OneAndOnlyMKC Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Three minutes before the Australian declaration, Kohli offers Australia the draw, and they accept it. This has been a great comeback from Australia. The first time a visiting team has batted out a draw after trailing in the first innings in India since 2010-11. And that on a pitch with a lot of rough outside the left-hand batsmen's off stump. Peter Handscomb faced 200 balls, Shaun Marsh 197, and they have pulled out a draw, kept the series alive, paid back the bowlers who busted their guts on day four to delay India's declaration. This is one great escape from the moment India looked like they were getting into lead soon after lunch on the fourth day. They criticised Smith for not bowling part-timers on day four, but he knew they needed to keep India in the middle for as long as they could so they have to bat fewer overs out to save the Test Remember what Smith told Cricinfo before the start of the series: "Obviously you want to win first and foremost, but a draw's a much better result than a loss. If the game's dead and buried and we can't win, you want to see the fight and the willingness to put your natural game away and do everything you can to stay out there and get a draw." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBK2NTRMT Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Cheteshwar Pujara - Man of the Match: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaNTRhi Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Kohli gaa.. munde declare chesi unte saripoyedi.. with 70 runs lead or so... Any way... 4th test Chennai lo gaa... so india de series... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uravis Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Kohli gaa.. munde declare chesi unte saripoyedi.. with 70 runs lead or so... Any way... 4th test Chennai lo gaa... so india de series... chennai pitch last day spin tiruguddi anukunta ga, so depends on toss emo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTRYoungTiger Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 Kohli gaa.. munde declare chesi unte saripoyedi.. with 70 runs lead or so... Any way... 4th test Chennai lo gaa... so india de series... 4th test in dharmsala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTRYoungTiger Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 chennai pitch last day spin tiruguddi anukunta ga, so depends on toss emo Mar 25-29, Fourth Test, Dharamsala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaNTRhi Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 4th test in dharmsala Bowling pitch.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBK2NTRMT Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 ** The last time Australia batted out entire day five to draw a Test match in Asia was against Pakistan in Lahore in 1980. ** This is the first drawn Test for Australia in India since Delhi 2008, ten Tests ago and only the fourth in last 25 years (24 Tests). ** 373 balls faced by Marsh/Handscomb is the second longest stand for any wicket for Australia in second innings in Asia. It is also the most balled-batted out by a pair for Australia in Asia on the fifth day. ** Ashwin has equalled Dale Steyn's record of 78 wickets (in 2007/08) for the most wickets in a season. Ravindra Jadeja is next in the list with his 67 scalps this season. ** Jadeja narrowly missed out being the first Indian player to score a fifty & claim a five-for in each innings of a Test match (5/124, 54* & 4/54). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Uravakonda Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Hmm, mana spinners effect choopinchaleka poyaru. But Srilanka did that in 3 tests completely with out the aggression king Kohli, no lifetime solid innings like Pujara. Time mana vaipu ledhu, some how it's favoring Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTRYoungTiger Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 Hmm, mana spinners effect choopinchaleka poyaru. But Srilanka did that in 3 tests completely with out the aggression king Kohli, no lifetime solid innings like Pujara. Time mana vaipu ledhu, some how it's favoring Australia. Same Sri Lanka lost to Bangladesh 2 days back .. Days anni okelaaga vundavu .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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