India vs Australia Live Cricket Score, 3rd Test in Sydney, Day 2 Latest updates: India vs Australia, Third Test, Day 2 Live Score: Aus 232/4. WICKET – Wade c Bumrah b Jadeja. Wade appeared to be a bit aggressive and dies. Down the runway, as he looked to cross, a leading edge appeared in the middle. India stays in the game.
Day 1 report: After struggling in the first two trials and a rain delay in the third trial, the Australian batsmen finally shone at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. While up to 35 overs were lost on the first day due to rain, rookie Will Pucovski gave the hosts plenty of reasons to smile. The 22-year-old hit his maiden fifty, while Marnus Labuschagne came back undefeated in 67, to lead Australia to 166-2 on the stumps. After Australian captain Tim Paine won the toss and opted to hit on a flat SCG platform, he would have expected his hitters to shoot, and that’s exactly what they did. Playing his first game of the series, starter David Warner looked in good touch before being caught by Cheteshwar Pujara for 5, off Mohammad Siraj. But the initial breakthrough didn’t change things much for Australia as they continued to get races at a steady pace.
Labuschagne joined Pucovski and seemed to want to make use of a good batting court. The duo began pushing boundaries at will and achieved a 100-race partnership in no time. Meanwhile, India was pushed off with their back foot due to two missed opportunities by goalkeeper Rishabh Pant, first at R Ashwin’s bowling alley and then Mohammad Siraj. But after getting two pardons, rookie Navdeep Saini got rid of Pucovski for 62. A longer delivery snapped back at the batter and hit right in the middle of center.
With a 106-2 reading on the scoreboard, India would have hoped to get some things back, but they didn’t. Steve Smith, who had looked rusty so far in the test series, hit some limits against Saini and then against R Ashwin as well. Matching well with Smith, Labushagne also increased his ninth fifty. Without support on the field, the Indian bowlers, while holding their own, struggled to create opportunities. In a surprise move, India’s captain Ajinkya Rahane failed to beat Ravindra Jadeja, who had some spin in the later overs of the day. He only pitched three and gave away two runs.
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