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Watch: Rahul Dravid Shakes Head In Disbelief As No-Ball Costs India Massive Wicket
The Day 1 of the ongoing third Test between India and Australia saw the wickets falling down like nine pins. The hosts opted to bat but their decision proved to be expensive as they got bundled out for 109 with spinners Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon taking five and three wickets respectively. However, the visitors also lost four wickets at the end of Day 1 after Ravindra Jadeja took a four-wicket haul. Australia lost an early wicket of Travis Head in the second over and were on the verge of losing Marnus Labuschagne as well in the fourth over. However, a turn of events gave Labuschagne a new life.
Watch: Marnus Labuschagne Left Distraught After Ravindra Jadeja Rattles His Stumps
Pitch at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore turned out to be a blessing for the spinners on Day 1 of the third Test between India and Australia. The first session saw India losing seven wickets with only 84 runs on the board after Matthew Kuhnemman and Nathan Lyon wrecked a havoc on the hosts' batting line-up. Post-lunch, India were skittled for 109 with Kuhnemann and Lyon returning with five and three wickets respectively. Later, Team India had a saving grace as their star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja removed Australia's top batting order and gave his side a chance to fightback. Out of the four wickets taken by Jadeja, Marnus Labuschagne's dismissal became a major highlight of the match.
Malan guides England past Bangladesh in low-scoring ODI
Dawid Malan cracked an unbeaten century as world champions England defeated Bangladesh by three wickets in a low-scoring first one-day international of their three-match series in Mirpur on Wednesday.
Malan ton gives England thrilling win over Bangladesh
Dawid Malan scored a hundred under pressure to guide England to a thrilling three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first one-day international in Dhaka on Wednesday.
"An Off Day": India Batting Coach Opens Up On Hosts' Dismal Show In Indore Test
The Indian team didn't factor in excessive turn on offer as it was a bad day in office despite playing spin being one of its strengths, batting coach Vikram Rathour claimed on Wednesday. India were all-out for 109 on the opening day of the third Test, in a little over one session with Australia left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann picking 5 for 16 in his only second Test. On the same pitch, visitors managed to reach 156 for four at stumps and go into day two with a valuable 47-run lead. The ball turning square in the first hour of play, attracted a lot of attention with many criticising the nature of the surface.
Nathan Lyon Surpasses Shane Warne, Achieves This Rare Feat In Test Cricket
Spin duo of Matthew Kuhnemman and Nathan Lyon helped Australia dominate India on Day 1 of the third Test in Indore. The hosts were bundled out for 109, out of which the five wickets were taken by Kuhnemann while three were scalped by Lyon. Todd Murphy also scalped one wicket. The match turned out to be memorable one for Lyon as apart from achieving the three-wicket haul, the spinner also became the highest non-Asian wicket-taker in the continent in the longest format.
India vs Australia: Umesh Yadav Equals Virat Kohli's Batting Record, Surpasses Ravi Shastri
It was a disappointing display from the India batsmen on Day 1 of the third Test match against Australia in Indore as the hosts were bundled out for just 109. Almost all the batsmen failed to get going against the Aussie spinners but Umesh Yadav ended up adding a massive milestone to his name. The fast bowler slammed two massive sixes off Matthew Kuhnemann's bowling and equalled Virat Kohli's tally of 24 maximums in Test cricket. In the course of the match, he also went past former head coach Ravi Shastri's tally of 22 and is currently 17th in the list of Indian cricketers with most Test sixes. Overall, Virender Sehwag tops the list with 91 while MS Dhoni is second with 78.