Wednesday 27 September 2023

#INDvAUS: 3rd ODI : IND 2-1

At Rajkkot: Australia make it 1 - 2 .Comfortably with 66 runs win. Wraps up India on 286.










India lost 3 crucial wickets after 35th over: 

KL Rahul , SKY and Shreyas Iyer at RRR : 8.8.

Career-best ODI figures for Glenn Maxwell!



















269/7 : 45 Overs. 

Maxwell gets Shreyas after a six : his 4th. 

249/6 : 39th over.

India in trouble : SKY gone : 233/5. Jadeja in.

K L Rahul departs.  223/4 SKY in 35.5 ov. 

221 / 3 : 35 Ov. RRR : 8.8 . Need 132 off 90.

183 / 3 : 30 Ov. RRR : 8.4. CRR : 6.16.

Maxwell gets 3rd: Virat 56 : 171 /3. KL in. 

Virat Kohli 53* off 56, with a six off Green. 

159/2 : 25 Overs. RRR: just below 8.

Rohit Sharma falls to a blinder caught and bowled by Maxwell :  81 off 57 : 144/2 : 21 Overs.RRR 7.21. Shreyas Iyer in.

135/1 : 20 Overs. 

100/1 : 15.4 Overs. Rohit 62* (44) ,Virat 21*( 22 ).

91/1 : 15 Ov. 

74/1 - Washington Sundar 18 - 10.5 - Virat in. 

Rohit Sharma on song : 

72 / 0 : 10 Overs. 

Gets 50 off 31 with a bit mishit behind wicketkeeper. 

5 sixes so far 57/0 : 7 overs.

 50/0 : 6.4 Ov. 40* off 22 with 3 sixes.

Washington Sundar is opening partner for Rohit Sharma for 353 target .


Australia was batting so well and was definitely going towards huge total, around 375 - 400.  

Ultimately Indian Bowlers contained visitors on 352/7 .Top 4 crossed 50. Bumrah got 3 and Kuldeep Yadav 2 wickets. Washington Sundar was most economical with 48 off his 10. Partnership 137 between Marsh and Smith: Highest: 












286 / 5 : 40 Ov. Bumrah striked twice.

254/3 : 35 Overs. 

242/3 :  32 Overs : Steve Smith 74 Lbw Siraj.

230/2 : 30 Overs. 

215/2 : 28 Ov : M Marsh 96 ( 84 ) .

 188/1 : 25 Overs. 

146/1 : 20 Overs. 

120/1 : 15 overs. 

Very aggressive start :  90/1 : 10 Overs.

Warner out after 56 off just 34 balls.



Sunday 24 September 2023

#INDvAUS: 2nd ODI : 2-0 .

One sided show : Dominance by Team India at Indore. India wraps Australia on 217 - 28.2 overs and win by 99 runs on DLS . With Abbot bowled by Jadeja. Is TeamIndia really fully ready for the forthcoming World Cup at home?


















Australia bit worried with overall 5th loss in a row, before World Cup. 















77 partnership for 9th wicket off just 45 balls ..at last broken by Shami's slower one. : 217/9.

205 / 8 : 26.3 Overs. Abbot 51* off just 29.

Abbot and Hazelwood hitting freely : couple of catches dropped on boundary line. Partnership 54* plus in just 28 balls.

Zampa bowled Ravindra Jadeja. : 140/8.

India certainly on the way to clinch another bilateral series.

India on Top : Green runout: 136/7 : 20 Ov.

Alex Carey bowled Jadeja : 128/6 . In trouble. 

R Ashwin on Top: 3/22 : 

Marnus Labuschagne ☝️, David Warner ☝️, Josh Inglis ☝️.

Three big wickets for Ravichandran Ashwin πŸ‘











❌ Right-handed David Warner & ❌ Josh Inglis

Both are trapped lbw around R Ashwin's web πŸ‘.

Inglis gone. 101 / 5. 

Ashwin has played just 2 ODIs in last 6 years. 

Ultimately David Warner lbw to Ashwin 53 -  trying to sweep as left handed, ( with original right hand stance ) but unfortunate as it was off the inside edge : unreviewd by Aussies. 

100/3 : 13.3 Overs. 217 more from next 20 ov. 

Wow...David Warner batting RIGHT handed against R Ashwin,  hit four...But Ashwin bowled Marnus Labuschagne in same over. 90/3 : 13 Ov.











63/2 : 10 Overs , for 33  overs maximum. 

Australian chase equation: 

So rain stoppage forces to revise target : 317.

Maximum overs for Australia are 33. RRR : 11.

So Australia now need 261 runs in 144 balls. 

That is 24 more overs.

After 9 overs at 56/2. Overs may get shortend.







R Ashwin starts in 9th over at 49/2.

Prasidh Krishna  1-  0 - 2 -  1. 10/2 : 2 Ov. 

Wow..Prasidh Krishna gets 2  in his 1st over on 2nd and 3rd ball.Mat Short and Smith. 

Indian Batting was in  full flow , was  going for 375 plus ...Nope even 400, actually. 

Just short by a run 399/5 off 50 Ov.Highest vs Oz.

Lighting up the Indore SKY ✨

Suryakumar Yadav struck at 𝘯𝘦𝘒𝘳𝘭𝘺 200 today🀯

















Suryakumar Yadav 72 * off 37 : 6×4s n 6x6s.





























Josh Hazelwood bit better with 62/1 off 10.

Indore SKY on πŸ”₯πŸ’₯πŸ”₯ ...50* off 24 .

KL Rahul - bowled by Green 52(38) . 355/5: 46.

350/4 : 45.3 Ov.  Partnership 52* off 33. 

345 /4 : 45 Ov. KL 52* ( 37 ).

SKY hits 4 Consecutive SIXES to Cameron Green in 44th ov, off 1st 4 balls.

Ishan Kishan gone on 30.SKY in.

40 Ov : 296 / 3 . KL 43* ,Ishan 25*

Ishan Kishan joins KL and starts with a six. 

243/3 : 34.5 Ov.  Shubman departs on 104 off 97.

KL starts in Top Gear 2 sixes in 1st 10 balls.

And Shubman Gill gets his 5th hundred of this year in 92 balls.:230/2 :33 Ov.6 fours and 4 sixes.











216/2 : 30.5 Overs.  KL Rahul walks in :  Captain. 

200 partnership off 165 balls is broken. 











Abbot gets Shreyas on 105 off 90 in same over after  the bit of drama : 11 fours n 3 sixes.

Abbot gets Shreyas on 101 off 88,  but grounds the ball in a brilliant caught and bowled attempt.

210/1 : Shreyas 100* , Shubman Gill 94* 

Shreyas Iyer wins the race for 100 gets in 86 balls.











200/1 : 28.3 Overs. 










187/1: 25 overs:Shreyas 86(72), Shubman 85(67)

Australia under Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer hammer , 7 sixes so far in the partnership over 150*






Australia chose to field. 



Friday 22 September 2023

# INDvAUS : 1st ODI

India:  KL Rahul lead team do it comfortably by 5 wickets in 48.4 Overs.




















SKY coming into his ODI gear. 50* off 47. Winning partnership with KL Rahul. 

253/4 :45 Overs. 

223/4 : 40 Ov. KL with SKY.

201/4 : 36 Overs. 

178/3 : 30 Overs .Need 99 more off 120 balls 

2 new batsmen at crease : Ishan in.

Adam Zampa strikes again bowled Shubman Gill on 74 off 63. : 151/3 - 25.3 Overs. 

151/2 : 25 Overs. KL Rahul joins Shubman. 

Shreyas Iyer run out on 3. 148/2.

Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad start well.

142 /1 - Ruturaj falls on 71 off 77. Zampa gets the breakthrough at 21.4 overs.











112/0 : 17.2 Ov. Ruturaj Gaikwad 51* off 60 .

 100* off 15.2 Overs .

 Shubman gets to 53* off 37.

India opted to bowl first: 





Sunday 17 September 2023

#ASIACUP : " SIRAJ SHOW" : Final #INDvSL

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India storm to victory .

India do it in style..in 7th over , with 10 wickets to spare : probably the most one sided final for Team India ever . Memorable 250th ODI for the Indian captain. 

Team India  : Lift ASIACUP for eighth time.

As earlier : 

SENSATIONAL SIRAJ BLOWS AWAY SRI LANKA 

πŸ”₯ πŸ”₯ πŸ”₯

Donates his player of the match prize to groundsmen. 

Kuldeep Yadav is player of the tournament. 












Not a green top. A final. Five wickets in 16 balls. Six wickets in his six overs. 

WOW, SIRAJ : Hats off : Take a Bow πŸ‘  






























































Beyond any fan's wildest imagination:




























Hardik Pandya wraps up at 50 - 15.2 Ov. 

Hardik Pandya gets his 2nd : 50/9 : 15.1 Ov. 
























































Sri Lankan Batting : In deep deep trouble:

Siraj continues non stop at 6/13 in his 7th over.



















Siraj continues to create havoc. Clean bowls Kusal Mendis -  as his 6th wicket. 33/7 : 11.2 Ov. 



















31/6 : 10 Overs.  SIRAJ  5 for 7 in 5 overs.

Siraj takes a five-wicket haul in 16 BALLS! πŸ”₯ 

It equals the fastest to the milestone in ODIs where ball-by-ball data is available! 


















 13/6 : 6 overs.

Incredible MOHAMMED SIRAJ : 5 Wickets in his 3rd over.  5/4 : in 2.4 overs. 















Clean Bowled Dasun Shanaka as his 5th. 

12/5 : 4 Ov.

Wow..unbelievable...

Mohammed Siraj πŸ’₯ : 4/4 : 2 Overs. 






















FOUR  wickets in his 2nd over. 

Pathum Nissanka ☝️
Sadeera Samarawickrama ☝️
Charith Asalanka ☝️
Dhananjaya de Silva ☝️

Siraj missed hat trick ,but strikes next ball , Dananjaya De'Silva caught behind. .

 8/4 : 3.4 Ov.

Wow Siraj was on hat trick , after already completing over hat trick. 

Asalanka caught at short cover on 1st ball. 

 8/3 : 3.3 overs. Indian pacers on Top. 



















Siraj traps Sadeera in front on 2nd ball.

Siraj joins Bumrah by sending back Nissanka through diving Jadeja to his right at point. 
8/2 : 3.1 Ov.
Bumrah strikes on 3rd ball, sents back K Perera caught brilliantly by KL diving to his left in front of 1st slip. 1-1.

Delay at very start due to rain, play starts at 3.40 pm.

At Colombo :

Sri Lanka have elected to bat. 

Washington Sundar walks straight in - for injured Axar. 






















In Asia Cup finals India 4:3.