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India vs Australia LIVE: Cricket score and updates from second Test in New Delhi

Australia won the toss and elected to bat on the opening day at Arun Jaitley Stadium

Sports Staff
Sunday 19 February 2023 07:04 GMT
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Australia won the toss and opted to bat against India in the second Test
Australia won the toss and opted to bat against India in the second Test (AP)

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Australia brought back Travis Head and picked debutant Matt Kuhnemann as their third spinner in a bold selection gamble for the second Test against India on Friday. India won the opening test in Nagpur inside three days to take a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Head replaced fellow batter Matt Renshaw while paceman Scott Boland made way for Queenslander Kuhnemann, who had played 13 first-class matches before his shock selection. All-rounder Cameron Green and quick Mitchell Starc failed to recover from finger injuries in time to return to the squad. “We’ve all lost games before and had to bounce back, and that’s the challenge for the team this week,” Cummins said after winning the toss and electing to bat at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

India brought in fit-again Shreyas Iyer for Suryakumar Yadav. India captain Rohit Sharma also paid tribute to top order colleague Cheteshwar Pujara, who is playing his 100th Test. “He’s gone through a lot of ups and downs throughout his career but he’s stuck to his plans and what he wants to do and he’s come a long way,” Rohit said.

Follow all the latest live coverage of today's match in the live blog below:

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India vs Australia

8.6

Matthew Kuhnemann to Cheteshwar Pujara. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

19 February 2023 07:04
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India vs Australia

8.5

Matthew Kuhnemann to Cheteshwar Pujara. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Carey.

19 February 2023 07:04
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India vs Australia

8.4

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Khawaja.

19 February 2023 07:03
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India vs Australia

8.3

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Handscomb.

19 February 2023 07:03
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India vs Australia

8.2

Matthew Kuhnemann to Cheteshwar Pujara. Stock length ball, middle stump down the track working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Head.

19 February 2023 07:02
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India vs Australia

8.1

Matthew Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, mis-fielded by Cummins, fielded by Head.

19 February 2023 07:01
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7.6

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Kuhnemann.

19 February 2023 07:00
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7.5

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Off break length ball, to leg down the track working, to short mid wicket for no runs, mis-fielded by Renshaw, fielded by Labuschagne.

19 February 2023 07:00
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7.4

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Off break length ball, middle stump down the track working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Kuhnemann.

19 February 2023 06:59
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7.3

APPEAL! Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Carey, appeal made for Stumped.

19 February 2023 06:59

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