INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Nathan Lyon got eight wickets as Australia skittled India for 163 on the Day 2 of the 3rd Test at Holkar Cricket Stadium in
With three days staying in the Test match, Australia now need 76 go to win the third video game
Cheteshwar Pujara top-scored for India with a gritty 59, while Lyon was the choice of the Australia bowlers, declaring 8 for 64, 4th finest
figures by a going to bowler in India
Rohit Sharmas males are 2-0 ahead in the four-Test series
India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after winning the Delhi Test.Having skittled India for just 109 on day one thanks to five wickets
from spinner Matthew Kuhnemann, Australia intended to develop a strong lead
Resuming at 156-4, Australia collapsed and lost their last six wickets for simply 11 runs
India pacer Umesh Yadav (3/12) and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (3/44) ran riot in the early morning session
Jadeja was the wrecker-in-chief for India as he claimed 4/78
India, in their 2nd innings, noticed their possibility, and openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill made it through a tricky 10 minutes before
lunch.But after the break, Gill was beaten for spin as he tried to strike throughout the line and was bowled middle stump for five by
Lyon.Skipper Rohit was then trapped lbw by the spinner Lyon for 12
Virat Kohli aimed to take on Kuhnemann, cutting the spinner for a glorious 4, just to be trapped lbw the following ball for 13, sending out
a hush around the rowdy Indore ground.Pujara offered the house crowd something to cheer about, reducing the deficit by smashing Kuhnemann
for a succession of boundaries.Cheteshwar Pujara (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)Lyon though proved a handful, especially for
Ravindra Jadeja, who was out lbw for 7 right before the break to leave India reeling
Pujara leading scored for India, striking 59 off 142 balls before being dismissed by Lyon
Smith took a stunner at leg slip to show well-settled Pujara the exit door.This was the 13th time Pujara was dismissed by Lyon in Tests -
the most an Indian batter has gone out to a bowler
Nathan Lyon (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) It is a hard pitch to bat on
It is hard and you require to trust your defence, you require to make sure to get to the pitch of the ball and attempt to evaluate the
I know it is inadequate however still there is a possibility (to win)
You require to do that on such pitches, if you keep protecting then theres one ball which will bounce and hit your glove, you need to find
the best balance in between attack and defence
Whenever I got a loose shipment I tried to put it away, Pujara said after the match
When he (Lyon) bowled round the wicket, his line changed a bit, he was bowling middle and leg-stump line rather than on off-stump, I simply
wished to turn the strike
I wanted to strike it to square leg but since of the sluggishness of the surface it took the ball to leg slip
It was a brilliant catch by Smith
Bit disappointed, the way things were occurring
a partnership with Axar, we might have gotten a couple of more
I am finding out few more shots and if theres a situation or demand then you get few quick runs, I have been working on that and Im
confident that whenever it is needed I can play the (big) shot, he added.Lyon then eliminated Umesh (0) and Mohammed Siraj (0) to skittle
Axar Patel remained unbeaten on 15
India have set Australia a 76-run target in the Indore Test.(With company inputs)
