IND vs AUS: India scripts history ! Jadeja & Ashwin hand Men in Blue an easy win in second test; India leads 2-0

IND vs AUS: Men in Blue have won the second test against the Aussies by six wickets in Delhi. With the victory, India now has 2-0 lead in the BGT 2023. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin starred in the victory when the Aussies resumed batting on the third day. Kangaroos began with a score of 61 for 1 but Jadeja's heroic seven-wicket haul and Ashwin's three-wicket spell bundled them for just 113 runs.

The Aussies lost their last 8 wickets in just 28 runs. With a one-run lead and 113 runs in the second, the Aussies gave India a target of 115 runs to chase. The chase was easier as India won the match in just another session. Cheteshwar Pujara, playing his 100th test match, anchored the innings throughout and smashed a boundary on the penultimate ball to finish off the match.

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Men in Blue takes on with an easy chase

In the second innings, KL Rahul was dismissed at a score of just one run, garnering criticism as his poor form continued. Skipper Rohit Sharma scored quick-fiery 31 runs off 20 balls. He smashed three boundaries and a six but was eventually runout. However, Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara then took the charge and scored 20 and 31* respectively. Meanwhile, Virat also became the fastest player to score 25,000 international runs but was stumped soon.

Shreyas Iyer came in after Virat but he was dismissed after scoring just 10 runs. However, Srikar Bharat then played a good cameo, scoring 23 off 22 balls. He also smashed four boundaries and a six in his knock.

Earlier, in the first innings Aussies scored 263 runs with Khawaja scoring 81 runs. Shami took four wickets while Ashwin and Jadeja picked up three wickets each. Later, Indian top order failed to perform well but a 74 run knock from Axar Patel and 44-run knock from Virat Kohli steadied the march. Ashwin, too, scored 37 runs in the inning. Eventually, India scored 262 runs and Kangaroos had just one run lead. At the end of second day's play, Australia had scored 61 for 1.

Jadeja and Ashwin star in India's victory

On Sunday, Australia resumed their second innings at 61 for 1, but they soon began losing wickets in quick succession as Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin combined to take 10 wickets between them. While Jadeja registered a seven-wicket haul, Ashwin contributed with three wickets to bundle out Australia for a paltry total of 113 runs. Jadeja also went to have his career-best spell of 7/42. With a one-run first-innings lead, Australia set India a target of 115 runs to win the second Test.

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