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India suffered a brutal loss in Adelaide after Australia finished th꧂e match on Day 3 to register a victory in the first-ever Pink-Ball Test between the two sides.
Team India after taking the lead of 62 runs at stumps on Day 2 were expected to dominate the first Test, but Australian pacers completely changed the course of the match in the morning session of the third day’s play.
The hosts managed to bundle out the visitors for just 3♛6 runs thanks to remarkable bowling performances from pace duo of Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins.
Hazlewood removed Mayank Agarwal (9), Ajinkya Rahane (0), Hanuma Vihari (8), Wriddhiman Saha (4) and Ravichandran Ashwin (0) to claim the five-wicket haul.
Cummins, on the other hand, sent back Cheteshwar Pujara (0), Virat Kohli (4), Jasprit Bumrah (2) to the pavilion after dismissing Prithvi Shaw (4) on Friday night to bag four wickets.
Chasing the target of 90 was the cakewalk for the home team, and they got off to a dazzling start as Matthew Wade and Joe Burns added 70 runs for the opening wicket.
Wade got run out for 33 while Ashwin removed Marnus Labuschagne (6) cheaply. However, Burns (51 not out) held his end and remained unbeaten alongside Steve Smith (1 n꧑ot out) to hand Australia a comprehensive 8-wicket win.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Wow!! What a bowling display that was from Pat Cummins & Josh Hazlewood here in Adelaide. Just outstanding. Have to feel for the Indian batsman as never saw that coming – it was one of those days where the batsman nicked everything & didn’t play and miss at all ! Unbelievable…
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne)
Shocking Saturday Thus Far….
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
So one magical session does it for Aus. Brilliant from them. Having said thꩵat and while many will write India off now more with Virat not there,𒀰 still think they will make a fight of this and there is plenty to play for. They came back with the white ball, they will with red.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar)
Excellent & Aggressive cricket by . Just the perfect win for the hosts, Test cricket is here to remin♛d us that even a good day at work isn’t good enough. If you want to seal the game every over is important.
— Reema Malhotra (@ReemaMalhotra8)
The game was evenly poised and we were in it… but one session went badly against us.
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
India’s best chance was at Adelaide; and they squandered the advantage after the first inns. Now for the last three tests, minus Kohli, ♎India have an uphill task of averting a series loss
— Dodda Ganesh | ದೊಡ𒐪್ಡ ಗಣ🔥ೇಶ್ (@doddaganesha)
What a phenomenal bowling performance on Day 3 of a Test match by the Hazlewood-Cummins duo
Our batsmen looked clueless…and those outside edges 🤦🏻♂️Till yesterday, who would have thought𝄹 this match might end in 2 and a half days
— Vinod Kambli (@vinodkambli349)
At the start of today. No one would have thought a win was on the cards for the first Test of the summer. Well done to guys & special mention to Burns…. 1 – nil
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
All the hard work𓆉 done by india in the 1st innings lost by pretty pathetic batting in a span of 20 overs! Congrats a🃏nd the trio in particular! Time for our boys to dig deep and put a decent total on the board for our bowlers!
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth)
Unreal 🌼win by the lad❀s today, bowlers what an effort today!! Simply unbelievable day of cricket. hits winnings runs 👍👍 so good. So happy for you legend
— David Warner (@davidwarner31)
Wow… What a turnaround Congratulations
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69)
Wait 🍎what happened? I just went to play 9 holes came back game over . What a spell by The Australians . Pace matters.
— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive)
Hazlewood's 5-8 is the most economical five-wicket haul by an Australian in 73 years
— Adam Burnett (@AdamBurnett09)
it could be worse, we may have woജken up at 5am on a Saturday fo𒁃r this
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)
Told ya … India are going to get hammered in the Test Series … #4-0
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Accelerationism is real
— Daniel Brettig 🏏 (@danbrettig)
36 is India's lowest total ever in Tests and lowest by any team in 65 years!
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad)
Six and fifty for Joe Burns!
What a way to seal victory for Australia!
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau)
Josh Hazlewood was absolutely sensational 🅠t🍬oday 🔥
W . . . W . . . . . . . . . 1 . 🥂. 2 . . . W W . W . 1 . 4 .
— ICC (@ICC)
Day three of so far
— Evan Morgan Grahame (@Evan_M_G)
कभ𒈔ी-कभी अपार आनंद, अपार दु:ख में कैसे परिवर्तित हो जाता है, इसका अनुभव मैंने आज किया।
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
36😳🤐….. but that’s my Jersey number 🤭🤯
— Tino95 (@tinobest)
Tests won by Austr🅷alia since 1960 without passing 200 in either innings:
vs INDIA – ADELAIDE 2020
vs England – Trent Bridge 2001
vs England – Brisbane 1990
vs England – Trent Bridge 1981— Brett Graham (@brett_graham)
Credit to Australia for bowling so well. Cummins & Hazlewood were brilliant. They were relentless & bowled incessant lines & lengths. India just capitulated & got bowled out for 36. Great effort from Austr𒅌alia. It’ll be tough for India to make a comeback with no Kohli
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Joe Burns hits the winning runs in a Test match for the first time. What a roller-coast🐎er of emotions for the Queenslander
— Adam Burnett (@AdamBurnett09)
W…W………1..2…WW.W
Josh Hazlewood has a five-wicket haul in 𒁏just 25 deliveries
— Martin Smith (@martysmith1987)
Fastest to 150 Test wicket🔴s for Australia (in matches)
24 – Clarrie Grimmett
31 – Dennis Lillee, Shane Warne, Stuart MacGill, Pat Cummins
— Sam Ferris (@samuelfez)
I woke up & saw the score 369. I couldn't believe it.
Then i washed my eyes and saw the score 36/9.
I couldn't believe it either & went back to sleep. 😳😳😳
Video aa rahi hai.— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph)
