India caught Australia in a spin net within the first Test in Nagpur and received the match by an innings and 132 runs. Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took eight wickets within the match, together with a fifer within the second innings. The hosts took a commanding first-innings lead of 223 in Nagpur, then skittled out Australia for 91 in an prolonged second session to take a 1-0 lead within the four-match sequence. Steve Smith was left to survey the ruins on 25 after Ashwin, who took 5 wickets within the innings and eight within the match, triggered a whole batting collapse inside a single session.

Ahead of the match, there was a whole lot of speak relating to the character of the pitch in Nagpur. There have been even accusations by Australian media that the pitch may need been doctored to swimsuit the Indian spinners. While, there was no such proof relating to the identical, Indian spinners Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, who took seven wickets within the recreation, struck Australia exhausting.

After the win, former India opener Wasim Jaffer trolled Australia in an distinctive. He posted the video of a transferring conveyor belt in an airport and superimposed it with two phrases “Turning pitch.” He additionally wrote in his tweet: “In short Congrats on another fifer @ashwinravi99 #INDvAUS”

In brief Congrats on one other fifer @ashwinravi99 #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/Z6bF5zvDZJ

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 11, 2023

Ashwin rattled the opposition batting together with his off-spin as he despatched again Usman Khawaja (5), David Warner (10) and Matt Renshaw (two).

Jadeja, who grabbed 5 within the first innings, took two wickets together with Marnus Labuschagne — Australia’s first-innings top-scorer with 49 — trapped lbw for 17.

But Ashwin dominated the afternoon to run via the Australian batting, which fell flat on a pitch the place India’s tail — together with Axar Patel (84) and Mohammed Shami (37) — scored handsomely within the first session.

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