Australia spinners skittle India for 109 in third Test

By: AFP
Published: 12:35 PM, 1 Mar, 2023
Australia spinners skittle India for 109 in third Test
Caption: Australia's Matthew Kuhnemann (c) celebrates with teammates during the first day of the third Test cricket match against India at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.–AFP
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Australia bowled out India for 109 in their first innings soon after lunch on the first day of the third Test Wednesday, with spinner Matthew Kuhnemann taking five wickets and Nathan Lyon three.

Virat Kohli top-scored in Indore with 22 followed by opener Shubman Gill, picked instead of the struggling KL Rahul, who made 21. Kuhnemann took 5-16 and Lyon 3-35.

Scoreboard
Indore, IndiaCRICKETINDAUSScoreboard after India's first innings on day one of the third Test against Australia at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Wednesday:

India first innings:

R. Sharma st Carey b Kuhnemann        12

S. Gill c Smith b Kuhnemann           21

C. Pujara b Lyon                       1

V. Kohli lbw b Murphy                 22

R. Jadeja c Kuhnemann b Lyon           4

S. Iyer b Kuhnemann                    0

S. Bharat lbw b Lyon                  17

A. Patel not out                      12

R. Ashwin c Carey b Kuhnemann          3

U. Yadav lbw b Kuhnemann              17

M. Siraj run out                       0

Extras                                 0

Total (all out, 33.2 overs)          109

Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Rohit, 2-34 (Gill), 3-36 (Pujara), 4-44 (Jadeja), 5-45 (Iyer), 6-70 (Kohli), 7-82 (Bharat), 8-88 (Ashwin), 9-108 (Yadav), 10-109 (Siraj)

Bowling: Starc 5-0-21-0, Green 2-0-14-0, Kuhnemann 9-2-16-5, Lyon 11.2-2-35-3, Murphy 6-1-23-1

Toss: India

Umpires: Joel Wilson (WIS), Nitin Menon (IND)

TV Umpire: Richard Kettleborough (ENG)

Match Referee: Chris Broad (ENG)

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