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Australia Men vs India Men - 2nd Test - Perth

AUS

326 (108.3)

243 (93.2)

IND

283 (105.5)

140 (56.0)

CR:2.50 | Day 5

Australia win by 146 runs

MATCH DETAILS

Venue
Perth
Series
Domain Tests v India
Toss
Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Umpire
Gaffaney, C B , Dharmasena, H D P K
Match Referee
Madugalle, R S
Tv Umpire
Llong, N J
Man of the Match
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Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Cheteshwar Pujara	4	11	1	0	36.36
Mohammed Shami	0	0	0	0	0.0

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	Ec.
Mitchell Starc	17.0	3	46	3	0	1	2.71

55.6 Pat Cummins to Jasprit Bumrah

Over 56. 1 run. Bowler: Pat Cummins. India: 10-140(rr 2.50)

55.6 Pat Cummins to Jasprit Bumrah

OUT! Caught & Bowled. Pat Cummins to Jasprit Bumrah. Back of a length, off stump backing away Slog, leading edge in the air uncontrolled back to bowler, by Cummins. There it is. Cummins finishes it off with an easy catch as Bumrah tries to heave the ball into the legside but sends it straight up. The Indian tail did what most people expected and crumbled in dramatic style, losing four wickets in the space of three overs.Australia finally break their losing streak and win comprehensively by 146 runs. The conditions were difficult for both sides but it was the home team which compiled a better second innings and ultimately that was what won the match. Some great performances throughout the match but it was probably Nathan Lyon who stole the show with eight wickets on a quick, bouncy surface. Virat Kohli also produced a wonderful ton in the Indian first innings but it required a couple more batsmen to kick on if they wanted to compete further in the match.So, it's set up nicely as we move onto the Boxing Day Test. At 1-1 the series is anyone's and it should be a fabulous spectacle at Melbourne for the fans. Do join us then.

55.5 Pat Cummins to Jasprit Bumrah

Pat Cummins to Jasprit Bumrah. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.

55.4 Pat Cummins to Jasprit Bumrah

Pat Cummins to Jasprit Bumrah. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.

55.3 Pat Cummins to Ishant Sharma

OUT! Caught. Pat Cummins to Ishant Sharma. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, outside edge to wicketkeeper, by Paine. The tail is falling pretty quickly. Ishant is another one that doesn't want to get in line and with the field set he knows it's going to be short. Good idea to try and carve through point but the execution was a little off. Fine edge through to Paine and Australia are one wicket away.

55.2 Pat Cummins to Ishant Sharma

Pat Cummins to Ishant Sharma. Short, outside off stump backing away pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.

55.1 Pat Cummins to Ishant Sharma

Over 56. 1 run. Bowler: Pat Cummins. India: 8-140(rr 2.50)

55.1 Pat Cummins to Ishant Sharma

Wide Pat Cummins to Ishant Sharma. Short, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Paine.

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55.1 Pat Cummins to Ishant Sharma

Pat Cummins to Ishant Sharma. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Harris.

54.6 Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav

Over 55. 2 runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. India: 8-139(rr 2.53)

54.6 Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav

OUT! Caught & Bowled. Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away Fended, Spliced in the air uncontrolled to silly mid on, by Starc. Brilliant over from Starc and Umesh got a real working over. After the blow Umesh took to the shoulder he wasn't looking to get in line but Starc continued to follow him. Nothing Umesh could do to get out of the way of this one and it was more protecting the body than anything else. Australia are two wickets away from victory.

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Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Head.

54.4 Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away Fended, Spliced to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Hazlewood.

54.3 Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Length ball, to leg backing away working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Harris.

54.2 Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav

Over 55. no runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. India: 7-137(rr 2.49)

54.2 Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Length ball, outside off stump backing away Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.

54.1 Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav

Over 55. no runs. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. India: 7-137(rr 2.49)

54.1 Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Short, outside off stump ducked, hit body to point for no runs, fielded by Head.

53.6 Nathan Lyon to Ishant Sharma

Over 54. 4 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. India: 7-137(rr 2.54)

53.6 Nathan Lyon to Ishant Sharma

Nathan Lyon to Ishant Sharma. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to fourth slip for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.

53.5 Nathan Lyon to Ishant Sharma

Over 54. 4 runs. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. India: 7-137(rr 2.54)

53.5 Nathan Lyon to Ishant Sharma

APPEAL! Nathan Lyon to Ishant Sharma. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, by Paine, appeal made for Caught. Paine thinks he has his man. Lots of noise with the spikes scraping across the surface but no edge. Ishant survives.

53.4 Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant

OUT! Caught. Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short mid wicket, by Handscomb. That is a fantastic grab by Handscomb. Diving at full stretch and plucking the ball just off the floor. Australia knew Pant was the big wicket and Lyon finally enduces a poor shot from the big-hitting batsmen. Only the tail left now and it is too much to ask for them to stick around for a while.

53.3 Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant

Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.

53.2 Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant

Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Marsh.

53.1 Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant

FOUR! Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past third man for 4 runs. Great use of the wrists to get the ball behind point. Not many gaps in the field but Pant finds one of them.

52.6 Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav

Over 53. 1 run. Bowler: Mitchell Starc. India: 6-133(rr 2.51)

52.6 Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Head.

52.5 Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot defending, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Khawaja.

52.4 Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.

52.3 Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Short, down leg side ducked pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Paine.

52.2 Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Cummins.

52.1 Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for no runs.

51.6 Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav

Over 52. 1 run. Bowler: Nathan Lyon. India: 6-132(rr 2.54)

51.6 Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Starc.