I am happy to bat at any number. Handscomb goes over the top for four more! Finch and Khawaja set the tone with that fantastic first wicket stand and early wickets from Cummins and Richardson, who was particularly impressive, meant India were always playing catch up. Can they post 300 plus from here? Two games in, they've made good strides in identifying some key options for the World Cup. Slower ball short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover, by Cummins. It's going to be stop-start, with the rain around, and as a batsman we are never in, so that's the idea. We had to take it to the end as their main bowlers were finishing the quota of overs. India is on a long tour in Australia after playing a lot of home cricket.
Lyon's axing from the side comes just two matches after he'd replaced Zampa in the side for the series opener in Sydney. Particularly so, in the middle overs. Fuller length ball on middle and Dhawan drives this aerially back to the bowler. For Australia, Pat Cummins 3-37 , Jhye Richardson 3-37 and Adam Zampa 3-70 took three wickets each. Slower length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, by Maxwell. The toss should take place in about five minutes.
India is very tough opposition to beat in their home. He did take a tidy 1-45 with the ball, however. Both teams have local talented players with experienced International cricketers. India's skipper was on 10 at the time cricket. In New Zealand, meanwhile, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan were in the runs early on, while Kuldeep Yadav claimed two, back-to-back, four-wicket hauls as India took control of the series. Gone for 5, Australia 1-8 2.
Finch punches off the back foot to the cover fence to get off the mark Jasprit Bumrah bowls the second over of the match. Kohli and Dhoni did what they do best. Carey edges the ball and it carries well to the second slip. Earlier, India lost its openers when Rohit Sharma 9 runs off 17 balls edged a Peter Siddle delivery to first slip as he looked to play the flick. Covers are on at the moment. Siddle bowled it on the pads and Rohit comfortably flicks it to the ropes. Stoinis sticks his hands out to his right and takes a sharp catch.
Khawaja pulls a Kuldeep delivery to the mid-wicket fence. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to mid off, by Finch. And that's fifth wicket for Chahal. We had to take it to the end as their main bowlers were finishing the quota of overs. Just the previous over, Dhoni almost run out Kohli if only it would have been a direct hit. .
Looks for the big hit with mid-on in the circle but there's no pace on the delivery whatsoever and Jadeja completely mis-hit it. Chahal has his third as Rohit takes a sharp chance at first slip and Stoinis is gone for 10. They won the Asia Cup after that Joe Root-inspired defeat and have since beaten West Indies, come from behind to beat Australia away and then won 4-1 in New Zealand. This is his first game since the hamstring injury in Asia Cup and what a role he has played, first with the ball and then with the bat. Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell have done their finishing duties well, adding power in the lower-middle order. Feels that his batting position is irrelevant when compared to the balance of the team, so is happy to bat anywhere.
Indian bowlers gave a clinical performance as Mohd Shami removed the dangerous man Glenn Maxwell. Pat Cummins cleans up Ambati Rayudu for 2 It's getting worse for India. They have Sri Lanka coming up next with tours of India why again? He comes in, bowls a little wide, a good collect from Dhoni and before Marsh knew he was out. Rues the dropped chances as the result could have been much different had those been taken. You can follow our ball-by-ball-updates of the match between India vs Australia from our live blog on.
He smashes 11 fours and a six. While the two wicketkeepers have shown promising signs, there are slight doubts developing over Ambati Rayudu. Can they do it tonight? A third seamer has also been a bit of a problem for India with both Khaleel Ahmed and Mohammed Siraj going for quite a bit of runs. A rather soft dismissal though, Dhawan is frustrated with himself as he walks back. Fast bowlers Mohammad Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar along with Kuldeep Yadav will be the mainstay of India's bowling line up. However, you can change your cookie settings at any time.
India bounced back from the 34-run loss in the series opener at Sydney, with another Virat Kohli masterclass century combined with his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni's vintage finish to pull off a 6-wicket win at Adelaide. Australia 1 wicket down in the 3rd over. Praises the other bowlers for stepping up. Aus vs Ind match predictions. All the boys are motivated for the game. Stanlake finds the edge from Kohli but Handscomb can't hold on in the cordon.
Bumrah, Ashwin, and Shami all took 3 wickets each. Aaron Finch goes for the review but Rohit is saved. Perfect delivery from Bhuvneshwar and Finch plays the wrong line and is given lbw. Chahal has his third as Rohit takes a sharp chance at first slip and Stoinis is gone for 10. Currently it is Dhoni and Jadhav on the crease and they look good. Looking forward to the New Zealand series. Please stay tuned for the presentation.