India beat Australia by 31 runs in Adelaide Test
Monday - December 10, 2018 10:54 am ,
Category : SPORTS
Adelaide, Dec 10 (IANS) India on Monday earned a hard-fought 1-0 lead in the four-match Test series after beating Australia by 31 runs in the opening cricket Test at the Adelaide Oval here.
This is the sixth Test win for India on Australian soil.
Chasing a massive 323, Australia's lower middle order gave a tough fight in their second innings against an inspired Indian bowling attack before being eventually bundled out for 291 just before tea on the final day.
For the tourists, pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin grabbed three wickets apiece while veteran Ishant Sharma also took a wicket.
