Live Cricket Score\, Australia vs India 3rd T20I: Krunal takes three as India put hosts on backfoot

Live Cricket Score, Australia vs India 3rd T20I: Bumrah runs Lynn out after Krunal four-for Read In Hindi

Live Cricket Score, Australia vs India 3rd T20I: Follow ball-by-ball updates of the third and final T20I between India and Australia from the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

Written by: India TV Sports Desk, New Delhi [ Updated: November 25, 2018 14:48 IST ]
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Live Cricket Score, Australia vs India 3rd T20I: Krunal removes Carey as hosts lose half their side

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the third and final T20I between Australia and India from Sydney. Aaron Finch and D'Arcy Short gave the hosts a brilliant start before the Indian spinners rocked Australia and brought the visitors back into the game. 

14.46 IST: A wicket and a boundary in the over. Australia 137/6 (18 overs)

14.46 IST: FOUR! Full toss and that's in the gap. Wide outside off, Stoinis carves it square through point. No protection out there in the deep, so the ball races away to the boundary line.

14.44 IST: Nathan Coulter-Nile comes out to bat.

14.43 IST: OUT! A mix-up and Chris Lynn departs. Wicket gone at the wrong time for Australia. Stoinis taps it down on the off side and Lynn is off. Stoinis sends him back late as Bumrah rushes to the ball. He turns and fires it at the stumps at his ends, and scores a direct hit. Lynn is well out of his crease. Big blow to the Kangaroos. Australia 131/6 (17.2 overs)

14.42 IST: Bumrah returns to bowl his last two overs.

14.41 IST: Nine runs from the over. Australia 129/5 (17 overs)

14.40 IST: FOUR! A bit short and Lynn pounces it on quickly. Slaps the punch over covers to earn a boundary.

14.39 IST: Bhuvneshwar back into the attack.

14.37 IST: End of Krunal's four overs. Brilliant day with the ball for him. Australia 120/5 (16 overs)

14.36 IST: Marcus Stoinis comes out to bat.

14.35 IST: OUT! This time Carey holes out! Krunal gets the last laugh. Tossed up on off, Carey gets low and plays the big slog sweep. Can only get it as far as Virat Kohli at deep mid-wicket and the Indian skipper makes no mistake in taking that. Pandya with his 4th of the innings.

14.34 IST: FOUR! Another boundary, another good shot from Carey. Darted across, so he brings out the reverse paddle and beats Bumrah's dive at short third man.

14.33 IST: FOUR! Fuller and well outside off, Carey once again gets the placement right. Lifts it over covers and beats Bhuvneshwar in the deep, who can't cut it off by moving to his left.

14.31 IST: 15 overs gone. Australia 107/4 (15 overs)

14.28 IST: FOUR! Khaleel dishes out a low full toss outside off, Alex Carey smacks this through the gap in the covers to find the fence. Good balance as he hit that, nicely timed too.

14.25 IST: Another successful over from Krunal. Australia 98/4 (14 overs)

14.25 IST: FOUR! Beautiful shot from Alex Carey. Some width is offered outside off, Carey just lofts it over covers and sends it across the rope for a boundary.

14.24 IST: Lynn finally comes out to bat.

14.23 IST: OUT! Australia 90/4 (13.1 overs) 

14.22 IST: Krunal back on.

14.21 IST: Kuldeep is done with his four and another great outing for the chinaman. Australia 90/3 (13 overs)

14.18 IST: Nine off the over including a boundary. Australia 85/3 (12 overs)

14.16 IST: FOUR! Edged and over! Short ball on off, Maxwell stands tall and pulls. Gets a big top edge and the ball flies over Rishabh Pant's head. Boundary results.

14.14 IST: Khaleel back into the attack.

14.10 IST: Three runs and two wickets. What an over. Australia 76/3 (10 overs)

14.09 IST: Alex Carey comes out to bat ahead of Chris Lynn.

14.07 IST: OUT! Two in two for Krunal and he's on a hat-trick. Quicker one on off stump and McDermott gets low to sweep it away. Misses it completely and is struck on the pads. Another shout and once more the finger goes up. McDermott has no choice but to walk back, no review left to take. Was plumb anyway.

14.06 IST: Brian McDermott comes out to bat.

14.06 IST: OUT! OUT! This time D'Arcy Short is gone. Australia lose a review too. Krunal bowls it fuller and straighter on the stumps, the southpaw gets low to sweep and misses. Is caught flush in front of the stumps on the pads and the finger goes up quickly after the appeal. Now another review is taken but much to his dismay, Ball Tracker shows all three reds. Now, both the openers are back in the hut. Australia 73/2 (10.1 overs)

14.03 IST: A dramatic second over from Kuldeep. Australia 73/1 (9 overs)

14.02 IST: Review taken. Not out! Maxwell survives! Good decision to take the review. Kuldeep tosses it up on middle and leg and it turns in, Maxwell looks to flick but misses and is caught on the pads. Loud shout and the finger goes up.

14.01 IST: FOUR! Good timing on that. Floated around off, turning in, Maxwell drives it sweetly through the covers for a boundary.

14.01 IST: Glenn Maxwell comes out to bat ahead of Chris Lynn.

14.00 IST: OUT! GONE! This time an Indian player holds on to it. Tossed up on middle and leg, spins in, Finch kneels down to sweep but gets a top edge which pops to short fine leg. Krunal there takes a simple catch. Australia lose their first, but they've been provided a good start here. Australia 68/1 (8.3 overs)

13.57 IST: An opportunity missed for India and a lucky escape for Australia. Australia 64/0 (8 overs)

13.57 IST: FOUR! A touch short again, D'Arcy Short stays back and pulls it through square leg to find the fence. 12 off the over. What should have been a good over to begin with ends up becoming an expensive one for India.

13.56 IST: FOUR! Another misfield. The Men in Blue really need to buck up. Short and wide, Short cuts it to backward point where Bumrah is the culprit this time. He moves to his right, gets low but lets it through.

13.54 IST: DROPPED! India's sloppy display in this series continues. Tossed up on the stumps, Finch looks to go big over long on. Can't get enough distance on it and skies it in the same area. Rohit Sharma from the deep comes running in, settles under it well and then lets it through his palms. That's poor. Single taken

13.54 IST: Krunal Pandya into the attack.

13.52 IST: Three runs off the over including two off a misfield. Good start for Kuldeep. Australia 52/0 (7 overs)

13.49 IST: Kuldeep Yadav into the attack.

13.48 IST: End of the powerplay and a good one for Australia. Australia 49/0 (6 overs)

13.48 IST: FOUR! Fine end to the Powerplay. Full and outside off, Short crashes this past the diving point fielder to send it across the boundary line. After the first six, Australia are 49/0. A good Powerplay for them.

13.43 IST: Two boundaries from the over. Australia 41/0 (5 overs)

13.43 IST: FOUR! In the air and right in the gap too. Full and outside off, Finch picks his spot and executes it to perfection. Clears mid off and finds the fence. 13 runs off the over, a good one for the home side.

13.40 IST: FOUR! That's a shot with superb control. Quite short, not a lot of pace but Finch does well to keep this along the carpet. Pulls it through mid-wicket and beats the man in the deep. Good placement too. Nicely done.

13.38 IST: Decent start for Bumrah. Australia 28/0 (4 overs)

13.35 IST: FOUR! Welcomes him with a boundary. That's a good shot. Angling away from a back of a length, Short arches back a bit and cuts it past short third man for a boundary.

13.35 IST: Jasprit Bumrah into the attack.

13.34 IST: Only five runs off the over. Australia 21/0 (3 overs)

13.31 IST: FOUR! Take that, Bhuvi! That's a powerful hit from Short. Full in length and just outside off, the southpaw stands his ground and bangs it straight over the bowler's head for a boundary.

13.30 IST: Another decent over for the Aussies. Australia 16/0 (2 overs)

13.26 IST: FOUR! That's put away! Back of a length and quite close to off, Aaron Finch stays on the back foot and muscles the pull through mid-wicket for a boundary.

13.25 IST: Khaleel Ahmed to share the new ball with Bhuvneshwar.

13.25 IST: Good first over for the home side.  Australia 8/0 (1 over)

13.24 IST: A big appeal for lbw, but the umpire shakes his head. Will India take the review? They won't. Good call, missing off. Length ball seaming in slightly, catches Finch on the pads as he looks to play at it. It falls behind on the off side and the batsmen take a leg bye.

13.22 IST: FOUR! Poor ball. Too much width outside off, on a length, Short frees his arms and cracks it through cover-point for a boundary.

13.20 IST: D'Arcy Short and Aaron Finch has come out to bat while Bhuvneshwar has the ball for India.

13.02 IST: All set for the final showdown.

12.53 IST: Teams:

India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Dinesh Karthik, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, K Khaleel Ahmed, Jasprit Bumrah. Unchanged.

Australia: D Arcy Short, Aaron Finch (C), Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Ben McDermott, Alex Carey (WK), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mitchell Starc, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa. One change. Starc IN, Behrendorff OUT 

12.52 IST: Australia win toss, opt to bat first.

12.49 IST: Spin could play a major part in sunny conditions at the MCG. Advantage India? Time will tell.

12.42 IST: Final talks before the all important clash.

12.38 IST: The deck at the SCG.

12.36 IST: Mitchell Starc checking his mark during the practice.

12.25 IST: A bright and sunny SCG.

12.05 IST: The weather in Sydney is much better than it was so far in Brisbane and Melbourne. It's bright and sunny with a temperature of 22 degree Celsius and with 0 chances of rain.

12.02 IST: India have been unlucky in this series. In the first match, they were asked to chase a bigger target and in the second, they didn't even get to bat after restricting Australia to a low score. Therefore, the series stays in Australia's favour and all they can do is level it.

Brief Preview:

Staring at an imminent defeat after seven successive series wins on trot, India will be looking for yet another solid bowling performance against a brittle Australian top-order in third and final T20 International on Sunday.

India were in with a very good chance of levelling the series in Melbourne on Friday after reducing Australia to 132 for 7 in 19 overs but rain put paid to their hopes.

Now a win at the SCG will at least let Virat Kohli's team share the bragging rights and more importantly remain in a good frame of mind before the real test begins at Adelaide on December 6.

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