Shami to Smith, out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!! This time Smith doesn’t get the power behind the shot. He tried to whip this full ball away for a maximum over mid-wicket, but the length was fuller than the six he hit of Saini. So he couldn’t get under the ball, flew to deep mid-wicket where Shreyas Iyer […]

Jadeja to Labuschagne, out Caught by Kohli!! Kohli, you beauty! He has brought his adopted home back to life. This is his wicket and he turns around and has his fingers on his lip. Quickish delivery around off, Labuschagne makes room to go inside out, but the slowness of the surface does not allow him to control […]

Shami to Smith, out Finch Run Out! The captain is sold down the river! Pick your cliche! Just a tap on the head to a good length ball towards backward point, where Jadeja tries the direct hit at the striker’s end, as Smith dives back – Finch is already at the striker’s end and is trying to turn at […]

Shami to Turner, out Bowled! A corker of a yorker, 137.8km/h, marks the return of Shami, and Turner, who was just trying to slap it square of the wicket, misses that completely, and that’s lit up the stumps. No Turn-around this time, as he walks back to the dressing room, looking disgruntled. Shami to Pat Cummins, out Bowled!! Another searing, […]

Kuldeep Yadav to Smith, out Bowled!! Massive moment this. Smith’s livid with himself. Swings his bat in anger as he departs two short of the hundred. More than that, it’s the manner of his dismissal off a ball that probably deserved punishment, not reward. Short googly turning away from middle. Smith picked it all right as he […]

Jadeja to Finch, out Stumped!! Rajkot erupts! Both centurions from the previous game have been sent back. Excellent piece of glovework from Rahul. Jadeja tossed it up and invited the big hit from the batsman, Finch goes for it but does not account for the turn, the ball spins past the outside edge and Rahul is lightning […]

Shami to Warner, out Caught by Manish Pandey!! Pandey has brought the crowd alive at Rajkot. He has plucked out a one-handed stunner. Warner stands there in disbelief before eventually making the walk back. India have struck early and broken this dangerous Finch-Warner association. This was Pandey’s wicket more than Shami’s. There is plenty of width and […]

Bumrah to Kusal Perera, out Oshada Fernando Run Out!! Harakari has a definition – this dismissal. That was a full toss, which thuds on to the front pad. Bumrah goes up but the ump turns it down. Meanwhile, Kusal Perera wants a single and Oshada Fernando has to oblige after saying no. Kusal Perera keeps running, Oshada […]

Cottrell to SN Thakur, SIX, the Indian dressing room is pumped, Kohli pumps his wrists and the crowd go bonkers at the Barabati….Short and fired in at the head. Thakur keeps his cool and clatters the pull off the top-edge for a 64-metre maximum over square leg. Jaddu likes it and he punches his bat to […]

Alzarri Joseph to Rahul, SIX, jaw-dropping from Rahul. He’s picked this effortlessly off his pads and into the crowd, not too dissimilar from Pooran’s effort earlier in the day. Gosh, this is a treat. KL Rahul smashed a brilliant half-century, he scored 77 runs off 89 balls with the help of 8 fours and 1 six. […]