Australia vs West Indies, 2nd Test, Day 1: Australia in Dominant Position

Marnus Labuschagne (120*) and Travis Head (114*) combined to put Australia in a commanding position at the end of Day 1 of the 2nd Test between Australia and West Indies.

Match Summary

Australia vs West Indies, 2nd Test, West Indies tour of Australia

Australia *330/3 (89 ov)

West Indies

Day Break : Day 1 Australia won the toss and elected to bat

Scorecard

Australia won the toss and elected to bat, opener David Warner (21) struggling against the ball before Usman Khawaja (62) and Marnus Labuschagne (120*) added some much needed runs.

Travis Head (114*) added a century of his own to putg Australia in a commanding position at the close of Day 1 of the 2nd Test.

With a final attendance of 24,449, tonight’s crowd at the Day Night Test has been the best first day crowd in Adelaide for a West Indies Test in over 40 years, since 30,121 fans attended in January 1982.#AUSvWI pic.twitter.com/SW5iZGtnHY

— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) December 8, 2022

Runs

Match Stats

Australia Fall of wickets: 1-34 (David Warner - 8.6 ov), 2-129 (Usman Khawaja - 41.1 ov), 3-131 (Steven Smith - 42.4 ov)

Playing XI

AUSTRALIA - David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (C), Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (WK), Mitchell Starc, Michael Neser, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland

WEST INDIES - Kraigg Brathwaite (C), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Shamarh Brooks, Jermaine Blackwood, Devon Thomas, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva (WK), Roston Chase, Alzarri Joseph, Anderson Phillip, Marquino Mindley

Match Details

Date - 2022-12-08 04:00 AM

Venue - Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Toss - Australia won the toss & elected to bat

Umpires - Kumar Dharmasena, Rod Tucker

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