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India beat Australia by six wickets in the second match of the Border Gavaskar Cup series between India and Australia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. With this, India takes a 2-0 lead.
India reached the target of 115 runs by losing only 4 wickets in the second innings. With this, India tasted victory on the third day itself. In the Indian team, Pujara scored 31 runs without getting out.
Indian bowler Ravindra Jadeja, who took 3 wickets in the first innings and 7 wickets in the second innings, conceded a total of 110 runs and ended the match on the third day with 10 wickets and became the man of the match.
Ravindra Jadeja not only took a total of 10 wickets in this match but also scored 26 runs in the first innings.
It is noteworthy that Jadeja was the man of the match in the first match in Nagpur as well. India won the first match by an innings and 132 runs.
Pujara, who played his 100th Test match, scored 31 runs leading to victory.
Australia were the worst performers in both the matches
Australia scored 263 runs in the first innings of the second Test. 113 runs scored in the second innings. India scored 262 runs in the first innings and 118 runs for the loss of four wickets in the second innings. India have won the match with two days remaining.
Earlier in the first Test in Nagpur, Australia scored 177 runs in the first innings. India scored 400 runs.
Australia scored less runs in the second innings as well. That means the team scored only 91 runs. It is noteworthy that Ravindra Jadeja played a major role in the victory of the first match.
Australia is ranked number one and India is ranked number two in the ICC rankings. However, the Australian team did not play much in these two matches. Similarly, some Australian media raised questions about the pitch of the Nagpur pitch where the first match was held. Australia’s veteran cricket journalist Robert Catdock alleged that the Nagpur pitch was not uniform and that the pitch had been prepared for the Indian team.
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Meanwhile, many people are criticizing India’s opening batsman KL Rahul on social media regarding his selection as he did not bat properly in this match. Aiming for easy runs, opening batsmen KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma were expected to reach the target without any pressure in the second innings, and KL Rahul was dismissed for just one run. At that time India had scored only 6 runs, and when the pavilion was returned by one run, people started mocking Rahul on social media.
KL Rahul’s selection robs many talented players of their chance. Former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad had said that no top-order batsman in Indian cricket has played so many Tests with such a low average in the last 20 years.
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