IndiaAustralian captain Pat Cummins got the toss in the first cricket test. Cummins called it the tail of the coin. But one of the factors that pushed the Aussies to a huge defeat in the match was the performance of the Indian team’s tail. The Indian bowlers who bowled over the Aussies continued to do so in the batting as well. Along with spinners Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel and R.Ashwin, pacer Mohammad Shami also provided support. In the match, India stretched its tail and showed its strength, while the Aussies rolled their tails and ran!
Tiger Tail Vs Kangaroo Tail
In the first Test, 200 out of India’s first innings score of 400 runs were scored by the lower middle order players (batting positions 7–11). India’s 8th-wicket and 9th-wicket partnerships returned with half-centuries. Despite playing two innings, the Aussies are far behind India who played only one innings in terms of lower middle order scoring. He scored only 64 runs in two innings. Except for seventh-inning Alex Carey, who reached two figures in two innings, none of those who came after could even stay at the crease.
Indian Lower, Middle Order (Batting Position, Player, First Innings Runs)
7: Ravindra Jadeja, 70
8: S. Bharat, 8
9: Akshar Patel, 84
10: Mohammad Shami, 37
11: Mohammad Siraj, 1
Aussies Lower, Middle Order (Batting Position, Player, First Innings Runs, Second Innings Runs)
7: Alex Carey, 36, 10
8: Pat Cummins, 6, 1
9: Todd Murphy, 0, 2
10: Nathan Lyon, 0, 8
11: Scott Bolland, 1, 0
Aussies partnership (1st innings, 2nd innings)
7th wicket: 10 runs, 3 runs
8th wicket: 1, 8
9th wicket: 3, 13
10th wicket: 1, 3
Indian partnership
7th wicket: 11 runs
8th wicket: 88 runs
9th wicket: 52 runs
10th wicket: 20 runs
Jadeja and Ashwin
After 2010, R.Ashwin is the second highest scorer in Test cricket in batting positions from 7 to 11. Ravindra Jadeja is sixth. Ashwin scored 3066 runs in 89 Tests and Jadeja scored 2593 runs in 61 Tests. Both have scored 3 centuries each. Akshar Patel played only 9 Tests and scored 333 runs. Mohammad Shami (722 runs in 61 Tests) and Umesh Yadav (437 runs in 54 Tests) also performed well.
English Summary: How India lower order batters thrashed Australia