IND vs AUS: India have lost only once after taking a 100+ lead in the first innings, what will happen in the MCG?

India vs Australia, 2nd Test: Looking at the statistics, after taking a lead of more than 100 runs in the first innings, the Indian cricket team has lost the Test match only once. In 2015 against Sri Lanka in Galle, India suffered a 63-run defeat after taking a 192-run lead in the first innings.

new Delhi. Australia’s comeback came as a disappointing end to Ajinkya Rahane’s brilliant century inning with a run-out. Despite this, India managed to achieve a significant lead of 131 runs by scoring 326 runs in their first innings at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Monday (28 December) on the third day of the second Test cricket match (India vs Australia). Earlier, in the Test played in Adelaide, India had an edge over Australia in the first innings. In such a situation, this edge of India is pointing towards the victory of the team.

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Actually, looking at the statistics, after taking the lead of more than 100 runs in the first innings, the Indian cricket team has lost the Test match only once. In 2015 against Sri Lanka in Galle, India suffered a 63-run defeat after taking a 192-run lead in the first innings. Apart from this, no such opportunity came when India had to face defeat after taking the lead of more than 100 runs in the first innings.

India has never lost two Test matches after taking the lead in the first innings. India took the lead in the first innings of both Adelaide and Melbourne Test. However, after taking a 53-run lead in the first innings of the Adelaide Test, Team India suffered an embarrassing defeat by 8 wickets. In the second innings of this match, the Indian team was reduced to just 36 runs.

Victory after taking 100+ lead in first innings in MCG:

India beat Australia by 59 runs (1980/81) (Lead in first innings – 182)

Australia beat South Africa by 169- (1931/32) (lead in first innings- 160)

Australia beat England by 89- (1910/11) (lead in first innings- 158)

Australia beat Pakistan by 92 runs Defeated- (1972/73) (lead in first innings – 133)

Let me tell you that earlier in response to 195 runs of Australia’s first innings, the Indian innings ended just before lunch on the third day. India started playing ahead by 277 runs for five wickets in the morning and in this way, on the third day in the first session, they only added 49 runs and lost the remaining five wickets in the meantime. Rahane scored 112 runs while Ravindra Jadeja scored 57 runs which is his 15th half-century in Test cricket. These two batsmen shared a 121-run partnership for the sixth wicket.

Ajinkya Rahane’s brilliant innings ended with a run out. He was run out for the first time in Test matches. He played 223 balls and hit 12 fours. Jadeja had given him a voice to take runs, while taking runs was not empty of danger and the Indian captain finally had to return to the pavilion. Jadeja was then one run away from half-century. He played a shot on short cover and ran for a run. Rahane did not send him back and ran for runs but could not reach the crease on time.