India Ride On Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin's Brilliance To Hand Australia 3-Day Defeat In 2nd Test

19.02.2023 - 12:03 sports.ndtv.com

India defeated Australia by six wickets in the second Test to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series in another three-day finish here on Sunday.

Set a target of 115 after Australia were bowled out for 113 in their second innings, India completed the chase in 26.4 overs on the third day of the match.

India were 14 for 1 at lunch. Earlier in the day, Ravindra Jadeja returned with brilliant figures of 7/42 in 12.1 overs while his spin colleague Ravichandran Ashwin took three Australian wickets.

Travis Head top-scored for Australia with 43 off 46 balls even as the others paid the price for some atrocious shot selection on a slow Kotla track.

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The public fallout between Indian cricket team all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and ex-cricket Sanjay Manjrekar is no secret. Following the ICC World Cup 2019, Manjrekar called Jadeja “bit and pieces” cricketer which prompted a reply from the all-rounder. While both cricketers have put the incident behind them, fans have not stopped bringing it up both in person and on social media. One such incident took place during the third Test match between India and Australia as a fan in Indore teased Manjrekar while he was talking to Matthew Hayden near the boundary line. In a video released on social media, the fan could be heard shouting Jadeja's name at Manjrekar who looked at him angrily.

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