Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in the match which started on Friday (February 17). After losing Warner’s wicket in the beginning, the Australian team was unable to cope with the bowling of the Indian team.
Ashwin approaches Anil Kumble’s record
Ashwin became the second Indian player to take 100 wickets against Australia. Before him, Anil Kumble (former Indian captain) achieved this feat. This is the first time that an Indian other than Anil Kumble has achieved this feat against Australia. It is noteworthy that Anil Kumble has taken 111 wickets for Australia so far.
He also took his 700th first-class wicket
Ravichandran Ashwin also took his 700th first-class wicket in this Test series by dismissing Marnes Lapuzagne for 18 runs. It is noteworthy that he crossed the milestone of 450th Test wicket in the first Test match between India and Australia.
Australia team score details
Opting to bat first in the ongoing match, the Australian team scored 263 runs and took all the wickets. Khawaja returned to the pavilion with a catch to KL Rahul in Jadeja’s environment for a maximum of 81 runs. Elsewhere, Kuhneman was clean-bowled by Shami to leave Peter Handscomb unbeaten on 72.
Indian bowling
Mohammed Shami, who bowled well, took 4 wickets, while Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets each.
Crisis for the Indian team
The Indian team, which started the first innings, lost 4 wickets for 88 runs. Pujara (0), who was expected to stay calm, was ducked out.
Hurricane Nathan Leon
Nathan Lyon, who is also a good bowler, is causing a lot of damage to the Indian team. Now the Indian team has scattered the opening order and the middle order, Lyon has taken the first 4 wickets of the Indian team alone.
Team India’s confidence
Still needing 175 runs, Virat Kohli (14) and Ravindra Jadeja (15) are in the field with runs. After the lunch break, the game is expected to go in favor of the Indian team