Australia wrapped up an emphatic 10-wicket victory over India inside three days of the day-night second take a look at in Adelaide to stage the five-match collection at 1-1.
With India beginning the third morning at 128-5 of their second innings, nonetheless trailing by 29 runs, the harmful Rishabh Pant (28) departed to the sixth ball of the day to all however finish any hope of a stirring fightback from the guests.
Pat Cummins promptly cleaned up the tail, the Australia captain ending with 5-57 as India had been bowled out for 175, leaving his aspect solely 19 runs to chase down – solely Nitish Kumar Reddy’s 42 sparing the vacationers from an innings defeat.
Openers Nathan McSweeney (10no) and Usman Khawaja (9no) would want solely 20 deliveries to tick off the required runs to stage issues up between the edges heading into the third Take a look at in Brisbane on Saturday, December 14.
India had comprehensively crushed their hosts by 295 runs within the collection opener in Perth, however had been dominated just about from ball one of many second Take a look at.
Mitchell Starc’s career-best figures of 6-48 bundled the touring aspect out for 180 of their first innings, earlier than Travis Head smashed a blistering 140 off 141 balls to propel Australia to 337, and a 157-run lead, in reply.
Australia’s quicks then dismantled India’s prime order once more within the second innings, underneath lights late on day two, to depart the Take a look at firmly of their grasp heading into the third morning.
And they’d not let it slip, Starc (2-60) securing the important thing scalp of Pant, poking to second slip, within the opening over, earlier than Cummins set in regards to the tail.
Ravichandran Ashwin (7) was caught behind when seeking to pull, Harshit Rana (0) could not fend off a rising supply and was caught at backward level, whereas Reddy was pouched at deep third in pursuit of fast runs as he ran out of companions.
His defiant 42 at the least ensured Australia must bat once more, however their goal was insignificant as Scott Boland (3-51) swiftly wrapped up the innings with the wicket of Mohammed Siraj (7).
