“Aapse to 236 bane hi nahi follow on kese doge” – Fans react as Ashwin and Jadeja bowl out Australia for 177 in first inns of 1st IND vs AUS Test
Spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja shone as Team India bowled out Australia for 177 runs in the first innings on Day 1 of the ongoing Nagpur Test.
Jadeja scalped a five-wicket haul on his comeback, including the prized scalps of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne. Meanwhile, his spin partner returned with three wickets, including the fastest 450th Test scalp.
Speedsters Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj also scalped one wicket apiece. The duo reduced the Aussies at 2/2 before Labuschagne and Smith shared an 82-run stand to save the Aussies from an early collapse.
Innings Break!
Brilliant effort from #TeamIndia bowlers as Australia are all out for 177 in the first innings.
An excellent comeback by @imjadeja as he picks up a fifer 👏👏
Scorecard - bit.ly/INDvAUS-2023-1… #INDvAUS
@mastercardindia https://t.co/RPOign3ZEq
For Australia, Marnus Labuschagne top-scored with 49 runs, while Smith Steve (37), Alex Carey (36), and Peter Handscomb (31) chipped in the 30s. All the remaining batters departed for single-digit scores.
Indian fans were elated at Australia’s poor show in the first innings.
Here are some of the best Twitter reactions:
#INDvsAUS
#BGT2023 https://t.co/AGfyWrH7ep
Jadeja after taking fifer
#INDvsAUS #Jadeja https://t.co/vjaDA3q5mJ
177 All out.
#INDvsAUS https://t.co/7hXXTsaPf1
Bro got Five!
#INDvsAUS https://t.co/cSYacZk5wb
Sir Jadeja takes 5-fer & is back with a bang.
Me & my homies :
#INDvAUS #INDvsAUS #BorderGavaskarTrophy #RavindraJadeja https://t.co/OFiyFTpDup
#INDvsAUSThey hired duplicate of Ashwin but sir jadeja came out of syllabus 😂 #INDvsAUS
#BGT2023 #INDvsAUS
1. Attitude of Australian players
2. Performance of Australian players https://t.co/Hw1GvLrRr2
What a performance from the Ravi spin twins - 8 wickets between them causes Australia to be bowled out for 177. Welcome back, Sir #RavindraJadeja #raviashwin #INDvsAUS #BGT #BorderGavaskarTrophy https://t.co/r5tkHRi0hx
Look at Cameron Green 😂 .. Sums up the first inning of Australia #BGT2023 #INDvsAUS #India #Australia https://t.co/4c1mhVgPmn
@cricketcomau Aussie right now https://t.co/t5XEBw5LEh
@cricketcomau Aapse to 236 bane hi nahi follow on kese doge 😪
@cricketcomau jadeja vs australia https://t.co/DQC9LWB3Ai
Australia's poor performance came days after Smith said Australia has the tools to overcome Ashwin. In a press conference, he said:
"Ash is a quality bowler but we have the tools in our kit bag to counter that."
Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin continue to demolish Australia in Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin continued to pose a threat to Australian batters in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Jadeja, who scalped 25 wickets during Australia’s last tour of India in 2016-17, scalped five wickets. The left-arm spinner also dismissed Steve Smith for the fifth time at home. He stretched his tally to 68 wickets in just 13* Tests against the Aussies.
Australia's first innings comes to an end, bowled all out by India for 177 runs.
#INDvAUS
Meanwhile, Ashwin eclipsed former India captain Anil Kumble to become the fastest Indian player to scalp 450 wickets. He achieved the landmark in just the 89th Test. Muttiah Muralitharan and Kumble achieved the feat in their 80th and 93rd Tests, respectively.
The off-spinner also stretched his tally to 92 wickets in just 19* Tests against Australia.
The onus will now be on Rohit Sharma and Co. to gain a decent lead in the first innings.
The hosts will look to repeat their 2008 heroics against the Aussies in Nagpur. Back then, Team India won the Test match by 172 runs against the visitors.