full, straight and given! Australia choose to review. Richardson played all around his flick, was hit on the pad in front of middle and leg. "No bat involved" says the umpire. Three reds and Australia go down 2-0 in this series
India vs Australia, 2nd ODI at Kolkata, Sep 21 2017 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
2nd ODI (D/N), Eden Gardens, September 21, 2017, Australia tour of India
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9.33pm India have defended 252 with ease that is not easy to find in modern-day cricket. It wasn't a bad surface to bat on, which makes this loss even harder to take for Australia. They just struggled against wristspin again, and have fallen to a 50-run loss in game 2. They'll now have to win all the three remaining ODIs to win the series. Steven Smith and Marcus Stoinis showed that you can bat well on this surface, but the rest did not do much. Kuldeep Yadav took a hat-trick and put the game beyond Australia. "The first five overs, I was struggling to bowl in a particular spot. I asked Mahi what to bowl and he told me to bowl whatever I want (the hat-trick ball)," he says.
Steven Smith: "We were pretty happy with 250 at the break. I thought we did a good job bowling. Batsmen made poor decisions under pressure. Stoinis was pretty good at the end, probably my fault and Head's fault, we both got in. It slowed up and spun more as the game went on. We need to make better decisions consistently. They've got all bases covered (India's bowlers)."
Virat Kohli, the Man of the Match: "We didn't feel like we had enough at the break. We knew if we had a good start, we had a chance. We needed breakthroughs throughout. The wicket wasn't that easy to bat, all the batsmen felt that. Bhuvi's spell was more important because they needed runs in the first 10 overs. Two young guys, bowling with a lot of heart, speaks volumes of their character. Keeps competition up with the World Cup in 2019. We have a lot of options and all bases covered. I always try to create motivation for myself, I don't like differentiate at any stage, I knew I had to stay longer because the wicket was tricky. It came off today so it looked nice, it didn't in Chennai so it didn't look nice."
43.1
W
Bhuvneshwar to Kane Richardson, OUT
Kane Richardson lbw b Kumar 0 (7b 0x4 0x6 16m) SR: 0
Bhuvneshwar
end of over 436 runs
AUS: 202/9CRR: 4.69 • RRR: 7.28
Marcus Stoinis62 (65b 6x4 3x6)
Kane Richardson0 (6b)
Jasprit Bumrah 7-1-39-0
Hardik Pandya 10-0-56-2
42.6
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Bumrah to Stoinis, no run
can't get the single this time. Full and straight, defended back. Bumrah quick to prevent the run
42.5
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Bumrah to Stoinis, no run
full outside off, driven towards extra cover. Still no run.
42.4
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Bumrah to Stoinis, no run
full and straight, clipped down to fine leg. No run. Walked right across
42.3
6
Bumrah to Stoinis, SIX runs
wow, what power. Stoinis. On the pads, a low full toss, and Stoinis whips this behind square. Keeps going and going. Unbelievable how batting has changed
42.2
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Bumrah to Stoinis, no run
on a length around off, chopped towards backward point
42.1
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Bumrah to Stoinis, no run
full on the pads from Bumrah, worked to deep midwicket. Still no run
end of over 427 runs
AUS: 196/9CRR: 4.66 • RRR: 7.12
Kane Richardson0 (6b)
Marcus Stoinis56 (59b 6x4 2x6)
Hardik Pandya 10-0-56-2
Yuzvendra Chahal 10-1-34-2
41.6
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Hardik to Kane Richardson, no run
to both fielders either side of the wicket behind square, both nice strokes too, but no runs. Full and wide, carved down to third man
41.5
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Hardik to Kane Richardson, no run
nicely played, full down leg, clipped down to fine leg. Stoinis refuses the run
Gaut: "Smith, Head and Maxwell are to blame really! The best players of spin in the team, all three were set and they all threw it away!"
41.4
1
Hardik to Stoinis, 1 run
short and wide, sliced to the deep point fielder
41.3
6
Hardik to Stoinis, SIX runs
there's Stoinis' fifty. Some applause from the crowd. A slower, full ball on off, Stoinis gets underneath the length and sends it soaring over the bowler's head. Massive six.
41.2
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Hardik to Stoinis, no run
fullish outside off, driven to mid-off
41.1
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Hardik to Stoinis, no run
on the pads, nudged to square leg. By ODI standards, 64 off 54 is a dawdle. Blame those wickets
Prathamesh Nagn: "So long as Stoinis is still there, Australia have a sliver of hope. "
end of over 417 runs
AUS: 189/9CRR: 4.60 • RRR: 7.11
Kane Richardson0 (4b)
Marcus Stoinis49 (55b 6x4 1x6)
Yuzvendra Chahal 10-1-34-2
Hardik Pandya 9-0-49-2
40.6
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Chahal to Kane Richardson, no run
whew, what was that? The googly rips past leg stump. Richardson walked right across, exposing all his stumps and the ball looked set for them, until it didn't. Wow. Another terrific spell from Chahal
40.5
•
Chahal to Kane Richardson, no run
77 kph, flight outside off, comfortably defended
Ragha: "There has been quite a few contributions today. Who is your man of the match?" Probably Kohli for making his 92 look so easy
Niraj: ""There's no other combination in world cricket that could have made this doubtful" . Yes, there is. Jadeja+Dhoni could have. " Right you are
40.4
1
Chahal to Stoinis, 1 run
a paddle sweep towards fine leg for one. Moves to 49
Ven: "That Kapil Dev hattrick also came in the same ground. Eden Gardens!"
40.3
6
Chahal to Stoinis, SIX runs
there's six. Runs to the pitch, gets there and hammers a straight drive that is struck ferociously. A flat six over the bowler's head
A second slip in now
40.2
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Chahal to Stoinis, no run
just short of Kohli at slip again. Flight on middle and leg, gets a thick edge which lands in front
40.1
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Chahal to Stoinis, no run
IPL skills in play, the flat trajectory, straight line and good length. Defend is all Stoinis can do
71 off 60. Reckon Stoinis won't mind a heave or two
end of over 401 run • 1 wicket
AUS: 182/9CRR: 4.55 • RRR: 7.10
Kane Richardson0 (2b)
Marcus Stoinis42 (51b 6x4)
Hardik Pandya 9-0-49-2
Yuzvendra Chahal 9-1-27-2
39.6
•
Hardik to Kane Richardson, no run
full outside off, a thick outside edge that lands in front of Kohli's left hand at wide slip
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