India vs Australia Match Stats

This is on a hard length and on middle, angling in, Ravindra Jadeja keeps it out off the innet half towards square leg for a single.

On a length and outside off, KL Rahul leaves it alone.

FIFTY FOR RAHUL! This has been a sensible knock from him and comes at a crucial time for India. This is on a good length again and on middle, KL Rahul nudges it towards mid-wicket for a run. The whole team stands and applauds his efforts.

Short of a length and on off, Ravindra Jadeja taps it in front of point and scampers across for a single.

Goes a touch fuller and on off, KL Rahul defends it to the off side.

FOUR! Beautiful shot! Cameron Green bowls this short and outside off, KL Rahul stays there and slaps it wide of third man for a boundary.

Short and on leg, Ravindra Jadeja misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads towards short fine leg. A leg bye is taken.

FOUR! KL Rahul finds the fence again! This is flatter, full and around off, KL Rahul leans on a bit and drills it through point for a boundary.

Tossed up and on off, KL Rahul uses his feet and drives it towards long off for a single.

Quicker, short and on leg, Ravindra Jadeja misses it and Josh Inglis fails to stop it as well and the ball races towards the fine leg fence where Mitchell Starc slides to his left to stop it. It is called a wide and the batters take three byes as well.

SIX! BOOM! KL Rahul goes big now! This is flighted, full and on middle, KL Rahul goes down and slog-sweeps it over the wide long on fence for a biggie.

Floated, short and on off, turning away, KL Rahul punches it through covers for one.

Looped up, full and on off, Ravindra Jadeja turns it towards short mid-wicket. 17 runs off the over!

Back of a length and on off, KL Rahul punches it through covers for a single.

On a length and on off, Ravindra Jadeja dabs it towards point.

Touch fuller and on off, Ravindra Jadeja knocks it towards short covers.

Sean Abbott loses his line and serves this full but down the leg side, Ravindra Jadeja lets it go to the keeper. Wided.

Short and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja times his cut perfectly wide of sweeper covers, but Marcus Stoinis runs to his right and dives in to make a good stop. Two runs taken!

Buzzers! This is back of a length and on off, Ravindra Jadeja taps it in front of point and wants the run, but is sent back. Marnus Labuschagne runs and picks it up and goes past the stumps, but he suddenly turns around and has a shy at the batter's end where Jadeja has no idea and left his crease. It would have been interesting if that hit, but it goes in the deep and the batter steals a run.

On a length and on middle, KL Rahul tucks it towards mid-wicket for one.

This is on a good length and on middle, KL Rahul blocks it out.

Full and on off, KL Rahul drives it towards mid off and scampers across for a single.

Full again and on off, Ravindra Jadeja taps it to the off side for another quick run.

Pitched up, on off, KL Rahul pushes it wide of short covers.

Short of a length and on middle, KL Rahul hops up and blocks it out.

Short again and outside off, KL Rahul cuts it towards sweeper covers for another run. India need just 13 runs to win now!

Full and around leg, KL Rahul clips it towards deep square leg for a single.

Full again and outiside off, Ravindra Jadeja lets it go to the keeper.

Back of a length and around off, Ravindra Jadeja slaps it towards sweeper covers for another run.

On a length and on off, KL Rahul knocks it towards backward point.

Fuller and on middle, shaping in, KL Rahul looks to defend, but gets an inside edge towards deep square leg for a brace. India need 9 runs to win now!

Pitched up, on middle, KL Rahul pushes it in front of mid on for one more.

This is on a hard length but down the leg side, KL Rahul misses his flick adn Josh Inglis flies to his left to make a good one-handed stop. Wided.

Full and on middle, KL Rahul miscues his lofted drive towards deep square leg for a single. With that, the 100-run partenrship comes up between these two batters which looks like the match-winning one as well. India one big hit away from victroy now!

Short of a length and outside off, shaping away, Rohit Sharma offers no shot at it.

FOUR! Great shot! Mitchell Starc serves this full and around leg, Ravindra Jadeja uses his wrists and flicks it towards the deep sqaure leg fence for a boundary.

A yorrker now, on off, Ravindra Jadeja digs it out towards mid off.

FOUR! Ravindra Jadeja finishes things off in style! Mitchell Starc bowls this full again and around leg, Ravindra Jadeja stays there and whips it well wide of mid on for a boundary. INDIA WIN BY 5 WICKETS AND TAKES A 1-0 LEAD IN THE SERIES!