Australia tied the Border Gavaskar series 1-1 after defeating India by 10 wickets in the second test match. India gave the Kangaroos a target of just 19 runs to win after being bowled out for 175 runs in the second innings, which the home team accomplished without losing a wicket. In their innings on the third day of this day-night test match, India amassed 128 runs for 5 wickets. On the fourth day, India got off to a poor start, and captain Pat Cummins caught Ravichandran Ashwin, who had scored seven runs, by surprise with Alex Carey. Following this, Harshit Rana, who was caught by Cummins at Khawaja’s hands, dealt India the next blow. Harshit faced 12 balls and could not even open his account.
Nitish Reddy, who was making some excellent shots at the other end, then lost his wicket as well. Nathan McSweeney caught Pat Cummins at the end of his aggressive 42-run innings. In his innings off 47 balls, new player Nitish Reddy hit six fours and a six. Australia then ended India’s innings at 175 runs after dismissing Mohammad Siraj for 7 runs. Mohammad Siraj scored seven runs while facing eight balls.
Captain Cummins took five wickets for 57 runs in 14 overs while bowling for Australia. Mitchell Starc, who claimed six wickets in the opening innings, claimed two wickets for 60 runs in 14 overs, while Scott Boland claimed three wickets for 51 runs in 8.5 overs. In this manner, 175 runs in 36.5 overs ended India’s second innings. Australia needed to win the game by scoring 19 runs. In just 3.2 overs, the Kangaroos reached this goal without losing a single wicket. Usman Khawaja scored nine runs off eight balls, and Nathan McSweeney scored an undefeated ten runs off twelve balls.
The series is now tied at one after Australia’s incredible comeback. In Perth, India won the opening game of this series by a margin of 295 runs. Australia has now maintained its record of going undefeated in day-night Test matches played on its territory. The third Test match in this five-match series will take place at Brisbane’s Gabba on December 14. When discussing the players who stood out in the current day-night Test match, Travis Head’s innings—which saw him score 140 runs in 141 balls in Australia’s opening innings—proved to be crucial. For this innings, Head has been named the Player of the Match. In addition, Marnus Labuschagne scored 64 runs off of 126 balls.
In the first innings, Mohammad Siraj and Jaspreet Bumrah each claimed four wickets for India. India was all out for just 180 runs in their first innings earlier. In all of India’s innings, Nitish Reddy was the top scorer, and no batsman reached a half-century. In the first innings, he also scored 42 runs off of 54 balls.
Mitchell Starc, who claimed six wickets for 48 runs in 14.1 overs in the first innings, dealt India a severe blow. In addition, Cummins and Boult each claimed two wickets. India is concerned about the performance of its senior players. Rohit Sharma rejoined the team this time, but he failed to score any runs in either of the two innings. This time, Virat Kohli, who scored a century in the series’ opening Test match, was likewise silent in both innings.