India vs Australia 2nd Test Highlights: AUS thrash IND by 10 wickets in Pink Ball Test

IND vs AUS 2nd Test FULL SCORECARD: Resuming at 128 for 5, India lost their remaining five wickets for just 47 runs in 12.5 overs on Day 3, with Nitish Kumar Reddy top-scoring with a 47-ball 42.

10:46 AM

IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd Test Day 3: India 175 all-out after 36.5 overs

Over Summary: 0 WD 2 4 0 W; India (2nd Innings) 175/10 after 36.5 overs; Jasprit Bumrah 2 (5), 

 

India lead by 18 runs

 

Last wicket: Md Siraj 7 (8): FOW- 175/10

Boland to continue. Siraj is accepting the heat and returning some with attacking shots. Siraj lofts in the air and its none other than Head to complete the catch. Crowd is delighted. India all-out. Australia need 19 to win.

10:37 AM

IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd Test Day 3: India 168 for 9 after 36 overs

Over Summary: 6 W 0 0 0 NB1; India (2nd Innings) 168/9 after 36 overs; Jasprit Bumrah 2 (5), Md Siraj 1 (4)

 

Partnership: 2 (5); India lead by 11 runs

 

Last wicket: Nitish Kumar Reddy 36 (45): FOW- 166/9

Cummins to continue. Reddy pulls the first ball of the over away to backward point for a six. The cameo ends as he hands the next ball to McSweeney in the third man. India 9 down. Siraj makes his way to crease with heat from crowd on him. He nicks the first ball but Carey fails to hang on, Siraj survives. 8 runs and and a wicket of this over.

10:30 AM

IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd Test Day 3: India 160 for 8 after 35 overs

Over Summary: 0 0 4 0 1 0; India (2nd Innings) 160/8 after 35 overs; Jasprit Bumrah 2 (4), Nitish Kumar Reddy 36 (45)

 

Partnership: 7 (9); India lead by 3 runs

 

Last wicket: Harshit Rana 0 (12): FOW- 153/8

Scott Boland comes back into the attack. Reedy tries to smack the ball over long off but fails to make any contact. He will go for risky shots now. As said, Reddy puts his put forward and smacks the ball to long on for four. India in lead now. Five from the over.

10:24 AM

IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd Test Day 3: India 155 for 8 after 34 overs

Over Summary: 1 0 W 2 0 0; India (2nd Innings) 155/8 after 34 overs; Jasprit Bumrah 2 (3), Nitish Kumar Reddy 31 (40)

 

Partnership: 2 (3); India trail by 2 runs

 

Last wicket: Harshit Rana 0 (12): FOW- 153/8

Cummins to continue. Cummins strikes again as Rana finally loses his cool and lofts one in the air for Khawaja to collect. India 8 down still in trail. Three runs and a wicket from the over.

10:18 AM

IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd Test Day 3: India 152 for 7 after 33 overs

Over Summary: 0 0 0 1 0 0; India (2nd Innings) 152/7 after 33 overs; Harshit Rana 0 (10), Nitish Kumar Reddy 30 (39)

 

Partnership: 4 (20); India trail by 5 runs

 

Last wicket: Ravichandran Ashwin 7 (14): FOW- 148/7

Strac to continue. Just one off the over.

10:13 AM

IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd Test Day 3: India 151 for 7 after 32 overs

Over Summary: 1 0 0 0 0 0; India (2nd Innings) 151/7 after 32 overs; Harshit Rana 0 (8), Nitish Kumar Reddy 29 (35)

 

Partnership: 3 (14); India trail by 6 runs

 

Last wicket: Ravichandran Ashwin 7 (14): FOW- 148/7

Cummins to continue. Reddy takes a single off the first ball, Rana to face the heat now. Five dots from Cummins to end the over.

10:08 AM

IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd Test Day 3: India 150 for 7 after 31 overs

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 1 0; India (2nd Innings) 150/7 after 31 overs; Harshit Rana 0 (3), Nitish Kumar Reddy 28 (34)

 

Partnership: 2 (8); India trail by 7 runs

 

Last wicket: Ravichandran Ashwin 7 (14): FOW- 148/7

Starc to continue. 150 up for India. Just one of the over.

10:02 AM

IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd Test Day 3: India 149 for 7 after 30 overs

Over Summary: 2 0 0 NB W WD 0 0; India (2nd Innings) 149/7 after 30 overs; Harshit Rana 0 (2), Nitish Kumar Reddy 27 (29)

 

Partnership: 1 (2); India trail by 8 runs

 

Last wicket: Ravichandran Ashwin 7 (14): FOW- 148/7

Cummins to continue. Cummins strikes as Ashwin hands the catch to Carey behind the wickets. India 7 down now. Australia can finish the game in first session itself. Four runs and a wicket from the over.

9:55 AM

IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd Test Day 3: India 145 for 6 after 29 overs

Over Summary: 0 0 0 1 0 4; India (2nd Innings) 145/6 after 29 overs; Ravichandran Ashwin 5 (9), Nitish Kumar Reddy 27 (29)

 

Partnership: 17 (24); India trail by 12 runs

 

Last wicket: Rishabh Pant 28 (31): FOW- 128/6

Starc continues the attack. Three dots followed by a single for Ashwin. Four to third man for Reddy to end the over. Five runs from it.

 

9:50 AM

IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd Test Day 3: India 140 for 6 after 28 overs

Over Summary: 0 2 0 0 0 0; India (2nd Innings) 140/6 after 28 overs; Ravichandran Ashwin 4 (5), Nitish Kumar Reddy 23 (27)

 

Partnership: 12 (18); India trail by 17 runs

 

Last wicket: Rishabh Pant 28 (31): FOW- 128/6

Cummins to continue. India needs a miracle innings from either of these to have some chance in the match. Just two runs from the over.

9:46 AM

IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd Test Day 3: India 138 for 6 after 27 overs

Over Summary: 0 3 0 1 0 0; India (2nd Innings) 138/6 after 27 overs; Ravichandran Ashwin 4 (5), Nitish Kumar Reddy 21 (21)

 

Partnership: 10 (12); India trail by 19 runs

 

Last wicket: Rishabh Pant 28 (31): FOW- 128/6

Starc to continue. He starts with a dot but Ashwin collects a triple on the second ball to long off. Dot and a single for Reddy after that. Two dots to end the over, four runs from it.

9:41 AM

IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd Test Day 3: India 134 for 6 after 26 overs

Over Summary: 0 4 0 0 1 1; India (2nd Innings) 134/6 after 26 overs; Ravichandran Ashwin 1 (1), Nitish Kumar Reddy 20 (19)

 

Partnership: 5(6); India trail by 23 runs

 

Last wicket: Rishabh Pant 28 (31): FOW- 128/6

Cummins back into the attack. Reddy collects a boundary to fine leg with a good leg glance on the second ball of the over. Six runs from the over.

9:37 AM

IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES 2nd Test Day 3: Pant departs in first over of Day 3

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 W; India (2nd Innings) 128/6 after 25 overs; Ravichandran Ashwin 0 (0), Nitish Kumar Reddy 15 (14)

 

Partnership: 0(0); India trail by 29 runs

 

Last wicket: Rishabh Pant 28 (31): FOW- 128/6

Mitchell Starc with first over of day 3. Appeal for caught behind on Pant and Australia goes upstairs but nothing was on Snicko, India survives early scare. Oh no, he edges the last ball of the over to Smith in slips, India with a nighmare of a start. Maiden and a wicket for Starc.

9:29 AM

IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Day 3 action begins

Aussies captain Pat Cummins lead the team onto the field. Pant and Reddy to provide thrills and shrills to cricket frenzy India. 

Lets see what is on the cards!! Pant-Reddy miracle or just other good outing for Aussies bowlers with a Pink Ball.

9:15 AM

IND vs AUS LIVE UPDATES: A bold counterattack or a final stand?

Amidst the gathering shadows of a challenging twilight session, Rishabh Pant lit up the Adelaide Oval with a defiance only he could conjure. Dancing down the track to slap boundaries over the off-side, unleashing a reverse hook over the slip cordon, and tumbling into a pull shot—Pant’s five boundaries were a blend of audacity and artistry. Even as his teammates faltered under relentless Australian pressure, he refused to retreat.  

 

Nitish Reddy, calm yet unpredictable, offered his own moments of brilliance. Three boundaries adorned his stay at the crease—a fortunate edge through slips, a flawless cover drive, and a wild swing off the final delivery of the day. Together, Pant and Reddy represent India’s last flicker of hope. But can their aggression withstand Australia’s formidable pace attack?  

 

Their immediate task is to erase the 29-run deficit without further damage. Beyond that, a respectable lead will demand nothing short of a miracle. Against a bowling unit as disciplined and relentless as Australia’s, the path ahead is treacherous.

 

Australia holds the reins, tightening their grip

 

Australia’s stranglehold on this Test began with a masterclass in bowling from Mitchell Starc, whose six-wicket haul decimated India’s first innings for a paltry 180. Surviving the tricky twilight conditions with the bat, they capitalised on a sunny morning to pile on the runs.  

 

Labuschagne’s steady knock laid the groundwork, but it was Travis Head who stole the show with a blistering century, a tormentor India had no answer for. A commanding lead in hand, Pat Cummins and his seamers unleashed their fury, ripping through India’s top order in a clinical display of precision and planning.

 

A game of fine margins and unforgiving pressure

 

Australia’s pacers have been a cut above, exploiting conditions with pinpoint accuracy, even with less movement than their Indian counterparts. Starc, Cummins, and Boland need not resort to anything extravagant—their discipline alone has been enough to dismantle India’s resistance.  

 

For India, the equation is simple yet daunting: survive, counter, and claw back into the game. Pant and Reddy may take the aggressive route, but against a razor-sharp Australian attack, one mistake could spell the end.  

 

Can Australia wrap up the Indian innings quickly and seal a 1-1 series scoreline? Or will Pant’s fireworks and Reddy’s grit script an unlikely twist in this pink-ball drama? The stage is set, the stakes are high, and the clock is ticking.