India vs Australia, 4th Test, Day Live Updates: Virat Kohli has been caught by Marnus Labuschagne off the bowling of Todd Murphy and India finish their innings at 571 as Shreyas Iyer wouldn't bat
Australia's premier spinner Nathan Lyon took a five-wicket haul as India moved to 179 for seven at tea on day two of the second Test here on Saturday. Wickets continued to tumble in the second session of the day as Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli and Srikar Bharat were sent packing by the spin trio of debutant Matthew Kuhnemann (1/64) Todd Murphy (1/37) and Lyon (5/41). Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin were batting on 28 and 11 respectively when tea was taken. India trail Australia by 84 runs. Brief Scores: Australia 1st Innings: 263 all out in 78.4 overs.
Australian spinner Nathan Lyon has now surpassed legendary Indian cricketer Kapil Dev to enter the list of top ten wicket-takers of all time in Test cricket.The veteran Aussie spinner accomplished this during the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium in Galle on Friday.Lyon was at his destructive best throughout the match, taking 5/90 in the first innings that bundled out Sri Lanka for 212. He later took 4/31 in the second innings, restricting the Lankans to merely 113.Lyon now has 436 wickets, surpassing the total of 434 wickets by the legendary Indian all-rounder.His exploits with the ball were of great help to his side, which got the target of only five runs, which they chased down easily and won the game by two wickets.Niroshan Dickwella (58), Angelo Mathews (39) and captain Dimuth Karunaratne (28) put forward notable contributions for their side.Nathan Lyon (5/90) was the star of Australia with the ball. Spinner Mitchell Swepson also took 3/55. Pacers Pat ...
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Australia ended Day One at 166/2 in 55 overs that could be bowled because of rain. At Stumps, Labuschagne and Steve Smith remained unbeaten on 67 and 31