New Delhi
The fifth and last Test match of the India vs Australia 5-match Border Gavaskar Test series is being played at the Sydney Cricket Ground. By the end of the second day, India’s score is 141 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the second innings, the total lead is 145 runs. India has managed to reach this score on the basis of Rishabh Pant’s stormy innings. Pant played an inning of 61 runs in 33 balls with the help of 6 fours and 4 skyscraper sixes. Apart from him, no batsman has been able to touch the 25-run mark yet. Washington Sundar is present at the crease with Ravindra Jadeja. Earlier, Australia was all out for 181 runs in the first innings against India’s 185 runs. On the third day, India will be eyeing to reach the score of 200. In the last 25 years, a target of 200+ has been chased only once at SCG.
End of second day, India’s lead is 145 runs
The second day’s play is over, India has put 141 runs on the board at the loss of 6 wickets. Due to the increase of 4 runs, the lead has become 145 runs. Washington Sundar is present at the crease with Ravindra Jadeja.
More than 300 runs scored today
So far, 78 overs have been played on the second day of the Sydney Test in which 309 runs have been scored and 15 wickets have fallen. There are full possibilities of the match ending on the third day.
Nitish’s irresponsible shot
Melbourne Test hero Nitish Reddy also disappointed in the second innings of Sydney. This time he got out after playing a very irresponsible shot. While trying to hit a shot over mid-off on Scott Boland’s ball, he missed it, Cummins took a simple catch and showed him the way to the pavilion.
