2nd Test
Day-3 Morning Session Highlights:
Pat Cummins has claimed five wickets as Australia has leveled the series with a dominant victory
India scored 180 (1st Innings) & 175 (2nd Innings), where as Australia scored 337 (1st Innings) & 19/0 (2nd Innings).
So, finally Australia beat India by 10 wickets.
Pat Cummins spearheaded Australia’s attack with a five-wicket haul as they thrashed India in Adelaide to level the series 1-1 with a commanding 10-wicket victory.
Starting the day 29 runs behind with five wickets in hand, India were immediately on the backfoot as Mitchell Starc got Rishabh Pant to nick one to second slip with a stunning delivery.
The Indian lower order was soon under pressure, particularly from Cummins’ short-ball barrage.
R. Ashwin briefly fought back, managing to counter the bounce, but eventually glove it to the wicketkeeper.
Nitish Reddy, left to bat with the tail, struggled to build a partnership.
He eventually fell to another short ball from Cummins, fending awkwardly and ballooning the ball to the offside.
With eight wickets down and Jasprit Bumrah at the crease, Reddy took a few risks, including a slog over mid-on off Scott Boland that pushed India into a slight lead.
He then hooked Cummins for a six but fell soon after, caught in the deep on a short ball to give Cummins his 12th five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
This left Australia on the brink of leveling the series.
Mohammad Siraj, who had been jeered by the crowd following a heated exchange with Travis Head, was put down on his first ball by Alex Carey.
However, his luck quickly ran out as he slogged a catch to Head at midwicket off Boland, leaving Australia with a mere 19 runs to chase.
Australia made short work of the target, with the openers knocking off the required runs with ease.
The dominant win marked their 12th victory in 13 day-night Tests.
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