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Patna : Australia were bundled out for a modest 195 runs in 72.3 overs in their first innings in the 2nd test against India at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, on December 26, 2020, as fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah took 4/56 in 16 overs while spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took 3/35 in 24 overs. Debutant Mohd Siraj took 2/40 while all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja took 1/15. Australia had won the toss and opted to bat.
Marnus Labuschagne top scored for Australia with 48 runs in 132 balls with 4 fours while Travid Head scored 38 in 92 balls with 4 fours. Opener Matthew Wade scored 30 in 39 balls hitting 3 fours while spinner Nathan Lyon scored 20 runs with 2 fours and 1 six. Steven Smith and opener Joe Burns were out for a duck.
Electing to bat after winning the toss, Australia made a disastrous start losing the wicket of opener Joe Burns with only 10 runs on board. Burns fell to fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah for zero. Opener Matthew Wade fell to spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for 30 making it 35/2. Steven Smith also fell to Ashwin for zero and it was 38/3.
Travid Head fell to Bumrah for 38 and it was 124/4. Travid Head and Labuschagne added 86 runs for the 4th wicket. Labuschagne fell to medium fast bowler Mohd Siraj for 48 making it 134/5. Cameron Green also fell lbw to Siraj and it was 155/6. Captain Tim Paine(wk), who was Man Of The Match in 1st test, fell to Ashwin for 13 and it was 155/7. Fast bowler Mitchell Starc fell to Bumrah for 7 making it 164/8. Nathan Lyon fell lbw to Bumrah for 20 making it 191/9. Fast bowler Pat Cummins fell to spinner Ravindra Jadeja for 9 and Australia were all out for 195 runs.
India too did not have a good start losing the wicket of opener Mayan Agarwal with no run on board. Mayank fell to fast bowler Mitchell Starc for zero making it 0/1 after 1 over. Opener Subhman Gill is batting on 22 hitting 4 fours while Cheteshwar Pujara is unbeaten on 6. Gill hit Starc for 2 fours in his 4th over. India were 28/1 after 8 overs.