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Australia have produced an emphatic turnaround at the Adelaide Oval, securing a thumping 10-wicket win in the second Test against India that levels the Border-Gavaskar series. Requiring just 19 to win, openers Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney completed the tiny run chase before the end of the first session on day three. Annihilated by 295 runs in the series-opener in Perth, Australia travelled to South Australia under extreme external pressure, particularly the batters.
But since the first ball on Friday when Mitchell Starc bowled Yashasvi Jaiswal, Australia completely dominated to extend their perfect record in pink ball Tests at Adelaide Oval to 8-0. Starc set the tone on day one with career-best figures of 6-48 as India, whose captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first, were bowled out for 180 in two sessions. As he did at Optus Stadium, India’s fast bowling weapon Jasprit Bumrah created problems for Australia when they batted.
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