IND vs AUS: Border-Gavaskar Trophy – Australia spinner Nathan Lyon once again got better of the India ‘Wall’ Cheteshwar Pujara in the third Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy currently taking place in Indore. After being brought into the attack in the ninth over of the game, Lyon struck with his second delivery, sending Pujara back with a sharp turning ball. Pujara tried to drive the ball through the off-side by shifting from his front foot to his back foot deep in the crease, but the ball stayed low and turned in far from the outside off, easily beating Pujara and crashing into the middle stump. With this dismissal, Pujara has now humiliatingly fallen to the Australian spinner 12 times, which is also a record for an Indian batter, along with the legend Sunil Gavaskar, who was dismissed by Derek Underwood a record 12 times. Follow IND vs AUS LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
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IND vs AUS: Nathan Lyon wins another round of battle with Cheteshwar Pujara, Indian WALL falls to Aussie spin wizard for RECORD 12 times for EMBARASSING record, Check OUT
Lyon has a solid but not exceptional record in India, with 44 wickets in 10 Tests at an average of 29.25. However, he has improved over the years; in 2012–13, he averaged 37.33 from three Tests, but in 2016–17, it reduced to 25.26. As indication that he can provide control at one end while the fast bowlers attack from the other, the economy rate also increased from 4.4 in 2012–13 to 2.88 when he next visited.
In regards to the match, India are in trouble after opting to bat first against Australia in the third Test on Wednesday in Indore. Opening batters Rohit Sharma (12) and Shubman Gill (21) were packed by Matt Kuhnemann, and Cheteshwar Pujara was taken out for one by Nathan Lyon. Apart from them, India also lost Ravindra Jadeja for 4, and Shreyas Iyer was unable to open his account.
Before the match, both teams made a few changes. KL Rahul was replaced by Shubman Gill, and Mohammed Shami was benched in favour of Umesh Yadav. On the other side, Australia’s opening Lineup included Mitchell Starc and star all-rounder Cameron Green.
IND vs AUS: Nathan Lyon wins another round of battle with Cheteshwar Pujara, Indian WALL falls to Aussie spin wizard for RECORD 12 times for EMBARASSING record, Check OUT
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