Nathan Lyon spins Australia to first Test win over India in Adelaide
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Version 0 of 1. Nathan Lyon spun Australia to a remarkable 48-run win over India in the first Test at Adelaide Oval. Virat Kohli crafted a career-best century, but Lyon’s maiden 10-wicket Test haul proved the difference as the hosts clinched victory at 5.38pm local time on Saturday. Michael Clarke was hobbled by a fresh hamstring injury, while India’s push for a record-breaking win was halted by some howlers on a dramatic fifth day. The enthralling battle between chief protagonists Lyon and Kohli ended in the 82nd over. India’s stand-in skipper holed out on 141, Mitch Marsh misreading the ball but completing an awkward catch in the deep. Ryan Harris and Mitchell Johnson claimed a wicket each after the final drinks break. But Lyon fittingly ended the game when he had Ishant Sharma stumped and India all out for 315 in the 88th over. Lyon finished with incredible match figures of 12-286, bouncing back superbly after an underwhelming tour of the UAE, where he captured three Test wickets at an average of 140. Lyon was named man of the match. “I just had to keep asking question and lucky enough some went my way,” Lyon of the many lbw appeals that umpire Erasmus turned down. Clarke said in the post-match ceremony that his side did Phillip Hughes “proud”. Hughes’s shock death caused the series to be rescheduled, with Clarke and teammates attending the funeral in Macksville last week. |