Australia vs India, 1st Test: Day 2 Session 1 report
Team India commenced Day 2 of the ongoing Adelaide Test (D/N) on a positive note. The Indian fast bowlers gave the Australian batsmen a run for the money in the first session, after the Indian innings ended on 244. Although Australia were off to a watchful start, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah sent back both the openers in the first session. Here is more.
How did the session pan out?
Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins dismantled India's lower-order, ending the innings on 244. Both the seamers picked up two scalps apiece. Meanwhile, the Australian openers were quite vigilant in the first 10. However, the Indian speedsters gave them no freebies whatsoever. Both Matthew Wade and Joe Burns departed early, with Australia reeling on 35/2 at the stroke of Dinner Break.
Bumrah ran through Australia's top-order
Indian premier fast bowler, Bumrah, jeopardized the Australian batsmen in the first session. The Aussie openers had no clue in front of Bumrah's immaculate line and length. The deadlock was finally broken in the 15th over when he trapped Matthew Wade (8) in front. In his very next over, he dismissed Joe Burns, who also departed on 8.
India were bundled out for 244
Earlier in the day, the Indian innings ended on 244 as the visitors mustered only 11 more runs. Starting from their overnight score of 233/6, India lost wickets in quick succession early on Day 2. Notably, Team India's batting collapsed on the first day after skipper Virat Kohli got run-out. Kohli remained the top-scorer (74), having smashed his 23rd Test fifty.
Kohli slams his 50th fifty-plus score in Test cricket
In the first innings, a terrible mix-up resulted in Kohli's dismissal. The Indian captain fell short of his century, having scored a resounding 74. Interestingly, this was his 50th fifty-plus score in Test cricket. He is the eighth player to do so for India.
