IND vs AUS Highlights 2nd Test Day 2: Australia 61/1 at Stumps, leads India by 62 runs

An excellent reply by Australia within the second innings after the Ashwin-Axar partnership annoyed the guests. Australia leads by 62 runs and India might want to decide early wickets tomorrow because it wouldn’t wish to chase too many within the fourth innings.

Axar to bowl what ought to be the final over of the day. Labuschagne pushes one by way of covers for a single. Just a few runs from the final over. Australia 61/1 in 12 overs, leads by 62 runs.

SIX! Tossed up from Ashwin and Head steps out and smashes this over long-on for a most. Head drives the following one simply large sufficient of quick mid-off for a single. Labuschagne is stepping out to smother the spin on the different finish. Australia 59/1 in 11 overs.

FOUR! Head slaps this Jadeja supply by way of covers and that brings up 50 for Australia in 9.2 overs. After 10 overs, Australia is 51 for one.

FOUR! Fullish and Labuschagne sweeps Jadeja to the midwicket fence. Australia off to a fast begin right here. FOUR! This time Labuschagne stays again and cuts this gently by way of level for a boundary. FOUR! Three boundaries within the over as Labuschagne slog sweeps this final supply by way of midwicket once more. Australia 43/1 in 8 overs.

FOUR! Full from Ashwin and Head is fast to drive it by way of covers for a boundary. Ashwin beats Labuschagne with one which angles throughout and retains going away. Australia 30/1 in 7 overs.

With eight overs remaining within the day, Jadeja raplaces Shami. FOUR! Khawaja springs a shock and slog sweeps to discover a boundary at deep midwicket. OUT! Khawaja goes for the paddle sweep subsequent ball and Shreyas Iyer takes a well-anticipated catch at short-leg. Labuschagne is available in subsequent.

FOUR! Short from Shami and Head pulls this gloriously by way of square-leg and midwicket for a boundary. FOUR! Length ball simply exterior off and Head drives with a little bit of an open face and finds a boundary at level, the place Siraj fumbles and lets it go for a 4. Australia 12/0 in 4 overs.

Maiden over from Ashwin however he misses his line on a couple of occassions, drifting on leg-stump line. Australia 4/0 in 3 overs.

He begins with a large one exterior off and Head lets it go. The subsequent one angles in and goes by way of the defence of Head and simply misses the off-stump. Head pushes a full one to deep level for a pair. Australia 4/0 in 2 overs.

With Warner out with a concussion, Head will open with Khawaja. Ashwin will bowl the primary over. Khawaja whips the primary ball off the backfoot for a single and is off the mark. Two slips and a short-leg in place for Head. He flicks one by way of square-leg for yet another. Both openers off the mark within the first over. Australia 2/0 in 1 over.

Here comes Kuhnemann. Shami begins off by defending the primary two balls on the backfoot. OUT! Shami swings and misses to see his stumps rattled. India 262 all out in 83.3 overs and Australia takes a one-run lead.

A few singles from the over, one every for Shami and Siraj. Shami ends the over with a single, miscuing a pull to deep sq. for a single. India 262/9 in 83 overs, trails by one run.

The off-spinner is again into the assault to function with the second new ball. SIX! Axar makes room exterior off and hammers a flat six over large long-off for a most. India now trails by simply 4 runs. OUT! Another beautiful catch and this time it’s Cummins who takes it at mid-on, diving to his left. Ashwin and now Axar each perish inside two overs of the second new ball being taken. India 259/9 in 82 overs, trails by 4 runs.

Cummins comes from across the wicket to Axar. The first supply hits the within half of the bat and goes behind sq. for a single. OUT! Ashwin is gone and Matt Renshaw takes a blinder at sq. leg. Ashwin shall be disenchanted as this was a fullish supply on the pads and will have been put away. An important innings however as Ashwin walks again for 37 off 71 balls. Shami is available in subsequent. India 253/8 in 81 overs, trails by 10 runs.

FOUR! Short and large exterior off from Lyon and Axar cuts this tough to the boundary behind level. FOUR! Some extra luck for Ashwin. This one takes Ashwin’s exterior edge and goes large of the slip fielder earlier than trickling to the boundary. India 252/7 in 80 overs.

Cummins decks it in brief once more and Ashwin miscues the pull and will get a single at square-leg. FOUR! The subsequent one is half-volley and Axar is fast to drive it by way of covers for a boundary. FOUR! This is barely large exterior off and Axar slashes this to the purpose fence for back-to-back fours. This boundary additionally brings up the 100-run stand between Ashwin and Axar. He retains strike with a single off the final ball. India 243/7 in 79 overs.

The Aussie skipper darts in a uncommon bouncer and Ashwin goes for the pull and misses. The ball hits his shoulder and goes to first slip. Cummins appeals for a catch however the umpire is just not . India 231/7 in 77 overs.

SIX! Axar brings up his fifty in fashion with a six. He sends a Kuhnemann supply over deep midwicket for a most and brings up his fifty off 94 balls. Back-to-back fifties now for Axar and what a vital innings this has been for India.

FOUR! Lyon pitches it down leg and Ashwin as soon as once more flicks it simply large of the leg-slip fielder and it goes away for one more boundary. India 222/7 in 74 overs.

FOUR! Axar drives a full one from Head down the bottom to finish the over with a boundary. India 218/7 in 73 overs, trails by 45 runs.

Three singles from the over and Axar and Ashwin are rotating strike and steadily chipping away and nearing Australia’s first-innings rating. India 208/7 in 71 overs.

FOUR! Drifted down leg by Lyon once more and Ashwin goes again and flicks this behind and it goes between the leg slip fielder’s palms and to the boundary. India 206/7 in 70 overs.

Lyon darts this down leg and it beats Carey and goes for 4 byes. This brings up India’s 200. India 201/7 in 68 overs, trails by 62 runs.

FOUR! Axar will get an outdoor edge that falls simply in need of the slip fielder and runs away to the boundary. Lyon is in utter disbelief. That additionally brings up the fifty partnership between Axar and Ashwin off 79 balls.

Murphy to Ashwin. A vital session lies forward for India. Ashwin tucks one off his hips for a pair behind sq.. FOUR LEG-BYES! Gifts for India. This is drifting down leg and spinning away additional. Ashwin misses the sweep however the ball goes off his thigh and to the boundary. India 186/7 in 63 overs.

FOUR! Axar as soon as once more cashes in on the match-up in opposition to left-arm spinner Kuhnemann. He makes use of the depth of the crease and punches by way of covers for a boundary. The partnership now price 40 off 66 balls. The final supply retains low however Axar fends it off.

FOUR! Width exterior off from Cummins and Axar sends that crashing to the purpose boundary. Cummins retorts with a bouncer a few deliveries later and Axar geese below it.

FOUR! Axar launches this supply from Kuhnemann down the bottom and he hasn’t timed it effectively. The ball simply drips earlier than the boundary rope. SIX! This is a a lot better connection as Axar slog sweeps this for a giant six over deep midwicket. India 170/7 in 60 overs, trails by 93 runs.

FOUR! Beautifully timed on-drive by Axar goes all the way in which to the boundary for 4 runs. India 159/7 in 59 overs.

Maiden over for Lyon. The runs have dried up, with jus two coming within the final 4 overs. Ashwin and Axar eager on taking India to Tea with out the lack of one other wicket.

FOUR! Ashwin goes again and punches this supply from Kuhnemann by way of midwicket to carry up India’s 150 in 53.2 overs.

There is a little bit of width on provide from Kuhnemann and Ashwin pounces on it with a punch off the backfoot behind level for a boundary. India 144/7 in 52 overs.

Lyon replaces Murphy. FOUR! A daring reverse-sweep from Bharat and it goes over the slip fielder and to the boundary. OUT! Bharat will get a prime edge on the sweep and is taken by the slip fielder. Lyon picks his fifth wicket and turns into the primary Australia to take 100 wickets within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Wickets! Huge blow for India as Kohli walks again leg-before. He defended off the front-foot and it appeared just like the ball hit bat and pad on the similar time. The third umpire deemed it to have been pad first and ball-tracking went on to indicate it was clipping leg-stump on umpire’s name. India doesn’t lose the evaluate however loses Kohli for 44 (84). Kuhnemann will get his first Test wicket. Axar Patel joins Bharat after the drinks break. India 135/6 in 50 overs.

FOUR! This one from Murphy retains very low however Kohli watches the ball carefully and slaps it to the backward square-leg fence after going deep inside his crease. He strikes to 42 off 79 with that boundary. Nine runs from the over. India 135/5 in 49 overs.

FOUR! Kohli steps out to Murphy and hammers the ball over quick mid-on for a boundary off the primary ball of the over. OUT! Jadeja has to go leg-before! He pressed ahead to defend. While the ball missed the within edge earlier than taking pictures off the pad and going straight to mad level, DRS confirmed that the entrance pad was in entrance of the stumps. India loses a evaluate too. KS Bharat joins Kohli. India 125/5 in 47 overs.

The left-arm spinner is again into the assault. A single every for Jadeja and Kohli as Kuhnemann provides the ball some flight all through the over. Partnership now price 54 runs in 124 balls.

Kohli will get a boundary because the ball goes off his exterior edge and previous the slip fielder. This is brings up the fifty-run partnership between Kohli and Jadeja. India 118/4 in 45 overs.

There’s an attraction for a stumping as Jadeja takes a giant stride ahead to defend however misses the ball. However, the third umpire evaluate reveals Jadeja had his again leg effectively contained in the crease. He then misses a fullish supply that turns into him barely and the ball thuds into his entrance pad. A half-hearted attraction for LBW however not given. Jadeja residing a little bit dangerously.

Virat flicks one off the backfoot to deep sq. and that brings up 100 runs for India in 39.3 overs. Kohli is studying the size of the ball effectively and Jadeja lending him ready assist. India wants a giant partnership right here between these two. FOUR! Jadeja goes again in his crease and whips this Lyon supply by way of midwicket for a boundary. A little bit of a mix-up off the final ball as Jadeja needs a single however Kohli sends him again. India 104/4 in 40 overs.

He begins off with a protracted hop and Kohli pulls it to deep midwicket for a pair. FOUR! Jadeja drills one down the bottom to finish the over with a boundary. India 95/4 in 37 overs.

Lyon begins off with a maiden over. He induces Jadeja’s exterior edge first ball nevertheless it’s performed with mushy palms and doesn’t carry to the slip fielder.

It’s Australia’s session as resuming at 19 for no loss, India misplaced 4 wickets with Nathan Lyon dismissing KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer. Virat Kohli has seemed strong in defence and together with Ravindra Jadeja holds the important thing for India because it nonetheless trails by 175 runs. Lyon has been supported effectively by Todd Murphy and Matthew Kuhnemann. In the primary session of Day two 26 overs have been bowled, with India scoring 67 runs and shedding 4 wickets.

Ravindra Jadeja is off the mark after dealing with 15 deliveries and Todd Murphy is dashing by way of his overs with Australia eyeing one other wicket simply earlier than Lunch. Lyon has been relentless by choosing 4 wickets. An excellent half from India’s perspective, Kohli is wanting good and is batting with immense focus. At his dwelling floor, Kohli has a possibility to bail India out of bother, a job he has carried out on quite a few events.

Lyon picks his fourth wicket and what a sensational begin from Australia with the ball on Day two of the second Test. Peter Handscomb pulled off an impressive catch at short-leg and Iyer can’t consider it, so does Rohit Sharma and the Indian camp. Iyer flicks Lyon however Handscomb doesn’t take his eyes away and follows the ball because it hits him on his arm after which because it dies down, Handscomb with good reflexes and presence of thoughts juggles and grabs it to push India right into a spot of trouble. Ravindra Jadeja joins Kohli.

No critiques left for Australia and that’s a poor name from the skipper. Todd Murphy was satisfied that the ball brushed Shreyas Iyer’s flick because it flew to a diving Marnus Labuschagne at quick leg however there was no bat concerned and no rating for an LBW additionally. That was a shocker of a evaluate as Iyer stays on his job of rebuilding the innings with Kohli.

Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann are bowling in tandem and Australia is sniffing one other wicket to cap off in what has already been an excellent session for the guests. However, Kohli and Iyer are off the mark and each the batsmen have been optimistic of their strategy and have rotated the strike effectively. Kohli is shifting effectively by lunging ahead, getting near the ball after which rocking backwards whereas coping with the bounce. Iyer, too is wanting in good condition. Interesting passage of play.

This is big as Lyon traps Pujara, who falls for a duck in his 100 th Test match and what a wonderful evaluate from Australia. Tossed up supply, Pujara lunges ahead to defend it however is late because the ball hits the pad first earlier than the batsman jams within the bat. Pat Cummins had no hesitation in taking the evaluate and it was three reds as a jubilant Australian group have a good time in Kotla having packed off three reputed Indian batsmen. Shreyas Iyer is the brand new man in and India’s finest play of spin joins Kohli.

Nathan Lyon is on track and the off-spinner is bowling fantastically. He strikes once more and this time castles the Indian skipper as Rohit will get caught on the crease and the ball will get previous between the bat and pad to disturb the timber. India in a spot of trouble as Virat Kohli walks out with Pujara but to open his account.

Nathan Lyon strikes and that’s the tip of KL Rahul who departs for yet one more low rating because the India vice-captain falls for a 41-ball 17. India didn’t lose a evaluate because it was umpire’s name. Tossed up supply, Rahul will get ahead to defend and the ball hits low on his pad and hitting the leg stump. Rahul’s poor type continues and his fall brings in Cheteshwar Pujara, who’s taking part in his 100 th Test.

Pat Cummins steams in from the opposite finish and the primary runs of the morning have come from KL Rahul’s willow who carves an excellent size supply to the backward level space for a single. Rohit too takes a single off the final ball as India will get Cummins the proceedings rolling.

Kuhnemann begins with a slip and short-led and it’s a wonderful first over to start out Day two of the second Test. Rohit performs out a maiden as India is but to get off the mark.

Warner joins Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green, each of whom have been declared unfit to play and missed out first and second Tests after failing to get well from accidents in time.

Matt Renshaw will change Warner within the taking part in 11 as a concussion substitute, in response to reviews.

Warner received hit on the pinnacle on day one as he tried to drag a supply from Siraj. As a results of that hit, Warner couldn’t come out to subject when it was India’s flip to bat within the night.

Australia’s David Warner has been dominated out of second Test in opposition to India attributable to concussion within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Saturday.