Tim Paine's fifty makes him top Twitter trend, Indian fans have field day with witty tweet

Australia captain Tim Paine has been the lone warrior for the hosts on the second day of India vs Australia first test match He managed to hit a gritty 73 runs off 99 balls and looked like the only Australian batsman who could put up a fight against the Indian bowlers.

Australia started off the second day of India vs Australia 1st Test in the perfect way. The visitors, who were batting on an overnight score of 233/6 were bundled out for 244.  Australia went on to wrap up India’s innings with 4 overs as they managed to add a mere 11 runs with Australia scalping the remaining four wickets at the start of the second day.

However, things did not go well for the hosts during their innings. Two of Indian’s best bowlers in Jasprit Bumrah and R Ashwin came out all guns blazing as the hosts were dismissed for 191. The Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team held a handy 53 runs lead-in from the first-innings and will be looking to capitalize on their excellent bowling performance.

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The Indian bowlers hunted in packs as they bowled in great tandem with each other. All Indian bowlers were on the top of their game as they kept the pressure on the Australian batsman and capitalized on their mistakes.

Bumrah's opening spell blew away the Australian openers as the Indian pacer got the better of Joe Burns and Matthew Wade. back to hut. It was an R Ashwin show after Bumrah's fiery spell as the Tamil Nadu based spinner spun his web and went all the way through Australia's middle order.

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R Ashwin ended with figures of 4/55 as the Indian spinner managed to dismiss key Australian batters. Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameroon Green, and Nathan Lyon all fell to Ashwin's trap as he leads the Indian bowling attack. 

 Time Paine was the only batsman in Australi's middle order who could not be undone by Bumrah's brilliance or Ashwin's antics. He displayed great courage and determination by fighting till the end and managed to score some crucial runs for his team. 

The Australian skipper managed to play a feisty 99 balls innings in the first during his stay at the crease. Tim Paine started off his innings with an aggressive approach and remained on the same course. Batting with the tail, Tim Piane helped himself 73 runs and cut short India’s lead by a massive margin. Cricket fans took to social media and reached on the Australian Skipper’s innings. Let's have a look at a few of the responses. 

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At the end of Day 2, the scoreboard reads 9-1 as India holds a 62 run lead at the end of today's play. Prithvi Shaw had a poor outing with the bat once again as the youngster was dismissed for just 4 runs. India has Mayank Agarwal and night watchman Jasprit Bumrah to take the crease on the third day of the ongoing test match.

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