Australia’s Border-Gavaskar trophy hopes are delicately poised after they fought their way to a modest first innings of 263 in the second Test against India, who closed on 21 for 0
Resilient knocks from Usman Khawaja and Peter Handscomb helped Australian to almost surpass their two combined innings from the first Test.
“I don’t know a par score until India bats on it,” Khawaja said. “They’re very good in their conditions. I think now we have three spinners in the team, especially on that wicket, is going to be challenging, just like their spinners were very challenging.” Handscomb combined for a 61-run fifth-wicket stand with Khawaja as the pair appeared to turn the momentum in Australia’s favour.
It was the first-Test stars Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravi Jadeja who landed the important blows by taking the prized scalps of Marnus Labuschange and Steve Smith.
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