INDIA V AUSTRALIA, FIRST TEST, DAY TWO
SCORE: Australia 177, India 7-321
SUMMARY: India did not have all of it on their very own approach like they did on day one however they’re nonetheless within the box-seat to safe a 1-0 lead within the Border-Gavaskar trophy. The hosts have a 144-run lead at stumps however the sport can be a foregone conclusion if Todd Murphy hadn’t claimed a five-wicket haul on Test debut.
MAN OF THE MOMENT: On a tough pitch, India captain Rohit Sharma couldn’t have performed a lot better, blasting his ninth Test century – a masterful 120 – on his house floor to assist strengthen the hosts’ benefit.
KEY MOMENTS: After taking a shocking 5-47 on day one, Jadeja backed it up with one other important innings. But he survived a number of close-shaves – one when he acquired an umpire’s name from a DRS assessment when simply on 22 and one other on the second-last ball of the day as Steve Smith dropped him in slips.
STAT OF THE DAY: All 4 bowlers in Australia’s XI – Pat Cummins, Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon and Murphy – have taken a five-wicket haul on Test debut after Murphy’s breakout efficiency.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It’s been a pretty special couple of days and to top it off with a five-wicket haul on debut is more than I could ever hope for,” – Murphy, after claiming some large Indian scalps, together with that of celebrity Virat Kohli.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
