Australia won the 2nd Test match in Adelaide, handing India a humiliating 10-wicket defeat. This is India’s second loss in the Pink Ball test, and both of them came against Australia. The match in Adelaide started with Rohit Sharma’s right call on the toss, but unfortunately, that was the only thing that went in India’s favor in this match. After winning the toss, India decided to bat, but Starc again proved his supremacy with the pink ball. He took six wickets, and India was bundled out for 180 runs in the 1st inning. Starc and Pink are a lethal combo whose solution is yet to be found in the cricket world. Nevertheless, Australia came to bat under lights with a pink ball and surprisingly survived with just one wicket at the stumps on Day 1.
On Day 2, Australia managed to get 337 thanks to a blistering century from Travis Head, who scored 140 off 141 balls. India batted under lights on the day but couldn’t manage against the Aussie pace trio of Cummins, Starc, and Boland and were again wrapped up on 175. Only Reddy showed some glimpses of a counter attack, but he was sent back by Cummins on the individual score of 42. On Day 3, Australia got a target of just 19, which was nothing more than a formality that Australia fulfilled in just 3.2 overs without losing any wickets.
Match Scorecard: Australia vs India 2nd Test, Adelaide
Man of the Match: Australia vs India 2nd Test, Adelaide
Travis Head was named player of the match for his lone-wolf centurion innings of 140 runs in the first inning of Australia.
Player
Team
Score
Travis Head
Australia
140
Most Runs: Australia vs India 2nd Test, Adelaide
Destructive Aussie batter Travis Head, who smashed the century in the first inning of Australia, was the highest run-getter of the 2nd test of the 2024-25 BGT in Adelaide.
Player
Team
Score
Travis Head
Australia
140
Most Wickets: Australia vs India 2nd Test, Adelaide
Mitchell Starc again proved his mettle with the pink ball as he took 8 wickets in the 2nd test match of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide.
Player
Team
Bowling Figures
Mitchel Starc
Australia
6/48 & 2/60
Playing XIs: Australia vs India 2nd Test, Adelaide
Australia Playing XI
Usman Khwaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
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