AUS vs IND Border-Gavaskar Trophy Day 2 Report: India lead by 218 runs with 10 wickets remaining

The second day of the Perth Test match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia has ended. India now has a lead of 218 runs due to the record partnership of 172 runs by the Indian team's openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Australia all out on 104

Team India's first innings was limited to a score of only 150 in this match, after which, due to the excellent performance of the bowlers, Australia managed to score only 104 runs in its first innings, giving the Indian team a lead of 46 runs. At the start of the day's play on Saturday, Australia had 7 wickets for 67 runs. The team had lost the last 3 wickets in scoring 37 runs. Wicketkeeper Alex Carey could only add 2 runs to his score on the first day and made a total of 21 runs, while Nathan Lyon contributed 5 runs. Mitchell Starc scored the highest score of 26 runs.

By the end of the second day's play, Team India had scored 172 runs without any loss in their second innings, in which they had also achieved a lead of 218 runs. 

Strong performance by Indian bowlers

Indian bowlers have performed brilliantly and brought the team into the competition. Jasprit Bumrah has taken 5 wickets while playing captaincy innings. Harshit Rana has got 3 wickets and Mohammad Siraj has got 2 wickets.

Jaiswal and Rahul put India in driver's seat

After a frenetic first day that saw 17 wickets tumble, Day 2 showcased a different rhythm as Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul produced a gritty, old-school batting display to grind down Australia. Jaiswal showcased his class with an unbeaten 90 and KL Rahul displayed great composure with his 62* as India built a solid 218-run lead over Australia to take control of the game at stumps on Day 2.  Jaiswal faced 193 balls while Rahul fended off 153. Australia tried hard to break the stand but failed miserably.

 Border-Gavaskar Trophy | Day 2 Report

• Australia: 104 all out in 51.2 overs (Mitchell Starc 26, Alex Carey 21; Jasprit Bumrah 5/30)
• India: 172/0 in 57 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 90 not out, KL Rahul 62 not out)

Australia 104; India 172/0 at stumps