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 118.3 RJ Harris bowls a good length delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, gets forward and guides the pacy ball to gully. 136 kmph

Over 118.4 RJ Harris bowls a good length delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, leaves it outside off to the keeper.

Over 118.5 RJ Harris bowls a pitched up delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, pushes it defensively to mid off

Over 118.6 RJ Harris bowls a short and rising delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, goes back and defends it to covers.


Over 118.6 RJ Harris bowls a bouncer to Shami Ahmed, 1 wide, watches it fly to the keeper over his leg stump

Over 119.4 SR Watson bowls a short and rising delivery to Shami Ahmed, FOUR, useful for India as Shami upper cuts this meatily over gully for a boundary

Over 119.5 SR Watson bowls a good length delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, gets forward and punches it to covers

Over 119.6 SR Watson bowls a good length delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, gets forward and slices it on the up to point

Over 121.1 J Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, gets forward and defends it to mid off

Over 121.2 J Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, feels for it outside off and gets beaten by the gentle away swinger

Over 121.3 J Hazlewood bowls it short of length to Shami Ahmed, 1 run, punches it through covers and steals a single

Over 121.6 J Hazlewood bowls a back of length delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, goes back and defends it to covers. 5 overs left.

Over 122.2 MG Johnson bowls a good length delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, goes back and is beaten by one that moved away outside off

Over 122.3 MG Johnson bowls a good length delivery to Shami Ahmed, 1 run, gets forward and tucks it uppishly to the right of the bowler who misfields and concedes a single

Over 123.1 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to Shami Ahmed, 3 runs, rocks back and cuts the half tracker through point and gets three runs

Over 123.3 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, gets forward and defends it to the of side

Over 123.4 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, gets forward and defends it to covers

Over 123.5 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, gets forward and defends it to silly point

Over 123.6 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, gets forward and defends it calmly to silly point

Over 124.3 MG Johnson bowls a back of length delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, stands tall to defend it to mid off

Over 124.4 MG Johnson bowls a back of length delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, gets beaten outside off by one that moved away

Over 124.5 MG Johnson bowls a back of length delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, gets bat on ball and plays it down to point

Over 124.6 MG Johnson bowls a back of length delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, gets behind the line to defend it to the bowler

Over 125.6 Nathan Lyon bowls a tossed up delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, gets forward and defends it to silly point. One more over left.

Over 127.1 RJ Harris bowls a pitched up delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, misses a flick and gets hit on the pad by an inswinger that was going to slide down leg

Over 127.2 RJ Harris bowls a pitched up delivery to Shami Ahmed, 1 run, swings his bat and drags his shot off an inside edge through wide mid wicket to collect a single

Over 128.1 MG Johnson bowls a short and rising delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, gets behind the line and steers it to point

Over 128.2 MG Johnson bowls a bouncer to Shami Ahmed, no runs, sways away from the high ball outside off

Over 128.3 MG Johnson bowls a good length delivery to Shami Ahmed, 2 runs, comes forward and drives the wide one on the up, uppishly through square covers to collect a couple.

Over 128.4 MG Johnson bowls a back of length delivery to Shami Ahmed, no runs, goes back and pushes it to point

Over 128.5 MG Johnson bowls a pitched up delivery to Shami Ahmed, CAUGHT, Shami goes for the big hit seeing the length of this but can only get a thick edge which is caught overhead by Steven Smith at first slip. Australia with that take a first innings lead of 65 runs.

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