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India vs Australia 2024 2nd Test Full Commentary
Result · Dec 06 2024, Fri - 09:30 AM (IST)
INDIA180, 175
AUSTRALIA337, 19/0
Australia won by 10 wickets
CRR:5.7
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OUT! Caught. Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Head. India's first innings comes to an end they are bowled out for 180, and they will take the Dinner break. Nitish Kumar Reddy the last man out, after a crucial innings of 42, top scoring, to drag India to a respectable total after slipping to 109-6. Mitchell Starc was the destroyer in chief, finishing with six wickets with excellent support from skipper Pat Cummins and Scott Boland, who took two apiece. Australia will start their innings under the lights after the interval.
FOUR! Pat Cummins to Mohammed Siraj. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, well timed past deep square leg for 4 runs.
Pat Cummins to Mohammed Siraj. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Pat Cummins to Mohammed Siraj. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
OUT! Caught. Pat Cummins to Jasprit Bumrah. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge to first slip, caught by Khawaja. Edged and gone.
Pat Cummins to Jasprit Bumrah. Out-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Pat Cummins to Jasprit Bumrah. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Head.
Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Back of a length, wide down leg side on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, hit helmet to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Carey. That's a nasty blow for Nitish Reddy.
Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for no runs, fielded by McSweeney.
No ball Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. In-swinging half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, inside edge to fine leg and it was a no ball, fielded by Boland.
Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. In-swinging half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for no runs, fielded by Head.
Scott Boland to Jasprit Bumrah. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Head.
Scott Boland to Jasprit Bumrah. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Marsh.
No ball Scott Boland to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to point and it was a no ball, fielded by Khawaja.
SIX! Scott Boland to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
No ball Scott Boland to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, in the air under control to deep cover and it was a no ball, fielded by Cummins.
FOUR! Scott Boland to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
SIX! Scott Boland to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed in the air under control over third man for 6 runs.
Scott Boland to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Head.
Mitchell Starc to Jasprit Bumrah. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Short, down leg side on the back foot working, Gloved to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Carey.
Wide Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Bouncer, down leg side ducked Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Carey.
Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. In-swinging full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. In-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
SIX! Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep cover for 6 runs.
Scott Boland to Jasprit Bumrah. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to point for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.
OUT! Bowled. Mohammed Siraj to Scott Boland. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. That's the end of Australia's innings. They have posted an excellent total of 337, with a lead of 157. The Indian bowlers took the remaining two wickets after the dinner break quickly. India will need a strong opening stand to put pressure back on Australia. Join us shortly for India's second innings.
Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 3 runs, fielded by Ashwin, fielded by Jaiswal.
Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Scott Boland. Half volley, down leg side on the front foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, run save by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Scott Boland. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Scott Boland. Out-swinging yorker, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon. In-swinging half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to leg gully for 1 run, fielded by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to point for no runs.
No ball Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to silly mid off and it was a no ball, mis-fielded by Bumrah.
Mohammed Siraj to Scott Boland. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Ashwin.
Mohammed Siraj to Scott Boland. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Mohammed Siraj to Scott Boland. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Mohammed Siraj to Scott Boland. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Ashwin.
Mohammed Siraj to Scott Boland. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Pant.
OUT! Caught. Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Rana. A simple catch for Harshit Rana.
OUT! Bowled. Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, hit pad. That will be Dinner on Day 2. The game is currently in a strong position, with the home side enjoying a healthy lead of 152 runs and two useful wickets in hand. Travis Head showcased his talent in front of his home crowd by scoring his eighth Test century. The Indian bowlers have performed well after taking the second new ball. Stay tuned for the final session of the day.
FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs.
Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc. In-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Rana.
Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc. Out-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs.
Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc. In-swinging full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Gill.
FOUR! Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc. In-swinging full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long on for 4 runs.
Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc. Out-swinging back of a length, down leg side on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc. In-swinging length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Pant.
FOUR! Mohammed Siraj to Mitchell Starc. In-swinging length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
APPEAL! Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, hit pad for no runs, fielded by Pant, appeal made for Caught. India have lost their all reviews.
Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Gill.
OUT! Caught. Scott Boland to Mohammed Siraj. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket, caught by Head. That's it, India bowled out for 175 runs in their second innings. Starc dismissed Pant with a great ball in the first over of the day and the floodgates opened after that. Nitish played some good shots but chose the wrong shot to gift his wicket to Cummins. Australia need 19 runs to square the series. Join us for the chase shortly.
Scott Boland to Mohammed Siraj. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
FOUR! Scott Boland to Mohammed Siraj. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Scott Boland to Mohammed Siraj. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Cummins.
Wide Scott Boland to Mohammed Siraj. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Carey.
Scott Boland to Mohammed Siraj. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
APPEAL! Pat Cummins to Jasprit Bumrah. Short, down leg side on the back foot Fended, hit helmet to gully for no runs, fielded by Smith, appeal made for Caught. Bumrah says he has no connection with the bat and Australia burns their reviews.
Pat Cummins to Mohammed Siraj. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Lyon.
Pat Cummins to Mohammed Siraj. Short, down leg side swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Wide Pat Cummins to Mohammed Siraj. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Carey.
Pat Cummins to Mohammed Siraj. Short, down leg side on the back foot Steer, outside edge to first slip for no runs, dropped catch by Carey, fielded by Smith.
OUT! Caught. Pat Cummins to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to third man, caught by McSweeney. Reddy's fails to manage his workload pressure.
SIX! Pat Cummins to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Short, down leg side on the back foot hooking, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.
Scott Boland to Jasprit Bumrah. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, thick edge to gully for no runs, fielded by McSweeney.
Scott Boland to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Lyon.
Scott Boland to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
FOUR! Scott Boland to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Scott Boland to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs.
Scott Boland to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Pat Cummins to Jasprit Bumrah. Short, down leg side on the back foot hooking, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Pat Cummins to Jasprit Bumrah. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Pat Cummins to Jasprit Bumrah. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Boland.
OUT! Caught. Pat Cummins to Harshit Rana. Short, down leg side on the back foot working, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to gully, caught by Khawaja. A simple catch for Khawaja.
Pat Cummins to Harshit Rana. Short, down leg side on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
Pat Cummins to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Labuschagne.
Mitchell Starc to Harshit Rana. Short, down leg side on the back foot defending, hit helmet to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Cummins.
Mitchell Starc to Harshit Rana. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Lyon.
Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Head.
Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Mitchell Starc to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Length ball, off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Carey.
Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run. Australia win by ten wickets, cruising to victory. It's a perfect comeback from the hosts after defeat in the Perth Test. The series is heating up, sitting at 1-1 with three games to go. India must devise a better batting strategy to score runs in the upcoming matches. Travis Head is the Player of the Match for his stunning batting display.
Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Pant.
FOUR! Nitish Kumar Reddy to Nathan McSweeney. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Nathan McSweeney. Out-swinging back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Nathan McSweeney. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Nathan McSweeney. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Pant.
FOUR! Nitish Kumar Reddy to Nathan McSweeney. Out-swinging half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.
Nitish Kumar Reddy to Nathan McSweeney. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Gill.
Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Gill.
Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Pant.
FOUR! Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja. In-swinging length ball, to leg down the track flick, well timed past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.
Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja. In-swinging length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja. In-swinging half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Gill.
Mohammed Siraj to Usman Khawaja. Out-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan McSweeney. Out-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan McSweeney. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Reddy, fielded by Gill.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan McSweeney. In-swinging length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Pant.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan McSweeney. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Siraj.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan McSweeney. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
NEW BALL. Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan McSweeney. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Pant.