Team India had to face a crushing defeat of 10 wickets against Australia in the Adelaide Test. In this day-night match played with pink ball, the Indian team looked scattered in all three departments – batting, bowling and fielding.
In the match that lasted two and a quarter days, India lost its 20 wickets in just 81 overs. We scored 355 runs in both the innings together, whereas the Kangaroo team scored 337 runs in the first innings itself. The hosts lost only 10 wickets.
1. Got defeated by the swing-bounce of the pink ball Our batsmen were defeated by the swing and extra bounce of the pinch ball. On the first day the ball was swinging by 1.6 degrees. In such a situation, the Indian team collapsed in the first two sessions of the first day. Rohit won the toss and chose batting.
KL Rahul and Virat Kohli, who came to open in place of the captain, were out alike. Mitchell Starc sent both of them to the pavilion. The Indian batsmen were caught out on a bouncy ball swinging outside the off stump. Other batsmen also could not cope with the extra swing and bounce of the pink ball. At one time India's score was 71/1. Then in scoring the next 10 runs, the wickets of Rahul, Virat and Gill were lost.
2. Bowlers could not take wickets in flood lights Jasprit Bumrah-led Indian pace attack failed to take wickets in floodlights. By the evening of the first day, the Australian batsmen were at the crease. After the Indian team was all out, it seemed that the Indian pacers would defeat the Kangaroos in the last session, but the opposite happened. By the end of the first day's play, Australia had scored 86 runs for one wicket.
3. Travis Head missed 2 catches, scored 65 runs more Travis Head got 2 lives. At the first opportunity, his catch was dropped by Mohammad Siraj. Then they were playing on 75 runs, then wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant could not catch the ball of Harshit Rana. Later Travis Head played an inning of 140 runs. With the help of his innings, Australia scored 337 runs, giving the Kangaroos a huge lead of 157 runs. The Australian team scored 251 runs in the first two sessions of the second day of the match.
4. Failed to play in under light conditions By the evening on Saturday, the Indian batsmen were at the crease, but the Indian batsmen failed to play in the under-light conditions of the second innings. India's score at stumps on the second day was 128/5. Opener KL Rahul was out after scoring 7 runs, Virat Kohli 11 and Rohit Sharma scored 6 runs. This time Pat Cummins and Scott Boland took 2-2 wickets.
Australia won by 10 wickets, series level 1-1
Australia has defeated India by 10 wickets in the Adelaide Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The host team achieved the target of 19 runs without losing any wicket. Both the teams are tied at 1-1 in the 5-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The third match of the series will be played at the Gabba ground in Brisbane from 14 December.
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