First look at Adelaide pitch ahead of pink ball Test match

India are set to play their second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide. After winning the Perth Test match by a massive margin of 295 runs, India will face Australia against the pink ball, under lights. Traditionally the pink ball Test matches have been Australia’s strength. The team has never lost a pink ball Test match in their history.
The last time India played a pink ball Test match in Australia, they were bowled out for just 36 runs in the 2ndn innings of the game. However, they made a remarkable turnaround in that tour, winning the series 2-1. With the Adelaide pitch expected to be spicy once again, India Today accessed images from the ground where the wicket is currently being made.
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India played a pink-ball warm-up game against Australian Prime Minster’s XI to prepare for the Adelaide Test match. The 2-day game was cut short to a 50-over match by rain in Canberra. India bowled well in phases, bowling out Australia for 240 runs, which they later chased down with ease.
Captain Rohit Sharma sacrificed his opening spot for KL Rahul who did a phenomenal job as an opener in the first Test in Perth. Hence, Rahul continued to open alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal in the warm up fixture as well. The duo continued from where they left off in Perth and added 75 runs for the first wicket.
Jaiswal was scratchy early on but Rahul looked solid and was very watchful at the crease. While Jaiswal was dismissed on 45 while trying to go big against Charlie Anderson, Rahul retired himself out on 27 (44) as Rohit walked in to bat. However, he couldn’t survive more than 11 deliveries and got dismissed for 3 (11) edging Charlie Anderson to wicketkeeper Oliver Davies.
Following his dismissal, Nitish Kumar Reddy joined Shubman Gill at the crease and the duo added 92 runs together at the crease. Reddy played his big shots all around the ground smashing five fours and a six during his innings of 42 (32). On the other hand, Gill scored a sublime half century after recovering from his injury and retired himself out to allow batting practice to other players.
After Reddy was dismissed, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar came together at the crease and got involved in another 37-run stand. While Jadeja was dismissed on 27, Sundar scored a brilliant unbeaten 42 as India finished on 257/5 in 46 overs.
Earlier, India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first and the Indian seamers made full use of the overcast conditions early on. Mohammed Siraj made Matt Renshaw (5) edge one to slips while Jayden Goodwin (4) edged one to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant against Akash Deep to leave Prime Minister’s XI on 22/2.
After two early blows, Sam Konstas and Jack Clayton forged a 109-run stand for the third wicket to take their team’s score past 130. Out of nowhere, Harshit Rana brought India back in the game as he broke the stand by shattering Jack Clayton’s (40 off 52) stumps. Olivier Davies met the same fate for a two-ball duck which left PM’s XI on 131/4.