AUS vs IND, Carlton Mid One-Day International Tri-Series 2014/15, 2nd Match at Melbourne, January 18, 2015

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rohit Sharma	c Maxwell b Starc	138	139	228	9	4	99.28

Shikhar Dhawan	c Finch b Starc	2	4	3	0	0	50.00

Ajinkya Rahane	c †Haddin b Sandhu	12	22	29	2	0	54.54

Virat Kohli	c Bailey b Faulkner	9	16	24	0	0	56.25

Suresh Raina	c Maxwell b Starc	51	63	105	6	0	80.95

MS Dhoni (c)†	b Starc	19	31	42	2	0	61.29

Axar Patel	lbw b Starc	0	2	2	0	0	0.00

Ravichandran Ashwin	not out	14	20	25	0	0	70.00
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	b Starc	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Mohammed Shami	not out	2	3	5	0	0	66.66
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, nb 1, w 15)	20
TOTAL	50 Ov (RR: 5.34, 236 Mins)	267/8
Did not bat: Umesh Yadav
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Shikhar Dhawan, 0.5 ov), 2-33 (Ajinkya Rahane, 7.2 ov), 3-59 (Virat Kohli, 12.5 ov), 4-185 (Suresh Raina, 34.6 ov), 5-237 (MS Dhoni, 44.2 ov), 6-237 (Axar Patel, 44.4 ov), 7-262 (Rohit Sharma, 48.4 ov), 8-262 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 48.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mitchell Starc	10	2	43	6	4.30	39	3	1	4	0
0.5 to S Dhawan, edged and taken! Starc continues where he left off against England. It's a teaser outside off and the fuller length drew Dhwan into that favourite cover drive of his. Except he doesn't account for the outswing again. Thick edge flies towards Finch at slip, who takes it over his head. 3/1 34.6 to SK Raina, he's thrown it away! It was a fuller delivery outside off and Raina got on the front foot and hacked it straight at mid-on. And you know what happens when Australia get an opening.... 185/4 44.2 to MS Dhoni, his penultimate over of the match and he secures a huge strike for Australia. The offcutter has very little room but Dhoni wants to slice it. Gets a thick inside edge and it crashes into the stumps. 237/5 44.4 to AR Patel, there goes another domino! Spearing yorker strikes the back leg with Akshar playing all around it. Would that have missed leg? Beaten for pace, beaten for movement and India are slipping. 237/6 48.4 to RG Sharma, caught on the edge of the circle, that is Starc's fifth and it comes off his worst ball of the day - a full toss. Rohit was looking for quick runs, but his cow-corner club comes low off the inside half of the bat and picks out midwicket. 262/7 48.5 to B Kumar, cleaned him up! that's six! Changed the angle of delivery and came around the wicket to Bhuvi, the new batsman. It was full, it was speared in on middle. The batsman stayed beside the ball to open up the off side, but fails to connect with his shovel drive. Starc smile might as well translate as 'you miss, I hit'. 262/8
Pat Cummins	10	0	52	0	5.20	34	5	1	2	0
Gurinder Sandhu	10	0	58	1	5.80	25	4	0	3	0
7.2 to AM Rahane, nicked and taken. There's that bounce that he seems to get and it bests Rahane's intention to cut. Top strike for a first one, and it was brought about by the pressure created and sustained at both ends. There wasn't enough room for the shot, but Rahane opted for it and pays the price. 33/2
James Faulkner	10	0	63	1	6.30	26	3	2	2	1
12.5 to V Kohli, so easily done! Kohli has perished to his own attacking intent. It was just a shade short, barely had room to free the hands. Short-armed pull came out and ends up as a top edge which is taken by the captain jogging in from mid-on.. 59/3
Shane Watson	8	0	33	0	4.12	24	2	0	2	0
Glenn Maxwell	2	0	14	0	7.00	7	2	0	0	0

Australia (T: 268 runs from 50 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Aaron Finch	c †Dhoni b Yadav	96	127	161	5	2	75.59

David Warner	c Raina b Yadav	24	22	41	3	0	109.09

Shane Watson	b Patel	41	39	47	5	1	105.12

Steven Smith	c Ashwin b Mohammed Shami	47	52	66	6	0	90.38

Glenn Maxwell	c & b Kumar	20	23	34	1	1	86.95

George Bailey (c)	c †Dhoni b Ashwin	5	11	12	0	0	45.45

Brad Haddin †	not out	13	11	30	1	0	118.18
James Faulkner	not out	9	9	13	2	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 3, w 11)	14
TOTAL	49 Ov (RR: 5.48, 205 Mins)	269/6
Did not bat: Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Gurinder Sandhu
Fall of wickets: 1-51 (David Warner, 9.1 ov), 2-115 (Shane Watson, 22.4 ov), 3-216 (Steven Smith, 39.4 ov), 4-219 (Aaron Finch, 40.1 ov), 5-230 (George Bailey, 43.2 ov), 6-248 (Glenn Maxwell, 46.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	9.5	0	44	1	4.47	32	3	0	3	0
46.3 to GJ Maxwell, slower ball! Taken! Maxi has been sent back by a legcutter. He had been rushing down the track, has to adjust. Attempts a flick and gets it quite high on the bat to lob a simple catch back at the bowler.. 248/6
Umesh Yadav	10	1	55	2	5.50	34	7	0	4	0
9.1 to DA Warner, skies it! Raina calls for it immediately and yells in delight after completing a soft dismissal. It was short of a good length, but Warner's front foot press works against him. Then he decided to play a sort of a pull shot when there wasn't much room. Ends up spooning a simple catch at extra cover, which was well taken.. 51/1 40.1 to AJ Finch, nicks to the keeper! Finch misses out on a hundred on his home ground. Looks to force a short ball that seems to gain a bit more bounce than he expected. Feather through the keeper gives India a bit of a boost. 219/4
Mohammed Shami	8.1	0	44	1	5.38	26	5	0	1	0
39.4 to SPD Smith, oops, he's swatted a slower bouncer right at short midwicket! Played with total control for the length of his innings but Shami did well to get enough height behind that ball to foil Smith's timing. 216/3
Axar Patel	10	0	45	1	4.50	30	3	0	1	0
22.4 to SR Watson, slugs across the line and yells at himself as his off stump is knocked back. The Dhoni mantra works, reduce the runs, limit the boundaries and lure the mistake. Good, tight bowling from the left-arm darter. 115/2
Ravichandran Ashwin	9	0	54	1	6.00	24	4	2	0	0
43.2 to GJ Bailey, has he done it? Yes! Beautiful stumping! Good length ball sliding down leg, Bailey attempts a flick and overbalances and that fraction of a second is enough for Dhoni to jump across and flick the bails. Oh, and HotSpot says there was a nick in there too so it is actually a catch. 230/5
Suresh Raina	2	0	24	0	12.00	4	1	2	2	0

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MATCH FLOW

India innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 2 wickets)
India: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 7
Drinks: India - 62/3 in 15.0 overs (RG Sharma 31, SK Raina 1)
India: 100 runs in 21.1 overs (127 balls), Extras 9
RG Sharma: 50 off 68 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (RG Sharma 26, SK Raina 23, Ex 2)
India: 150 runs in 29.4 overs (178 balls), Extras 10
Drinks: India - 159/3 in 31.0 overs (RG Sharma 80, SK Raina 44)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 110 balls (RG Sharma 51, SK Raina 44, Ex 5)
Powerplay 2: Overs 34.1 - 39.0 (Batting side - 19 runs, 1 wicket)
SK Raina: 50 off 61 balls (6 x 4)
RG Sharma: 100 off 109 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
India: 200 runs in 39.1 overs (236 balls), Extras 13
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (RG Sharma 28, MS Dhoni 18, Ex 4)
India: 250 runs in 46.6 overs (283 balls), Extras 17
Innings Break: India - 267/8 in 50.0 overs (R Ashwin 14, Mohammed Shami 2)

Australia innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 1 wicket)
Australia: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (52 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (AJ Finch 23, DA Warner 23, Ex 4)
Drinks: Australia - 88/1 in 17.0 overs (AJ Finch 32, SR Watson 28)
Australia: 100 runs in 18.6 overs (114 balls), Extras 4
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (AJ Finch 11, SR Watson 39, Ex 0)
AJ Finch: 50 off 80 balls (5 x 4)
Australia: 150 runs in 29.3 overs (177 balls), Extras 6
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (AJ Finch 24, SPD Smith 25, Ex 3)
Powerplay 2: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 22 runs, 1 wicket)
Australia: 200 runs in 35.4 overs (214 balls), Extras 8
Drinks: Australia - 200/2 in 36.0 overs (AJ Finch 89, SPD Smith 38)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 97 balls (AJ Finch 48, SPD Smith 47, Ex 5)
Australia: 250 runs in 47.2 overs (284 balls), Extras 12
Attendance: 34,253

MATCH DETAILS

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	India, elected to bat first
Series	Carlton Mid One-Day International Tri-Series
Season	2014/15
Player Of The Match	Mitchell Starc
Match number	ODI no. 3582
Hours of play (local time)	14.20 start, First Session 14.20-17.50, Interval 17.50-18.35, Second Session 18.35-22.05
Match days	18 January 2015 - daynight (50-over match)
ODI debut	Gurinder Sandhu
Umpires	John Ward Kumar Dharmasena
TV Umpire	Mick Martell
Reserve Umpire	Simon Fry
Match Referee	Andy Pycroft
Points	Australia 4, India 0

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Australia Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AJ Finch	caught	96	127
DA Warner	caught	24	22
SR Watson	bowled	41	39
SPD Smith	caught	47	52
GJ Maxwell	caught	20	23
GJ Bailey	caught	5	11
BJ Haddin	not out	13	11
JP Faulkner	not out	9	9
Extras	(lb 3, w 11)
Total	269(6 wkts; 49 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
B Kumar	9.5	0	44	1	4.47
UT Yadav	10	1	55	2	5.5
Mohammed Shami	8.1	0	44	1	5.38
AR Patel	10	0	45	1	4.5
R Ashwin	9	0	54	1	6
SK Raina	2	0	24	0	12

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	51	Aaron Finch	David Warner
2nd	64	Shane Watson	Aaron Finch
3rd	101	Aaron Finch	Steven Smith
4th	3	Aaron Finch	Glenn Maxwell
5th	11	George Bailey	Glenn Maxwell
6th	18	Brad Haddin	Glenn Maxwell
7th	21	Brad Haddin	James Faulkner

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Carlton Mid One-Day International Tri-Series

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	4	3	0	15	0.467
ENG	4	2	2	9	0.425
IND	4	0	3	2	-0.942

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