The Australian team has ended the day's play in a commanding position wherein Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney have put up a brilliant second wicket partnership.
IND vs AUS 2nd Test LIVE: Hosts End Day's Play In Command
The highly anticipated India vs Australia Day-Night Test is set to kick off at Adelaide Oval on Friday, with both teams fully aware of the stakes. India leads the five-match series 1-0, and a victory here would bring them one step closer to securing the series. On the other hand, Australia will be aiming to level the series with a win. India will see the return of captain Rohit Sharma and top-order batter Shubman Gill, who missed the opening match. Adding to the drama, this is the very venue where India endured the humiliating collapse to just 36 runs in the 2020 day-night Test, a memory they’ll surely be keen to put behind them.
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IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Australian Team In Control
The Australia team is looking in complete control as Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney has taken charge.
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Four to cover sweep
Fuller than the last one by NKR, again McSweeney shoulders arms as it is outside off and hits 2 consecutive boundaries to NKR
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Nitish Reddy to McSweeney
Full and down leg delivery by NKR, McSweeney flicks and misses. this must have boosted the confidence of the young man
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE:
Short of length just outside off stump, McSweeney goes on the back foot to tap square, Jaiswal at gully dives to his right and saves runs
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Labuschagne welcomes NKR with a Boundary
Full and down leg, NKR gives easy chance to Labuschagne, using the flick shot and the ball races to the boundary
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Australia crosses the 50 run mark
McSweeney making the full use of the pace, slams Siraj to h four. 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
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: NKR to change the game with bowl
After a much needed innings from Nitish Reddy with the b at, he has come again to register some wickets for himself
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Siraj to Labuschagne
Played too fine by Labuschagne, not a good delivery by Md. Siraj and he gets Punished for this
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Labuschagne off the mark
To the backward square leg Labuschagne gets forward to push and it's a thick inside-edge wide of square-leg and Ashwin gets his legs and blood flowing as he chases after it. Labuschagne gets off the mark with a couple as the crowd cheer
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Maiden Over by Harshit RANA
With all the tricks in pocket Harshit Rana is trying to get the wicket.
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Harshit RANA to McSweeney
Left alone by McSweeney, seams away from the batsman, seems to get an extra bounce on the Adelaide Pitch
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Drinks Break!!
India is looking for another wicket in before the day ends
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: 16TH Over
Wide of the crease and full and well outside off, left alone by McSweeney
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Harshit Rana to Labuschagne
short of length and nips back in to middle, nudged to the vacant mid-wicket area AND STEALS 1 RUN
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Siraj to Labuschagne 14TH OVER
No run, bit fuller than the last one, close to off-stump, on the fourth-stump line, Labuschagne with a good leave
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE:
Starts down leg, Labuschagne flicks and misses, again Pant has no chance despite a dive to his left. Bonus runs for Australia these
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Four runs for australia
Making full use the pace, McSweeney slams Rana for a boundary with a boundary
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Bumrah to Labuschagne
Another directionless delivery gave Australia with 4 runs and no chance for Rishab Pant to get to the ball in time
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Rana to McSweeney
Good stop with an outstretched right hand on the leap by Pant, dug in short and leg-sidish
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Bumrah GETS KHAWAJA
BUMRAH GETS THE 1ST BRAKTHROUGH FOR INDIA BY TAKNG OUT USMAN KHAWAJA
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: India in urgent need for a Breakthrough
Khawaja hits a four to Mohammad Siraj with a hard pull shot
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Reddy's Reverse Scoop
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Siraj's meme goes viral again
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Justin Langer reacts on Jaiswal's dismissal
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Chance for a wicket
Dropped by Pant and Rohit has copped the ricochet at 1st slip on the right wrist. Rohit JUST missing the catch as ball deflected by Pant's gloves
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Bumrah to McSweeney
McSweeney gets forward and defends, again an open face and in control, wide of gully and backward point for two
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Direct Hit!!
Direct hit but Khawaja manages comfortably
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE:
1 run to Khawaja as Jaiswal dives to his left at gully and does not stop it cleanly, full and angling away from off, Khawaja defends with soft hands and an open face, Jaiswal fails to stop the single
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE:
Siraj understanding the angles to a left-hander as he bowls the 5th over to Usman Khawaja
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: 4 Runs for free
No chance for Pant there as He dives to his left but the ball swings further down and it was the attempted inswinger gone wrong
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE:
Khawaja takes 1 run to backward square leg as he flicks the ball with a light hand
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: SIRAJ TO MCSWEENEY
no run, good delivery this, full and in the corridor of uncertainty, on the fifth-stump line, McSweeney is nearly sucked into playing at it, but makes a late call to leave
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Bumrah to Khawaja
Ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah looking for a breakthrough. Shuffling the ball at good lenght
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Siraj with a maiden over
Mohamaad Siraj to McSweeney bowled a maiden over
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Khawaja welcomes Bumrah
Khawaja puts it away emphatically for a FOUR, swing for Bumrah but too full and Khawaja flicks wide of a diving square-leg. That should give him so much confidence
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Game resumes
Nathon McSweeney and Usmaan Khwaja to take the opening charge
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Day one
Starc leads his team off the field as he raises the ball. He absolutely loves bowling with the new ball. Struck with the very first ball of the Test by trapping Jaiswal lbw with an outswinger. Rahul and Gill looked in decent touch as they foged a fifty stand. That's when the left-arm speedster came back to remove KL and Kohli in quick succession.
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: India wraps up the innings at 180 as NKR departs
Caught by Head!! Fittingly Starc wraps up the proceedings! 141.5kph, length ball, Nitish Reddy hnags back and to loft it downtown.
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Siraj hits a FOUR
Beautifully timed and Siraj gets off the mark with a boundary!
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Cummins replacing Boland in the 43rd over
Cummins with a blow to India as Bumrah departs
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Starc bounces back with a monstrous bouncer
NKR is hit by a bouncer on the helmet, Mitchell Starc seems aggressive and in a desperate need for a wicket here
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy
Another no-ball by Mitch Starc and NKR responds with a single run
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: NKR hitting Australia hard
With consecutive sixes by Nitish Kumar, 200 seems possible for team India
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: NKR-Mr. 360 hits a six to the longest part of the Adelaide
NKR with a good presence of mind hitting consecutive boundaries. over the keeper's head
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Mitchell Starc back into the attack but NKR welocmes him with a six!
Mitch Starc is welcomed with a six by NKR in the 40th over which also is the first six for the Indian innings
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: NKR hits HIGH
STEPPING OUTSIDE THE CREASE, NKR LEAVING NOTHING TO REGRET BUT GETS ONE RUN. HITS HIGH OVER THE MID-OFF
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Nitish Kumar Reddy not holding back
NKR hits a Four to Australia's top order bowler. Scott Boland
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Jasprit Bumrah enters the ground
No run, full on middle and leg, watchfully defended towards mid-on by Jasprit Bumrah. Double-wicket-maiden for Starc
IND vs AUS, 2nd Test LIVE: Starc continues his love affair with Pink ball
with Harshit Rana gone, Mitchell Starc gets a fifer. Trademark Starc! Inswinging yorker, too good for Harshit Rana who is beaten for pace.
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