INDIA V AUSTRALIA, FOURTH TEST, DAY TWO
SCORE: Australia 480, India 0-36
SUMMARY: Beginning the day at 4-256, Australia batted for the complete session to increase their uncommon dominance with the bat on a tour filled with powerful pitches. Usman Khawaja, who introduced up his century within the ultimate over on day one, was on a mission with allrounder Cameron Inexperienced on the crease. Khawaja made an epic 180 from 422 balls in an innings that lasted 10 hours. Australia’s tail wagged for the primary time within the sequence, earlier than India batted for 10 overs with out loss to finish the day.
MAN OF THE MOMENT: In his 20th Check, Inexperienced broke by for his maiden Check century with an innings filled with gorgeous drives. He mixed with Khawaja for a 208-run stand.
KEY MOMENT: Regardless of being within the area for 2 days, India will need to have gained some confidence for his or her innings whereas watching tailenders Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy make simple runs in Australia’s innings. Murphy had made simply 5 runs mixed for the sequence forward of this Check however completed with a first-class better of 41.
STAT OF THE DAY: Australia made their highest Check whole in India since scoring 557 in Delhi in 2008.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “These are once-in-a-generation cricketers you’re speaking about. I count on Cameron Inexperienced to be an exquisite cricketer down the road.” – Star India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Inexperienced.
