Day-7 Results: 15th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship 2025
09 Jul 2025, 23:37 GMT+10
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], July 9 (ANI): On day-seven of the 15th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship 2025, it was Uttar Pradesh Hockey who had a fruitful outing after winning their match against Hockey Chandigarh whereas Hockey Maharashtra and Hockey Punjab played out a draw to add a point each to their tally. In the first match today, Hockey Maharashtra played a 1-1 draw with Hockey Punjab, in Division 'A'. Anvi Rawat (35') scored for Hockey Maharashtra, whereas Saloni (37') played an equaliser for Hockey Punjab to end the game in a draw, as per a press release from Hockey India. In the next match, Uttar Pradesh defeated Hockey Chandigarh 4-0, in Division 'A'. Naina (34', 48', 59') stood out as be top goal scorer as she scored a hat-trick in the game. Arika Kumari (45') also scored one goal to take the game away from Hockey Chandigarh. Also, the other match between the Hockey Association of Bihar and Delhi Hockey was officially forfeited 5-0 in favour of the Hockey Association of Bihar.
This year's edition is featuring 28 teams divided into three divisions--Division A, Division B, and Division C--introducing an added competitive edge with promotion and relegation at stake, as per a press release from Hockey India.
Division A, comprising the top 12 performing teams in the country, will see intense action as the defending champions Hockey Jharkhand and last year's runner-up Hockey Madhya Pradesh lead the challenge for the national title. Division B and Division C will serve as competitive battlegrounds for emerging teams to climb the ranks. (ANI)
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West Indies vs Australia, 3rd T20I: Highlights from St. Kitts
08:13 IST:Right then, the fate of the series has been sealed, and Australia continue to remain unbeaten on this Caribbean sojourn. West Indies now have pride to play for as they look to end the series on a high and ideally win the remaining two games. The fourth T20I will take place here at Warner Park in Basseterre in less than 24 hours, on Sunday, 26th July at 11 pm GMT. As always, you can join us early for the build-up. Until then, take care and goodbye! 08:12 IST:The skipper of Australia, Mitchell Marsh, describes the series win as really special, especially with a young team where players are getting opportunities to shine. He is pleased with the 3-0 lead after three games. Marsh mentions that the team is exploring different options by giving players chances in various positions. He praises the team's collective performance, highlighting their excellent execution with the ball, particularly in the later stages of the game. Marsh is particularly impressed with Tim David's outstanding innings, which left him speechless. 08:08 IST:The captain of West Indies, Shai Hope feels that they were a few runs short with the bat and credits Australia for their disciplined death bowling. He mentions that it's something the West Indies need to revisit, especially with the ball in hand. Hope shares that the team needs to execute their plans better and make it a lot more difficult for batters to score freely. He acknowledges that they are aware of where they are falling short, but stresses the importance of stepping up in those key moments. 08:12 IST:Tim David is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his breathtaking ton. Tim says that he was just having a great time out in the middle, playing for the Australian team. He appreciates every opportunity to play and is grateful for the chance to score a hundred for Australia, which he hadn't expected. David credits the good pitch and strong breeze for allowing him to back his strengths and attack the bowlers. After nursing a niggle, he is happy to have a break at home to get his body right before seizing the opportunity to shine on the field. With his power-hitting skills already well-developed, David is now focusing on improving his shot selection to make the right decisions at the right time and maximise his chances of making big scores. He also jokingly thanks Dre Russ for his bat and feels it suited his game perfectly. 08:06 IST:Time for the presentation ceremony... 08:02 IST:Earlier, West Indies were put into bat for the third straight game, and Shai Hope, along with Brandon King, gave them an ideal start with a 125-run opening stand. Australia overpitched too often and paid the price. King fell for 62, and although Hope brought up his maiden T20I century, the innings lost steam in the final six overs. Nathan Ellis led Australia's late fightback as West Indies, after scoring 156 in the first 14 overs, managed only 58 in the last six with Hope facing just 12 of the final 36 balls. 08:15 IST:71 runs came off those three overs of spin, and that pretty much sealed the fate of the game. One could argue and rightly so, that Romario Shepherd should have been brought back into the attack earlier, especially considering he was the pick of the bowlers for West Indies before Tim David's onslaught. David stitched together a 128-run stand with Mitchell Owen that took Australia over the line, breaking records along the way. He first smashed the fastest fifty for Australia in T20Is in just 16 balls and then went on to rewrite the record books again, bringing up the fastest T20I century for Australia in just 37 deliveries. 08:14 IST:At the halfway mark, it felt like West Indies had left some runs on the table, and Australia came out blazing, racing to 30 in just 2 overs. From there, both sides traded blows. The Aussies kept up with the required rate, while the Windies kept chipping away at the wickets. At 87/4, another wicket or two from there would have really made it difficult for the visitors, but up stepped Tim David. He took a real liking to the spinners and took the wind out of the home side's sails. 07:55 IST:Signed, sealed, and delivered! Australia have wrapped up the series with two games to go. The last time they toured the Caribbean for a T20I series, they were handed a 4-1 defeat, but this time, they have flipped the script. It is a real concern for West Indies, who have now won just 3 of their last 18 T20Is. Their bowling lacked bite, and much like the first game, their finish with the bat once again left plenty to be desired. 07:52 IST:16.1: Romario Shepherd to Tim David, FOUR! CENTURY FOR DAVID! The onslaught from Tim David helps Australia win the 3rd T20I by 6 wickets and they now gain an unassailable lead of 3-0 in this 5-match series. This was a fuller one, on the pads. Tim David flicks this off the inside towards the fine leg region for four to wrap this game. 07:52 IST:15.6: Jediah Blades to Mitchell Owen, SIX! Back of a length around middle and off. Mitchell Owen pulls this off the front foot. The ball does just enough to travel to the fence. Rovman Powell, at long on, backpaddles and holds onto this. RP just couldn't stop the body momentum going backwards and he ends up stepping over the ropes. Rovman Powell signals six. 07:50 IST:A halt in play as there is a lighting issue with one of the bails. 07:49 IST:15.5: Jediah Blades to Tim David, Full toss on off, Tim David thumps this down to long off for one. 07:48 IST:15.4: Jediah Blades to Tim David, FOUR! Back of a length around middle and off. Tim David flat bats this down the ground and the ball wins the race to the fence before Rovman Powell could field this. 07:47 IST:15.3: Jediah Blades to Tim David, Yorker on middle and leg. Tim David pushes this back to the bowler for a dot. 07:47 IST:15.2: Jediah Blades to Mitchell Owen, Short-pitched again, around middle and leg. Owen smashes this flat and hard towards deep mid-wicket region for one. 07:46 IST:15.2: Jediah Blades to Mitchell Owen, WIDE! Full and way too wide outside off. Mitchell Owen leaves it. Wided. 07:45 IST:15.1: Jediah Blades to Mitchell Owen, SIX! It keeps getting better and better and better for the Aussies. Short-pitched, on middle and leg. Mitchell Owen pulls this right out of the middle of his bat and clears the fence over the deep square leg fielder for six runs. 07:44 IST:14.6: Jason Holder to Mitchell Owen, Low full toss, on off, Owen drills it to long off and takes a single. 07:44 IST:14.5: Jason Holder to Mitchell Owen, FOUR! Not where he intended but Mitchell Owen will take it! Pace off and into the wicket, wide on off, Owen flays at the delivery and gets an outside edge that flies over short third for a boundary. 07:43 IST:14.4: Jason Holder to Tim David, Full and going away, David smashes it down to long off for a single. The 100-run stand comes up between these two batters, out of which Ian Bishop informs that Mitchell Owen has contribueted only 18. 07:42 IST:14.3: Jason Holder to Mitchell Owen, Full and around off, Owen slices it towards deep cover. Brandon King runs in off the ropes and collects it on the bounce. 07:42 IST:14.2: Jason Holder to Mitchell Owen, Gets the yorker in, outside off, Owen digs it out down the deck. 07:41 IST:14.1: Jason Holder to Tim David, Low full toss, on middle, David thumps it down to long on for one. 07:39 IST:13.6: Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Owen, Low full toss, on middle, Owen sets low to whip it away. Skies it up but well wide of deep square leg to his left. A couple of runs taken as the fielder in the deep mops it up. 07:39 IST:13.5: Romario Shepherd to Tim David, DROPPED! Brandon King shells a sitter! Angled away, on a good length, on middle, David has a swing across the line. Tries to whip it away but gets it right off the bottom part of the bat. It goes straight down the throat of deep mid-wicket, where Brandon King looks to take it reverse cup but the ball bursts through his hands. A single taken. 07:38 IST:13.4: Romario Shepherd to Tim David, Nails the yorker, around the off stump, Tim steers it to short third. 07:38 IST:13.3: Romario Shepherd to Tim David, SIX! Absolutely nailed! Romario Shepherd goes into the surface again but this gets only as high as the chest. Tim stands tall and pulls it hard and over mid-wicket for a flat six. 07:37 IST:13.2: Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Owen, This is bowled into the wicket, over middle, Mitchell plays the tennis forehand by clearing his front leg to long on for one. 07:37 IST:13.1: Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Owen, SIX! Hit flat and hard! Going across from around the wicket, full in length, Owen walks closer to the line and stays low to make the connection. Pumps it over long off for a six. 07:35 IST:12.6: Jediah Blades to Mitchell Owen, A tidy over from the debutant! On a short of a good length, on middle, Mitchell Owen hammers it to deep mid-wicket for just a single. 5 runs off the over. Australia need 47 runs from 42 balls. 07:34 IST:12.5: Jediah Blades to Tim David, Fuller and on middle, Tim hits it down to long on for a single. 07:34 IST:12.4: Jediah Blades to Mitchell Owen, 'Catch it' is the cry but the ball lands safely! Banged in short by Blades and he gets it high enough to trouble the batter, Mitchell drags the pull and skies it but it lands well in front of long on. They cross. 07:33 IST:12.3: Jediah Blades to Tim David, On a shortish length, on off, David steers it to deep third for a single. 07:32 IST:12.2: Jediah Blades to Mitchell Owen, Another full toss, outside off, sliced away to deep backward point for a single. 07:32 IST:12.1: Jediah Blades to Mitchell Owen, Going across, a full toss, Owen swings to go through the off side. Gets an outside edge that goes on the bounce to the keeper. 07:31 IST:What an onslaught by Tim David! The Aussies have scored 71 runs in just the last three overs, thanks to his incredible hitting. He's single-handedly taken the game away from the Windies, bringing Australia to the brink of a thrilling win. This high-scoring contest is living up to the hype, and the outcome might just determine the series' fate. 07:30 IST:11.6: Roston Chase to Tim David, SIX! Another full toss, another six! Low full toss, sprayed on the pads by Chase as he errs once again. Tim David just nonchalantly picks it up over square leg for six more. 71 runs have come off the last 3 overs. 07:29 IST:11.5: Roston Chase to Tim David, FOUR! Easy pickings! Thigh-high full toss, on middle, Tim needs no second invitation as he just swats it through backward square leg for a boundary. 07:29 IST:11.5: Roston Chase to Tim David, From over the wicket, Chase fires in a yorker, on off, Tim jams it out. NO BALL called as Chase as overstepped. Free Hit to follow. 07:27 IST:11.4: Roston Chase to Tim David, SIX! That's gone as well! Flatter and fuller, going across, Tim gets under the ball, frees his arms and tonks it over extra cover. The ball goes over the roof and we will need a new ball. 07:26 IST:11.3: Roston Chase to Tim David, SIX! Dispatched with disdain! Chase looks to go into the blockhole but ends up serving a low full toss, around the pads, David does not miss out and just swats it over square leg for a biggie. 07:25 IST:11.2: Roston Chase to Tim David, Pushed across, very full, Tim David lets it go. 07:25 IST:11.1: Roston Chase to Tim David, Very full, on middle, David smashes it down the ground to long on but guess what? He does not take the single. David backs himself in this match up against Chase. 07:24 IST:10.6: Akeal Hosein to Tim David, Attacking the stumps, on the fuller side, David flicks it through square leg for a single. 07:23 IST:10.5: Akeal Hosein to Tim David, The length is pulled back, on the off stump, David punches it to extra cover. 07:28 IST:NEW BALLS PLEASE!!! Tim David is UNSTOPPABLE! He's absolutely destroying the Windies bowling attack, hitting the ball clean out of the park with ridiculous ease, leaving the Windies bowlers reeling. This man is on a mission! 07:22 IST:10.4: Akeal Hosein to Tim David, SIX! Oh, my! Another one that has gone out of the stadium! Akeal Hosein misses his mark. Serves it full and right in the slot, on off, Tim gets under the ball and clobbers it down the ground. It sails over the roof and goes out of the park. 07:21 IST:10.3: Akeal Hosein to Tim David, FOUR! There it is, the fastest FIFTY for Australia in T20Is now belongs to Tim David! Wonderful ball striking from David as he brings up his half-century in just 16 balls. Celebrates the milestone by removing his gloves and gesturing claws. Short and on off, Tim goes for the cut and gets it off an outside edge that races past short third for four more. 07:20 IST:10.2: Akeal Hosein to Tim David, SIX! Tim David makes the Free Hit count! Short and this sits up to be hit, on middle and leg, David presses back and launches it over mid-wicket for a massive hit. 6th six of the night for David. Moves to 49. 07:19 IST:10.2: Akeal Hosein to Tim David, NO BALL! Sliding on with the arm, short and on the off stump, David guides it to short third. Uh, oh, Akeal has overstepped. Free Hit coming up. 07:18 IST:10.1: Akeal Hosein to Mitchell Owen, Short and outside off, Owen slaps it past cover for a single. 07:18 IST:10.1: Akeal Hosein to Mitchell Owen, Wide! Turning beyond the tramline on off, Owen flashes at the delivery but misses. 07:18 IST:DRINKS BREAK! Australia head into the break with momentum on their side. Despite losing four wickets, they haven't backed down, and Tim David's onslaught has brought the required rate below 10. With 95 needed off 60 and small boundaries in play, the Aussies will back themselves to get the job done from here. Shai Hope has gathered his team in a huddle. This pause might have come at just the right time for the Windies. The hosts need a couple of quick wickets to wrest back control, or the game could slip away quickly. 07:14 IST:9.6: Gudakesh Motie to Tim David, SIX! FOUR IN FOUR FOR DAVID! Short of a length around middle and off, Tim David moves a shade to his leg and pulls this out of the middle of his bat and the ball has once again sailed over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region for another huge six. 07:14 IST:9.5: Gudakesh Motie to Tim David, SIX! TRIPLE TREAT FROM TIM!Way too full, on off. Tim David strides to the pitch of the delivery and hammers this over the sight screen and onto the roof for another biggie. 07:13 IST:9.4: Gudakesh Motie to Tim David, SIX! BACK TO BACK BIGGIES FOR TIM! Full toss on off, Tim David smashes this over the long on fielder and the ball lands on the other side of the rope for another biggie. 07:13 IST:We have lost the ball and the fourth umpire is out with a box of balls. 07:12 IST:9.3: Gudakesh Motie to Tim David, SIX! OH WOW! That bat with the Dre Russ initials on it is surely working well for Tim David. Short of a length around middle and leg, Tim David stands his ground and delivers a slog that helps the ball sail out of the park towards the deep mid-wicket region for a gigantic six. 07:11 IST:9.2: Gudakesh Motie to Tim David, Length dragged back a bit, turning away from the batter. Tim David guides this to point for no run. 07:11 IST:9.1: Gudakesh Motie to Tim David, FOUR! SMASHED POWERFULLY DOWN THE GROUND! Tossed up, on middle and leg, Tim David swings and whacks this up and over the bowler for a boundary down towards the sight screen. 07:10 IST:8.6: Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Owen, FOUR! Full and wide outside off, Mitchell Marsh reached out at it, smashes this all along the ground and sees the ball race through the extra cover region for a boundary. 07:09 IST:8.6: Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Owen, WIDE! Bumper, around off. Mitchell Owen sits under it. Wided. 07:08 IST:Mitchell Owen walks out to the middle. 07:07 IST:8.5: Romario Shepherd to Cameron Green, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Comes round the wicket again, bends his back and puts in an extra bit of effort. Bowls a short-pitched delivery angling away from the batter. Cameron Green looks to pull this but gets a leading edge hanging towards the 30-yard circle towards short third man region. Shai Hope calls it his and takes it well. 07:06 IST:8.4: Romario Shepherd to Cameron Green, Full and wide around off, angling away from the batter. Cameron Green looks to slog across the line but misses out. 07:06 IST:8.3: Romario Shepherd to Cameron Green, FOUR! GREEN CONTINUES HIS PURPLE PATCH! Low full toss on the pads, Cameron Green slogs this one bounce over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket's right for four runs. 07:05 IST:8.2: Romario Shepherd to Tim David, Full and on the pads, Tim David leans onto it and flicks this through square leg for a single. 07:05 IST:We have an issue with the sight screen. The light on the screen is flickering, which is bothering Tim David. The issue has been sorted and we are all good to go. 07:02 IST:8.1: Romario Shepherd to Cameron Green, Full and wide outside off, Cameron Green goes for the lofted drive over cover. Gets an outside edge and the ball sails towards deep third region for a single. 07:04 IST:Halt! The physio is out to attend to Shai Hope for the blow he took on the left knee in the previous over. We are ready to resume. Romario Shepherd (1-0-8-1) returns to the attack, replacing Akeal Hosein. 07:00 IST:7.6: Gudakesh Motie to Tim David, SIX! DISPATCHED! Tossed up around off, Tim David clears his front leg and smashes this aerially and over the fence towards long off region for a huge six. David was looking to smash this out of the park towards the long on region but he gets it off the outside but still produces enough power to clear the fence. Tim David looks hungry to score big and help his team in this chase. 07:00 IST:7.5: Gudakesh Motie to Cameron Green, BYE! Darted into the batter's pads. Cameron Green steps out of his crease and goes for the wild slog but misses. The keeper misses this too and the batters take one. 06:59 IST:7.5: Gudakesh Motie to Cameron Green, WIDE! Full and way too wide outside off. Cameron Green leaves it. Wided. 06:59 IST:7.4: Gudakesh Motie to Cameron Green, Fired in on middle and leg, Cameron punches this back to the bowler. 06:58 IST:7.3: Gudakesh Motie to Tim David, Way too full and middle and leg, Tim David rolls this to long on and rotates again. 06:58 IST:7.2: Gudakesh Motie to Cameron Green, Flatter around off, Cameron Green drills this to wide long off for one. 06:57 IST:7.1: Gudakesh Motie to Tim David, Way too full on off, Tim David drives this through cover for a single. 06:56 IST:6.6: Akeal Hosein to Tim David, Short and wide of off, Tim David cuts this to sweeper cover for a single to close the over. 06:56 IST:6.5: Akeal Hosein to Cameron Green, Darted around middle and leg, Cameron Green punches this down to long off for a comfortable rotation of strike. 06:55 IST:6.4: Akeal Hosein to Cameron Green, Pushed through on the pads, Cameron Green looks to flick this on the leg side but gets it edged off the inside onto the pads. 06:54 IST:6.3: Akeal Hosein to Tim David, Darted on top of off, Tim David rocks back and punches this to long off for a single. 06:54 IST:6.2: Akeal Hosein to Cameron Green, Floated around off, Cameron Green cuts this well and wide to the right of the fielder at point. Roston Chase dives full stretch to his right and gets a bit of hand to it. Keeps it down to a single. 06:53 IST:6.2: Akeal Hosein to Cameron Green, WIDE! Fired down the leg, Cameron Green leaves it. Wided. 06:53 IST:6.1: Akeal Hosein to Cameron Green, Quicker and flatter around off, Cameron Green cuts this on the bounce to backward point for no run. 06:52 IST:5.6: Jason Holder to Tim David, FOUR! The promotion to Tim David works instantly with Tim smashing the first ball he faces away to the fence for four. Short-pitched, around middle and leg, Tim David pulls this flat and through square leg for four. 06:52 IST:Tim David walks out to bat. 06:52 IST:5.5: Jason Holder to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Edged and gone this time. The Aussie skipper must be livid with his dismissal. Holder drags his length back and even wider a fraction, Mitchell Marsh throws his bat at it. Marsh gets an outside edge and Shai Hope, behind the stumps, makes no mistake and pouches this well. 06:49 IST:5.4: Jason Holder to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Timing so pure that the ball races to the fence for four. Good length around off, Mitchell Marsh strides to the pitch of the delivery and lofts this over mid off for a boundary. This is the best Marsh has timed the ball so far in this chase. 06:49 IST:5.3: Jason Holder to Mitchell Marsh, Back of a length around off, Marsh looks to smash this down the ground but misses out. 06:48 IST:5.2: Jason Holder to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! The outside edge is working fine for Marsh. On a length, around off. Mitchell Marsh swings at it wildly. Gets a thickish outside edge and the ball flies past the right of the keeper for a boundary behind the stumps. 06:48 IST:5.1: Jason Holder to Cameron Green, On a length around the pads, Cameron Green flicks this towards deep square and takes a single. 06:46 IST:4.6: Akeal Hosein to Mitchell Marsh, Bowled from wide of the crease, short and on off, Marsh can only play it back to Akeal. A good over from Hosein. Just 5 runs off it. 06:46 IST:4.5: Akeal Hosein to Mitchell Marsh, Flatter and shorter, on off, Marsh hammers it straight to mid-wicket. 06:45 IST:4.4: Akeal Hosein to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Off the edge! Slower and shorter, outside off, Mitchell Marsh throws his hands at it and gets an outside edge past the short third fielder to his left. 50 is up for Australia! 06:45 IST:4.3: Akeal Hosein to Mitchell Marsh, Fired in, on middle, on the fuller side, Marsh swings across the line and gets an inside edge towards short fine leg. 06:44 IST:4.2: Akeal Hosein to Mitchell Marsh, Oh, so close! Darted into the right-hander, on middle and leg, Mitchell Marsh gets down for the slog sweep but misses and the ball sneaks past the leg pole. 06:44 IST:4.1: Akeal Hosein to Cameron Green, Speared in, full and on middle, Green pushes it to long off and crosses over. 06:43 IST:3.6: Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, Big swing and a miss! Full and near the tramline on off, Marsh plants his front foot forward and goes hard on the drive but fails to connect. 06:42 IST:3.6: Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, Wide! This slips beyond the tramline, on a length, Marsh lets it go. 06:42 IST:3.5: Romario Shepherd to Mitchell Marsh, Gets the wide yorker in, Marsh reaches out and squeezes it out near the popping crease. 06:41 IST:3.4: Romario Shepherd to Cameron Green, On a good length, on off, Green drives it on the up wide of cover for a single. 06:40 IST:Cameron Green walks out next. 06:40 IST:3.3: Romario Shepherd to Josh Inglis, OUT! TAKEN! Romario Shepherd strikes with his third ball and it is the big wicket of Josh Inglis! Romario goes into the surface and it is the off-cutter, on middle, Inglis swivels for the pull but fails to get the power behind the shot. It goes only as far as deep square leg where Brandon King bends and takes a reverse cup catch around his neck. 06:39 IST:3.2: Romario Shepherd to Josh Inglis, Pace taken off, on a short of a length, Inglis throws his hands at the ball and misses. 06:39 IST:3.1: Romario Shepherd to Josh Inglis, SIX! Romario Shepherd is welcomed with a biggie! On a length, on middle and leg, Josh Inglis puts on the dancing shoes and pumps it with a clean swing of the arms over long on for a six. 06:37 IST:2.6: Akeal Hosein to Mitchell Marsh, Short and around off, slapped straight to extra cover by Marsh. 06:37 IST:2.5: Akeal Hosein to Josh Inglis, Tossed up, full and on middle, Inglis has a swipe across the line. Drags it off the inner half to mid-wicket for one. 06:36 IST:2.4: Akeal Hosein to Josh Inglis, FOUR! Up and over! Fractionally short, on middle, Josh rocks back deep in the crease and jabs it over mid on for another boundary. 06:36 IST:2.3: Akeal Hosein to Josh Inglis, FOUR! A misfield and Josh Inglis gets off the mark with a boundary! Short and around off, Inglis flays at the delivery and gets it off the outer half to the left of deep backwad point. Roston Chase gets to the ball in the deep but fails to get low enough. The ball sneaks under the hands and clips the left foot before trickling into the fence. 06:35 IST:Josh Inglis walks out at 3. 06:35 IST:2.2: Akeal Hosein to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! RUN OUT! A tight single attempted and Glenn Maxwell is a goner! This is short and on off, Marsh presses back and away. Punches it in front of cover and the batters set off for a single with Maxwell being a bit slow to respond. It is hit well by Marsh and it bounces nicely for Brandon King there. King collects cleanly and throws it to the keeper. Shai Hope collects it and does the rest with Maxwell well short of his crease. 06:34 IST:2.1: Akeal Hosein to Mitchell Marsh, Darted in, short and on off, not that wide for the cut but Marsh goes for it. Gets an inside edge and the ball drops at his feet. 06:33 IST:Akeal Hosein replaces Jediah Blades into the attack. 06:43 IST:1.6: Jason Holder to Mitchell Marsh, On the pads, on a nagging length, flicked through backward square leg for a single. An ideal start for Australia. After 2 overs, they are 30/0. At this stage, West Indies were 10/0. 06:43 IST:1.5: Jason Holder to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Put away with ease! On a hard length, on leg, Marsh just helps it away with the angle to the left of short fine leg for a boundary. 06:43 IST:1.4: Jason Holder to Glenn Maxwell, On the shorter side, at 126.3 kph, on middle, Glenn Maxwell backs away and has a hack across the line. Gets an inside edge that rolls in front of short fine leg for one. 06:43 IST:1.3: Jason Holder to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Easy pickings! Too full, too striaght, on the pads, Maxwell just clips it to the left of short fine leg for four more. 06:43 IST:1.2: Jason Holder to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Gets it through! On a good length, on middle and leg, Glenn clears his front leg and swipes it to the left of the diving mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. 06:43 IST:1.1: Jason Holder to Glenn Maxwell, Angled in at the hips, on a back of a length, Maxwell fails to get it away and wears it on the thigh pad. 06:28 IST:Jason Holder will bowl from the other end. 06:43 IST:0.6: Jediah Blades to Glenn Maxwell, 16 runs off the first over in T20Is for Jediah Blades! On a hard length, on off, Maxwell stays back and opens the bat face to guide it to the right of deep point for one. 06:43 IST:0.5: Jediah Blades to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! Easily done! Banged into the wicket, around off, Glenn Maxwell gives himself room and just opens the bat face to ramp it over short third for a four. 06:43 IST:0.4: Jediah Blades to Glenn Maxwell, SIX! Glenn Maxwell is up and running! Angling away, on a good length, Maxwell frees his arms and carves it with the wind over deep point for a six. 06:43 IST:0.3: Jediah Blades to Mitchell Marsh, Going across, on a short of a length, Marsh steers it to deep backward point for a single. 06:43 IST:0.2: Jediah Blades to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Mitchell Marsh and Australia are underway! On a back of a length, Marsh angles the bat face and uses the pace on the ball to work it to the right of short third for a boundary. 06:43 IST:0.1: Jediah Blades to Mitchell Marsh, From over the wicket, angled across the right-hander, on a length, Marsh punches it off the front foot to cover. 06:24 IST:The chase is underway! Australia's dynamic duo, Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell, walk out as openers. The debutant, Jediah Blades, is ready to set the tone for the Windies by bowling the first over. The stage is set for a thrilling contest! 06:15 IST:... The Run Chase ... 06:16 IST:Brandon King of West Indies is in for a chat. He says that it is always a good wicket here with the small boundaries. Mentions that the talk has been about converting starts and Shai Hope did that brilliantly tonight. Feels that it is always good to show some consistency and reckons that it is easier in this format, where it is basically go hard or go home. States that wind is always a factor here and hopes that the bowlers can use it to their advantage. 06:19 IST:Australian bowlers didn't have that bad a game, the Windies' batting was exceptional. The Aussies' death bowling was impressive, though. The spinners had an off day as Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa bowled a total of 6 overs and gave away 82, taking just 1 wicket. Mitchell Owen, Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa took one apiece. Now, it all comes down to whether the Windies can defend this total or if the Aussies will chase it down to seal the series. 06:15 IST:The Windies openers, Shai Hope and Brandon King, got off to a flying start, smashing 66 runs in the first six overs without losing a wicket. Hope was particularly dominant, scoring 43 of those runs. Although King fell, Hope continued his onslaught and went on to score his maiden T20I century. The Windies batters took full advantage of the short boundaries to post a massive total. 06:11 IST:The West Indies batting unit has finally found its rhythm, posting an imposing total of 214 runs on the board. 06:10 IST:19.6: Nathan Ellis to Romario Shepherd, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Romario Shepherd! Pitched up by Ellis, on off, Romario stays deep in the crease and drills it to the left of mid off for four more. 10 runs off the final over and West Indies end up with 214 on the board! 06:09 IST:19.5: Nathan Ellis to Romario Shepherd, FOUR! Muscled! This is on a short of a length, on off, Romario Shepherd gets the front leg out of the way and smashes this down the ground to the right of the man at mid off inside the circle. 06:09 IST:19.4: Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, Low full toss, on off, Shai plays it down to long off for a single. 06:08 IST:19.3: Nathan Ellis to Romario Shepherd, On a length, around off, Romario Shepherd swings across the line. Gets an inside edge onto the pads and it rolls away on the off side for one. 06:07 IST:Romario Shepherd walks out next. 06:07 IST:19.2: Nathan Ellis to Rovman Powell, OUT! TAKEN! Nathan Ellis has his reward! Banged into the wicket, at pace, over off, Rovman Powell swings to get the pull shot. Gets it off the upper half of the bat and skies it up behind the wicket where Adam Zampa does the rest at short third. So far, so good from Ellis. 06:06 IST:19.1: Nathan Ellis to Rovman Powell, Nathan Ellis starts well! Nails the wide yorker, Rovman lets it go but the ball sneaks just inside the tramline. 06:05 IST:18.6: Ben Dwarshuis to Rovman Powell, In the safe! Lowish full toss, around off, Rovman Powell stays deep in the crease and swings through. Ends up slicing it over extra cover where Mitchell Marsh runs over his left shoulder and slides but the ball falls out of his reach. A single taken. 06:04 IST:18.5: Ben Dwarshuis to Rovman Powell, FOUR! Powered away! Ben Dwarshuis goes into the wicket and takes pace off. This sits up to be hit for Powell, who holds his shape and dispatches it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. 200 comes up for West Indies! 06:04 IST:18.5: Ben Dwarshuis to Rovman Powell, Wide! Low full toss and it is sprayed well beyond the guideline on off. 06:04 IST:18.4: Ben Dwarshuis to Rovman Powell, FOUR! Streaky! Going across the batter from over the wicket, Rovman Powell swings hard to force it through the off side. Gets it off the inner half but it still races past the man inside the circle at square leg for a boundary. 06:02 IST:18.3: Ben Dwarshuis to Shai Hope, Pushed across the batter, on the fuller side, Hope ekes out an inside edge that rolls behind square on the leg side for one. 06:01 IST:Rovman Powell walks out next to bat. 06:01 IST:18.2: Ben Dwarshuis to Sherfane Rutherford, OUT! RUN OUT! Direct hit and Sherfane Rutherford is gone! On off and middle, low full toss, Sherfane Rutherford looks to go down the ground but mistimes it in front of mid off. Lackadaisical piece of running from Rutherford as he just jogs to the other end. Tim David at mid off, picks the ball cleanly and has all three stumps to aim at. Hits the stumps and Sherfane is well short. Shai Hope at the other end is not pleased one bit and rightly so. 05:59 IST:18.1: Ben Dwarshuis to Shai Hope, MAIDEN T20I TON FOR HOPE! Shai joins Chris Gayle as the 2nd West Indian batter to score centuries in all 3 formats of the game. The Windies skipper has led from the front in this do-or-die clash for the home side. Very full, angled across, Hope gets low and digs it out to deep cover to get to the landmark. 05:59 IST:What an over this turned out to be from Nathan Ellis. Just 6 off te over and this might well come back to haunt the Windies who have batted brilliantly so far. 05:58 IST:17.6: Nathan Ellis to Sherfane Rutherford, Going across, slower bumper, Sherfane Rutherford gets on his toes to play the ramp but misses. Sherfane expresses his frustration with it not being called a wide for height. To be fair, the replays did show the ball seemed to go slightly over his head even when Rutherford was on his toes. 05:58 IST:17.5: Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, On off, on a short of a length, cut away to deep backward point for a single. 05:57 IST:17.4: Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, FOUR! In the gap! On the shorter side, pace taken off, on middle, Hope waits for the ball to arrive and pulls it to the left of deep square leg. Moves to 98. 05:57 IST:17.3: Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, Had the throw hit, Sherfane Rutherford was gone! On a hard length, around off, Hope walks inside the line for the scoop but misses. The ball rolls beside the strip on the leg side off the pads. Rutherford wants to sneak in a single but Shai sends him back. Ellis gets to the ball quickly and turns around to fire in a throw at the bowling end. Sherfane had given up but the throw missed the stumps. 05:55 IST:17.3: Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, Wide! Slower one from Ellis and wider. This is well beyond the tramline on off. The ball bounces in front and Josh Inglis does well to get his body behind the ball. 05:55 IST:17.2: Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, Goes full and it is just inside the tramline, Hope reaches out but the ball goes past the toe end of the bat. 05:54 IST:17.1: Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, Angled into the right-hander, on a short of a length, Shai Hope has a swipe across the line but misses on the inside edge as the ball goes over the leg pole. 05:53 IST:16.6: Sean Abbott to Sherfane Rutherford, Two leg byes! At the pads and the length is full, Sherfane Rutherford fails to tickle it away. The ball dribbles off the pads to the left of deep fine leg for a couple of leg byes. 05:52 IST:16.5: Sean Abbott to Sherfane Rutherford, Well bowled! Executes the wide yorker and it sneaks just inside the tramline, Rutherford reaches out and gets low but fails to make any contact. 05:52 IST:16.4: Sean Abbott to Shai Hope, Full and at pace, on middle, Hope hits it on the bounce to long on for a single. 05:51 IST:16.4: Sean Abbott to Shai Hope, Wide! Off-pace delivery and Abbott tries to keep it away from the batter's arc but this is well wide on off. Shai Hope shapes up for the revese scoop but misses. 05:51 IST:16.3: Sean Abbott to Sherfane Rutherford, Leg bye! Yorker, at the toes, Rutherford misses out on the flick. A leg bye is taken as the ball rolls off the boot to the leg side. 05:50 IST:16.2: Sean Abbott to Sherfane Rutherford, Sean takes pace off and this slides across the left-hander, on a back of a length, Sherfane Rutherford swings and misses. 05:49 IST:16.2: Sean Abbott to Sherfane Rutherford, Wide! This is sprayed beyond the tramline on off, Sherfane Rutherford lets it go. 05:49 IST:16.1: Sean Abbott to Sherfane Rutherford, FOUR! Intentional! Pushed across the left-hander, Sherfane Rutherford gets low to make contact with this full toss. Opens the bat face and glides it fine of the man at short third for a boundary. 05:48 IST:15.6: Ben Dwarshuis to Sherfane Rutherford, Full and wide on off, Sherfane Rutherford squeezes it out off an inside edge to the right of the keeper for a single. 05:47 IST:15.5: Ben Dwarshuis to Sherfane Rutherford, Full toss at knee height, on off, Sherfane Rutherford swings but gets it high on the bat and the ball goes on the bounce to Ben. 05:46 IST:15.4: Ben Dwarshuis to Sherfane Rutherford, FOUR! Up and over! Ben Dwarshuis takes pace off and goes into the wicket. Keeps it near the tramline on off, Sherfane Rutherford reaches out and even though one hand comes off the bat, he manages to go over extra cover for a boundary. 05:46 IST:15.3: Ben Dwarshuis to Shai Hope, Nails the yorker this time, on middle, Hope backs away and bunts it in front of extra cover for one. 05:45 IST:15.2: Ben Dwarshuis to Shai Hope, FOUR! Innovative and mighty effective! Ben Dwarshuis comes from around the wicket and goes searching for the yorker. Ends up serving a low full toss, on off, Shai walks inside the line of the ball and scoops it over short fine leg for a four. 05:44 IST:15.1: Ben Dwarshuis to Sherfane Rutherford, Low full toss, on middle, driven to long off for a single. 05:43 IST:14.6: Adam Zampa to Sherfane Rutherford, Full toss on middle and leg, Sherfane Rutherford drills this to long on for a single. 05:42 IST:14.5: Adam Zampa to Shai Hope, Thrown full and wide outside off, Shai Hope smashes this to deep point for a single. 05:42 IST:14.4: Adam Zampa to Sherfane Rutherford, Fuller on off, Sherfane Rutherford rolls this to long off and gets off the mark. 05:41 IST:Sherfane Rutherford walks out to bat. 05:41 IST:14.3: Adam Zampa to Shimron Hetmyer, OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! Tossed up, a touch closer to the batter. Shimron Hetmyer fails to get underneath it and couldn't produce enough power to take this over the rope. The ball goes straight towards Cameron Green at wide long on and Green makes no mistake and pouches this cleanly. 05:41 IST:14.2: Adam Zampa to Shimron Hetmyer, SIX! Overcompensates by going full, on middle and off. Giving Shimron Hetmyer the chance to free his arms. Shimron swings at it and connects well. The ball has sailed over the long on fence for a huge six. 05:39 IST:14.1: Adam Zampa to Shimron Hetmyer, A genuine drag down, on off. Shimron Hetmyer hops back and goes for the pull, but misses, and Josh Inglis fails to gather as well. The reaction from the bowler suggests that SH might have just edged this. 05:39 IST:Mitchell Marsh was thinking about turning to Ben Dwarshuis but he changed his mind and it will be Adam Zampa to continue. Zampa to bowl out. 3-0-42-0 so far for the leggie. 05:37 IST:13.6: Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, Brilliant from Nathan Ellis. Slower one, back of the hand around leg. Shai Hope swings wild at it, gets beaten to the pace take off this one. The ball had barely missed the leg pole. 05:36 IST:13.5: Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, Another set of two as Shai Hope tucks a good length delivery on his pads towards deep square and turns back for two. 05:36 IST:13.4: Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, Full and wide outside off, Shai Hope backs away and guides this towards deep third's right for two. This was racing to the fence before that diving effort from Tim David to his right to save a couple for his side. 05:35 IST:13.3: Nathan Ellis to Shimron Hetmyer, Good length on off, Shimron Hetmyer punches this to extra cover and takes a quick single. 05:34 IST:13.2: Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, Back of a length on middle and leg, Shai Hope pulls this flat towards deep mid-wicket for one. 05:34 IST:13.1: Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, FOUR! SHAI HOPE HAS BEEN SENSATIONAL SO FAR! CRUNCHED! Good length wide of off, Shai Hope moves to his leg and slaps this past extra cover and into the fence for four. This took no time in racing to the fence once it left the bat of Hope. 05:33 IST:12.6: Adam Zampa to Shai Hope, Pushed through around off, Shai Hope lofts this on the bounce to Cameron Green at long off for one. 05:32 IST:12.5: Adam Zampa to Shai Hope, SIX! This time Shai Hope slogs this wide to the left of cow corner for yet another biggie. Tossed up, around off. Shai Hope gets down on a knee and slog sweeps this up and over the fence towards cow corner for six more. 05:32 IST:12.4: Adam Zampa to Shai Hope, SIX! DISPATCHED! Shai Hope keeps peppering the boundary down the ground and it brings him rewards one more time. Full toss, on off. Shai Hope gets up as the ball comes closer to his hitting arc. Smashes this up and over the sight screen for another biggie. 05:31 IST:12.3: Adam Zampa to Shimron Hetmyer, Shimron Hetmyer showed his cards early by jumping down the track before Zampa let go off the ball. Adam Zampa was clever enough to fire this full and wide outside off. Shimron Hetmyer ends up pushing this towards long off for one. 05:30 IST:12.2: Adam Zampa to Shai Hope, Fuller on off, Shai Hope drives this to sweeper cover and rotates strike. 05:30 IST:12.1: Adam Zampa to Shai Hope, FOUR! Such has been the game so far for Shai Hope. Flighted on off, Shai Hope prods forwards to push this through cover but gets an outside edge and the ball has raced past the keeper's right and away from the reach of short third to his left for four. 05:29 IST:11.6: Mitchell Owen to Shai Hope, On a length around the pads, Shai Hope tucks this through mid-wicket and takes a single. End of a successful over for the Aussies as Owen gives 10 but takes an all-important wicket of King in this. 05:28 IST:11.5: Mitchell Owen to Shimron Hetmyer, Too full on the pads, Shimron Hetmyer flicks this to deep square for a single to get off the mark. 05:26 IST:Shimron Hetmyer is in at number 3. 05:26 IST:11.4: Mitchell Owen to Brandon King, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Cramping the batter for any sort of room and making him hit into the wind has worked for the Aussies. Full and on the pads, Brandon King goes for the wild slog, gets it off the toe end of his bat and fails to get enough distance on it. The ball hangs over Sean Abbott at deep square and he does well to recover after misjudging the flight of it and pouches it cleanly at the end. 05:26 IST:11.3: Mitchell Owen to Brandon King, SIX! Pumped out of the park. Short-pitched, around middle and leg, Brandon King pulls this in-between deep mid-wicket and deep square for yet another biggie. 10th biggie of the game and 6th off King's bat. 05:25 IST:11.3: Mitchell Owen to Brandon King, WIDE! Full and wide down the leg. Brandon King looks for the flick and misses. Wided. 05:24 IST:11.2: Mitchell Owen to Brandon King, Comes round the wicket and nails the yorker on middle and leg. BK defends this out. 05:23 IST:11.1: Mitchell Owen to Shai Hope, Good length on off, Shai Hope thumps this to sweeper cover for one. 05:22 IST:10.6: Adam Zampa to Brandon King, Much slower and on off, Brandon King goes for the reverse sweep but misses and Josh Inglis gathers this well behind the stumps and removes the bails in a flash. Josh appeals for stumping and the leg umpire sends this upstairs. The replay shows that Brandon King never dragged his foot out of the crease and he is safe. 05:22 IST:10.5: Adam Zampa to Brandon King, Pushed through around off. Brandon King swings at it but misses out. 05:21 IST:10.5: Adam Zampa to Brandon King, WIDE! Tossed up, wide outside off. Brandon King leaves it. Wided. 05:21 IST:10.4: Adam Zampa to Brandon King, FOUR! Another misfield and this time it is Glenn Maxwell of all the players from Australia. Short of a length around middle and leg, Brandon King hops back and pulls this on the bounce straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket fence. Glenn Maxwell fails to judge the bounce and just takes his eyes off it as well. The ball strikes his palm and jumps over the fence for four. 05:20 IST:10.3: Adam Zampa to Brandon King, FOUR! FIFTY FOR KING! Half-centuries in successive games for King. Short of a length on off, Brandon King moves to his leg and smashes this away to the right of Mitchell Owen at deep point. The tall figure of Owen gets late in getting down and the ball crashes into the fence for four. 05:20 IST:10.2: Adam Zampa to Shai Hope, Genuine leggie, around off. Shai Hope backs away and smashes this powerfully down to the long off fielder for one. 05:19 IST:10.1: Adam Zampa to Brandon King, Tossed up, wide of off. Brandon King goes for the slog sweep but gets it off the inside, rolling to long on for a single. 05:18 IST:Time for a drinks break. The Windies openers have been phenomenal! Shai Hope and Brandon King have been in scintillating form, taking the attack to the bowlers and pummeling the short boundary down the ground. With 106 runs on the board without losing a wicket after 10 overs, the home side is in a fantastic position. The visitors need to break the partnership and get some crucial wickets to stem the flow of runs. Taking wickets would definitely put the brakes on the Windies' scoring rate. 05:15 IST:9.6: Glenn Maxwell to Brandon King, Very full, on off and middle, Brandon King gets under the ball and smashes it back over the bowler's head. Cameron Green gets across from a straightish long on and cuts it off. A single taken. 12 runs off the over. At the halfway mark, West Indies are 106/0. 05:14 IST:9.5: Glenn Maxwell to Brandon King, SIX! Clean strike! This slides on with the arm, on the shorter side, Brandon King clears the front leg and swats it over deep mid-wicket for a 89-metre hit. 100 comes up for West Indies! 05:13 IST:9.4: Glenn Maxwell to Shai Hope, Fired in, fuller and at the stumps, knocked to long on for a single. 05:13 IST:9.3: Glenn Maxwell to Shai Hope, Slows it down and keeps the line around the off stump, Hope backs away for the cut but ends up chopping it beside him. 05:13 IST:9.2: Glenn Maxwell to Shai Hope, Turning back in, on middle, a bit fuller, Hope punches it back to Maxwell. 05:12 IST:9.1: Glenn Maxwell to Shai Hope, FOUR! Thumped! Flat and short, on middle, Shai Hope is quick to get on the back foot and slaps it back over the bowler's head for a boundary. 05:12 IST:Glenn Maxwell (1-0-19-0) comes back into the attack. 05:11 IST:8.6: Sean Abbott to Brandon King, Slower bumper from Sean Abbott, over off, Brandon King offers no shot, thinking it is going over his head but there is no signal for wide. A superb over from Sean, just 3 off it. 05:10 IST:8.5: Sean Abbott to Brandon King, On a shortish length, on off, Brandon drags the pull to mid-wicket. 05:10 IST:8.4: Sean Abbott to Shai Hope, At the stumps, on a length, Hope drives it to long on and takes a single. 05:09 IST:8.3: Sean Abbott to Shai Hope, Sean goes into the wicket, outside off, Shai Hope lets it go. 05:08 IST:8.2: Sean Abbott to Shai Hope, FIFTY FOR HOPE! A knock of high quality from the West Indies' skipper and it has come in a must-win clash. Low full toss, around off, Hope drills it to the right of deep cover for a couple of runs to get to his 8th T20I fifty. 05:08 IST:8.1: Sean Abbott to Shai Hope, Nails the wide yorker and it sneaks under the blade. Hope fails to squeeze it out. 05:07 IST:7.6: Mitchell Owen to Brandon King, SIX! High and handsome! Owen tries to follow the batter, on a good length, King gives the bowler the charge and tonks it way over long on for a biggie. 05:05 IST:7.5: Mitchell Owen to Shai Hope, Fuller and slanting into the batter, Shai taps it to long on and takes a single. 05:05 IST:7.4: Mitchell Owen to Brandon King, Owen bashes the surface, over middle, Brandon King steps out and forces it to long on for one. 05:04 IST:7.3: Mitchell Owen to Shai Hope, Angled into the batter, on a good length, Hope pushes it to long on and crosses over. 05:04 IST:7.2: Mitchell Owen to Shai Hope, FOUR! Fine shot! On a back of a length, on off, Shai Hope gets on top of the bounce and creates the room with his hands. Plays it late to beat the fielder at deep point to his left. 05:03 IST:7.1: Mitchell Owen to Shai Hope, Pace off and into the wicket, on top of off, Hope glides it to backward point. 05:02 IST:Mitchell Owen is introduced into the attack. 05:02 IST:6.6: Adam Zampa to Brandon King, Shorter and around off, King rocks back and cuts it towards deep point. A good effort in the deep by Cooper Connolly as he puts in a dive to his left and mops it up. Two runs taken. 05:01 IST:6.5: Adam Zampa to Brandon King, SIX! Brandon King does not miss out this time! Zampa gets it a bit too full and around off, Brandon King is allowed to get under the ball and he clobbers it to the left of long on for a flat six. 05:00 IST:6.4: Adam Zampa to Brandon King, Slower and fuller, a bit wide on off, Brandon King swings to go down the ground but fails to connect. 05:00 IST:6.3: Adam Zampa to Brandon King, Sliding on with the arm, on middle and leg, King jabs at the ball and gets an inside edge onto the pads. 04:59 IST:6.2: Adam Zampa to Brandon King, FOUR! Punished! Short and wide on off, Brandon King reaches out and slaps it hard square of the wicket on the off side. Cooper Connolly puts in the dive in the deep after a sprint to his left from deep cover but in vain. 04:59 IST:6.1: Adam Zampa to Brandon King, Gives the ball a bit of air, full and on off, King knocks it back to Zampa. 04:58 IST:5.6: Glenn Maxwell to Brandon King, Flat and short, on middle and leg, nudged through mid-wicket for a run. At the end of the Powerplay, West Indies are 66/0. 04:57 IST:5.5: Glenn Maxwell to Shai Hope, Keeps it short, around leg, Hope works it through mid on for a single. 04:57 IST:5.4: Glenn Maxwell to Shai Hope, SIX! This is even better! Glenn Maxwell drags the length back and looks to follow the batter, Shai opens up his front hip and gets his hands through the ball. Thumps it with a flat over mid off for a flat six. 04:56 IST:5.3: Glenn Maxwell to Shai Hope, SIX! Nothing streaky about this one! Floated up, on a length, on off, Hope clears his front leg and swings through to go back over the bowler's head for a six. 04:56 IST:5.2: Glenn Maxwell to Shai Hope, FOUR! Edged away! Tossed up, at 92.7 kph, wider and fuller on off, Shai Hope backs away and throws his hands at the ball. Gets an outside edge that grazes the gloves of the keeper and races away with no slip in place. 04:57 IST:5.1: Glenn Maxwell to Brandon King, Pushed through, short and on middle, King flat bats this down to long on for one. 04:54 IST:4.6: Nathan Ellis to Brandon King, BYE! Slower one, short and around off. Brandon King goes for the pull but gets beaten to the pace taken off this one. The ball bounced in front of Josh Inglis behind the stumps and he fails to gather this clean. A single taken. 04:53 IST:4.5: Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, Back of a length around off, Shai Hope punches this off the back foot towards cover for one. 04:53 IST:4.4: Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, SIX! NO NONSENSE STROKE FROM HOPE! Goes full pace on. Shai Hope was up for it. Hope stands still and smashes this up and over the bowler and the sight screen for a biggie down the ground. Shai Hope looks in the mood. 04:52 IST:4.3: Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, Good length around off, Shai Hope punches this towards deep third and jogs back for two. 04:52 IST:4.2: Nathan Ellis to Brandon King, Wide yorker around off, Brandon King toe-pokes this towards Cooper Connolly at short third for just one. 04:51 IST:4.1: Nathan Ellis to Shai Hope, Ellis starts with a back-of-the-hand slower one, on the pads. Shai Hope drops this towards short fine leg and takes one. 04:50 IST:3.6: Sean Abbott to Shai Hope, Slower one, around off. Shai Hope punches this well and away to the right of the fielder at extra cover. A brilliant diving effort, full stretch to the right, takes the sting out of the stroke and keeps it down to just one. 04:49 IST:3.5: Sean Abbott to Shai Hope, Good length around middle and leg, Shai Hope looks to slog this over mid-wicket but gets it off the inside of his bat and rolling towards Glenn Maxwell at mid-wicket for no run. 04:48 IST:3.4: Sean Abbott to Brandon King, Goes full again, on the pads, Brandon King tucks this to mid on and runs one. 04:48 IST:3.3: Sean Abbott to Shai Hope, LEG BYE! Full and drifting down the leg. Shai Hope misses on the leg glance and gets it deflected off the pads towards short third for one. 04:47 IST:3.2: Sean Abbott to Shai Hope, SIX! STAMP OF AUTHORITY! Short-pitched, wide outside off. Shai Hope backs away to his leg and flat bats this all the way, into the stands over long off fence for a biggie. Good signs for West Indies as their skipper gets going. 04:47 IST:3.1: Sean Abbott to Brandon King, Clever from Sean as he followed the batter to his leg and cramped King for room. Brandon King cuts this to backward point and takes one. 04:45 IST:2.6: Ben Dwarshuis to Shai Hope, FOUR! HOPE GETS INTO THE ACT! Full and wide outside off, Shai Hope stays leg side and smashes this up and over the mid off fielder for four. This happens to be the first aggressive stroke from Hope and he has sent this one bounce over the rope for four runs. 04:45 IST:2.5: Ben Dwarshuis to Shai Hope, On a length around middle and off, Shai Hope gets an inside edge rolling towards deep square for two. 04:44 IST:2.4: Ben Dwarshuis to Brandon King, Good length, angling away from the batter. Brandon King chops this off the under edge towards point for one. 04:43 IST:2.3: Ben Dwarshuis to Shai Hope, Short and wide outside off, Shai Hope punches this towards mid off and takes a single. Hope needs to up the ante as he is going at a strike rate of just 50 right now. 04:43 IST:2.2: Ben Dwarshuis to Brandon King, Length dragged back this time, around middle and leg. Brandon King tucks this through mid-wicket and takes one. 04:43 IST:2.1: Ben Dwarshuis to Brandon King, SIX! THUMPED! Pitched up on middle and leg, Brandon King swings and connects well. The ball flies out of the middle of King's bat and has been deposited into the top tier towards the long on region for a biggie. 04:41 IST:1.6: Sean Abbott to Shai Hope, Back of a length around off, Shai Hope moves to his leg and pushes this to extra cover to end the over with another dot. Just 2 off this over. 04:42 IST:1.5: Sean Abbott to Shai Hope, Good length, on top of off. Shai Hope punches this towards cover for a dot. 04:40 IST:1.4: Sean Abbott to Brandon King, Bends his back even more, darts a short-pitched delivery. Brandon King shimmies back and away and punts this towards Glenn Maxwell at mid-wicket. Maxi misfields this and the batters take one. 04:40 IST:1.3: Sean Abbott to Brandon King, Hits the hard length, around middle and off. Brandon King tucks this towards mid-wicket for a dot. 04:39 IST:1.2: Sean Abbott to Shai Hope, On a length, angling into the batter. Shai Hope thumps this towards mid on and takes a quick single. 04:39 IST:1.1: Sean Abbott to Shai Hope, PHEW! That was a beauty from Sean first up. Length delivery, tailing in and shaping away after pitching. Shai Hope blocks this off his back foot. 04:39 IST:Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Sean Abbott. A slight hold-up in play as a blue line on the LED sightscreen, which displays ads, seems to be bothering Shai Hope. Tim David tries to lend a hand, even jokingly placing his towel on the sightscreen in an attempt to fix it. The issue has been sorted and we are ready to resume. 04:35 IST:0.6: Ben Dwarshuis to Brandon King, Back of a length around middle and leg. Brandon King hops up on his toes and looks to nudge this around leg but gets beaten and wears it on his pads. 8 off the first over. 04:34 IST:0.5: Ben Dwarshuis to Brandon King, SIX! SIMPLY SUBLIME! Half-volley outside off, Brandon King steps out in front and just plays the lofted drive. King times this to perfection and the ball has sailed over the fence towards the long off region for the first biggie of the contest. 04:33 IST:0.4: Ben Dwarshuis to Brandon King, King would feel that he missed out on a boundary scoring opportunity. On a length, down the leg. Brandon King goes for the flick but misses out and the ball clips his pads and goes back to the keeper. 04:33 IST:0.3: Ben Dwarshuis to Shai Hope, Both the openers are now off the mark. On a length, around the pads. Shai Hope flicks this towards the right of Glenn Maxwell at short mid-wicket. Glenn dives to his right, outstretches his right hand and fields this keeping it down to one. 04:32 IST:0.2: Ben Dwarshuis to Brandon King, King gets off the mark with a single. On a fuller length around middle and off, Brandon King tucks this to the right of mid on and gets off the mark. 04:32 IST:0.1: Ben Dwarshuis to Brandon King, Straightaway swing on offer. Pitched up around middle and off, shaping into the batter. Brandon King defends this off the front foot. 04:32 IST:We are all set for the action to commence. Mitchell Marsh and Co. head out to the centre. Brandon King and Shai Hope will open the innings for West Indies. Australia are starting with pace in the form of Ben Dwarshuis. Dwarshius to King. A slip in place. Here we go! 04:28 IST:Before we get going, the two teams line up for the national anthems. The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources of St Kitts, Samal Mojah Duggins, steps forward to place the trophy on the pedestal. Up first, it's the anthem of St Kitts and Nevis, followed by that of Australia, and then the West Indies. 04:18 IST:PITCH REPORT - Samuel Badree is in for a chat. He says he wouldn't want to be a bowler on this wicket and informs that the average winning first-innings score here since 2022 is 205. He points out that one of the key reasons for such high scores is the boundary dimensions. Mentions that the square boundaries measure 61 and 65 meters, with the straight hit being 68 metres. Expects plenty of sixes tonight. Shakera Selman echoes the sentiment, mentioning that bowlers are likely to struggle on this hard surface with true bounce. She shares that using the wind could be crucial for bowlers, and suggests that pace-off deliveries and bowling into the surface might be the best option on a pitch like this. 04:14 IST:Cameron Green is in for a chat. Expresses his comfort with batting at various positions in the lineup, particularly highlighting the third spot as a favourable one where he feels like an opener. He emphasizes that his approach depends on the openers' performance, adapting to build partnerships if early wickets fall or accelerate when the situation demands it. Green notes that the Australian team is working on being aggressive and positive, leveraging their lineup of six-hitters to attack the opposition's bowling. He also shares his perspective on fearlessness, suggesting it comes with age and experience, allowing players to handle pressure more effectively. With the current team dynamics, Green appreciates the positive outcomes in recent games 04:11 IST:The skipper of West Indies, Shai Hope, says the key for his side is to carry the same power and intent through the middle phase as they do at the back end. Mentions that they started well in the last game and need to replicate that strong start again. Hope shares that the biggest focus is on backing their own skills and it is all about the right mindset. He also urges the players to understand the pride that comes with playing for the West Indies and feels it is a great opportunity to turn things around. Informs that they have made two changes with Romario Shepherd coming in for Andre Russell and Jediah Blades making his debut, replacing Alzarri Joseph. 04:11 IST:Australian captain Mitchell Marsh informs that his team would bowl first, citing the small ground and strong breeze as key factors. He believes these conditions will give his bowling unit an advantage and hopes they can restrict the opposition to a reasonable total. Marsh describes the ground as the smallest he's seen in world cricket, predicting that the ball will travel quickly. He emphasises that the team is looking to improve and will stick to their plans. With Sean Abbott replacing Matthew Kuhnemann, Marsh is confident in his team's strategy. 04:10 IST:Australia (Playing XI) - Mitchell Marsh (C), Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (WK), Cameron Green, Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott (In for Matthew Kuhnemann), Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa. 04:33 IST:West Indies (Playing XI) - Brandon King, Shai Hope (C/WK), Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Holder, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd (In for Andre Russell), Jediah Blades (On T20I debut) (In for Alzarri Joseph).
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Tim Davids record-shattering century sends Hopes milestone-breaking efforts in vain
Basseterre [St Kitts], July 26 (ANI): Tim David produced a spectacle with his brute force to blaze his way to the fastest T20I century for Australia and propel his side to a 3-0 unassailable lead in the five-match series at Warner Park. Cricket lovers in Australia and T20I fanatics switched on their screens in the morning to witness how their side was faring against the Caribbean powerhouse. West Indies had muscled their way to a daunting 214/4 after being put to bat against their will. In reply, Australia were threadbare at 87/4 after 8.4 overs, slowly allowing the idea of living to fight another day to sink in their minds. But David embraced the role of finisher and left the Men in Marron gobsmacked with his sheer power-hitting. David's destructive potential was on display when he orchestrated a six-hitting lesson in the two monstrous overs. In three consecutive overs bowled by ball tweakers, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein and Roston Chase, David flaunted his six-hitting nerve and blasted nine. Within the blink of an eye, the 29-year-old brought up his half-century in just 16 balls, the fastest for the Baggy Greens, going past Travis Head and Marcus Stoinis' record of 17. He went firing all cylinders and celebrated his maiden and the fastest T20I ton for Australia, achieving the feat in a mere 37 deliveries. David bettered Josh Inglis' 43-ball effort against Scotland in Edinburgh last September. Estonia's Sahil Chauhan is at the top of the overall summit, hammering a ton in 27 deliveries against Cyprus last year. David wasn't the only centurion of the run-scoring fest in Basseterre. In the first innings, West Indies captain Shai Hope notched his maiden T20I hundred in 55 deliveries. He became just the second batter after legendary Chris Gayle to tonk a T20I hundred for the West Indies. However, his efforts went in vain courtesy of David's masterclass. He raised a 128-run stand for the fourth wicket with Mitchell Owen, who played a belligerent, unbeaten cameo of 36(18). He landed the decisive blow, and David's relentless onslaught ended with 102* from 37 balls, laced with six fours and 11 towering maximums. His record-shattering efforts allowed Australia to gun down the target in 16.1 overs and savour success with a six-wicket victory. (ANI)
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'Hell be driven to make it to number one': Pope on Root toppling Tendulkar as top run-getter in Tests
Manchester [UK], July 26 (ANI): England batter Ollie Pope felt Joe Root could go on to break the record of legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar to become the highest run getter in Test cricket after Root surpassed former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest run scorer in the longest format. Root achieved this feat in the fourth Test at Old Trafford cricket ground on Friday. Root was removed by World No.1 all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for a brilliant 150 in 248, consisting of 14 fours. "I'm sure if his body allows, I'm sure he'll have the hunger to play. I'm not sure how many games he needs, the way he's batting. He'll obviously be driven to make it to number one, but I think he just wants to keep playing as long as he can. The excitement he still has to play Test cricket, whenever we rock up at the start of the series, he's always got the biggest smile on his face. So I think the hunger he has for it, I wouldn't be surprised if he can chase him down," Pope told the media. He also praised Root's 150-run innings and said it was exactly what England needed. "Knock like today, I think exactly what the team needed. Pretty flawless, didn't really give away any chances, and just played his game. And I think, yeah, the way he goes about his cricket, the way he trains, the amount of runs he's scoring now is just amazing. He's a joy to watch and see how he goes about his stuff. And yeah, obviously just keeps getting better and better," he added. Root continues to shine against India and surpassed Steve Smith's record on Friday for centuries against the Men in Blue. Root has now scored 12 centuries against India. Root now has nine Test hundreds against India at home - the most by any batter against an opponent in home Tests, surpassing former Australia legend Don Bradman's eight against England. Ollie Pope explained that England skipper Ben Stokes experienced cramping in his leg, likely due to the physical demands of the ongoing series. He noted the significant amount of bowling Stokes has done, suggesting he has pushed his body to its limits. "I think he's [Ben Stokes] just cramping down his leg, and I think it managed to spread to his whole leg from what I understand. I think it's probably just a build-up of the amount he's sort of pushed his body over the last four or five weeks. The amount he's bowled, I think, is something that it's the most he's bowled in the series so far. And obviously, we've still got a game to go. So I think he's obviously pushed himself to some serious limits so far," Pope said. Stokes completed 11000 runs in his international career across all formats in his outing against India and remained unbeaten on 77 at the end of Day 3 of the fourth Test. England ended the day at 544/7, leading by 186 runs. Stokes, while he completed his fifty during the final session, went off the field due to trouble in his left leg. But Stokes (77*) came back to bat and, along with Liam Dawson (21*), kept any other possible disaster at bay. Stokes now has 11016 runs in 272 matches across all formats at an average of 35.88 with 18 hundreds and 61 fifties under his belt. Coming to the match, England started off their day at 225/2, with Ollie Pope (20*) and Joe Root (11*) unbeaten. The duo went on to have a century partnership, building on the exploits of openers Ben Duckett (94 in 100 balls, with 13 fours) and Zak Crawley (84 in 113 balls, with 13 fours and a six). They took England to 332/2 at the end of the first session, with both batsmen having scored their fifties. In the second session, while Washington Sundar (2/57) removed Ollie (71 in 128 balls, seven fours) and Harry Brook (3), skipper Stokes and Root thwarted any further resistance from India as Root completed his 38th Test ton and went past Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest Test run-getter. England ended the second session at 433/4, with Stokes and Root unbeaten. Siraj and Bumrah faced fitness issues during the session, having walked off the field; Bumrah contributed only one over with the new ball. Root was removed by Jadeja for a brilliant 150 in 248, consisting of 14 fours. Bumrah and Siraj removed Jamie Smith (9) and Chris Woakes (4) quickly, reducing England to 528/7. Earlier, England opted to bowl first after winning the toss and India made 358 runs, with half-centuries from Sai Sudharsan (61 in 151 balls, with seven fours), Yashasvi Jaiswal (58 in 107 balls, with 10 fours and a six) and Rishabh Pant (54 in 75 balls, with three fours and two sixes) were major contributions for India. Stokes (5/72) struck tough blows on India, never really letting them settle with a massive partnership. (ANI)
