glenn Maxwell 2 (1b)
Steven Smith 23 (15b)
Jasprit Bumrah 3-0-24-1
6.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
6.2 Ravichandran Ashwin 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)
6.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
6.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
6.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
6.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 7
Australia 55/3 (RR : 7.86)
Glenn Maxwell 5 (2b)
Steven Smith 29 (20b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 1-0-9-0
7.1 Harbhajan Singh to Steven Smith, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
7.2 Harbhajan Singh to Steven Smith, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
7.3 Harbhajan Singh to Steven Smith, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
7.4 Harbhajan Singh to Steven Smith, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
7.5 Harbhajan Singh to Steven Smith, 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)
7.6 Harbhajan Singh to Steven Smith, 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)
End of over 8
Australia 70/3 (RR : 8.75)
Glenn Maxwell 5 (2b)
Steven Smith 44 (26b)
Harbhajan Singh 1-0-15-0
Harbhajan Singh was being punished in his first over as Steven Smith smashed him for 15 runs including two boundaries off the first two deliveries. That over surely helped Aussies get some momentum back.
8.1 Yuvraj Singh to Steven Smith, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
8.2 Yuvraj Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
8.3 Yuvraj Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
8.4 Yuvraj Singh to Steven Smith, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
8.5 Yuvraj Singh to Steven Smith, That was a very good delivery. (0)
8.6 Yuvraj Singh to Steven Smith, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
End of over 9
Australia 80/3 (RR : 8.89)
Steven Smith 49 (30b)
Glenn Maxwell 10 (4b)
Yuvraj Singh 1-0-10-0
9.1 Harbhajan Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
9.2 Harbhajan Singh to Steven Smith, Easy single. (1)
Steven Smith patiently kept the scorecard ticking while he reached his half century off just 31 balls.
9.3 Harbhajan Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.4 Harbhajan Singh to Glenn Maxwell, 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)
9.5 Harbhajan Singh 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)
9.6 Harbhajan Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 10
Australia 83/3 (RR : 8.3)
Steven Smith 50 (31b)
Glenn Maxwell 12 (9b)
Harbhajan Singh 2-0-18-0
10.1 Yuvraj Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.2 Yuvraj Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
10.3 Yuvraj Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
10.4 Yuvraj Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
10.5 Yuvraj Singh to Steven Smith, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
10.6 Yuvraj Singh to Steven Smith, 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 92/3 (RR : 8.36)
Steven Smith 52 (33b)
Glenn Maxwell 19 (13b)
Yuvraj Singh 2-0-19-0
11.1 Harbhajan Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
11.2 Harbhajan Singh 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)
11.3 Harbhajan Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
11.4 Harbhajan Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
11.5 Harbhajan Singh to Steven Smith, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
11.6 Harbhajan Singh to Steven Smith, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (3)
End of over 12
Australia 102/3 (RR : 8.5)
Glenn Maxwell 22 (17b)
Steven Smith 59 (35b)
Harbhajan Singh 3-0-28-0
12.1 Yuvraj Singh to Steven Smith, 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)
12.2 Yuvraj Singh to Steven Smith, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
12.3 Yuvraj Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
12.4 Yuvraj Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Very well bowled. (0)
12.5 Yuvraj Singh 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)
12.6 Yuvraj Singh to Glenn Maxwell, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 13
Australia 107/3 (RR : 8.23)
Glenn Maxwell 26 (21b)
Steven Smith 60 (37b)
Yuvraj Singh 3-0-24-0
13.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, That's a single. (1)
13.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, One more to the total. (1)
13.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
13.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
13.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Glenn Maxwell, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
13.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, , No Ball. Very well bowled. (0)
13.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to Steven Smith, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 14
Australia 114/3 (RR : 8.14)
Steven Smith 64 (41b)
Glenn Maxwell 28 (24b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 2-0-16-0
14.1 Harbhajan Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
14.2 Harbhajan Singh to Steven Smith, 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)
14.3 Harbhajan Singh to Steven Smith, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
14.4 Harbhajan Singh to Steven Smith, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
14.5 Harbhajan Singh to Steven Smith, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
14.6 Harbhajan Singh to Glenn Maxwell, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 15
Australia 117/3 (RR : 7.8)
Steven Smith 65 (45b)
Glenn Maxwell 30 (26b)
Harbhajan Singh 4-0-31-0
Indian spinners were absolutely on top of their game as they made even the set batsman work hard for getting runs. Harbhajan Singh made an emphatic come back after he conceded 15 runs off his first over.
15.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, , No Ball. BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
15.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, , Wide, one run (1)
15.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
15.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, That was a very good delivery. (0)
15.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (3)
15.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith, Oh that was a dolly of a catch, and the fielder makes no mistake. Back to the nets for the batsman. (0)
Steven Smith c Suresh Raina b Ravindra Jadeja
Runs : 65 Balls : 46 S/R : 141.3
Ravindra Jadeja found the big breakthrough for his side by removing Australian skipper Steven Smith who was smoothly carrying the score forward.
15.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Shane Watson, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
15.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Shane Watson, 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 16
Australia 125/4 (RR : 7.81)
Glenn Maxwell 35 (30b)
Shane Watson 1 (2b)
Ravindra Jadeja 1-0-8-1
16.1 Ravichandran Ashwin to Shane Watson, Great bowling, catching the batsman off guard with the quicker ball. He's stuck in his crease, rapped on the pads, and thoroughly beaten.
Shane Watson lbw Ravichandran Ashwin
Runs : 1 Balls : 3 S/R : 33.33
(0)
16.2 Ravichandran Ashwin to Adam Voges, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! The fielder dives to his right, and snaffles the catch! Gone!
Adam Voges c & b Ravichandran Ashwin
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
16.3 Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Marsh, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
16.4 Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Marsh, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
16.5 Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Marsh, Great yorker, he's hit flush on the toe and is dead in front! In one ball he's lost his wicket and his pride, and has a broken toe to boot!
Mitchell Marsh lbw Ravichandran Ashwin
Runs : 0 Balls : 3 S/R : 0
(0)
16.6 Ravichandran Ashwin to James Faulkner, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 17
Australia 126/7 (RR : 7.41)
Glenn Maxwell 35 (30b)
James Faulkner 1 (1b)
Ravichandran Ashwin 3-0-17-3
Ravichandran Ashwin bowled sensationally so well in his third over as he completely demolished Australian batting lineup by claiming three huge wickets.
17.1 Ravindra Jadeja to James Faulkner, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
17.2 Ravindra Jadeja to James Faulkner, 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)
17.3 Ravindra Jadeja to James Faulkner, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!
James Faulkner c MS Dhoni b Ravindra Jadeja
Runs : 7 Balls : 4 S/R : 175
(0)
17.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Mitchell Starc, Struck in front, All fielders appealing, and Got him!
Mitchell Starc lbw Ravindra Jadeja
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
(0)
17.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Josh Hazlewood, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
17.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Glenn Maxwell, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
End of over 18
Australia 135/9 (RR : 7.5)
Glenn Maxwell 37 (31b)
Josh Hazlewood 1 (1b)
Ravindra Jadeja 2-0-17-2
Indian spin department suddenly produced a pleasant atmosphere for their fans as they snatched six wickets in 12 consecutive deliveries which left the Australian party clueless.
18.1 Mohammed Shami to Josh Hazlewood, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
18.2 Mohammed Shami to Josh Hazlewood, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
18.3 Mohammed Shami to Josh Hazlewood, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (4)
18.4 Mohammed Shami to Josh Hazlewood, Good running, two runs. (2)
18.5 Mohammed Shami to Josh Hazlewood, 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)
18.6 Mohammed Shami to Josh Hazlewood, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
End of over 19
Australia 148/9 (RR : 7.79)
Josh Hazlewood 13 (6b)
Glenn Maxwell 37 (31b)
Mohammed Shami 4-0-34-2
19.1 Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
19.2 Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, Very well bowled. (0)
19.3 Jasprit Bumrah to Glenn Maxwell, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
19.4 Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
19.5 Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
19.6 Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 20
Australia 153/9 (RR : 7.65)
Josh Hazlewood 17 (9b)
Glenn Maxwell 38 (34b)
Jasprit Bumrah 4-0-29-1
The final scorecard for first innings was :
Score: 153
Wickets : 9
Overs : 20.0
Australia's 11th man swung his bat to add some crucial runs to Australian total which led them to a respectable score. Respectable, yet not quite comfortably defend-able!
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Aaron Finch lbw b Shami 1 2 0 0 50
Matthew Wade b Shami 0 1 0 0 0
Steven Smith c Raina b Jadeja 65 46 6 1 141.3
George Bailey b Bumrah 19 17 1 1 111.8
Glenn Maxwell not out 38 34 2 0 111.8
Shane Watson lbw b Ashwin 1 3 0 0 33.33
Adam Voges c & b Ashwin 0 1 0 0 0
Mitchell Marsh lbw b Ashwin 0 3 0 0 0
James Faulkner c Dhoni b Jadeja 7 4 1 0 175
Mitchell Starc lbw b Jadeja 0 1 0 0 0
Josh Hazlewood not out 17 9 1 1 188.9
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Total: 153 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.65
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Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Yuvraj Singh 3.0 0 24 0 8
Ravindra Jadeja 2.0 0 17 3 8.5
Harbhajan Singh 4.0 0 31 0 7.75
Ravichandran Ashwin 3.0 0 17 3 5.67
Mohammed Shami 4.0 0 34 2 8.50
Jasprit Bumrah 4.0 0 29 1 7.25
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Extras : 5 No Balls : 2 Wides : 2 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 0
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India needed 154 runs from 20.0 overs to win
0.1 Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, 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)
0.2 Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
0.3 Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavillion... (4)
0.4 Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
0.5 Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
0.6 Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, 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)
Rohit Sharma started off in style by punishing Starc for sixteen runs off the very first over in the second innings.
End of over 1
India 16/0 (RR : 16) Required RR(7.21)
Rohit Sharma 16 (6b)
Robin Uthappa 0 (0b)
Mitchell Starc 1-0-16-0
1.1 Shane Watson to Robin Uthappa, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and top edges it high into the air. It's an easy catch in the end, and hopefully the batsman has learnt why you shouldn't slog across the line! (0)
Robin Uthappa c Adam Voges b Shane Watson
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
Shane Watson stunned Robin Uthappa as he dismissed him for first ball duck.
1.2 Shane Watson to Virat Kohli, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
1.3 Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
1.4 Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma, 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)
1.5 Shane Watson to Virat Kohli, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
1.6 Shane Watson to Virat Kohli, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 2
India 25/1 (RR : 12.5) Required RR(7.11)
Rohit Sharma 21 (8b)
Virat Kohli 4 (3b)
Shane Watson 1-0-9-1
2.1 Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
2.2 Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
2.3 Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli, Good running, two runs. (2)
2.4 Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
2.5 Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
2.6 Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, 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)
End of over 3
India 39/1 (RR : 13) Required RR(6.71)
Virat Kohli 13 (7b)
Rohit Sharma 26 (10b)
Mitchell Starc 2-0-30-0
3.1 Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
3.2 Shane Watson to Virat Kohli, The crowd roar in delight at that dismissal, it's clear to see that the fielder is a fan favourite! (0)
Virat Kohli c Aaron Finch b Shane Watson
Runs : 13 Balls : 8 S/R : 162.5
Shane Watson victimized his second as India lost their second wicket in fourth over.
3.3 Shane Watson to Yuvraj Singh, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
3.4 Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma, 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)
3.5 Shane Watson to Yuvraj Singh, , No Ball. 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)
3.5 Shane Watson to Yuvraj Singh, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
3.6 Shane Watson to Yuvraj Singh, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
End of over 4
India 47/2 (RR : 11.8) Required RR(6.63)
Yuvraj Singh 5 (4b)
Rohit Sharma 28 (12b)
Shane Watson 2-0-17-2
4.1 Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
4.2 Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
4.3 Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
4.4 Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Very well bowled. (0)
4.5 Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Very well bowled. (0)
4.6 Mitchell Starc to Rohit Sharma, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 5
India 52/2 (RR : 10.4) Required RR(6.73)
Yuvraj Singh 5 (4b)
Rohit Sharma 33 (18b)
Mitchell Starc 3-0-35-0
5.1 Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
5.2 Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (3)
5.3 Shane Watson to Yuvraj Singh, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
5.4 Shane Watson to Yuvraj Singh, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
5.5 Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
5.6 Shane Watson to Rohit Sharma, Six! (6)
End of over 6
India 66/2 (RR : 11) Required RR(6.21)
Rohit Sharma 44 (22b)
Yuvraj Singh 8 (6b)
Shane Watson 3-0-31-2
6.1 Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
6.2 Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
6.3 Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
6.4 Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
6.5 Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh, Biffed down to long-off, easy single. (1)
6.6 Glenn Maxwell to Rohit Sharma, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 7
India 73/2 (RR : 10.4) Required RR(6.15)
Rohit Sharma 46 (23b)
Yuvraj Singh 13 (11b)
Glenn Maxwell 1-0-7-0
7.1 Mitchell Marsh to Yuvraj Singh, 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)
7.2 Mitchell Marsh to Rohit Sharma, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.3 Mitchell Marsh to Rohit Sharma, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
7.4 Mitchell Marsh to Rohit Sharma, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
Rohit Sharma had fixed his attention on the ball and targeted each & every delivery for runs. He reached his fifty with a risky shot.
7.5 Mitchell Marsh to Rohit Sharma, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
7.6 Mitchell Marsh to Yuvraj Singh, 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 8
India 83/2 (RR : 10.4) Required RR(5.83)
Yuvraj Singh 16 (13b)
Rohit Sharma 53 (27b)
Mitchell Marsh 1-0-10-0
8.1 Glenn Maxwell to Rohit Sharma, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
8.2 Glenn Maxwell to Rohit Sharma, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
8.3 Glenn Maxwell to Rohit Sharma, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
8.4 Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
8.5 Glenn Maxwell to Rohit Sharma, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.6 Glenn Maxwell to Rohit Sharma, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 9
India 87/2 (RR : 9.67) Required RR(6)
Rohit Sharma 56 (32b)
Yuvraj Singh 17 (14b)
Glenn Maxwell 2-0-11-0
9.1 Mitchell Marsh to Yuvraj Singh, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
9.2 Mitchell Marsh to Yuvraj Singh, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
9.3 Mitchell Marsh to Yuvraj Singh, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
9.4 Mitchell Marsh to Rohit Sharma, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
9.5 Mitchell Marsh to Rohit Sharma, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
9.6 Mitchell Marsh to Rohit Sharma, Gorgeous square drive, placed perfectly past point. There isn't a lot of power in the shot though, and third man cuts it off while the batsmen run hard for three. (3)
End of over 10
India 97/2 (RR : 9.7) Required RR(5.6)
Yuvraj Singh 22 (17b)
Rohit Sharma 61 (35b)
Mitchell Marsh 2-0-20-0
After losing couple of wickets earlier, India were strongly back on their feet in this exciting chase as two players joined 50 runs between them.
10.1 James Faulkner to Rohit Sharma, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
10.2 James Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
10.3 James Faulkner to Rohit Sharma, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
10.4 James Faulkner to Rohit Sharma, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
10.5 James Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
10.6 James Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 11
India 106/2 (RR : 9.64) Required RR(5.22)
Yuvraj Singh 25 (20b)
Rohit Sharma 67 (38b)
James Faulkner 1-0-9-0
11.1 Josh Hazlewood to Rohit Sharma, 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)
11.2 Josh Hazlewood to Yuvraj Singh, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
11.3 Josh Hazlewood to Yuvraj Singh, That's a single. (1)
11.4 Josh Hazlewood to Rohit Sharma, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
11.5 Josh Hazlewood to Rohit Sharma, Down the track and driven through midwicket. There is no fielder in the deep so Long On has to run around to field it, and so in the meanwhile the batsmen get three. Poor bowling but good placement. (3)
11.6 Josh Hazlewood to Yuvraj Singh, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
End of over 12
India 119/2 (RR : 9.92) Required RR(4.25)
Yuvraj Singh 32 (23b)
Rohit Sharma 73 (41b)
Josh Hazlewood 1-0-13-0
12.1 James Faulkner to Rohit Sharma, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
12.2 James Faulkner to Rohit Sharma, , No Ball. Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
12.2 James Faulkner to Rohit Sharma, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
12.3 James Faulkner to Rohit Sharma, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
12.4 James Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, Splendid shot for four! (4)
12.5 James Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
12.6 James Faulkner to Yuvraj Singh, 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)
End of over 13
India 134/2 (RR : 10.3) Required RR(2.71)
Rohit Sharma 78 (45b)
Yuvraj Singh 41 (26b)
James Faulkner 2-0-24-0
Another over, another expensive giveaway by Aussies. Peck of runs were being scored easily by the Indian batsmen.
13.1 Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh, , No Ball. Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.1 Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
13.2 Glenn Maxwell to Rohit Sharma, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
13.3 Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh, Very well bowled. (0)
13.4 Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
13.5 Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
13.6 Glenn Maxwell to Rohit Sharma, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 14
India 139/2 (RR : 9.93) Required RR(2.33)
Yuvraj Singh 43 (31b)
Rohit Sharma 80 (47b)
Glenn Maxwell 3-0-16-0
14.1 Josh Hazlewood to Rohit Sharma, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
14.2 Josh Hazlewood to Rohit Sharma, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
14.3 Josh Hazlewood to Yuvraj Singh, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
14.4 Josh Hazlewood to Yuvraj Singh, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
14.5 Josh Hazlewood to Rohit Sharma, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
14.6 Josh Hazlewood to Rohit Sharma, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 15
India 147/2 (RR : 9.8) Required RR(1.2)
Rohit Sharma 85 (51b)
Yuvraj Singh 46 (33b)
Josh Hazlewood 2-0-21-0
15.1 Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh, BANG! The batsman absolutely nailed that shot! Luckily for the bowler there is a man in the deep, so only two runs. (2)
15.2 Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
15.3 Glenn Maxwell to Rohit Sharma, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
15.4 Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
Two quick runs, and Yuvraj Singh completed his half century. It's his fourth individual half century of this tournament.
15.5 Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh, That was a very good delivery. (0)
15.6 Glenn Maxwell to Yuvraj Singh, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 16
India 153/2 (RR : 9.56) Required RR(0)
Yuvraj Singh 51 (38b)
Rohit Sharma 86 (52b)
Glenn Maxwell 4-0-22-0
16.1 James Faulkner to Rohit Sharma, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
The final scorecard for second innings was :
Score: 154
Wickets : 2
Overs : 16.1
That's that. Rohit Sharma snatched the winning runs for India. The hosts comfortably reached into the final with two of their prominent batsmen clearing their way through.
Player Status R B 4s 6s S/R
Rohit Sharma not out 87 53 7 1 164.2
Robin Uthappa c Voges b Watson 0 1 0 0 0
Virat Kohli c Finch b Watson 13 8 0 1 162.5
Yuvraj Singh not out 51 38 2 0 134.2
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DNB: S Raina, M Dhoni, R Jadeja, H Singh, R Ashwin, M Shami, J Bumrah
Total: 154 Overs: 16.1 Run Rate: 9.625
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Players Overs Maidens Runs Wickets ER
Glenn Maxwell 4.0 0 22 0 5.5
Shane Watson 3.0 0 31 2 10.33
Mitchell Marsh 2.0 0 20 0 10
James Faulkner 2.1 0 25 0 11.54
Mitchell Starc 3.0 0 35 0 11.67
Josh Hazlewood 2.0 0 21 0 10.5
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Extras : 3 No Balls : 3 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
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Rohit Sharma was named man of the match after his marvelous unbeaten innings.
Runs 87* | Balls 53 | Fours 7 | Six 1 | Strike rate
Ok then. Let's go with the same XI we used in semi-finals.I will just say that we should go with the same XI. A big final and we have a settled first XI so we shouldn't make unnecessary changes. Having said that whatever you have done so far has worked so go with what you feel.