Pat Cummins takes fifer as the Aussies level the series in Adelaide
Travis Head's plundering 140, with Mitchell Starc's career-best 6-for in the first innings and Captain Cummins' fifer in the second innings helped the Aussies get the commanding victory in the day-night clash.
Posted - 2024-12-08T12:06:19+06:00
Updated - 2024-12-08T12:06:19+06:00
Australia have thumped India by 10 wickets to level the series by 1-1. Travis Head's plundering 140, with Mitchell Starc's career-best 6-for in the first innings and Captain Cummins' fifer in the second innings helped the Aussies get the commanding victory in the day-night clash.
Rishabh Pant in the very first over of the day, and then captain Pat Cummins used the short ball ploy to reap the India's tail. Cummins returned with a fifer as Scott Boland wrapped up the innings removing Mohammad Siraj.India managed to get a slender 18 runs lead.
India started the day with trailing Australia by 29 runs. Mitchell Starc removed the dangerousIn reply, Australia didn’t falter as their openers comfortably chased down the total with 10 wickets in hands.
Earlier the match, Mitchell Starc's career-best bowling figure ripped through the Indian lineup to bundle them out for 180 runs. In reply, Travis Head's swashbuckling 140 and Marnus Labuschagne's hardfought 64 helped the Aussies get a healthy 157 runs lead.
India, however, had to face the Aussie pace cartle under the lights and they failed to do that as they succumbed to the Pink ball and the swing and the Aussies left them stuttering for 105-5. And on the third day, they properly cut off the tail to hand Aussies a thrashing victory.
This is Australia's 12th day-night Test victory in respect to one defeat to West Indies at the Gabba last year.