AUS vs WI 2 Day1: On the initial day of the 2nd Test, Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head were irresistible, continuing the agonizing West Indies tour of Australia. After opting to bat, Australia thrashed the West Indies at Adelaide Oval, finishing with a score of 3-330 from 89 overs and two undefeated batsmen in Marnus Labuschagne (120*) and Travis Head (114*).
Labuschagne scored his 3rd straight 100 of the year on the exact day he was named the No. 1 Test batsman in the world, leading another brutal Australian first innings.
On the opening day of the second Test in Adelaide, Australia defeated the ailing West Indies assault behind near-flawless hundreds from Marnus Labuschagne and hometown favorite Travis Head.
AUS vs WI 2 Day1: Head and Labuschagne put up a solid 199 partnership
AUS vs WI 2 Day1: Labuschagne and Head put Australia in a solid shape at the stumps with an unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 199 after acting skipper Steven Smith made the decision to bat. Following his double-century and 100 in Australia’s 164-run series opener victory in Perth, Labuschagne scored his tenth Test century.
Labuschagne delivered a chanceless performance to become the first Australian hitter to score 3 consecutive Test hundreds after Adam Voges in 2015–16. Despite the fact that his good fortune has been widely observed.
With an edge-through point beneath the spotlights in the last session. He accomplished the feat, and he lifted his arms high to a thunderous ovation. From the 24,449 spectators at the Adelaide Oval. Throughout his 235-ball innings. Labuschagne displayed unshakable focus and perseverance in the challenging early going before playing with the West Indies’ tiring bowlers.
AUS vs WI 2 Day1: Early dismissals of the opening pair
He was ably assisted by Head, who, significantly to the pleasure of the Adelaide Oval audience. Achieved his 5th Test century and initially on his home field with a magnificent drive to the edge. After scoring 99 in his lone session in Perth. Head continued to play aggressively. Aiming for the short square edges and relentlessly pillaging the West Indies’ increasingly sloppy through-point bowling.
Following the early dismissals of starter Usman Khawaja and Smith. Who was dismissed for just his seventh duck in Tests in Australia, in the latter innings. The two stymied any attempts by West Indies to mount a recovery. West Indies were disappointed, though, since their dreams of breaking a 25-year Test famine in Australia with a series-tying triumph already seemed dim due to shoddy bowling and fielding.
AUS vs WI 2 Day1: Windies’ pacer weren’t up to the mark
Similar to their performance in Perth, where they took just six wickets in 190 overs over two innings. The West Indies seamers struggled to breach a surface that occasionally bounced and moved. Alzarri Joseph of the West Indies attempted a short-ball plan. But completely ineffectual since frontline pace bowlers Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales hurt. Joseph also refrained from trying to induce swing with the moving ball.
However, it was Devon Thomas, a rookie, who made his mark by capturing Khawaja lbw for 62 with the help of his useful bowling attack. Which served as a surprise possibility. A desperately needed pick-me-up for an injured West Indies team. Whose problems made worse when rookie fast Marquino Mindley exited the field in the opening period. After delivering only two overs due to what was likely a hamstring injury. As a replacement player after an illness, Mindley landed in Adelaide on Monday as from the Caribbean.
Windies bowlers fear a massive total
All across the course of the day’s match, Captain Kraigg Brathwaite utilized seven bowlers as he looked for innovation. He made a perplexing switch, going back to bowler Roston Chase as the first-shift bowler. Following the tea break, he again acted foolishly by relieving the burden on the incoming batter Head by using Chase alongside his own occasional spin. Head successfully went on the offensive.
With the 2nd fresh ball agreeing to engage. It set up a poor final period under lights for the struggling tourists from the West Indies. Who now risk handing Australia another huge first-innings total.
Both sides shuffled their squads
Both squads made several replacements with both Australia’s normal skipper Pat Cummins and fast Josh Hazlewood being out due to injuries sustained in the first Test.
While ex-skipper Smith replaced Cummins as he performed in the Ashes Test in Adelaide last year. Pace bowlers Scott Boland and Michael Neser added to the Test appearances they performed versus England last summer.
Smith ought to be happy that Australia is off to a great lead in their quest for an 11th consecutive day-night Test triumph. Despite the fact that he had an unusual failure with the wicket. Succumbing to Holder in a comeback chase.
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