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 1.0   

Over 0.1 MG Johnson bowls a pitched up delivery to M Vijay, no runs, leaves it outside off to the keeper. India need 384 to win from 70 overs.

Over 0.2 MG Johnson bowls a back of length delivery to M Vijay, 1 run, tucks it through mid wicket for one

Over 0.3 MG Johnson bowls a short and rising delivery to S Dhawan, no runs, just manages to drop his bat down to leave this lifter around off

Over 0.4 MG Johnson bowls a short and rising delivery to S Dhawan, no runs, sways away from it outside off. 146 kmph

Over 0.5 MG Johnson bowls a back of length delivery to S Dhawan, no runs, goes back and defends it to covers

Over 0.6 MG Johnson bowls a good length delivery to S Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and defends it to the bowler. 145 kmph

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 RJ Harris bowls a back of length delivery to M Vijay, 1 run, defends the low ball to the left of mid off and steals a single. Vijay would have been run out had the throw hit the stumps!

Over 1.2 RJ Harris bowls a good length delivery to S Dhawan, OUT LBW, Shikhar Dhawan hardly presses forward and plays outside the line in his defence and gets struck on the pad below the knee roll by the late inswinger for an lbw. This could be the end of Shikhar Dhawan's Test career for a while.

Over 1.3 RJ Harris bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no runs, goes back and leaves it outside off to the keeper. 138 kmph

Over 1.4 RJ Harris bowls a good length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no runs, wow tremendous footwork as Rahul confidently pushes it back to the bowler

Over 1.5 RJ Harris bowls a back of length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, 1 run, gets behind the line and tucks it through squareleg for one

Over 1.6 RJ Harris bowls a good length delivery to M Vijay, 2 runs, flicks it stylishly off his pads through squareleg for a couple. Harris seems to be having a word or two with Rahul.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 MG Johnson bowls a back of length delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no runs, gets behind the line and defends it to the bowler. So far so good.

Over 2.2 MG Johnson bowls a short and rising delivery to Lokesh Rahul, CAUGHT, lol Rahul has committed suicide for the second time in his Test debut, taking on this pacy ball outside off with a hook shot and only getting a top edge. That was a good catch taken by Watson running backwards from first slip.

Over 2.3 MG Johnson bowls a good length delivery to M Vijay, no runs, gets forward and defends it to mid off

Over 2.4 MG Johnson bowls a back of length delivery to M Vijay, 2 run, pushes it to covers and steals a single and gets one more run because of an overthrow

Over 2.5 MG Johnson bowls a good length delivery to M Vijay, no runs, leaves it outside off to the keeper.

Over 2.6 MG Johnson bowls a back of length delivery to M Vijay, 1 run, defends it to covers and steals a single

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 RJ Harris bowls it short of length to M Vijay, no runs, leaves it outside off to the keeper.

Over 3.2 RJ Harris bowls a back of length delivery to M Vijay, no runs, goes back and tucks it to squareleg

Over 3.3 RJ Harris bowls it short of length to M Vijay, no runs, beauty of a ball from Harris angling it in and getting it to move away late to force a thin edge to the keeper. The Aussies are celebrating but the Umpire is firm in giving it not out. And why because the ball had brushed the shirt after squaring up Vijay!

Over 3.4 RJ Harris bowls it short of length to M Vijay, no runs, goes back and defends it to mid on

Over 3.5 RJ Harris bowls a good length delivery to M Vijay, no runs, gets forward and defends it to covers

Over 3.6 RJ Harris bowls a good length delivery to M Vijay, no runs, goes back and defends it to mid on

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 MG Johnson bowls it short of length to V Kohli, no runs, leaves it outside off to the keeper.

Over 4.2 MG Johnson bowls a bouncer to V Kohli, FOUR, this is rearing up on the face of Kohli who watches the ball till the last moment and ends up pulling it flat over mid wicket for a boundary.

Over 4.3 MG Johnson bowls a pitched up delivery to V Kohli, no runs, Kohli is going for his shots and he drives this straight to covers

Over 4.4 MG Johnson bowls a back of length delivery to V Kohli, no runs, goes back and tucks it to squareleg

Over 4.5 MG Johnson bowls a good length delivery to V Kohli, no runs, oh dear an easy run out has been messed up by the Aussies. Well plenty of words between Kohi and Haddin! This is terrible cricket from India. Kohli drives this on the up to Warner at mid off and sets off for a run that was never on. Vijay was standing where he was at his crease and Kohli who comes almost to the bowling end has to return back. Warner who stopped the ball with a dive came up with a poor throw to Haddin who had little chance of running out Kohli.

Over 4.6 MG Johnson bowls a good length delivery to V Kohli, no runs, gets forward and defends it to mid off

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