Australia vs West Indies, 2nd Test, Day 1 Highlights: Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head Centuries Take Australia To 330/3 vs West Indies
AUS vs WI, 2nd Day-Night Test, Day 1 Highlights: Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head hit unbeaten centuries as Australia reached a total of 330/3 against West Indies on Day 1 of the ongoing second day-night Test at the Adelaide Oval
AUS vs WI, 2nd Day-Night Test, Day 1 Highlights: Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head hit unbeaten centuries as Australia reached a total of 330/3 against West Indies on Day 1 of the ongoing second day-night Test at the Adelaide Oval. After electing to bat, Australia lost the wicket of David Warner early before Usman Khwaja and Labuschagne steadied the ship, adding 95 runs for the second wicket. Khawaja was dismissed on 62, before Steve Smith fell two runs later without troubling the scorer. Labuschagne was then joined by Head in the middle as the pair went on to add an unbeaten 199 runs for the fourth wicket. Labuschagne was batting 120 while Head was unbeaten on 114. Earlier, Australia stand-in captain Steve Smith won the toss and chose to bat against the West Indies in the second day-night Test at Adelaide Oval on Thursday. (SCORECARD)
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AUS vs WI, 2nd Test Live Scorecard
It is time for the West Indian batters to have a go with the blade now. It will be Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul to open for the visitors. The Australian players stride out to the middle as well. It will be Mitchell Starc to start with the new ball. Here we go...
... SECOND INNINGS ...
Right then. Australia have decided to declare now and will have a bite of the pink ball before the Tea break. Nothing much happened with the blade for Aussies in the second session on Day 2, as they kept losing intervals at regular intervals. Alex Carey was the only one who managed to stay out at the crease and take the score above 500. West Indies though came in with the right intent after the post-Dinner session. They did really well to put a lid on the run rate and frustrate the Australian batters. The onus now is on the batters to remain unscathed in the remaining session before they head back to the pavilion for Tea. Stick around to find out how things pan out.
Fuller, on off, driven to covers. Three dots on the trot to end the over. The signal comes from the pavilion and Mitchell Starc and Carey are running off the field here. Australia declare at 511-7.
Back of a length, outside off. Carey lets it be.
It is full, wide of off. Alex Carey throws the kitchen sink at it but connects with thin air. He is having a go here, with the shadows coming into play now.
FOUR! Alex Carey gets his second boundary of the over and moves into 40s. Joseph goes full, on fourth stump. Alex Carey belts it past mid off. It races away.
Alex Carey stays back to this full delivery and nudges it to short mid-wicket.
FOUR! Incredible shot! It is full, wide of off. Carey leans in and drives it on the up. The ball races through the gap at covers for four runs.
Much fuller, attacking the pads. Starc hangs back and clips it through mid-wicket for two runs.
Loops it up, on off, defended out.
Another single now as this is flicked to mid on.
Loops it up, on middle and leg. Starc flicks it to the left of mid on and crosses. This also brings up 500 for the Aussies.
Full and on off, Starc pushes it out.
On off, blocked out.
Anderson Phillip very nearly gets a wicket here. A length ball, wide of off. Carey decides to play it late and hangs his blade away from his body. The ball takes the outside edge but does not carry to the man at first slip.
A length ball, at 134 clicks, outside off. Carey leans in and times it well. The batters take two before the fielder cuts it out. Carey wanted the third run but was sent back in no time.
FOUR! Up and over! Back of a length, on off. Carey stands tall and heaves it across the line for a boundary at deep mid-wicket. He moves to 30 now.
Much fuller, on middle and leg. Carey whips it to the right of short mid-wicket.
Anderson Phillip comes 'round the wicket and angles a full delivery into the pads. Starc stays inside the crease and glances around the corner for a single.