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India vs Australia 2nd Test, Pink Ball Match Day 1 Highlights: Mitchell Starc's 6-Wicket Haul Helps Australia Dominate, India Under Pressure
India vs Australia 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights: Mitchell Starc shone with a sensational six-wicket spell as Australia dominated the opening day.
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India vs Australia 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights: Mitchell Starc shone with a sensational six-wicket spell as Australia dominated the opening day of the Adelaide Test vs India. Starc returned figures of 6 for 48 as the hosts bundled out India for 180 runs after the visitors opted to bat first. Nitish Reddy was the top-scorer for India with a knock of 42. In reply, the Indian bowlers failed to be as effective as their counterparts and a confident Australia reached 86 for 1 at the end of play on Friday. The lone Australian wicket came in the form of Usman Khawaja that was claimed by Jasprit Bumrah. Nathan McSweeney (38 not out) and Marnus Labuschagne (20 not out) were the batters at the crease when the umpires called for stumps. (SCORECARD)
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- 17:08 (IST)IND vs AUS Live: That's stumps on Day 1!Australia must be a happy side today. They end Day 1 at the score of 86 for 1, trailing India by only 94 runs. Only one wicket of Usman Khawaja fell in the innings, before Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney stitched an unbeaten 62-run stand for the second wicket. The hosts finish right at the top, while India have their task cut out for the second day.AUS 86/1 (33)
- 16:55 (IST)IND vs AUS Live: FOUR!A beautiful pull shot from Nathan McSweeney for a four. Jasprit Bumrah at backward square leg tried to slide and stop the ball but failed to do so. A couple came off the next ball. Australia have taken the deficit under 100 now. They trail India by 96 runs at the moment.AUS 84/1 (30)
- 16:41 (IST)IND vs AUS Live: India lose a review!A fuller delivery from Harshit Rana. That swung into Nathan McSweeney and hit his front pad. Umpire was unconvinced with the appeal, but Harshit quickly convinced Rohit Sharma to go upstairs. Ball tracking revealed that it would have missed the leg stump. India lost the review.AUS 74/1 (27.1)
- 16:33 (IST)IND vs AUS Live: Siraj's outburst at Labuschagne -Right before the fifth ball of the 25th over, Marnus Labuschagne pulled away from his stance after getting distracted by a spectator near the sight screen. It didn't go well with Mohammed Siraj, who was on his run-up and was just about to bowl the delivery. A frustrated Siraj after spotting the reaction of Labuschagne deliberately threw the ball towards the stumps, before getting to know what actually happened.AUS 70/1 (25)
- 16:25 (IST)IND vs AUS Live: FOUR! FOUR!Back-to-back fours from Nathan McSweeney. He is growing in confidence now. Didn't have the best of stars, took a lot of time to get off the mark, but here he is, troubling India at the moment. This partnership between McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne has grown to 42 runs now. India badly need a breakthrough to keep going.AUS 66/1 (24)
- 16:18 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: FOURFOUR!!! Nathan McSweeney hits a brilliant boundary off Mohammed Siraj's delivery. A good length delivery outside off, McSweeney goes on the back foot and punches square, wide of gully and backward point, total control and it races away across the boundary line for four.AUS 51/1 (21 overs)
- 16:12 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Maiden overNitish Reddy enters the attack and starts his spell with a terrific maiden over. Both Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne are forming a steady partnership and slowly taking Australia ahead in the game. Ahead of the stumps, Indian bowlers are eyeing another wicket.AUS 47/1 (20 overs)
- 16:01 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Ashwin picks up an injury, here's an updateUpdate on Ravichandran Ashwin: He has taken a blow on the foot while batting, so will rest up tonight and then his progress will be monitored and if everything goes well, he should be back on the field on day 2
- 15:58 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Lights go off at Adelaide OvalUhh hooo!!!! The play has come to a halt due to a bizarre reason. The floodlights at the Adelaide Oval has turned off suddenly and the game has been paused. Few deliveries back also, the lights had gone out but they were back within a minute.AUS 38/1 (18 overs)
- 15:41 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: 4 runs off the overFOUR!!! Mohammed Siraj leaks four runs in his previous over. These four runs come after he throws a ball in bye. Both Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne are looking for a perfect opportunity to score some boundaries and provide Australia with the momentum.AUS 36/1 (15 overs)
- 15:34 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Exchange of words between Bumrah and LabuschagneWOAHHH!!! This Test match is slowly getting heated up as the players also indulging in war of words. In the previous over, Jasprit Bumrah and Marnus Labuschagne were at loggerheads. A short of length delivery on middle, Labuschagne takes the bottom-hand off as he defends it back, mouths a big "wait on" as the ball rolls back to Bumrah who picks it up and threatens to shy back. A staring match ensues as Labuschagne mouths a "come on".AUS 24/1 (12.3 overs)
- 15:26 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: OUTOUT!!! Jasprit Bumrah's hard-work and persistence finally pays off as he provides India with the first breakthrough in the form of Usman Khawaja for 13. Khawaja gets trapped by Bumrah's pace as he tries to play a defensive shot but the ball hits the thick outside edge and Rohit Sharma takes a stunning catch. First wicket gone for Australia.AUS 24/1 (11 overs)
- 15:17 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Bumrah continues to troubleJasprit Bumrah is comfortably troubling the Australian openers Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney with his ultimate pace. The opening duo is not able to provide Australia with the momentum as they are unable to score runs against Bumrah. In his previous over, Bumrah bowls another maiden.AUS 21/0 (9 overs)
- 15:07 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Catch droppedOHHH!!! That's an opportunity missed and skipper Rohit Sharma turns out to be the culprit. Nathan McSweeney tries to play defensive shot off Jasprit Bumrah's delivery and the ball hits the edge. It looks like a good catch for Rohit and Rishabh Pant. However, Rohit fails to grab it properly as the balls slips out of the hand. The ricochet slams Rohit on the hand and he is in pain, immediately winces, the ball deflects away to third man.IND 15/0 (6.3 overs)
- 14:55 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Australia being cautiousAustralia openers Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney are showing a cautious approach against India's strong pace attack. They are not taking any chances against the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj and carefully moving ahead. In the previous over of Siraj, the duo does not score any runs and keeps on assessing the conditions.AUS 4/0 (4 overs)
- 14:37 (IST)Australia vs India Pink Ball Test Live: Khawaja Untroubled By BumrahFour runs from the bat of Usman Khawaja as Jasprit Bumrah begins his charge with the new pink ball. The Australian opener looked fairly untroubled in the first over. Can India get the breakthrough in the second over?
- 14:20 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Here's what Mitchell Starc said after his spell"I don't know. I can't tell. Feel like the ball has been coming out well, we did not play that bad, they played better than us in Perth. [on if he visualised getting swing first-ball to Jaiswal] Not that much to be honest. Nothing really changes game by game, was a nice start. [on the weather conditions] Certainly did not help the engine, got a bit cramped at the end. It [the pink ball] goes through weird patches, won't do much and then does go, day 1 you expect with a little bit of grass to do a bit, maybe with the forecast we have it dries out a bit later on but apart from the first hour when we were a bit wide we were good."
- 14:15 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: India bundled out for 180Australia bundled out India for 180 on Day 1 of the second Test in Adelaide. For India, Nitish Kumar Reddy was the highest scorer with 42 runs. Apart from him, KL Rahul and Shubman Gill also scored 37 and 31 runs respectively. For Australia, Mitchell Starc took six wickets while Scott Boland and Pat Cummins took two wickets each. With this, the second session also comes to an end and we will be back after the break.
- 14:11 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: OUTOUT!!! Pat Cummins takes his second wicket of the day and removes and Jasprit Bumrah for duck. Cummins bowls full marginally outside off, Bumrah pushes at it. Thick outside edge and straight to first slip where Usman Khawaja doesn't err. Ninth wicket gone for India.IND 176/9 (43.3 overs)
- 13:57 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Reddy nears 50Nitish Kumar Reddy is India's only hope left. He is still showing some fight against Australia's dominating pace attack. He is now fearlessly dealing in boundaries and fetching some valuable runs for India. In the previous over of Scott Boland, he hammers one boundary and two sixes as the pacer concedes 21 runs. With this, Reddy also breached the 40-run mark and inching closer towards his half-century.IND 175/8 (42 overs)
- 13:42 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Starc completes fiferWOAHHHH!!!!! Mitchell Starc at his absolute best as he finally completes his five-wicket haul. This time, he gets the better of Harshit Rana and removes him for duck. Inswinging yorker after bowling the bumper, too good for Harshit Rana who is beaten for pace. The ball misses the bat and rattle sup the stumps. Eighth wicket gone for India as Starc completes his 15th fifer.IND 141/8 (38.5 overs)
- 13:35 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: OUTOUT!!! Mitchell Starc gets his fourth wicket of the day and this time, all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin becomes his prey and departs for 22. Inswinging yorker on middle, Ashwin is late to bring his bat down as the ball swings in late. He's been adjudged LBW and he reviews. Clearly no bat. Over to ball-tracking and that's crashing into the middle-stump! Seventh wicket gone for India.IND 141/7 (38.2 overs)
- 13:30 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Ashwin on a boundary hitting spreeRavichandran Ashwin is standing like a strong wall for India as he just changed the momentum of the game with his hitting. Ever-since he came on the strike, he has been hitting a boundary in every over. Both Nitish Kumar Reddy and Ashwin are forming a good partnership but they need to play a lengthy innings to bring India out of the trouble.IND 141/6 (38 overs)
- 13:22 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: 8 runs off the overDespite losing the wicket of Rishabh Pant, India's hopes are still on as Nitish Kumar Reddy is standing unbeaten. He has now been joined by all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin at the crease. In the previous over over of Mitchell Marsh, the duo scores eight runs, which include a boundary from Ashwin and also a no-ball. India need a solid partnership from these two batters.IND 126/6 (36 overs)
- 13:04 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: OUTOUT!!!! WOAHH!!! Pat Cummins joins the party in style and dismisses Rishabh Pant for 21. Pant tries to go for a big hit but he fails to time the shot properly as the ball goes up in the air and lands into the hands of Marnus Labuschagne. Just a ball before this dismissal, Rishabh Pant gets hit with the ball on his back by Mitchell Starc, while he was completing a single.IND 109/6 (32.5 overs)
- 13:00 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Pant changes gearAfter showing a bit of cautious approach, Rishabh Pant finally opens his arms and changes gears. In the previous over of Mitchell Marsh, Pant hammers a boundary as the Australian all-rounder leaks seven runs. India need more of such overs, in order to get their dominance back in the game.IND 107/5 (32 overs)
- 12:55 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: 100 up for IndiaAustralia are on fire. Their pacers are creating a lot of trouble for the Indian batters. However, the hopes are still on as Rishabh Pant and Nitish Reddy are standing unbeaten. The duo is forming a steady partnership and keeping scoreboard going for India. In the previous over of Pat Cummins, the duo scores five runs, which include a boundary from Reddy. With that, 100 comes up for IndiaIND 100/5 (31 overs)
- 12:42 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: India in troubleIndia are in deep trouble as they losing wickets in a quick succession. Currently, Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy are standing unbeaten at the crease and the onus of bringing five-down India out of the trouble, lies on their shoulders. They need to form a good partnership and bring some momentum.IND 91/5 (28 overs)
- 12:29 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: OUTOUT!!!! Scott Boland does it again and this time, India skipper Rohit Sharma becomes his prey and departs for 3. Boland confuses Rohit with his pace and strikes directly onto his pads. The on-field umpire wastes no time and signals LBW out. A brilliant dismissal for Australia as India lose their fifth wicket.IND 87/5 (25.5 overs)
- 12:26 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Pant-Rohit steadyBoth Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant need to form a stable partnership, in order to get India out of trouble. In the previous over of Scott Boland, the duo scores two runs as they aim to hit some boundaries in the upcoming overs.IND 86/4 (25 overs)
- 12:15 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: We are backHello and welcome to the second session on Day 1 of the second Test between India and Australia in Adelaide. Before going for Tea, India's score read 82/4 with Rishabh Pant (4*) and Rohit Sharma (1*) standing unbeaten at the crease. In this session, Pant and Rohit will look to form a good partnership, in order to bring India out of the mess. On the other hand, Scott Boland will be bowling the first over of the session for the hosts. Let's play!
- 11:35 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Tea breakThis marks the end of the first session on Day 1 of the second Test between India and Australia in Adelaide. At Tea, India's score read 82/4 with Rishabh Pant (4*) and Rohit Sharma (1*) standing unbeaten at the crease. In the first session, India lost the big wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill. For Australia, Mitchell Starc took three wickets while Scott Boland took one.
- 11:29 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: OUTOUT!!! WOAHHH!!! Another blow for India as Scott Boland also joins the party for Australia in style. After getting denied the wicket of KL Rahul, Boland redeems himself by removing the mighty Shubman Gill for 31. Boland strikes directly onto the pads of Gill as the umpire signals LBW out. Gill walks away without opting for the DRS as India lose their fourth wicket.IND 81/4 (21.1 overs)
- 11:24 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: OUTOUT!!!! WOAH!!! WHAT A MOMENT IN THE MATCH!!!! Mitchell Starc strikes again and this time, he dismisses star batter Virat Kohli for seven. A short of length delivery across Kohli, on the fifth-sixth stump line, Kohli is late in withdrawing the bat and the ball goes off the face of the bat, goes low to Smith at 2nd slip, he is on his knees as he takes it. On the cusp of tea break, India lost are three down and depends of Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant for a steady partnership.IND 77/3 (20.1 overs)
- 11:11 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: OUTOUT!!! Mitchell Starc does it again and provides Australia with their second wicket of the day. This time, he dismisses the dangerous KL Rahul for 37. Rahul tries to go for another hit but the ball hits the edge and Nathan McSweeney takes a stunning catch at the gully. Rahul runs out his luck out his luck as there's no third lifeline for him. Second wicket gone for India.IND 69/2 (18.4 overs)
- 11:07 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Gill, Rahul near 50sBoth KL Rahul and Shubman Gill are dominating every bowler and taking India ahead in the game. As Australia introduce spinner Nathan Lyon, Rahul continues with his fiery run and hammers a boundary. Now, both Rahul and Gill have breached their 30-run marks and inching closer towards their respective half-centuries.IND 67/1 (18 overs)
- 10:56 (IST)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 1, Live: Rahul on fireKL Rahul has now changes gears and playing an attacking game. He is thrashing every other bowler and providing India with some valuable runs. This time, he thrashes Pat Cummins and hammers two boundaries in his previous over. In total, the Australia skipper ends up leaking 10 runs. India are on fire.IND 53/1 (15 overs)
Topics mentioned in this article
India Cricket Team
Australia Cricket Team
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma
Jasprit Bumrah
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