Updated On: 07 December, 2024 06:16 AM IST | Adelaide | R Kaushik
Pacer Mitchell claims career-best 6-48 as Oz bundle out Rohit & Co for 180; hosts in command at 86-1 on Day One of pink ball Test

Mitchell Starc celebrates the wicket of Virat Kohli in Adelaide yesterday. Pic/Getty Images
India enjoyed both the best batting and bowling conditions on Friday, but could make the most of neither to hand the advantage to Australia on Day One of the second Test. The first two sessions are generally the best to bat on each day of the pink-ball Test, while the ball calls the shots in the final session when the floodlights take effect. India batted during the day and bowled during the night, but did neither with any great authority at the Adelaide Oval.
Australia have won all seven previous day-night Tests at this ground, mainly templating their success on batting first and posting a big total. Rohit Sharma called right to deny them that opportunity, but India were rocked straightaway when Mitchell Starc produced a beauty to trap first-Test hero Yashasvi Jaiswal in front with the first ball of the game.