IND vs AUS

Smith 77% after 30 balls. I'm getting the feeling that's because Smith is actively trying to attack the spinners more than Labuschagne is. And at one of those ...

Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das are the only other pair to account for more than 10% of their team’s runs. No other pair has proved as prolific for their team in Tests in recent times than this one. All through this partnership, Smith and Labuschagne have been spectacularly decisive.

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The duo removed openers Usman Khwaja (1) and David Warner (1) within the first three overs as the ball swung. Mohammed Siraj from his first delivery of the match trapped Usman Khawaja in front of the wickets. So the post-lunch session is underway and Mohammed Shami bowled the first over of the second session. Pat Cummins did win a good toss and opted to bat as batting fourth would be an onerous task on a pitch which will deteriorate as the match progresses. Behind the stumps, debutant wicket-keeper KS Bharat collects the ball in a flash and removes the bails in no time. After Jadeja picking two quick wickets, Steve Smith counter-punching Axar Patel from the other end to keep the scoreboard moving and relive some pressure. The Indian players appeal and the umpire raises his finger. The rest of the Aussie batters Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey and captain Pat Cummins will have to play their part. Ravindra Jadeja is on fire as he has now accounted for the all-important wicket of Steve Smith. So the hard work done by Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith before the Lunch has been undone as Ravindra Jadeja has broken through and picked two wickets off successive deliveries to push Australia on back foot once more. Smith punished Axar for three boundaries in one over to stamp his authority. Bowling again a wicket-to-wicket line around off stump, Jadeja forces Smith to push forward and defend but the ball goes straight through the gap between the bat and the pad and hits the off stumps.

IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 1: After a spirited fight from Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith, the Australians lost all their wickets for 177, thanks to the ...

Ravichandran Ashwin, the man who has been a constant on Australian minds in the build-up to the series, was only introduced in the 22nd over. Ravindra Jadeja was handed the ball on his comeback to the national team after five months of being on the sidelines to a right knee injury. Labuschagne was batting on 47 while Smith had made a patient 19 off 74 balls at lunch at Nagpur to help Australia reach 76 for 2. Australia went to the tea break at 178 for 8. The Australian duo had managed to pull the visitors back from the brink to take them into lunch at 76 for 2. IND vs AUS 1st Test Day 1, Innings update: So, the Australians have been skittled out for 177 in the first innings of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test, thanks to the craft of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.

Mohammed Shami (1/12) and Mohammed Siraj (1/13) removed Usman Khawaja (1) and David Warner (1) in quick succession but Labuschagne (47) and Smith (19) led ...

Pat Cummins did win a good toss and opted to bat as batting fourth would be an onerous task on a pitch which will deteriorate as the match progresses. India looked in control before the world No.1 Test batter took charge. Published: 09th February 2023 01:56 PM

Right at the start of the India vs Australia 1st Test, a section of the Australian media tried to bring in some controversy after Usman Khawaja was declared ...

Fox Cricket was also among the first ones in Australian media to start off the pitch debate. In the morning session of Day 1 of the first Test, it turned out that the two Australian wickets that fell were taken by pacers Mohammed Shami and Siraj. Earlier, when the Nagpur stadium curator rolled and watered the pitch in a certain way, Australian media reported that the pitch was 'systematically doctored'.