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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
Friday 17 February 2023 09:33 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:

India vs Australia

17 February 2023 04:57

India vs Australia

11.2

Mohammed Siraj to David Warner. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, run save by Sharma, fielded by Pujara.

17 February 2023 04:57

India vs Australia

10.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Bharat.

17 February 2023 04:55

India vs Australia

10.5

SIX! Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.

17 February 2023 04:54

India vs Australia

10.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Iyer.

17 February 2023 04:54

India vs Australia

17 February 2023 04:53

India vs Australia

10.3

APPEAL! Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to gully for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W.

17 February 2023 04:53

India vs Australia

10.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Bharat.

17 February 2023 04:53

India vs Australia

9.6

Mohammed Siraj to David Warner. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, hit body to point for no runs, fielded by Patel.

17 February 2023 04:51

India vs Australia

9.5

Mohammed Siraj to David Warner. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Sharma.

17 February 2023 04:50

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