भारत vs ऑस्ट्रेलिया, पहला टी20, Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, 23 November 2023 - कमेंट्री

FOUR! SLASHED AWAY! A length ball, wide of off. Singh slashes and it flies over point and races to the fence. 

Bye! Slower length ball, outside off. Singh swings and misses. Matthew Wade fumbles to collect it cleanly and a bye is taken. 2 runs needed.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Patel goes! Australia still in the game. Short and on off, Patel looks to pull but top edges it high but not far away. Sean Abbott turns and takes it well. Another good catch by the Aussies.

OUT! RUN OUT! Australia are making a match out of nothing. Short and on off. Ravi Bishnoi swings and misses. Singh runs across and makes his end but the ball rolls across to Sean Abbott who clips the bails at his end. Ravi Bishnoi was well short.

OUT! RUN OUT! Three in three for Australia. Shorter and on off, Singh pulls it to deep mid-wicket and calls for two. He makes his end but just like Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh is late at his end as Steven Smith throws at the bowler's end and finds him short. 

SIX! RINKU SINGH DOES IT! This is full and on middle, Singh tonks it high over long on for a biggie. That was so clean. INDIA WIN BY 2 WICKETS and although it doesn't matter, but it was a no ball and the match was over even before the ball was sent flying out of the park.

Wide! Fuller and outside off, Patel leaves for a wide.

A yorker, outside off. Patel toe ends his strike back to the keeper. 

A bouncer, outside off. Patel looks to pull but misses. Two dots..

Make it three. A length ball, outside off, Patel slaps it to cover.

Singh finally gets the strike. Short, slow and outside off, this is hit to backward point for a single. 

FOUR! Rinku, the finisher has arrived. Full and outside off, Singh drives it down past mid off for a boundary. Powered.

Singh keeps the strike. Short and on off, this is pulled to deep square leg for one.

Length and outside off, this is steered to point for a single.

FOUR! Placed well. This is full and outside off. Suryakumar places it through point, the man in the deep was too wide. Easy boundary.

A length ball, outside off, Suryakumar with a rare swing and a miss.

OUT! GONE! Is there a late twist? This is full and on off, Suryakumar tries to loft but toe ends his shot to long on. Aaron Hardie runs back, keeps his eyes well on the ball and dives to take the catch, all while running towards the ropes. Just superb. 15 runs needed now.

On the hips, Patel nudges it to deep square leg for one.

Short in length and outside off, Singh taps it straight to point.

FOUR! SKY SHOW! A slower length ball on middle, Suryakumar slams and clears the infield, past mid on for a boundary.

Wide! Slower again but down the leg side, Suryakumar misses his clip.

Wide! Full and close to leg, Suryakumar makes a leave for a wide.

On a length and on top of off, this is punched to cover.

SIX! Suryakumar is middling everything. This looks like a straightforward catch right now. On a length and on middle, Suryakumar thumps it over long on for a biggie. He is making it look so easy.

FOUR! That is the shot which you'll see in the highlights. Shorter and outside off. Suryakumar upper-cuts it over third man for a boundary.

Shorter and on off, Suryakumar pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Outside off, this is hit to third man for a single. India need 20 runs now.

Wide! A slower bumper, outside off. Singh slashes and misses.

FOUR! Deft touch! A length ball, outside off. Singh waits and lets the ball to come to him, dabs it through backward point for a boundary.

Around off, this is pushed to the left of mid off for a single.

FOUR! MORE! Shorter and outside off, Suryakumar shifts on the back foot and punches it through point for a boundary. No chance for the fielder.

Outside off, this is guided through point for a single.

An off-cutter into the surface. Singh looks to pull but misses.

Wide! Too many wides from the Aussies so far. A bouncer on middle, Singh sits under it.

FOUR! That was meant to be hit. A half-volley on the pads. Singh whacks it behind square leg for four.

FOUR! A bit short and on off, Varma goes back quickly and pulls it in the gap to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

FOUR! MORE! This is short and outside off. Varma switch-hits it over third man, off the edge but over short third for four more.

On middle, this is punched to long on for a single.

Full and on off, this is pushed to cover for a single.

OUT! GONE! The crowd goes silent. Tanveer Sangha pushes it wide of off, Varma still tries to sweep this widish delivery but gets a top edge, high in the night sky and to cover. Marcus Stoinis keeps his eyes on the ball, dives to his left and takes an excellent catch.

Fuller and on off, this is driven to long off for a single.

Outside off, this is guided through covers for a single.

SIX! IN THE AIR AND SIX! This is full and on middle, Suryakumar lofts it high, high and over long on for a biggie. Holds the pose as it brings his fifty up as well. The skipper looks all set to take his team home.

Length ball on middle, Suryakumar mistimes his punch to covers for a single.

Length and on middle, Varma blocks it out.

CHANCE! Hits the hard length, outside off. Varma tries to cut but gets an outside edge to the left of Wade who makes a full-fledged dive but only gets gloves on it. One.

Shorter and around off, Suryakumar bends to play the pull shot but misses.

FOUR! Fifty for Kishan! He didn't get much chance in the World Cup but has made the most of his opportunity here. Tad short and on middle, Kishan whips it in the gap to mid-wicket for a boundary.

SIX! ALL THE WAY! Short again, not much and Kishan pulls it hard over square leg for a biggie. India in pole position.

OUT! GONE! What a time for Australia to get the breakthrough. This is full and outside off, away from the arc and looked like a googly as well. Kishan tries to hit this over long off but doesn't get the elevation and Matthew Short takes it. Good innings from him.

Flat and on off, Varma blocks.

This is full and on middle, Varma looks to sweep but looks like there was an inside edge on it. 

This is full and on off. Varma tries the reverse sweep, gets a top edge over the keeper and for a single.

Fuller and on the pads, Suryakumar tickles it to fine leg for one.

A slower length ball on off, Kishan works it to mid off for a single.

Hard length delivery on middle, Suryakumar plays it to fine leg for a single.

SIX! Nathan Ellis brings back pace and it goes out of the park. Short in length and on middle, Kishan hangs back and pulls it over mid-wicket.

A widish yorker, outside off, Kishan fails to jam it out.

This is full and outside off, Kishan knocks it through covers for a single.

Short, slow and outside off, Suryakumar dabs it to backward point.

FOUR! Not where he intended but will take it. Length ball on middle, Suryakumar gets low and tries to pull it away but gets a top edge over short third for four.

Short one on middle, Suryakumar works it to point for a single.

This is full and outside off, Kishan creams it through covers for a single.

A length ball, outside off, Suryakumar plays it through covers for a single.

Wide! Drops it short and well wide of off, easily wided.

This is short and on off, Kishan awkwardly plays it to point. Decent over from Marcus Stoinis. The slower balls are key for Australia in the chase.

Length ball, outside off, this is dabbed to short third for one.

Wide! A slower length ball, outside off. Kishan swings and misses. 100 up.

Wide! Length ball, outside off. Kishan stands across and tries to cut but misses. Wade is not happy with the call.

Length and on off, Kishan hammers it down to long off for a couple. The fielder runs to his left and dives to save two.

Outside off, this is guided to point for a single.

Smart fielding! This is short and on off. Suryakumar loves to play the ramp and goes for it. It goes to third man where Tanveer Sangha runs forward but falls short despite the dive.

Wide! Way outside off and it is left alone.

Outside off, on a length. Kishan punches it to cover.

A length ball, outside off. Kishan taps it to cover. 

FOUR! Through the hands. Tossed up, outside off, Kishan slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. Sean Abbott runs to his left but the power behind the ball was too much. Goes through for four.

SIX! THAT IS CLEAN! Tossed up on off, Kishan slogs it well over mid-wicket and it goes all the way for a biggie.

SIX! MORE! Kishan joins the charge now. Drops it full and on middle, Kishan stands and tonks it over mid-wicket for a six. 16 runs already of this over.

Wide! A googly and it lands well outside off, Kishan leaves.

Short and outside off, this is cut but to point.

Too full and outside off, this is driven to long off for a single.

Fuller and on middle, this is flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Length ball, outside off, Suryakumar strokes it through covers for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Off the edge! Suryakumar continues to deal in boundaries. This is full and outside off. Suryakumar looks to drive but outside edges it to the right of Wade who dives but can't do much. A boundary.

Around off, this is hit to long off for a single.

A full toss on middle, Kishan eases it to long on for a single.

Shorter and outside off, Suryakumar looks to pull but gets a top edge behind square leg. The man runs in and dives but fells short. One.

Around off, shorter and it is pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Drops it short and on off, this is pulled to mid-wicket for a single.

Full and on middle, this is hit to long on for a single.

Another single as Kishan works it to long on.

Fuller and outside off, Suryakumar sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Shorter and outside off, Kishan pulls it to deep square leg who collects it on a bounce. 

On middle, this is nudged to mid-wicket for a run. Six singles off the over.

Full and on off, it is eased to mid off for a single.

On a length and on middle, Suryakumar keeps it out.

FOUR! Helped away! Full and on the pads. Suryakumar tickles it to fine leg, there was a fielder inside the ring but Suryakumar plays it fine.

Fuller and on middle, this is pushed to mid on.

FOUR! Suryakumar is on a charge. Finds the gap this time. Full and on middle, Suryakumar times it through mid-wicket and finds the fence. 

9 runs off the over. On a length and on off, Suryakumar splices his push to point.

This is full and on middle, Kishan heaves it to deep mid-wicket, not off the middle and the fielder runs to his right and saves two.

SIX! Kishan hits one now. This is full and on middle, Kishan smashes it down to long on for a biggie. Was an half-volley. 

Short in length and on top of off, this is pulled to deep square leg for a single.

A length ball, slanting on middle and leg. Suryakumar looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. There was an inside edge.

SIX! Second in the over. Suryakumar looks in great touch. Too full and on leg, Suryakumar again stands still and hammers it over mid-wicket for a six.

Wide! Slides it down leg, was a slower ball. Suryakumar misses his flick.

FOUR MORE! 20 runs off the over. That was clean from Suryakumar! Full and on middle, Suryakumar times and places it back past the bowler, wide of long off for four.

On a length and on the pads, Kishan tucks it to square leg for a single.

What a delivery! Short and around off, seams a bit away. Suryakumar looks to defend but does so inside the line.

Shorter and on middle, Suryakumar plays it to deep square leg for a single.

Ishan Kishan 3 runs in 11 balls. He is struggling. Short and on off, extra bounce this time. Kishan looks to defend but misses.

Angling on middle, this is clipped to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! The skipper finds the fence. This is short and on leg, Suryakumar stands tall and clips it over fine leg for a biggie. Made it look so easy.

FOUR! Matthew Short is greeted with a boundary! Tossed up, outside off. Jaiswal sweeps it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

SIX! Off the edge but all the way! Floated on middle, Jaiswal again looks to sweep but top edges it over backward square leg for a biggie.

OUT! GONE! Jaiswal goes now. India in trouble. Tossed up on middle, spins a bit. Jaiswal tries to play through the line as he tries to loft it over mid off but toe ends his shot. Steven Smith takes it safely.

Wide! Short and down leg, Yadav leaves.

On the pads, Suryakumar flicks it to deep square leg for a single. Off the mark.

Outside off and it spins back in. Kishan nudges it to mid on.

Shorter and outside off, Kishan slaps it down to long off for a single. 

Full and outside off, swings away. Kishan shoulders arms to it.

Outside off and a bit of away swing for Jason Behrendorff. Kishan leaves.

Fuller and outside off, Kishan pushes it to cover.

Fuller delivery, outside off, Kishan drives it to cover.

On a length and outside off, swings away. Kishan has a poke at it but misses.

A maiden over! This is full and close to off, lands and moves away. Kishan is drawn to drive but misses.

FOUR! Perfect start for India. Full and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal drives it to the right of mid off and it races to the fence. 

Drags his length back, outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal tries to cut but misses.

SIX! Just the start India wanted. Just a reminder, this is a belter pitch to bat. Short and on leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal pulls it high over square leg for a biggie.

Short of a length and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal comes down the track and swings but misses.

OUT! RUN OUT! Diamond duck for Gaikwad! Yes, no, yes, no, a lot of confusion and Gaikwad has to go. A slower bouncer on middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal pulls it to deep square leg. The batters complete the run but couldn't settle with a decision for another run. Yashasvi Jaiswal backed out in the last moment and Gaikwad was left alone. Easy work for Wade who clips the bails off.

Outside off, this is dabbed to third man for a single.