In reply to Australia’s 445, Indian batters continued to live through the nightmares inflicted in Adelaide, with Starc being the driving force of the Australian pace attack
His first victim of the day was Yashasvi Jaiswal, a player he has developed a rivalry with since the Perth Test. The young Indian southpaw managed to avoid a golden duck by edging the ball to the boundary
Still, Starc retaliated by swinging the ball and using the scrambled seam delivery to its effective use.
He picked up Jaiswal's wicket on his second ball of the match after the Indian chipped it away straight into Mitchell Marsh's hands. Shubman Gill (1) was next to return cheaply after he edged it away to Marsh, who took a flight and snaffled it with both hands
Jaiswal had impressed with a remarkable knock of 161 in the series opener in Perth. However, his comment about Starc ‘bowling too slow’ might have inadvertently motivated the Australian fast bowler. The remark elicited a wry smile from Starc at the time, but he had the final say when he dismissed Jaiswal for a duck with a superb delivery on the first ball of the match in Adelaide.
At 34, Starc remains one of the most accomplished pacers in contemporary cricket, with 692 wickets across all formats. His accolades include two ICC Men's Cricket World Cup titles (2015 and 2023), the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2021, and the ICC World Test Championship in 2023.
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