Rohit leads; Australia trounce India

India (Shar)made a couple of changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Ishan Kishan and Shardul Thakur made way for Rohit (who was leading the team) and Axar.

Australia also made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Josh Inglis and Glenn Maxwell made way for Alex Carey and Nathan Ellis.

On winning the toss, Steven Smith, Australia’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 51, and lost five wickets.

Shubman Gill, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls into the match, he was caught by Marnus Labuschagne. Mitchell Starc, the player of the match, broke the run-a-ball stand.

Rohit, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Smith. Starc broke the 29-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Suryakumar Yadav, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Starc.

Fifty-two balls (8.4 overs) into the (Shar)match, India sought a batting review. Lokesh Rahul, the batsman, scored nine off a dozen balls, which included a boundary. It was struck down by umpire Virender. Twenty-three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Starc, who broke the 16-run stand.

Hardik Pandya, who faced three balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Smith. Sean Abbott broke the one-run stand.

India scored 50 off 9.4 overs (58 balls). Australia had conceded four extras at that point.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 66, and lost five wickets.

Thirteen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 65 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Virat Kohli was batting on 29, Ravindra Jadeja had scored eight.

Kohli, whose 35-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 31. Thirty-seven balls after Hardik’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ellis, who broke the 22-run stand.

Jadeja, whose 39-ball innings included a boundary, scored just 16. Twenty-five balls later, he was caught by Carey. Ellis broke the 20-run stand.

India scored 100 off 22.5 overs (138 balls). Australia had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Axar, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 29. He was unbeaten.

Kuldeep Yadav, who faced 17 balls, scored just four. Thirty-one balls after Jadeja’s dismissal, he was caught by Travis Head. Abbott broke the 12-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mohammed Shami, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, he was caught by Carey off the bowling of Abbott.

A hundred and fifty-six balls (25.5 overs) (Nit)into the match, Australia sought a bowling review. Mohammed Siraj was the batsman. It was struck down by umpire Menon.

Siraj, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. Starc was in seventh heaven, because he broke the 14-run stand.

Australia eventually conceded 14 extras. India were dismissed for 117 off 26 overs.

Adam Zampa, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded half-a-dozen. He was wicketless, as was Cameron Green, who bowled five overs, conceding 20.

Ellis, who bowled five overs, conceded 13. He picked up two wickets.

Abbott, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 23. He picked up three wickets.

Starc bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 53, picking up five scalps.

The first Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 112, without the loss of a wicket.

Australia’s openers put on 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded. While Head’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Mitchell Marsh’s contribution to it was 31.

Marsh’s half-century – which included five boundaries and as many sixes – came off 28 balls.

He eventually scored 66 off 36 balls, which included half-a-dozen boundaries and as many sixes.

Australia’s openers put on 100 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). While Head’s contribution to the partnership was 41, Marsh’s contribution to it was 55.

The second Powerplay of Australia’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored nine, without the loss of a wicket.

Head’s half-century – which included 10 boundaries – came off 29 balls.

He eventually scored 51 off 30 balls. He was unbeaten.

Australia, who scored 121 without the loss of a wicket off 11 overs, won by 10 wickets with 39 balls.

Hardik and Kuldeep bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 18, the latter conceded 12.

Siraj, Shami and Axar bowled three wicketless overs apiece. They conceded 37, 29, and 25, respectively.

The three-match series was level 1-1.