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India confronted the ignominy of being restricted to 36/9 of their second innings of the opening Test in opposition to Australia on Saturday. Incidentally, it occurred to be India’s lowest-ever Test rating, beating the earlier lowest of 42, set in 1974 in opposition to England at Lord’s. This was additionally the primary time in India’s Test cricket historical past and the second total that no batsman received into double figures — Mayank Agarwal top-scoring with 9 runs. Josh Hazlewood took his eighth five-wicket haul in Tests whereas Pat Cummins took 4 because the Indian batting crumbled within the first session on Day 3. Australia went on to beat India by eight wickets inside three days to take a 1-Zero collection lead within the four-match collection.
Twitter went right into a frenzy following India’s batting collapse, many left in shock with what had transpired in Adelaide.
36?!? Wow!
— Grant Elliott (@grantelliottnz) December 19, 2020
It is going on. It is not a nightmare….
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 19, 2020
With the way in which India batted & bowled within the 1st innings, they have been within the driver’s seat, however the Aussies got here again actually exhausting this morning.
That is the great thing about Test cricket.
It’s NEVER over until it is over. India was outclassed within the 2nd half. Congratulations to Australia!
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 19, 2020
Staggering to witness. India begin day Three trying to construct on a lead of 62 with 9 wkts in hand. All over in a session and a half. Pure class bowling. Burns sees by way of the chase. #AusvInd pic.twitter.com/aZRFu0KS4X
— Alison Mitchell (@AlisonMitchell) December 19, 2020
Unmitigated catastrophe!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) December 19, 2020
India 31/9 …what a scorecard to get up to #AUSvsIND
— Paul Adams (@PaulAdams39) December 19, 2020
#AUSvIND #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/li5FnPgYEZ
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) December 19, 2020
Lowest Test innings in 65 years and the equal-fifth lowest ever. Incredible. #AUSvIND
— Scott Bailey (@ScottBaileyAAP) December 19, 2020
36/9
What did I Just Wake Up to?#INDvsAUSTest #GaaliCricket #lowest pic.twitter.com/cQqRpmDwWe
— Akshat Malik (@akshatmalik) December 19, 2020
After watching India’s lowest second innings harakiri, @ImRo45 be like#INDvsAUSTest pic.twitter.com/mS9rA5ONjJ
— Bastele Jhakday (@Vakeelsab) December 19, 2020
When you get up late and seen scorecard …..
2020#INDvsAusTest #IndiavsAustralia #INDvAUS #AUSvsIND #Lowest pic.twitter.com/A9sMvIXKvi
— Talks of the Town (@TalksTown) December 19, 2020
With simply 36 on board within the second innings, Australia have been left with simply 90 runs to win the opening Test. Australia cruised within the chase, hardly breaking a sweat as Joe Burns introduced his return to type with an unbeaten half-century.
India had ended Day 2 on pole place, having taken a 53-run first innings lead after bowling out Australia for 191.
India added 9 extra runs for the lack of Prithvi Shaw to finish Day 2, sitting within the driver’s seat. But all that modified within the fateful first session on Day 3. Cummins started India’s collapse eradicating nightwatchman Jasprit Bumrah, adopted by the large scalp of Cheteshwar Pujara.
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Hazlewood joined his tempo companion to take two wickets in his first over of the day. Cummins then coaxed Virat Kohli into going for a free drive, leaving India in tatters at 19/6.
Hanuma Vihari put up a short combat however Hazlewood and Cummins saved coming on the Indian gamers. India nearly made it previous the lowest-ever Test rating of 26 however did not get too far earlier than Mohammed Shami was struck on his proper forearm by a Cummins bouncer, bringing an finish to the Indian innings.
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