DAY 2: IND vs AUS 2nd Test BGT 2024 Complete Analysis and Match Summary
Day 2 started well for India as they picked 2 wickets in quick succession. Bumrah once again was the pick of the bowlers. He got out McSweeney and Smith cheaply. Siraj bowled tight spells but was unlucky in getting a wicket. The drinks break saw Australia at 127 for three wickets. But Travis Head had some other plans.
IND vs AUS 2nd Test BGT 2024: Average bowling display by India in the 2nd innings
As usual, Head was in brilliant form against India and started to build the innings with Carey and Labuschagne. Labuschagne notched up another fifty. He looked totally in control right from the first ball. His gritty half-century bailed Australia out of the tough period. The innings saw Labuschagne with the solid in his defense and tiring down the bowlers. Nitish got the better of Labuschagne, who was dismissed by a spectacular catch from Jaiswal at the gully.
However, Head kept going after the bowlers and smashed another century. He went aggressively behind Rana and Siraj before getting cleaned up by a beautiful yorker from Siraj. The Australian team got bundled out for 337 and took a healthy lead of 157 runs. The pitch had become a bit better to bat on. The pick of the bowler was again Bumrah, who was sensational in every spell and picked up 4 wickets. His economical spell helped the other bowlers to allow a few freebies. Siraj also registered 4 wickets to his name.
The second innings of the match saw a heated moment between Head and Siraj, having a go at each other. After getting Head out, Siraj celebrated aggressively and gave a send-off to Head, which he didn’t like. In reaction, Head also exchanged some words, which wasn’t received well by the Indian pacer. This also activated the crowd’s energy and followed Siraj whenever he was in action.
IND vs AUS 2nd Test BGT 2024: Australia’s game to lose
Coming to bat in the third innings, Rahul got out cheaply to Cummins. Jaiswal and Gill started to counterattack the Aussie bowlers before Jaiswal nicked one to the keeper. Kohli and Rohit too fall cheaply, and India finds themselves in disarray. Pant and Reddy are the last recognized pair, and India would want a sensible innings from both of them. At the end of the day’s play, India are 128 for the loss of 5 wickets.
Conclusion
Day 2 belonged to Australia completely, who will come back in full attack mode on day 3 and try to get the players out as early as possible. The Indian batters’ first priority will be to overcome the deficit of 29 runs. The camp will want a handful of contributions from each player and either Pant or Reddy to stay until the end. The third day is perhaps going to be the final day of this pink ball test match.
That concludes a brief glimpse of the eventful second day.
