IND vs AUS

IND vs AUS 3rd Test Day 1 LIVE: Get the live cricket score, ball-by-ball commentary and scorecard updates as India takes on Australia at the Holkar Cricket ...

The areas on either side of the stumps were kept slightly dry, and the line of the stumps was watered and rolled. Smith’s men must be ready for whatever hostilities India might dish out in front of a likely sold-out Holkar Stadium on the first day.-Ayan Acharya Rohit and Shubman Gill batted together in the nets on Tuesday after Gill and KL Rahul had spent significant time batting side by side just a day prior. The first change in the bowling as Smith gives the ball to spinner Matthew Kuhnemann and he strikes in the first over. It’s dry from around a six-meter length to the crease at either end. Delhi was a tough place to employ the sweep. But Australia’s barebones batting and India’s unparalleled home dominance — India has lost only 2 out of 43 Test matches at home in the last 10 years — have rendered it a one-sided fight. A cracking shot over covers to register for the second four on the innings. This is a very overcooked wicket, it is dry and has started to crumble. However, it is a big miss as the replay shows a clear spike as the ball gets a nick, but lucky Rohit survives. Both Rohit and Gill are now dealing with boundaries at the moment with few hit-and-miss in between. He takes the second wicket and sends the other opener back in just two overs.

Mitchell Starc reckons his finger is “good enough” to play five days Test cricket (if we get there). “If I only played when I was at 100 per cent I would ...

It’s wide and over-pitched and the India skipper pounces to crash a cut shot to the boundary. After their crazy capitulation in Delhi, Australia has been pilloried in the press and piled-on by a legion of Test greats who deplored their T20 ‘hit out until you get out’ approach and lemming-like devotion to the sweep shot. “I’m happy with where it’s at and I’ve built up enough of a pain threshold to deal with that stuff over the past 10 or 12 years.” And in worse news for the Australians, replays of a later Starc delivery that ducked between bat and pad show it didn’t catch the edge… Or does he want to take the pace off the ball and slow this torrent of runs to a trickle. Either way he’s back for a third over and Rohit Sharma gives him fresh cause for complaint, casually stepping out to lift Starc’s third ball over long-off to the boundary. The fourth ball stays low and goes under the bat. and too fast for the back up fielder who nutmegs it and has to watch it roll to the boundary. Or perhaps he was making a complaint to the match referee about the standard of umpiring? Pujara made a mess of that, played all over it and when it spun back sharply, it squared him up and went straight through to skittle the stumps. Carey whips off the bails and the Indian skipper is out stumped. 8th over: India 35-2 (Pujara 1, Kohli 1) Matt Kuhnemann to Virat Kohli and the young spinner makes the master batter look a tad foolish!

Good morning and welcome to Indore for the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar series. Australia arrives 0-2 down and without their captain.

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On Wednesday (March 01), India locked horns with Australia in the third and penultimate Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Holkar Stadium, ...

At present, India are favourites to whitewash the Aussie and storm into the WTC final. In such a scenario, they will have to hope for Sri Lanka to not whitewash the hosts New Zealand in their forthcoming two-match Test series. We aren't there yet (WTC final) and we have to come and win this game, we have to try and repeat the things we did in the first two Tests. India have been top-notch in the first two Tests versus Australia -- banking on Rohit Sharma's form, lower-order runs and spinners -- to win the back-to-back games and are just a step away from entering the WTC final, for the second time in a row. Having an unassailable 2-0 lead, India are very close to finalising a spot in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final. Hence, India already have one foot in the WTC finale.

On a rank turner in Indore, Matthew Kuhnemann took his first international five-wicket haul; Virat Kohli top scored for India with 22.

However, both departed towards the end of the session to end a rather forgettable sessions for the hosts. Spin was introduced in the sixth over and Kuhnemman got the ball to turn sharply. Cheteshwar Pujara’s stay lasted only four balls as Lyon got one to turn massively from wide off stump that crashed into the middle stump. Starc’s first over to Rohit was among the highlights of the session. Ball tracking showed the ball would have hit the off stump but Australia decided against taking DRS again. Three balls later, Starc got the ball to swing back in and it flicked Rohit’s pads.

Australia reached 71 for one in their first innings in reply to India's 109 at tea on the opening day of the third Test here on Wednesday.

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Australia bundle out India for 109 and bat resolutely to reach 156-4 on a turning pitch in Indore; Matt Kuhnemann (5-16) and Nathan Lyon (3-35) engineer ...

"The pitch was not up to Test standard, I think that's a fair thing to say. "You're allowed to have a four or five day Test match! Nathan Lyon (3-35) then bowled Cheteshwar Pujara for one as the ball started turning sharply, with Ravindra Jadeja caught at cover for four.

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 ...

We will have to bat well in the second innings,” Rathour added. The plan was to trust your defense and wait for the loose balls and score as many as runs you can. We as a team we want to play on turning tracks. The batters have done well (in the series). Rohit has played a good innings, as well as Jadeja and Axar.” But yeah since the WTC has started there is more pressure to win more home games. It was one of those days when everything you did went into the hands (of fielders). It felt like it had gone slower later in the day. It wasn’t turning as sharply as it was in the morning.” Asked, if the batters did deviate from their plans, Rathour replied in negative. To be fair this is a one off wicket. “Of course you can get out as a batting unit at times but we do prefer to play on turning tracks. It is may be drier than we expected and we saw that.

IND vs AUS: The left-arm spinner was relentless, offering no freebies and the opener showed skill, smarts, and patience to hand Australia the advantage in ...

The match is a long way yet from conclusion, with potential twists and turns, but Australia showed on Wednesday that they have rediscovered the virtues that made them, of their courage to not yield or surrender And in their resurrection, they have breathed life too into what was unfolding as an utterly lopsided series. With the newer and the oldish, he found turn, sometimes rasping turn, and it was he who dwelled permanently on the mind of India’s batsmen. But here, they batted as resolutely and comfortably as they had in the entire series. He nailed Pujara with the second ball, and in the next over Jadeja. That was perhaps the more pressing concern too, given how they had folded up in [Delhi](https://indianexpress.com/section/cities/delhi/) and Nagpur. He attributed this variance to the ball getting softer, but he was under-cutting the ball to exaggerate the variable-bounce effect. It turned out to be a day when he out-bowled the man whose footage he watches every day. It was a day they needed heroes and a day they found heroes. Or that he was playing against two of his idols, Jadeja and Ravi Ashwin. The returning seamer Mitchell Starc was the first hero, despatching a first over of pure left-handed wickedness to tone-set the resurgence. With the sixth ball, he removed Sharma, masterminding a collapse that soon had India reeling at 44/4. For most of the day though, they conveyed an impression that they were exerting too hard for a flurry of wickets that never arrived.

Spinner Matthew Kuhnemann's five-wicket haul and a 60 by Usman Khawaja helped Australia grab the early advantage in Indore.

We will have to bat well in the second innings,” Rathour added. “The plan was to trust your defense and wait for the loose balls and score as many as runs you can. It wasn’t turning as sharply as it was in the morning,” he said. Even after a couple of wickets, he said ‘don’t get ahead of yourself’. It felt like it had gone slower later in the day. The BCCI had said that, owing to harsh winter conditions in the region, the outfield at HPCA lacked sufficient grass density and will need some time to develop fully. They had a Ranji season here and it is pretty late it that was decided the game will be shifted from Dharamsala. It was one of those days when everything you did went into the hands (of fielders). They did not get enough time,” said the former India opener. That is our strength, that is where we are really good as a unit. To be fair this is a one off wicket. “Of course you can get out as a batting unit at times but we do prefer to play on turning tracks.

India had a forgettable day in the park when they locked horns with Australia in the third and penultimate Test, in Indore, on Wednesday (March 01).

In addition, he surpassed former head coach Ravi Shastri's tally (22) in the process. Umesh, who featured in the playing XI in place of a rested Md Shami, scored an entertaining 13-ball 17, comprising two sixes, and equalled Virat Kohli in an elite batting list. India had a forgettable day in the park when they locked horns with Australia in the third and penultimate Test, in Indore, on Wednesday (March 01).

India lost wickets in a heap, seemingly surprised by the extent of the spin and variability in the bounce, on a mixed-soil pitch which showed effects of ...

The ball spun but a touch slower than the first. And whenever the ball landed in the dry area – mostly red soil – it found a sharp turn and bounce. So whenever the ball landed in those parts – which had a bit of grass cover – it kept low.

India vs Australia, 3rd Test Live Score Updates Day 2: India will look to finish off Australia's first innings early as the unpredictable pitch promises ...

Coming into bat, Australia lost Travis Head early but a solid partnership between Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne helped Australia overcome that blow. His bowling partner Nathan Lyon, meanwhile, took care of Chesteshwar Pujara, Ravindra Jadeja and Srikar Bharat. Virat Kohli was their top scorer with 22 runs while Umesh Yadav’s late flurry took them just past hundred.

IND vs AUS Live Score, 3rd Test, Day 2: Rohit's Team India will heavily rely on the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the remainder of ...

However, the decision backfired as India were bundled out for 109 in just 33.2 overs. The biggest disadvantage India will start Day 2 with is that they have no reviews left. Both the batters have enough potential to drag the match from India's favour. “I remember we pushed him up the order as well to give him that responsibility and he has not looked back. However, the big picture here is the ICC World Test Championship final spot, which India can seal with a win, and the team will be aiming for that. Follow the live updates of the ongoing 3rd Test between India and Australia from Indore.

Kuhnemann conceded he had never played on a pitch that turned as much as Indore and had been guided from mid-off by where Nathan Lyon had stationed himself.

Kuhnemann, cricket.com.au noted, was as shocked as anyone when he was told midway through that match, just his second first-class game of the season and the 13th of his career, that he would be flying to [Delhi](https://indianexpress.com/section/cities/delhi/) to join the Test squad. This after he had closely watched how the Indian allrounder varied his angle on the crease across the first two Tests and shifted to a shorter length after the ball lost its shine. While he impressed in his maiden international campaign and stayed on as net bowler for the Test series against Sri Lanka that ensued, hopes of winning a Baggy Green anytime soon seemed farfetched,” the website noted. Me and Todd (Murphy) were on the MRF tour in [Ravindra Jadeja](https://indianexpress.com/about/ravindra-jadeja/)’s bowling in the final hours of play the same day as his Sheffield Shield match against Victoria. “Last year he was helicoptered from Hambantota, on Sri Lanka’s south coast, to Kandy, in the island’s central hill region, to replace Ashton Agar during Australia’s ODI series last year.

India vs Australia Live Score: Get all the latest updates, commentary and highlights from the second day of the third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Indore.

In the end, the frazzled minds and tortured techniques from the Delhi Test looked like memories of a distant past as Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne battled hard to keep the visitor alive in the series, albeit with slices of luck. From India losing half its side to spin for less than 50, to Todd Murphy looking like he has got Virat Kohli’s number, taking the former India captain’s wicket for the second time in as many Tests, to failing to make 150 having elected to bat first, it was a dismal day for India. Umesh gets the ball to move in from back-of-a-length. Umesh gets the other set batter Green in the next over. Australia all out for 197. Ashwin gets the last man Lyon, who goes for a sweep only to see his stumps disturbed.

Umesh Yadav scalped three batters as India bowled out Australia for 197 in their first innings on the second morning of the third Test here on Thursday.

Australia 1st Innings: 197 all out in 76.3 overs (Usman Khawaja 60, Marnus Labuschagne 31; Ravindra Jadeja 4/78, Umesh Yadav 3/12, Ravichandran Ashwin 3/44). For India, Ravindra Jadeja (4/78) picked up four wickets while Umesh Yadav (3/12) and Ravichandran Ashwin (3/44) took three wickets apiece. India 1st Innings: 109 all out in 33.2 overs (Virat Kohli 22; Matthew Kuhnemann 5/16, Nathan Lyon 3/35).

Australia's Matthew Kuhnemann revealed interesting details about his conversation with star Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja over some bowling tips.

Jadeja took another four-wicket haul in the second innings of the match, while Ashwin cleaned up with 3/44. Jadeja returned with a heroic seven-wicket haul in the third innings of the Further praising Jadeja for his class, Kuhnemann added, “I'm a massive fan of Jadeja and Ashwin so watched how they have bowled in the last few years," he said.

The third Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023 has become exciting on the very second day itself. Like the last two Tests of the series, this one too seems ...

Peter Handscomb and Cameron Green will begin the proceedings for the Aussies as they are the men not out. They added 30 runs this morning and 40 for the fifth wicket in total The round-the-wicket line by Yadav has troubled the lefty tailenders. There’s the turn from Kuhnemann again. The Indian team trail by 75 runs currently. For India, the spin trio of Ravichandran Ashwin,

India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 2 is being broadcast live on the Star Sports network on cable, DTH, and Disney+Hotstar on OTT.

Disney+Hotstar is also the broadcasting partner, and you can watch the live stream on their application and website. You can enjoy live streaming of Ind vs Aus 3rd Test, which will be broadcast live on the Star Sports network and DD Free Dish by DD Sports. In reply, Australia lost their first wicket after adding just 12 runs on the board, but then Khawaja and Labuschagne secured a 96 runs partnership for the second wicket. The first day of the third test was not a great start for India as the team was all-out for just 109 runs in 33.2 overs. Australia is looking for ways to bounce back in the series. India vs Australia's third test began yesterday at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.

India's fast bowler Umesh Yadav made a comeback to the third Test match after sitting out for the first two Tests of the BGT series.

Australia posted 197 runs in the first innings with a lead of 88 runs. However, the Aussies have responded to the Indore Test with a different intent and approach. Earlier, in the first two Tests, it turned out to be one-sided encounters.

India have been on the back foot since Day 1 of the third and penultimate Test versus Australia at the Holkar Stadium, Indore. After being all-out for 109, ...

In their second essay, India are on the mat having lost seven wickets for 140 runs. Umesh accounted for the wickets of Todd Murphy, Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green. India have been on the back foot since Day 1 of the third and penultimate Test versus Australia at the Holkar Stadium, Indore.

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Follow us on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/firstpost) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/firstpost/). Both teams made multiple changes; while the hosts brought Shubman Gill in place of KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green returned to action for the visitors. Jadeja, meanwhile, accounted for all four Australian wickets that fell on the opening day. Australia, in reply, got off to a shaky start with Ravindra Jadeja dismissing Travis Head early, but soon seized control through the second-wicket stand between Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne, worth 96. He was ably supported by senior offie Lyon (3/35), while Todd Murphy once again accounted for Indian batting star Virat Kohli’s wicket. Day 1 recap: India will be hoping to bounce back on the second day of the third Test against Australia in Indore after getting outplayed on the opening day.

Nathan Lyon was the wrecker-in-chief with 8 for 64 as India set Australia a target of 76.

Handscomb, in the company of Cameron Green, added 30 from 16 overs in the first hour, with the lead creeping to 77. The bowling change worked pronto as Starc struck with the second ball of his new spell; a diving Usman Khawaja at midwicket intercepting a firm flick from Iyer to complete a stunning catch. He callously skipped out to a good length ball from Lyon for a wild heave but did not get anywhere close to the pitch of the delivery and lost his woodwork, beaten by the turn and dip. With India still 56 in arrears, the pressure took its toll, not on Pujara but Rohit Sharma, who misjudged Lyon’s length to be struck on the pads plumb in front. However, while Australia’s current spin trio may be far off from being feted as one of the world’s best - with the exception of Lyon - they held up their end of the bargain at the Holkar Stadium by being disciplined and patient. But just as he was starting to push that lead into a realm, where the haunting words of Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert, “Houston…