Australia's first innings score in Delhi Test is above par, believes Peter Handscomb
Peter Handscomb scored unbeaten 72 runs in the first innings of the ongoing Delhi Test (Source: Twitter/@cric_blog)
Australia batter Peter Handscomb acknowledged that his side has done well in the first innings of the ongoing Delhi Test to register an above-par score.
As per Handscomb, Australia had discussed that anything around the score of 250 could be the par total on a bowling-friendly Delhi wicket.
"Conversations we were having around lunch and tea was (that) about 250 was a par score. So we were hoping to get there and then anything after that was going to be a bonus for us," Handscomb was quoted as saying to SEN cricket.
"(But) you can’t judge a wicket completely until both sides have batted on it so we’ll wait and see what happens tomorrow. But I think there’s been some good signs already with our bowlers and the ball, there’s a couple of tricks there," he added.
Australia could not have touched the 250-run mark if not for Usman Khawaja and Handscomb's fifty. The duo scored 81 and 72* runs respectively.
"I’ve been doing a lot of work on my plans, writing a lot of stuff down, thinking about it, watching how the Indian cricket team go about their batting," the 31-year-old informed.
Meanwhile, Australia enjoyed an ideal start with the ball on Day 2 with their lead spinner Nathan Lyon sending India's top 3 packing. At the time of writing, the hosts are at 65/3.
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