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Debutant Peter Handscomb had a great start to his international career with a gutsy half-century while the other two debutants Nic Maddinson and Mathew Renshaw had a rather forgettable outing with the former getting out for a duck.
The Australians lost their way towards the end but managed to cling on to a 48 run lead as they ended the day two at 307 runs with the loss of six wickets.
Here are some interesting figures from day two of the Adelaide Test:
1 - Peter Handscomb is perhaps the first Australian to appear in a Test match while holding a British passport.
2 - Peter Handscomb became only the second batsman in the history of day-night cricket to score a half-century on his debut with Pakistan’s Babar Azam being the only other batsman to do so.
9 - Peter Handscomb became the ninth Aussies batsman to score a half-century on his debut coming in to bat at number five.
3 - Nic Maddinson became only the third Australian batsman to get out for a duck in his debut Test innings.
1 - Usman Khawaja became the first Australian batsman to score a century in a day-night Test match.
7 - Usman Khawaja has managed to score fifty-plus scores on seven occasions in a Test match at home since his debut.
138 - Usman Khawaja’s unbeaten knock of 138 is now the second highest individual score in a day-night Test match, only behind Azhar Ali’s knock of 302.
285 - Number of balls faced by Usman Khawaja during his knock of 138 (not out) is the highest that he has ever faced in a Test innings in his career so far.
300 - Australia crossed the 300 run mark on the second day of the play at Adelaide, which is the first instance for any team at the venue in a day-night Test match.
2004 - The last time a number five and six made their Test debut in the same match was in May 2004. Elton Chigumbura and Alester Maregwede made their debut for Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka.
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