Australia vs India 3rd Test at Melbourne, 26 Dec, 2014

Toss: Australia, who chose to bat first
Australia 530/10 (142.3)  &  318/9 (98)
India 465/10 (128.5)  &  174/6 (66)
Match drawn
Man of the Match: RJ Harris
  • Ravichandran Ashwin 8 * (34)
  • MS Dhoni 24 * (39)

Over 110.3 J Hazlewood bowls it short of length to MS Dhoni, no runs, fishes outside off and gets beaten.

Over 110.4 J Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, gets forward and defends it to mid on

Over 110.5 J Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, walks down the track across his stumps and misses his flick to get hit on the pad and survives an lbw appeal.

Over 110.6 J Hazlewood bowls a back of length delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, again walks down the track and this time leaves the wide one outside off

Over 111.4 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, gets forward and drives it on the up to covers

Over 112.3 MG Johnson bowls a good length delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, gets forward and defends it to the bowler

Over 112.4 MG Johnson bowls a pitched up delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, edges his cover drive and fortunately the ball dies down before reaching Smith at third slip

Over 112.5 MG Johnson bangs it short onto the pitch to MS Dhoni, 1 run, swivels back and pulls it off his body to fine leg for one

Over 112.6 MG Johnson bowls a good length delivery to V Kohli, no runs, gets forward and tucks it to mid on

Over 113.1 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, bends across for a sweep and plays it weakly in the air just to the right of shortleg! MSD had slipped playing that shot!

Over 113.2 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, gets forward and drives it to covers

Over 113.3 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, goes back and punches it to covers

Over 113.4 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Dhoni, FOUR, bends across and sweeps it off the rough square of short fine leg for a boundary

Over 113.5 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, gets forward and flicks it to mid wicket

Over 113.6 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to MS Dhoni, 3 runs, gets forward and drives the half volley past covers and picks up three runs

Over 114.1 RJ Harris bowls a good length delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, walks down the track across the stumps in a flick and gets hit on the pad, again survives an lbw appeal.

Over 114.2 RJ Harris bowls a pitched up delivery to MS Dhoni, 1 run, drives it back to the bowler who hurls the ball back at him and concedes an overthrow.

Over 114.3 RJ Harris bowls a pitched up delivery to V Kohli, no runs, digs out an inswinging yorker around middle

Over 114.6 RJ Harris bowls a pitched up delivery to MS Dhoni, 2 runs, stretches forward and drives it through extra covers for a couple

Over 116.1 RJ Harris bowls a good length delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, gets forward and defends it to covers

Over 116.2 RJ Harris bowls a good length delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, gets forward and punches it to mid off

Over 116.3 RJ Harris bowls a back of length delivery to MS Dhoni, no runs, tucks it down to short mid on

Over 116.4 RJ Harris bowls it short of length to MS Dhoni, CAUGHT BEHIND, Dhoni walks back and throws his hands at this for a cut shot or something which he alone knows and can only get a feather edge to the keeper. Replays show that MSD was looking to drive it through covers and after the ball left him he was completing a cut shot.