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India vs Australia, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Australia tour of India, 2023 Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Date & Time: Feb 09-Feb 11, 09:30 AM LOCAL

KL Rahul 20(71)

22.5
W
Murphy to Rahul, out Caught&Bowled!! What was that? Rahul has chipped it straight back to Murphy who gets his first Test wicket! Finally something to cheer about for Australia on the field at the fag end of the day. Tossed up on off, lures Rahul into the drive and there's a big puff of dust off the surface. The ball holds up and turns in sharply, with Rahul in no control as it goes in the air off the inside half. Simple return catch for Murphy. Rahul c and b Murphy 20(71) [4s-1]
22.4
Murphy to Rahul, no run, tossed up on off, defended forward
22.3
Murphy to Rahul, no run, floated up on middle, defended forward
22.2
Murphy to Rahul, no run, 95.4kph length ball sliding across off, Rahul defends forward
22.1
Murphy to Rahul, 2 runs, dragged down short on leg, and Rahul punches it through midwicket for a couple
21.4
Lyon to Rahul, 1 run, 93.3kph, flat length ball turning in from outside off, Rahul punches off the back foot to long-on
21.3
Lyon to Rahul, no run, length ball turning in from outside off, Rahul defends from the crease
21.2
Lyon to Rahul, no run, tossed up at the stumps, Rahul turns it to short midwicket
20.6
Murphy to Rahul, no run, full on off, defended forward
20.3
Murphy to Rahul, 1 run, floated up on middle, driven to long-on
20.2
Murphy to Rahul, no run, full on middle, defended forward
20.1
Murphy to Rahul, no run, length ball on middle, defended
18.6
Murphy to Rahul, no run, tossed up outside leg, Rahul tries flicking it away but it goes off his pad to leg slip
17.6
Cummins to Rahul, no run, well down the leg-side, Rahul looks to glance it away but misses
17.5
Cummins to Rahul, no run, 140.9kph half-volley on off, Rahul drives it gently and Cummins gets a hand in his followthrough
17.4
Cummins to Rahul, no run, 141.4kph full ball on off, Rahul defends forward
17.3
4
Cummins to Rahul, FOUR, much better from Rahul now as he shows intent and puts the half-volley away through cover
17.2
Cummins to Rahul, no run, full on off, defended
17.1
Cummins to Rahul, no run, overpitched outside off, and this shot reflects Rahul's cautious mindset as he gently pats it to mid-off
16.6
Murphy to Rahul, 1 run, 90.7kph, floated up on middle and leg, and Rahul flicks it to deep midwicket
16.5
Murphy to Rahul, no run, floated up on off, defended forward
16.4
Murphy to Rahul, no run, defended to short leg
16.3
Murphy to Rahul, no run, another thick inside edge on the forward defence as Murphy tosses it up at the stumps from round the wicket
16.2
Murphy to Rahul, no run, lovely delivery! Tossed up on off, gets him forward to defend, dips on him and turns in to take an inside edge onto pad. It pops up but goes wide of short leg
16.1
Murphy to Rahul, no run, length ball darted in on leg, Rahul clips it to short midwicket
15.3
Lyon to Rahul, 1 run, back of a length on leg, Rahul clips it to deep midwicket
15.2
Lyon to Rahul, no run, tossed up on leg, Rahul flicks to midwicket
15.1
Lyon to Rahul, no run, length ball sliding through on middle, Rahul defends from the crease
14.4
Murphy to Rahul, 1 run, works it off the pads through midwicket
14.3
Murphy to Rahul, no run, comfortably defended off the back foot as the length is a touch shorter
14.2
Murphy to Rahul, no run, tossed up and drifting across off from round the wicket. Rahul gets tentatively forward, he plays for a bit of turn but it slides through, catching a thick edge that rolls to slip
14.1
Murphy to Rahul, 2 runs, flat length ball sliding across off, 93.3kph, and Rahul punches it sweetly off the back foot through the vacant cover region
13.2
Lyon to Rahul, 1 run, 96kph length ball on off, Rahul punches off the back foot to long-on
13.1
Lyon to Rahul, no run, 92kph length ball turning in on middle, Rahul is caught in the crease here as he defends
12.6
Murphy to Rahul, 1 run, turning into the pads, Rahul works it through midwicket
12.5
Murphy to Rahul, no run, tossed up on off, Rahul smothers it forward
12.4
Murphy to Rahul, no run, Rahul keeps this out comfortably
12.3
Murphy to Rahul, no run, defended
12.2
Murphy to Rahul, no run, big appeal from Murphy. The umpire says not out and Cummins is enquiring whether it's worth a review. He seems to suggest that height might be the issue. No review taken. This was tossed up around off, turned in sharply and there was sharp bounce too, hitting Rahul above the knee roll as he pressed forward to defend. Ball-tracking says it would've gone over
12.1
Murphy to Rahul, no run, floated up on middle, defended to short leg
10.6
Murphy to Rahul, no run, 92kph full ball drifting across off, Rahul defends to mid-off
10.5
Murphy to Rahul, no run, quicker through the air now, fires it across off and Rahul defends in front of point
10.4
Murphy to Rahul, no run, floated up on leg, defended forward
10.2
Murphy to Rahul, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Rahul punches it gently through the off-side
10.1
Murphy to Rahul, no run, 93.8kph, flat length ball just outside off, it doesn't turn much and Rahul gets it off the outside half to point as he looks to defend
8.6
Boland to Rahul, no run, 139.5kph, very full and that's been blocked back to Boland
8.5
Boland to Rahul, no run, 135.4kph, optimistic appeal for lbw as Rahul misses the flick. Too straight and too high
8.4
Boland to Rahul, no run, back of a length delivery, knocked to mid-on
8.3
Boland to Rahul, 2 runs, 137.4kph, short of length ball, Rahul plays with soft hands and opens his bat-face to guide it past the gully fielder with a squared up stance
8.2
Boland to Rahul, no run, 136.4kph, length ball, defended to mid-off off the front foot
8.1
Boland to Rahul, no run, pushes this full delivery outside off straight to cover
7.5
Lyon to Rahul, 1 run, 97kph, pad-lined, worked through backward square leg for an easy single
6.6
Boland to Rahul, no run, 136.1kph, pushes a full delivery to mid-on. Maiden over
6.5
Boland to Rahul, no run, 131.7kph, length ball on leg, Rahul misses the flick and wears it on the pad. The angle would have taken it down leg...
6.4
Boland to Rahul, no run, 134.4kph, short of a good length ball, left alone on seeing the line outside off
6.3
Boland to Rahul, no run, 138kph, pitched up delivery, knocked to mid-on
6.2
Boland to Rahul, no run, 133kph, in-seamer from a shortened length, Rahul punches and the ball hits him high on the bat. Rolls down the pitch
6.1
Boland to Rahul, no run, 133.7kph, fullish delivery, defended to point
5.5
Lyon to Rahul, 1 run, 93.3kph, full delivery, Rahul eases it to long-on to open his account
5.4
Lyon to Rahul, no run, punched back to the bowler
5.3
Lyon to Rahul, no run, 97.6kph, quicker one that spins and keeps a shade low. Rahul, staying on the back foot, brings his bat down just in time to keep it out on the on-side
5.2
Lyon to Rahul, no run, 92.8kph, full delivery, Rahul moves across and gets forward to block it out
5.1
Lyon to Rahul, no run, 91.5kph, offbreak outside off, Rahul shuffles across and shoulders arms
3.6
Lyon to Rahul, no run, 95kph, quicker and shorter, punched back to Lyon
2.6
Cummins to Rahul, no run, in-angling full delivery, Rahul knocks it to mid-on. Maiden over!
2.5
Cummins to Rahul, no run, 136.8kph, fuller than good length, Rahul is half-forward to defend it out
2.4
Cummins to Rahul, no run, 138.2kph, length ball just outside off, Rahul blunts it into the on-side
2.3
Cummins to Rahul, no run, 143.5kph, defends this full delivery towards cover point
2.2
Cummins to Rahul, no run, on the fuller side again, Rahul fences it towards point
2.1
Cummins to Rahul, no run, 138.2kph, full delivery outside off, Rahul shoulders arms. The ball seams back in sharply and still missed the off-stump by a long way
0.6
Cummins to Rahul, no run, 135.6kph, nips in from a length, Rahul is watchful as he knocks it back to the bowler. 13 runs off the over!
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