Australia vs India 2nd Test at Brisbane, 17 Dec, 2014

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 408/10 (109.4)  &  224/10 (64.3)
Australia 505/10 (109.4)  &  130/6 (23.1)
Australia won by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Steven Smith
  • MG Johnson 2 * (3)
  • Mitchell Marsh 6 * (7)

Over 6.4 I Sharma bowls a pitched up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, misses a flick down the legside. 136 kmph


Over 6.4 I Sharma bowls it short of length to SPD Smith, NB + no runs, leaves it outside off to the keeper. Ishant is bowling from round the sticks.

Over 6.5 I Sharma bowls a pitched up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, leaves it outside off to the keeper. 132 kmph

Over 6.5 I Sharma bowls a pitched up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, leaves it outside off to the keeper. 132 kmph

Over 6.6 I Sharma bowls a back of length delivery to SPD Smith, 2 runs, over the sticks now and gets punches in front of point for a couple. That will be Tea on Day 4 with Australia needing 103 more runs to win with 8 wickets in hand.

Over 8.1 I Sharma bowls a back of length delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, leaves it outside leg to the keeper. 130 kmph

Over 8.2 I Sharma bowls a pitched up delivery to SPD Smith, 1 run, flicks the inswinger past the diving mid wicket and gets a single

Over 8.4 I Sharma bowls it short of length to SPD Smith, no runs, goes back and defends it to mid on


Over 8.4 I Sharma bowls a back of length delivery to SPD Smith, NB + 0, goes back and defends it to the off side

Over 8.5 I Sharma bowls a good length delivery to SPD Smith, 4 byes, this ball comes back a long way after hitting a crack and it brushes the pad and slips past Dhoni to fine leg. That has been wrongly given as byes.

Over 8.6 I Sharma bowls it short of length to SPD Smith, no runs, leaves it outside off to the keeper.

Over 10.1 I Sharma bowls a good length delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, gets forward and defends it to the bowler

Over 10.2 I Sharma bowls a bouncer to SPD Smith, no runs, drags a hook shot from outside off back to the bowler

Over 10.3 I Sharma bowls a back of length delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, shuffles back and tucks it to shortleg

Over 10.4 I Sharma bowls a back of length delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, goes back and edges it down to gully

Over 10.5 I Sharma bowls a good length delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, leaves an indipper outside leg

Over 10.6 I Sharma bowls a pitched up delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, gets forward and drives it on the up to extra covers

Over 11.3 U Yadav bowls it short of length to SPD Smith, no runs, goes back and defends it to the on side

Over 11.4 U Yadav bowls it short of length to SPD Smith, 1 run, cuts the wide one to deep backward point for one

Over 12.1 I Sharma bowls a back of length delivery to SPD Smith, 1 run, defends it between point and covers, and steals a single

Over 13.1 VR Aaron bowls a back of length delivery to SPD Smith, FOUR, shuffles across and glances it from middle to fine leg for a boundary

Over 13.2 VR Aaron bowls a back of length delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, goes back and tucks it to mid wicket

Over 13.3 VR Aaron bowls a back of length delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, goes back and defends it to mid on

Over 13.4 VR Aaron bowls a back of length delivery to SPD Smith, no runs, goes for a cut shot to the widish ball and gets a thick edge which is dropped by Virat Kohli overhead at third slip!

Over 13.5 VR Aaron bowls a back of length delivery to SPD Smith, 1 run, goes back and punches it behind point for one

Over 14.1 I Sharma bowls a back of length delivery to SPD Smith, 1 run, punches it through cover point for one

Over 14.4 I Sharma bowls a half volley to SPD Smith, 1 run, flicks the near yorker off his pads to fine leg for one

Over 16.4 I Sharma bowls it short of length to SPD Smith, no runs, leaves it outside off to the keeper. 132 kmph

Over 16.5 I Sharma bowls it short of length to SPD Smith, no runs, leaves it outside off to the keeper.

Over 16.6 I Sharma bowls a back of length delivery to SPD Smith, FOUR, opens the face and steers it down square of gully for a boundary

Over 17.4 VR Aaron bowls a good length delivery to SPD Smith, 1 run, goes back and inside edges it behind squareleg and gets a single. 146 kmph

Over 18.3 U Yadav bowls a short and rising delivery to SPD Smith, FOUR, leans back and upper cuts it delicately over the slips for a boundary. 133 kmph

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