Australia vs India at Melbourne, 06 Jan, 2021

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat
Australia 338/10 (105.4)  &  312/6 (87)
India 244/10 (100.4)  &  334/5 (131)
Match drawn
Man of the Match: Steven Smith
  • Ravichandran Ashwin 39 * (128)
  • Hanuma Vihari 23 * (161)

Over 32.2 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, comes on to the front foot, and turns it to mid-wicket.

Over 32.3 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and tries to play inside the line and is beaten on the inside edge and he wears it on the thigh pad. 

Over 32.4 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane,1 run, gets forward and  tucks it backward of square leg and opens his account.

Over 33.1 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, comes on to the front foot and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 33.2 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, plants his front foot across and is hit on the pad, he was playing a shot there.

Over 33.3 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 33.4 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, goes right back in the crease and offers a straight bat in his defence.

Over 33.5 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, stays deep in the crease and blocks it down the wicket.

Over 33.6 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets waits on the front foot to keep it out.

Over 35.1 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and  negates the flighted delivery into the off-side.

Over 35.2 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, goes back in the crease and turns it to mid-wicket, straight to the fielder.

Over 35.3 Nathan Lyon bowls a quicker arm ball to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets gets cramped for room as he does not move across, but gets his bat down to tuck it to mid-wicket.

Over 35.4 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, prods forward and defends right under his eyes.

Over 35.5 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and defends it to short leg with soft hands.

Over 35.6 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, presses forward and blocks it down the wicket.

Over 36.6 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, no run, gets into the forward defensive, he plays it with soft hands in front of the cover fielder. 

Over 37.1 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 37.2 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets uses his feet, drives it firmly and picks out mid-off.

Over 37.3 Nathan Lyon bowls it short of length to Ajinkya Rahane, 2 runs, gets waits on the backfoot and punches it in front of square on the off-side, easy two.

Over 37.4 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, camps back and works it to short leg.

Over 37.5 Nathan Lyon bowls it flat in the air to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, stays low and defends it down the pitch watchfully.

Over 37.6 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets right behind the line and defends late and right under his eyes. 

Over 39.1 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and drives it to mid-on.

Over 39.2 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets reach out to smother it down the pitch.

Over 39.3 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets a big stride across to negate it.

Over 39.4 Nathan Lyon tossed up delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and  did not play a shot. He stuck his pad out and kicked away, the impact was outside off and that didn't matter as he was hiding his bat behind the pad,

Over 39.5 Nathan Lyon bowls a quicker arm ball to Ajinkya Rahane, no run,  goes right back in the crease and turns it to mid-wicket.

Over 40.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Ajinkya Rahane, no run, gets forward and leaves it alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 40.2 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Ajinkya Rahane,1 run, goes deep inside the crease and pulls it behind square on the onside.

Over 41.2: No runs. Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane,

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