Unplayable! Mitchell Starc dismantles Shubman Gill’s middle stump with a perfect ‘banana swing’. See |

NEW DELHI: Mitchell Starc delivered a breathtaking delivery that left Shubman Gill with no answer as the Australian pacer uprooted the Indian opener’s middle stump with a perfect ‘banana swing‘ on the second day of pink-ball test in Adelaide.

The delivery, which swung sharply, was too good for Gill, who was left helpless as his middle stump was smashed. Starc’s seam movement under the lights once again proved lethal, showing his mastery with the pink ball.

Gill, who scored 28 off 30 balls with the help of three boundaries, held one end in trying circumstances in India’s second innings, but Starc produced an outstanding delivery to give the hosts a crucial breakthrough towards the end of Day 2.
Earlier in the day, Australia were all out for 337 and took a 157-run lead over India’s first-innings total of 180 on Saturday. Travis Head was the hosts’ outstanding player, scoring a brilliant 140, while Marnus Labuschagne contributed a solid 64.
India’s bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj, claimed four wickets each, but Australia’s dominant batting display changed the momentum.
India, who lead the five-match series 1-0, are now in deep trouble as they reeled at 86/4 in their second innings after the loss of Gill’s wicket.