Australian opener David Warner stole the show with a display of some incredible shots en route his 10th Test century before some late bursts from India ensured that the hosts end the day 1 of the Adelaide Test with 356-6 (technically 7 wickets down with Michael Clarke doubtful to come out and bat again).
In the final session of play, India managed to get 4 wickets which give them a chance going into the day 2 of the test match. First it was Warner who tried to loft Karn Sharma over the mid-wicket boundary just to see the ball in Ishant Sharma’s hand and was dismissed for 163 balls 145 with the help of 19 boundaries.
Mitchell Marsh joined Steve Smith at the crease and Smith crossed his ninth test fifty as the duo shared 85 for the fourth wicket before India struck with the new ball as Varun Aaron sent back Mitchell Marsh who was caught by Virat Kohli in the slip cordon for 41.
In a weird move, Australia promoted Nathan Lyon as a night watchman to protect Brad Haddin but it failed as Mohammad Shami had both of them in his last two overs. When the stumps were drawn, Smith remained unbeaten on 72 off 130 balls with 9 the help of boundaries. A couple of early wickets on day 2 will put India in command in the first test match.
Here are the reports of the first two sessions.
Scorecard:
Australia Batting (Ist Innings):
|
Batsmen |
Dismissal |
Runs |
Balls |
4’s |
6’s |
|
Chris Rogers |
c Dhawan b Ishant |
9 |
22 |
1 |
0 |
|
David Warner |
c Ishant b Karn |
145 |
163 |
19 |
0 |
|
Shane Watson |
c Dhawan b Aaron |
14 |
33 |
3 |
0 |
|
Michael Clarke |
Retired out |
30 |
94 |
9 |
0 |
|
Steve Smith |
not out |
72 |
130 |
9 |
0 |
|
Mitchell Marsh |
c Kohli b Aaron |
41 |
87 |
5 |
0 |
|
Nathan Lyon |
b Shami |
3 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
|
Brad Haddin |
c Saha b Shami |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Extras: |
4 lb, 4 w, 2 nb |
10 |
|
|
|
|
Total: |
89.2 overs |
354-6 |
India bowling (Ist innings):
|
Bowlers |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
Economy |
|
Mohammed Shami |
17.2 |
1 |
83 |
2 |
4.78 |
|
Varun Aaron |
17 |
1 |
95 |
2 |
5.58 |
|
Ishant Sharma |
20 |
4 |
56 |
1 |
2.40 |
|
Karn Sharma |
23 |
1 |
89 |
1 |
3.86 |
|
Murali Vijay |
12 |
3 |
27 |
0 |
2.25 |