After the embarrassment of falling to 36 all out in the first test, where they ended up being beaten by eight wickets , India’s cricketers restored pride in the second test with an eight wicket win over their own.
For India, they had to contend with out their talismanic captain Virat Kohli, who was attending the birth of his first child.
Deputising for Kohli, was Ajinkya Rahane. The 32- year old Rahane took to the challenge of captaining his country like a duck to water.
Batting first, Australia could only muster 195 all out. It could have in fact been worse for the hosts if wasn’t for Marnus Labuschagne (48) and Travis Head (38).
In response to that disappointing total, India fresh off that infamous 36 all out, atoned for the 2nd innings failings in the first test by finishing on 326 all out.
Shubman Gill on debut (45), Ravi Jadeja (57), and a quite brilliant innings from stand in captain Rahane (112), put India in the ascendancy.
Having conceded a 131 runs lead in the first innings, hosts Australia having dominated the first test, were up against it in the 2nd.
Unfortunately from the Australian point of view, they crumbled badly in the 2nd innings too by Scoring 200 all out.
Matthew Wade made a start (40) as did Cameron Green (45) , but there wasn’t too much else to shout about as the tourists were left with just 70 needed to win the second test.
Despite a couple of early wickets, India achieved their target with relative ease, duly winning the match by eight wickets.
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