The India vs Australia 2023 Test series resumed today in Indore. After a long break, the two teams met at Holkar Cricket Stadium where the Australians took the lead late in the first day’s game.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first in Indore. However, the decision did not work out in India’s favour, as the home team made only 109 runs. Virat Kohli was the team’s top scorer with a 22-run hit.
Matthew Kuhnemann destroyed India’s batting line-up with his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket. He received excellent support from Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy when the Australian bowlers wreaked havoc at Holkar Cricket Stadium.
Indian bowlers were unable to replicate Australia’s performance. Half a century after opener Usman Khawaja helped the visitors finish Day 1 of the third Test on 156/4. Australia will start Day 2 with a 47-run lead going into the first innings.
It was an eventful day in Indore, and here is a list of the five records that were broken during today’s game.
#1 Nathan Lyon broke Shane Warne’s record in India vs Australia 3rd Test
Spinner Nathan Lyon continued to pester the Indian batsmen on this tour and recorded a three-wicket haul earlier today. Lyon accounted for the wickets of Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravindra Jadeja and KS Bharat in the first innings.
Courtesy of these three wickets, Lyon now holds the record for the highest wickets by an away spinner on Asian soil. He was previously held by Shane Warne with 127 wickets, but Lyon have now surpassed him with 129 hairs.
#2 Australia broke their own record
The Aussies needed just 33.2 overs to dismiss 10 Indian batsmen today at Holkar Cricket Stadium. Australia improved their own record of taking fewest overs to defeat India in a home Test.
Six years ago, Australia had eliminated India in 33.5 overs during a test match played in Pune.
#3 Rohit Sharma broke Marnus Labuschagne’s record in India vs Australia 3rd Test
Indian captain Rohit Sharma managed just 12 runs in the first innings today. Matthew Kuhnemann tricked him with his left arm spin and knocked him out.
This was the fourth time that Sharma had been stumped in a World Test Championship match. He broke Marnus Labuschagne’s record of three perplexed dismissals.
#4 India broke Bangladeshi record
The pitch of Holkar Cricket Stadium is known to be a batting paradise, but the pitch of this game is helping the spinners. As mentioned above, India lost all 10 wickets for just 109 runs.
India now holds the record for the lowest team total in the Tests at the Holkar Stadium. Bangladesh previously scored 150 runs in an innings against India in 2019.
#5 Matthew Kuhnemann broke Abu Jayed’s record in India vs Australia 3rd Test
Matthew Kuhnemann has set a new record for best figures by an away bowler in Tests at Holkar Cricket Stadium. Kuhnemann fired a 5/16 spell today, breaking Abu Jayed’s record.
During the Bangladesh Test against India in 2019, Jayed came back with figures of 4/108 in the first innings.