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| India vs Australia Toss Won By: India Batting First: India Over: 21 Score: 66 / 3 RRate: 3.14 Over: 21 India is 65 for 3 as Khurasia takes a run off symonds. Over: 21 Ajay Jadeja and Amay Khurasia are goin in to resume the Indian innings as the match is about to get under way. 3 balls left in the over The covers are still on. Rain willing, the match will resume in half-an-hour, at 1.30 P.M. India time. Over: 21 The rain is not falling for quite some time now. Ground staff is actually mopping water off the covers with their hands. We wait for play to resume. Over: 21 The rain has stopped, but the lot of water has to be cleared before play can start. Ground staff is doing the mopping up. Over: 21 When the sudden rain stopped play India was recovering from the early loss of three wickets, Jadeja and Khurasia were scoring at a fast clip. They had already added 27 runs in 37 balls. Over: 21 There is a lot of water on the covers. It seems it will be a long stoppage in play. Over: 21 Jadeja is batting on 13 on 31 balls. Ganguly was out for 10 runs off 29 balls. Tendulkar was out for 14 runs from 33 balls and Dravid was out for 5 runs from 11 balls. Over: 21 Khurasia has made 16 runs in 20 balls, including three square cut boundaries off Symonds, two on successive balls. Khurasia's innings have brought back some confidence in the Indian batting. Sudden rains have held up play even as India is recovering at 65 for 3 wickets in 20.3 overs. Jadeja and the swashbuckling Khurasia are at the crease. Over: 15 Dravid made five runs from 11 balls. Third Indian wicket down for 38 runs. Over: 15 Dravid is out, caught behind, off Symonds. Fished outside off stump. Over: 14 Score: 38 / 2 RRate: 2.71 Just two runs from the Moody over. Over: 14 Jadeja runs a very quick single, almost run out. Over: 14 Jadeja looking for his singles to keep the score moving. Over: 14 Moody continues, bowling to Jadeja, who is watchful. Over: 13 Score: 36 / 2 RRate: 2.76 Jadeja trying now to force the pace, but not able to. Over: 13 Jadeja is watchful, even as the overs are ticking away for India. Over: 13 Symonds has been brought in the attack, to Jadeja, dot ball. Over: 12 Score: 35 / 2 RRate: 2.91 Over: 12 Jadeja looks his chirpy self. takes a quick single to mid off. Over: 12 Indian 32 runs for 2 wickets in 11.3 overs. Over: 12 Ajay Jadeja is the new man in. Responsibility on his shoulders. Tendulkar was out earlier trying to hit Moody for a six. Over: 12 With Ganguly and Tendulkar back in the pavilion, India has its back to the wall. Over: 12 Tendulkar made just 14 runs, looked uncomfortable throughout. The bowling change with Moody being introduced in the attack did the trick for Australia. Over: 12 Tendulkar is out simple catch to lehman at mid on. Over: 12 Dravid has survived. Over: 12 Tom Moody has been introduced in the attack. Tendulkar ran two runs, but is Dravid run out? Third umpire deciding. Over: 11 Gillespie not giving Dravid any width. Over: 11 Tendulkar has made 12 runs from 31 balls. Over: 10 Score: 28 / 1 RRate: 2.8 With ten overs gone, India will have to fight its way out of trouble. Over: 10 Tendulkar flashes and misses Fleming outside off stump. He is not his usual self, this Tendulkar. Over: 10 Dravid off the mark straight away, got on top of the ball and ran a quick single. Over: 10 Fleming continues to Tendulkar, who takes a single on the on side. Dravid now on strike. Over: 9 Score: 25 / 1 RRate: 2.77 Over: 9 Rahul Dravid is the new man in. Over: 9 India 25 for the loss of Ganguly's wicket. Over: 9 Ganguly made just 10 runs. India on the defensive. But Tendulkar is still there, though struggling. Over: 9 Ganguly is out, lbw gillespie Over: 9 Tendulkar has not yet found his timing. His shots are going straight to fielders. Over: 9 Ganguly takes a single on a rising ball, bringing Tendulkar to strike. India has had a slow start, but has not lost any wicket. Over: 9 Now Gillespie beats Ganguly outside off, there are three fielders waiting behind him to snap up a catch. Over: 8 Score: 23 / 0 RRate: 2.87 Good over from Fleming. Kept Tendulkar quiet. Just one run off a wide from that over. Over: 8 Big appeal against Tendulkar, not out, ball had hit the pad and was caught behind. Fleming has beaten Tendulkar twice in this over. Over: 8 Fleming gets a little movement outside off, Tendulkar swings and misses. Tendulkar is getting impatient. Over: 8 Fleming continues in the attack, bowling to Tendulkar. Tendulkar is now swinging his bat, but not yet for runs. Over: 7 Score: 22 / 0 RRate: 3.14 Over: 6 Score: 19 / 0 RRate: 3.16 Over: 6 Score: 19 / 0 RRate: 3.16 A very well run single by Tendulkar on the last ball. He keeps strike. Slow start for India. Over: 6 Tendulkar is on 6 and Ganguly on 9. Tendulkar is watchful. Over: 6 Ganguly having taken a single, Tendulkar comes to strike to Fleming. As Fleming bowled a bird flew straight at Tendulkar, who backed out. amazing. The ball flew over stumps. Over: 5 Score: 17 / 0 RRate: 3.4 Indian openers Saurav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar have begun cautiously. Not trying to take any chance. Over: 5 Gillespie continues in the bowling attack Over: 4 Score: 15 / 0 RRate: 3.75 Fleming's second over cost 5 runs. Sachin played a good shot on the on side to take a couple. Over: 3 Score: 10 / 0 RRate: 3.33 The Match is underway | ![]() |
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