Team India locked horns with Australia in the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Indore on 1 March 2023. After winning the first two matches easily, fans were hoping for another dominating performance from Rohit Sharma and his men. On the other hand, the Aussies were looking for a win to stay alive in the series.
As Pat Cummins went back to Australia for personal reasons, Steve Smith became the captain and came out for the toss with Rohit Sharma. However, Rohit won the toss and elected to bat first. He also confirmed that Shubman Gill and Umesh Yadav were included in the playing XI in place of KL Rahul and Mohammed Shami.
Australia defeated India by nine wickets in the third Test in Indore
For India, the skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill came out to open. But, the Indian bowlers were all over the place as they got bundled out for just 109 runs in 33.2 overs. Virat Kohli was the highest run-scorer as he scored 22 runs off 52 balls. Matthew Kunheman took five wickets along with Nathan Lyon’s three wickets. In reply, the Aussies scored 197 runs in 76.3 overs. Usman Khawaja scored 60 runs off 147 balls. For India, Ravindra Jadeja took four wickets while Ravichandran Ashwin and Umesh Yadav grabbed three wickets each.
So, Australia got a lead of 88 runs but in reply, the home side got bundled out for 163 runs in 60.3 overs. Nathan Lyon was teh star of the show as he took eight wickets for 64 runs in 23.3 overs. Thus, the visitors came out to chase own just 76 runs on day three. However, they managed to pull it off in just 18.5 overs and won the match by nine wickets. With this win, the series is now 2-1 in favor of India with one more match to go in Ahmedabad. However, Australia have now qualified for the final of the World Test Championship after this win. Lyon won the player of the match award for his outstanding bowling performance.
Here is how fans have reacted to the victory of Australia against India in the third Test in Indore:
Absence of kl Rahul hurt india big time
— B Singh (@bissuusingh) March 3, 2023
Ngl. Lyon>>>>>>>Ashwin pic.twitter.com/0wexdLHuGG
— Rahul Kumar (@RahulKu75155697) March 3, 2023
Captain Smith owns vadapav
— ` (@chittu_kuruviii) March 3, 2023
jeeto na😂😂 pic.twitter.com/TC5MjXZDLQ
— Ankit 🇮🇳 (@Ankitrox0) March 3, 2023
I blame chokli
— 🫵🏻 (@guillotineeee_) March 3, 2023
Arrest him asap
Hahaha Hold Indian fans😎😎😎
— Charan (@Venkysam14) March 3, 2023
Marnus and head played career endin knock of Ash and jaddu
— Vishnu. (@gayle_vishnu) March 3, 2023
Sahi h inke muh pr aise hi slap padna chahiye, bilkul wrong strategy, wtc final m bhi kuch nhi hona tumse
— NainaSingh 🇮🇳 (@NainaS771) March 3, 2023