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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 04:33 EST
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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:

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India vs Australia

17.5

FOUR! Mohammed Shami to Marnus Labuschagne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, thick edge past third man for 4 runs.

17 February 2023 05:29
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India vs Australia

17 February 2023 05:28
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India vs Australia

17.4

Mohammed Shami to Marnus Labuschagne. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Rahul.

17 February 2023 05:28
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India vs Australia

17.3

FOUR! Mohammed Shami to Marnus Labuschagne. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep point for 4 runs.

17 February 2023 05:27
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India vs Australia

17 February 2023 05:26
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India vs Australia

17.2

Mohammed Shami to Marnus Labuschagne. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Pujara.

17 February 2023 05:26
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India vs Australia

17.1

Mohammed Shami to Marnus Labuschagne. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Pujara.

17 February 2023 05:25
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India vs Australia

16.6

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

17 February 2023 05:24
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India vs Australia

16.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed past third man for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Bharat.

17 February 2023 05:24
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16.4

FOUR! Ravichandran Ashwin to Usman Khawaja. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.

17 February 2023 05:23

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