Highlights, India vs Australia, 5th ODI at Delhi, Full cricket score: Visitors win by 35 runs, clinch series 3-2

Aaron Finch, Australia captain: It is unbelievable. The resilence and the fight we showed, after being 0-2 down, it would’ve been easy to roll over, but the fight we showed makes it a great achievement. Proud of the group. It’s important to have a balanced side. If you’re going with all attackers it won’t help, the quality in Chahal, Kuldeep, Jaddu is too good. I’ve been coming here for a while now, trying to win, hadn’t happened. That’s why this makes it special. People have written us off for a while, we knew the style and plans we wanted to play with are all there and can win us the World Cup. It’s about believing we’re good enough, we did that in four out of the five games. Great series all around.

Usman Khawaja is Player of the Match and also Player of the series for scoring 100 off 106 in this match and amassing 383 runs in the series

Khawaja: Lot of fun scoring hundreds. We came down after being 0-2 down. Great to be on winning side. I just played whatever wicket came in front of me. It is a really good team performance. Partnerships were important. Finchy batted really well. Wickets have been high-scoring. Everyone chipped in. Great bunch of guys there. Even when we lost first two games, there were positive vibes.

Virat Kohli, India captain: Yeah we certainly thought it was gettable. They did get away towards the end, maybe 15-20 extra. They were the better side and deserved to win. They played with a lot more passion, hunger and heart. Were brave in pressure situations, the way they raised their intensity meant they were deserving winners. We are not upto the mark in the last three games. We didn’t even consider dew in this game, can’t predict these things. Can’t take any excuses, have to live up to the potential. It’s good we have had these losses, to correct these at the World Cup. The guys will reflect on this series quite a bit, been playing a lot of games on the road. We can be proud of the cricket we have played. We are not in the confused, maybe one spot is something which we have to discuss. Changes is not an excuse, but we used the last three matches to give games to players whom we thought are good enough to play at this level

Pat Cummins:Felt like I bowled well in the Aussie summer, glad it has clicked.  Have played ODI cricket before but felt wasn’t clicking exactly. Hopefully I can continue this at the World Cup. We always tend to peak around the World Cup, with a few guys set to come back. Always love coming to India.

Justin Langer, Australia coach: Credit goes to the players. They have performed under pressure. Incredibly proud of the boys. It has been an unbelievable fight. To win this series is incredible for Australian cricket. We showed great character. Jhye Richardson and Pat Cummins have developed a great partnership. Usman Khawaja, we know what a class act he is.

Peter Handscomb: My role was to try and take the innings as deep as possible. Couldn’t have done without Uzzi (Usman Khawaja). It means a lot to come over and win a series in India. Yeah! Special to come back from 0-2 down, the boys are gelling beautifully. Very happy.

This is also India’s first ODI series defeat at home under the leadership of Virat Kohli.

Most wickets taken in a 5-match bilateral ODI series against India in India:

43 by Australia in 2000/01
43 by Australia in 2018/19*
40 by South Africa in 2105/16

What a win for Australia. They have proven that they will be a force at the World Cup especially with Steve Smith, David Warner and Mitchell Starc back in the mix. India’s first ODI loss at home since 2015 and they must be extremely disappointed given they were 2-0 up in the series. Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Peter Handscomb and Usman Khawaja were absolutely brilliant. India still yet to solve the No.4 problem. It’s Australia that win the series 3-2.

No sane person in the world would have backed this Australian side to beat India in their home conditions with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Jasprit Bumrah all playing (MS Dhoni was available for three games). After India won the first two games, it seemed the writing was on the wall, but the Aussies ensure their Never say die spirit is still smouldering. Great series just before the all-important World Cup. Australia are back in contention.

For India their are more than few areas of concern and in a way it is fantastic eye opener ahead of the marquee tournament.

The last time before today when India lost three consecutive ODIs at home was back in 2009 against Australia.

Australia win 5th ODI by 35 runs, complete turnaround to win series 2-3.

What a way to end the series. Jubiliant scenes in the Aussie camp the players huddle around and celebrate the win. Fantastic performance by the team from Down Under to comeback from being 2-0 down.

Teams  winning an ODI series after being 0-2 down:

SA v Pak in 2003
Ban v Zim in 2005
Pak v Ind in 2005
SA v Eng in 2016
Australia v India in 2019*

This is Australia’s first bilateral ODI series win since their victory over Pakistan in 2017. In between, they lost six bilateral ODI series.

This is India’s first bilateral ODI series defeat at home since their lose to South Africa in 2015/16. In between, they won six bilateral ODI series at home.

OUT! Bowled’em! Kuldeep swings and misses and Stoinis manages to uproot Kuldeep Yadav’s middle stump to complete Australia’s 35 run win in the fifth ODI and seal Australia the series 2-3. India all out for 237.

FOUR! Kuldeep Yadav backs away and flat bats Stoinis for a boundary to mid wicket.

After 49 overs,India 230/9 ( Kuldeep Yadav 3 , Jasprit Bumrah 0)

Richardson has good final over with couple of singles and a wicket of Mohammed Shami, ending with figures of 1/47 off his 10 overs. Bumrah is welcomed with few bouncers. He was struck on the shoulder as well but Bumrah is able to get bat on ball for the last delivery that is pitched up but Kuldeep denies the number 11 his first run

OUT! Short ball gets big on Shami, who is looking to smash an almighty pull, hits him on the splice of the bat with the ball simply ballooning up. Richardson hares to compelete the catch of his bowling. Australia one wicket away.

Shami c and b J Richardson 3(7)

Most wickets in a bilateral ODI series against India in India:

17 – P Patterson, 1987/88
15 – P Jarvis, 1992/93
15 – Naved-ul-Hasan, 2004/05
14 – Mitchell Johnson, 2007/08
14 – Pat Cummins, 2018/19*

Pat Cummins has to be the man of the series. It was his early strikes in Ranchi that started Australia’s fightback and then once again tonight, he has broken the vital partnership between Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kedar Jadhav.  Virat Kohli stated at the toss this was the most balanced line-up, but the result has proven that there are still concerns for India.

After 48 overs,India 228/8 ( Mohammed Shami 2 , Kuldeep Yadav 2)

Cummins completes his quota giving away two runs off his final over. He has bowled brilliantly to end with figures of 1/38. Shami and Kuldeep are swinging but the target now is beyond them.

Require 44 off 12 balls.

After 47 overs,India 226/8 ( Mohammed Shami 1 , Kuldeep Yadav 1)

The new ball bowlers — Cummins and Richardson — come back in the death overs and strike both the set batsmen and ensure the match and the series doesn’t slip away from India’s grasp. Australia can sense it. They haven’t won an ODI series in a while, this is going to be massive.

India’s tail need to blast 48 off 18 to make the improbable happen

OUT! That should be the game and series for Australia. Richardson bangs one short, angled into Jadhav’s body, not enough room there to get all the power behind the pull shot and Maxwell gets around at deep mid wicket and clings on to the catch. Two wiickets in two balls has doused India’s hopes of pulling off a late hiest 

Kedar Jadhav c Maxwell b J Richardson 44(57)

After 46 overs,India 223/7 ( Kedar Jadhav 44 , )

Cummins bowls a wide after the boundary of the first ball and that tells the the pressure has been transferred back on to the Aussies. Remarkable fight back by India. Jadhav runs the first one hard and draws an error in the field making the second run very easy, but India’s hopes are pegged back, perhaps dashed with Bhuvi’s wicket off the last ball.

India need 50 off 24 balls. Australia need three wickets.

OUT! Cummins rolls his fingers over the ball and keeps the length full on middle and leg. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was looking to loft it over the mid off fielder but doesn’t get enough to clear Aaron Finch, who back paddles and takes a good catch. India’s hopes once again crushed. Cummins with his second wicket.

Bhuvneshwar c Finch b Pat Cummins 46(54)

The stand between Jadhav and B Kumar is now the highest for India while chasing against Australia for the seventh or lower wicket in an ODI match. The previous record was of 84 runs between Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar at Vadodara in 2009.

What a mature knock from him! Can Jadhav and Bhuvi pull this off?

Bhuvi is batting like the senior partner #INDvAUS

— Avijit Ghosh (@cinemawaleghosh) March 13, 2019

FOUR! Bhuvi gets inside the line of the short ball aimed at him, creates some room and edges it to third man fence

After 45 overs,India 214/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 41 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 41)

Bhuvi had outscored MS Dhoni in the run chase against Sri Lanka last year, he is currently on level with Jadhav here (41). A six along with four singles means India have taken 10 runs from the over. The home side need 59 runs off 30 balls. Very much possible.

SIX! Slower ball from Richardson and seems like Bhuvneswar Kumar was aware about what the bowler was going to bowl since the beginning. Clears the front leg and slaps it straight for a confident six. What a big blow from Kumar.

After 44 overs,India 204/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 40 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 33)

Cummins comes back into the attack. A big swing and miss from Bhuvi in the over after two singles from the first two deliveries. Jadhav and Bhuvi check with the umpire regarding the bowlers, who have overs remaining up their sleeves.Four runs of the over. After the 44th Cummins has two, Richardson has three. One over needed from Stoinis or Maxwell as Zampa and Lyon have bowled out their quota.

India need 69 off 36 balls. The required rate is 11.5.

Kedar Jadhav has spent plenty of time with MS Dhoni in the past two years, talking about the art of finishing. This is his golden chance to bring India home.  Still no signs of dew, so the slower cutters by the pacers will be crucial. Cummins and Richardson still have five overs between them, but one has to be bowled by either Maxwell or Stoinis.

After 43 overs,India 200/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 38 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 31)

Jadhav realises this is Zampa’s last over and he doesn’t take any risks against the leggie but Bhuvi doesn’t give two hoots as he smacks a biggie over midwicket. The fans, who have stayed back are now believing, the ones who left must be regretting, the 200 is on the board for India. The partnership has already added 68 runs. Zampa’s final over costs nine runs and he ends with figures of 3/46

SIX! Was bowled on the leg stump and Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes down on his knee and unfurls a big shot to smacking it deep into the crowds. Jadhav applauds it too. India believe.

After 42 overs,India 191/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 37 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 23)

Finch not really learning from Maxwell’s previous over as he tosses the ball once again towards him. India procure nine runs from the over and need 82 off 48 balls.

SIX! Tossed up and was pitched a little too full from Maxwell, Jadhav bends on his knees and slogs it over the cow corner for a maximum.

After 41 overs,India 182/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 29 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 22)
 

Zampa returns into the attack. He has two overs left, including this over. Four singles of the over that bring the 50-run partnership for the seventh wicket between Jadhav and Kumar

After 40 overs,India 178/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 27 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 20)

Couple of boundaries from Maxwell’s over. Don’t think Finch will continue to bowl him. The crowds are now back on their feet. Jadhav and Bhuvi providing late hope for the Indian side. Maxwell was trying to stop a single but has a collision into the non-striker Jadhav, with both men toppling over. The crowd gets into it but Maxwell and Jadhav shake hands and exchange smiles, so all’s good.

India require 95 off 60

Kedar Jadhav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar keeping India’s faint hopes alive. The crowd also seems to have found their voices and Jadhav is probably sensing it is now and never. The next couple of overs could seal the deal for Australia or Jadhav could just start making the Aussies slightly nervous.

FOUR! Bhuvneshwar Kumar gets it in the gap through point. Sliced away for a boundary off the last ball

FOUR! Maxwell comes into the attack and Jadhav immediately steps out of his crease and drills it down the ground, past the mid off fielder for a boundary. No chance for the fielder.

After 39 overs,India 169/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 22 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 16)

Richardson strays down the legside, on Jadhav’s pads and the ball takes the thigh pad and runs down to fine leg fence. Jadhav will retain the strike with a single of the final ball.

India need 104 from 66 balls.

After 38 overs,India 163/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 21 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 15)

Lyon comes on to bowl his final over. Jadhav taps the first ball on the leg side, he is happy to come forward and defend the next two. No real signs of urgency till the fourth ball, though Jadhav hits it firmly down the ground, he cannot get past Finch at mid off. Misses the cut on the penultimate delivery and finds the square leg fielder off the last ball. Maiden. The 38th over of the chase when the required rate is hovering around nine. An off-spinner bowling into a right-hander, who has been around for over 25 balls has delivered a maiden. Lyon ends with figures of 1/34 off his 10 overs.

India need 110 from 72 balls.

Concerns for India!

Instead of getting conclusive answers in this series, skipper @imVkohli, chief coach Ravi Shastri, batting, bowling and fielding coaches and the selectors are left with more questions on what the composition of WC squad should be

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 13, 2019

The country awaits the biggest battle in coming months

just goes to show getting past 270 odd to win Delhi isn't that simple #INDvAUS

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) March 13, 2019

After 37 overs,India 163/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 21 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 15)

Jhye Richardson is called back into the attack. Bhuvi pushes to deep extra cover for a couple. Richardson tests Kumar with a bouncer targetted into him and he arcs back and sways out of the way. Just two runs from the over. Needless to say but Jadhav needs to be on the strike more now, perhaps start farming it. The required rate has climbed to 8.46.

India need 110 off 78 balls.

After 36 overs,India 161/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 21 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 13)

Lyon starts off after the second drinks break of the innings. There was stifled appeal for a leg before appeal that was rightly turned down and then there was another inquiry of a wide delivery for a stumping, which the square leg umpire referred it upstairs, do not really know why as Jadhav never lifted his back leg nor was he left his crease. Couple of singles to end the over.

The Mohinder Amarnath Stand is still packed here in Delhi. There is still plenty of optimism amongst the fans that India can pull of a miracle victory. Australia have lost their previous six bilaterial series, so for the visitors this is proving to be one of the greatest wins – if they get there. Fair to say it is on nights like this that India has felt the absence of Dhoni.

After 35 overs,India 158/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 20 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 12)

A lucky boundary for Bhuvi, helps India’s cause as the home side take seven runs from the over. India required just over 7.5 runs an over (7.67 to be exact) Bhuvneshwar Kumar has already moved into double digits. Jadhav is batting on 20 off 23 balls. If these two hang around for another six to seven overs, they could transfer the pressure back on to the Aussies. Drinks taken.

India need 115 off 90 balls

The crowd had begun to empty stadium after Jadeja’s wicket. Hence, the reaction maybe! Do you agree?

Indns staring down the barrel most hopelessly..while Delhites are no different frm rest o the country..few Indns follow Crkt appreciatively!Aust has done little wrong once the coin fell in their favour..Indns can’t hide their shortcomings..well that’s how cookies crumble..!!

— Bishan Bedi (@BishanBedi) March 13, 2019

FOUR! Bhuvi edges it through the vacant slip region and Cummins’ pace meant the ball raced away to the third man fence.

After 34 overs,India 151/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 18 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 7)

Quiet over from Nathan Lyon as he completes his eighth over. Two singles of the over as India trudge past 150.

After 33 overs,India 149/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 17 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 6)

Pat Cummins is brought back on for his second spell. Three singles from Cummins’ over. I know its a long shot, but Bhuvneshwar Kumar can hang around. He did so last year alon side MS Dhoni, where India pulled of a specatcular win against Sri Lanka after Akila Dananjaya ran through India’s middle order. The question is can Jadhav do a Dhoni?

After 32 overs,India 146/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 16 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4)
 

Lyon is brought back into the attack and Jadhav’s effective late cut helps himself with a boundary, India collect seven runs from the over.

FOUR! Jadhav rocks back in his crease and cuts it behind point for a much-needed boundary

After 31 overs,India 139/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 11 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2)

Zampa continuing his spell, he is into his eighth over now. Only a solitary run from the over.

After 30 overs,India 138/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 11 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1)

Jadhav strikes a boundary to move into double figures, collecting six runs off Maxwell’s over.

FOUR! Jadhav is able to get this one away. Was the pads and all Jadhav had to do was help the ball on its way

After 29 overs,India 132/6 ( Kedar Jadhav 6 , Bhuvneshwar Kumar 0)

Zampa has struck twice in an over and taken out whatever little hope was left in the Indian innings. Rohit and Jadeja back in the hut, both falling to googlies.

Crowd have already started to head for the exits at the Kotla. Stunned silence around the ground as Australia are on track for there first odi series in India fro a decade.

Two bowlers taking 10-plus wickets each in a bilateral ODI series against India in India:

Viv Richards/P Patterson, 1987/88

M Johnson/B Hogg, 2007/08

K Rabada/D Steyn, 2015/16

P Cummins/A Zampa, 2018/19*

OUT! India crumbling and Zampa is wreaking havoc. Another googly from the wrist-spinner, this time to the left-hander, Jadeja didn’t pick it, the ball spins past his outside edge and Carey whips the ball. Does Jadeja have anything behind the line? Tough call for the TV Umpire… and he has pressed the red button. Jadeja has to go. Out for a duck.

Jadeja st Carey b Zampa 0(3)

Rohit Sharma getting stumped in ODIs:

v Sri Lanka, Dambulla, 2010
v New Zealand, Mount Maunganui, 2019
v Australia, Delhi, 2019*

OUT! Well, what happened there…Rohit charges down the pitch and goes for an almighty big swing across the line, but all he connects is a waft of air, in fact, his bat slips out of his hands and flies towards short fine leg in the process. He was undone by the googly from Zampa, that went right through Rohit and Carey completes a simple stumping. That’s got to be the match for Australia. Zampa is delighted. 

Rohit st Carey b Zampa 56(89)

After 28 overs,India 132/4 ( Rohit Sharma 56 , Kedar Jadhav 6)

Maxwell slips in a quiet over, giving away just a single of the final ball. Rohit playing the waiting game here. The ball continues to grip the surface, making it tough to score.

After 27 overs,India 131/4 ( Rohit Sharma 55 , Kedar Jadhav 6)
 

Another very good over from Zampa, though he would have wanted a wicket. Maxwell, the culprit there. Rohit dropped for the second time in his innings. Three singles off the over.

Rohit Sharma has now been dropped twice in space of three balls. He has also bought up 8000 runs in ODI cricket, it may just be his night. Importantly, no sign of any dew. Apart from Lyon no other Australian player has a towel to keep the ball dry.

DROPPED! Oh dear! Maxwell has put down a sitter and Rohit Sharma has another life. Rohit drives it straight to the fielder. The ball goes in and slips out. Zampa is ruing his luck. Big miss?

After 26 overs,India 128/4 ( Rohit Sharma 53 , Kedar Jadhav 5)

Maxwell quickly slips in an over and the boundary of the last ball, spoilt what was a very tidy over.

FOUR!  Poor delivery from Maxwell, dropping it short outside off  and Jadhav slaps it to wide long off.

After 25 overs,India 122/4 ( Rohit Sharma 52 , Kedar Jadhav 0)
 

You would have to say Australia have their noses ahead at the halfway stage and they could have total control had Carey taken the edge off Rohit Sharma. From India’s point of view, they require a partnership of substance from this pair. Need 151 to win off 150 balls.

DROPPED! Rohit Sharma prods forward to block the ball, but the leg break turns and takes a feather to Carey, who puts it down. Zampa knew it straightaway and snicko confirms it.

Vijay Shankar making the mistake of trying to loft a short ball over mid-wicket with a vertical bat instead of horizontal bat. The series started with a special knock from Kedar Jadhav and India need another sublime knock from him again tonight. With each wicket Rohit Sharma becomes even more vital for India.

OUT! Zampa pulls the length back for this one. It wasn’t tossed up. Flat delivery on the leg stump and Vijay saw another opportunity to milk a six down the ground, went with the straight bat and got the elvation but not the distance. The long on fielder runs in and takes the catch

Shankar c Khawaja b Zampa 16(21)

SIX! Shankar goes against the turn, but he has got a good piece of that one. Went straight over the bowler’s head, hits the sight screen for a maximum.

After 24 overs,India 114/3 ( Rohit Sharma 50 , Vijay Shankar 10)

Finch brings Glenn Maxwell into the attack and he starts off with a tidy over, giving away just three runs. Rohit raises another ODI half-century.

FIFTY! Rohit strides forward and taps it past the cover fielder to bring up his half-century. The crowd stands up and cheers, Rohit acknowledges the applause and after quick handshake with Vijay, he is ready to focus back on the chase. He knows still a lot of work remaining

After 23 overs,India 111/3 ( Rohit Sharma 49 , Vijay Shankar 8)

The Kotla crowd haven’t had much to cheer about since the wickets of three of their very own – Dhawan, Kohli and Pant – but as Rohit was batting on 49, they did find their voices. Rohit decides to make them wait a little longer. Four runs coming off Zampa’s over. The asking rate has just trickled over run-a-ball.

Most 50-plus scores for India against Australia in ODIs:

24 – Sachin Tendulkar 
14 – ROHIT SHARMA*
13 – MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli

After 22 overs,India 107/3 ( Rohit Sharma 47 , Vijay Shankar 7)

Rohit Sharma completes a personal milestone, reaching the 8000 run mark, becoming the eighth Indian to complete the feat. Umang will soon shoot some more stats. Four runs from Lyon’s sixth over.

8,000 ODI runs for Rohit Sharma!

 – Fastest to 8000 ODI runs: (By innings)

175 – Virat Kohli
182 – AB de Villiers
200 – Sourav Ganguly, ROHIT SHARMA
203 – Ross Taylor
210 – Sachin Tendukar

After 21 overs,India 103/3 ( Rohit Sharma 45 , Vijay Shankar 5)

Zampa and Lyon enjoying bowling here. The three wickets have transferred the pressure onto the Indians and so the spinners are not afraid to toss the ball. Vijay and Rohit sensibly collect five runs of the over.

After 20 overs,India 98/3 ( Rohit Sharma 42 , Vijay Shankar 3)

Lyon continues to get a lot of turn. Rohit jumps out of his crease in pursuit of a lofted shot down the ground. He tried to go big but got it from the inside half of the bat, perilous attempt from the Indian vice-captain. Vijay isn’t able to run the down to the third man successfully. Four runs of the over.

After 19 overs,India 94/3 ( Rohit Sharma 40 , Vijay Shankar 1)

Shout for a leg before from the Australians, especially Alex Carey, who seemed to be convinced the ball hit the pad first before Vijay’s bat, who came forward in defence. They do not review it. Three singles of the over.

After 18 overs,India 91/3 ( Rohit Sharma 38 , Vijay Shankar 0)

Another new batsman at number four and another failure. Pant lasts only 16 balls before edging an excellent off break. One run and a wicket of the over.

Nathan Lyon is such a different  bowler to left-handers. He has had a torrid time against India in the 50-over cricket largely due to fact that he has had to contend with right-handers.  With Pant, he had a target in sight and achieved it. India 3-91 and a lot now depends on Rohit. Ideally pressure situation with a world cup around the corner.

OUT! A lovely delivery from Nathan Lyon. A perfect delivery that an offie wants to bowl at the left-hander early in the innings. Lures Pant forward with his flight and the batsman presses forward, the ball dips and turns away to take the outside edge to first slip. Typical dismissal

Pant c Turner b Lyon 16(16)

After 17 overs,India 90/2 ( Rohit Sharma 37 , Rishabh Pant (W) 16)

Pant hoicks Zampa’s first ball after the drinks interval for a maximum. Rohit and Pant worked the ball around for four more singles.

Massive gamble by India to bat Pant at No 4, but at the same time this is a golden opportunity for the left-hander to prove he is simply no slogger in the ODI format. India were also desperate to trail a left hander in the middle order to unsettle the opposition. Perhaps it was better option trying Shankar at four, but looks like the Indian think tank believe he is not capable at No 4

SIX! Zampa into the attack straightaway after the drinks break and that’s a gift from the leg spinner to begin with. Half-tracker on the stumps and Pant swivels and pulls it over mid wicket for easy six runs

Adam Zampa introduced into the attack

After 16 overs,India 80/2 ( Rohit Sharma 35 , Rishabh Pant (W) 8)

Quiet over from Lyon with a single for Rohit and Pant in the over. It has been a fascinating battle in the first hour of the chase. Time for drinks break.

After 15 overs,India 78/2 ( Rohit Sharma 34 , Rishabh Pant (W) 7)

Pant begins the over with a boundary, but Stoinis does well to give away just two more singles off the remaining delivery. Big opportunity for Pant to build his innings and play a big one. With the series on the line, the young wicket-keeper cannot ask for bigger opportunity at his home ground.

FOUR! Short and angled across from Stoinis and Pant has simply lashed at that one. Fiercely cut over point for a boundary

After 14 overs,India 72/2 ( Rohit Sharma 33 , Rishabh Pant (W) 2)

Lyon is getting the ball to grip and turn a lot, the second delivery spun sharply into Sharma, followed by a loud leg before shout but denied by the umpire and Australia do not opt to review it. Couple of singles of the over.

After 13 overs,India 70/2 ( Rohit Sharma 32 , Rishabh Pant (W) 1)

Stoinis with the massive wicket of Virat Kohli in the over that prompts out a huge sigh of relief from the 11 Aussies on the ground but it has taken away the breadth of thousands, who have filled the Kotla. No century for the Indian captain today, yeah he makes us believe that he will score one everyday. If anything, another Delhi-ite replaces the local cricketer. Pant is in at number four.

OUT! Stunned silence in Kotla! Virat Kohli departs! Oh dear, a very uncharacteristic slash from Kohli brings his downfall. A cross seamed delivery from Stoinis, which is short and wide. A ball Kohli would have thrashed in his sleep, but today he has got a nick to Carey. Stoinis is pumped.
 

 Kohli c Carey b Stoinis 20(22)

After 12 overs,India 66/1 ( Rohit Sharma 30 , Virat Kohli (C) 19)

A boundary of the first ball to welcome Lyon to the bowling crease is followed by five singles.

FOUR! Ahh very nicely done there, captain! Kohli hangs back and opens the face of the angled bat to run it down past the diving short third man

Nathan Lyon comes into the attack

After 11 overs,India 57/1 ( Rohit Sharma 28 , Virat Kohli (C) 12)

Sloppy bit of work in the field resulted in 10 runs of a single legitimate delivery from Stoinis’ first over. India go past the 50-run mark.

FIVE OVERTHROWS! Ha! All’s happening suddenly. Rohit taps it on the off side and completes a regular single but frustrated Maxwell shies at the stumps and hits them with the ball deflecting away from the back up fielder and into the boundary

FIVE WIDES! Stoinis dug one short of a length on the middle stump that went down with angle down the leg stump, due to the lack of bounce, Rohit was unable to get any contact with the bat, but not great work from Carey behind the wickets, who failed to collect it cleanly. Stoinis clearly expressing his unhapiness.

Marcus Stoinis is brought into the attack

After 10 overs,India 43/1 ( Rohit Sharma 22 , Virat Kohli (C) 9)

Richardson comes on to bowl his fifth over. Gets one delivery to dart back in and good spot by Rohit Sharma, ensuring he held his bat very close to the pad, not allowing any scope for the ball to go through. Kohli from the other end gestures that the ball did come in. Had been a passive period of play for India as Australia got some crucial dots in but Rohit slams it over mid on for a boundary to break the shackles. End of the first powerplay.

Seven dot balls to Rohit and he decides to break the shackles by lofting one over the top. Australia will be feel like they had executed the plan, but Rohit was too good with his execution. The pitch is well and the Delhi crowd is getting extremely vocal. Terrific atmosphere at the Kotla.

FOUR! Rohit goes a shot down the ground and even though he didn’t get it from the middle, he has enough to clear the  man at mid on, who is quiet up in the ring.

After 9 overs,India 38/1 ( Rohit Sharma 18 , Virat Kohli (C) 8)

Rohit Sharma has a huge whoosh against Cummins, a short of a good length ball into the batsman, that prompts a pull shot, but no contact. The speed gun shows Cummins maintaining the mid 140s in his fifth over. First maiden of the decider by Cummins.

After 8 overs,India 38/1 ( Rohit Sharma 18 , Virat Kohli (C) 8)

All you need to know regarding the over is: Rohit Sharma played one of the most pristine, gorgeous, stunning or simply a typical Rohit Sharma shot for a boundary

FOUR! Gorgeous shot from Rohit Sharma. He stands tall and punches it off the back foot and gets it in the gap on through cover and extra cover.

After 7 overs,India 33/1 ( Rohit Sharma 13 , Virat Kohli (C) 8)

The odd ball lifting from length is keeping the bowlers interested. Rohit took a rising delivery on his fingers, luckily it didn’t fly to any fielder. Couple of singles on either side of the over.

After 6 overs,India 31/1 ( Rohit Sharma 12 , Virat Kohli (C) 7)

Kohli has come out and looked really busy. The Indian captain had to make a full-stretch to complete a quick single off the last ball. A boundary from Rohit Sharma helped India take seven runs from the over.

FOUR! Half-volley outside off and Rohit Sharma isn’t going to miss out on that. Strokes it nicely to the left of mid off for a boundary

After 5 overs,India 24/1 ( Rohit Sharma 7 , Virat Kohli (C) 5)

Australia’s celebrations of Dhawan’s wicket are short lived as Virat Kohli commences his innings with an imperious cover drive. One home boy replaces the other. This is the man the crowds have come in to watch. Rohit to collects his first boundary of the innings. Successful over from Cummins never the less.

Virat Kohli’s scores in ODI series deciders since 2016:

46, 71, 113, 65

Pat Cummins now has 13 wickets in the series. Cummins and Jadeja are the only bowlers to have an economy rate below 5 in the series. Australia bowlers have understood its a slow pitch and sticking to bowling at the stumps for Rohit and wide outside the stumps for Kohli. This is a big partnerships for India.

Virat Kohli at Kotla in ODIs:

12, 112*, 7, 62, 9

FOUR! Rohit was aiming to go through covers, but got it from the outer half of the bat, resulting in the ball travelling square and past point for a boundary

FOUR! Pure class! What a start from Virat Kohli. Crunching drive through covers. No chance for the fielder. Exceptional shot from an extra special player

Shikhar Dhawan’s last five scores in the 5th match of an ODI series:

4, 34, 6, 6, 12(today)*

OUT! Dhawan nicks and Carey takes a simple catch behind the stumps. Cummins strikes early.  Back of a length delivery that was angled across the left-handed batsman, who was looking play it on the up through covers. Hard hands from Dhawan and the visitors rejoice.

Dhawan c Carey b Pat Cummins 12(15)

After 4 overs,India 15/0 ( Rohit Sharma 3 , Shikhar Dhawan 12)

Richardson goes round the stumps to Dhawan, who clips to backward square leg for a single. Rohit returns the strike with a thickish outside edge that runs down to third man for one. A quick single by Dhawan to end the over.

After 3 overs,India 12/0 ( Rohit Sharma 2 , Shikhar Dhawan 10)

Dhawan goes after a short and wide delivery, but missed it compeletely, the extra bounce in the surface saw the ball rise past Dhawan’s blade.  Cummins gets one to jag back into the batsman, Rohit, got a thick inside edge into his thigh pad.

Shikhar Dhawan’s batting average in ODIs in 2019:

1st innings : 49.80
2nd innings : 28.16

After 2 overs,India 11/0 ( Rohit Sharma 2 , Shikhar Dhawan 9)
 

A bit of a ‘yes’ and ’no’ between the Indian openers early in the over, but the two ensure they come to a common consensus to complete a single. Dhawan bashes Richardson for successive fours on either side of the ground. Ten come off Richardson’s first over.

FOUR! More runs. Length delivery way outside off stump and Dhawan opens his arms to flay it square of the wicket for back-to-back boundaries.

FOUR! Flicked off the pads from Dhawan. Richardson cannot expect to get away after bowling there. First boundary of the Indian innings.

In recent times bowlers have looked to bring the ball back into Rohit Sharma. Jyhe Richardson and Pat Cummins are both capable of going wider of the crease and angling it towards the stumps. It will be interesting to see how Rohit negotiates the incoming ball.

India’s record while chasing at Kotla in ODIs before today:

Matches : 11
Won : 7
Lost : 4

Jhye Richardson to bowl from the other end

After 1 overs,India 1/0 ( Rohit Sharma 1 , Shikhar Dhawan 0)

Cummins finds the good channel outside the off stump to both Rohit Sharma and the left-handed Dhawan. Rohit gets off the mark with a gentle push through covers for a single, which is also the only run that came off the opening over.

Welcome back for the chase. Rohit Sharma will take strike while local boy Shikhar Dhawan strolls to the non-striker’s end. Pat Cummins starts Australia’s defence.

The Indian camp will by hoping the dew factor goes in their favour for once later this evening. 

The slowness of the pitch and some excellent bowling has made batting difficult and the total below where it was headed. But won't be easy to chase if there isn't any dew.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 13, 2019

India haven’t exactly been getting the big scores at Kotla for a while now. Can they break the trend tonight? Stay tuned to our live blog to find out. 

Australia's 9-272 is the highest ODI total at Feroz Shah Kotla since the Windies scored a venue-high 8-330 eight years ago.

The last time India made more than 272 at FSK was 23 years ago, 3-289 v NZ. Tendulkar was POTM #INDvAUS

— Sam Ferris (@samuelfez) March 13, 2019

India will be extremely satisfied with the last 10 overs especially after what transpired in Mohali. Australia in the meantime will feel they could have added another 15-20 runs and pushed towards a score around the 300 mark. Australia was 161-1 after 30 overs. India will be confident of chasing this total down.

After 50 overs,Australia 272/9 ( Nathan Lyon 1 , )

Brilliant is the word for Bumrah. Finishes with figures of economical figures of 0/39 in his 10. India restrict Australia to 272/9. They will be chasing 273 and they will be going back to change room as a very happy side knowing how great a start the visitors had got and how they staged a comeback. Hundred from Khawaja, fifty from Handscomb and a quickfire 29 from Richardson. Apart from them, no one else could come up with a good knock. We will be back with the chase in about half-an-hour.

OUT! Ninth wicket goes down on the last ball of the over as Richardson hit it to leg side and runs hard for the second. Kohli throws at quick speed and before the batsman could reach back to the crease, Pant collects the ball and runs him out. J Richardson run out (Kohli/Pant) 29(21)

Australia today:

First 30 overs: 161/1 
Next 20 overs: 111/8

FOUR! Superb delivery, slower in pace, deceived the batsman, ball takes the edge and runs to third man boundary for a four.

Bumrah to bowl the last over of the innings.

After 49 overs,Australia 265/8 ( Jhye Richardson 23 , Nathan Lyon 1)

Bhuvneshwar gets three wickets in his 10 overs, giving away 48. Brilliant comeback from, considering he started on a bad note. Australia have lost eight wickets now. At one stage, it was difficult to get these, now they are coming in abundance.

Jasprit Bumrah had figures of  8-0-14-0, his 9th and the 48th over of the innings has gone for 19, it could be game changing over. It was unnecessary by Bumrah to throw the ball at the stumps. It has cost him and India four runs. Richardson and Cummins have added 34 run in 16 balls.

Only twice 250-plus targets have been successfully chased at Kotla in ODIs – 278 by India v Sri Lanka in 1982 and 272 by Sri Lanka v India in 1996.

Nathan Lyon, right handed bat, is the new man in

OUT! Cummins has to go. It was a half-hearted appeal by Bhuvneshwar for a caught and ball, umpires did not look confident, went uptsair and the replay showed that ball hitting the pads on its way to Bhuvneshwar’s hands. Pat Cummins c and b Bhuvneshwar 15(8)

Bhuvneshwar to bowl his last.

After 48 overs,Australia 260/7 ( Jhye Richardson 21 , Pat Cummins 13)

Great over for Aussies. They go past 250. Bumrah leaks 19 runs in the over. Four boundaries in total in the over. Richardson is doing the damage here. All set for a 280+ total now.

FOUR! Lovely batting from Richardson, he guides it beautifully for a boundary through the vacant slip region.

FOUR! Poor stuff from Bumrah, throws unnecessarily and gives away four runs in over-throw.

FOUR! Lovely shot from Richardson as he drives it beautifully through the covers for boundary

FOUR! Cheeky from Richardson, opens the blade and steers down the third man region for a boundary

After 47 overs,Australia 241/7 ( Jhye Richardson 6 , Pat Cummins 9)

First somewhat good over from Australia after a long time. 11 runs off it. Wonder what target Aussies are looking out for at this stage?

FOUR! Smashed past the bowler by Cummins, this goes to the ropes straight down the ground at a speed of the bullet.

Bhuvneshwar continues

After 46 overs,Australia 230/7 ( Jhye Richardson 4 , Pat Cummins 1)

This is a superb comeback from India. Wickets have fallen, runs have been dried up. Just four overs now and Australia, who once looked set to go beyond 300, struggle to reach 250 now.

Full credit to India for playing five bowlers in a such a crucial match. All the three pacers have been outstanding and as has Jadeja. Kuldeep Yadav has an economy rate of 6.04 in this series. It is fair to say the Australian batsmen have handled him pretty well. Perhaps it is due to the amount of deliveries they have faced in the last three months

Pat Cummins, right handed bat, is the new man in

OUT! Edge off Carey’s bat, off-cutter from Shami and Carey fails to time the ball, bat comes late and the edge carried to Pant who dives in front to complete a good catch. Carey c Pant b Shami 3(9)

Shami continues

After 45 overs,Australia 228/6 ( Richardson 3 , Alex Carey (W) 3)

This is the Bhuvneshwar we know. Right on money, creativity at its best as well. Not letting the batsmen hit their shots. Just 4 runs from this over at this stage of the game.

OUT! Bowled’ Em! Slower delivery from Bhuvneshwar and Stoinis tries to play the big shot but the inside edge chops the ball on to the stumps. Stoinis b Bhuvneshwar 20(27)

Bhuvneshwar back on

After 44 overs,Australia 224/5 ( Marcus Stoinis 20 , Alex Carey (W) 2)

Spectacular effort inside the cirlce by Kuldeep to save at leats 3 runs. Boundaries are hard to come by for Australia. And such efforts give a lot of confidence to the bowlers. 6 off the over.

Far too many dot balls from Marcus Stoinis in this innings, but he has been good enough to hit a couple of sixes. Ashton Turner perishing against the turn, no dew here and the small amount of grip on the pitch was enough to deceive him. Australia need to a minimum of 275 on this pitch. Full credit to Virat Kohli, he has changed his bowlers at the right time and ensured the batsmen have not been able to get set.

Shami brought back

After 43 overs,Australia 218/5 ( Marcus Stoinis 16 , Alex Carey (W) 0)

These dry overs for Australia may hurt them later on in the match. What a performance from Bumrah, who has given just 14 runs so far in his eight. Guess, Kohli will take him off now. But would that be a good decision? Should bowl him out and expect more Australian wickets to fall trying to hit him.

Most expensive bowling figures for Kuldeep Yadav in ODIs:

75/2 v Australia, Indore, 2017
74/1 v Australia, Delhi, 2019*
68/3 v England, Lord’s, 2018

Perfectly done there

A neat 20(20) knock from Turner

— Rick Eyre (@rickeyrecricket.com on Bluesky) (@rickeyrecricket) March 13, 2019

Bumrah continues

After 42 overs,Australia 217/5 ( Marcus Stoinis 15 , Alex Carey (W) 0)

A wicket in the over and that too of hero of the previous match – Turner – yet 14 runs have come off in the over. Kuldeep has looked out of touch in this match and should he be getting another over is a big question here.

Alex Carey, left handed bat, is the new man in

SIX! Tossed-up, and Stoinus shimmies down the track and hits it straight over the sight screen for a maximum

OUT! Wrong’ un from Kuldeep, it was tossed up and Turner came down the wicket, hit it but could not connect well, ball went up in the air and reached long-on where Jadeja caught it with safe hands. Turner c Jadeja b Kuldeep Yadav 20(20)

SIX! Short in length, Turner goes on back foot and smacks him over the deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Kuldeep continues.

After 41 overs,Australia 203/4 ( Marcus Stoinis 8 , Ashton Turner 14)

What an over from Bumrah. He is giving it his all. Runs in and attacked the stump. The fourth ball was a stunner of a delivery, deserved a wicket as it angles into Stoinis and then shaped away a bit, leaving the batsman shocked. Just 1 off the over.

Bumrah back on.

After 40 overs,Australia 202/4 ( Marcus Stoinis 8 , Ashton Turner 13)

200 up for Australia in the 40th over. The way Khawaja and Handscomb were going, it should have been done a long time back. India must target to curtail Aussies below 300-mark. Kuldeep bowled some loose deliveries in this over too but was lucky to be not hit.

Kuldeep brought back

After 39 overs,Australia 199/4 ( Marcus Stoinis 7 , Ashton Turner 11)

Shami has been very good in his third spell of the day. Two new batsmen in and he has not let pressure go off the hook. Stoinis produces probable the best shot of the day to release some pressure off Australia on the last ball of the over.

FOUR! SHOT OF THE DAY from Stoinis, as straight as it can get, there was no stopping this one from anyone.

Shami continues

After 38 overs,Australia 193/4 ( Marcus Stoinis 2 , Ashton Turner 10)

Jadeja finishes with 2/45, a job well done from him. Almost had the third wicket on the second last ball of the over.

FOUR! Lovely delivery from Jadeja, produces an edge off Stoinis’ bat, the ball takes the outside edge and flies through the first slips but there was no one to take the catch and the ball runs away for a boundary.

Jadeja continues

After 37 overs,Australia 188/4 ( Marcus Stoinis 1 , Ashton Turner 6)

Quite an over this was. Brilliant ball to remove Handscomb. Then Ashton Turner arrives and hits boundary off the first ball like it is the easiest thing to do in the world. As we head into the last few overs in the game, the balance has tilted in India’s favour but with Turner and Stoinis there, Aussies can start rebuilding quickly.

FOUR! Turner arrives with a boundary, just a flick off his legs fetches him four on the leg side.

A disappointing ODI series for Glenn Maxwell especially after that blistering century in the second T20. Maxwell scores for the series – 40, 4, 47, 23 and 1. 
India have crawled back into the contest in the past few overs. Australia have only managed 8 runs in the past four overs with the loss of two wickets.

Ashton Turner, right handed bat, is the new man in

OUT! And another wicket for India, Shami removes Handscomb, good length and the ball rises surprising the batsman, ball takes the edge and travels to Pant who collects it cleanly with both hands. Handscomb c Pant b Shami 52(60)

Shami brought into the attack.

After 36 overs,Australia 182/3 ( Peter Handscomb 52 , Marcus Stoinis 1)

Quick over from Jadeja, bowls wicket-to-wicket and gets done with over by giving only 3 runs. India would want more such overs to put more pressure on visitors.

Jadeja continues

After 35 overs,Australia 179/3 ( Peter Handscomb 50 , Marcus Stoinis 0)

Suddenly, this track is lively. Inside edges are being created. Fielders are throwing themselves around. Yet Handscomb reaches a well-deserved fifty. Good over from Bhuvneshwar as well. Just 1 run in the over which took Handscomb to his fifty.

Bhuvneshwar continues

After 34 overs,Australia 178/3 ( Peter Handscomb 49 , Marcus Stoinis 0)

Two wickets in two overs for India and they right back in this game. Maxwell could have provided that acceleration that Australia needed but he started playing high-risk shots way too early in the innings.

Poll: How many runs will Australia score?

OUT! Maxwell gone and India right in this again. Jadeja tosses it up and turns it away from Maxwell, who clears front leg and tries to clear the covers, but gives a straight catch to Kohli placed there. Kotla is on its feet and cheering. Maxwell c Kohli b Jadeja 1(3)