NAGPUR, India :Ravichandran Ashwin tore through Australia to set up India's comprehensive victory by an innings and 132 runs inside three days of the spin-dominated opening test on Saturday.Australia had been on the back foot since posting a below-par 177 on a treacherous track at the Vidarbha Cricket Associa
NAGPUR, India :Ravichandran Ashwin tore through Australia to set up India's comprehensive victory by an innings and 132 runs inside three days of the spin-dominated opening test on Saturday.
Even number 10 batter Mohammed Shami chipped in with a breezy 37 to help India amass 400 before they were all out on the stroke of lunch claiming a chunky lead of 223. Off-spinner Todd Murphy's 7-124 in his debut test was the only highlight for world number one Australia, who still lead World Test Championship standings ahead of India.
Ashwin sent back both the Australia openers, David Warner and Usman Khawaja , and Jadeja removed Marnus Labuschagne to effectively snuff out Australia's chances of avoiding an innings defeat. Ashwin claimed his 31st five-wicket haul in test cricket but Jadeja, who claimed 5-47 in Australia's first innings, and picked two wickets in the second was adjudged player-of-the-match.
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