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
With this win, Australia has bounced back big time from 295-run loss at Perth and levelled the five-match series 1-1. Also, they have kept their unbeaten run in pink ball Tests at Adelaide Oval alive, registering their eighth win in eight matches. This has put a dent on India's ICC World Tes
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 is edging closer to another Pink-ball Test victory, with India ending Day 2 at 128/5, trailing by 29 runs at Adelaide on Saturday. The Australian seamers dominated the second day's play in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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.
Starc was a force to be reckoned with on the opening day of the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide. He swung the ball back into Indian batters while holding onto his dangerous line and lengths to take a six-wicket haul.
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.