A depleted Indian attack ripped through Australia's top order to leave the world's number one team with a slender two-run lead and in deep trouble Monday after day three of the second Test. Captain Tim Paine fell to Jadeja for one, leaving Green and Cummins to fight a rearguard action, knuckling down in a 34-run partnership to take the Test into a fourth day.
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India captain Virat Kohli insisted Saturday he was very, very confident his team would bounce back from their worst-ever batting display, blaming a poor mindset for the side throwing away the first Test against Australia.
The visitors were skittled for a humiliating 36 in their second innings their lowest Test score of all time to lose the day-night game in Adelaide by eight wickets inside three days.
Compounding their problems, Kohli will now head home for the birth of his first child, missing the final three Tests, while fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been sent for scans for a right arm injury.
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Ravi Ashwin bagged four wickets as a dominant India held a 62-run lead at stumps on day two of the Adelaide day-night Test after Australian captain Tim Paine ran out of batting partners.
Paine was left stranded on 73 not out when the Australian innings ended at 191 to trail India s 244 by 53 runs.
Ashwin had figures of four for 55 while Umesh Yadav took three for 40.
At stumps, India in their second innings were one down for nine with Mayank Agarwal on five and nightwatchman Jasprit Bumrah yet to score. Prithvi Shaw was bowled by Pat Cummins for four.
Fifteen wickets fell on the day which started when Cummins and Mitchell Starc took just 25 deliveries to knock off the final four India batsmen.
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Virat Kohli rode his luck to steer India through the opening day of their Test with Australia William WEST Text size
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Ajinkya Rahane ran out his captain Virat Kohli after a horror mix-up, sparking a mini collapse to gift Australia an advantage over India after an intense opening day of the day-night first Test at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
Master batsman Kohli looked on track for a 28th Test century after knuckling down to steady the ship when he came in at 32 for two.
But in the final session of the day, Rahane pushed at a Nathan Lyon delivery and made to run, only to bail out, leaving Kohli stranded in the middle of the pitch after his battling 74.