IND vs AUS, 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: Australia ended Day 2 at 61 for 1 with a 62-run lead over India. Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne stayed unbeaten on their respective scores of 39 and 14. Earlier, Axar Patel hit 74 runs and Virat Kohli scored 44 as India were bowled out for 262 runs. Australia, who had scored 263 after opting to bat on Friday, thus took a one-run first innings lead. Off-spinner Nathan Lyon claimed his 22nd five-wicket haul while Todd Murphy and Matthew Kuhnemann picked two wickets each. India had resumed at the score of 21 for 0 on Day 2. (SCORECARD)
Here are the Highlights of Day 2 of the 2nd Test between India and Australia from the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi
- 17:10 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Stumps!It is stumps on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test between India and Australia. Despite losing Usman Khawaja, Australia scored 61 runs in only 12 overs. Their scoring rate was 5.08. They could not have asked for a better start to their final innings. That's it from today, see you guys on Day 4!
- 16:55 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Superb start for Australia!This has been a really impressive start for Australia. They are scoring over 5 runs per over. The batters are going for runs and that has been the best part of this innings so far. India need to keep a check on the scoring rate or this match will slip well away from their grip.
- 16:43 (IST)India vs Australia Live: WICKET!AUS 263 & 23/1 (5.5)
- 16:36 (IST)India vs Australia Live: FOUR!AUS 263 & 17/0 (4.5)
- 16:31 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Two fours in 3 balls!Travis Head has hit Mohammed Shami for two fours in three balls. This is good batting from Head. The best way to play on this surface is to keep the scoreboard ticking.
- 16:21 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Australia's innings underway!Usman Khawaja and Travis Head have started the Australian innings while Ravichandran Ashwin kick off the things for India.
- 16:09 (IST)India vs Australia Live: WICKET! India all out for 262!IND 262 (83.3)
- 16:04 (IST)India vs Australia Live: WICKET!Axar Patel is out on his individual score of 74. India are nine down but only five runs away from taking a lead over Australia. They are 259 for 9 against the guests.
- 15:59 (IST)India vs Australia Live: WICKET!
- 15:39 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Back-to-back FOURS!A tad fuller from Pat Cummins outside off stump and Axar Patel has played a beautiful extra cover drive on it for a four. The second shot is equally good. It was a short ball from Cummins and Axar smashed it for a boundary on the off side.
- 15:21 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: Axar Patel races to fifty!IND 230/7 (74.5)
- 14:57 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: 200 up for India!IND 201/7 (68)
- 14:41 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: 3rd session underway!The final session of play on Day 2 has started! R Ashwin and Axar Patel have extende their partnership to over 50 runs. India trail Australia by 71 runs.
- 14:15 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Tea!That was another session that was dominated by Australia. While Todd Murphy and Matthew Kuhnemann claimed a wicket each in the session, Nathan Lyon continued his rich form and took his 5th wicket of the innings. India, who are seven down, are still 84 runs behind Australia's first innings total.
- 14:01 (IST)India vs Australia Live: 4,6 - Axar Patel changes gears!Axar Patel hit Matthew Kuhnemann for a four before tonking the ball into the stands for a big six. The four went straight down the ground, while the six was hit to the wide of long-on fielder.
- 13:52 (IST)India vs Australia Live: India rely on Ashwin-AxarThe ongoing partnership between R Ashwin and Axar Patel is the last batting pair for India as only Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj are the batters who will come next. The hosts would want the duo of Ashwin and Axar to stitch a big partnership so that they could get close to Australia's total of 263.
- 13:26 (IST)India vs Australia Live: WICKET!5-wicket haul for Nathan Lyon. It is his 22nd five-for in Test cricket. Such a special bowler he is for Australia! Take him out of this game and you will find that the guests were actually reeling behind, but Lyon's peformance has turned the tables. KS Bharat is his latest victim and with it, India are seven down.
- 13:14 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Big moment in the game!Virat Kohli has been given out LBW. He has reviewed it and replays suggest that the ball hit the bat and pad at the same time. The TV umpire has concluded that it's pad first. They go further for the ball tracking and it says that the ball would have clipped the leg stump. Kohli has to depart.
- 13:03 (IST)India vs Australia Live: WICKET!
- 12:55 (IST)India vs Australia Live: FOUR!IND 124/4 (46.1)
- 12:48 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Kohli riding his luck!IND 116/4 (44.1)
- 12:45 (IST)India vs Australia Live: It was close!Virat Kohli had got an inside edge on the bowling of Nathan Lyon, but he was lucky that the ball passed through the gap between his legs and ran to the fine leg player. He stole a single, meanwhile.
- 12:32 (IST)India vs Australia Live: 100 up for India!IND 104/4 (40)
- 12:22 (IST)India vs Australia Live: 2nd session underway!The second session of play has started in New Delhi. Both Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja are playing the Australian spinners quite comfortably.
- 11:38 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Lunch!It's lunch on Day 2. What a session it has been for Australia! Nathan Lyon wreaked havoc with four wickets while India could score only 67 runs.
- 11:27 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Kohli, Jadeja solid at crease!Both Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja have played the Australian bowlers beautifully so far. The duo have added 21 runs for the fifth wicket in 46 balls. India need them to continue in the same manner to bounce back in the game.
- 10:55 (IST)India vs Australia Live: WICKET!Shreyas Iyer is gone! Nathan Lyon gets his fourth wicket. He is breathing fire at the moment. But for this wicket, he needs to give credit to Peter Handscomb for taking a superb catch at short leg. India 66/4 in 25.2 overs against Australia
- 10:46 (IST)India vs Australia Live: FOUR!IND 62/3 (23)
- 10:36 (IST)India vs Australia Live: WICKET!
- 10:31 (IST)India vs Australia Live: WICKET!India 53/2 (19.2) vs Australia
- 10:21 (IST)India vs Australia Live: FOUR! 50 up for India!IND 50/1 (18.2)
- 10:18 (IST)India vs Australia Live: WICKET!IND 46/1 (17.1)
- 10:02 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Poor review from Australia!IND 43/0 (14.5)
- 09:54 (IST)India vs Australia Live: SIX!KL Rahul steps out and hits Matthew Kuhnemann for a six. This is a really good shot from the Indian opener. It came from the middle of his bat and comfortably travelled over the ropes for a six.
- 09:51 (IST)India vs Australia Live: In case you missed itDavid Warner has been ruled out of the ongoing match after suffering a concussion. Matt Renshaw has been named as his substitute. Warner was hit by a bouncer from Mohammed Siraj while batting on Day 1 and he did not take the field during India's innings later on the day. More details HERE
- 09:31 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Play starts!Matthew Kuhnemann with the first over, Rohit Sharma is on the strike. KL Rahul is at the other end. Amid a loud cheer from the crowd at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, here we go!
- 09:29 (IST)India vs Australia Live: All set for the action!The Australian players are out to the middle of the ground. Umpires are also taking their position. Meanwhile, the duo of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul also enter the ground alongside the Australian players. It's time for action to kick off on Day 2!
- 09:04 (IST)India vs Australia Live: What happened on Day 1?Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, Australia showed intent to fight. Usman Khawaja (81) led the way for the guests, while Peter Hanscomb (72 not out) was another star on the day for Australia. For India, Mohammed Shami returned figures of 4 for 60, while Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja bagged 3 wickets apiece. You can catch the highlights of the Day 1 HERE
- 08:51 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Rohit-Rahul to start for IndiaThe pair of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul stayed unbeaten for the nine overs the pair played after India bundled out Australia for 263. The Indian opening pair will look to continue the hosts' dominance.
- 08:39 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Welcome guys!Hello everyone, welcome to the second day live blog of the ongoing second Test between India and Australia. Stay connected for the all the updates from New Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium.
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