IND vs AUS / Australia cross 400 at the end of the second day - Head and Smith scored centuries

Australia performed well against India in the Gaba Test. Scored 405/7 on the second day. Steve Smith (101) and Travis Head (152) scored centuries. Bumrah took 5 wickets. The first day was affected due to rain. India won the toss and is bowling.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 15, 2024, 01:49 PM

IND vs AUS: Australia has made a strong start against India in the Gabba Test. The team has scored 405 runs for 7 wickets in its first innings on Sunday, the second day of the match. Wicketkeeper Alex Carey returned unbeaten on 45 and Mitchell Starc on 20 at stumps.

In this match being played at The Gabba ground in Brisbane, the host team started playing with a score of 28/0. Steve Smith scored 101 and Travis Head scored 152 runs for the Australian team. There was a partnership of 241 runs between the two for the fourth wicket. Opener Usman Khawaja was dismissed after scoring 21 runs. Jasprit Bumrah took 5 wickets from the Indian camp. Mohammad Siraj and Nitish Rana got one wicket each.

The first day of this match was in the name of rain. Only 13.2 overs could be bowled on Saturday. The Indian team is bowling after winning the toss. Currently, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is tied at one each. India won the first Test by 295 runs, while Australia made a comeback by winning the second match by 10 wickets.

Second day's play is over

The second day's play is over. Australia has scored 405 runs after losing seven wickets in their first innings. Mitchell Starc is unbeaten on seven runs and Alex Carey on 45. Travis Head scored 152 runs and Steve Smith scored 101 runs. At the same time, Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets for India.

On Sunday, Australia started playing at 28 runs without any wicket and scored 377 runs on the second day and lost seven wickets. Bumrah gave two blows by dismissing Usman Khawaja (21) and Nathan McSweeney (9) in the first session. After this, Nitish Reddy sent Marnus Labuschagne (12) to the pavilion in the first session itself. However, after this Steve Smith and Travis Head did not let any wicket fall in the second session. Both of them shared a 242-run partnership for the fourth wicket.

Head hit the ninth century of his Test career and Smith hit the 33rd century. Smith was dismissed after scoring 101 runs with the help of 12 fours in 190 balls and Head was dismissed after scoring 152 runs with the help of 18 fours in 160 balls. Mitchell Marsh was dismissed after scoring five runs and captain Pat Cummins was dismissed after scoring 20 runs. Cummins shared a 58-run partnership with Carey for the seventh wicket. Apart from Bumrah, Siraj and Nitish got one wicket each.