BGT 23: Australia Defeat India by 9 Wickets; India’s 1st Test Lose at Home after 2021

Indore: Australia registered a crushing 9-wicket win over India in the Indore Test. The Aussies, reeling from the massive defeats in Nagpur and Delhi, scripted a massive win over India in just a little over two days.

This was a rare Test defeat for India at home. England (2012 and 2021) and Australia (2017 and 2023) are the only teams to have won Tests in India over the last 11 years.

On Friday, Australia needed only 76 to win the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India could not come up with any miracle. With this win, Australia qualified for the World Test Championship Final.

On Friday, R Ashwin removed Usman Khawaja off the second ball of the innings. It was the only success India had as Australia cruised to victory courtesy of Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne.

On the second morning of the Test, India had a glimmer of hope when Umesh Yadav and R Ashwin struck thrice each to trigger a great Australian collapse.

But in Indore, India’s batsmen were once again exposed against spin.

Rishabh Pant’s absence left a glaring hole that India were unable to fill. India are still 2-1 ahead in the series but the inability of their star batsmen to play quality spin is worrying.