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India vs. Australia LIVE Score Updates Day 1 of the first Test: Jadeja and Ashwin takes three and five wickets each, and Australia is dismissed for 177

After Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne calmly handled the Indian bowlers till lunch, Indian spinners swept down the Australian batting order in the second session, with Ravindra Jadeja collecting five wickets and Ravichandran Ashwin getting three.

The Border Gavaskar Trophy series is currently being played at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. The Indian team’s captain, Rohit Sharma, selected Ashwin, Axar Patel, and Ravindra Jadeja for the starting 11. Australia’s captain, Pat Cummins, called the toss this morning and decided to bat first. Australia’s first two batters, David Warner and Usman Khawaja, were both out for one run as a consequence. On the first ball of the second over of the match, David Warner was out LBW, earning Mohammad Siraj and the Indian team their first victory. As at the time this article was published, India’s outstanding bowling attack had restricted Australia to 177 runs.

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When Ravindra Jadeja was present, the Australian team bowed.

Ravindra Jadeja, who recently returned to the team after a lengthy injury, used his spin bowling to force the Australian batter to the ground. The Indian team quickly claimed the first two wickets, but Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne quickly built up an 82-run partnership after entering the field to bat. Jadeja shattered their coalition. Jadeja took a total of 5 wickets in this match.

The Australian squad bowed in front of Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja, who recently returned to the squad after an extended injury, sent the Australian batter to his knees with his spin bowling. The Indian team claimed the first two wickets, but Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne, who came to bat on the field, quickly set up an 82-run partnership. Their alliance was shattered by Jadeja. Jadeja grabbed five wickets in this game.

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Ravichandran Ashwin made new records

Ravichandran Ashwin, the Indian team’s accomplished star spinner, created Test cricket history. He has outperformed some of the greatest bowlers in history to take the fastest 450 Test wickets. As of today, Ashwin has completed 450 Tests in the second-fastest time of any bowler. The 36-year-old off-spinner Ashwin accomplished this record by grabbing his first wicket in the Nagpur Test against Australia. Prior to the Nagpur game, Ashwin had an average of 24.30 wickets in 88 Test matches. R Ashwin took 3/42 for India in 15.5 overs in today’s game.

 

India|Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Srikar Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

Australia|Playing XI: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland

Also Read: India vs Australia test series: Ravichandran Ashwin surpasses Anil Kumble to break a major test record

 

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