LONDON, JUN 8:India reached 151 for five at stumps on the second day of the World Test Championship Final against Australia here on Thursday, trailing their opponents by 318 runs in the first innings.
The Australians were bowled out for 469 in their first essay, having resumed from overnight 327 for three at The Oval.
The Indian pacers did well to restrict Australia after struggling against centurions Steve Smith and Travis Head on the first day.
While Head went on to make a counterattacking 163, Smith notched up his 31st Test hundred before getting dismissed for a solid 121.
Mohammed Siraj was the most successful Indian bowler, finishing with figures of 4/108 in 28.3 overs, while there were two wickets apiece for Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur.
Brief scores:
Australia 1st innings: 469 all out in 121.3 overs (Travis Head 163, Steve Smith 121; Mohammed Siraj 2/122, Shardul Thakur 2/83).
India: 151/5 in 38 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 29 batting, Ravindra Jadeja 48; Nathan Lyon 1/4). WTC Scoreboard: India vs Australia, Stumps Day 2
SCOREBOARD
Australia 1st Innings:
David Warner c Bharat b Thakur 43
Usman Khawaja c Bharat b Mohammed Siraj 0
Marnus Labuschagne b Mohammed Shami 26
Steven Smith b Thakur 121
Travis Head c Bharat b Mohammed Siraj 163
Cameron Green c Shubman Gill b Mohammed Shami 6
Alex Carey lbw b Jadeja 48
Mitchell Starc run out (sub Axar Patel) 5
Pat Cummins c Rahane b Mohammed Siraj 9
Nathan Lyon b Mohammed Siraj 9
Scott Boland not out 1
Extras: (B-13, LB-10, NB-7, W-8) 38
Total: (All out in 121.3 overs) 469
Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-71, 3-76, 4-361, 5-376, 6-387, 7-402, 8-453 , 9-468, 10-469
Bowling: Mohammed Shami 29-4-122-2, Mohammed Siraj 28.3-4-108-4, Umesh Yadav 23-5-77-0, Shardul Thakur 23-4-83-2, Ravindra Jadeja 18-2-56-1.
India 1st Innings:
Rohit Sharma lbw b Cummins 15
Shubman Gill b Boland 13
Cheteshwar Pujara b Green 14
Virat Kohli c Smith b Starc 14
Ajinkya Rahane not out 29
Ravindra Jadeja c Smith b Lyon 48
Srikar Bharat not out 5
Extras: (B-4, LB-4, NB-5) 13
Total: (For 5 wickets in 38 overs) 151
Fall of wickets: 1-30, 2-30, 3-50, 4-71, 5-142
Bowling: Mitchell Starc 9-0-52-1, Pat Cummins 9-2-36-1, Scott Boland 11-4-29-1, Cameron Green 7-1-22-1, Nathan Lyon 2-0-4-1. PTI