Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal made up for the early dismissal in the first innings at Perth Stadium. Jaiswal took his time to get used to the bounce and then dominated the proceedings on Day 2. He poked fun at Australia's left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc when he told him "It's coming to slow".
Jaiswal defended a back of the length delivery from Starc in the 19th over of the innings. As Jaiswal sledged Starc, the latter did not reply. He smiled and walked back to his mark before beating Jaiswal. Earlier in the over, he hit Starc for a six over backward square leg. He followed it up with a boundary.
Earlier in Day 2, Starc warned debutant Harshit Rana that he can bowl faster than him. This happened when Rana bowled a well-directed short ball at Starc. He also said that he has a good memory hinting that Rana may face a barrage of short balls when his Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) teammate comes out to bat.
India were 84 for no loss at the end of second session. Starc bowled eight overs and conceded 25 runs. He bowled two maidens with the new ball as well. In the 38th over of the innings, Jaiswal reached his half-century from 123 balls. This is the left-handed opener's slowest fifty in Test cricket.
Starc's gritty knock
Starc was resillient in the first session. After Jasprit Bumrah got rid of Alex Carey with his first ball of the day, Starc defended for an entire session. He scored 26 runs from 112 balls including a couple of fours.
He shared a crucial 25-run partnership for the 10th wicket with Josh Hazlewood. He saved Australia from registering their lowest Test score agaisnt India. Australia posted 104 on the board. Starc's innings reduced the deficit to 46 runs.
Starc's performance on Day 1
On Day 1, Starc was fiery with the new ball. He got Jaiswal out for a eight-ball duck. He also got rid of KL Rahul. However, the dismissal created controversy as the third umpire did not have enough evidence to reverse the on-field umpire's decision. Starc bowled 11 overs including three maidens and conceded 14 runs.
