2nd Tour Match, Day 1 Highlights: Shami And Saini Share Six Wickets as India Bowl Out Australia A For 108, Take 86-Run Lead
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Fri, 11 Dec 2020 05:31:12 pm
And that will be stumps on Day 1 as well. What an eventful day of cricket we had today. India opted to bat, lost a wicket early before Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill put on a show. The duo departed after making stunning starts and then India suffered a batting collapse. And then Jasprit Bumrah scored a maiden first-class fifty to push India to 194- all out. In between, Cameron Green was struck by the ball on his head on follow through and was subsequently diagnosed with mild concussion. He has been ruled out of the warm-up match and replaced by Pat Rowe. Indian bowlers dominated Australia A after a brief rain-break. Shami and Saini took three wickets apiece while Bumrah took two as the hosts were bowled out for a mere 108.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 05:25:43 pm
WICKET! Oh that’s a run out. Harry Conway was looking for a second run but Pat Rowe backs out and by the time he recovered, the throw had been fired from the deep and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant dislodged the bail. Australia A 108-all out in 33,1 overs | India take first innings lead of 86 runs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 05:23:21 pm
Harry Conway was hit on the helmet by a short delivery from Navdeep Saini and he immediately asked for the physio to attend him even as the India players enquired his well-being. Thankfully, he’s ok to resume batting. Australia A 107/9, trail by 87 runs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 05:11:58 pm
Live Score: WICKET! Navdeep Saini gets his third wicket and this time he sends back Mitchell Swepson. A length delivery from Saini and Swepson ends up playing it towards extra cover where Wriddhiman Saha completes a good diving catch. Swepson scored 1 off four. Australia A have now lost nine wickets. Score 99/9, trail by 95 runs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 05:04:05 pm
WICKET! Navdeep gets the big fish as Australia A lose their captain Alex Carey on 32. A good delivery from the right-arm pacer as Carey gets an edge to be caught by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. He struck six fours and lasted 37 deliveries. Australia eight wickets down now. Score 97/8, trail by 97 runs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 04:43:15 pm
India vs Australia A: WICKET! Navdeep Saini joins the fun as he gets his first wicket with Will Sutherland edging one towards the first slip to be caught by Shubman Gill. He returns without troubling the scorecard. Australia A 84/7, trail by 110 runs on Day 1 in Sydney
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 04:39:22 pm
WICKET! Second wicket of the innings to Jasprit Bumrah after he induces an edge from the bat of Jack Wildermuth to have him out caught behind for 12 off 17. Australia A have lost their sixth wicket now. Will Sutherland joins his captain Alex Carey in the middle. Score 86/6 in 23.4 overs, trail by 111 runs on Day 1
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 04:33:04 pm
India vs Australia A Live Cricket Score: There seems to be some issue with the pink ball. There’s a slight delay in the proceedings. Meanwhile, Australia A have reached 79/5 with captain Alex Carey batting on 23 while Jack Wildermuth unbeaten on 8.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 04:13:44 pm
Live Updates: WICKET! Beauty from Mohammed Shami. Draws Sean Abbott forward and induces an edge from the bat to have him out caugh-behind for an 11-ball duck, Australia A have lost half their side now. Australia A 56/5, trail by 138 runs on Day 1
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 04:07:28 pm
WICKET! Mohammed Siraj gets his first wicket of the innings as he gets rid of Nic Maddinson. The Australia A batsman pulls and skies it high as Wriddhiman Saha runs backwards and takes an excellent catch. Maddinson scored 19 off34. Australia A have lost their fourth wicket now. Score 56/4 in 16 overs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 04:07:06 pm
WICKET! Mohammed Siraj gets his first wicket of the innings as he gets rid of Nic Maddinson. The Australia A batsman pulls and skies it high as Wriddhiman Saha runs backwards and takes an excellent catch. Maddinson scored 19 off34. Australia A have lost their fourth wicket now. Score 56/4 in 16 overs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 03:52:57 pm
India vs Australia A Live Cricket Score: After the resumption, senior paceman Mohammed Shami ran riot as he dismissed Marcus Harris and Ben Mcdermott quickly to put Australia A under pressure. It’s a good chance for the Indian bowlers to take the advantage of bowling under-lights under inexperienced Australia A batting-line up. It is going oto be crucial spell for Mohammad Siraj. Australia A 46/3 in 13 overs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 03:00:35 pm
Weather Update: The rain has stopped in Sydney and the groundsmen are getting the outfield ready for the contest.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 02:46:51 pm
Breaking: Cameron Green has been ruled out of the ongoing warm-up match after blow to head. He has been subbed bu Pat Rowe.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 02:45:12 pm
Rain Stops Play: Oh well, it has started raining in Sydney all of a sudden, Pitch has been brought under the covers now. Australia A 36/1, trail India 158 runs in Sydney.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 02:36:31 pm
Rohit Sharma Injury Update: Meanwhile, various news agencies are reporting that Rohit has cleared the fitness test and is expected to leave for Australia on December 14 – three days before the first Test between India and Australia will start in Adelaide.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 02:33:59 pm
India vs Australia A Live Cricket Score: Nic Maddinson opened his account with consecutive fours of Jasprit Bumrah right after the dismissal of Joe Burns in the second over. Since then, along with Harris, he is being tested by the India pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami under the floodlights. Australia A 29/1, trail by 165
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 02:14:08 pm
WICKET! Bumrah strikes with his 2nd delivery of the match. Joe Burns gets an edge to be out caught-behind for a two-ball duck. Bumrah is having a memorable outing. He was the top-scorer for India today, hitting a maiden first-class fifty. Australia A 6/1, trail by 188
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 02:12:07 pm
We are back after the dinner break for the final session of Day 1. Jasprit Bumrah to join Mohammed Shami from the other end. Marcus Harris and Joe Burns are the two Australia A batters.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 01:23:45 pm
Dinner-Break on Day 1 – So just the one over before the players leave the field for the dinner-break on the opening day of the second warm-up match between India and Australia A in Sydney. Six runs came from the first over, bowled by Mohammed Shami. Marcus Harris scored boundary in it. Australia A 6/0 in 1 over vs India 194-all out.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 01:16:49 pm
So Australia A openers Marcus Harris and Joe Burns have walked out to the middle to lead their team’s reply to India’s 194-all out. Mohammed Shami will bowl the first over for India. Here we go.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 01:11:12 pm
India vs Australia A Live Cricket Score: Mohammed Siraj holes out to Marcus Harris after going for a big hit off Mitchell Swepson. He scored 22 off 34. India have been bowled out for 194 in 48.2 overs. This has been a good recovery from the tourists considering they were 129/9 at one stage. Jasprit Bumrah starred for India, with the bat, and scored an unbeaten 55 off 57 to bail them out. He struck six fours and two sixes and finished as the top-scorer of India innings. With Siraj, he added 71 runs for the 10th wicket.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 01:06:23 pm
India 194-all out in 48.2 overs.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 01:05:35 pm
Maiden First-Class Fifty For Jasprit Bumrah. He reaches there in style, dispatching a bouncer for a six. Smiles all around. The Indian dressing room gives him standing ovation. He raises bat in acknowledgement. His batting partner Mohammed Siraj congratulates him. Took him just 54 deliveries to reach the milestone.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 12:55:55 pm
Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah is batting on 44* – his highest first-class score. His previous best was 16
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 12:54:48 pm
Oh dear! Cameron Green has walked off the field after copping a blow to his head. Jasprit Bumrah hit one straight back towards the bowler who attempted the catch but the the shot was hit hard enough to burst through his palms and the ball crashed onto the temple. He immediately went down as non-striker Mohammed Siraj dropped his bat and rushed towards him. The fielders converged around him enquiring his well-being. And the physio arrived and took Green away for further inspection.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 12:49:47 pm
India vs Australia A Live Updates: Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj are having fun out there. Siraj just struck his firs four of the innings while Bumrah sent one over fine leg for a maximum drawing cheers from everyone, except for the Australian team. India 165/9 in 44 overs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 12:32:56 pm
Over 40: Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj are in the middle for India, braving the Australia A bowlers in Sydney. Bumrah has so far struck three fours in his 24-ball 17. Siraj has made 3 off 16 now. India 137/9 in 40 overs.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 12:08:25 pm
WICKET! India nine wickets down now after opting to bat earlier in the day. Navdeep Saini hands an easy catch to Nic Maddinson at mid-on to depart for 4 off 27. Harry Conway gets his first wicket of the contest. India 123/9 in 35.1 overs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 11:55:43 am
WICKET! Sean Abbott gets his third wicket as he has Mohammed Shami out caught behind for a two-ball duck. A length delivery, well outside off and Shami has a poke at it but ends up getting an edge that wicketkeeper Alex Carey pouches with ease. India are eight wickets down now. Score 116/8 in 32.2 overs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 11:48:22 am
WICKET! Another one bites the dust and there goes India’s last recognised batsman back to the dressing room. A well-directed short-delivery from Sean Abbott and Wriddhiman Saha gets an edge to be caught by Will Sutherland at third slip. He goes back for a 22-ball duck. India 111/7 in 31 overs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 11:42:11 am
India vs Australia A Live Cricket Score: So not a single run added since resumption by either of Wriddhiman Saha or Navdeep Saini. Australia bowlers have sent down four straight maiden overs. Sean Abbott and Jack Wildermuth are currently in operations for the hosts. India A 111/6 in 30 overs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 11:25:33 am
We are back for the second session with Wriddhiman Saha and Navdeep Saini in the middle for India A. Score 111/6
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 11:06:28 am
WICKET! And that’s tea on Day 1. India are in tatters now. This has been on stunning session of play from both the sides with Australia dominating. Rishabh Pant has been trapped lbw by Jack Wildermuth who has taken three wickets now. Pant scored 5 off 11. India 111/6 in 25.5 overs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:53:52 am
WICKET! India are falling apart here. India captain Ajinkya Rahane, who had scored a century in the first warm-up match. has been removed cheaply in this day-night affair. jack Wildermuth takes his second wicket after bowling one well outside off with Rahane chasing after it and edging it to be out caught behind. Rahane scored 4 off 10. India five down now. Score 106/5 in 24 overs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:46:10 am
WICKET! Cameron Green strikes and gets rid of well-set Shubman Gill. Australia have taken fourth wicket in the first session of the play on Day 1. An excellent delivery to remove Gill from Green. Pitched in the corridor of uncertainty, draws him forward and the ball keeps bouncing to take the edge and settle into the gloves of wicketkeeper Alex Carey. Superb bowling from the right-arm pacer. Gill scored 43 off 58 including six fours and a six. India 102/4 in 22.2 overs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:40:05 am
WICKET! Hanuma Vihari has been cleaned up by Jack Wildermuth on 15. India lose their third wicket in the tour match after opting to bat first in Sydney. Pitched in line and Vihari opts to leave but the ball clips the top of the stumps leaving the India batsman stunned. He scored 15 off 39. India 102/3 in 21.2 overs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:35:19 am
India vs Australia A Live Cricket Score: This now looks like a first-class match with Shubman Gill and Hanuma Vihari settling in nicely now. Till Shaw and Gill were together, the Australians were being consistently sent on a leather hunt with the duo batting in white-ball mode. Gill is steadily progressing towards his fifty, currently batting ion 43 off 56. His partner Vihari is on 10 off 31. India 97/2 in 20 overs.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:02:13 am
Over 13: Hanuma Vihari has joined Shubman Gill in the middle. The run-flow has slowed down since Prithvi Shaw’s departure. That was some entertaining phase involving Shaw and Gill as the duo added 63 runs for the second wicket in no time, scoring boundaries in plenty. Gill has moved to 35 off 31 while Vihari is batting on 7 off 13. India 85/2
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:45:57 am
WICKET! End of Prithvi Shaw’s entertaining innings. Will Sutherland gets the breakthrough for Australia A as he has bowled Shaw for 40. After welcoming Sutherland into the attack with a three fours in four deliveries, Shaw, who was ripping apart the home attack hitting boundaries with surreal ease, loses his wicket. He struck eight fours during his 29-ball stay. India 72/2 in 8.5 overs.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:45:24 am
WICKET! End of Prithvi Shaw’s entertaining innings. Will Sutherland gets the breakthrough for Australia A as he has bowled Shaw for 40. After welcoming Sutherland into the attack with a three fours in four deliveries, Shaw, who was ripping apart the home attack hitting boundaries with surreal ease, loses his wicket. He struck eight fours during his 29-ball stay. India 72/2 in 8.5 overs.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:36:12 am
India vs Australia A: Sensational stuff from Shubman Gill and Prithvi Shaw in Sydney! These two are batting in T20 mode. After two relatively quiet overs, Gill pulls a short one from Sean Abbott over backward square leg boundary for the first six of the innings and brings up the 50 runs for India. He follows that with a four to long-off. Shaw then finishes the seventh over with a boundary. Gill moves to 29 off 13 while Shaw is on 28 off 24. India 60/1 in 7 Overs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:23:18 am
Over 4: Shaw and Gill are counterattacking after the early wicket. Shubman Gill set the ball rolling with two doubles off the first two deliveries he faced and followed that with consecutive fours off Sean Abbott in the third over. And then Prithvi Shaw gave another example (s) of his immense talent by producing three breathtaking shots for fours in four deliveries of Harry Conway – the third of which was a sumptous straight drive. 14 runs came from the fourth over. Shaw 20 off 15, Gill 12 off 4. India 35/1 in 4 overs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:14:03 am
WICKET! Edged and taken. Abbott has struck for Australia A early. He induces an edge from the bat of India opener Mayank Agarwal and Joe Burns makes no mistake at first slip. India have been dealt an early blow in Agarwal who walks back after managing 2 off 5. India 9/1 in 2.2 overs.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:12:13 am
Live Updates: So Prithvi Shaw gets off the mark with a boundary off Harry Conway in the second over. Mayank Agarwal opened his account with a double. Seven runs came from the Conway’s over. The first over, bowled, by Sean Abbott, resulted in one run, that too off a leg-bye. India 8/0 in 2 overs
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:05:24 am
India vs Australia A Live Score: So Mayank Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw will open the innings for India. Sean Abbott has the new pink-ball. Here we go.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:47:00 am
Australia A Playing XI: Joe Burns, Marcus Harris, Nic Maddinson, Ben McDermott, Cameron Green, Jack Wildermuth, Alex Carey (wk/captain), Sean Abbott, Will Sutherland, Mitchell Swepson, Harry Conway
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:43:28 am
India Playing XI: Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:38:27 am
India vs Australia A Live: Captain Ajinkya Rahane wins the coin toss and India have opted to bat first in Sydney. BIG NEWS: Virat Kohli has opted out of the practice match.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:13:35 am
India will play four Tests as part of their red-ball leg of the Australia tour. The first Test will start from December 17 in Adelaide and will be the first-ever day-night contest in the format between India and Australia. That contest will also be Kohli’s only Test of the tour as he’ll return home after its conclusion.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:12:00 am
However, there’s still no clarity whether Virat Kohli will be part of this three-day warm-up. We will get to know in few minutes if that’s the case. Should Kohli choose to skip this, Rahane will continue to lead the team. On the other hand, for Australia, there were several positives including the form of uncapped allrounder Cameroon Green who took wickets and hit a fine century too. They will be led by Alex Carey in this affair.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:10:12 am
The first warm-up match, a three-day affair, ended in a draw thanks to a match-saving fifty from Wriddhiman Saha after the touring party suffered a second-innings collapse. For India, the form of Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara was a positive from the first practice match while Saha also hitting his stride was another good news. The rest of the Test stars were busy with the T20Is including captain Virat Kohli and they will also be aiming to hit the red-ball err pink-ball mode now.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:08:02 am
Hello folks. We are back with live coverage from India’s ongoing tour of Australia where the tourists are eying vital match practice ahead of the series opening pink-ball Test next week. Stick with us for all the latest updates from the Day 1 of India’s second tour match in Australia to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
India vs Australia A 2020 2nd Tour Match Day 1 Highlights A second spinner in Kuldeep Yadav or an additional batsman in Hanuma Vihari will be India’s prime concern during their day/night first-class game against Australia A from Friday which would be the dress rehearsal for the ‘Pink Ball Test’ in Adelaide, starting December 17. The three-day game at the floodlight Sydney Cricket Ground will serve as proper simulation for the opening Test but the flat batting track here may not exactly be conducive for preparation considering that Adelaide Oval curator Damian Hough, according to Ian Chappell, will leave around 10mm grass cover on the strip. The match, which will be streamed live, may not feature skipper Virat Kohli, who has hinted that he wants to go on with his own preparation routine before the “Battle Royale”. It could also be a tactical move to ensure that the Australians do not get a sneak peek at his long format preparation. “Playing it on and off is not my thing and I like to play the full game. I will talk to our physio and then decide on my participation,” Kohli had said after the completion of the T20 series. For Australia, new sensation Cameron Green will get another chance to impress skipper Tim Paine and coach Justin Langer while Mitchell Swepson would hope that when the third Test is played at the SCG in the New Year, he is in consideration. IND vs AUS A Full Squads India: Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk) Australia A: Sean Abbott, Joe Burns, Alex Carey (captain & wk), Harry Conway, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Nic Maddinson, Ben McDermott, Mark Steketee, Will Sutherland, Mitchell Swepson, Jack Wildermuth