India vs Australia, 2nd Test Match Day 3 Highlights: Pat Cummins Leads From Front As Australia Humiliate India By 10 Wickets

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: Here’s what Rohit Sharma said after the loss

“Disappointing week for us, we didn’t play and Australia played better than us. We failed to grab our opportunities. What we did in Perth was special. We wanted to do that again but every Test match has its own challenge. We are looking forward to it (Gabba Test). Some really good memories there. We want to start well and play well.”

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: Here’s what Travis Head said after the win

“Nice to get some runs again. Moved well last week, I felt like I am in good form. Good dressing to be in. Nothing’s ever guaranteed, nice momentum and now we have to move on with it. I felt like there was a good opportunity against the second new ball. Nice that it came off. (Century celebration) Did it for Miller as well, nice to have them here and it’s been a nice week.”

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: Here’s what Mitchell Starc said after the win

“It’s been a good week. We were pretty good throughout. We weren’t concerned, we left Perth in Perth, prepared the way we normally do. No secret, work hard and see how we go. We spend a lot of time together. We got the job done. We did a fair bit of good stuff in the last Test.”

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: Rohit Sharma enters the unwanted list

Most consecutive defeats for an Indian captain

6 MAK Pataudi (1967-68)

5 Sachin Tendulkar (1999-00)

4 Datta Gaekwad (1959)

4 MS Dhoni (2011)

4 MS Dhoni (2014)

4 Virat Kohli (2020-21)

4 Rohit Sharma (2024) *

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: Shortest Test match between India and Australia

Shortest completed Tests in Australia (by balls bowled)

656 Aus vs SA Melbourne 1932

866 Aus vs SA Brisbane 2022

911 Aus vs Eng Sydney 1895

1031 Aus vs Ind Adelaide 2024

1034 Aus vs Eng Brisbane 1950

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: Australia win by 10 wickets

Australia (337 & 19/0) defeat India (180 & 175) by 10 wickets on Day 3 of the second Test in Adelaide. Chasing 19 runs, Australia did not face any issues and went across the line in just 3.2 overs. For Australia, pacer Mitchell Starc took a total of eight wickets while skipper Pat Cummins took seven. Batter Travis Head was the star performer with his knock of 140 runs. For India, only Nitish Reddy played decent knocks of 42 in both the innings. With this win, Australia have levelled the five-match Border-Gavaskar series 1-1. 

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! After scoring only two runs in the first over by Jasprit Bumrah, Usman Khawaja opens his arms and hits a boundary in the second over by Mohammed Siraj. Khawaja takes it on the half-volley, flicks it behind square and gets it right into the gap, races away across the boundary line for four. In total, Siraj concedes eight runs as Australia now need nine runs to win. 

AUS 10/0 (2 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: We are back

After bowling out India at 175, Australia are back on field for the run chase of just 19 runs. Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney have started the proceedings for the hosts. The duo is looking for a comfortable outing and aims to take Australia across the line without any hiccups. On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah will be bowling the first over for India. 

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: India bundled out for 175

India get bundled out for 175 on Day 3 of the ongoing second Test against Australia in Adelaide. For India, Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 42 while Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant scored 28 runs each. For Australia, skipper Pat Cummins completed his five-wicket haul while Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland took two and three wickets respectively. Australia now need 19 runs to win this match and level the five-match series. 

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: OUT, 5 wickets for Cummins

OUT!!! Moments after taking the lead, India get the biggest shock of the day as Nitish Kumar Reddy becomes a prey of Pat Cummins and departs for 42. Immediately after hitting a six, Reddy goes for a big hit again but this time, his shot lacks timing. As a result, the ball lands into the hands of Nathan McSweeney at the third man. Ninth wicket gone for India as the Australia skipper completes his five-wicket haul. 

IND 166/9 (35.2 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: India take lead

WOWW!!!! The Indian camp can finally take a sigh of relief as the visitors have dodged the bullet and taken a lead over Australia. In the previous over of Scott Boland, Nitish Kumar Reddy hammers a brilliant boundary and takes India towards the lead. In total, Boland concedes 5 runs as India lead by three runs. 

IND 160/8 (35 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Pat Cummins gets his fourth wicket as Australia inch closer towards the victory already. This time, he dismisses Harshit Rana for duck. Rana tries to go for a big hit against Cummins’ short delivery. However, he fails to time it properly as the ball goes up in the air and lands safely into the hands of Usman Khawaja at gully. Eighth wicket gone for India. 

IND 153/8 (33.3 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: India in trouble

With only two wickets left, India are on the verge of a humiliating defeat. However, a tiny ray of hope is still there as Nitish Kumar Reddy is standing unbeaten. Nitish, along with Harshit Rana, has got the daunting task of propelling India towards a good total against Australia’s fiery bowling attack. 

IND 152/7 (33 overs)

Australia vs India, 2nd Test Day 3 Live: India On Brink Of Humiliation

Close to an innings defeat in the pink-ball Test, India only have Nitish Kumar Reddy standing in the way of another embarrassing defeat in Adelaide. With Harshit Rana in company, Reddy has his task cut out. How long can India hold their remaining two wickets?

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: OUT

OUT!!! Pat Cummins takes his third wicket of the innings as Australia breathe fire. This time, all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin becomes his victim and departs for 7. A short delivery from Cummins as Ashwin stays inside the crease and tries to hook it away. However, the ball misses the bat and hits the glove as wicketkeeper Alex Carey quickly jumps towards his left and grabs a brilliant catch. Seventh wicket gone for India as they look completely clueless. 

IND 148/7 (29.4 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: Onus lies on Reddy-Ashwin

After the sudden dismissal of Rishabh Pant, India badly rely on Nitish Kumar Reddy and Ravichandran Ashwin for a stable partnership. The duo need to be cautious against Australia’s fiery pace attack and remain intact, in order to propel India to a good total. 

IND 138/6 (27 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: OUT

OUT!!!! OHHH!!! Mitchell Starc finally gets better of Rishabh Pant and removes him for 28. It’s a good length delivery from Starc as Pant pushes at it and gets a healthy outside edge. The ball goes towards first slip but Steve Smith moves to his right from second slip and grabs it completely. Sixth wicket gone for India as Starc delivers a wicket-maiden first over. 

IND 128/6 (25 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: Pant- the fearless

Rishabh Pant starts showing his fearless approach from the very beginning as he tries to go for a big hit against Mitchell Starc. On the second delivery, Pant steps out to hammer a big shot but the ball misses the bat and goes straight to wicketkeeper Alex Carey. Australians appeal for a caught behind and take DRS but it shows no bat involved and Pant survives. A very bold move from Pant. 

IND 128/5 (24.2 overs)

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: We are underway

Play on Day 3 of the ongoing second Test between India and Australia begins. For India, Rishabh Pant (28*) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (15*) will be resuming the proceedings from 128/5 as the visitors currently trail by 29 runs. The duo need to take their partnership as deep as they can, in order to help India post a good total. On the other hand, Mitchell Starc will be bowling the first over of the day for Australia. 

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: Pitch Report

“It has hardened up, it’s also got a beautiful layer of grass that you can see. Those scarified marks are marks that actually completely line up at the stumps. On the middle-stump, these cracks are starting to open up right on the middle. They are going to be challenging. Pat Cummins can put a ball on a handkerchief, Scott Boland will be doing the same thing – buzzing around off-stump hoping for a little bit of a deviation. This looks like a really good batting surface.”

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: Siraj on Travis Head

In an interaction with former India spinner Harbhajan Singh, Siraj said, “I enjoyed bowling a lot here. They were batting really well and when they hit the good balls for boundaries, you can’t help. Whatever you saw on TV, I didn’t say anything in disrespect. It was just part of my celebration (Talking about the celebration after Head’s wicket). Whatever he said in Press conference, it wasn’t true. He never said “well bowled”. We respect each other and cricket is a gentleman’s game. I didn’t feel right to me (talking about the stuff that Head spoke about Siraj’s celebration in PC). We know how to make a comeback, we are staying positive always and try our best to rise to the occasion.”

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: Travis Head- India’s biggest nemesis

Travis Head continued to be a thorn in India’s flesh with yet another magnificent knock that powered Australia’s response after bowling out India for 180. Head, who got off the mark with a cracking boundary off Jasprit Bumrah (4/61), got a reprieve on 76 as Mohammed Siraj failed to complete the catch despite getting both hands to it after the batter tried to slog-sweep R Ashwin, having just smashed his third six against the off-spinner.

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: India’s struggle against Australian pacers

India lost KL Rahul (7) early in their second innings and Yashasvi Jaiswal (24) was done in by a peach of a delivery from Scott Boland, who again struck with his first delivery that had a hint of late movement. Boland then had Virat Kohli (11) caught behind after he got one to land right in the channel which has been troubling the Indian batting mainstay for a while now. To make matters worse for the visitors, Mitchell Starc knocked down Shubman Gill’s (28) middle stump with his late in-swing doing the damage to leave India at 86 for four in front of a record crowd of over 50,000.

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: All eyes on Pant-Reddy

Indian batters struggled to find answers as the Australia quicks sizzled with the pink ball under the lights. The hosts had dismissed half the Indian team by the 21st over. Now, the onus is on the shoulders of Rishabh Pant and Nitish Kumar Reddy to bring India out of the trouble. 

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: Dominating Day 2 for Australia

The pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland and Pat Cummins ripped through the Indian top order to put Australia in the drivers seat after Travis Head (140) and Marnus Labuschagne (64) helped the hosts take a sizeable 157-run first-innings lead.

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: India trail by 29 runs

India tottered to 128 for 5 in their second innings, still trailing Australia by 29 runs at stumps on day two of the pink ball Test in Adelaide on Saturday.

IND vs AUS 2nd Test Day 3, Live: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 3 of the ongoing second Test of the Border-Gavaskar series between India and Australia, straight from the Adelaide Oval. Stay tuned for all the live coverage.