Connolly's struggles ends with a duck

Tue, 04 March 2025

14:48

Aus 4-1 (3 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard

Shami continues and he comes around the wicket to Connolly who stays on the pitch and goes for the drive and plays and misses.

Beaten again! Shami bowls a full ball again that goes back into the batter and the batter plays and misses.

Shami bowls a wide ball next.

Shami bowls another beauty as the full ball comes into the batter and straightens at the last moment to have the batter beaten again!

Connolly is again beaten as the ball moves away with his feet firmly planted to the crease.

And again! Connolly is looking to play square and is beaten again.

And this time Connolly seems to have got the edge and Rahul takes a catch.

Not out says the umpire. India review and the ultra shows there was a spike and India strike early. Connolly out for a duck! Australia lose first wicket.

Pandya opens at the other end and he starts with a wide down the leg side.

Head then tries to flick and the thickish leading-edge lobs short of Axar.

Head then tries to pull the next ball but mishits, dot ball.

Another mistimed hit as Head tries to pull the short ball but it goes to the keeper as he is beaten on the inside edge.

Head then plays another dot as he plays it to point.

Head then tries to cut and again mistimes. Just a single comes off the over from a wide.

Travis Head and Cooper Connolly come out to open the batting for Australia while Mohammed Shami will open the attack for India.

And Shami starts with a wide from around the wicket.

Head then gets a leading edge as he looks to go on the onside and he plays the ball too early. The ball lobs up and inches away from Shami's grab who can't hold on.

A dot later, Head drives the ball to wide off mid-off and takes off for a single to get off the mark.

Connolly then plays the ball down for a dot.

Connolly then pushes the ball to mid-on as it is an incoming ball.

Connolly then swings and misses as Shami bowls a length ball just outside off. Dot to end the over as 2 come off it.

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