IND vs AUS: India's top order succumbed meekly to Lyon at the starting of Day 2. (AP)IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: Australia extended their lead to 62 runs against India at the end of day 2 of the second Test on Saturday. The visitors were on 61 for one when stumps were called. Travis Head was batting on a run-a-ball 39 at stumps, with Marnus Labuschagne on 16 at the other end.
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Earlier, Axar Patel (74) and Ravichandran Ashwin (37) added 114 runs before Australia bowled out India for 262 for a one-run lead. Had the two all-rounders not bailed the hosts out, Australia would have been far more happy than they actually were at stumps on Saturday.
Brief Scores:
Australia: 263 all out and 61 for 1 in 12 overs (Travis Head 39 not out; Ravindra Jadeja 1/23)
India 1st Innings: 262 all out in 83.3 overs (Axar Patel 74, Virat Kohli 44; Nathan Lyon 5/67)
Our National Sports Editor Sandeep Dwivedi and senior cricket writer Sandip G are at the venue to cover the second Test.
Follow highlights of Day 2 India vs Australia test match at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Indian bowler Mohd Shami reacts after taking the wicket of Australian batsman David Warner during the India-Australia 2nd Test match in New Delhi on Friday. (EXPRESS PHOTO BY PRAVEEN KHANNA )
Obviously, it feels good to score runs, but the important thing was coming back from a pressure situation. I think because I was able to defend off the middle, my confidence rose and then I was attacking balls that were in my slot. I was asked in WI if I’m a batting or bowling all-rounder. My answer is simple - if I score runs I’m a batting all-rounder, if I get wickets I’m a bowling all-rounder. I got used to the pace of the wicket today, and the ball wasn’t coming on too quickly so I got time. I was trying to attack the left-arm spinner because that’s my match-up. We’d like to reduce them to as low a target as possible, I think the morning session tomorrow will be important. We need to bowl well and pick a couple of wickets.
Australian batters have come to all guns blazing in the second innings. They have shown the right intent. The Indians will be wary of every run scored. The pitch continues to deteriorate here in Kotla. If Australia can score over 150 runs it might get quite difficult for the Indian batters to chase it down. A proper fightback from the Aussies in this Test match. This game is becoming a proper humdinger. Indian fans will be hoping bowlers can bundle out the Aussie batters quickly.
This is aggressive stuff from Aussies. Marnus and Head are looking to hit a few boundaries here. Indian bowlers need to be careful Australia has already scored 40 runs. This is a proper challenge for Rohit the Test captain. The surface still seems to play a bit of a trick. One 60-70 run partnership may be enough for the Aussies to take the game away from the Indians. (Australia are 46/1 after 9 overs)
Sriram Veera: Two dismissals of Head against Ashwin stands out from India’s last tour of Australia. He had charged out way too early one time, allowing Ashwin to shift line further away, rip it more, and shorten the length - and Head still tried to go through with the big shot, and ended up swatting across the line for a good Jadeja catch near midwicket. The other time, Ashwin slowed up the pace and flighted it across to suck Head into a tame return catch. Ashwin vs Head in the past was a no contest. How will it be this time? (Australia are 23/1 after 6 overs)
Sriram Veera: Didn't Usman Khawaja not see Shreyas Iyer at leg slip? Bizarre dismissal, that. Paddles it straight to Iyer, who took a good sharp catch of course, but the shot was baffling. Khawaja stared for a while before departing. Brain fade, moment. (Australia are 23/1 after 6 overs)
Sriram Veera: Travis Head is up and away like a young Warner. In Australia, that is. He loves his punches, doesn’t much chances. Australian opening already looks better with him there. If India aren’t careful, he can runaway to a rapid start. He doesn’t muck around. It’s his game against spin that was questionable in the past, and led him to be dropped for the first Test despite stellar form in recent times. How will he go against spin here?
Ravi Ashwin and Mohammad Shami have taken the new ball for India from either end. Nothing threatening so far off the surface. However, the batters have been cautious so far. This might not go on for too long as Travis Head was sent to open for a reason and that is to attack. Shami has picked up Head in the first innings the batter will have it in his mind. Shami has been in terrific form this home season. (Australia are 8/0 after 3.2 overs)
Interesting move by skipper Pat Cummins they have promoted Travis Head up the order. Travis Head will be expected to play a few shots and extend this lead quickly and push India on the back foot. Rohit would be well aware of the risk that the Aussie spinners can pose to Indian batters chasing in the fourth innings. Exciting times in the game. (Australia are 2/0 after 1.2 overs)
That's that folks India is bowled out for 262 runs. They concede a one-run lead to the Aussies. If not for that massive partnership between Axar Patel and Ravi Ashwin for the eighth wicket things might have looked a lot more complicated for the Indians. However, given the situation, this game is entirely now dependent on the second innings. Anything over 150 runs for Australia will be difficult to chase for India in the final innings given the condition of the pitch. We have a cracker of a game in our hands don't go anywhere folks will be back after a small break.
Brilliant innings by Axar Patel come to an end. Just when he looked like he was going to play some shots Pat Cummins takes a brilliant catch to dismiss him at mid-on. Axar slog sweeps Todd Murphy the ball was hit really hard but Cummins' brilliance meant that India is nine down. We are almost level with the score folks. This is a final inning shoot out. What a game we have on our hands. (India is 260 for 9 after 82.3 overs)
Ravi Ashwin flicks one of his pads times brilliantly however, Matt Renshaw takes a brilliant catch at square leg inside the ring. The partnership is now broken. Mohammad Shami walks into the middle and Axar Patel is at the other end. We might see some fireworks in the stadium. The new ball will fly off the bat. If India can connect a few will put the pressure back right on Australia. (India is 253 for 8 after 80.5 overs)
Australia will be looking to take the new ball and hope it does the trick. As the ball got older the batting got really easy. With Axar and Ashwin well set this is a gamble. Wickets may come with the new ball also the opportunity to score some quick runs can come too. Australia has dominated this Test so far. However, they are being put under proper pressure now. (India is 252 for 7 after 80 overs)
A brilliant partnership between Indian lower batters Axar Patel and Ashwin. They have batted sensibly at the start now as they have got their eye in they are attacking the bowling and scoring some quick runs. This is getting bad to worse for Cummins and his men. After Tea, they were still on top of this game since the break Ashwin and Axar tried to put back pressure on Aussie bowlers and they crumbled. (India is 248 for 7 after 79.5 overs)
Pat Cummins has brought himself into the attack. Good move by the skipper. He is looking for some reverse. Ashwin aware of his tricks defended solidly. This partnership is looking ominous for Australia. They need to pick a wicket very quickly as their lead is reducing as each over passes by. Brilliant batting by Axar Patel. (India is 232 for 7 after 77.4 overs)
Axar Patel brings up his third Test fifty with a six. back-to-back in this series. It was fuller one and the Axar created room and slogs across the line. Top top knock this from India's No 9. India trail Australia by 33 runs with three wickets remaining. (India are 230 for 7 after 73.5 overs)
Runs are coming thick and fast for India. Turn and bounce and Ashwin goes back and across, flicks and the ball skittles past towards the fine leg region. India trail Australia by 41 runs with three wickets remaining. (India are 222 for 7 after 73.5 overs)
Pitched up at the middle and leg. Patel drills it down the line and the ball evades past the bowler. India trail Australia by 45 runs with three wickets remaining. (India are 218 for 7 after 73 overs)
The partnership between Axar Patel and R Ashwin is now worth 70, the highest in this match. These two are chipping away at the deficit. India trail Australia by 54 runs with three wickets remaining. (India are 209 for 7 after 71.4 overs)
DROPPED! Matt Renshaw couldn't get his hands low enough. And a big chance goes begging here. Back of a length, turns past the leg stump line. Ashwin flicks and the ball sneaks through the limbs of leg slip. It would have been a catch, provided the fielder would bent low quickly. Ashwin gets his third boundary. This partnership is really frustrating, Australia. India trail Australia by 57 runs with three wickets remaining. (India are 206 for 7 after 70 overs)
4 byes! Four more valuable runs for India. 200 up for India. India trail Australia by 62 runs with three wickets remaining. (India are 201 for 7 after 68 overs)
The 50-run partnership is now up between Ashwin and Axar. Outside-edge and falls short of Smith at slip. Axar gets forward to defend and the ball drops and dips on him, the outside-edge falls just short of diving Smith. India trail Australia by 71 runs with three wickets remaining. (India are 192 for 7 after 65 overs)
Welcome runs for India. Ashwin misses the sweep so does Carey who fails to grab the ball running away to the fine leg boundary off the pads.India trail Australia by 77 runs with three wickets remaining. (India are 186 for 7 after 62.5 overs)
At the tea, India stand at 179-7. The Aussies would be looking to clear them up quickly, while India will look to narrow the trial margin. The players and umpires are out for another riveting session of play. Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin walk out towards the pitch. Spin in the game straightaway as we see Todd Murphy getting ready to bowl. India trail Australia by 84 runs with three wickets remaining. (India are 179 for 7 after 62 overs)
Axar Patel (28*) and R Ashwin (11*) are involved in an unbeaten 40-run stand for the eighth wicket. India lost Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli and KS Bharat in the second session. Left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann became the tenth Test debutant to dismiss Virat Kohli. 91 runs have been scored in 27 overs in the session and India lost three wickets. It won't be wrong to say that the Aussies eclipsed the Indian batting by some margin and the credit should go to the spin trio of Lyon, Kuhnemannn and Murphy. Stay tuned for more updates post the Team break. India trail Australia by 84 runs with three wickets remaining. (India are 179 for 7 after 62 overs)
Nicely timed. Axar Patel breaks the shackles. Short and outside the off stump, plays a beautiful square cut into the off side through the point region for four. India trail Australia by 89 runs with three wickets remaining. (India are 174 for 7 after 60.4 overs)
Axar Patel is taking on the left-arm spinner. First, he gets down on a knee and smashes a slog sweep down the ground. Usman Khawaja is stationed at long on but is wide. The ball bounces just before the boundary cushion. Then he neailed the next ball over midwicket for a maximum. India trail Australia by 94 runs with three wickets remaining. (India are 170 for 7 after 59.3 overs)
Valuable runs these. Axar Patel uses the pace well gets on the front foot and pushes opening the face of the bat. Connects off the middle of the bat and finds the long on fence. India trail Australia by 105 runs with three wickets remaining. (India are 158 for 7 after 58.4 overs)
Pat Cummins into the attack. Both Axar and Ashwin have looked comfortable against the spinners. A good move by the Australian skipper.
Virat Kohli's serene little knock of 44 was ended, rather predictably, by Matthew Kuhnemann, who has become the tenth Test debutant to dismiss the Indian batter. In the last Test, Todd Murphy had entered a long list of bowlers to snare Kohli on their debut.
Since Kohli's debut in 2011, 25 opposition players on their debut have bowled against India in matches involving him. Only 22 of them bowled at least 10 overs in these games.
The others before Kuhnemann and Murphy in the list are: Marco Jansen (South Africa) in Centurion 2021, Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand) in Wellington 2020, Senuran Muthusamy (South Africa) in Visakhapatnam 2019, Lungi Ngidi (South Africa) in Centurion 2018, Alzarri Joseph (West Indies) in Gros Islet 2016, Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) in Mohali 2015, Josh Hazlewood ( Australia) in Brisbane 2014 and Glenn Maxwell (Australia) in Hyderabad 2013.
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India trail Australia by 110 runs with three wickets remaining. (India are 153 for 7 after 58 overs)
Length delivery at the middle and off. Ashwin rocks back and wrists it across the line towards the widish long on region. It beats mid-wicket and a scintillating use of the wrist. India trail Australia by 112 runs with three wickets remaining. (India are 151 for 7 after 54 overs)
India still trail Australia by 117 runs. The onus would be on R Ashwin and Axar Patel to reduce the deficit. Australia are in total command. (India are 146 for 7 after 53 overs)
Nathan Lyon bags his fifer. KS Bharat departs for 6. Tossed up delivery well down leg, Bharat was shaping for the sweep, the shot was on, but he was through with it early, completed the shot and the ball lobbed off the glove, pops up and Smith completes a simple catch, jogging back from slip. India trail Australia by 123 runs with three wickets remaining. (India are 140 for 7 after 51 overs)
Huge moment in the match. Virat Kohli is given out lbw and asks for DRS. Bat or pad first - it was close. Pad first and ball tracking stays with Umpire's call. Kuhnemann has his first Test wicket. India trail Australia by 128 runs with four wickets remaining. (India are 135 for 6 after 49.3 overs)
Streaky! Every run of Virat Kohli is been cheered by the Delhi crowd. Short from Murphy and it kept low as well. Kohli adjusted nicely to pull it behind square. India trail Australia by 128 runs with 5 wickets remaining. (India are 135 for 5 after 49 overs)
India's vice-captain KL Rahul has gone past 25 just once in his last 10 Test innings.
India trail Australia by 137 runs with 5 wickets remaining. (India are 126 for 5 after 48 overs)
Murphy breaks the stand. Jadeja departs for 26. Murphy breaks the dangerous-looking stand. Jadeja defends, misses on the inside edge, and gets a thud at the pads. The silly point fielder grabs the rebounding ball as well. Jadeja reviews and there is no bat involved as seen. Three reds follow and finally. Murphy gets his first scalp of the match. Review lost for India.
India trail Australia by 138 runs with 5 wickets remaining. (India are 125 for 5 after 47 overs)
No half measures. Virat Kohli dances down the ground and smokes this over the inner ring for a four. India trail Australia by 139 runs with 6 wickets remaining. (India are 125 for 4 after 46.3 overs)
Boundary brings up the fifty-run stand between Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. Thickish outside edge and beats the diving Smith at first slip. Kohli plays inside the line and gets the edge. The ball rolls behind and hurries towards the fence. India trail Australia by 145 runs with 6 wickets remaining. (India are 118 for 4 after 45 overs)
4 leg byes. Hits Kohli's pad and runs away very fine past the keeper. India trail Australia by 153 runs with 6 wickets remaining. (India are 110 for 4 after 42 overs)
Stumping appeal against Jadeja and Nitin Menon has sent this to the TV umpire Richard Illingworth. Fair delivery, no involvement of the bat as confirmed by ultraedge. Jadeja's backfoot is grounded and stays grounded when the bails come off. NOT OUT is the decision on the big screen.India trail Australia by 158 runs with 6 wickets remaining. (India are 105 for 4 after 40.4 overs)
Jadeja whips it from outside the line and beats mid-wicket for a four. Jadeja gets the time to go on the backfoot and whips it across the line. India trail Australia by 159 runs with 6 wickets remaining. (India are 104 for 4 after 40 overs)
100 up for India in 39.3 overs. Partnership now is 34. India trail Australia by 163 runs with 6 wickets remaining. (India are 100 for 4 after 39.3 overs)
Straight as an arrow! Overpitched on the off stump. Jadeja gets enough room, moves on the front foot and plays a cross batted straight drive flying towards the boundary fetching four runs. India trail Australia by 168 runs with 6 wickets remaining. (India are 95 for 4 after 37 overs)
Murphy round the wicket to Jadeja. It was struck on the pad and a loud appeal is turned down by Michael Gough. Australia don't have a review left.
Nathan Lyon to start the proceedings for Australia after the Lunch break and he starts with a maiden. India trail Australia by 175 runs with 6 wickets remaining. (India are 88 for 4 after 36 overs)
Australia indeed conquered this session by putting India on the back foot. Nathan Lyon bowled a brilliant spell and picked up four wickets. Kohli and Jadeja are recovering India from trouble. Lyon ran through India's top oder, started with pinning KL Rahul and then cleaned up Rohit Sharma before again trapping Cheteshwar Pujara, who didn't troubled the scorers on his 100th Test. Shreyas Iyer fell to a sensational reflex catch at short-leg. Join us in another 40 minutes. India trail Australia by 175 runs with 6 wickets remaining. (India are 88 for 4 after 35 overs)
Streaky! Good delivery from Lyon. Jadeja looks to block but gets an outside edge wide of the slip fielder. The ball is running away to the vacant third man boundary. India trail Australia by 183 runs with 6 wickets remaining. (India are 84 for 4 after 32 overs)
First boundary for Jadeja. Tad short and outside the off stump, turning away. Jadeja rocks back and punches with the spin getting the gap between the backward point and cover for four runs.India trail Australia by 187 runs with 6 wickets remaining. (India are 76 for 4 after 30 overs)
Nathan Lyon almost got his fifth. It was edged and just short of Steve Smith at the first slip. Jadeja gets a couple. India trail Australia by 191 runs with 6 wickets remaining. (India are 72 for 4 after 29.3 overs)
It took Ravindra Jadeja fifteen balls to get off the mark. India trail Australia by 194 runs with 6 wickets remaining. (India are 66 for 4 after 29 overs)
Lyon has four! Iyer flicks it firmly and Handscomb juggles it under the lid, somehow holds on to it. Iyer had middled this as he looks to work one to the legside and Handscomb uses all of his body and his presence of mind to hold on. Iyer as well as the Indian dressing room looked in disbelief. India trail Australia by 197 runs with 7 wickets remaining. (India are 66 for 4 after 25.2 overs)
Here's Todd Murphy for the first time in this Test and the Aussies have burned all reviews inside 25 overs. Replays and UltraEdge indicate that Iyer did not hit it. The on-field not-out decision is upheld. India trail Australia by 198 runs with 7 wickets remaining. (India are 65 for 3 after 25 overs)
India trail Australia by 200 runs with 7 wickets remaining. (India are 63 for 3 after 24 overs)
Lovely shot from Virat Kohli. A much-needed boundary for India. Pitched up, and Kohli flicks it towards the deep mid-wicket region for a four. India trail Australia by 201 runs with 7 wickets remaining. (India are 62 for 3 after 23 overs)
And now Pujara. Stuck on that front foot, stuttered out. The bat was behind the pad as he tried to get forward and the ball strikes the pad first. Another simple off break does an Indian batsman. Quite a low-quality batting so far by the Indians. Lyon isn't complaining. (Sriram Veera) India trail Australia by 209 runs with 7 wickets remaining. (India are 55 for 3 after 20 overs)
Right through his defence. Nathan Lyon removes Rohit Sharma. And again there goes Rohit Sharma. Too tentative, there. Lands on off and middle and turns in a touch. And Rohit was frozen, peering at it, and then went for a rushed flail, closing the bat-face so much and out of the line. Simple ball. Wicket. Thank you very much. India trail Australia by 210 runs with 8 wickets remaining. (India are 53 for 2 after 19.2 overs)
In the days gone by Indian batsmen generally didn’t get out too many times in the way KL Rahul got out now. They all seem to be more arms, in defence these days. Firm forearm and such. That extra maneuverability from the hands/wrists for the last-instant bail out is missing. Not just KL, but for many. It’s a simple ball really - lands on middle and turns in to leg from the round-the-stumps angle. From a length. That shouldn’t get one out, but it does. Doing simple things effectively has been Nathan Lyon’s calling card for years now.
Pujara steps out and misses the flick. A loud appeal for LBW and turned down. Australia get together but doesn't review.With just one review left, the Aussies don't want to risk this and accept the on field call. The ball tracking is up for the previous Pujara appeal and there are 3 reds on ball tracking! Pujara would have gone without scoring had Cummins referred that. India trail Australia by 217 runs with 9 wickets remaining. (India are 46 for 1 after 18 overs)
KL Rahul departs. Nathan Lyon strikes for Australia. Pitched in line, impact is in line. And, umpire's call on leg stump. Australia needed the wicket and they get it in the first hour. Cheteshwar Pujara walks in.India trail Australia by 217 runs with 9 wickets remaining. (India are 46 for 1 after 17.3 overs)