India- Australia 1st Test-Team India baits ran annihilation on Australia batters as the Pat Cummins- led side was sailed out for just 91 in their alternate innings of the first Test match in Nagpur. Ravichandran Ashwin sailed a ruinous spell of 12 overs to claim 5 lattices for 37 runs guiding India to palm over Australia an inning and 132 runs at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Stadium, Jamtha (Feb 11). The expert India incentive sailed his overs from the North End of the ground and in 50-odd balls had the Australians are reeling to their smallest-ever score in India The lowest score for Australia in 2004 was 93. Australia sailed out in lower than a session, their innings lasting 32.3 smallest-ever overs and lasted just 131 twinkles.
Ashwin, who claimed his 450th gate in the first innings, recorded his 31st five-for as the Australian batters failed to read his bowling and went back to the kiosk in a procession. Australia's Steve Smith remained not out on 25 as only four Aussie batters managed to reach double numbers in a disastrous fur display. At one time they were looking to get out for the smallest score at the VCA Stadium, Jamtha-79 scored by South Africa in 2017. Ashwin claimed the gate of Usman Khawaja (5) caught by Kohli as he was deceived by the turn, trapped David Warner (10) Lbw with one that stayed low, caught Matt Renshaw raised in front of the gate with another bone that stayed low and got Peter Handscomb Lbw, hitting the front pad around the knee roll. Alex Cary played a premeditated reverse reach and missed the line completely to be hit on the reverse pad as Ashwin destroyed the Australian fur. India Cricket News
Ravindra Jadeja, who took 5 wickets for 47 runs in the first innings, took 2 wickets for 34 runs and Mohammed Shami took 3 wickets for 13 runs in 5 overs.
The Australians came to India well-prepared to play spin bowling. They had a camp at Sydney and Alur, near Bengaluru, where they got pitches knitter- made to what they perceived they would face in India. Their batsmen were given expansive practice for reach and rear reach shots and it was apparent from their two innings in the first Test that they were told to go to reach or rear reach against the baits as much as possible.
Due to the slow and low speed of the gate, the Aussie batsmen had to use their base and approach the ball to prevent entry into the LBW equation, which they could not do and suffered a huge defeat.
FULL SCOREBOARD:-
Australia 1st innings--177/10(over-63.5)
Warner-1(5)
Khawaja-1(3)
Labuschagne- 49(123)
Steven Smith-37(101)
Renshaw-0(1)
Handscomb-31(84)
Alex Carey (wk) -36(33)
Cummins(c) -6(14)
T Murphy-0(5)
Lyon-0(3)
Boland-1(8)
Extras-15
Total-177-10
India 1st innings-400/10
Rohit Sharma -120(212)
Kl Rahul-20(71)
R Ashwin-23(62)
Pujara-7(14)
Virat Kohli-12(26)
Suryakamar Yadav-8(20)
Ravindra Jadeja-70(185)
Srikar Bharat-8(10)
Axar Patel-84(174)
M Shami-37(47)
M Siraj-1(19)
Extras-10
Australia 2nd innings--91/10(OVER 32.3)
Khawaja-5(9)
Warner-10(41)
Labuchagne-17(28)
Steven Smith-25(51)
Renshaw-2(7)
Handscomb-6(6)
Alex Carey (wk) -10(6)
Cummins(c) -1(13)
T Murphy-2(15)
Lyon-8(20)
Boland-0
Extras-5