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IndvsAus: Akshar-Ashwin pair save Indian team’s shame, Australia has 62 runs lead
Australia has a lead of 62 runs in the second Test match being held in Delhi for the Border Gavaskar Trophy. By the end of the second day’s play, the Indian team was reduced to just 262 runs in the first innings. While Australia had given a target of 263 runs in the first innings.At the time of stumps for the Australian team in the second Test, Travis Head was playing 39 runs in 40 balls and Marnus Labuschagne was playing 16 runs in 19 balls. At the same time, Australia’s first wicket of Usman Khawaja returned to the pavilion after scoring just 6 runs.
Akshar-Ashwin handled the Indian team
All-rounder Akshar Patel brought India back to India’s tumbling innings with a 114-run partnership for the eighth wicket with Ravichandran Ashwin (37), besides playing an inning of 74 runs. Akshar hit nine fours and three sixes in his 115-ball innings. Lyon took five wickets for 67 runs in 29 overs. He took five or more wickets for the 22nd time in Tests. Scored 262 runs in 83.3 overs in his first innings here on Saturday, the second day of the second Test match.
The Indian team was one run behind Australia on the basis of first innings. All-rounder Akshar Patel contributed the most for India with 74 runs. He brought India back into the match by sharing a 114-run partnership for the eighth wicket with Ravichandran Ashwin (37). Akshar hit nine fours and three sixes in his 115-ball innings.
Indian team was in trouble
The match took a very exciting turn on the second day when the Indian batsmen could not stand in front of Nathan Lyon of Australia. At one time in this match, Team India was in a very difficult situation. Even before the score of 100, four batsmen of the Indian team had returned to the pavilion. The same situation continued further and the Indian team had lost seven wickets on the score of 139 runs. After this, Akshar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin showed a strong game at the crease to handle the Indian innings. Both made a strong partnership of 114 runs for the eighth wicket to get the Indian team back in the match again.
