Skipper Pat Cummins' masterclass propelled Australia to a stunning 10-wicket win over India in the second Test in Adelaide.
Australia’s Pat Cummins celebrates with teammates after dismissing India’s Nitish Kumar Reddy on the third day of the second cricket Test match between Australia and India at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on December 8, 2024. Picture: William WEST / AFP.
The visitors resumed at 128-5 after their hopes were left in tatters during a final fiery session on Saturday at the hands of an Australian pace onslaught.Danger man Rishabh Pant failed to negotiate the opening over from Mitchell Starc and was out without adding to his overnight 28 while Pat Cummins accounted for Ravichandran Ashwin then Harshit Rana .Allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy made a plucky 42 before he fell to Scott Boland, who then removed Mohammed Siraj to end the innings.
Australia were always odds-on favourites in Adelaide despite the Perth calamity, boasting far more experience of day-night Test cricket. “Disappointing week for us. We didn’t play well enough to win the game,” said India skipper Rohit Sharma.“What we did in Perth was great but every game throws a new challenge. Looking forward to the next Test and we will see what we did well in Perth.”India’s problems began on the first ball of the match, when a menacing Starc trapped hot-shot young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal — a century-maker in Perth — lbw.
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