Starc Achieves Test Best as Australia Controls Day One Against India

Mitchell Starc recorded his career-best Test figures of 6-48 on day one of the second Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide. At the close of play, India had been dismissed for 180 runs, with Nitish Kumar Reddy top-scoring with 42. Australia, in response, reached 86-1, with Nathan McSweeney unbeaten on 38 runs and Jasprit Bumrah taking 1-13 for India. Australia currently trails by 94 runs. The performance led to the exclamation, “‘Take a bow!’ – Starc claims Test best figures of 6-48”. Fast bowler Mitchell Starc secured his career-best Test match figures of 6-48, allowing Australia to establish an early advantage on the opening day of the second Test against India. After Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first at the Adelaide Oval, India was dismissed for 180. Starc’s exceptional bowling performance underscored his reputation as the most formidable bowler in day-night Test cricket. The left-arm paceman initiated a strong Australian attack by dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal leg before wicket with the very first ball of the contest. Starc’s collection of wickets also featured the crucial top-order batsmen KL Rahul and Virat Kohli, followed by a destructive period of bowling later in India’s innings that dismantled the lower order. These figures surpassed his previous best of 6-50, achieved against Sri Lanka in Galle in August 2016, and highlighted his exceptional skill with the pink ball; he holds a significant lead with 72 wickets in day-night Tests, far more than any other bowler. Nitish Kumar Reddy was India’s highest scorer, contributing a counter-attacking 42 runs from 54 deliveries, which included three sixes and a remarkable reverse scoop shot against Scott Boland. Australia encountered a challenging batting period under the floodlights,