Pink Test: India record lowest Test score, Australia on verge of easy win at dinner on Day 3 PTI
Adelaide: In an embarrassing turn of events, India were restricted to their lowest ever total in Test cricket, collapsing to 36/9 in the terminated second innings, leaving Australia with just a 90-run target on the third day of the first Day/Night Test here Saturday.
Chasing the easy goal, Australia reached 15 for no loss at dinner break and are expected to complete formalities into the second session.
To make matters worse for India, star pacer Mohammed Shami’s series could well be over due to a wrist injury from a short ball from Pat Cummins, which could potentially be a fracture. Shami could not continue and the Indian innings was terminated at 36 for 9 in 21.2 overs.
Updated: Sat, Dec 19, 2020
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India vs Australia today: For captain Virat Kohli, the Adelaide Test is ending up as a total disaster. The team went from bad to worse and in fact relogged a horrific record. In an embarrassing turn of events, India were restricted to their lowest ever total in Test cricket, collapsing to 36/9 in the terminated second innings, leaving Australia with just a 90-run target on the third day of the first Day/Night Test here on Saturday.
Chasing the easy goal, Australia reached 15 for no loss at dinner break and are expected to complete formalities into the second session.
The easy target of 90 runs was achieved by the home side in only 21 overs without much fuss.
They only lost Matthew Wade (33) and Marnus Labuschagne (6) in pursuit of the easy goal and in the process, opener Joe Burns (51) got a confidence-boosting half century.
India have now lost three successive Tests well inside three days with two being in New Zealand earlier this year.
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To make matters worse for the visitors, star pacer Mohammed Shami s series could well be over due to a wrist injury from a short ball from Pat Cummins, which could potentially be a fracture. Shami could not continue and the Indian innings was terminated at 36 for 9 in 21.2 overs.
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1 Australia s Pat Cummins throws the ball in celebration after he caught and bowled Jasprit Bumrah on the third day of their cricket Test at Adelaide on Saturday. AP/PTI photo
Adelaide, December 19
The Indian cricket team under Virat Kohli faced its worst hour of embarrassment while collapsing to its lowest Test score of 36 as a rampaging Australia cruised to an emphatic eight-wicket victory inside two and a half days in the opening day/night Test here on Saturday.
There were no demons in the pitch but Josh Hazlewood (5-3-8-5) and Patrick Cummins (10.2-4-21-4) displayed fast bowling of highest quality, the impact of which will be far-reaching with three more Tests to go.