India vs Australia: Ishant Sharma completes 50 Test wickets against Australia

It took only three balls for Ishant Sharma to make an impact on Australian tour. Sharma got the wicket of Aaron Finch on the third ball of his very first over on day 2 of the opening Test match at Adelaide.

Ishant rattled the stumps of Finch in the first over of the Australian innings to give the visitors a flying start. The right-hander missed the line of the delivery and the ball took an inside edge and crashed into the stumps, uprooting middle and off.

The stumps went flying as Ishant Sharma gave India the perfect start with the ball.#AUSvIND | @bet365_aus pic.twitter.com/f7bg9MPGWd

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 7, 2018

Finch's wicket gave India the early breakthroug as they put the hosts under pressure after posting 250 in their first innings. 

Ishant returned to take another big wicket - captain Tim Paine - getting him caught behind. 

Quality bowling from Ishant Sharma.

Aussies with plenty of work to do! https://t.co/lTUqyqRMzW #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/KL6NBlsbLK

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 7, 2018

With Paine's wicket, Ishant completed 50 Test wickets against Australia. Ishant has taken 22 wickets in Tests played on Australian soil.

Australia are Ishant's second favourite opposition in terms of wickets. Ishant has taken 56 wickets against England. 

Australia were 191/7 at stumps on day 2.