Category: Test Cricket

Usman Khawaja’s magnificent 180 and a maiden test hundred by Cameron Green helped Australia reach 480 at the end of Day 2 of the fourth test against India at Ahmedabad on Friday.

Resuming Day 2 at 255/4, the overnight pair of Khawaja and Green added 123 more runs before Green’s (114) brilliant knock ended when he was caught down the leg side by KS Bharat off Ravi Ashwin while attempting a sweep.

Alex Carey fell in the same over, caught by Axar Patel at short third man off Ashwin for a duck. The off spinner also claimed Mitchell Starc (6), caught at short leg by Shreyas Iyer.

Khawaja’s long innings finally ended when he was trapped leg before by Patel. Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy frustrated the Indian bowlers with an obdurate 70 run stand for the ninth before Ashwin claimed his 32nd five wicket haul by trapping Murphy leg before wicket for a well made 41.

Lyon was the last-man dismissed, caught at slip by Virat Kohli as the visitors were bowled out for 480.

In reply, India reached 36/0 with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill unbeaten on 17 and 18 respectively.

Stumps at the end of Day 2

India 36 for 0 (Gill 18*, Rohit 17*) trail Australia 480 (Khawaja 180, Green 114, Ashwin 6-91) by 444 runs

Usman Khawaja scored a brilliant hundred as Australia took firm control of the opening day of the fourth and final test against India at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Continue reading “India v Australia Fourth Test Day 1 Ahmedabad Match Report 2023”

Nathan Lyon claimed figures of 8/64 to put Australia on the brink of a victory at the end of Day 2 of the third test against India at Indore on Thursday. Continue reading “India v Australia Third Test Day 2 Indore Match Report 2023”

Australian left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann claimed his maiden five wicket haul to put the visitors firmly in control at the end of Day 1 of the third test against India in Indore on Wednesday.

India made two changes to their playing XI, with Shubman Gill replacing out-of-form KL Rahul and Umesh Yadav coming in for Mohammed Shami, who was rested. The Aussies on the other hand brought back Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green for Pat Cummins and David Warner respectively. Continue reading “India v Australia Third Test Day 1 Indore Match Report 2023”

Ravindra Jadeja claimed figures of 7/42 as India defeated Australia by 6 wickets in the second test at Delhi on Sunday.

Resuming at an overnight score of 61/1, Ravi Ashwin struck early by dismissing the dangerous Travis Head caught behind the stumps for 43.

Ashwin also trapped Steve Smith (9) leg before wicket as he missed a sweep. Jadeja then got into the act by cleaning up Marnus Labuschagne for 35.

Labuschagne’s dismissal opened the floodgates as Australia collapsed from 95-3 to 95-7. All rounder Jadeja then ran through the lower order as the visitors crumbled to 113, with an overall lead of 114.

Chasing 115, KL Rahul’s poor run of form with the bat continued as he flicked at a delivery from Nathan Lyon, but it hit Handscomb’s pad at short leg and ballooned to wicket keeper Alex Carey who took a simple catch.

The pair of Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara added 33 runs for the second wicket before the former was run out following a mix up with Pujara for a quickfire 20 ball-31.

Virat Kohli (20) looked good in his short stay before being stumped by Carey off Todd Murphy. Shreyas Iyer also holed out at deep midwicket boundary by Murphy off Lyon.

Pujara (31*), playing in his 100th Test, along with Srikar Bharat (23) put on an unbeaten 30 runs for the fifth wicket to take India to a comfortable six wicket win.

With this victory the hosts retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The third Test between India and Australia will be played at Indore on March 1.