Sat Dec 07 11:52:40 UTC 2024: ## India Stumbles on Day 2 of Adelaide Test, Trails Australia
**Adelaide, Australia:** India’s fightback in the second Test against Australia suffered a setback on Day 2 at the Adelaide Oval. Despite a heroic century from Travis Head in Australia’s first innings, India ended the day precariously positioned, still trailing by 29 runs with five wickets remaining in their second innings.
Australia declared their first innings at 337 runs, capitalizing on Travis Head’s impressive 140-run knock – his second Test century against India. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj each claimed four wickets for India, while Nitish Rana and Ravichandran Ashwin took one wicket apiece. India’s first innings was dismissed for a comparatively modest 180 runs, Mitchell Starc taking six wickets. Nitish Reddy top-scored for India with 42 runs.
India’s second innings began poorly, losing early wickets. KL Rahul (7), Yashasvi Jaiswal (24), Virat Kohli (11), and Shubman Gill (28) all fell relatively cheaply, leaving India struggling at 86/4. Rishabh Pant (28*) and Nitish Reddy (15*) prevented further damage before the close of play.
The match is finely poised heading into Day 3, with India needing a significant improvement in batting performance to avoid a significant deficit. The series is currently 1-0 in India’s favor following their emphatic win in Perth. This is the second pink-ball Test between the two nations in Adelaide.
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