Ind vs Aus: Australia on top after Kuhnemann's maiden five-for amid spin carnage
Updated On: 02 March, 2023 09:20 AM IST | Indore | R Kaushik
Left-arm spinner Matthew claims five as Indians tumble to 109 in first innings; Australia end Day One at 156-4 to lead by 47 runs at Indore
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Matthew Kuhnemann (centre) celebrates an Indian wicket with teammates at Indore yesterday. Pic/AFP
With a spot in the final of the World Test Championship at stake, India chose the most inopportune time to endure their worst day in a home Test for more than two years. A slew of errors with the bat and a plethora of avoidable mistakes in the field have left them so far behind the eight-ball at the Holkar Stadium after Day One that Australia will feel they are in with an outstanding shot at narrowing India’s series lead to 2-1 ahead of the final Test in Ahmedabad.
India’s travails against the turning ball are no longer a surprise, nor is their propensity to welcome little-known opposition spinners with a rash of wickets. If it was Steve O’Keefe who benefitted from their munificence in Pune six years back, fellow left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann too filled his boots on a dramatic Wednesday that dawned with Rohit Sharma winning his first toss of the series and ended with the visitors 47 in front with six wickets standing.
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