India level series; Australia D(hon)isappointed

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Vinay Kumar and Jaydev Unadkat made way for Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Amit Mishra.

Australia made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted the visitors.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They conceded 44, and lost a wicket.

Phillip Hughes, whose 22-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 13. Forty balls into the match, he was caught by Virat Kohli, the player of the match. Bhuvneshwar broke the 30-run stand.

Aaron Finch, whose 28-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 20. Twenty-seven balls later, Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 15-run stand.

Australia had scored 50 off 13.1 overs (80 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Eighteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 72 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Shane Watson was batting on 25, George Bailey, their skipper, had scored a dozen.

Australia had scored 100 off 22.3 overs (137 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 69 balls. While Watson’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Bailey’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Watson’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 63 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 98 balls. While Watson’s contribution to the partnership was 57, Bailey’s contribution to it was 43. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Australia had scored 150 off 27.4 overs (168 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Bailey’s run-a-ball half-century included three boundaries and a six.

The third-wicket pair put on 150 off 69 balls. Both Watson’s and Bailey’s contributions to the partnership were 74 apiece. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Australia had scored 200 off 33.2 overs (202 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 35^th and the 39^th over. They conceded 46, and lost a couple of wickets.

Watson’s ton – which included 13 boundaries and three sixes – came off 93 balls. He eventually scored 102 off 94 balls. A hundred and forty-one balls after Finch’s dismissal, Mohammed Shami broke the 168-run partnership.

Glenn Maxwell, whose six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored nine. Eight balls later, he was caught by Bhuvneshwar. Ashwin broke the 11-run stand.

Thirty-six overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 224 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Bailey was batting on 76.

Australia had scored 250 off 40 overs (242 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Bailey’s ton – which included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 84 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 44 balls. While Bailey’s contribution to the partnership was 42, Adam Voges’ contribution to it was a dozen. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Australia had scored 300 off 45.1 overs (273 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 67 balls. While Bailey’s contribution to the partnership was 72, Voges’ contribution to it was 28. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Bailey scored 150 off 109 balls, which included 13 boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes. He eventually scored 156 off 114 balls. Eighty balls after Maxwell’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Ravindra Jadeja broke the 120-run partnership.

Mitchell Johnson, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Shikhar Dhawan. Jadeja broke the run-a-ball stand.

Australia had scored 350 off 50 overs (303 balls), which was their eventual score.

Voges, whose 38-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 44. He was unbeaten, as was Brad Haddin, who didn’t face a ball.

Suresh Raina and Kohli bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 17, the latter conceded 15. Mishra, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 78.

Shami and Kumar bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former, whose spell including a maiden, conceded 66, the latter conceded 42. Jadeja and Ashwin bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 68, the latter conceded 64.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They conceded 56, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). Australia had conceded five extras at that point. While Rohit Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Dhawan’s contribution to it was 21.

Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 82 without the loss of a wicket at that point. While Sharma was batting on 31, Dhawan was batting on 44.

Dhawan’s run-a-ball half-century included five boundaries.

India’s openers put on 100 off 19 overs (115 balls). Australia had conceded eight extras at that point. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 35, Dhawan’s contribution to it was 57.

Sharma’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 72 balls.

India’s openers put on 150 off 26.4 overs (161 balls). Australia had conceded nine extras at that point. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 57, Dhawan’s contribution to it was 84.

Rohit, whose 89-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 79. A hundred and seventy-eight balls later, he was caught by James Faulkner. Finch broke the run-a-ball partnership.

India scored 200 off 32.3 overs (196 balls). Australia had conceded 11 extras at that point.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 34^th and the 38^th over. They conceded 46, and lost a wicket.

Thirty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 218 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Dhawan was batting on 92, Kohli was batting on 36.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was nine, Kohli’s contribution to it was 40. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Dhawan’s run-a-ball ton included 11 boundaries. He faced 102 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-nine balls after Sharma’s dismissal, Faulkner broke the 56-run partnership.

Kohli’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 31 balls.

India scored 250 off 37.3 overs (226 balls). Australia had conceded 15 extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 38, Raina’s contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Raina, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 16. Thirty-eight balls later, he was caught by Haddin. Johnson broke the 56-run partnership.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Yuvraj Singh, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was dismissed by Johnson.

India scored 300 off 44 overs (265 balls). Australia had conceded 16 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Kohli’s ton – which included 16 boundaries and a six – came off 61 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 34, the contribution of the man from Ranchi to it was (Dho)nineteen. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 350 off 49.3 overs (298 balls).

Kohli, whose 66-ball innings included 18 boundaries and a six, eventually scored 115. He was unbeaten, as was Dhoni, who eventually scored 25. His 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

India, who scored 351 for the loss of four wickets off 49.3 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with three balls to spare.

Watson and Xavier Doherty bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 51, the latter conceded 40. Clint McKay and Maxwell bowled seven wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 47, the latter conceded 40.

Finch bowled four overs, conceding 20. He picked up a wicket, as was Faulkner, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceding 73. Johnson bowled 10 overs, conceding 72. He picked up two scalps.

India levelled the seven-match series 2-2.