Starc's six-wicket haul established his supremacy in pink-ball Tests while Head continued to be a headache for India as his counter-attacking was the final nail in the coffin for India, who succumbed to a 10-wicket loss in the Adelaide pink-ball Test after the highs of a 295-run win at Perth
Aussies continued their pink-ball domination as brilliant performances from centurion Travis Head and pacers Mitchell Starc and skipper Pat Cummins helped them crush India by 10 wickets to level the five-match series 1-1. In the match, Labuschagne struck a fine 64, marking his return to form
India's bowling coach Morne Morkel believed that his side may have erred in failing to get the right lines and lengths on the first evening of the game. Australia managed to bat through the evening on day 1, adding 86 runs for the loss of merely one wicket
Australia were bowled out for 337 runs in their first innings of the ongoing second Test of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against India at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday and took a lead of 157 runs
At Tea, Australia was at 332/8, with Mitchell Starc (18*) unbeaten. Head increased lead over India to 152 runs with a brilliant knock of 140, slamming yet another big score against India.
Strong performances by Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head helped Australia to take a lead over India on day two of the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide on Saturday.
India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate believes young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has a "very high ceiling" after his swashbuckling display in the pink-ball Test against Australia's leading pacers in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The speedster bagged six wickets in his spell of 14.1 overs where he conceded 48 runs and bowled two maiden overs as well in his spell. This was his 15th Test cricket five-wicket haul as Australian pacers ran through the Indian batting on Day 1 of the second Test in Adelaide.
Right-hand batters Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne's solid partnership put Australia in firm control over India at the end of Day 1 in the second Test at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
After a brilliant, returnt to form century at Perth, Virat could not add much to his Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024 run tally as he could score just seven runs in the first innings. The eighth delivery he faced, bowled by Starc to him, was a length ball outside off and had a great bounce. Th
At the end of the second session, India was all-out for 180 runs, with Nitish (42) being the top run-getter for India. However, Starc (6/48) dismantled India with a memorable six-fer, adding yet another accomplishment to his envious pink-ball Test resume.