A thrilling run chase was on the cards...and Indian batters delivered.
India makes it in grand style..with 9 wickets and 61 balls to spare.
Indian Chase is on: TARGET ๐ฏ 271.
271/2 : 40 Overs With
Yashasvi 116* off & Virat 65* off 45.
King Virat Kohli breaks free after Yashasvi Jaiswal CENTURY...50* off 40...superb entertainment..! Crowd errupts and getting crazy with every shot, already highest scorer of series.
KOHLINOOR YESS.
Yashasvi Jaiswal converted his 1st ODI half-century into 100...yes in 111 balls.
Marco Jansen give troubled him a bit.
Tests ✅
T20Is ✅
ODIs ✅
A fighting Yashasvi Jaiswal now has 100+ scores in all three formats ๐
50+ partnership and Virat Kohli breaking free with a six ..easy for India.
India very comfortable and in control
201/1 : 33 Ov. NEED 70 MORE.
30 Ov : 180/1 : Yashasvi Jaiswal 84*.
Virat joins Yashasvi 68* (82).
Vintage Rohit Sharma on show..3 big sixes...spoiled by Keshav Maharaj: Rohit 75 off 73 : 155/1 : 26th Over.
153/0 : 25 Ov. India comfortable.
Halfway need 118 more.
Yashasvi Jaiswal + Rohit Sharma open ,
Yashasvi Jaiswal follows Rohit and gets his 1st 50* off 75 balls then gets aggressive.
First 50+ partnership of the Series for India.
20 Ov: 102/0.
100/0 : 19.4 ; Rohit Sharma 50*.
15 Ov : 71/0.
10 Ov: 48/0.
Cautious start 10/0 off 3 overs, South African pacers bowling well and no due issue for them yet .
5 Ov : 21/0.
South African Batting :
From 168/2 to 270 all out, a remarkable comeback by the Indian bowlers, courtesy of 4-fers from Kuldeep & Prasidh ๐
Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav gets 4 each to restrict visitors 270.
Quinton de Kock's hundred briefly handed South Africa the advantage. But India has picked up a handful of wickets since then.
Castled! ๐ฏ
It's Prasidh Krishna once again who gets the breakthrough for #TeamIndia ๐
Quinton de Kock departs for 106
One brings two for Prasidh Krishna and India! ๐
South Africa lose Matthew Breetzke and Aiden Markram
Partnership broken!
Temba Bavuma departs as Ravindra Jadeja strikes ⚡️
Indian pacers Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana restrict visitors with just 22 off 8 overs.
1st Over ๐ค 1st Wicket
Arshdeep Singh strikes straightaway for India ๐
#MarnusLabuschagne, #SteveSmith & #JakeWeatherald notch up fifties to hand Australia the advantage at the end of Day 2! ๐ฆ๐บ
On Day 1 :
๐จ HE’S DONE IT! ๐จ No doubt before. No doubt now.
A true great of the game.
Joe Root has finally got his first #Ashes century in Australia!
And
Saved lot embarrassment to Haydens ๐๐
England finally reach 300 in Australia for the first time since the Sydney Test of the 17-18 Ashes series! ๐
Matthew Hayden had said he would "walk nude around the MCG" if Joe Root didn’t make an Ashes century this year, but after the first Test, he’s feeling the pressure ๐ฌ
So ultimately daughter thanked Joe Root ๐
It's been a long time coming, and now the old enemy Down Under must accept Joe Root's place in cricketing history, writes Stephan Shemilt ๐️
And..
Joe Root has made the Fab Four Test centuries crown his own ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐
His turnaround since the start of this decade keeps getting more ridiculous ๐คฏ
So...
The most relieved man in Australia ๐
Who is the most relieved man in Australia?
The most relieved man in Australia is likely Matthew Hayden, a former Australian cricketer, thanks to Joe Root's maiden Test century in Australia during the 2025-26 Ashes series. Hayden had jokingly said he would walk nude around the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) if Root didn't score a century this summer. With Root achieving this feat, Hayden is off the hook.
And ..
Captain Ben Stokes was delighted to see Joe Root break his Test century drought in Australia. ๐ซฑ๐ป๐ซฒ๐ฝ๐ฅ
Matthew Hayden’s response after Joe Root brought up his century.๐
What is Matthew Hayden’s quote about?
Matthew Hayden's quote is about congratulating Joe Root on scoring his maiden Test century in Australia, while also referencing his own public wager. Hayden had said that if Root failed to score a century in Australia, he would "walk nude around the MCG" (Melbourne Cricket Ground). After Root reached the milestone, Hayden jokingly said, "Congratulations, mate, on a hundred in Australia. Took you a while, and there was no one that had more skin in the game than me, literally." This lighthearted comment pokes fun at his earlier wager, and Hayden's daughter, Grace, even thanked Root for saving "all our eyes" after the century .
It's worth noting that Hayden's initial statement was made in a humorous vein, and he had expressed confidence that Root would break his century drought in Australia. When Root finally achieved the milestone, Hayden congratulated him, saying Root should enjoy the achievement, as it was well-deserved .
