Australia defeated India in the third test, with both of India’s openers falling to Nathan Lyon after lunch. When play resumed at 13/0, Rohit was ruled lbw and Shubman Gill was stumped in the first over. This came after Australia lost its composure in the morning session and was dismissed for 197 runs. For the first hour of play, Australia kept their composure with the bat, but immediately following the drinks break, the momentum changed when Peter Handscomb was dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin on 19. After that, Umesh Yadav delivered a double blow by trapping Cameron Green on 21 and dispatching Mitchell Starc on 1. Australia lost by 197 runs in their first innings to finish with an 88-run lead after failing to recover from those twin strikes. Australia had a 47-run advantage at the end of Day 1. On a rank-turner in Indore, the Australian spinners completely outplayed the Indian batters, who were bowled out for just 109. One match-old Matthew Kuhnemann claimed a wicket. As Peter Handscomb and Cameron Green will continue their innings on Thursday, Australia ended Day 1 with 156/4. On Day 1, Ravindra Jadeja was the only host to take a wicket, taking all four scalps while Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel were unable to take advantage of the Indore surface.
The best batsman on display on the first day was Usman Khawaja, who successfully countered the Indian spinners before being caught by Shubman Gill at midwicket. He earned a 60.
India will heavily rely on their spinners to weave a web around the Australian batters because the Asian Giants are already trailing by a healthy margin and anything over 100 will make things challenging for them.
India, meanwhile, lost two reviews in a span of five overs, both of which were against Khawaja, demonstrating their desperate need for a wicket. India was cautious in asking for a review when Ashwin trapped him in the leg-by-leg position, which later proved to be a great opportunity lost.
According to batting coach Vikram Rathour, the team’s strength continues to be playing on turners at home.
It is undoubtedly a difficult wicket. More turns than we anticipated. The ball turned suddenly in the morning, possibly as a result of the moisture. Without a doubt, we could have scored more runs, but I don’t believe anyone played sloppy or reckless cricket. As a batting unit, we simply had a bad day,” Rathour told the media.
When questioned about the potential dangers of playing on turners, Rathour responded that they could occasionally be the target but still represent the team’s strength.
We do prefer to play on turning tracks, but of course you can sometimes get out as a batting unit. That is where we excel as a team; that is our strength. Fair enough, this is a unique wicket.
The first two wickets weren’t bad, in my opinion. We observed that it might be dryer than we had anticipated. The first day of the Test match saw a lot more action than we had anticipated, according to the former India opener.
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