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Australia won the second Test in Adelaide by 10 wickets, chasing down the total in 3.2 overs.
Australia dominated with both bat and ball in the pink ball Test in Adelaide. (Image: AP)
Australia returned to winning ways by beating India by 10 wickets in the pink ball Test in Adelaide on Sunday. Pat Cummins led the Aussies’ second innings charge with a five-wicket haul resulting in the visitors only taking an 18-run lead, which Australia chased down in 3.2 overs.
India’s performance was far from what was seen in the first Test. Both batting and bowling departments failed to step up for the pink ball challenge. Australia’s Mitchell Starc stole the show with a fine first-innings display with a six-wicket haul and Cummins followed it up in the second innings with figures of 5/57.
The onus was on Rishabh Pant and Nitish Reddy at the start of the third day to stitch together a partnership to give India a slight chance of mounting a comeback into the contest. But Starc managed to shut down all hopes after Starc got rid of Rishabh Pant in his first over of the day.
Cummins followed up on his brilliant performance from the previous day as he picked up the tail-enders in quick time. Reddy looked to put up some fight with some of his aggressive strokes to get some quick runs, but Cummins had his man as the young all-rounder missed out on his maiden Test fifty.
The crowds were vocal when Siraj came into bat and the Aussies followed the sentiment with a barrage of short balls. Despite an odd boundary, Boland got the final wicket as India only managed an 18-run lead.
Australia’s batters made quick work of the chase with Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney chasing down the target in under four overs to level the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, 1-1.
Both teams will now shift their focus to the third Test that is set to take place at the Gabba. India has a lot to look at going into the next game. Questions will be asked of both the batting and bowling units as they look to bounce back with a better performance to take the lead once again.
With the WTC Final at stake, India will be keen on bouncing back with a win.
- Location :
Adelaide, Australia
