Steve O'keefe's shines against India In First Test Match Takes 12 wickets in a Match
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Steve O'Keefe took 12 wickets in a match. (Man OF the Match). |
Riding on Steve O'Keefe's superb performance with the ball, Australia defeated India by a huge margin of 333 runs to take 1-0 lead in the four-match Test series.
Australia | vs | Inida |
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260/10 | 1st Innings | 105/10 |
285/87 | 2nd Innings | 107/10 |
O'Keefe got 12 wickets in a match , this was Australia's first win since 2004. Australia won their last game in 2004 since then in 2008 they lost 2 and drew 2 , in 2010 they lost 2-0 and in 2013 they whitewashed by India 4-0.
But Australia stood firm and delivered a win that will be remembered for ages. On a pitch where they were given no chance, the two Steves in the team, Smith and O'Keefe, turned in performances of the highest quality to dump India to their first defeat since August 2015, and first at home since December 2012, inside three days.
Australia | Score | First Inning | India | Score |
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Batsman | Run | Batsman | Run | |
Matt Renshaw | 68 | Murali Vijay | 10 | |
David Warner | 38 | Lokesh Rahul | 64 | |
Steven Smith | 27 | Cheteshwar Pujara | 6 | |
Shaun Marsh | 16 | Virat Kohli© | 0 | |
Peter Handscomb | 22 | Ajinkya Rahane | 13 | |
Mitchell Marsh | 4 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 1 | |
Mathew Wade | 8 | Wriddhiman Saha | 0 | |
Mitchell Starc | 61 | Ravindra Jadeja | 2 | |
Steve O'Keefe | 0 | Jayant Yadav | 2 | |
Nathan Lyon | 0 | Umesh Yadav | 4 | |
Josh Hazlewood | 1 | Ishant Sharma | 2 | |
Extra | 15 | Extra | 1 | |
Total | 260 | Total | 105 | |
Inidan Bolwer | Wickets | Australian Bowler | Wickets | |
Ishant Sharma | 0 | Mitchell Starc | 2 | |
Ravichandra Ashwin | 3 | Nathan Lyon | 1 | |
Umesh Yadav | 4 | Steve O'Keefe | 6 | |
Ravindra Jadeja | 2 | Josh Hazlewood | 1 | |
Jayant Yadav | 1 |
In the first inning only three players of India able to reach 2 figure marks. While Matt Renshaw and Mitchel Starc saved Australia in first inning. Matt scored 68 runs and Marsh scored 61 run in First inning. Lokesh Rahul is only player who reached 50+ mark in first inning.
For Bolwers Steve O'Keefe was brilliant in 1st innings , he took six wickets. For India Umesh Yadav and Ashwin did well in Bowling. Australia needed only 4 bowler to take 10 wickets of Indian Cricket Team.
In second Inning Steve Smith Played one of the best Inning in his career. It may not have all the ingredients to call it the most eye-catching innings played in a long time, but Smith's sensational knock of 109 from 202 balls was as good as they come. And with that, the skipper made a statement to his own batsmen, and perhaps to the opposition as well, that runs can be made even on the most treacherous of pitches. Steve Smith droped three or four times by Indian player. Steve Smith took advantage of Those chances and scored 109 runs.
For Bolwers Steve O'Keefe was brilliant in 1st innings , he took six wickets. For India Umesh Yadav and Ashwin did well in Bowling. Australia needed only 4 bowler to take 10 wickets of Indian Cricket Team.
Australia | Score | Second Inning | India | Score |
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Batsman | Run | Batsman | Run | |
David Warner | 10 | Murali Vijay | 2 | |
Shaun Marsh | 0 | Lokesh Rahul | 10 | |
Steven Smith© | 109 | Cheteshwar Pujara | 31 | |
Peter Handscomb | 19 | Virat Kohli© | 13 | |
Matt Renshaw | 31 | Ajinkya Rahane | 18 | |
Mitchell Marsh | 31 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 8 | |
Mathew Wade | 20 | Wriddhiman Saha | 5 | |
Mitchell Starc | 30 | Ravindra Jadeja | 3 | |
Steve O'Keefe | 6 | Jayant Yadav | 5 | |
Nathan Lyon | 13 | Umesh Yadav | 0 | |
Josh Hazlewood | 2 | Ishant Sharma | 0 | |
Extra | 14 | Extra | 12 | |
Total | 285 | Total | 107 | |
Inidan Bolwer | Wickets | Australian Bowler | Wickets | |
Ishant Sharma | 0 Wicket | Mitchell Starc | 0 Wicket | |
Ravichandra Ashwin | 4 Wickets | Nathan Lyon | 4 Wickets | |
Umesh Yadav | 2 Wickets | Steve O'Keefe | 6 Wickets | |
Ravindra Jadeja | 3 Wickets | Josh Hazlewood | 0 Wicket | |
Jayant Yadav | 1 Wickets |
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Steve Smith Played one of the Best inning of his Career. |
In second Inning Steve Smith Played one of the best Inning in his career. It may not have all the ingredients to call it the most eye-catching innings played in a long time, but Smith's sensational knock of 109 from 202 balls was as good as they come. And with that, the skipper made a statement to his own batsmen, and perhaps to the opposition as well, that runs can be made even on the most treacherous of pitches. Steve Smith droped three or four times by Indian player. Steve Smith took advantage of Those chances and scored 109 runs.
Riding on Steve O'Keefe's superb performance with the ball, Australia decimated India's batting line-up to hand them a massive 333 runs defeat in Pune to take 1-0 lead in the four-match Test series. India's batting were in shambles again as they survived for only 33.5 overs in the second innings and were all-out for a paltry total of 107 runs.