India beat Australia by 31 runs in first test at Adelaide, take 1-0 lead

Batting first, India were all out for 250 in their first innings and then bowled out the hosts for 235 to take a 15-run lead

INDIA VS AUSTRALIA 1ST TEST|India removed Travis Head and Shaun Marsh in the first session of the fifth and final day to close in on victory in the opening Test against Australia here Monday. Set a target of 323, Australia reached 186 for six at lunch at the Adelaide Oval. The visitors need another four wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the series.

Australia meanwhile need another 137 runs, with Tim Paine (40 not out) and Pat Cummins (5 not out) at the crease at lunch-break. They added 30 runs for the seventh wicket. Starting from overnight 104 for four, the Head-Marsh partnership lasted only 7.4 overs before India forced a breakthrough with the old Kookaburra ball.(Sports News)

Head (14) was the first to go, with Ishant Sharma (1-35) bowling a sharp bouncer that followed the batsman and left him no room. The ball looped up to gully where Ajinkya Rahane made no mistake.

The duo had added 31 runs with the onus now on Marsh and Paine as the last recognised batting pair. Marsh shouldered the responsibility and scored his first half-century in the fourth innings of a Test off 146 balls. It was his 10th Test half-century overall.

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Rishabh Pant equals world record of most catches in a Test by wicket keeper

He eclipsed the India record of 10 catches in a game by Wriddhiman Saha, as the visitors won the opening game by 31 runs to go 1-0 up in the four-match series

INDIA VS AUSTRALIA 1ST TEST|Rishabh Pant Monday equalled the world record of most catches in a Test by a wicketkeeper, snaring 11 in the first match against Australia while breaking the Indian mark. The 21-year-old is now level with Englishman Jack Russell (vs South Africa at Johannesburg in 1995) and South Africa’s AB de Villiers (vs Pakistan at Johannesburg in 2013).

He eclipsed the India record of 10 catches in a game by Wriddhiman Saha, as the visitors won the opening game by 31 runs to go 1-0 up in the four-match series. Pant equalled the world record after taking Mitchell Starc’s catch off Mohammed Shami’s ball in the second innings at the Adelaide Oval.

The wicketkeeper caught six batsmen in first innings and five in the next on way to the record. In the first innings, Pant was involved in the dismissals of Usman Khawaja, Peter Handscomb and Tim Paine before pouching on to edges off Starc, Travis Head and Josh Hazlewood’s willow.|(Sports News)

When India bowled again, he played a role in the departure of openers Marcus Harris and Aaron Finch, followed by Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Paine and Starc. Pant equalled the India record when he took his tenth catch of the match — a top edge off Australia skipper Tim Paine.

“It was nervous as they were coming close, but we did well. I’m happy to contribute to the team. I always enjoy troubling batsmen, I love it when they concentrate on me and not on the bowlers,” said Pant, who was heard egging on the bowlers on the stump mic.

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India beat Australia by 31 runs in first test at Adelaide, take 1-0 lead

Batting first, India were all out for 250 in their first innings and then bowled out the hosts for 235 to take a 15-run lead

INDIA VS AUSTRALIA 1ST TEST|India removed Travis Head and Shaun Marsh in the first session of the fifth and final day to close in on victory in the opening Test against Australia here Monday. Set a target of 323, Australia reached 186 for six at lunch at the Adelaide Oval. The visitors need another four wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the series.

Australia meanwhile need another 137 runs, with Tim Paine (40 not out) and Pat Cummins (5 not out) at the crease at lunch-break. They added 30 runs for the seventh wicket. Starting from overnight 104 for four, the Head-Marsh partnership lasted only 7.4 overs before India forced a breakthrough with the old Kookaburra ball.(Sports News)

Head (14) was the first to go, with Ishant Sharma (1-35) bowling a sharp bouncer that followed the batsman and left him no room. The ball looped up to gully where Ajinkya Rahane made no mistake.

The duo had added 31 runs with the onus now on Marsh and Paine as the last recognised batting pair. Marsh shouldered the responsibility and scored his first half-century in the fourth innings of a Test off 146 balls. It was his 10th Test half-century overall.

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India vs Australia 1st T20 : India look to continue winning streak

India have been unbeaten since November 2007 in the T20 format and will look to keep their momentum against the Australians. Catch all the Ind vs Aus live updates here

Ind vs Aus 2018-19| The day has arrived, a confident India, led by captain Virat Kohli would face the Aussie challenge in the series opener on Wednesday.

The first T20 international at The Gabba, Brisbane is set to be a fierce competition between India and host Australia who have not been in their best recently due to performance and the, especially after the infamous ball-tampering scandal.

Australia would look to move past from the shadows of recent times while India aim another triumph and especially a long-awaited against the host.(Sports)

India have been unbeaten since November 2007 in the T20 format and will look to keep their momentum against the Australians

Skipper Kohli would look to maintain a psychological pressure on Australia but it remains to be seen how a young Indian side perform as it’s not a cakewalk to play under the conditions in Australia…Read More