Fri Dec 06 04:10:00 UTC 2024: ## India Stumbles in Adelaide Day-Night Test: Top Order Collapse Against Australia
**Adelaide, Australia** – A disastrous start for India marred the beginning of the second Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test against Australia in Adelaide. Winning the toss and electing to bat, India’s top order crumbled under the pace attack of Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland, leaving them reeling at 82/4 at the end of the first session.
The collapse began with the dismissal of Yashasvi Jaiswal on the very first ball of the match, bowled by Starc, a feat achieved only once before in 147 years of Test cricket. This marked a historic moment for Starc.
KL Rahul (37) and Shubman Gill (31) offered some resistance, taking the score to 69 before both fell. Rahul was caught by Nathan McAndrew off Starc, while Gill was dismissed by Boland. Virat Kohli’s brief innings ended at 7 runs, caught by Steve Smith off Starc, further compounding India’s woes. Rohit Sharma, batting at number 6, also fell cheaply, scoring just 3 runs before being LBW to Boland.
At the close of the first session, only Rishabh Pant (4) and Nitish Reddy remained at the crease, providing a glimmer of hope for India in an otherwise disastrous start to their innings. Starc ended the session with 3 wickets, while Boland claimed 2. The day-night Test match is being played with the pink ball. Weather conditions were cloudy at the Adelaide Oval.
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