Cummins, Hazlewood continue to recover as Australia name unchanged team for D/N Ashes Test
Veteran opener Usman Khawaja has been included in the squad after back spasms kept him from batting in the second innings of the series opener in Perth.
Veteran opener Usman Khawaja has been included in the squad after back spasms kept him from batting in the second innings of the series opener in Perth.
In response to South Africa’s imposing first-innings total of 489, India needed to bat long and score with purpose.
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Gill did not return to bat in India’s second innings, and his absence proved decisive as the hosts crumbled to a third-day defeat in the series opener.
“This was right up there for us. Coming to India, playing at Eden Gardens, doing something we haven’t done for 15 years, this is right up there,” he said, reflecting on the breakthrough result.
A win in Delhi would lift India’s World Test Championship (WTC) points percentage to 61.9, keeping them firmly in the top three.
Shaken by an unexpected loss on home turf in the series opener in Bengaluru, a star-studded India will be looking to press the reset button and level the series when they take on a confident New Zealand, eyeing a shot at history in the second Test, starting here Thursday.
Kane Williamson, former skipper and New Zealand’s most-experienced batter, is set to miss the second Test against India, starting October 24 in Pune as he is “yet to be 100 percent fit” after sustaining a groin strain.
In the second innings on Day 4, Australia were reduced to 80/5, after Travis Head's departure, with 199 still needed for the series win. The duo of Mitchell Marsh and Alex Carey stepped up to put together a match-winning stand of 140 runs in 29 overs.
Jaiswal, aged 22 years and 77 days completed his feat in 277 balls, in the process guiding India to a 350-plus total in the first innings of the match.
