BGT 2024-25: Indian batters dominate Day 2 to take a healthy lead

Team India ended Day 2 on a score of 172/0 with a healthy lead of 218 runs. The Indian Openers set a record-breaking partnership, ending their day with Yashasvi Jaiswal on 90*(193) and KL Rahul on 62*(153). It was the first 150+ opening stand by a visiting team in Australia since 159 by Andrew Strauss & Alastair Cook at the MCG in 2010 and the first outside Ashes Tests since 191 by Sunil Gavaskar & Kris Srikkanth at the SCG in 1986.

Indian batters dominate Day 2 with a mammoth opening stand

Indian bowlers were able to restrict Australia to 104 on Day 2 Morning as Skipper Jasprit Bumrah claimed his another 5-fer. Team India got the lead of 46 runs and then it was the batters' responsibility to add more runs to this tally. Both openers looked comfortable and played Australia's bowlers in afternoon and evening sessions. Team India now leads by 218 runs and will look to add as much as tomorrow to set hosts the target.