Nathan Lyon eight them and how!
Updated On: 03 March, 2023 09:02 AM IST | Indore | R Kaushik
Offie Nathan excels with 8-64 as Australia bowl out India for 163; visitors need 76 for victory
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Nathan Lyon (extreme right) celebrates the wicket of India’s R Ashwin with his Australian teammates at Indore yesterday. Pic/PTI
Two great competitors who embody the spirit of Test cricket held centrestage on another wicket-filled day at the Holkar Stadium. With an appropriate surname, Nathan Lyon stole a march over old foe Cheteshwar Pujara largely because his eight for 64 put Australia on course for a famous victory after Thursday’s Day Two of the third Test, poised for the earliest finish of the series.
Once the dust settled after the heavy artillery fell silent, Australia were left needing 76 for victory when they kick off their chase on the third morning. As many as 16 wickets fell as the ball again held sway, spitting and turning and scooting through and making batting a vocation as much of fortune as skill.
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