IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2: Ashwin-Axar keep India in the hunt despite Lyon’s five-for, AUS lead by 62 Runs

Australia
were
bowled
out
for
263
on
the
first
day.
Mohammed
Shami
picked
up
4
wickets
while
Ravichandran
Ashwin
and
Ravindra
Jadeja
got
three
wickets
each.
In
reply,
India
came
back
from
139/7
to
finish
at
262
runs,
conceding
a
slender
lead
of
just
1
run.

India
played
out
the
final
half
hour
of
the
first
day
without
any
damage
as
KL
Rahul,
and
Rohit
Sharma
started
the
proceeding
for
the
hosts
on
Day
2.

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India
vs
Australia
2nd
Test
Day
2:

It
was
an
enthralling
day
of
Test
cricket
at
the
Arun
Jaitley
Stadium
in
Delhi
as
spectators
were
treated
with
a
see-saw
battle
between
the
two
teams.
Australia
certainly
had
the
upper
hand
in
the
early
stages,
but
the
hosts
finished
the
day
with
much
more
comfort.

Nathan
Lyon
dismantles
India
early:

It
was
a
steady
start
for
India
on
the
second
day.
The
Indian
openers
looked
decent
during
the
early
overs,
but
Nathan
Lyon
changed
the
whole
complexion
of
the
game
in
a
matter
of
overs.
Lyon
picked
up
KL
Rahul
(17)
as
the
batter
was
caught
in
front.
Indian
skipper
Rohit
Sharma
was
next
as
he
was
castled
by
Lyon,
and
Cheteshwar
Pujara
(0)
and
Shreyas
Iyer
(4)
followed
soon.

Lyon
was
the
main
architect
behind
India’s
capitulation
as
he
picked
up
all
4
wickets,
making
India
crippling
at
66/4
before
lunch.

Kohli
resurgence
and
Dismissal:

Virat
Kohli
and
Ravindra
Jadeja
steadied
the
ship
for
India.
The
duo
took
the
hosts
beyond
the
100
mark
and
was
looking
decent.
Kohli,
in
particular,
played
some
exquisite
shots
as
he
temperament,
timing
were
impeccable
throughout
the
inning.
But
Jadeja
was
picked
up
by
Todd
Murphy,
and
Kohli
fell
soon
after.
Debutant
Matthew
Kuhnemann
picked
up
Kohli
as
the
Indian
batter

was
given
LBW
in
Controversial
circumstances.
India
were
139/7
as
Srikar
Bharat
also
departed
after
an
awful
shot
as
Nathan
Lyon
picked
up
his
5th
in
the
match.

Ashwin
and
Axar
game-changing
Partnership:

India
were
staring
down
the
barrels
and
it
was
looking
like
the
visitors
were
closing
in
on
a
huge
lead.
But
Ravichandran
Ashwin
and
Axar
Patel
had
other
plans
in
mind.
The
spinner
duo
came
in
and
negotiated
the
Australian
spin
trio
with
ease.
Axar,
in
particular,
was
fantastic
as
he
took
on
Lyon
and
Murphy
to
break
the
shackles.

As
the
day
progressed,
things
kept
getting
easier
for
the
hosts.
Australia
were
guilty
of
not
taking
some
catching
opportunities
and
some
wayward
bowling,
but
Axar
and
Ashwin
were
assured
with
their
batting
as
they
steered
India
towards
safety.
The
pair
added
114
runs
for
the
8th
wicket
as
the
hosts
came
close
to
Australia’s
first-inning
total
at
the
flag
end
of
the
day.

Ashwin
departed
for
37
in
the
bowling
of
Pat
Cummins,
but
it
was
nothing
sort
of
a
brilliant
effort
by
the
duo
to
take
India
out
of
the
mud.
Axar
Patel
(74)
also
bit
the
dust
in
Todd
Murphy’s
bowling,
but
the
pair
did
their
job
exceedingly
well
as
they
rallied
India
back
into
the
match.

India
were
bowled
out
for
262
runs
as
the
visitors
managed
a
1-run
lead
going
into
the
second
innings.

Aggressive
batting
by
Australia
in
the
end:

Australia,
in
their
second
innings,
started
in
an
aggressive
manner.
Travis
Head
was
sent
in
to
open
and
he
played
a
few
decent
shots.
But
Ravindra
Jadeja
struck
for
India
as
Usman
Khawaja
was
departed
for
just
6
runs.
The
southpaw,
who
batted
brilliantly
in
the
first
inning,
went
back
to
the
hut
courtesy
of
a
stunning
catch
by
Shreyas
Iyer.

But
Marnus
Labuschagne
and
Travis
Head
continued
their
positive
intent
and
scored
some
valuable
runs.
At
stumps,
Australia
are
on
61/1
and
the
visitors
lead
by
62
runs.

India
vs
Australia
2nd
Test
Day
3:

The
Day
3
of
the
2nd
Test
will
start
on
Sunday
at
9.30
AM
IST.
The
match
will
be
shown
Live
on
Star
Sports
network,
while
Indian
viewers
can
live-stream
the
match
on
Disney+
Hotstar
App
and
Website.