Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets apiece as Australia were reduced to 237/9 and captain Michael Clarke made a surprise declaration to bowl 3 overs at the Indian batsmen. At stumps, India were 5/0.
Clarke and Wade held the innings together from lunch to tea. But, in the final session of play, Indian spinners struck as the visitors slumped from 208/5 to 237/9 in 83.1 overs. They had started the final session on 187/4. Harbhajan Singh had two wickets while R Ashwin had one.
#Glenn Maxwell becomes the first player to make Test debut at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Hyderabad).
#The 145-run stand b/w Clarke-Wade is the 6th highest 5th-wkt stand for Australia against India & their highest in India for 5th-wicket
#Clarke becomes the 27th captain to reach 2500 Test runs, among 77 captain with 1000-run only Sir Don' average 101.51 is best than Clarke 71.42*.
#MS Dhoni joins Azharuddin to led Team India in most International matches (Test, ODI, T20I) - both captained in 221 matches.
Yet again, Clarke led from the front with a fighting 91. He was well assisted by wicketkeeper Matthew Wade (62). If not for their crucial 145-run partnership for the fifth wicket, Australia would have folded for a much lesser score.
Clarke and Wade held the innings together from lunch to tea. But, in the final session of play, Indian spinners struck as the visitors slumped from 208/5 to 237/9 in 83.1 overs. They had started the final session on 187/4. Harbhajan Singh had two wickets while R Ashwin had one.
The lowest declared total in Test history is Australia 32/7 (13.5 overs, 8-ball overs) declaredagainst England in 1950. The last team to declare on day one of the Test was Pakistan 130/9 against England at Lord's in 1974. When Clarke declared, Xavier Doherty (0) and James Pattinson (1) were at the crease.
It was Bhuvneshwar who triggered Australia's initial collapse with fine swing bowling. After toiling hard in the middle session, Indian spinners were back in control of the game.
At tea, Australia 187/4
Captain Michael Clarke proved why he is the best batsman in the Australian line-up as he notched up another half century to lead the team's revival against India in the second Test on Saturday.
Clarke, in the company of Matthew Wade, took Australia to 187/4 in 60 overs at tea on the first day. The duo had come together at 63/4 and has ensured that India did not drive home the early advantage. There was no wickets for Indians in the second session as Clarke and Wade have so far associated for 124 runs in 38.4 overs.
Skipper Clarke is unbeaten on 68 and Wade is 55 not out at the break. Clarke hit eight fours and a six in his 132-ball knock. Wade has seven fours from 119 deliveries.
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#Clarke v India: Nov 2008 to Dec 2011 (Nagpur-MCG) 8, 22, 14, 4, 14, 3, 31, 1. Since start of 2012: 329*, 18, 210, 37, 130, 31, 91#Glenn Maxwell becomes the first player to make Test debut at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Hyderabad).
#The 145-run stand b/w Clarke-Wade is the 6th highest 5th-wkt stand for Australia against India & their highest in India for 5th-wicket
#Clarke becomes the 27th captain to reach 2500 Test runs, among 77 captain with 1000-run only Sir Don' average 101.51 is best than Clarke 71.42*.
#MS Dhoni joins Azharuddin to led Team India in most International matches (Test, ODI, T20I) - both captained in 221 matches.
