Raipur: The India vs Australia match took place on December 1 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. This match is the fourth in their five-game T20 series. India, which was looking to win today's match, sealed the 5-match series against the Aussies, by beating them by 20 runs.
Here is what happened in the encounter:
- 10.29 pm
The Indian bowlers didn't allow Australian batters to free their arms at the fag end of the inning and that has help them ensure a 20-run victory to seal the series.
- 10.19 pm
A pacey full length delivery gets rid of Ben Dwarshuis as he tried to make room and attack the offside area. However, the batter misses it and the delivery shatters the off stump which goes for a cartwheel.
- 10.14 pm
Deepak Chahar bowled a slower short delivery to Matthew Short outside off and the left-handed batter plays it in the hands of the deep mid-wicket
- 10.10 pm
Australian skipper Matthew Wade and Matthew Short are now aiming to take the game deep. Also, Mukesh Kumar bowls a no ball and that tilts the scoring momentum in their favour.
- 10.00 pm
Tim David's struggle to steer the scoreboard finally came to an end as he attempts pull on short delivery bowled by Deepak Chahar outside off. The mistimed shot went to deep midwicket and the batter was caught in the deep as a result.
- 9.43 pm
Another arm ball from the left-handed spinner and Ben McDermott tries to whack it over leg side. The spinner slowed his delivery but it beat the batter and he was clean bowled as a result.
- 9.33 pm
Although Australian team have lost three wickets, they still have a lethal hitter like Tim David at the crease who can change the game on his won with attacking stroke play.
- 9.23 pm
An arm ball from Axar Patel beats the inside edge of Aaron Hardie who tries to play a sweep. However, he was deceived by the lack of the pace in the delivery and gets trapped on his pads.
- 9.13 pm
Left-arm orthodox spinner Axar Patel sent back inform Travis Head, who was caught by Mukesh Kumar. Head departed for a well-made 31 off 16 balls and he hammered five boundaries and a six. Aaron Hardie joined Ben McDermott in the middle.
- 9.07 pm
Ravi Bishnoi provided India with a much-needed breakthrough as he cleaned up Josh Philippe (8 off 7 balls) on the first ball of the fourth over. Josh and inform opener Travis Head added 40 runs for the first wicket. Ben McDermott joined Travis Head in the middle.
- 8.56 pm
Australian openers Josh Phillipe and Travis Head have given their side an aggressive start. The visitors have amassed 18 runs in the first two overs on a belter.
- 8.40 pm
A very disappointing end to the innings at the back end of the innings as India garnered 13 runs from last couple of overs while losing five wickets.
- 8.35 pm
India are losing their way at the back end of the innings after getting some solid knock in the middle order. Deepak Chahar also bites the dust as he tried to take a heave over long-on but the mistimed shot was caught by Chris Green in the deep.
- 8.32 pm
Jason Behrendorff bowls a brilliant yorker to Rinku and the left-handed batter failed to bring his bat down in time. As a result, the batter gets dismissed before scoring a half-century.
- 8.30 pm
One more dismissal for India as they lose Axar as the batter tried a pull and the edge flew over fine leg. Tanveer Sangha takes catch at the edge of the boundary and ensures that he doesn't touch the cushions.
- 8.26 pm
Jitesh was building a solid partnership as Dwarshuis bowled a high full toss and the batter lofted it over long-off. Travis Head took a well judged catch at the boundary rope and that has paved way for the dismissal of the batter.
- 8.20 pm
Rinku Singh is heading towards his half-century while Jitesh Sharma has also smacked some big hits from the other end.
- 8.10 pm
The duo of Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma are steadying the innings with some variety of strokes. However, there have been some economical overs in last few overs.
- 8.05 pm
Rinku Singh is upping the ante of the innings with some aerial strokes and Jitesh Sharma also joins the party with three maximums from Chris Green.
- 8.00 pm
India loses their fourth wicket as Ruturaj Gaikwad tries to play an inside out and the delivery from Sangha spun away from the batter. The full delivery from the spinner gripped a little and the outside edge was caught by Dwarshuis inside the 30-yard circle.
- 7.50 pm
Gaikwad is now staging a recovery along with Rinku Singh and he pulls a short delivery from Tanveer Sangha.
- 7.40 pm
Ben Dwarshius bowled a good length delivery to Suryakumar Yadav and the batter nicked it to the wicket keeper as it seamed away with the angle.
- 7.35 pm
Tanveer Sangha bowled a tossed up a delivery to Shreyas Iyer and the batter tried to play a big hit against the leg-spinner. The batter tried to slog a ball over long-on but was caught in the deep courtesy of a simple catch from Chris Green.
- 7.30 pm
Yashasvi Jaiswal attempts a pull over deep mid-wicket on a short delivery from Aaron Hardie. The top edge popped up in the air and Ben McDermott made no mistake in grabbing the sitter.
- 7.15 pm
Yashasvi Jaiswal scores two boundaries in an over including a on-drive and a stylish whip over mid-wicket indicating his desire to steer the run rate.
7.05 pm
Aaron Hardie started with a maiden over for the Australian bowling attack.
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- Lineups:
Australia: Josh Philippe, Travis Head, Ben McDermott, Aaron Hardie, Tim David, Matthew Short, Matthew Wade(w/c), Ben Dwarshuis, Chris Green, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar - Toss:
Australia skipper Matthew Wade won the toss and elected to field first against India at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur on Friday. - 5.00 pm
The eclipse of the electricity bills is looming over India-Australia's fourth T20I clash of the five-match series at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur on Friday. Currently, Men in Blue leading the series by 2-1. The overdue bill of 3.16 crore led to the disconnection of electricity at the stadium about five years ago. The Chhattisgarh State Cricket Association requested a temporary link be provided, as it serves only the boxes and spectator gallery. There are many speculations over the clash due to the unavailability of electricity.
