India vs Australia 2nd Test 2020-21 : India restrict Australia to 195 in the first innings

Indian bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Mohammed Siraj showed some excellent bowling performances to restrict Australia to 195 in their first innings in the second test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy.

India vs Australia 2nd Test match: Australia all out for 195 on Day 1#INDvAUS

— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2020

Bumrah bagged 4 wickets in his 16 overs at the economy rate of 3.50. He took the wickets of Australian opener Joe Burns who got out without scoring any run. Other players who he got out were Travis Head, Mitchel Starc, and Nathan Lyon.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammed Siraj ransacked the opening and middle order as the two bowlers took five crucial wickets at regular intervals.

While Ashwin got out Matthew Wade, Steve Smith, and Australian skipper and captain Tim Paine, Siraj provided wonderful support by eliminating Marnus Labuschagne and Cameron Green.

The star Australian batsman Smith played just 8 deliveries and didn’t score a single run when Ashwin got him out. Marnus Labuschagne was the highest scorer with 48 runs while Travis Head made 38 runs.

Five Australian players didn’t reach double digits and two couldn’t open their scores.

“India's bowling in the opening session was top class,” Australian official broadcaster 7 cricket twitted from its official Twitter handle.

During the play, it wrote, “Before this series, Ravi Ashwin averaged close to 50 with the ball in Australia - but a key change in his pace has allowed him to reap the rewards so far in Adelaide and Melbourne.”

The second test out of the four-test series is taking place in Melbourne. Australia had defeated India by eight wickets in the first test at Adelaide.