The Aussies D(hon)isappoint India again

India (Shar)made just one change to their playing eleven – Bhuvneshwar Kumar made way for Ishant.

Australia made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – David Warner, Mitchell Marsh and Josh Hazlewood made way for Mitchell’s older brother Shaun, Kane Richardson and John Hastings.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 47, and lost a wicket.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Fourteen balls into the match, he was caught by Matthew Wade. Joel Paris broke the nine-run stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 186, and lost a wicket.

India scored 50 off 10.5 overs (65 balls). Australia had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 57 balls. While the contribution of Rohit, the player of the (Shar)match, to the partnership was 31, Virat Kohli’s contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Eighteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 92 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Rohit was batting on 48, Kohli was batting on 36.

Rohit’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 61 balls.

India scored 100 off 20.2 overs (122 balls). Australia had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Kohli’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 60 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 116 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 49, Kohli’s contribution to it was 50. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

The second-wicket pair put on 125. Kohli, whose 67-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 59. A hundred and twenty-nine balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, Richardson and Wade ran him out.

India scored 150 off 27 overs (162 balls). Australia had conceded three extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 56 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Ajinkya Rahane’s contribution to it was 20. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Thirty-five overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 194 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Rohit was batting on 98, Rahane was batting on 28.

Rahane should have been on strike at the start of the 36^th over (after the drinks break).

India scored 200 off 36.2 overs (218 balls). Australia had conceded three extras at that point.

Rohit’s ton – which included eight boundaries and three sixes – came off 112 balls.

Rahane’s run-a-ball half-century included four boundaries.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored 75, and lost half-a-dozen wickets.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 99 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 49, Rahane’s contribution to it was 51. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 250 off 42.1 overs (253 balls). Australia had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 121. Rohit, whose 127-ball innings included 11 boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 124. A hundred and eleven balls after Kohli’s dismissal, James Faulkner ran him out.

Dhoni, who faced 10 balls, scored 11. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Glenn Maxwell. Scott Boland broke the 21-run stand.

Rahane, whose 80-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 89. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Steve Smith, Australia’s skipper. Faulkner broke the 22-run stand.

India scored 300 off 48.4 overs (292 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Australia no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Manish Pandey, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Paris. Faulkner broke the four-run stand.

Ravichandran Ashwin, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Boland. Hastings broke the run-a-ball stand.

The eighth-wicket pair put on a couple. Ravindra Jadeja, who faced five balls, scored as many. Three balls later, Hastings ran him out.

Umesh Yadav, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

India scored 308 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs.

Maxwell bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 33. He was wicketless, as was Richardson, who bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 61.

Hastings and Paris bowled eight overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 46, the latter conceded 40.

Boland, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 64. He picked up a wicket.

Faulkner, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 64. He picked up two scalps.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 40, without the loss of a wicket.

The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 199, and lost a couple of wickets.

Australia’s openers scored 50 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. While Aaron Finch’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Shaun’s contribution to it was 20.

Nineteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 86 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Finch was batting on 34, Shaun was batting on 42.

Australia’s openers scored 100 off 20.5 overs (125 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point. While Finch’s contribution to the partnership was 46, Shaun’s contribution to it was 47.

Finch’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 70 balls.

Shaun’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 58 balls.

Finch, whose 81-ball innings included seven boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned six, eventually scored 71. A hundred and forty-nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Rahane. Jadeja broke the 145-run stand.

Australia scored 150 off 26.3 overs (159 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Shaun, whose 84-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 71. Thirty balls after Finch’s dismissal, he was caught by Kohli. Ishant broke the 21-run stand.

Thirty-five overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 199 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Smith was batting on 27, George Bailey was batting on 16.

Australia scored 200 off 35.2 overs (213 balls). India had conceded 14 extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 48 balls. While Smith’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Bailey’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored 70, and lost a wicket.

Smith, whose 47-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 46. Sixty-six balls after Shaun’s dismissal, Yadav broke the 78-run partnership.

Bailey’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 41 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 36 balls. While Bailey’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Maxwell’s contribution to it was 14. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Australia scored 300 off 48.1 overs (290 balls). India had conceded 19 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Bailey, whose 58-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned six, eventually scored 76. He was unbeaten, as was Maxwell, who scored 26. His 25-ball innings included a boundary.

Australia, who scored 309 for the loss of three wickets off 49 overs, won by seven wickets with an over to spare.

Kohli, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless.

Barinder Sran, who bowled nine wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 51.

Ashwin, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 60.

Jadeja, who bowled nine overs, conceded 50. He picked up a wicket, as did Yadav and Ishant, who bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former conceded 74, the latter conceded 60.

Australia led the five-match series 2-0.