India vs Australia LIVE Score, 2nd Test Pink Ball Match Day 2: Rohit Sharma Needs Plan B As Marnus Labuschagne Hits 50

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: Labuschagne hits 50

FIFTY!!! Marnus Labuschagne takes a double off Harshit Rana’s delivery and brings up his half-century. It is his 21st half-century for Australia in the longest format and he brings it up in 114 balls. Three-down Australia are in a comfortable position as Labuschagne and Travis Head are playing a good cricket. India need to get a wicket at the earliest as Australia now trail by 38 runs. 

AUS 142/3 (49 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: India facing their arch rival

India are facing their arch rival Travis Head. This Australian star is responsible of India’s losses at the World Test Championship final and ODI World Cup final in 2023. India need to remove him at the earliest as everyone knows what this player is capable of. If Head remains unbeaten for the next one hour, he can change the entire momentum of the game. Both Marnus Labuschagne and Head are forming a good partnership. 

AUS 131/3 (47 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: FOUR from Labuschagne

FOUR!!!! Marnus Labuschagne hits a brilliant boundary off Mohammed Siraj’s delivery. lovey drive off the front foot! Siraj overpitches and Labuschagne doesn’t overhit. Just a push and the ball goes along the carpet to the extra cover fence and races across the boundary line. A good display of batting from Labuschagne, who is also getting a good support from Travis Head. 

AUS 127/3 (46 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: 8 runs off the over

Australia finally get some momentum in the day as Marnus Labuschagne takes Harshit Rana to the cleaners. Rana, who comes to bowl his first over of the day, gets hit for two back-to-back boundaries by Labuschagne in his previous over. In total, Rana concedes nine runs as Australia look for more such overs. 

AUS 116/3 (43 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Jasprit Bumrah is on fire today as he gets India another wicket in the form of Steve Smith for 2. Smith gets bamboozled by the pace as the ball hits the edge while he tries to fickle it for a boundary. The ball then travels to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who then dives to his left and grabs a stunning catch. Third wicket gone for Australia and all three taken by Bumrah.

AUS 103/2 (40.1 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: Bumrah keeps Australia in check

After losing the wicket of Nathan McSweeney, the Australian batters have gone on the backfoot. Marnus Labuschagne has been joined by Steve Smith at the crease as both the batters are showing a cautious approach. They are not playing any lose shot, in order to protect their wickets against the dominating Jasprit Bumrah. 

AUS 97/2 (39 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: OUT

OUT!!!! AND JASPRIT BUMRAH DOES IT!!!! Bumrah is just the biggest savior for India as he provides them with another breakthrough. This time, Bumrah dismisses Nathan McSweeney for 39. In-angling short of a good length ball that straightens ever so lightly. Good bounce on it as well and McSweeney gets squared up as he defends from the crease. An audible outside edge and Rishabh Pant gobbles it up with ease. Second wicket gone for Australia. 

AUS 91/2 (36.1 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: Rohit turns down Siraj’s request

WOAH!!! Mohammed Siraj strikes on the pads of Marnus Labuschagne and appeals for LBW. The on-field umpire signals not-out, stating that the ball had hit the bat first. Siraj confidently moves towards skipper Rohit Sharma and asks for the DRS but he turns down the bowler’s request, leaving him disappointed. 

AUS 91/1 (35.4 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: Rohit Sharma’s changed strategy

In a surprising turn of events, India skipper Rohit Sharma hands over the ball to Mohammed Siraj and asks him to bowl the first over of the day. This is a good strategy as he is keeping his premium bowler Jasprit Bumrah for later. India need to scalp a wicket at the earliest, in order to bounce back in the game. Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne are standing solid for Australia. 

AUS 90/1 (34 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: We are underway

Day 2 of the ongoing second Test between India and Australia begins. For Australia, Nathan McSweeney (38*) and Marnus Labuschagne (20*) will be resuming the proceedings for 86/1 as the hosts currently trail by 94 runs. The duo will look to take partnership as deep as they can and propel Australia to a huge total. On the other hand, Mohammed Siraj will be bowling the first over of the day for the visitors as India eye some quick wickets. 

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: Pitch report

“The sun is out and there’s a nice breeze blowing. There’s still a bit of grass there, not as green as yesterday. Indians will be looking to take advantage of it and take advantage of the breeze as well. Australians would have used the roller, so the effect of the roller will be there for half an hour or 45 minutes. It still has a lot of live grass on it, it’s actually quite spongy. Has started to crack a little bit. This is a very different day.”

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: India bowlers not targetting stumps?

On the first day of the Perth Test, India’s seamers bowled 47.5% of the balls in the channel outside off stump – the similar figure for today read 45.3. At Perth, they bowled 31% on the stumps and just 10.9% balls wide outside off and picked up 7/65. On Day 1 of the Adelaide Test, they bowled only 20.3% of balls at stumps and 21.3% wide outside off, with the figures reading 1/71.

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: All eyes on Bumrah

After a mediocre outing with the ball on Day 1, Team India and it’s fans badly rely on pacer Jasprit Bumrah for a turnaround on Day 2. Currently, Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne are standing unbeaten for Australia and Indian bowlers will look to dominate them with their pace. 

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: Australia 86/1 at stumps

Australia did well to reach 86 for one at stumps with Marnus Labuschagne (20 batting off 67) and Nathan McSweeney (38 batting off 97) finding welcome runs. Currently, the hosts are trailing by 94 runs. The conditions remained challenging for the batters through the day but the pitch had enough runs for the taking.

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: India 180 all out on Day 1

Opting to bat, India had it under control at 69 for one before they lost their way to settle for 180 all out at stroke of dinner. A fearless Nitish Reddy (42 off 54) was the sole man responsible for taking his team past the 150-run mark, adding valuable runs with the lower-order.

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: Impressive Mitchell Starc

Seasoned pacer Mitchell Starc made the most of a moving pink ball for a career-best six-wicket haul as India flattered to deceive to let Australia hold all the aces on day one of the day-night Test in Adelaide. 

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 2, Live: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 2 of the ongoing second Test of the five-match Border-Gavaskar series between India and Australia, straight from the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide. Stay tuned for all the live updates.