India are ViKtorious; (Aus)S(er)ies level

The match was attended by 37,339 people.

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

Australia made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Jason Behrendorff made way for Mitchell Starc.

(Aar)On winning the toss, 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 sixth over. They scored 49, without the loss of a wicket.

Australia’s openers put on 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point. While D’Arcy Short’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Finch’s contribution to it was 22.

Finch, whose 23-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 28. Fifty-one balls into the match, he was caught by Krunal Pandya, the player of the match. Kuldeep Yadav broke the 68-run partnership.

Nine overs into the match, Australia sought a batting review. Glenn Maxwell was the batsman. It was upheld by Australian umpire Paul Wilson.

Fifty-five balls into the match, Australia sought a batting review again. Short, the batsman, eventually scored 33. His 29-ball innings included five boundaries. It was struck down by Australian umpire Gerard Abood. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Pandya, who broke the five-run stand.

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

Maxwell, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Pandya broke the 17-run stand.

Australia scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

Alex Carey, whose 19-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 27. Sixteen balls after Maxwell’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli, India’s skipper. Pandya broke the 29-run stand.

The sixth-wicket pair put on a dozen. Chris Lynn, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Nine balls later, Jasprit Bumrah ran him out.

Australia scored 150 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Marcus Stoinis, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. He was unbeaten, as was Nathan Coulter-Nile, who scored 13. His seven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries.

India eventually conceded a dozen extras. Australia scored 164 for the loss of half-a-dozen extras off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Bumrah, Khaleel Ahmed and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were wicketless. They conceded 38, 35, and 33, respectively.

Yadav, who conceded 19, picking up a wicket.

Pandya, who conceded 36, picking up four scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 67, for the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). Australia had conceded three extras at that point. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to it was 29.

Thirty-three balls into the match, Australia sought a bowling review again. Dhawan, the batsman, eventually scored 41. His 22-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes. It was struck down by Abood. He was trapped leg before wicket by Starc, who broke the 67-run partnership.

The second-wicket (Zam)pair didn’t get off the mark. Sharma, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 23. Eight balls later, he was dismissed by Adam.

India scored 100 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). Australia had conceded five extras at that point.

Kohli’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes – came off 34 balls.

He eventually scored 61 off 41 balls, which included four boundaries, in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes. He was unbeaten.

Lokesh Rahul, whose 20-ball included a six, scored 14. Thirty-seven balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Coulter-Nile. Maxwell broke the 41-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rishabh Pant, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Carey off the bowling of Andrew Tye.

India scored 150 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). Australia had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Dinesh Karthik’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Karthik, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 22. He was unbeaten.

The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Australia no reason to be in seventh heaven. India, who scored 168 for the loss of four wickets off 19.4 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with a couple of balls to spare.

Stoinis, who bowled an over, conceded 22. He was wicketless, as Coulter-Nile, who bowled three overs, conceding 40.

Tye, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 32. He picked up a wicket, as did Starc, Maxwell and Zampa, who bowled four overs apiece. Zampa’s spell included a maiden. They conceded 26, 25, and 22, respectively.

The three-match series was levelled 1-1.