India vs Australia, 1st Test Day 3, Live Updates: Australia win by 8 wickets, take 1-0 lead

ADELAIDE OVAL: Australia beat India by eight wickets inside three days in the first first day/night Test to take 1-0 lead in the three-match series here in Adelaide Oval on Saturday. Australia overhauled the target of 90 runs during the second session on the third day, reaching 93 for 2 in 21 overs in their second innings.

The Indian cricket team under Virat Kohli also faced its worst hour of embarrassment while collapsing to its lowest Test score of 36 as a rampaging Australia cruised to an emphatic eight-wicket victory in the opening Day/Night Test. There were no demons in the pitch but Josh Hazlewood (5-3-8-5) and Patrick Cummins (10.2-4-21-4) displayed fast bowling of the highest quality, the impact of which will be far-reaching with three more Tests to go.

India's earlier lowest score was 42 at the Lord's in 1974 against England, known in Indian cricket parlance as the "Summer of 42". Saturday's total was also the lowest score in the brief history of D/N Tests and the joint fifth lowest overall.

The easy target of 90 runs was achieved by the home side in only 21 overs without much fuss. They only lost Matthew Wade (33) and Marnus Labuschagne (6) in pursuit of the easy goal and in the process, opener Joe Burns (51) got a confidence-boosting half-century. India have now lost three successive Tests well inside three days with two being in New Zealand earlier this year.

Australia (Playing XI): Joe Burns, Matthew Wade, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim Paine (w/c), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

India (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah

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19 December 2020

14:03 IST

Well, the first pink-ball Test got over in just three days and two nights. Stunning show from Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins helped Australia thrash India. As reported, Virat Kohli will now fly back to India putting a big responsibility on Ajinkya Rahane's shoulders. No doubt, Team India will try their best to come back stronger in the rest of the Tests. That's all from us. Hope you have enjoyed our coverage. Goodbye! 

13:33 IST

Australian pace bowlers Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins reached personal milestones as they completed 200 and 150 Test wickets, respectively, in the first session of the third day`s play on Saturday morning as the hosts defeated India by 8 wickets in an easy chase.