Australia have ended Day 1 at 86/1 after 33 overs. They trail by only 94 runs in the first innings and it has been a fantastic effort from the home team. Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney have kept India at bay with Jasprit Bumrah picking the only wicket to fall.
Bumrah and Rana have beaten the batsmen in the last few overs. But no luck for India yet!! Australia are set to end the day on a high!!
Jasprit Bumrah is back for the final spell on the evening!! Can he strike for India?
McSweeney and Labuschagne have added 50 runs together now!! Time is running out for India as Australia are 74/1. This session is ending in 25 minutes as well. Who will come up with an inspired spell for India?
Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney are building a nice little partnership for the second wicket. Both have played a decent number of deliveries and most importantly, India's bowling attack is lacking that needle with Bumrah finishing off his first spell....Who will strike for India? Bumrah is warming up and why isn't Ashwin bowling yet?
After Bumrah's spell, India's spirits have gone down a bit. Runs are not coming easily and Australia are 38/1 after 18 overs. But McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne are spending some much needed time in the middle. Who will strike for India?
This is a crucial time for India!! Bumrah's opening spell is done and he picked up a wicket in it. Siraj will have to be on target while Rana and Reddy should also make sure the pressure is sustained on the Aussies. India need more wickets in this session at any cost.
Do not miss this kind of cricket!!! Bumrah vs Labuschagne it is in Adelaide!!! Likes of Kohli and Rahul are in his ears and even Marnus is up for the battle! It is heating up at the Adelaide Oval!! Who will win this battle?
Jasprit Bumrah strikes!! You CANNOT keep him out of the game!! Usman Khawaja is OUT as he edged the ball to Rohit Sharma at first slip and the Indian captain didn't make any mistake!! Australia have lost their first wicket and they are 24/1.
Australia openers have been extremely cautious and they've successfully played out the opening spell of five overs of Jasprit Bumrah!! Now that's an achievement! McSweeney was lucky to be dropped by Rohit and Pant off Bumrah! But can he make the most of this chance? Australia are 21/0 after 9 overs. India cannot afford to drop catches. This session is the best chance for them to make a comeback in the match after being bowled out for 180.
Will it be yet another 104 innings? or Will Australia batters show resilience? This is a series-defining session as batting will be extremely tough under the lights. Aussie openers Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney have a tough job on their hands. Can Bumrah step up once again for India?
Fun ends as Nitish Reddy is dismissed by none other than Starc who ends with a six-wicket haul. India have been bundled out for 180 runs. Australia will be batting under the lights now
Nitish Reddy has taken on the Australian bowling. He reverse sweeps Boland for a six and is making sure to keep Bumrah away from strike. He has raced past the 40s after the onslaught against Boland.
Mitchell Starc has completed his first five-wicket haul against India as he sends back R Ashwin and Harshit Rana in quick succession in the same over to get to five scalps as India have lost 8/141 with Nitish Reddy being the only recognised Indian batter.
R Ashwin and Nitish Reddy after the fall of Rishabh Pant's wicket have come out with intent, not leaving any scoring opportunities and have gotten a few quick runs stitching a 29-run partnership off just 30 deliveries.
Pat Cummins surprised Pant with a bouncer and the left-hander had no answer to it. India six down and are in all sorts of trouble. How many can they score? Will 150 be enough on this surface?
The demotion in the batting order doesn't work for skipper Rohit Sharma as Scott Boland has his man. Rohit's feet didn't move and didn't account for the nip-backing delivery. The inward movement did him there and India have lost half their side.
There was only a 5-minute delay after tea as the drizzle stopped and the covers were rolled back. The match resumes and skipper Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant will be keen to make the most of the second session before it gets dark.
It is still lunch but the pitch has been put under covers. There was a forecast of a morning shower but the drizzle has arrived now and we might have to wait for the resumption.
India are 82/4 at tea as the visitors have gone from 69/1 to 82/4 and Australia are on top with the three big wickets in the last 10-15 minutes or so. The first session now solely belonged to Australia and India will need a big effort from skipper Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant as the duo look to put on the rescue act.
And another one goes! The domino has begun! This may be the madness that happened in Adelaide four years ago and has started repeating itself now. Shubman Gill went across after covering the line of the off-stump rather than playing straight and was caught in the crease by a full delivery from Scott Boland and the pacer finally has his first after dismissing Rahul off a no-ball. Gill was given LBW out and was umpire's call on impact but was hitting the stumps. India are in deep trouble now
Virat Kohli won't be proud of that shot! Kohli was in two minds, whether to leave or have a play at it and was caught somewhere in the middle and had a casual poke, the ball took the outside edge straight to Steve Smith in second slip and India have lost their second consecutive wicket to Starc, third overall.
India - 81/3 (21 overs)
Mitchell Starc has come back into the attack and has broken the frustrating partnership for Australia. KL Rahul rode on his luck to get into his innings and the moment he started to look good, Starc has induced an edge straight to gully and the 69-run partnership between Rahul and Gill is over. India lose their second wicket.
KL Rahul has gotten a reprieve and now has to make it count. Shubman Gill hasn't been afraid to play his shots and Rahul has been really watchful. India have overcome the early blip from Starc and will be aiming to continue this.
Scotty Boland fulfilled his promise of getting the better of KL Rahul almost came to fruition on the first ball of his Test summer. Rahul was caught poking in his crease and the outside edge was held on to by the keeper before it was revealed that the bowler had overstepped and Rahul lives the charmed life. Australia almost had their man, Boland was through his celebrations, Kohli had gotten up from his chair to walk out until all of them retracted their actions and India are still only one down.
India - 23/1 (8 overs)
Intentions are clear here from both teams! Shots have been fired from both sides as Starc got away with the first one and Shubman Gill has made his gameplan clear by attacking Starc, smashing consecutive boundaries. It should be fun!
Mitchell Starc strikes!! Yashasvi Jaiswal shuffled a bit too much and a bit too early and Starc was quick to spot that as he bowled straight and the batter missed it. The ball thudded straight into his pads and it was as plumb as it could get and India have lost their opener on the very first ball of the match. Ominous signs!
KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal are out in the middle and here we go as India look to get a good start with the bat after winning the toss.
The grass has been cut off a bit, still the green cover is visible, especially to the sides of the pitch. The grass cover and humidity in Adelaide will assist the seamers, however, Matthew Hayden and even the captains mentioned that it will get better to bat as the game progressed with the final session under twilight likely to assist the seamers. Should be a great cricket wicket!!
Playing XI: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, back at the helm, had no hesitation in opting to bat first after winning the toss in the second Test match in Adelaide. Rohit reckoned that the pitch was a bit dry and had a good grass covering and that it will get better to bat on as the game progressed. Australian captain Pat Cummins also wanted to bat first but mentioned that the pink ball does bring a different dimension to the picture and hoped for some nip in the air early.
Rohit and Gill will be the obvious ones but the inclusion of an R Ashwin or an Akash Deep can't be ruled out. Ashwin was seen in a 40-odd minute session with coach Gautam Gambhir on the eve of the Test match and Akash looked the best in the Prime Minister's XI clash. Hence, it will be interesting to see which way India go.
Well, 10 days have passed for starters, which felt like an eternity. India have their first-choice stars, skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill returning and Australia have lost the India tormentor from the Adelaide win the last time around, Josh Hazlewood.
Perth feels like it happened eons ago. A 10-day gap in the middle of the series is unheard of but it is what it is. Also since it's a pink-ball Test, India needed to get their bearings after what happened four years ago at this very venue. Welcome to our live coverage of the second Test between India and Australia from the Adelaide Oval -
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