Australia beat India by 10 wickets in a day-night Check in Adelaide to stage a five-match sequence at 1-1 | Cricket Information

Australia registered an emphatic 10-wicket victory over India three days after the second day-night Check in Adelaide to stage the five-match sequence at 1-1.

As India started the third morning at 128-5 of their second innings, nonetheless trailing by 29 runs, the harmful Rishabh Pant (28) went to the sixth ball of the day to finish any hopes of a fightback transferring from the guests.

Pat Cummins rapidly cleaned up the tail, the Australian captain ending with 5-57 as India had been bowled out for 175, leaving his aspect with simply 19 runs to chase – solely Nitish Kumar Reddy's 42 spared the vacationers a defeat in spherical.

Openers Nathan McSweeney (10no) and Usman Khawaja (9no) would wish simply 20 deliveries to finish the required runs to stage issues up between the groups forward of the third Check in Brisbane on Saturday, December 14.

India had comprehensively overwhelmed their hosts by 295 runs within the sequence opener in Perth, however had been largely outplayed from the primary ball of the second Check.

Mitchell Starc's career-best figures of 6-48 bundled out the touring aspect for 180 of their first innings, earlier than Travis Head smashed a complete of 140 off 141 balls to propel Australia to 337 and a lead of 157 factors, in response.

The Australian quicks then dismantled India's prime spot once more within the second innings, below the lights late within the day, to depart the Check firmly of their palms forward of the third morning.

They usually didn't let it slip, Starc (2-60) securing Pant's key scalp, pushing via to second slip, within the opening, earlier than Cummins launched into the tail.

Ravichandran Ashwin (7) was caught whereas seeking to pull, Harshit Rana (0) couldn’t resist a rising supply and was caught at backward level, whereas Reddy was trapped at third over pursuit of quick races when he lacked companions.

His defiant 42 at the least ensured Australia must strike once more, however their goal was insignificant as Scott Boland (3-51) rapidly wrapped up the innings with the wicket of Mohammed Siraj (7).