Ashwin looking in ominous touch with the bat. Marsh gifts him a leg side half-volley which he flicks over square leg for a four before the pacer oversteps for a no-ball.
Ashwin has been quite good with anything on the leg stump line. He again flicks Marsh's full delivery off his pads for two runs as Starc comes up with a good stop to keep the ball inside the ropes and keeps strike with one from the last ball.
Starc comes back for a new spell. He strikes with the second ball, getting Ashwin out leg before wicket, who decides to take the review.
The full delivery swings into Ashwin, who shuffled across but missed the ball and was struck in front. The impact is in line and going on to strike the middle stump as the decision stands.
Ashwin walks back after a quickfire cameo of 22 from 22 balls.
Starc has picked up 4/39 in 11.2 overs to continue his superb record with the pink ball.
Harshit Rana at No 9. He swings and misses first ball going after a full wide delivery which swings away.
A bouncer follows as Rana ducks under it. The two former KKR players had a nice duel in the Perth when Starc was batting and had to deal with some bouncers from Rana.
Starc has the last laugh as he cleans up Rana with a cracking yorker for a duck to complete his 15th five-wicket haul in Tests.
Jasprit Bumrah watchfully keeps out the full delivery last ball as Starc bowls a double wicket maiden.
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