India lost the first Cricket Test against Australia by 48 runs at Adelaide on Saturday. Chasing a target of 364 runs, India were bowled out for 315 in their second innings, despite skipper Viart Kohli's brilliant knock of 141 and his third wicket partnership of 182 with Murali Vijay, who was out for 99. Kohli became only the second player in Indian Test history to score a century in both innings on his debut as Captain. The host off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who finished with a haul of 12 wickets in the Test, was declared the Man of the Match.Final Scores:- Australia 517 for 7 declared & 290 for 5 declared.India 444 & 315 Australia now lead the four-Test series One-Nil. The second Test will begin at Brisbane next Wednesday.
News On AIR | December 13, 2014 6:31 PM
India lose first cricket Test against Australia by 48 runs