# The rain has stopped and the players of the two sides have started to warm up on the ground ahead of the play.
The rain has stopped and the sun is breaking through. Hopefully we’ll have a start shortly #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/PVIEU533OM
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 7, 2018
# The third day’s play has delayed due to wet outfield conditions due to torrential rain. The weather, however, is expected to clear up soon with no further interruptions.
Under a cloud cover at the moment the Adelaide Oval #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/KMjSAsTIWR
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 7, 2018
The second day of the first Test between India and Australia was nothing short of a thriller with excellent performances from players of both the teams.
India were dismissed for 250 off the first delivery of the day’s play. In return, Australia failed to pace their innings well only to lose a flurry of wickets at crucial intervals.
With Travis Head in the middle who scored an unbeaten half-century, the hosts managed to put up a fight, ending the day’s play at 191/7.
Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was the pick of the Indian bowlers, picking 3 wickets after pace bowler Ishant Sharma ensured the perfect start, dismissing opener Aaron Finch in the first over.
They further enjoyed support from Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami who ensured a disciplined performance with the ball.
India will be looking to dismiss the hosts early on Day 3. Australia, on the other hand, would be optimistic of a similar gritty performance from Head and the rest of the tail-enders.
Matchday Lineups:
Australia XI: Marcus Harris, Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Tim Paine (c,wk), Pat Cummins, Mitch Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
India XI: KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma.
Source: Zee News