Skipper Virat Kohli and opener Murali Vijay is taking India closer to a historic victory against Australia in the first test against Australia at Adelaide. The duo has put on an unbeaten partnership of 148 which propelled India to 205-2 at tea on day 5 with the visitors needing 159-2 runs to win 37 overs. Vijay was rock solid in his approach as he played with some elegance in his 85 off 208 balls, an innings in which his concentration level needs to be applauded. On the other hand, Virat Kohli was at his best in his 112 ball 82.
Scorecard:
Australia (Ist Innings): 517-7 decl. (Steve Smith 162*, David Warner 14, Shami Ahmed 2-120).
India (Ist Innings): 444 (Virat Kohli 115, Cheteshwar Pujara 73, Nathan Lyon 5-134).
Australia (2nd Innings): (David Warner 102, Steve Smith 51, Karn Sharma 2-95, Mohammad Shami 1-42)
Indian Batting (2nd Innings):
|
Batsmen |
Dismissal |
Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
|
Shikhar Dhawan |
c Haddin b Johnson |
9 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
|
Murali Vijay |
not out |
85 |
208 |
9 |
1 |
|
Cheteshwar Pujara |
c Haddin b Lyon |
21 |
38 |
4 |
0 |
|
Virat Kohli |
not out |
82 |
112 |
10 |
1 |
|
Extras: |
(lb 7, w 1) |
8 |
|
|
|
|
Total: |
61 overs |
205-2 |
Australia Innings (2nd Innings):
|
Bowling |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
Economy |
|
Mitchell Johnson |
13 |
2 |
28 |
1 |
2.15 |
|
Ryan Harris |
11 |
5 |
28 |
0 |
2.54 |
|
Nathan Lyon |
21 |
3 |
91 |
1 |
4.33 |
|
Peter Siddle |
7 |
2 |
16 |
0 |
2.28 |
|
Shane Watson |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
3.00 |
|
Steve Smith |
3 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
6.00 |
|
Mitchell Marsh |
4 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
2.75 |
Verdict: With 8 wickets in hand, India should go for an outright victory.