Australia vs West Indies
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Australia vs West Indies, 2nd Test, Day 1: Australia in Dominant Position
Marnus Labuschagne (120*) and Travis Head (114*) combined to put Australia in a commanding position at the end of Day 1 of the 2nd Test between Australia and West Indies.
Match Summary
Australia vs West Indies, 2nd Test, West Indies tour of Australia
Australia *330/3 (89 ov)
West Indies
Day Break : Day 1 Australia won the toss and elected to bat
Australia won the toss and elected to bat, opener David Warner (21) struggling against the ball before Usman Khawaja (62) and Marnus Labuschagne (120*) added some much needed runs.
Travis Head (114*) added a century of his own to putg Australia in a commanding position at the close of Day 1 of the 2nd Test.
With a final attendance of 24,449, tonight’s crowd at the Day Night Test has been the best first day crowd in Adelaide for a West Indies Test in over 40 years, since 30,121 fans attended in January 1982.#AUSvWI pic.twitter.com/SW5iZGtnHY
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) December 8, 2022
Match Stats
Australia Fall of wickets: 1-34 (David Warner - 8.6 ov), 2-129 (Usman Khawaja - 41.1 ov), 3-131 (Steven Smith - 42.4 ov)
Playing XI
AUSTRALIA - David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (C), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (WK), Mitchell Starc, Michael Neser, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
WEST INDIES - Kraigg Brathwaite (C), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Shamarh Brooks, Jermaine Blackwood, Devon Thomas, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva (WK), Roston Chase, Alzarri Joseph, Anderson Phillip, Marquino Mindley
Match Details
Date - 2022-12-08 04:00 AM
Venue - Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Toss - Australia won the toss & elected to bat
Umpires - Kumar Dharmasena, Rod Tucker
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