India Vs Australia, 2nd Test live updates: Rahane ton helps India take control charge

Cummins dismissed debutant Gill with a full and wide delivery and he claimed the wicket of Pujara for 17 with that nagging fourth-stump line. 

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Sunday, December 27, 2020 - 12:47
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Australian pace bowler Pat Cummins performed superbly in the opening session of the Day 2 to dismiss Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara. Cummins dismissed debutant Gill with a full and wide delivery and he claimed the wicket of Pujara for 17 with that nagging fourth-stump line. Tim Paine grabbed a good catch to dismiss Pujara. The game is poised in balance and India need a good partnership to seize the command once again.

India playing 11: Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah,

Australia playing 11: Joe Burns, Mathew Wade, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim Paine, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathon Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

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27 December 2020, 12:44 PM

Stumps: Day 2: India: 277/5

Ajinkya Rahane*: 104

Ravindra Jadeja*: 40

 

27 December 2020, 12:20 PM

End of over 90: India: 274/5

Ravindra Jadeja: 38 (97)
Ajinkya Rahane: 104 (198)

 

27 December 2020, 11:58 AM

End of over 85: India: 256/5

Ravindra Jadeja 35 (83)
Ajinkya Rahane 89 (182)
 

27 December 2020, 11:35 AM

End of over 80: India: 232/5

Ajinkya Rahane: 73 (167)
Ravindra Jadeja: 27 (68)
 

27 December 2020, 11:07 AM

End of over 75: India: 223/5

Ajinkya Rahane: 71 (151)
Ravindra Jadeja: 20 (54
 

27 December 2020, 10:49 AM

End of over 70: India: 208/5

Ajinkya Rahane: 64 (140)
Ravindra Jadeja: 12 (35)

27 December 2020, 10:28 AM

End of over 65: INDIA: 193/5

Ravindra Jadeja: 8 (24)
Ajinkya Rahane: 53 (121)
 

27 December 2020, 09:54 AM

It's raining! With three balls left for the tea break, the players are walking off the ground due to rain. In this session, India lost Vihari and Pant.

27 December 2020, 09:35 AM

End of over 60: India: 176/5

Ravindra Jadeja 3 (5)

Ajinkya Rahane 49 (110)
 

27 December 2020, 09:21 AM

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant, OUT

Pant tried to slash the ball behind point but the ball hits bottom edge and went into the gloves of keeper Paine.

Pant c Paine b Starc 29

 

27 December 2020, 09:01 AM

End of over 55:  INDIA: 157/4

Ajinkya Rahane: 38 (95)
Rishabh Pant: 24 (30)
 

27 December 2020, 08:39 AM

End of over 50: India :134/4

Ajinkya Rahane: 33 (83)
Rishabh Pant: 6 (12)
 

27 December 2020, 08:36 AM

Lyon to Vihari, OUT

Vihari wanted to sweep it from outside off fails to read the line properly. Vihari gloves the ball and it lobs behind the wicketkeeper giving an easy catch for Smith.

Vihari c Smith b Lyon 21 (66b 2x4 0x6)

 

27 December 2020, 07:58 AM

End of over 40: India: 94/3

Hanuma Vihari: 14 (50)
Ajinkya Rahane: 13 (50)
 

27 December 2020, 07:13 AM

Lunch, Day 2: India add 54 runs, lose 2 wickets.

India: 90/3

 

27 December 2020, 07:04 AM

End of over 35: India: 87/3

Hanuma Vihari: 12 (36)
Ajinkya Rahane: 8 (34)
 

27 December 2020, 06:43 AM

End of over 30: 3 runs; India 80/3

Hanuma Vihari: 12 (22)
Ajinkya Rahane: 2 (18)