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By Reuters 
6h ago
ADELIADE – Josh Hazlewood took five out of eight as Australia pulled I sca for its lowest inning score in 88 years of test cricket, firing tourists for 36 at the start of the third day of the first day and night test on Saturday.
India resumed at 9-1 at Adelaide Oval and was able to score just 27 runs before Mohammed Shami retired injured to finish his second inning, leaving Australia requiring just 90 to take a 1-0 lead in the four-game series. .
Australia’s starters Joe Burns and Matthew Wade had canceled 15 runs at that goal before the tea break brought some relief to the shocked visitors.
Day 3, session 1: Australia 191 and 15/0 versus India 244 and 36.
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– BCCI (@BCCI) December 19, 2020
Pat Cummins contributed 4-21 as he and Hazlewood put on a riveting display of rhythm bowling to deal a heavy blow to India’s hopes of repeating their first Test Series win in Australia two years ago.
It was India’s lowest inning score in 544 events dating back to 1932 and only four teams have achieved fewer runs in the format’s long history. “Everything went according to plan, I think the way that Patty started was amazing at taking down the two big grounds and I just did the same,” said Hazlewood, who was in a hat-trick at one stage of her devastating spell.
None of India’s much vaunted batsmen, including captain Virat Kohli, managed to get into double figures as the grounds fell at regular intervals throughout the afternoon.
Shami’s injury, which occurred when a short ball from Cummins hit him in the forearm, was a double whammy for the tourists as the pacemaker failed to throw in Australia’s second inning.
India will be sweating for fitness for the second test in Melbourne on December 26, especially as they will also be without Kohli for the rest of the series when the skipper returns home for the birth of their first child.
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