1st Semi-Final, Dubai, March 04, 2025, 02:30 PM
Australia
184/4(34.4ov)
India
AUS opted to bat
IND 56%
Tie 2%
AUS 42%
Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Commentry
34.4
.
No run.
34.3
.
At 129.8 kph, on a length, nibbling away from outside off, Steve Smith is through the pull early and misses. Signals the ball to be holding on the deck to his partner.
34.2
2
Just over short mid-wicket! Nagging length again, on off, Steve Smith miscues his pull shot but gets it just above Rohit Sharma who leaps and stretches his right hand up. But the ball evades and runs to the deep for a couple of runs.
34.1
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Big swing and a miss! On a back of a length from Shami, seam up, around off, Steve Smith shimmies down the track and tries to smash it downtown with a flat bat, but misses.
Change of pace again. Excellent captaincy from Rohit Sharma once more, not allowing the game to drift. The moment he realizes that the batters are getting used to one kind of pace, he changes the bowling. Mohammad Shami returns. 4-0-18-1 so far.
In over# 34
4
0
0
0
1wd
0
4
Kuldeep Yadav 33/0(6)
33.6
4
FOUR! A southpaw's delight! A bit of flight offered by Kuldeep, around off, but it is that half volley to which Alex Carey pounces. He takes his front foot out, extends his arms and lofts it inside out over covers for a boundary. The partnership grows to 38 between these two now.
33.5
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Drifts it on the pads, on a length, Alex Carey misses to connect and the ball ricochets off the pad to the leg side. KL Rahul moves to the ball and collects it.
33.4
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Full, slow and on the stumps, blocked off.
33.3
.
Fuller and on middle and leg, Carey flicks it a bit uppishly to mid-wicket.
33.3
1wd
WIDE! Strayed outside off and beyond the tramline. Alex rocks back and tries to slash it away but misses.
33.2
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Turns away from middle, on a length, guided off the back foot to short third.
33.1
4
FOUR! He is productive through the leg side, and is picking his gaps to perfection! Fuller and on off, Alex Carey gets down on a knee and slogs it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
In over# 33
0
1
6
0
1
0
Varun Chakaravarthy 36/1(7)
32.6
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Slightly drags the length back a bit, on off, Steve Smith tucks it across to the leg side. 8 runs off Varun Chakaravarthy's 7th over.
32.5
1
Fuller and slightly outside off, Alex Carey drives it to deep cover for a single.
32.4
6
SIX! Right out of the middle! Varun offers it right into the slot, outside off, Alex Carey reads this half volley well, and slogs it over deep mid-wicket for a cracking six.
32.3
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Drags the length, and bowls it flatter on off, stabbed down to the surface by Alex.
32.2
1
Pitched fuller and on off, Steve Smith drags it along the ground to wide of deep mid-wicket for a single.
32.1
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Nagging length, spinning in a shy bit, outside off, Steve Smith goes for a front foot cover drive, but is beaten on the inside edge.
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