And here it is! India are 2-0 up in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023. Chasing a small target of 115, India were always in the dominating position. Cheteshwar Pujara, on his 100th Test, scored the winning run for the Indian team. The trio of Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin were the stars of the Indian team.
Srikar Bharat 16*(19) and Cheteshwar Pujara 25*(67) have built a small partnership. India now need only 10 runs to get the victory.
OUT! Shreyas Iyer has been caught at the mid-wicket by Todd Murphy. Iyer, who was trying to go after Nathan Lyon, failed to time his shot. India need only 27 runs to win the match.
OUT! Virat Kohli has been stumped by Alex Carey as India have lost their 3rd wicket. Young Todd Murphy deceived Kohli, who came down the pitch, and the rest was then completed by Carey. India Still need 46 runs to win the match.
India are now running away with this match. Both Virat Kohli 15*(17) and Cheteshwar Pujara 17*(50) are now set. the home side need only 51 runs to go 2-0 up.
Despite the big wicket of Rohit Sharma, India have been sailing smoothly towards their target. Australia in big need of a few wickets.
OUT! Complete misunderstanding between Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara and the Indian captain 31(20) sacrificed himself. However, Rohit has already given India a decent start with a cameo. India now need 76 runs to win the match.
So here we go. The play of day 3 have resumed after lunch. Rohit Sharma and 13*(12) and Cheteshwar Pujara 5*(15) are out there for the team. Matthew Kuhnemann has started Australia's attack. India resumed positively and got five runs from this over. India need 96 runs more to win the match. Meanwhile, Australia will be fancying nine wickets.
After the early wicket of KL Rahul, Indian batters Rohit Sharma 12*(11) and Cheteshwar Pujara 1*(10) have managed to play well. India are at 14/1 as the lunch has been taken. The Indian team will still need 111 runs to win the match.
OUT! Nathan Lyon has given an early breakthrough to the Australian team. KL Rahul 1(3) has been caught by Alex Carey. Here comes, Cheteshwar Pujara, who is playing in his 100th Test match.
After two days of entertaining cricket, Australia are currently ahead in IND vs AUS 2nd Test at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Having won the toss, Australia put up a challenging total of 263 in the 1st innings. Usman Khawaja 81(125) and Peter Handscomb 72*(142) were two stars for the visitors. Meanwhile, for the Indian team, Mohammed Shami took 4 wickets while Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja picked up three each. The hosts were then reduced to 139-7 by a disciplined Australian bowling attack. However, a 114-run partnership between Axar Patel 74(115) and Ravichandran Ashwin 37(71) helped the hosts to recover their innings. Ultimately India were all out for 262, giving Australia a one-run lead. Nathan Lyon picked up a five-wicket haul. India vs Australia 2nd Test 2023 Day 3 Live Streaming Online on Disney+ Hotstar: Get Free Live Telecast of IND vs AUS Border Gavaskar Trophy Match on TV With Time in IST.
Australia finished day 2 with a score of 61-1. Travis Head 39*(40) and Marnus Labuschagne 16*(19) will start proceedings for the visiting side. The only wicket of Usman Khawaja 6*(13) fell to Ravindra Jadeja. With the pitch getting deteriorated, Australia will be looking to score some quick runs. At this moment, if they can somehow reach over 250, it will be a huge task for the Indian team.
Indian spin trio meanwhile have been in fine form. They will be looking to stop the visitors as early as possible. All eyes will be also on Matt Renshaw who has been named as a concussion sub for David Warner. The Australian batter had a disappointing outing in the 1st match and will be looking to make the most of this chance.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Srikar Bharat(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Umesh Yadav.
Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Todd Murphy, Mitchell Swepson, Peter Handscomb, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Matt Renshaw, Cameron Green, Lance Morris.