IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Axar Patel, R Ashwin show lights up Day 2

R Ashwin and Axar Patel's brave eighth-wicket stand, on Day 2 of the second Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.In reply to Australia's 263, India were bowled out for 262, trailing by 1 run.Axar (74 off 115), who scored a boundary-laden half-century, smacked nine fours and three sixes in his innings. He was aptly complemented by Ashwin (37 off 71) as the duo looked set to give India the lead. The duo stitched a 114-run stand to take India out from a precarious situation.As it happened: India vs Australia, 2nd Test

For Australia, spinner Nathan Lyon was the pick of the bowlers as he registered a five-wicket haul.Australia were 61/1 at stumps on the second day, leading India by 62 runs, with Travis Head (39) and Marnus Labuschagne (16) at the crease.The visitors lost their opener and man-in-form Usman Khawaja (6) to Ravindra Jadeja early in their second innings.

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Earlier, having bowled out Australia for a modest total on Friday, India were in cruise control at 46 for no loss before Lyon (5-67) turned the match on its head.The off-spinner mowed down India's top order to leave them reeling at 66/4.Australia blew all three reviews inside 25 overs but Lyon, leading the tourists' three-pronged spin attack, kept chipping away at India's top order.The off-spinner trapped KL Rahul lbw for 17 and, two balls later, had a strong lbw appeal against Cheteshwar Pujara turned down.

Pujara could not make the most of the reprieve though as Lyon, in his next over, struck a double blow.The