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After 47 overs,India 231/8 ( Kuldeep Yadav 3 , Mohammad Shami 3)
Zampa bowls out a superb final over to sign off with figures of 4/45, removing the final threat to the Aussies in Jadeja and putting Australia in prime position to walk home victors tonight. Starc too bowls out his quota, conceding nine off his last two to finish wicketless for 67 runs. India need 39 off 18 with both Shami and Kuldeep batting on 3. A couple of hits to the fence should make things interesting here.
Australia vs India LIVE Cricket Score
OUT! And that should be the game, as well as the series, as Zampa snuffs out the last Indian threat by dismissing Jadeja in his final over. Much like Pandya, Jadeja too gets a thick leading edge, resulting in a sitter for the man at backward point. Unless the Indian tailenders are able to collect valuable runs the way their Australian counterparts were able to, this is Australia’s game to lose. IND 225/8
Jadeja c Stoinis b Zampa 18(33)
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After 44 overs,India 219/7 ( Ravindra Jadeja 17 , Kuldeep Yadav 1)
Australia certainly have been on money right from the start of the third powerplay, conceding 15 runs in four overs while getting rid of the dangerous Pandya in a game-changing over from Zampa. The asking rate is now starting to climb alarmingly high for the Indians, who need 51 off 36 now with three wickets in hand.
Smith certainly has made a strong case for his return to full-time leadership in this tour
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OUT! Huge wicket for the Aussies, who now have one hand on the series trophy! Pandya goes for a wild heave, and ends up getting a thick leading edge, skieing the ball towards cover point. Smith calls out for the catch, and pouches it safely as India lose their seventh wicket. IND 218/7
Pandya c Smith b Zampa 40(40)
After 42 overs,India 213/6 ( Hardik Pandya 39 , Ravindra Jadeja 14)
Excellent running between the wickets by Pandya and Jadeja, as is evident in the manner in which the latter dashes back for a second a couple of times in the 41st over in which five runs are added to the Indian total off Abbott’s bowling. Meanwhile, play’s paused for a bit in the following over by Stoinis after a kite swoops in close to the start of the bowler’s run-up, appearing to catch something in the grass. Earlier we had a dog enter the field of play, and now we have birds holding up play.
Four singles off Stoinis’ over, leaving India needing another 57 off 48.
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After 40 overs,India 204/6 ( Hardik Pandya 36 , Ravindra Jadeja 8)
FOUR! Stoinis fires a short-of-length delivery to Pandya down leg, and the Indian T20I skipper swivels around, guiding it towards the fine leg fence for his third boundary. Pandya gets off strike with a single the next ball. Jadeja attempts a couple of wild swings later in the over, but fails to connect on any of them. End of the second powerplay, with India needing 66 off 60 with four wickets in hand.
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After 39 overs,India 199/6 ( Hardik Pandya 31 , Ravindra Jadeja 8)
Couple of tidy overs for the Aussies with just three coming off it, including just a single off Abbott’s seventh over as the right-arm seamer is brought back in place of Starc. India one short of the 200-mark, with Pandya currently batting in the 30s. Tension’s in the air at Chepauk! India need another 71 off 66.
India vs Australia LIVE Cricket Score
After 37 overs,India 196/6 ( Hardik Pandya 29 , Ravindra Jadeja 7)
A superb final over from Agar, one that changes the complexion of the game with the offie dismissing Kohli and Surya off successive deliveries and signing off with 2/41. Starc, though, is wayward after being brought back in place of Abbott, conceding a boundary to Jadeja in the fourth delivery and following it up with four wides. India need another 74 off 78, but with just four wicket in hand and the last recognised pair out at the centre.
India vs Australia LIVE Cricket Score
FOUR! Jadeja steers a wide delivery from Starc behind point, collecting his first boundary in the process! A welcome boundary for the Men in Blue that will restore their confidence after the double-wicket over. IND 192/6