India had already won the series against Australia and now they have taken the momentum from the ODI series to the T20I series. India regained the No.1 spot in ICC ODI rankings by beating Australia in the 5th ODI by 7 wickets and 43 balls to spare. It was an easy win for India at the end, thanks to opener Rohit Sharma who scored 124 runs from 109 balls. It is to be noted that Rohit did not get off the mark for the first 14 balls. He put on partnerships with Ajinkya Rahane and skipper Virat Kohli and helped the team win the match without breaking a sweat.
20:50 IST India regain the first spot in ICC ODI rankings.
India win the 5th ODI by 7 wickets!
20:44 IST Faulkner continues, he is taking the pace of the ball, Pandey is not looking to hit the ball. Third dot ball in a row as Pandey is looking to work the ball for a single. Pandey finds the gap this time, FOUR! he hits it towards midwicket for a boundary. Just 4 runs needed now. FOUR! Pandey hits a four and India win the 5th ODI by 7 wickets and 43 balls to spare. IND 243/3 in 42.5 overs
20:40 IST Zampa continues, bowls a googly to Pandey, a dot ball. He takes a single towards midwicket off the next ball. Jadhav defends the next ball, a dot one. He defends another, a dot ball. Just 10 runs needed now. Jadhav gets down the track, gets a single towards long off. Pandey gets a single off the last ball of the over. IND 235/3 in 42 overs
20:37 IST Faulkner continues, Manish Pandey on strike, two dot balls to start with. A single off the next ball towards the third man fielder, gets off the strike. Jadhav plays the ball towards point, a dot ball there. Two more dot balls to Jadhav. IND 232/3 in 41 overs
20:34 IST Jadhav on strike, FOUR! He goes for a big shot as well, gets a boundary, this has been an eventful over. A dot ball to end the over, that one skidded on to him. IND 231/2 in 40 overs
20:32 IST WICKET! Kohli c Stoinis b Zampa 39(55)
20:32 IST Kedar Jadhav comes to bat, Kohli will be taking strike. He plays a dot ball. FOUR! Kohli hits the ball over deep midwicket, gets a boundary. WICKET! Kohli goes big, hits the ball straight but finds the fielder at long on, Stoinis. IND 227/4 in 39.4 overs
20:29 IST WICKET! Rohit c Coulter-Nile b Zampa 125(109)
20:29 IST Adam Zampa is back into the attack, Rohit Sharma pulls the short delivery, the ball hands up in the air, it’s out! Rohit gets a standing ovation and a pat on the back from the Aussies. WICKET! IND 223/2 in 39.1 overs
20:26 IST James Faulkner comes to bowl, Kohli tries to flick the ball but misses, Wade removes the bails. The Aussies are appealing on this one, the Umpire have reviewed this. That’s a stupid appeal, nothing on that one. This should have been called a wide. WIDE! Aussies could have saved a single run there. Kohli guides the ball towards the third man, takes a single. Rohit plays the ball towards midwicket, a dot ball. SIX! Once again, Rohit goes for a big shot, muscles the ball over long on for a huge maximum. He goes down the ground this time, gets a single towards long off. Kohli punches the ball towards sweeper cover, just a single off that delivery. There was a mix-up between the two but Kohli sent him back. Rohit hits the ball towards long off, takes a single and retains strike. IND 223/1 in 39 overs
20:19 IST Finch continues, a single off the first ball towards covers for Rohit. Kohli takes a single too, he is just getting Rohit on strike. Rohit edges the ball towards the short third man, gets a single. FOUR! Kohli pulls and gets the ball into the gap towards deep midwicket, a boundary for him. A single for him towards the third man. IND 212/1 in 38 overs
20:16 IST Coulter-Nile continues, a single off the first ball for Rohit as he plays a cut shot. Kohli flicks the ball towards square leg, takes a single. FOUR! Rohit pulls the short ball on one leg, he is in a hurry to end this match. He pulls again, this time finds the fielder, a single towards midwicket. SIX! Rohit hits and it stays hit, gets a maximum off that one. He will finish this one early. IND 203/1 in 37 overs
20:12 IST Finch continues, a single off the first ball for Kohli towards sweeper cover. Finch draws Rohit forward and beats him with the spin. Next ball, he plays it back to Finch. He goes for the sweep, misses the ball, a dot one. He pushes the next ball towards long on, takes a single. Kohli drives the ball towards point, a dot ball to end the over. IND 189/1 in 36 overs
20:09 IST Coulter-Nile continues, a single for Kohli off the second ball towards the third man. Rohit tries to pull the ball but mistimes, a dot ball. He sends Kohli back again. He plays the next ball towards mid on, a dot ball. He plays the next ball towards mid off, a dot ball. SIX! Rohit hits his century in style, 14th ODI hundred for HITMAN. IND 187/1 in 35 overs
20:05 IST Aaron Finch has come to bowl, a couple of runs off the first ball for Rohit Sharma towards deep backward point. He takes a single off the next ball towards long on. Kohli plays the ball towards point, a dot ball. Rohit takes a single towards long on, he has moved to 96 now. Kohli tries to play the ball between cover-point, gets just a single off the last ball of the over. IND 180/1 in 34 overs
20:01 IST Cummins continues after the drinks break. Kohli plays the first ball towards the third man, takes a single. Rohit guides the ball towards the third man too, picks up a single. A similar shot off the next ball and same result, a single off that one. Rohit gets the ball into the gap, gets a couple of runs towards sweeper cover. He gets into the 90s now. The Hit-Man dabs the ball towards the third man, takes a single. Kohli plays the ball towards Cummins, a dot ball to end the over. IND 174/1 in 33 overs
Drinks Break!
19:52 IST Head continues, Rohit and Kohli are not getting under pressure against the spinners. Four runs off the first five balls. SIX! Rohit comes down the track and hits the ball over deep midwicket for a maximum. IND 168/1 in 32 overs
19:49 IST Cummins continues, Rohit plays the ball towards short cover, another miscommunication between Rohit and Kohli. This time Kohli was on the recieving end, he was able to reach the crease before the throw. Rohit does not want to lose his wicket this time, he is ging up for a century now. Another dot ball to follow. Rohit works the ball towards square leg, a single by leg byes. Kohli plays the ball back to Cummins, a dot ball. He flashed his bat on the next ball, a dot one as it whizzes past the bat. Kohli mistimes the ball towards covers, a dot ball to end the over, just 1 from it. IND 158/1 in 31 overs
19:46 IST Head is back into the attack, Rohit and Kohli are working the ball into the gaps and picking up singles. Three singles off the first three balls. Kohli plays the next two balls straight to the offside fielders, two dot balls. He flicks the last ball of the over, could not get it past square leg fielder, a dot ball. IND 157/1 in 30 overs
19:43 IST Cummins is bowling well from the other end, two dot balls to Rohit, he plays the back of the length delivery towards the square of the wicket, takes a couple of runs. He plays the next ball towards point, a dot ball. Rohit is batting on 78, a hundred is on cards tonight, first one for an Indian batsman in this series. Rohit plays the ball towards sweeper cover, takes a single. Kohli goes for a pull shot, misses the ball, a dot one to end the over. IND 154/1 in 29 overs
19:40 IST Kohli and Rohit are giving a hard time to the Australian leggie, Zampa. Three singles, a couple of runs and a triple in the over. Zampa is struggling and that’s hurting Australia’s chances, 8 runs from the over. IND 151/1 in 28 overs
19:35 IST Cummins is back into the attack, Kohli defends the first ball, a dot one. He plays the next ball towards point, a dot ball. Another dot ball to continue as Kohli nudges the ball towards square of the wicket. Kohli tries to play the ball towards the third man, a dot ball as it goes towards Wade. Kohli is having a hard time getting off the strike, fifth dot ball in a row. A single off the last ball of the over towards sweeper cover. IND 143/1 in 27 overs
19:31 IST Zampa continues, Kohli on strike, he defends the ball on front foot, an appeal from the Aussies but turned down, clear bat and pad there. He takes a couple of runs off the next ball. Kohli played that one through covers. A single off the next ball towards long on. Rohit on strike, he defends the first ball he faces of the over. FOUR! Rohit goes inside out, hits the ball over covers for a boundary, he is in full flow. A dot ball to end the over. IND 142/1 in 26 overs
19:28 IST Coulter-Nile continues, a dot ball to Kohli towards mid off, a dot ball. Kohli and Rohit are looking for singles against Coulter-Nile and not trying to score boundaries. Just three singles from the over. IND 135/1 in 25 overs
19:24 IST Zampa is back into the attack, Rohit on strike, FOUR! He goes back into the crease and punishes the short ball with a cut shot, good start to the over. He takes a single towards long off. Kohli on strike, he hits the ball towards covers, Smith lets the ball go, a single off it. Rohit plays the ball towards long on, takes a single. Kohli works the ball towards deep extra cover, takes a single. A dot ball to end the over. IND 132/1 in 24 overs
19:20 IST Virat Kohli comes to bat, he defends the first ball towards the bowler, a dot ball. Another one defended by Kohli, a dot ball. Kohli drives the ball but gets fielded inside the circle, a dot ball to end the over. IND 124/1 in 23 overs
19:18 IST WICKET! Rahane lbw b Coulter-Nile 61(74)
19:18 IST Coulter-Nile continues, a dot ball to start with to Rahane. FOUR! Rahane flicks the ball towards square leg for a boundary. Next ball, a huge lbw appeal, WICKET! Rahane reviews it but it goes in vain. IND 124/1 in 22.3 overs
19:14 IST Faulkner continues, a single off the first ball for Rahane. Next ball, Rohit works the ball towards the third man, takes a single. Rahane punches the ball towards back foot, a dot ball towards covers. Edged and dropped! Rahane wanted to work the ball towards the third man, a dot ball. Rahane flicks the ball towards the square leg, takes a single. Rohit plays a cut shot, gets a couple of runs as Maxwell puts in a dive. IND 118/0 in 22 overs
19:10 IST Coulter-Nile is back into the attack, Rohit pushes the first ball towards covers, a dot ball. He guides the ball towards the third man, takes a single. Rahane plays the ball towards third man region, takes a single. He needs to convert this one into a big one in order to strengthen his claim in the side. Rahane punches the ball towards covers, another dot ball. He takes a single in his typical fashion, working the ball towards the third man. IND 115/0 in 21 overs
19:06 IST Faulkner is back into the attack, bowls a dot ball to Rahane as it hits the toe end of the bat. He plays the next ball towards covers, a dot ball. Rahane comes down the track, wanted to hit the ball towards midwicket, goes towards square leg, just a single off it. Rohit takes a quick single towards short midwicket, good running between the wicket. Rahane on strike, he is on 48. He plays the ball towards mid on, a dot ball. FOUR! Rahane hitsball down down the ground. 50 for Rahane! IND 111/0 in 20 overs
19:01 IST Stoinis continues, a single off the first ball for Rahane. A dot ball off the next one. Rohit plays the next ball in front of square, gets a couple of runs. 50 for Rohit Sharma! A dot ball to follow. Rohit comes down the track, FOUR! He hits it through midwicket for a boundary. He has made up in his mind, he will dominate Australian bowlers. He plays a cut shot, picks up a couple of runs square of the wicket. IND 105/0 in 19 overs
18:57 IST Head continues, Rahane defends the first ball, a dot ball. Good bowling from Head, Rahane plays two more dot deliveries. A single off the next ball towards the square leg. SIX! Rohit comes down the track, gets a maximum over long on. That’s a splendid shot from the ‘Hit-Man’. FOUR! He comes down the track and hits the ball through covers, gets another boundary. He is dominating Head. IND 96/0 in 18 overs
Drinks Break!
18:50 IST Stoinis continues, Rahane plays the ball towards long on, takes a single. Rohit could not get the ball into the gap, a dot ball. He drives the next ball, Finch puts in a dive to save that from going outside the circle, a single for him. Rahane pushes the ball towards the bowler, a dot ball. A similar shot off the next ball, another dot ball. A single for Rahane off the last ball of the over. IND 85/0 in 17 overs
18:46 IST Head continues, Rahane could not play the ball, it goes through his defence and hits his pads, Wade puts in a dive to catch that one. Fantastic effort from Wade. A single for him towards long on. Rohit pushes the ball in the same region, gets a single. A dot ball to follow. Rahane works the ball towards midwicket, takes a single. Rohit gets the ball towards covers, takes a single, 3 runs from the over. IND 82/0 in 16 overs
18:43 IST Zampa continues, Rahane dances down the track, gets a single towards long off. Rohit works the ball towards long on, takes another single. FOUR! Rahane makes full use of the full toss, gets a boundary towards covers. A single more for Rahane. Rohit takes a single towards long on, Indian batsmen. Rohit pulls the short ball for a single towards midwicket. IND 79/0 in 15 overs
18:39 IST Head continues, a dot ball to start with to Rahane. He comes down the track and checks his shot, gets a couple of runs as he pulls it towards square leg. A dot ball to continue, he drives it but it gets fielded inside the 30-yard circle. A single off the next ball. Rahane plays the ball towards backward square leg, takes a single. Rohit defends the last ball of the over. IND 70/0 in 14 overs
18:36 IST Zampa continues, Rohit plays the ball towards backward point, takes a single. Rahane comes down the wicket, he wanted to go inside out and play the big shot, just a single off that delivery as it takes an inside edge. FOUR! That one was edged by Rohit, goes past Wade and runs towards the third man boundary. The openers need to calm down now. Rohit defends the next ball on the front foot, a dot ball. Rohit plays the full delivery towards deep extra cover, takes a couple of runs. Rohit pulls the short ball, FOUR! That was a good shot. IND 65/0 in 13 overs
18:32 IST Travis Head has been introduced into the bowling attack, this was an expected move. Rahane works the ball past Head, takes a single towards long on. Rohit plays the ball towards midwicket, takes a single. Rahane comes down the wicket, takes a single towards square leg. Rohit pushes the ball towards long on, takes a single. They are having it easy against the part-time spinner. Rahane comes down the track again, takes a single towards long on. Rohit works the ball towards square leg, takes a single. IND 53/0 in 12 overs
18:30 IST Adam Zampa has been introduced into the bowling attack, Rohit takes a single off the first ball. Rahane is trying to find the gap on the offside, two dot balls. He comes down the track, hits it on the full, a single towards long off. Rohit on strike, he plays the cut shot, a single towards point as the fielder faulters. Two more singles from the over. IND 47/0 in 11 overs
18:26 IST James Faulkner comes to bowl round the wicket to Rahane, FOUR! He drives the ball through offside for a boundary, good shot from Rahane. He takes a single off the next ball towards mid off. Rohit edges the next ball, it goes towards the third man, a dot ball. Rohit plays the next one towards covers, a dot ball. One more single from the over. IND 43/0 in 10 overs
18:21 IST Stoinis continues, Rahane pushes the ball towards covers, wanted a single but sent back by Rohit, a dot ball. Maybe Rohit is still recovering from the runout at Bengaluru. Rahane comes down the wicket, pulls the ball for a single towards square leg. FOUR! Rohit pulls the ball gracefully, gets a boundary towards deep square leg. A dot ball to follow as Rohit plays it towards point. Another dot ball to follow, this time he played it towards square leg. Rohit plays the ball towards covers, a dot ball. IND 37/0 in 9 overs
18:17 IST Coulter-Nile continues, a short ball to Rohit, he tries to pull the ball but it hits his body, no runs scored off that one. He pulls the next ball towards midwicket, a dot ball. Rohit plays the cut shot off the next ball, fielded inside the 30-yard circle, a dot ball. Next ball, Rohit inside edges it towards leg side, a dot ball. FOUR! Rohit got to the pitch of the ball and transferred his weight on the front foot, what a drive that was. Beaten by the pace of the ball, a dot one to end the over. IND 32/0 in 9 overs
18:13 IST Stoinis has been introduced into the attack. Rohit gets a single off the first ball, first single of the over. Rahane plays the ball towards mid on, a dot ball. He plays the next ball towards mid on, a dot ball. Rahane guides the ball towards the third man, takes a single. A full-pitched delivery from Stoinis, Rohit plays it towards long on for a single. A dot ball to end the over. IND 28/0 in 7 overs
18:09 IST Coulter-Nile continues, a dot ball to start the over. FOUR! That was a Tendulkar-like shot from Rahane, place it on the rise, gets it past the offside fielders for a boundary, nobody moved. Next ball, Rahane plays the ball towards mid on. He pushes the ball on the front foot again, mid off fielder gets to it, a dot ball. Rahane plays the next ball towards mid off, a dot ball. Rahane defends the next ball on the back foot. IND 25/0 in 6 overs
18:04 IST Cummins continues, he plays the first ball towards mid on, a dot ball. He works the next ball towards the square of the wicket, takes a single, wanted a couple of runs but Rohit sends him back. Rohit on strike, he plays the ball towards mid-off, a dot ball, 13 balls and no run scored yet. He goes for a big shot but inside edges to his boot, Cummins tried to catch it but could not. 14 dot balls in a row. FOUR! That’s how you get off the mark when under pressure, a perfect straight drive from him. FOUR! This time he takes the aerial route, gets a boundary over long off. IND 21/0 in 5 overs
17:59 IST Coulter-Nile continues, Rahane pushes the ball towards mid on, a dot ball. He flicks the next ball towards square leg for a single. Rohit defends the ball on the front foot. He has played 9 deliveries, not score a single run yet. Rohit tries to flick the ball but it hits him on the body, a dot ball. Rohit has played 10 dot deliveries. And it keeps on adding, 11th dot ball as he plays it towards point. Make it 12, mistimes it back to Coulter-Nile. IND 12/0 in 4 overs
17:56 IST Cummins continues, Rahane on strike, FOUR! A straight drive, that was a marvellous shot from Rahane for a boundary. Next ball, it was played towards point, a dot ball. He works the next ball towards midwicket, takes a single. Rohit plays the ball towards offside, he is yet to get off the mark. Two more dot deliveries from the over. IND 11/0 in 3 overs
17:52 IST Nathan Coulter-Nile comes to bowl, Rahane plays the first ball towards silly mid off, a dot ball. That one almost hit the bottom of the bat. Rahane defends the next ball on the offside, a dot ball. Rahane guides the short of the length delivery towards the third man for a single. Next ball, that one goes past the outside edge of the bat, Rohit survives. He defends the next ball towards the mid on. Another dot ball to end the over. IND 6/0 in 2 overs
17:48 IST Pat Cummins opens the bowling attack, Rahane on strike, an lbw appeal off the first ball, the Umpire says no. Warner signals that the ball was going up, no need to review that. Rahane plays the ball towards offside, a dot ball. Rahane flicks the next ball, WICKET! That was an effortless shot for a boundary. That was an easy picking for Rahane. He takes a single off the next ball towards the third man. Rohit on strike. Meanwhile, Cummins is not happy with the light near the sight screen. Rohit defends the ball on the back foot, a dot ball. Another dot ball to end the over. IND 5/0 in 1 over
17:40 IST The players are on the field for the second innings. Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane come to open the innings.
17:13 IST MS Dhoni’s batting position will be interesting to watch. Nagpur pitch is helping the spinners, Pandya might get a nod ahead at No.4. All these speculations will be cleared when India comes to chase a target of 243 runs after a while.
Innings Break! Stay tuned for more updates.
16:58 IST India need 243 runs to win the 5th ODI.
16:56 IST WICKET! Coulter-Nile b Bhuvneshwar 0(1) Bhuvneshwar knocks him over, a wicket to end the innings, brilliant last over from him. AUS 242/9 in 50 overs
16:55 IST WICKET! Faulkner run out (Hardik Pandya/Dhoni) 12(17)
16:55 IST Bhuvneshwar to bowl the last over of the innings, Faulkner goes for a big shot, Pandya is running in from long on, drops! Rare dropped catch from Pandya, a single off the first ball of the over. Pat Cummins comes to bat, he pulls the ball towards midwicket, takes a single off that one. Faulkner plays the ball towards deep extra cover, takes a single. A yorker from Bhuvneshwar, a single for Cummins towards long on. Faulkner goes for a big shot, could get it towards long on only, he wanted a couple of runs, good through from Pandya, RUNOUT! Dhoni does the rest, this means a new batsman will face the last ball of the over. AUS 242/8 in 49.5 overs
16:50 IST WICKET! Wade c Rahane b Bumrah 20(18)
16:50 IST Faulkner hits the ball towards midwicket, a single off that one, there is miscommunication between the two, Rahane was trying to hit the stumps. Bumrah could not get hands on that, Faulkner survives. Wade plays towards long on, takes a single. Faulkner gets another single towards covers. Wade goes for a big shot, loses his bat in the air, just a single off that one. Next ball, Faulkner takes a single, wanted one more but Kohli was quick to throw the ball back. Wade goes for a big shot and ends up hitting straight to Rahane, WICKET! AUS 237 for 6 in 49 overs
16:46 IST Bhuvneshwar continues, SIX! Wade manages to hit the first ball from the middle of the bat. That shot will boost Wade’s confidence. A single off the next ball towards Bhuvneshwar. Faulkner on strike, a single towards long on for him. 8 runs off the first three balls from this over. Wade on strike, he goes for the big shot again, the ball lands safely as Kohli could not get to it, a couple of runs off that delivery. Wade plays the ball towards long off, takes a single. Faulkner on strike, he manages to take a single off the yorker. AUS 232/6 in 48 overs
16:41 IST Faulkner on strike, Bumrah continues, a quick single off the first ball towards mid off. Wade tries the scoop, ends up hitting at the bottom end of the bat. Wade plays the ball square this time, gets just a single. Faulkner plays the ball towards midwicket, just a single off that one. Wade tries to play a pick-up shot, another mistimed shot, gets a couple of runs. Wade is struggling ball-after-ball, getting runs just by luck. A single to end the over towards square leg. AUS 219/6 in 47 overs
16:36 IST Bhuvneshwar comes back into the attack, Faulkner takes a single towards fine leg. Wade comes down the track, pulls the short delivery, gets a single. Faulkner comes down the track, mistimes the ball towards mid off, a dot ball. He plays the ball towards backward square leg, takes a single. Bhuvneshwar bowls a yorker, Wade defends it somehow. Wade mistimes the ball back to Bhuvneshwar, a dot ball to end the over. AUS 214/6 in 46 overs
16:31 IST James Faulkner comes to bat, he has replaced Kane Richardson in the team. Bumrah starts off with a yorker to him, a dot ball as Faulkner gets his bat down in time. Next ball, edged! Dhoni takes the catch but he is not sure whether the ball has hit the ground before going into the gloves or not. The soft signal is out. The ball has bounced before the gloves. Faulkner is not out! Faulkner plays an awkward shot off the next ball, a dot one as it gets fielded at mid on. The ball goes past the outside edge, a single through byes as Dhoni misses it. AUS 211/6 in 45 overs
16:24 IS WICKET! Stoinis lbw b Bumrah 46 (63)
16:24 IST Bumrah is back into the attack, a fuller delivery to Stoinis, a dot ball. Next ball, stuck in front, OUT! He has opted for a review after consulting with Wade but it goes in vain. AUS 210/6 in 44.2 overs
16:22 IST Kuldeep continues, Stoinis takes a single off the first ball. Matthew Wade comes to bat, he tries to sweep the first ball, fails, a dot ball. A single off the next ball for him, gets off the mark. Stoinis gets a single towards sweeper cover. Head goes for a paddle sweep, gets a couple of runs, good running between the wickets. Edged and safe, a dot ball to end the over as the slip fielder stops it. AUS 210/5 in 44 overs
16:18 IS WICKET! Head b Axar 42 (59)
16:18 IST Patel continues, a huge appeal off the first ball, Umpire turns him down. A single off the next ball. WIDE! That was down the leg side. A single taken after a dot ball square of wicket. Head on strike, BOWLED! He tried hitting a yorker length delivery. India get the wicket they were looking for. AUS 205/5 in 43 overs
16:15 IST Kuldeep continues, Head plays the ball with muscle power, a couple of runs towards covers. FOUR! He hits the short ball towards deep midwicket, no need to run for that, a boundary for him, he is playing for 40 now. A single off the next ball. Stoinis sweeps the ball, it hits his pads, Umpire takes his sweet time and gives him out. Stoinis reviews that one, the decision has been reversed! Stoinis survives. A dot ball to follow, Stoinis is being cautious. He goes for a big shot, the ball was in the air but Patel did not go for the catch. Stoinis is in a hurry, another dot ball to end the over. AUS 202/4 in 42 overs
16:10 IST Patel is back into the attack, Head gets on the back foot, plays the ball towards long off for a single. Stoinis plays the ball towards fine leg with an awkward shot, a single off that one. Head plays the ball towards silly mid on. Next ball, hits his legs, a single towards square leg. Stoinis defends the next ball towards offside. He inside edges the ball, a couple of runs towards long leg. AUS 195/4 in 41 overs
16:07 IST Kuldeep continues, Head sweeps the ball in front of the wicket, takes a single. Stoinis sweeps, FOUR! that was into the gap and goes over the boundary, he is starting to attack now. He comes down the track and mistimes the ball again, a dot ball. Stoinis was not ready, sends Kuldeep back and says sorry. He comes down the track, gets a single towards midwicket. Head gets a single towards sweeper cover. Stoinis plays the ball on the back foot, FOUR! second boundary of the over. AUS 190/4 in 40 overs
16:03 IST Bumrah continues, Head defends the first ball. He plays the next ball towards the third man, takes a single. A brilliant yorker to Stoinis, a dot ball. Next ball, beats Stoinis outside the offstump. He mistimes the next ball towards offside, another dot ball. Stoinis plays the ball towards point, good bowling from Bumrah, not letting him take the single. AUS 179/4 in 39 overs
15:59 IST Kuldeep continues, Head plays the first ball towards offside, gets an easy single off the first ball. Stoinns gets on the back foot, plays the ball towards midwicket, a dot ball. He takes a single off the next ball. They are knocking the ball around for singles, just five runs from the over. AUS 178/4 in 38 overs
15:51 IST Bumrah continues, Stoinis on strike, a dot ball to start the over with. He takes a single off the next ball, moves to 30 with that shot. Head on strike, he goes for a big shot but misses the ball completely because of the lack of bounce from the pitch. Head plays the next ball back to Bumrah, a dot ball. Head takes a quick single playing the ball towards mid on. Last ball of the over, Stoinis defends the last ball of the over. AUS 173/4 in 37 overs
15:47 IST Kuldeep continues, Stoinis on strike, a leg slip in place. He comes down the track and mistimes the first ball, a dot one. Stoinis works the ball towards square leg, picks up a single. Next ball, Kuldeep surprises Dhoni with the bounce as he falls on his back. Head plays the flighted delivery towards Kuldeep, another dot ball. He plays the ball in the air, gets a single towards long on. Stoinis plays the ball toawrds long on, takes a single. AUS 171/4 in 36 overs
15:45 IST Stoinis on strike, Jasprit Bumrah is back into the attack. A single off the first ball towards midwicket. Head plays the ball towards midwicket as well, takes a single. Stoinis plays the ball towards the bowler, a dot ball. Stoinis plays the ball towards cover-point, Kohli fields the ball inside the circle. He lets the next ball go to Dhoni. Stoinis drives the ball towards mid off, a dot ball to end the over. AUS 168/4 in 35 overs
15:40 IST Kuldeep Yadav is back into the attack, a single off the first ball for Stoinis, leg byes signalled by the Umpire. head plays the ball towards long off, takes a single. Stoinis turns the ball towards the leg side, a dot ball. He comes down the track, a single towards deep mid on. Head on strike, the ball spins a mile, flight on that delivery. Next ball, an appeal from Dhoni as he believes that the ball has taken an inside edge. Dhoni has taken the review, he believes Head’s out. Only ultra edge could help in deciding the decision, nothing on that. NOT OUT! A rare mistake from Dhoni while taking the DRS. AUS 165/4 in 34 overs
15:35 IST Axar continues, Head takes a single off the first ball towards fine leg. Stoinis sweeps the ball towards deep square leg, picks up a couple of runs. Stoinis plays the ball towards mid on, a dot ball. He defends the next one towards short covers. He defends the ball with a straight bat. A single off the next ball towards sweeper cover. AUS 162/4 in 33 overs
15:31 IST Jadhav continues, Head on strike, FOUR! He works the ball towards fine leg, a boundary off the first ball for him. He takes a single off the next ball towards long on. FOUR! Stoinis hits the ball down the ground, hits him over his head for a maximum, first six of the innings. A quick single off the next ball. Head pushes the ball towards long on, takes a single. Last ball of the over and Jadhav’s spell. Stoinis plays the ball back to the bowler, a dot ball. AUS 158/4 in 32 overs
15:28 IST Patel continues, Stoinis tries to sweep the first ball, misses the ball completely. Next ball, Stoinis edges the ball towards the third man, gets a couple of runs off that delivery. He defends the next ball on the front foot, that one took an inside edge off the bat. Another one defended by Stoinis. He plays the next ball towards covers, another dot ball. Edged and sage again! Stoinis edges the ball between Rahane and Dhoni, a boundary to end the over, FOUR. AUS 145/4 in 31 overs
15:26 IST Jadhav continues, Stoinis tries to sweep the ball, that was down the leg side, WIDE! that appeal seemed to be a fake one to save the wide. A single off the next ball towards square leg. Head plays a dot one, takes a single off the next ball towards long on. A dot ball to follow. Stoinis works the ball towards fine leg, takes a single. AUS 139/4 in 30 overs
15:23 IST Patel continues, Head defends the ball towards silly mid on, a dot ball. Next ball, goes in the same direction, another dot ball. Head drives the ball through offside, FOUR! that was a super shot under circumstances. Head is trying to get the ball into the gaps but not succeeding, three dot balls. AUS 136/4 in 29 overs
15:20 IST Jadhav continues, starts off with a dot delivery to Head. He defends the next ball, a dot one. A single off the next ball towards midwicket. Stoinis takes a single towards long on. Head goes back into the crease, could not time it, a dot ball. Stoinis defends the last ball of the over. AUS 132/4 in 28 overs
15:17 IST Stoinis on strike, Patel continues, An lbw appeal off the first ball but it stuck Stoinis outside the crease. Stoinis guides the next ball towards long off for a single. Head defends the next ball and Dhoni applauds. A single off the next ball. Edged and safe, Stoinis plays the ball on the front foot and edges the ball, it was wide of the first slip fielder, FOUR!. Stoinis survives. A dot ball to end the over. AUS 129/4 in 27 overs
15:14 IST Jadhav continues, Head on strike, he is putting pressure with every dot delivery, three in a row. FOUR! Head comes down the track, hits the ball along the ground. Head gets a boundary, this one came after 10 overs. He plays the next ball towards offside, a dot ball. Another dot ball to end the over. AUS 123/4 in 26 overs
15:12 IST Marcus Stoinis comes to bat but he is offstrike. head plays the ball towards mid on, a dot ball. He takes a single off the next ball. Stoinis on strike, attacking field in place, he plays two dot deliveries with a straight bat. AUS 119/4 in 25 overs
15:08 IST WICKET! Peter Handscomb c Rahane b Patel 13(17)
15:08 IST Handscomb on strike, Patel continues, the first ball takes a leading edge off the bat, a dot ball. Next ball, Handscomb goes for a sweep, the ball hands in the air, Rahane gets under it, WICKET! another one falls, Australia in trouble. AUS 118/4 in 24.2 overs
15:07 IST Head on strike, Jadhav continues, the first ball was played towards mid on, a dot ball as Jadhav puts in a dive. A similar shot off the next ball a dot one. A single for Head off the next ball. Handscomb sweeps the ball, he merely helps it on the way, gets a couple of runs towards fine leg. Handscomb pulls the short ball, gets a single towards midwicket. Head defends the last ball of the over. AUS 118/3 in 24 overs
15:04 IST Travis Head comes to bat but he is off strike. Handscomb takes another single. Head goes back into the crease, played it towards point, a dot ball. He pushes the next ball towards long on, takes a single. Handscomb defends the ball on the offside, a dot ball. AUS 114/3 in 23 overs
15:00 IST WICKET! Warner c M Pandey b Axar 53(62)
13:00 IST Handscomb takes a single off the first ball of Patel’s over. Next ball, Warner on strike, WICKET! He came down the wicket and tried to chip the ball in the deep, ended up giving it to Manish Pandey. AUS 112/3 in 22.2 overs
14:59 IST Jadhav continues, a single for Handscomb as it was a misdirected delivery. Warner drives the ball, he was drawn forward by it, Dhoni says “yahi waala daal”. Warner plays the ball towards offside, another dot ball. He takes a single off the next ball towards offside. Handscomb sweeps the ball towards square leg for a couple of runs, good fielding in the deep. A single for Handscomb to end the over. AUS 111/2 in 22 overs
14:56 IST Handscomb on strike, Patel continues, WHOA! that one drifted away from the bat, almost clipped the stumps, what a delivery. Next ball, Handscomb gets on the front foot and defends on the front foot. He takes a single towards long off. Warner plays the ball towards extra cover, takes a single. Another single to end the over. AUS 106/2 in 21 overs
14:53 IST Peter Handscomb comes to bat, he pushes the ball towards long off, takes a single. Warner takes a single off the next ball. Handscomb picks up another single off the last ball, retains strike. AUS 103/2 in 20 overs
14:50 IST WICKET! Smith lbw b Kedar Jadhav 16(25)
14:50 IST Jadhav continues, a single off the first ball for Smith. Warner picks up a single as well, 50 for him! Smith on strike, he tries to sweep the ball, hits his pads, a huge appeal, WICKET! Jadhav’s golden arm works again, gets a wicket in his spell. AUS 100/2 in 19.3 overs
14:47 IST Axar Patel has been introduced into the attack, his spell will be a crucial one. Warner on strike. He plays the first ball towards square leg, a dot ball. Warner plays a cut shot, a dot ball as it was fielded inside the circle. Next ball, that one kept really low, Smith takes a single towards long on. Warner plays the next ball towards Patel, a dot one. A single off the next ball towards long on. Smith works the ball towards long off. AUS 98/1 in 19 overs
Drinks Break!
14:40 IST Jadhav continues, Smith takes a single towards long on. A dot ball to Warner, he takes a single towards long off on the next ball. Smith pushes the ball towards long on, takes another single. Warner pulls out of reverse sweep, a single for him towards square of the wicket. The ball keeps low, a dot ball to Smith to end the over. AUS 94/1 in 18 overs
14:37 IST Kuldeep continues, Warner pushes the ball towards long off, takes a single. Next ball, that one really kept low, Smith takes a single towards square leg. Warner plays the ball towards square leg, gets another single. Meanwhile, Kohli shouts, ‘Mauka nahi dena inko”. Next ball, Smith plays the ball towards covers, a dot ball. Smith comes down the wicket, gets a single towards long off. Warner drives, FOUR! gets the ball into the gap, good shot from the Australian opener. AUS 90/1 in 17 overs
14:34 IST Jadhav releases the ball wide of the crease, a single off the first ball for Warner. Smith plays the ball towards deep midwicket. Another dot ball to follow. Warner plays the ball towards midwicket, gets a single. Last ball of the over, Smith tries to paddle sweep, WIDE! That was down the leg side. Smith plays the ball towards midwicket, another dot ball to finish off the over. AUS 82/1 in 16 overs
14:31 IST Smith punches the first ball from Kuldeep towards offside, a dot ball. Smith plays the next ball towards deep midwicket, gets a single. Warner plays the reverse sweep, could not time it. Bumrah saves the ball inside the circle, just a single off that delivery. Smith punches the ball on the back foot, another dot ball. Smith comes down the wicket, gets a single towards long off. Warner inside edges the next ball, a single towards square leg. AUS 78/1 in 15 overs
14:28 IST Kedar Jadhav has been introduced into the attack ahead of Axar Patel. Warner manages to play a wide delivery, gets a single towards the square of the wicket. A full toss to Smith, he misses out on an opportunity, gets a single towards midwicket. Warner defends the ball towards offside. WIDE! Warner lets it go. He defends another ball towards offside. He plays another ball square of the wicket, a dot ball as short third man saves it. Yet another dot ball as Warner could not pick the length and mistimed the ball. AUS 74/1 in 14 overs
14:25 IST Kuldeep continues, Smith defends the first ball, a dot one. Next ball, Smith plays it towards midwicket, a dot ball. He works the next ball towards midwicket, another dot ball. A similar shot off the next ball and an exact same result. Fifth dot ball in a row, Smith is struggling to get the ball into the gap. He defends the ball getting on the front foot, a maiden over for Kuldeep. AUS 71/1 in 13 overs
14:21 IST Steven Smith comes to bat, FOUR! That was full-pitched and Smith drives the ball through the covers for a boundary. Next ball, he mistimes, gets a single towards square of the wicket. Warner drives the ball straig the t to covers fielder. AUS 71/1 in 12 overs
14:18 IST WICKET! Finch c Bumrah b Hardik Pandya 32(36)
14:18 IST Pandya continues, Warner works the ball fine, third man fielder Axar Patel cuts it off, a couple of runs for him. He plays the next ball towards fine leg, takes a single. Meanwhile, Dhoni instructs Pandya, “Isko thoda aage dena” . And it works, WICKET! Finch plays the ball towards covers, caught. Bumrah takes a wonderful catch. Another example of Dhoni;s brilliance as his advice to Pandya works, he wanted him to bowl it full pitched. AUS 66/1 in 11.3 overs
14:15 IST Warner on strike, Kuldeep Yadav has been introduced into the attack. Rahane puts in a dive and saves a single, applause from the crowd. Next ball, Warner drives the ball towards covers, another dot ball. Another one played towards the offside, a dot ball. Warner plays the ball towards Kuldeep, he could not hold onto it, just a single off that ball. Finch paddle sweeps the ball, takes a single towards fine leg. Warner comes down the wicket, takes a single towards long on. AUS 63/0 in 11 overs
14:11 IST Hardik Pandya has been introduced into the attack, starts off with a dot delivery to Finch. Next ball, Finch plays the ball towards fine leg, takes a single. Warner tries to play the ball over offside, edges it towards the third man fielder, a single for him. Finch defends the ball on the front foot, no run off that delivery. Edged, FOUR! Finch edged the ball but there was no slip fielder, lucky for the Australian. He plays the next ball towards midwicket, a dot ball to end the over. AUS 60/0 in 10 overs
14:07 IST Bhuvneshwar continues, Warner on strike, FOUR! He gets on the back foot and punches the ball through offside fielders for a boundary. Next ball, he works it towards the third man fielder, takes a single. The two openers have put on a 50-run partnership once again in this ODI series. He plays the next ball towards mid-off, a dot ball. He defends the short of the length delivery towards covers, another dot ball. Finch punches the ball off the back foot, a single as the fielder puts in a dive. Another dot ball to end the over. AUS 54/0 in 9 overs
14:03 IST Bumrah continues, a single off the first ball for Warner towards square of the wicket. Finch plays the ball towards square leg, Patel could not cut if off, FOUR! He is having a fantastic run in this ODI series, getting off to good starts. FOUR! Finch plays the pickup shot, hits it towards midwicket for a boundary. Jadhav was running to save the boundary but was far away from the ball in the end. Next ball, Finch plays the ball towards covers, a dot ball. FOUR! That’s third one of the row, a perfect straight drive from Finch, punishes the over-pitched delivery with a straight bat. He defends the last ball of the over. AUS 48/0 in 8 overs
13:58 IST Bhuvneshwar continues, the ball played towards midwicket by Finch, a dot ball. He takes a single off the next ball towards midwicket. Warner on strike, he defends the ball on the back foot. Warner works the next ball towards square leg for a single. Finch defends the next ball, a dot one. Finch plays the ball towards midwicket, another dot ball to end the over. AUS 35/0 in 7 overs
13:55 IST Bumrah continues, Warner plays the ball past midwicket, gets a couple of runs. He works the next ball towards square leg for a single. Finch defends the next ball on the back foot. He works the next ball towards midwicket, takes a single. Bumrah comes round the wicket to Warner, FOUR! He pulls the ball in front of the wicket, gets another boundary. FOUR! This time he punches the ball through offside, gets a boundary. AUS 33/0 in 6 overs
13:51 IST Bhuvneshwar continues, Warner on strike, FOUR! He flicks the short ball for a boundary towards square leg, good shot from the left-hander. He plays the next ball towards offside, a dot ball. A mistimed shot to follow, another dot ball. He takes a single off the next ball. A dot ball to continue to Finch. He flicks the last ball towards fine leg, gets a couple of runs. AUS 21/0 in 5 overs
13:47 IST Warner on strike, Bumrah continues, a single for him towards fine leg. Finch plays the ball towards mid on, a dot ball. FOUR! Finch picks the short ball, hits it over midwicket for a boundary, he could not time the ball well but enough to put it away for a boundary. FOUR! This time he pulls the ball along the ground, deep square leg fielder could not cut that one off. A dot ball to continue. Finch plays the ball back to Bumrah, another dot ball. AUS 14/0 in 4 overs
13:43 IST Bhuvneshwar continues, Warner on strike, that one hits him on the pads, an lbw appeal but turned down. The ball took an inside edge off that one. Next ball, Warner plays it towards mid on, takes a single. Finch on strike, he plays the ball towards mid-on going on the back foot, takes a quick single. Another one came in, Warner inside edges onto the pads, a dot ball. He gets behind the ball on the next one, defends it on the back foot. A quick single square of the wicket. AUS 5/0 in 3 overs
13:39 IST Jasprit Bumrah to open the bowling attack from the other end. Finch on strike, he plays the ball towards midwicket, a dot ball. Finch plays the next ball towards covers, fielded inside the circle, another dot ball. Finch defends the next ball on the back foot, a dot ball. He plays the next ball towards point, four dot balls in a row. Good line and length from Bumrah, Finch plays it towards cover-point, wanted a single but denied. Another dot ball to end the over. A maiden over from Bumrah. AUS 2/0 in 2 over
13:34 IST Bhuvneshwar Kumar to David Warner, he plays the ball towards midwicket, takes a couple of runs, good running between the wickets. Next ball, Warner plays the ball towards midwicket, a dot ball. Next ball, it did not bounce much, Warner plays it back to the bowler. Next ball, edged and safe! the edge landed short off slip fielder Rohit Sharma. A similar delivery, Warner plays it towards covers, another dot ball. Warner shuffles inside the crease, plays the ball towards midwicket, just 2 runs from the over. AUS 2/0 in 1 over
13:29 IST Aaron Finch and David Warner will open the innings once again and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be opening the bowling attack.
13:27 IST The players are on the field for their respective national anthems.
13:24 IST MS Dhoni has not got the chance to bat up the order. Kohli was even criticised for not giving him enough time to settle in. Will he get to bat up the order in the last ODI. Stay tuned to find out!
13:08 IST Kohli brought back his fast bowlers in the Indian side. Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar replace Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami whereas Kuldeep Yadav replaces Yuzvendra Chahal.
13:05 IST It was quite surprising to see Smith replacing Kane Richardson with James Faulkner. Richardson bowled pretty well in the death overs.
India (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Steven Smith(c), Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade(w), James Faulkner, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa
13:00 IST Steven Smith wins the toss, elects to bat first!
Australia have won the toss and elected to bat in the fifth and final ODI: https://t.co/X08OvOFxd5 #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/mHcOiqpR3Y
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) October 1, 2017
13:00 TOSS TIME!
12:40 IST This might be Matthew Wade’s last chance to justify his berth in the Australian side.
12:37 IST Will MS Dhoni get to play at No.4 or up the order? Stay tuned to find out!
12:25 IST So far the captain winning the toss has elected to bat first. It is supposed to stay that way in the 5th ODI as well.
Will Kohli make any changes?
Kohli might be experimenting with a few changes here and there with the series already in the bag. Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav could not deliver the way Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have in the series. It will be interesting what changes the Indian skipper makes in the last ODI.
Here’s the pitch at the VCA Stadium. Win the toss and…? #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/0xBJG8TVJS
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) October 1, 2017
Pitch Report:
The last time Australia played here, the pitch was a nightmare for batsmen and a paradise for spin bowlers. Australia managed to emerge victorious the last time around with services of spinner Steve O’Keefe coming in handy. This time around he will not be bowling those offspinners. The pitch is expected to be a better one than before but still, might have something in store for spinners.
Ahead of the fifth & final #INDvAUS ODI, #TeamIndia went through a rigorous training session at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur pic.twitter.com/tnGbv18TeN
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 30, 2017
That’s how the boys trained in Nagpur ahead of the fifth #INDvAUS ODI. #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/XIPrLc79mV
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 30, 2017
Weather Report:
The weather report shows a sunny and dry day. The due factor is unlikely to play a barrier to the bowlers. Expect a delay-free match at Nagpur, the final showdown of the ODI series.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli (c), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (w), Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lokesh Rahul
Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Steven Smith(c), Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Hilton Cartwright
