Head, Webster batting confidently

January 05, 2025 08:47

Aus 147-4 (25 ovs) and 181 vs Ind 185 and 157 | Scorecard

Time for drinks!

Australia need just 15 runs more to win the Test and the series.

Siraj, who has been pretty accurate has only got one wicket, while Krishna has been wayward. He has however done well to take three wickets.

Head and Webster will look to take the Aussies home safely here on end.

Krishna continues and after a dot, Webster takes 3 runs in the over before Head plays out three dots. 3 come off the over.

Siraj is back in the attack and Head gets a bat-pad to the leg side for a dot.

Full and straight on the pads and Head whips it past square leg for a four.

A dot later, Head turns it around the corner for quick single.

Short and that is pulled hard through mid-wicket for a four.

Short, gets on top of it and he gets only a single off the pull short as 10 come off it.

Krishna is back in the attack and Head flicks the ball over square leg for a single.

Webster then gets to the pitch of the ball and creams it through covers for a four!

Webster then guides it down to third man for a single.

Head then plays a dot before he hits the ball to the leg side for a single.

Webster then gets an outside edge and Rahul seems to have put it down at slips and the ball rolls to third man as Kohli makes the chase to keep it down to two. 9 come off the over.

Nitish Reddy is in the attack for the first time this innings and after a dot, Webster hits it straight down, the bowler gets a hand to it before hitting the stumps but Head is in the crease.

Webster then slices the short ball past backward point for a single.

Full and wide next, Head goes on his knees and slaps it past cover point for a four!

Short and wide and Head plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

A dot to end the over as 6 come off it.

Siraj continues and Head starts the over with a single.

A dot later, Webster gets on the top of the bounce and times it sweetly through covers for a four!

Siraj then hits Webster on the back leg and Siraj is confident as the full ball jags back to hit the batter. India take the review and lose it as the ball tracking shows it was hitting outside off.

Webster then takes a single to point.

Head then clips the ball off his backfoot past mid-on for a couple as 8 come off it.

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