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Australia vs India, 3rd ODI

Virat Kohli 74(81)
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38.3
4
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, FOUR, deftly done! Dug in short by Ellis, Kohli waits for it and plays really late as he ramps it over vacant first slip. Third man fails to stop it and India win the third ODI by 9 wickets. Kohli and Rohit exchange a hug!
38.1
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli moves leg-side and Ellis follows him with a pace-off length ball, the batter knocks it towards midwicket
38
Matthew Short to Kohli, 1 run, 91.4kph, spinning in from a short of length, tucked to backward square leg
37
4
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, FOUR, 133.6kph, full on the pads and Kohli brings his wrists into play to flick it nicely through midwicket. Renshaw runs to his left in the deep but the ball is swift to hit the boundary rope. 150 partnership
36.3
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, 1 run, 132.8kph, back of a length, tucked to square leg
36.2
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, no run, 135.4kph, back of a length, tapped to backward point and Kohli gets sent back by Rohit
36.1
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, no run, 107.8kph, pace-off ball, Kohli shimmies down, gets too close to the pitch of the ball and jams it to mid-off
36
Matthew Short to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up just outside off - punched down to long-off for a single
35.1
Matthew Short to Kohli, 1 run, slower and wider of off - Kohli reaches out and flat-bats the drive past cover for a run
35.1
Matthew Short to Kohli, wide, dropped short and well down leg, called as a wide
34.5
Zampa to Kohli, 1 run, nicely tossed up on middle - Kohli leans across and turns it to the on-side
34.4
Zampa to Kohli, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg - Kohli goes back and turns it to the on-side
34.3
Zampa to Kohli, no run, very full from Zampa, squeezed back at the bowler
33.4
Matthew Short to Kohli, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off - Kohli backs away on the punch to deep cover for a single
32.4
Zampa to Kohli, 1 run, slower and drifting away from wide of off - chopped square on the off-side for a single
32
4
Connolly to Kohli, FOUR, cracking shot, dropped short and wide of off - Kohli backs away and then cuts it powerfully past backward point, beats the fielder in the deep for another boundary
31.3
Connolly to Kohli, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle ane leg - nudged behind square on the on-side, he now becomes the second highest run-scorer in ODIs, behind Sachin Tendulkar
31.2
Connolly to Kohli, no run, Connolly tosses one just outside off - driven straight to the fielder at cover
31
Zampa to Kohli, no run, beauty, the perfect leg-break from Zampa - drifts in and then spins across the right-hander, brings Kohli forward and goes past the outside edge
30
Connolly to Kohli, no run, slower and a hint of turn from off, driven straight to the fielder at cover
29.5
Connolly to Kohli, no run, flighted delivery on off, punched back at the bowler
28.5
Zampa to Kohli, 1 run, the slider from Zampa - Kohli goes back and turns it onto the on-side for a single
28.4
Zampa to Kohli, no run, Zampa tosses one just outside off - driven straight to the fielder at mid-off
28.3
Zampa to Kohli, no run, tossed up just outside off - Kohli plays close to his body and dabs it to short third
28
Connolly to Kohli, 2 runs, very full and at the pads, clipped backward of square on the on-side and Kohli comes back for the second run
27.5
Connolly to Kohli, no run, fraction short and just outside off - Kohli backs away and can't beat backward point with the steer
27.3
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Connolly to Kohli, 1 run, fifty for Kohli, his 75th in ODIs, last in Australia? Two ducks at Perth and Adelaide, but he's putting on a show at the SCG - a rousing appreciation from the crowd as they stand to the milestone, flighted delivery on the leg-stump line, flicked into the gap wide of mid-wicket
27.2
Connolly to Kohli, no run, pushed through with the angle - Kohli goes back and turns it onto the on-side
27.1
Connolly to Kohli, 2 runs, tossed up just outside off - Kohli brings his wrists into play as he places the drive wide of cover, comes back for the second run
26.5
Zampa to Kohli, 1 run, Zampa tosses one just outside off - driven down to long-off for a single
26.4
Zampa to Kohli, no run, pushed through flatter and just outside off - Kohli backed away on the cut and gets an under-edge onto the off-side
26.3
Zampa to Kohli, no run, low full-toss on the pads, Kohli was looking to flick and missed - Zampa is appealing for LBW, but that was easily going down leg
25.4
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, 1 run, another short ball from Ellis - pulled down to long leg for a single
25.3
4
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, FOUR, cracking shot, banged in short by Ellis - Kohli picks the length early, swivels across, rolled his wrists and then pulled it behind square on the on-side, split the two fielders in the deep with ease
25.1
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, pushed in front of mid-on for a quick single
25
Zampa to Kohli, 1 run, flighted delivery on the middle-stump line, Kohli brings his wrists into play on the flick past mid-wicket
24.2
Zampa to Kohli, 1 run, flatter and at the stumps, whipped into the gap past mid-wicket for a single
23.5
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length and at the stumps - Kohli is onto the front-foot swivel, drops short of Own, who was sliding in the deep
23.4
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, 1 run, banged in short by Ellis - Kohli swivels onto the pull and places it wide of mid-wicket for a single
23.2
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, leg byes, 1 run, a big shout for LBW, but was it heading down leg - Australia are desperate for a wicket and they've reviewed, stayed low and went under Kohli's pull, struck him above the knee-roll and his left leg was in the air as well. No bat and we're onto ball-tracking: It's close, but it's only umpire's call, clipping the top of leg-stump. Will stay with the onfield call, much to delight of the Indian section of the crowd at the SCG
23.1
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Kohli gets close to his body and dabs it to backward point
22.4
Zampa to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up on off, Kohli gets close to the ball, brings his wrists into play and drives it tom long-on
22.1
Zampa to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up on middle, punched down to long-off for a single
22
Matthew Short to Kohli, 1 run, runs coming easily for India - flatter and just outside off, punched down to long-off for a single
21.4
Matthew Short to Kohli, 1 run, slower and at the stumps - nudged into the gap past mid-wicket for a run
21.2
Matthew Short to Kohli, 1 run, flighted around off. Kohli was looking to work it onto the on-side, a closed bat-face as the thick edge rolls wide of the bowler
20.5
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, 1 run, banged in short and angling across the right-hander, pulled down and to the right of mid-on for a single
20.3
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off - Kohli gets on top of the bounce, swivels across and then rolls his wrists on the pull, through mid-wicket for a single
20.2
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, no run, short of a good length and at the stumps, turned to the on-side
20.1
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, no run, banged in short and just outside off - Kohli mistimes the pull to mid-wicket
20
Mitchell Owen to Kohli, 1 run, short and wide of off - Kohli reaches out and chops it square on the off-side for a single
19.5
Mitchell Owen to Kohli, no run, on a length and just outside off - driven straight to the fielder at mid-off
19
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, 2 runs, back of a length and well wide of off - Kohli rides the bounce and then steers it backward of square on the off-side, comes back for the second
18.4
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, 1 run, short and into the body - Kohli awkwardly drops it behind square on the on-side for a single
18.1
Nathan Ellis to Kohli, 1 run, short of a good length and at the hips, tucked past square leg for a single
18
Connolly to Kohli, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off - driven down to long-off for a single
17.5
Connolly to Kohli, no run, appeal for LBW, but this was headed down leg, slower and sliding onto the pads, Kohli was looking to flick and missed
17.3
Connolly to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg - driven down to long-on for a single
17
Mitchell Starc to Kohli, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Kohli hops across defensively
17
Mitchell Starc to Kohli, wide, Starc shortens the length and slides one down leg, past Kohli's flick and is called as a wide
16.5
Mitchell Starc to Kohli, no run, short and at the body - Kohli hops across and defends it to the on-side
16.4
Mitchell Starc to Kohli, no run, short of a good length and angling across the right-hander - Kohli gets on top of the bounce and steers it to backward point
15.5
Zampa to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up just outside off - driven down to long-off, brings up India's 100
15.4
Zampa to Kohli, no run, nice bit of flight outside off - driven straight of cover, Connolly dives, gets a hand and prevents the run
15.3
Zampa to Kohli, no run, Zampa tosses one well wide of off - driven straight to the fielder at extra-cover
14.4
Mitchell Starc to Kohli, 1 run, 141.4kph, pitched up delivery, Kohli drives to mid-off for a quick single
14.2
Mitchell Starc to Kohli, 1 run, length ball, tapped in front of backward point with soft hands
14.1
4
Mitchell Starc to Kohli, FOUR, 137.3kph, full delivery, Kohli offers a vertical blade to play a good-looking straight drive off the front foot. Marsh runs back from mid-off and escorts the ball to the fence
14
Zampa to Kohli, 1 run, 87.1kph, drifts in on this occasion, Kohli gets forward to drive and inside-edges to midwicket
13.5
Zampa to Kohli, no run, 86.2kph, flighted outside off, Kohli defends it to backward point off the front foot
13.4
Zampa to Kohli, no run, 85.1kph, gets forward and clips this full delivery to midwicket
13
Hazlewood to Kohli, 2 runs, 137.2kph, moves forward and across, chases this wide-ish ball with hard hands and sends it between backward point and cover-point for a couple more
12.5
Hazlewood to Kohli, 2 runs, 136kph, fullish ball angling in, Kohli brings those wrists into play to whip it away to deep square leg
12.4
4
Hazlewood to Kohli, FOUR, streaky boundary! 140.4kph, good bouncer from Hazlewood. Kohli is clearly late on the shot who goes for the pull. Fat top-edge and it flies over the keeper's head for a one-bounce four
12.3
Hazlewood to Kohli, no run, Hazlewood has a smile on his face! 138kph, hard length outside off, Kohli flashes hard for a drive and the ball beats the outside edge
12.2
Hazlewood to Kohli, no run, and again, taps this length ball into the off-side and sets off. Sent back by a loud 'no, no' from Rohit
12.1
Hazlewood to Kohli, no run, 139.8kph, fuller than length, Kohli drops it adjacent to the pitch by playing with soft hands. Eyes a quick single, rightly denied by Rohit
11.5
Zampa to Kohli, 1 run, 89.2kph, gets forward and works this fullish ball to square leg
11.4
4
Zampa to Kohli, FOUR, uppish, wide of the fielder and four! 87.1kph, short of length outside off, Kohli goes back to cut. Not fully in control of his shot due to the bounce. Luckily for him, the ball falls short and wide of the backward point fielder who dives to his left
11.3
Zampa to Kohli, no run, 88.1kph, fuller ball on off, Kohli defends it to cover off the front foot
11.2
Zampa to Kohli, no run, fraction short, Kohli goes back to punch it to the left of short midwicket where Marsh makes a diving stop
11.1
Zampa to Kohli, no run, 84.9kph, flighted leggie around off, Kohli defends off the front foot
10.3
Hazlewood to Kohli, 1 run, 139.9kph, full delivery, Kohli gets forward and across to clip it to midwicket. A quick single taken and there's a big roar from the crowd. Kohli seems to be a relieved man as it's taken him three innings to open his account. Pumps his fist and smiles after completing the run...