India vs Australia Live: Back-to-back FOURS!

Australia have scored two consecutive fours soon after the wicket of David Warner. While the first one came through a reverse sweep hit by Usman Khawaja, the second one came as a bye as the turning delivery beat everyone, including the wicketkeeper.

AUS 60/1 (16.5)

India vs Australia Live: WICKET!

Finally!!! Here is the much-needed brekathrough for India. Mohammed Shami gets rid of David Warner with a ripper. It was bowled at good length outside off stump. The ball pitched and swung away from Warner to take his outside edge. KS Bharat comfortably collected the ball behind the stumps. Warner departed for 15 runs. 

AUS 50/1 (15.2)

India vs Australia Live: More luck for Khawaja!

Usman Khawaja has been lucky in this innings so far. This time, he had almost chopped a Mohammed Siraj delivery on his stumps but the ball missed the sticks and rather ran for a four. Poor luck for Indian pacers so far!

India vs Australia Live: Catch dropped!

It was a tough catch to be honest and Shreyas Iyer failed to take it. Usman Khawaja got an inside edge of his bat on the bowling of R Ashwin. Iyer, who was stationed at short leg, got the ball at a really low height and thus failed to hold on to it. 

India vs Australia Live: FOUR!

Tad short from Mohammed Siraj and outside off stump. David Warner hit it for a beautiful shot from the cover region for a four. It’s his first boundary of the match. 

AUS 26/0 (9.2)

India vs Australia Live: Play resumes!

Warner gets a band-aid wrapped around his left elbow, the area that got hurt and we are all set to resume now. Oh! It’s another bouncer from Mohammed Siraj in the follow up. We have some good contest going on here in Delhi!

India vs Australia Live: Warner injured!

David Warner has been hit by a Mohammed Siraj bouncer. The physio is currently checking and treating him.

AUS 22/0 (7.4)

India vs Australia Live: Spin introduced!

No wicket for pacers in the first six overs and that prompts captain Rohit Sharma to introduce spin. Ravichandran Ashwin starts against David Warner. Here we go!

AUS 19/0 (6)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR!

Poor luck for India! Usman Khawaja went for a drive well away from his body and got an outside edge. To the batter’s good luck, the ball flew through the vacant third slip region and ran for a four.

AUS 18/0 (3) 

India vs Australia Live: FOUR!

Down the leg side from Mohammed Shami and he gets the punishment from Usman Khawaja. It is the second four from the Aussie opener’s bat in the ongoing innings. He is looking more comfortable than David Warner at the crease. 

AUS 14/0 (2.4)

India vs Australia Live: Good review!

A Mohammed Shami delivery hit David Warner on the back pad. Umpire had raised his finger on an LBW appeal but Warner decided to go upstairs. Rightly so, as the ball had taken the edge of Warner’s willow before hitting the pad and that saved the batter. 

AUS 4/0 (1)

India vs Australia Live: FOUR!

It’s a boundary on the first ball of the game. Mohammed Shami bowled it down the leg side to David Warner. The batter failed to get the wood on the ball but it swung far away from wicketkeeper KS Bharat to run for a four.  

AUS 4/0 (0.1)

India vs Australia Live: 100th Test for Cheteshwar Pujara!

This is the 100th Test match for Cheteshwar Pujara. He has scored 7021 runs in the format so far with his highest score being 206 not out. The right-handed batter has scored 19 centuries and 34 fifties in Test cricket.

India vs Australia Live: Test debut for Kuhnemann!

Spinner Matthew Kuhnemann has been handed his Test debut. He bowls slow left-arm orthodox. Australia will expect some change in luck as they have stepped into the game with three full-time spinner in Todd Murphy, Nathan Lyon, Matthew Kuhnemann.

India vs Australia Live: Playing XIs –

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Srikar Bharat(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Todd Murphy, Nathan Lyon, Matthew Kuhnemann

India vs Australia Live: Australia opt to bat

Australia skipper Pat Cummins has won the toss and opted to bat vs India in New Delhi. This is the second successive toss win for Cummins in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

India vs Australia Live: 2000th international match for Australia!

The Delhi Test will be the 2000th international game for Australia. Can they level the series 1-1 to make the feat memorable? Well, a lot depends on how their batters counter India’s spin bowling. Not to forget that the Indian pacers have been equally good for the past few years.

India vs Australia Live: Spin test for Australia!

In the first Test, the Indian spinners — Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel — claimed 16 of the 20 Australian wickets. The visitors lost the game by an innings and 132 runs. Coming to Delhi, Pat Cummins and Co. must be eyeing for an improved show.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second Test between India and Australia from the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Australia were hammered by India in the first Test in Nagpur, with R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja being the hosts’ top wicket-takers. Would the Delhi pitch offer an even bigger challenge to the tourists?