Live Score, India vs Australia U19 World Cup Final: IND 20/1; Khan dropped on 0 after Vidler removes Kulkarni early

18:16 (IST)

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After 8 overs, India 20/1 (Adarsh Singh 7, Musheer Khan 9)

Tidy over from Anderson with just one coming off it, courtesy Musheer who sets off for a single in the first delivery. Adarsh attempts to keep the strike with a single off the last delivery, but aborts after a sharp piece of fielding at square leg. Tom Straker, meanwhile, is doing some stretches at the moment and will likely be introduced sooner rather than later.

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After 7 overs, India 19/1 (Adarsh Singh 7, Musheer Khan 8)

Vidler bowls five dots in a row, and is about to collect a third boundary in four overs when Musheer taps the ball towards midwicket and scampers off for a quick single. Musheer had been leaving quite a few of the deliveries alone, especially the ones bowled on the channel outside off, avoiding the risk of getting an outside edge.

18:08 (IST)

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After 6 overs, India 18/1 (Adarsh Singh 7, Musheer Khan 7)

FOUR! First boundary for Khan as he pushes a full delivery from Anderson down the ground, past the fielder at mid off who has little chance of stopping this one. Four singles collected in the over besides the boundary, with Adarsh and Musheer batting positively at the moment despite losing an early wicket.

18:02 (IST)

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After 5 overs, India 10/1 (Adarsh Singh 5, Musheer Khan 1)

Second maiden for Vidler in three overs and boy is he in the middle of a sensational spell at the moment. The Indians will be happy to see off his powerplay spell for now and steadily accumulate runs after that.

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After 4 overs, India 10/1 (Adarsh Singh 5, Musheer Khan 1)

FOUR! First boundary of the chase and this comes off Adarsh’s bat as he drives an overpitched delivery from Anderson square of the wicket. DROPPED! Musheer’s handed a lifeline on nought, nicking the ball to the slips where Dixon puts down a chance. Musheer uses the opportunity to collect a single and open his account in the process, and will be aiming to make the most of the lifeline from here.

17:54 (IST)

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After 3 overs, India 3/1 (Adarsh Singh 0, Musheer Khan 0)

OUT! Top start for the Australians as Callum Vidler gets Arshin Kulkarni caught-behind with a ripper of a delivery! India once again lose a wicket early in a chase, and will hope to avoid the kind of top-order collapse that they had suffered against the Proteas in the semi-finals. Kulkarni had mishit a short-of-length delivery from Vidler in the previous ball towards midwicket for a brace, and was looking to defend this one that is bowled slightly fuller. Except Vidler gets the ball to nip away late and kiss the outside edge, resulting in a simple catch for keeper Hicks. Musheer Khan walks in next and blocks the next four deliveries.

Kulkarni c Hicks b Vidler 3(6)

17:47 (IST)

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After 2 overs, India 1/0 (Adarsh Singh 0, Arshin Kulkarni 1)

Arshin Kulkarni’s on strike with Adarsh Singh having gone through the first over without scoring a run. He opens the team’s account with a single in the fourth delivery after tapping the ball towards the midwicket region.

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After 1 over, India 0/0 (Adarsh Singh 0, Arshin Kulkarni 0)

And the Indian chase is underway, with Callum Vidler — the joint-highest wicket-taker for Australia in this World Cup alongside Tom Straker, starting off with a maiden.

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Adarsh Singh and Arshin Kulkarni walk out to begin India’s chase of a record 254-run target. Callum Vidler to start off with the ball in hand.

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Harjas Singh, Australia’s top-scorer in the final, speaks to the broadcasters at the end of the innings:

“It was good to start off, especially with the pacers and spinners bowling well. When the bad balls were there, I hit it. I’d say spin is my strong point. Definitely happy, especially with our bowling lineup and how well we’ve bowled.”

17:13 (IST)

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After 50 overs, Australia 253/7 (Oliver Peake 46, Tom Straker 8)

FOUR! Oliver Peake ends the Aussie innings with a flourish, ruining what was turning out to be a excellent final over from Naman Tiwari as Australia set India a challenging target of 254 to successfully retain their U-19 world title after opting to bat. The ‘Boys in Blue’ have to pull off a record chase — the highest in U-19 World Cup finals, if they are to emerge winners tonight and lift the trophy for a record-extending sixth consecutive time.

Peake finishes unbeaten on 46, with Harjas Singh (55) the only Aussie batter to go past fifty, while Raj Limbani is the pick of the Australian batters with figures of 3/38.

17:03 (IST)

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After 49 overs, Australia 245/7 (Oliver Peake 40, Tom Straker 6)

Left-arm spinner Musheer bowls the penultimate over. SIX! Peake goes for a switch hit in the second delivery, smacking a quicker delivery that is darted at the stumps for a maximum with the ball landing on the advertising cushion along the backward square leg boundary. Hits the next one towards midwicket for a brace, and attempts another reverse hit in the fourth, this time failing to connect. Leg bye added in the penultimate delivery followed by a dot, as Musheer unsuccessfully appeals for a leg-before. 10 off the over. Australia one hit away from going past 250.

17:00 (IST)

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After 48 overs, Australia 235/7 (Oliver Peake 32, Tom Straker 5)

Tiwari returns in the death overs, set to bowl out his last three overs. Peake and Anderson do well to keep the scoreboard ticking through, with seven added to the Aussie total in the 47th, including a wide and a leg bye. Limbani bowls out his final over from the other end, starting with a couple of dots including one off a slower delivery followed by a single off each of the next three. Peake collects a brace off the final delivery after steering a wide, short-of-length delivery through point. Limbani signs off with figures of 3/38.

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After 46 overs, Australia 223/7 (Oliver Peake 26, Tom Straker 1)

Musheer replaces Pandey after the latter bowls out his quota, and does well to restrict Peake and Anderson to just three singles in his eighth over. Limbani, meanwhile, oversteps in the following over, and follows it up with a wide in the Free Hit after pitching the ball too short. SIX! Another short ball from Limbani and this time Anderson has no problem pulling it over the square leg fence for a maximum! Valuable runs these for the Aussies, and it could be the difference between lifting the trophy and suffering a third defeat against India in an U-19 World Cup final for the Aussies. Limbani, though, composes himself after the expensive start to his penultimate over, trapping Anderson leg-before for 13. Tom Straker joins Peake at the centre, with the Aussies still some way off the 250-mark at the moment with four overs left.

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OUT! Limbani strikes just when he was starting to prove expensive, conceding 11 runs in the first two deliveries of his ninth over. Traps Anderson LBW to collect his third wicket of the day, firing a full delivery along the middle stump after bowling consecutive short-pitched deliveries before this one. AUS 221/7

Anderson LBW Limbani 13(18)
 

16:37 (IST)

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After 44 overs, Australia 207/6 (Oliver Peake 22, Charlie Anderson 4)

Pandey bowls out his quota, conceding four singles in his final over to sign off with figures of 1/41, and he finishes at the second spot on the bowling charts in this tournament with 18 wickets — the same as Pakistan’s Ubaid Shah but with a better average and economy. South Africa’s Kwena Maphaka is set to finish the highest wicket-taker in this edition of the U-19 World Cup unless Australia’s Tom Straker or Callum Vidler end up taking all 10 wickets on offer during the Indian chase. Raj Limbani returns to the attack in the following over, and he’s struggling with his hamstring three deliveries into his eighth over. The Indian physio runs out to the centre to have a quick look, and Limbani’s up and running not long after. Three singles conceded in Limbani’s eighth over.

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After 42 overs, Australia 200/6 (Oliver Peake 18, Charlie Anderson 1)

Change of ends for Pandey as he replaces Tiwari, who has three overs left and will likely bowl them towards the end of the innings. Four leg byes added to the Aussie total in the third delivery of the over after the ball brushes Peake’s bad and runs away to the fine leg fence. Valuable runs these for the Australians and they’ll take them however they come. FOUR! Peake pulls a half-tracker from Musheer in the following over to collect his first boundary. Collects a brace in the next delivery to bring up the 200 for his team.

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After 40 overs, Australia 187/6 (Oliver Peake 10, Charlie Anderson 0)

OUT! And now Musheer Khan gets a wicket for himself as new batter Raf MacMillan tamely chips the ball in his direction for a simple return catch! The ball appeared to have gripped a little and caught MacMillan, who hit the winning runs in the thrilling semi-final win over Pakistan, slightly off guard. Australia are six down now at the end of the second powerplay, and still are 13 short of 200.

MacMillan c and b Khan 2(8)

16:12 (IST)

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After 38 overs, Australia 181/5 (Oliver Peake 6, Raf MacMillan 0)

OUT! Saumy Pandey strikes, netting the big fish in Harjas Singh by trapping him leg-before! Harjas goes for a sweep, only to miss the ball completely as it stays a touch low and goes under the bat, hitting him on the leg right in front of off. The Indians start celebrating even before the umpire raises his finger! Two new batters at the crease once again. Pandey, India’s most successful bowler in the ongoing tournament, finally has a wicket to his name today.

Harjas LBW Pandey 55(64)

16:09 (IST)

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FOUR! Harjas Singh brings up his half-century in style with a boundary off Naman Tiwari, driving a full toss from the left-arm quick straight down the ground to complete the milestone in 59 deliveries! The youngster has repaid the faith the team management has shown in him, retaining him in the XI despite having entered double figures just twice in this tournament with a highest score of 17, and will hope to convert this into a hundred and stay at the crease till the end. AUS 179/4

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After 36 overs, Australia 171/4 (Harjas Singh 48, Oliver Peake 3)

Oliver Peake joins Harjas Singh at the centre after Hicks’s dismissal, and gets off the mark right away with a single. Harjas and Peake keep the scoreboard ticking in the following over with four singles coming off the off-spinner’s final over of the day. Abhishek signs off wicketless for 37 runs.

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Drinks brought to the field after Limbani's dismissal of Hicks. India, meanwhile, will be eager to see the back of Harjas, who is closing in on a half-century at the moment.

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OUT! And it’s a seamer who delivers the breakthrough yet again, with Limbani trapping Hicks LBW with a ball that nips back in and beats the inside edge, hitting the batter on the pad right in front of middle! Also stayed a touch low to further confound the batter. AUS 165/4

Hicks LBW Limbani 20(25)

15:51 (IST)

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After 34 overs, Australia 165/3 (Harjas Singh 45, Ryan Hicks 20)

Raj Limbani brought back for the first time since the powerplay with skipper Saharan eager to break the partnership that is starting to look threatening for the Indians. Limbani starts off on a tidy note, conceding three singles. SIX! Second maximum for Harjas in as many overs from Abhishek, this time clearing his front leg and hitting it flat towards the wide long on fence. Harjas collects a brace off the final delivery, and is currently batting on 45.

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After 32 overs, Australia 152/3 (Harjas Singh 34, Ryan Hicks 18)

FOUR! Harjas collects his second four with a firm sweep behind square, with backward square leg giving the ball a chase in vain. Harjas nearly collects back-to-back fours, getting a thick outside edge in the very next delivery that was too quick for keeper Avanish to grab, with the fielder at short third pulling the ball back inside to save a run and prevent a boundary. SIX! Harjas brings up the 150 for the Aussies as well as fifty of the partnership with Hicks with a powerful slog-sweep off Abhishek over the midwicket fence!

15:35 (IST)

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After 30 overs, Australia 136/3 (Harjas Singh 20, Ryan Hicks 17)

Spin from both ends once again as Musheer Khan replaces Tiwari, who conceded 23 runs in a four-over spell, but more importantly, got rid of both set batters. Harjas looks to use his feet against left-arm spinner Musheer, but isn’t quite able to tonk him for boundaries. Three conceded by Khan at the start of a new spell. Abhishek replaces Moliya from the other end after the latter concedes 11 in his first over of the day. Tidy stuff as usual from the off-spinner as he concedes just two singles.

15:30 (IST)

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After 28 overs, Australia 131/3 (Harjas Singh 17, Ryan Hicks 15)

FOUR! Slightly short from Tiwari outside off, and Hicks plays this late and steers it behind point. The fielder running to his right from third man puts in a slide in vain. A relatively expensive over from Tiwari with nine coming off it. SiX! Harjas dances down the track and smashes Moliya, who replaces Pandey in the attack, for a maximum straight down the ground! FOUR! Harjas follows it up with a boundary off a thick outside edge that results in the ball rolling away wide of the short third fielder. 11 conceded by the offie in his second over of the day.

15:19 (IST)

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After 26 overs, Australia 111/3 (Harjas Singh 5, Ryan Hicks 8)

Harjas collects a brace off Tiwari after guiding a length ball through the midwicket region, getting enough time to dash back for a second. Tiwari later squares Harjas up with a short ball that is fired close to his body along the off stump. Four off Tiwari’s fourth over. Pandey then concedes just a single in the following over. Australia are going at more than four-an-over at the halfway stage and will hope to cross 250 with a late flourish.

15:13 (IST)

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After 24 overs, Australia 106/3 (Harjas Singh 2, Ryan Hicks 6)

India suddenly have the opportunity to dictate terms with two new batters at the crease right now, thanks to Tiwari getting rid of the two set batters in Weibgen and Dixon. Pandey, meanwhile, replaces Abhishek in the attack. FOUR! New batter Ryan Hicks collects his first boundary in the final delivery of Pandey’s over, getting a thick outside edge that flies past short third man and runs all the way to the fence.

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OUT! Two wickets in as many overs for Naman Tiwari as the left-arm seamer gets rid of the other set batter in Dixon, who ends up chipping the ball towards mid off where Abhishek pulls off an excellent running catch. It was the knuckle ball from Tiwari that deceived Dixon. AUS 99/3

Dixon c Abhishek b Tiwari 42(56)

15:08 (IST)

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After 22 overs, Australia 96/2 (Harry Dixon 40, Harjas Singh 1)

Naman Tiwari is off to an expensive start after being brought back shortly after the drinks interval, bowling a short ball first up to Dixon that is pulled behind square for a four. The southpaw chips the ball aerially towards mid on in the following delivery that nearly results in a spectacular catch for Pandey. Dixon gets off strike with a single in the third delivery, and Weibgen ends up getting dismissed in the fourth after steering the ball straight to Musheer at backward point. Harjas Singh walks out to bat, and gets off the mark with a single in the following over, bowled by Abhishek.

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OUT! Naman Tiwari with the breakthrough as the set Hugh Weibgen misses out on a half-century after steering the ball straight into the hands of the man standing at backward point! The plan by India skipper Saharan was simple — get a wicket at any cost, even if the defending champions leaked a few runs. And Tiwari, who had been smashed for 15 runs in his first over of the day, has delivered just that. AUS 94/2

Weibgen c Khan b Tiwari 48(66)

14:51 (IST)

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After 20 overs, Australia 87/1 (Harry Dixon 32, Hugh Weibgen (C) 48)

Pandey continues after the drinks interval. FOUR! Tucked away behind square by Weibgen off a length ball from the left-arm spinner, with a misfield by Arshin Kulkarni at deep square leg resulting in a boundary. Weibgen then welcomes Priyanshu Moliya into the attack with a boundary at the start of his first over of the day, punching the slightly short delivery outside off in front of square for a second four in as many overs. The Aussie skipper has decided to shift gears after playing it safe with Dixon for a long time. Australia are going at a shade over four-an-over at the end of the 20th over.

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After 18 overs, Australia 74/1 (Harry Dixon 30, Hugh Weibgen (C) 37)

FOUR! Tickled away towards the fine leg fence by Weibgen, who’s batting in the mid-30s now, as Pandey strays down the leg stump line. Single collected off each of the last two deliveries of the left-arm spinner’s fourth over. Abhishek concedes a couple of singles in the following over, his economy the same as Limbani (2.40) at the moment. Drinks brought to the field at the end of the 18th over.

14:37 (IST)

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After 16 overs, Australia 66/1 (Harry Dixon 28, Hugh Weibgen (C) 31)

Pandey, India’s leading wicket-taker in the ongoing tournament, returns to the attack replacing Musheer while Abhishek continues from the other end. Four off Pandey’s third over, including a brace to Weibgen in the final delivery as the Aussie skipper guides the ball behind square. Weibgen then brings up fifty of the partnership with Dixon for the second wicket with a single off Abhishek. The pair have taken their time in the second-wicket stand, consuming 85 deliveries along the way.

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After 14 overs, Australia 59/1 (Harry Dixon 26, Hugh Weibgen (C) 27)

FOUR! First boundary for the Aussies in more than seven overs, with Weibgen glancing at a ball that is fired down leg by Musheer, tickling it towards the fine leg fence. Both Dixon and Weibgen collect a single each off Abhishek in the following over.

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After 12 overs, Australia 49/1 (Harry Dixon 24, Hugh Weibgen (C) 19)

Spin from both ends after the powerplay, with Musheer replacing Limbani as the latter gets a breather after a five-over spell with the new ball. Couple of singles each in the last two overs.

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After 10 overs, Australia 45/1 (Harry Dixon 22, Hugh Weibgen (C) 17)

Saharan keeps rotating his spinners, bringing in offie Abhishek Murugan for the final over of the powerplay. Three singles off it, as Australia reach 45/1 at the end of the 10th over. Steady partnership starting to build between Dixon and Weibgen at the moment, worth 29 at the end of the first powerplay.

14:13 (IST)

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After 9 overs, Australia 42/1 (Harry Dixon 21, Hugh Weibgen (C) 15)

A fifth over on the trot for Limbani in what has been a tidy opening spell so far. Just three singles off the over, including one to Dixon off a thick outside edge that flies towards third man, and could have been a catch had the fielder been placed a little to his left.

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After 8 overs, Australia 39/1 (Harry Dixon 20, Hugh Weibgen (C) 13)

One left-arm spinner replaces another, with skipper Uday Saharan bringing in Musheer Khan in place of Pandey. Musheer starts off with a big appeal for LBW against Weibgen that is turned down by the umpire. The Aussie skipper gets off strike with a single four deliveries later.

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After 7 overs, Australia 38/1 (Harry Dixon 20, Hugh Weibgen (C) 12)

Five runs added to the Aussie total in Limbani’s fourth over, though only one will be credited to the bowler with four leg byes getting added in the fourth delivery after brushing Dixon’s pad and beating the keeper.

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After 6 overs, Australia 33/1 (Harry Dixon 20, Hugh Weibgen (C) 11)

Dixon and Weibgen rotate the strike between themselves in Pandey’s second over, with four singles coming off it. Barring the 15-run second over, it has been a relatively quiet powerplay for the Aussies so far.

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After 5 overs, Australia 29/1 (Harry Dixon 18, Hugh Weibgen (C) 9)

Limbani appeals for LBW against Weibgen at the start of the third over, but umpire Palekar shakes his head. Replays show the ball to be hitting the pad slightly outside the off stump. FOUR! Slightly short outside off from Limbani, and Weibgen plays this late and slaps it square of the wicket.

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After 4 overs, Australia 25/1 (Harry Dixon 18, Hugh Weibgen (C) 5)

Left-arm spinner Saumy Pandey introduced in the fourth over in place of Tiwari, who has been replaced after a 15-run first over. Six off Pandey’s first over, including a treble to Dixon in the third delivery after he gets a thick outside edge past the lone slip, with backward point giving the ball a spirited chase and saving a run for his team.

13:51 (IST)

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After 3 overs, Australia 19/1 (Harry Dixon 16, Hugh Weibgen (C) 3)

Limbani ends the opening stand in the third delivery of his second over, castling Konstas with an inswinging delivery that sneaks through the gap between bat and pad. He would’ve collected a wicket maiden had it not been for skipper Hugh Weibgen, the new batter at the crease, getting off the mark with three off the last delivery after driving the ball through extra cover.

13:46 (IST)

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BOWLED! Raj Limbani draws first blood for Team India as Sam Konstas ends up getting clean bowled for an eight-ball duck! Konstas attempts to play a front-foot shot off a full delivery from the seamer that angles back in sharply, only for the ball to snake through the gap between the inside edge and the pad and crash into the stumps. AUS 16/1

Konstas b Limbani 0(8)

13:41 (IST)

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After 2 overs, Australia 16/0 (Harry Dixon 16, Sam Konstas 0)

FOUR! SIX! Naman Tiwary’s off to an expensive start from the other end as Dixon collects a four and a six off his first two deliveries of the day. While the first one’s off a thick outside edge that flies past the slip fielder and all the way to the boundary, Dixon follows it with a confident pull that clears the square leg fence. FOUR! A second four for Dixon in the over, this time clipping a full delivery through the gap past mid on, with the ball easily winning the race against the chasing fielder. Tiwary attempts to fire back at Dixon with a bouncer, only for it to be called a wide. 15 off Tiwari’s first over of the day.

13:37 (IST)

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After 1 over, Australia 1/0 (Harry Dixon 1, Sam Konstas 0)

Tidy first over from Limbani, conceding just a single off it. In-form opener Harry Dixon gets off the mark right away with a single off the first delivery. Limbani then squares Konstas up with a rising delivery that goes narrowly past his outside edge. Limbani later appeals for LBW against Konstas that is turned down by the umpire, with the ball angling back in and hitting him between middle and leg.

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The national anthems have been sung and it’s time for some cricketing action to take centre-stage. Harry Dixon and Sam Konstas open the Australian innings and skipper Hugh Weibgen opts to bat, with seamer Raj Limbani bowling the first over of the day.

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Willowmoore Park pitch report: "Slightly overcast and not very warm. The ball might swing a little bit as there is breeze," HD Ackermann says. 

Abhinav Mukund: "There area few cracks and there could be variable bounce later on. It could be dry, with very little water on the surface. 200 could be par."