Monitoring Desk
INDORE: Australia made a solid start with the bat on the day one of the third Test against India on Wednesday, reaching 156 for the loss of four wickets at stumps after restricting the hosts to just 109.
On Indore’s treacherous spinning wicket, Usman Khawaja was the top scorer for the visitors with 60 runs.
Earlier Australian spinner Matthew Kuhnemann took 5 wickets and Nathan Lyon 3 to restrict India to 109 after lunch.
Australia attempts to fight back after heavy defeats in two tests
Australia, attempting to fight back in the 4-match series from 2 heavy defeats, introduced spin in the 6th over after India won the toss and chose to bat.
It brought reward in a frenetic opening session on a turning track with a low bounce as left-armer Kuhnemann had shown the door to captain Rohit Sharma stumped on 12.
Shubman Gill attempted to hit back with 3 fours but also fell to Kuhnemann, caught at slip by Australian captain Steve Smith on 21.
The off-spinner Lyon then sent Cheteshwar Pujara to the pavilion for 1 with a spinning delivery.
India made 2 changes to the team that won in Delhi, with Gill replacing Rahul and fast bowler Yadav in the rested Mohammed Shami.
