Ask any 90s kids. One of the defining memories is Rahul Dravid's square cut through the offside to score the winning runs in Adelaide. Yes, it was in 2003, but most people were still smarting from the bitter losses and disappointments of the 90s. Cut to 2018. Indians so used to narrow losses overseas in the last year were again bracing for a similar outcome till KL Rahul managed to get the all important catch of R Ashwin's bowling.
That literally opened the floodgates with people reminiscing and hailing the historic nature of the win. This is the first time that India has won the first match of a test series in Australia and only their sixth test win in Australia overall. It also made Kohli the first Asian captain to have won a test in South Africa, Australia and England in the same calendar year.
Sachin Tendulkar who has been tweeting aggressively throughout the match said that it reminded him of the historic Adelaide match where India defeated the all-powerful Aussie outfits. Others too, fans and crickleters alike weighed in on the significance of the win through many expressed frustration with Ashwin's bowling on the fifth day.
India defeated Australia by 31 runs in the first Test to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series here on Monday.Chasing 323, Australia were all out for 291 in 119.5 overs on the final day at the Adelaide Oval. The home side resumed from overnight 104 for four, needing 219 more for an improbable victory.
Batting first, India were all out for 250 in their first innings and then bowled out the hosts for 235 to take a 15-run lead.India made 307 in their second innings to set Australia a challenging target.
Brief scores:
India: 250 and 307
Australia: 235 and 291 all out in 119.5 overs (Shaun Marsh 60, Tim Paine 41; Mohammed Shami 3/65, Jasprit Bumrah 3/68, R Ashwin 3/92). PTI AH AH
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