IND vs AUS 2nd Test, Day 2 Tea: Kohli-Pujara partnership anchor Indian innings

IND vs AUS 2nd Test, Day 2 Tea: A total of 29 overs were bowled in the second session in which India added 64 runs more to their 1st session score

Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara anchored the Indian innings pretty well after an early dismissal of both the openers. By the end of the second session, India posted 70 runs on the board at a loss two wickets and were trailing by 256 runs. Kohli was batting on 37 and Pujara remained unbeaten on 23.

That's tea! An enthralling battle as Kohli (37*) and Pujara (23*) get through to the break with India 2-70, trailing by 256.

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The beginning of the post-lunch session turned out to be another disaster for the visitors. Right in the third over after the lunch break, a corker from Josh Hazlewood made the wickets behind Rahul go cartwheeling. Without contributing much to the scoreboard, another Indian opener returned to the pavilion and India were reduced to 8/1.

Awesome.

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After an early setback, the responsibility fell on the shoulders of skipper Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara who patiently guided the Indian innings past 50-plus score. The duo also brought up a 50-run partnership in the third ball of the 28^th over, keeping the pressure at bay.

A total of 29 overs were bowled in the second session in which India added 64 runs more to their 1^st session score.

Earlier, The Indians lost opener Murali Vijay right at the stroke of lunch as a delivery from fast bowler Mitchell Starc found the gap between bat and pad to crash into the stumps.

Before that, India had dismissed Australia for 326 runs in the first innings of the second cricket Test here on Saturday.

Resuming the overnight score of 277/6, Tim Paine and Pat Cummings held the Indian bowlers at bay for a while before both the players departed in consecutive overs.

Fast bowler Ishant Sharma then had Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood caught behind off back to back deliveries to bring the Australian innings to an end.