Sangha continues and Kohli and Iyer are just ticking away here nicely as three singles come off the first three balls.
Kohli then sweeps the loose ball fine to the leg side for a four. 100 comes up for India.
Kohli then punches the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple.
Kohli then opens the face of the bat and guides it down to third man for a single. 10 come off the over.
Time for drinks now and India are milking the runs as Kohli and Iyer keep the scorecard ticking and put on a 50-run stand.
Dwarshuis is back in the attack, he comes around the wicket and floats it up full, on off and right at the batter, Shreyas Iyer just blocks it off.
Overthrows next as Iyer takes a single but Labuschagne fires the ball in from point, broke the stump but the batters steal another run.
Iyer and Kohli then take three runs from the next four balls as 5 come off it.
Leggie Sangha comes into the attack now and he starts well with a dot.
Iyer then drives the ball past the bowler for a single.
Kohli then cuts the ball for a single past point.
Iyer is then squared up a little.
A dot again before a single to long on to end the over as 3 come off it.
Zampa continues and Iyer starts the over with a single to covers.
A dot later, a full ball is smacked past the non-striker for a single.
Iyer then cuts the ball for a dot as Labuschagne puts in the dive to cut the runs at point.
A dot later, Iyer takes a single past backward point as 3 singles come in the over.
Ellis is back in the attack and Iyer plays the first ball past point for a single.
A dot later, Kohli takes a single to square leg.
Iyer then plays a dot before clipping the ball off his pads to square leg for a single.
Short ball and Kohli pulls it hard to deep square leg for a four as 7 come off it.
Zampa continues and he gives 4 in the over before Kohli is nearly beaten by the googly and is hit on the pads. Big shout, not given as the ball was turning down the leg side.
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