India vs Australia: Records shatter as Australia blow away hapless India

India broke record after record – all in the negative sense as they suffered a dramatic collapse for the ages in the first Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval. On a day that will be remembered far and wide as the day India recorded their lowest ever Test score, the Australians were spot on with all their plans as the same played out like a dream.

This match will go down in history for all the wrong reasons for India. A day where everything went wrong. India will have to immediately get their heads up and start preparations for the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Boxing Day. If this match is a sign of things to come, India have a long tour to deal with.

India clueless against Aussie pacers

Beginning the day on 9/1, India lost their night watchman Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins following which the floodgates opened for the Aussies. Josh Hazlewood and Cummins kept bowling at the off-stump with just the right amount of movement and seam to get edges to the wicket-keeper. The likes of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane who are both very dependable batsmen got out for a duck edging one to the keeper in this manner.

Just when India thought Virat Kohli would bail them out, the skipper got out chasing a wide delivery. The Indian tail did not wag like the Aussies did as wickets kept falling one after another. The Indian batsmen fell like a pack of cards but a lot of credit has to be given to Hazlewood and Cummins for bowling the perfect line and length. India folded for 36 – their lowest score in Test history and the lowest ever score after 1955.

Australia lose Wade and Labuschagne late but ace the chase

Chasing a paltry 90 to win, the Australian openers Matthew Wade and Joe Burns came out with positive intent. India were missing Mohammad Shami who hurt himself and had to retire hurt while batting. There were no edges to the wicket-keeper like in the Indian batting innings as the Australians’ intent made a lot of difference. Striking at a brisk run-rate, Australia got past the target in 21 overs for the loss of just the wicket of Wade. Joe Burns got to a fifty.

India (and Australia) will now have an extra two days of rest, a total of 6 days before the Boxing Day Test at the MCG where skipper Virat Kohli will not be available. India have a huge task in their hands and a lot to ponder about ahead of the Test and until then and for long after the tour is over, this dismal batting performance will not be forgotten.

Scores:

1st innings:

Batsman	Mode of Dismissal	Runs	Balls
Prithvi Shaw	b Starc	0	2
Mayank Agarwal	b Cummins	17	40
Cheteshwar Pujara	c Labuschagne b Lyon	43	160
Virat Kohli	run out (Hazlewood/Lyon)	74	180
Ajinkya Rahane	lbw b Starc	42	92
Hanuma Vihari	lbw b Hazlewood	16	25
Wriddhiman Saha	not out	9	25
Ravichandran Ashwin	not out	15	17
Umesh Yadav	c Wade b Starc	6	13
Jasprit Bumrah	not out	4	7
Mohammad Shami	c Head b Cummins	0	1

Total: 244 all out in 93.1 overs

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Mitchell Starc	21	53	4
Josh Hazlewood	20	47	1
Pat Cummins	21.1	48	3
Cameron Green	9	15	0
Nathan Lyon	21	68	1
Marnus Labuschagne	1	3	0

2nd innings:

Batsman	Mode of Dismissal	Runs	Balls
Matthew Wade	lbw b Bumrah	8	51
Joe Burns	lbw b Bumrah	8	41
Marnus Labuschagne	lbw b Umesh	47	119
Steve Smith	c Rahane b Ashwin	1	29
Travis Head	c & b Ashwin	7	20
Cameron Green	c Kohli b Ashwin	11	24
Tim Paine	not out	73	99
Pat Cummins	c Rahane b Umesh	0	3
Mitchell Starc	run out (Shaw/Saha)	15	16
Nathan Lyon	c Kohli b Ashwin	10	21
Josh Hazlewood	c Pujara b Umesh	8	10

Total: 191 all out in 72.1 overs

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Umesh Yadav	16.1	40	3
Jasprit Bumrah	21	52	2
Mohammad Shami	17	41	0
Ravichandran Ashwin	18	55	4

3rd innings:

Batsman	Mode of Dismissal	Runs	Balls
Prithvi Shaw	b Cummins	4	4
Mayank Agarwal	c Paine b Hazlewood	9	40
Jasprit Bumrah	c & b Cummins	2	17
Cheteshwar Pujara	c Paine b Cummins	0	8
Virat Kohli	c Green b Cummins	4	8
Ajinkya Rahane	c Paine b Hazlewood	0	4
Hanuma Vihari	c Paine b Hazlewood	8	22
Wriddhiman Saha	c Labuschagne b Hazlewood	4	15
Ravichandran Ashwin	c Paine b Hazlewood	0	1
Umesh Yadav	not out	4	5
Mohammad Shami	retd hurt	1	4

Total: 36/9 in 21.2 overs

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Mitchell Starc	6	7	0
Pat Cummins	10.2	21	4
Josh Hazlewood	5	8	5

4th innings:

Batsman	Mode of Dismissal	Runs	Balls
Matthew Wade	run out (Saha)	33	53
Joe Burns	not out	51	63
Marnus Labuschagne	c Agarwal b Ashwin	6	10
Steve Smith	not out	1	1

Total: 93/2 in 21 overs

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Umesh Yadav	8	49	0
Jasprit Bumrah	7	27	0
Ravichandran Ashwin	6	16	1

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