Ashwin bowls India to series-levelling win
India secured a 75-run win in the second Test in Bengaluru to level the series with Australia 1-1
04/03Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of India at Bengaluru, Mar 4-7 2017
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![India]( "India")
189 & 274 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
276 & 112 (35.4 ov)
Player of the Match
04/03Result
2nd Test, Australia tour of India at Bengaluru, Mar 4-7 2017
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![India]( "India")
189 & 274 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
276 & 112 (35.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
Kohli questions Smith 'brain fade' on referral
India's captain Virat Kohli has said that Australia crossed the line "that you don't cross on a cricket field" when it comes to DRS protocols
Hazlewood eclipses 28-year record
R Ashwin's record-breaking spree, Josh Hazlewood's career-best, Cheteshwar Pujara's first and Nathan Lyon's contrast between first and second-innings number stand out
Bungled Marsh review sets path to defeat
A decision not to use DRS when Shaun Marsh was given lbw while padding up to Umesh Yadav contributed to Australia's 75-run defeat in Bengaluru
Six DRS moments that shaped the Bengaluru Test
In a match of extremely small margins, these moments featuring India and Australia's use of the review system stood out as important
The epic twists of an epic Test
The Bengaluru Test was such that you never knew what could happen, and even when you did, everything changed the very next moment
How India collapsed on the fourth morning
Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood triggered a slide with the second new ball that resulted in India slipping from 238 for 4 to 274 all out in the second innings
Did India's pace unit outperform Australia's?
While India's spinners took a six-for each, the stats suggest it was their fast bowlers who made the difference on a jigsaw-puzzle pitch in Bengaluru
Warner in need of radical change in approach against Ashwin
A solid defensive game, rotation of strike and adding boundary options - Aakash Chopra analyses what the Australian opener needs to do to succeed against the offspinner
Day 3
Pujara and Rahane put India on top
India held the advantage at stumps on the third day in Bengaluru, where they led by 126 runs with six wickets in hand
Australia's endless fight ends abruptly
Having bowled and batted with tremendous skill over the first two days in Bengaluru, Australia's discipline began to unravel on the third
India set series benchmarks on tough batting day
Stats highlights after the third day's play in Bengaluru, where Cheteshwar Pujara ended a run of poor scores against Australia
HotSpot absent as Kohli lbw puzzles India
With HotSpot absent, India were "surprised" by the third umpire's decision to uphold the on-field lbw verdict, by Nigel Llong, that signalled Virat Kohli's wicket
Use your feet and play with a straight bat
Aakash Chopra looks at the technical changes the batsmen needed to make to score runs to tackle the variables of the Bengaluru pitch on the third day
Bangar wants Rahul to put price on wicket
The India batting coach said that the Bengaluru Test was very much in the balance and if they played the first two sessions on the fourth day well, they would have their noses ahead of the visitors
Pujara profits from self-enforced limitations
At the venue of his memorable debut where he guided a tricky chase, Pujara applied the hard grind to expertly steer India out of choppy waters against the same opposition
Day 2
Shaun Marsh and Renshaw fashion vital lead for Australia
On a difficult batting pitch, Australia fought hard to secure a 48-run lead at stumps on the second day in Bengaluru
In the game if we get them for another 25-30 runs - Pujara
Cheteshwar Pujara has said the pitch in Bengaluru gets better as the day progresses, and hence India are well in the game if they can bowl the visitors out early on the third day
India's problems amplified by match situation
India's decision to go with four bowlers meant each of them had to step up - a job they did and would have felt happier about had the match situation been different
Blood, sweat and insults - the battle of day two
The series was on the line - or at least that's how it felt - and after 90 overs of the best Test cricket in a long time both Australia and India are still in with a shout
Grinning Renshaw sets dogged example
Matt Renshaw, who scored 60, said that he responded to what the Indian players said to him with a smile to try and unnerve their bowlers
Left-handers win the battle v Ashwin
R Ashwin has a Test average of less than 20 against left-handers, and dismisses them once every 45 balls, but in Australia's first innings he bowled 221 balls at them and returned figures of 1 for 62
Day 1
Lyon eight-for bundles India out for 189
Remarkable control from the Australian bowlers resulted in massive pressure being built up which led to a steady supply of wickets as India folded for 189 on the first day
The two phases of Rahul's innings
KL Rahul stood out for India on the first day of the Bengaluru Test, and he showed how he could change gears against spinners, especially with wickets falling around him
'Niiice Gary, yes!'
Twitter reactions to Nathan Lyon's record-breaking performance in Bengaluru
Where is India's intent?
While Australia have come for the series well prepared, India seem to have gone in with the belief that winning the series would only require their players to repeat the same processes that have won them so much in the recent past
Bounce was Lyon's key weapon to attack
Aakash Chopra analyses how Nathan Lyon used accuracy, bounce, revolutions and much more to end with as many as eight wickets on the first day in Bengaluru
Lyon reaps reward from India's suffocation
Nathan Lyon could see the correlation between his success and the suffocating consistency of the Australian bowling attack, which gave India only 18 boundaries
Lyon's dominance over Kohli, Pujara and Rahane
A statistical breakdown of Nathan Lyon's record against India's top order
Lyon overcomes discomfort of expectations
Nathan Lyon hadn't quite produced a body of work in Asia, but his pain of failing to meet the level required in spin-friendly conditions was quickly alleviated in Bengaluru
Others
Australia's coaching staff "horrified" at Smith-DRS
Australia's assistant coach David Saker has said that they were horrified when captain Steven Smith looked up to the dressing room for DRS advice during the Bengaluru Test, and said suggestions that the communication was systematically used are absurd
The chatter on Steven Smith's DRS "brain fade"
While Virat Kohli suggested the Australians deliberately used dressing room help for DRS, the visitors had other things to say
It's 4am, do you know where your Test cricket is?
Tuning in to a cracker of a Test in a time zone more than five hours ahead of yours is quite the tonic
Nerveless nineties and century-free grounds
Also: who is the fastest Englishman to 100 ODI wickets, and was Nathan Lyon's 8 for 50 in Bengaluru a record?
BCCI files complaint against Australia
The BCCI has withdrawn the complaint it had filed with the ICC on Thursday afternoon against Australia captain Steven Smith and batsman Peter Handscomb in relation to the DRS controversy in the B
Lehmann denies 'dressing room referrals'
Australia had "never ever" systematically used the team viewing area to deliver messages to players on whether to use the DRS, according to the coach Darren Lehmann
Smith-DRS incident was like 'an Under-10 game' - Ashwin
R Ashwin and Cheteshwar Pujara on the Smith-DRS incident, on needling David Warner, and the forehead-pointing incident that mimicked Mitchell Starc
Angry India proof that Australia are doing well
Smith and Co have been on the ball but there are a couple of areas where they can step it up
Cheteshwar Pujara on R Ashwin: brilliant, relentless, always learning
The India batter pays tribute to his offspinner team-mate, who stands on the verge of his 100th Test
Bengaluru pitch rated 'below average' by ICC match referee
While the outfield in Bengaluru was rated as very good, it is understood that one of the main factors in Chris Broad's pitch appraisal was the variable bounce
BCCI, CA took mature call that cricket has to move on - Kumble
Anil Kumble has said India have moved on from the DRS incident that flared up towards the end of the Bengaluru Test
The 2mm that went against David Warner
Hawk-Eye has explained the mechanics behind the David Warner lbw dismissal in the second innings of the Bengaluru Test, which to the naked eye seemed a dubious "umpire's call" on the point of impact
Questions remain, but practical resolution found
To our dissatisfaction, we might never know who was in the wrong in the DRS debacle. But the best way forward has been settled upon under complex circumstances
Opportunity to learn rather than setback - Kohli
Virat Kohli has said the team is preparing for the second Test the way they usually do for a match, and hinted towards a "few surprises" with respect to the XI that will play on Saturday
Not worried about Smith's "mind games", says Kohli
Virat Kohli has said he won't engage with Steven Smith's suggestion that Australia are "one or two sessions" away from retaining the Border-Gavaskar trophy
Was pleasing to discover extra level in Pune - Smith
Australia captain Steven Smith said he was "in the zone" in Pune and hopes to bring the same to Bengaluru during the second Test
Dubai: the best Asian preparation Australia can buy
The advantages derived from a visit to Dubai before the India Tests have become clear. Here's how Australia ended up in the UAE, and what they had on offer there
Australia's favourite venue, Vijay's 50th Test
Out of four Tests in Bengaluru, Australia have won two of them and will be hoping to add one more to the tally
Both teams face higher expectations in Bengaluru
Australia hold the momentum going into Bengaluru, a venue where they won more Tests than they have lost against India
