India Vs Australia, 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: Pant, Reddy Last Hope As Oz Leave IND On Verge Of Defeat

Australia trail by 94 runs and will look to add more runs to the scoreboard and get as closer to India's total of 180 on the second day of the 2nd IND vs AUS Test at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday, December 7. Bumrah and co could only manage to take 🌳one Oz wicket (Usman Khawaja) but will need more if they are get back in this Test match.

Australia (Playing XI): Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Trav🔯is Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bu✃mrah, Mohammed Siraj

Mitchell Starc, who removed Yashasvi Jaiswal on the first ball of the 2nd Test m🧔atch, gives his take.

“Nice way to start the game. Get one on target and away we go,” Starc said while speaking with ABC Sports aft๊er the day’s play.

Here's all you need to know as to how the weather will behave on the second day of𝕴 the pink 🤪ball Test match between India and Australia at the Adelaide Oval.

Ravichandran Ashwin was preferred over Washington Sundar for the second 🐽Test here because the Indian team management reckoned the senior off-spinner would be more effective on the Adelaide Oval surface, assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said o♊n Friday.

"Yeah, Washy hasn't put a foot wrong since he's come into the fold, 🍌halfway through that New Zealand series... I guess the thinking going into the last Test, we wanted to strengthen the batting," ten Doeschate said at the post-d🅘ay press conference.

"And given what we saw of Nitish in the first Test, we kind of thought we'd go with what we perceived🥂 to be the guys bowling the best spin at the moment. And we feel Ash is more likel🍰y to get wickets in these conditions."

• First Session: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM IST (2:30 PM - 4:30 PM local time, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM AED🐷T)

• Tea Break: 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM IST (4:30 PM - ඣ5:10 PM local time, 5:00 PM - 5:40 PM AEDT)

• Second Session: 12:10 PM - 2:10 PM IST (5:10 PM - 7:10 PM local ඣtime, 5:40 PM - 7:40 PM AEDT)

• Dinner Break:&n🍨bsp;2:10 PM - 2:30 PM IST (7:10 PM - 7:30 PM local time, 7:40 PM - 8:00 PM AEDT)

• Third Session: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM IST (🐻7:30 PM - 9:30 PM local time, 8:00💧 PM - 10:00 PM AEDT).

"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 li🥃ttle bit. This is a very different day. Yesterday was extremely humid and hot. today it has lost that intensity. Very pleasant bowling conditions, very pleasant batting conditions, it's going to be hard work initially. First hour absolutely key for both teams. It's going to be largely all seamers, they have to operate on these conditions, keep patient, keep in line with the stumps. Make the batters play as much as you can."

35 overs in the Aussie first innings and they are 90/1 in reply to India's 180 in their first innings. The hostsಌ still trail by 90 runs.

IND - 180

AUS - 90/1

Jasprit Boooommmmraah! The Indian Test vice-captain has struck in his second over as India struck on theও morning of day 2 of the 2nd IND vs AUS Test to remove the dangerous Nathan McSweeney (39).

IND - 180

AUS - 92/2

You could see the Aussie batters have not received any 'freebie' from Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj and are defending every 𝐆ball as if it's their life dependent on it.

IND - 180

AUS - 97/2

Just like in Perth's 1st innings, Jasprit Bumrah has got Steve Smith's number in Adelaide as the former Aussie captain was dismissed for 2 (11 balls) as he slashed his bat to leg-side delivery only to knick 🍌it.

Steven Smith vs Bumrah in Tests
8 innings
133 balls
58 runs
Four dismissals
Avg 14.50

IND - 180

AUS - 108/3

Harshit Rana relieved all the pressure build by Jasprit Bumra𓃲h and Mohammed Siraj as the you🐎ngster gave away two boundaries off his over to Marnus Labuschagne.

IND - 180

AUS - 116/3

Marnus Labuschagne is in the 40s now and Justin Langer, the former AUS ♚coach, says on-air that India should work on thꦅeir lengths or else the Aussie batter's signs look ominous.

IND - 180

AUS - 122/3

Drinks break and ♑Australia have lost 2 wickets this morning and have added 41 runs to the overnight score. Marnus Labuschagne is looking in deft touch and is accompanied by local boy, Travis Head. India need wickets toಞ take this close.

IND - 180

AUS - 127/3

Ravichandran Ashwin is back on the field and is introduced into the attack by Rohit Sharma. Travis Head whacks him down the ground for a maximum. AUS are now 4ꦗ2 runs behind.

IND - 180

AUS - 138/3

After all the questions over his place in the AUS side, Marnus Labuschagne replies with a well-made 50 runs in Adelaide. A fighting one inde🔴ed.

IND - 180

AUS - 143/3

India's Harshit Rana gave away four boundaries off his over as Australia inched their way back into the Test after being 2 down early on the second day. Rohit Sha🉐rma could now be thinking of whether to bring on Jaꦡsprit Bumrah or not.

IND - 180

AUS - 160/3

Marnus Labuschagne is dismissed for a well-made 64 by Nitish Kumar Reddy as🉐 India made in-roads ꧂into the 2nd Test.

IND - 180

AUS - 179/4

Aussies have taken the lead against India and Ro𝓡hit Sharma will keep an eye on thꦛe scoreboard as he would not want the home team take the surge ahead in the game.

IND - 180

AUS - 183/4

It's tea break in the 2nd Test at Adelaide with Austral🧔ia leading by 11 runs in their first innings. India have taken four wickets but will look to scalp more before the lead swells. Travis🃏 Head is unbeaten at the crease on 53 runs.

IND - 180

AUS - 191/4

Action gets underway post-tea ses📖sion as India look to get wickets as Australia eye massive lead in Adelaide.

IND - 180

AUS - 192/4

Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed Mitchel💟l Marsh as India struck post-tea of ꦯthe 2nd Test on day 2 but the hosts are in the lead and have an in-form Travis Head at the crease.

IND - 180

AUS - 210/5

Mitchell꧑ Marsh was given out on-field by the umpire but the batter does not review and walks back. On replays, his bat shows no edge off the ball and has surprised the Aussie management as well as the commentators on-air. The umpiring, fair to say, has been poor today.

IND - 180

AUS - 214/5

Australia's lead is 50 runs and amidst that, Mohammed Siraj has dropped Travis 𒁃Head off Ravi Ashwin's bowling with the latter displeased with that effort. Huge moment in the game.

IND - 180

AUS - 230/5

That drop from Mohammed Siraj has proved cost💧ly for India as Travis Head has notched up yet another century. The local boy has put on a show here in Adelaide Oval especially with his family 🎶around.

IND - 180

AUS - 255/5

Australia are plummeting India into the abyss with this counterattack sans Jasprit Bumrah, who looks to have carried some injury (not official). The likes of Siraj and🍸 Rana have looked out of depthꦚ and that's worrying signs for India and Rohit Sharma.

IND - 180

AUS - 280/5

Australia are in th🌸e driver's seat with the 🌱lead over 100 runs and have four wickets in hand. Edges are flying off the bat but no one to catch as India look lost for ideas in the field.

IND - 180

AUS - 291/6

Worrying signs🎀 for Team India and Rohit Sharma that their ace bowler Jasprit Bumrah has gone down and is receiving treatment. India will be in dඣeep trouble if the bowler goes off.

IND - 180

AUS - 295/6

India finally saw the back of Travi♎s Head for 140 after he was cleaned up by Mohammed Siraj but Australia's lead is now almost 130-plus. Amidst that, Siraj and Head had an heated exchange that saw the Indian pacer receiving some boos from the home crowd.

IND - 180

AUS - 315/7

Indian bowling has been insipid, and completely opposite to what they bowled in Perth. Australia's lead has swelled and could even reach 200♑, which could put India right out of the pi꧟cture.

IND - 180

AUS - 327/7

Australia are in the ascendency with a lead of 152 runs and still have two wickets remaining. Mitchell ✃Starc is plundering the Indian bowlers and this could get messy after the break with attack being the only thought in Aussie minds.

IND - 180

AUS - 332/8

India struck right after dinner with the wicket of Mitchell Starc, who was looking ominous with the bat. Australia's lead is over 150 but Justin Langer says if India bat well to♔night, things could get interesting.

IND - 180

AUS - 332/9

Australia are all out for 337 in their fꦕirst innings, taking a lead of 157 against India at the Adelaide Oval. India's second innings coming right up shortly.

IND - 180

AUS - 337

Australia struck early on in the innings to take the wicket of KL Rahul for 7 (10). Few more wickets tonight and the 🐠hosts could be right on top of this Test match.

IND - 180; 12/1

AUS - 337

Shubman Gill has walked on to the crease and has looked a calm person despite all the pressure around him. The you🌟ng batters at the crease♈ for India and still over 100 runs deficit to tackle.

IND - 180; 38/1

AUS - 337

Yashasvi Jaiswal is the latest to be dismissed as Scott Boland dismisse🌳d the set batter for 24 (31). Aussies smell bloo🌌d tonight.

IND - 180; 46/2

AUS - 337

Team India need a partnership if they are t𒁃o bring some stability to their innings. They are still 1ꦺ00 runs behind the Australian lead and need the likes of Kohli and Sharma to fire.

IND - 180; 57/2

AUS - 337

Drinks being taken as India trail by 95 runꦿs in their second innings and have lost KL Rahul (7) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (24). Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli have looked solid but Aussie bo𒀰wlers have beaten the bat quite for a few times.

IND - 180; 62/2

AUS - 337

An inferior Virat Kohli innings cওomes to an end as Scott Boland pushes the batter forward to nip back as the ball hits the edge and goes straight into th𒊎e keeper Alex Carey's gloves.

IND - 180; 66/3

AUS - 337

Shubman Gill was castled by Mitchell Starc as Australia took cont🥃rol of the 2nd Test match against India on day 2 at Adelaide. The Aussies are doing the ball talk despite Rishabh Pant blitzkrieg at the other end.

IND - 180; 100/4

AUS - 337

Well, well, well. An eventful end to an eventful day of cricket as Nitish🌄 Reddy looks to smash the last ball of the evening across the line, but manages a thick inside edge that trickles to the square leg boundary nevertheless. Rishabh Pant and Reddy have brought some excitement at the fag end of the day but the writing is on the wall. India have lost five wickets and still trail by 29 runs. Captain Rohit Sharma was the last man to be dismissed and only a miraculous effort from the Pant-Reddy duo tomorrow can rescue the visitors from here, one would imagine.

At stumps: IND 180 and 128/5

AUS 337

Resuming Australia's innings at 86/1 on the morning of Day 2, Travis Head (140) scored a typically sensational century while Marnus Labuschag🍷ne (64) returned to form with a resolute fifty. The unrivalled Jasprit Bumrah (4/61) and Mohammed Siraj (4/98) shared eight wickets between them but could not stop the hosts from attaining a 157-run first-innings lead. The pace tওrio of Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland and Pat Cummins then ripped through the Indian top order to put Australia in the driver's seat.