Australia struggle to avoid innings defeat
05 March, 2013
HYDERABAD: Australian batsmen were facing an uphill task of avoiding an innings defeat against India as they need further 193 runs with eight wickets in hand in the second Test here at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
HYDERABAD: Australian batsmen were facing an uphill task of avoiding an innings defeat against India as they need further 193 runs with eight wickets in hand in the second Test here at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Australia were 74 for two at stumps and trailed India by 192 runs Ravichandran Ashwin accounted for both of the Australian wickets to fall. Ed Cowan (26) and Shane Watson (9) were at the crease after David Warner (26) and Phil Hughes (0) were both castled by the off-spinner. Earlier, Cheteshwar Pujara and M Vijay set about breaking a bunch of records on the third morning before Australia's spinners struck regularly to curtail India's innings. However, the breakthroughs didn't come early enough to worry India much, as the home side's lead expanded to 266. Vijay and Pujara stretched their stand to 370 runs, India's largest second-wicket partnership and the country's fourth biggest overall. Though Vijay missed out on a double-century, Pujara underlined his reputation as a big-innings player with his second Test double hundred. End. |
