India vs Australia 1st Test Day 3 Session 1: India bundled out for 400, Todd Murphy ends up with 7 wickets

The
hosts
started
the
day
well
as
Ravindra
Jadeja
and
Axar
Patel
took
over
the
reins.
Although
Jadeja
departed
for
70
runs,
Axar
Patel
continued
his
merry
way
with
the
bat.

Mohammed
Shami
joined
Axar
Patel
at
the
crease
and
the
pair
looked
at
ease
against
the
Aussie
bowlers.
Shami
gave
an
opportunity
early
but
Scott
Boland
missed
a
regulation
catch,
and
the
Indian
tail-ender
pounced
after
that.

Shami
played
some
exquisite
shots,
and
took
on
the
debutant
Todd
Murphy
in
an
over,
as
the
bowler
was
dispatched
for
consecutive
sixes.
But
to
the
credit
of
Murphy,
another
tossed
up
delivery
led
to
the
demise
of
Shami,
who
only
managed
to
sky
it
this
time
and
Alex
Carey
took
care
of
the
rest.

But
nevertheless,
the
pair
stitched
52
important
runs
for
the
9th
wicket
as
Shami
made
a
decent
37
off
just
47
balls.

India
frustrated
the
visitors
further,
by
adding
20
more
crucial
runs
for
the
final
wicket.
Mohammed
Siraj
hung
on
prudently
as
Axar
took
the
charge.
But
Pat
Cummins’ sower
ball
did
the
trick
as
Axar
lost
his
pole,
thus
India
getting
bundled
out
for
exactly
400
runs
at
Lunch.

Axar
Patel
played
a
fantastic
knock
of
84,
missing
out
on
a
maiden
Test
hundred.

Aussie
debutant
Todd
Murphy
was
the
pick
of
the
bowlers
for
them.
He
picked
up
2
wickets
on
Saturday
as
well,
as
Ravindra
Jadeja
and
Mohammed
Shami
were
his
victims.
He
finished
his
spell
as
7
for
124
and
will
be
gaining
a
lot
of
confidence
from
this.