India made no change to their playing eleven.
Australia made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Kane Richardson made way for Josh Hazlewood.
On winning the toss, Aaron Finch, Australia’s skipper, chose to bat.
The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 56, and lost a couple of wickets.
David Warner had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored three. Twenty balls into the match, he was caught by Lokesh Rahul. Mohammed Shami broke the 18-run stand.
The second-wicket pair put on 28. Finch, whose 26-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 19. Thirty-three balls later, Jadeja, Shreyas Iyer and Shami (Ravind)ran him out.
Australia scored 50 off nine overs (54 balls). India had conceded 14 extras at that point.
Fifty-seven balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Marnus Labuschagne was the batsman. It was struck down by English umpire Michael Gough.
The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th over. They scored 167, and lost a couple of wickets.
Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 80 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Steve Smith was batting on 29, Labuschagne was batting on 14.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 49 balls. While Smith’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Labuschagne’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Australia scored 100 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). India had conceded 16 extras at that point.
Smith’s half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 63 balls.
Australia scored 150 off 26.3 overs (159 balls). India had conceded 20 extras at that point.
Labuschagne’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 60 balls. He eventually faced 64 balls, scoring 54. A hundred and thirty-six balls after Finch’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli, India’s skipper. Jadeja broke the 127-run partnership.
A hundred and eighty-nine balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Australia had scored 173 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Smith was batting on 77.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mitchell Starc, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three dot balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Yuzvendra Chahal, off the bowling of Jadeja.
Australia scored 200 off 37 overs (222 balls). India had conceded 21 extras at that point.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 48 balls. While Smith’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Alex Carey’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
The third Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41st and the 50th over. They scored 63, and lost five wickets.
Smith’s ton – who faced 11 boundaries – came off 117 balls.
Carey, whose 36-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 35. Fifty-eight balls after Starc’s dismissal, he was caught by Iyer. Kuldeep Yadav broke the run-a-ball partnership.
Forty-four overs into the match, India sought a bowling review. Ashton Turner, the batsman, faced 10 balls, scoring just four. It was upheld by Gough. Fourteen balls after Carey’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahul. Needless to say, Navdeep Saini was in seventh heaven.
Australia scored 250 off 45.2 overs (272 balls). India had conceded 22 extras at that point.
Smith, whose 132-ball innings included 14 boundaries and a six, scored 131. Nineteen balls after Turner’s dismissal, he was caught by Iyer. Shami broke the 35-run stand.
Ashton Agar, who faced 13 balls, scored 11. He was unbeaten. Pat Cummins, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls after Smith’s dismissal, Shami broke the run-a-ball stand.
Adam Zampa, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Ten balls later, Shami broke the six-ball stand. Hazlewood, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 27 extras. Australia scored 286 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.
Each of the five bowlers bowled 10 overs apiece. Jasprit Bumrah, who conceded 38, was wicketless. Saini and Yadav picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 65, the latter conceded 62. Jadeja, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 44. He picked up two wickets. Shami conceded 63, picking up four scalps.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10th over. They scored 61, without the loss of a wicket.
India’s openers scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). Australia had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. While the contribution of Rohit, the player of the (Shar)match, to the partnership was 36, Lokesh Rahul was unbea‘ten’.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11th and the 40th over. They scored 163, and lost a couple of wickets.
Seventy-five overs into the match, Australia sought a bowling review. Rahul, the batsman, scored 19. His 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. It was upheld by umpire Virender Sharma. He was trapped leg before wicket by Agar, who broke the 69-run partnership.
Sharma’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 56 balls.
Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 88 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Sharma was batting on 29, Kohli had scored half-a-dozen.
India scored 100 off 20.3 overs (123 balls). The number of extras Australia had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Kohli’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
India scored 150 off 28.2 overs (170 balls). The number of extras Australia had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
Sharma’s ton – which included eight boundaries and five sixes – came off 110 balls.
The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 114 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 66, Kohli’s contribution to it was 33. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Kohli’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 61 balls.
India scored 200 off 35.4 overs (214 balls). Australia had conceded eight extras at that point.
Thirty-six overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 205 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Sharma was batting on 119, Kohli was batting on 59.
Sharma, whose 128-ball innings included eight boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. A hundred and forty-five balls, he was caught by Starc. Zampa broke the 137-run partnership.
The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41st and the 50th over. They scored 65, and lost a wicket.
India scored 250 off 43.1 overs (259 balls). Australia had conceded nine extras at that point.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 45 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Iyer’s contribution to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
Kohli, whose 91-ball innings included eight boundaries, eventually scored 89. Fifty-five balls after Sharma’s dismissal, Hazlewood broke the 68-run partnership.
Iyer, whose 35-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, eventually scored 44. He was unbeaten, as was Manish Pandey, who faced four balls, scoring eight. His runs came by way of boundaries.
Australia eventually scored 10 extras. India, who scored 289 for the loss of three wickets off 47.3 overs, won by seven wickets with 15 balls to spare.
Labuschagne and Finch bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 11, the latter conceded nine. Cummins bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 64. Starc bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 66.
Hazlewood bowled 9.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 55, picking up a wicket. Zampa and Agar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter conceded 38.
India won the three-match series 2-1.
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