Cricket News: Axar Patel played standout innings for India, helping them to a first-inning score of 262 points. The second innings of Australia saw the early loss of their first wicket.
Compared to the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the second Test has been quite successful for the Australian team. Usman Khawaja, Peter Handscomb, and Nathan Lyon all contributed to the team’s success in scoring 263 runs in the first innings and destroying the Indian batting lineup after their lacklustre performance in Nagpur.
Axar Patel’s remarkable 74 runs off 115 balls helped the Indian team reach a score of 262 after captain Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Cheteshwar Pujara fell to Nathan Lyon in short succession. The Indian team’s determination to fight back was aided by veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s score of 37 off 71 balls.
Axar Patel and Ashwin have the ability to succeed both with the bat and the ball, according to Nathan Lyon, who was without a doubt the greatest bowler for Australia in the first innings. Axar and Ashwin shouldn’t be considered lower-order hitters, according to Lyon.
According to Lyon, who was quoted by News18, “They are not lower order; Axar and Ash could easily bat in the top six anywhere in the world; they are not lower order; India has a long top order.”
“Really pleased with the five-for, but there is still much more to be done. We have the complete field in the test match. In comparison to Nagpur, Delhi had a lot more bounce. I like to take advantage of the slight bounce here since I enjoy playing cricket on the subcontinent. Bowling here against some top-tier superstars is difficult,” Lyon included.
On Day 3, India will try to fight back.
India will want to maintain their momentum by preventing Australia from building a sizable lead in the game after Axar’s outstanding effort with the bat. Usman Khawaja, who had stellar first innings for Australia, was sent back to the pavilion early, and the Aussies lost their first wicket towards the end of Day 2.
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