IND vs AUS: Team India came from the throne of Perth to the floor of Adelaide, again defeated by Australia after 4 years.

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|09-12-2024

Team India, which reached the seventh heaven after winning the Perth Test, had to face a massive defeat in Adelaide. In the day-night test played in Adelaide, Australia once again maintained its supremacy and gave a crushing defeat to Team India. After falling behind Australia by 157 runs in the first innings, Team India could score only 175 runs in the second innings. In this way, Australia got the target of only 19 runs, which the host team easily achieved and won by 10 wickets. Not only this, there is also a 1-1 tie in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Team India's game ended on just the third day of the match at Adelaide Oval ground.

On Sunday, December 8, Team India started its second innings with a score of 128 runs for 5 wickets. Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy were at the crease. The result was already clear but there was a hope that Pant and Reddy would make Australia wait a long time for this result. But this could not happen because Mitchell Starc soon returned Pant to the pavilion.

India could not score 200 runs in both the innings

From here it was decided that the match would not last long and Australian captain Pat Cummins took the responsibility for it.

He soon dismissed Ravichandran Ashwin and Harshit Rana also. At the same time, Nitish continued his strong performance and by hitting some excellent shots, he averted the danger of losing the innings by taking the team beyond 157 runs. However, Cummins completed his 5 wickets by dismissing Reddy. The last wicket went to Scott Boland, who, like the first innings, had taken important top order wickets in the second innings as well. The entire Indian team was out for only 175 runs and thus Team India could not even cross the 200-run mark in both the innings.

In the first innings, Team India was bundled out for only 180 runs.

Captain Rohit Sharma, who returned to the team, failed in both the innings. His playing in the middle order also did not help the team and he could score only 9 runs in both the innings combined. Whereas Perth Test stars Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli also failed in this match. Young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy scored the most runs for India in both the innings. He scored 42-42 runs in both the innings. Mitchell Starc had a big role in the bad fate of Team India, who took 6 wickets.

Head's century, Indian bowler did not work

Whereas Australia had eliminated Team India from the match by scoring 337 runs in the first innings itself.

For that, Travis Head played a brilliant inning of 140 runs, while Marnus Labuschagne also played an excellent inning. Team India's bowling was not good at all. Jasprit Bumrah was once again the most effective but Mohammad Siraj and Harshit Rana disappointed a lot. Questions were already being raised on Harshit's selection and the reason for it also came to light.

For that, Travis Head played a brilliant inning of 140 runs, while Marnus Labuschagne also played an excellent inning. Team India's bowling was not good at all. Jasprit Bumrah was once again the most effective but Mohammad Siraj and Harshit Rana disappointed a lot. Questions were already being raised on Harshit's selection and the reason for it also came to light.

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