IND vs AUS 3rd Test: 3 Player Battles To Watch Out For

The IND vs AUS series continues with the third Test in Indore starting on March 1. India beat Australia by six wickets as they chased 115 in the second innings of the Delhi Test on day 3. In the process, they retained the Border-Gavaskar series and have to take a step closer to the WTC final. 

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 series will be played across four different venues in India. The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur hosted the first Test from February 9 to 13, and the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi hosted the second Test from February 17 to 21.

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The third Test is moved out of Dharamsala and will be played in Indore from March 1 to 5 and the fourth Test will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad from March 9 to 13. Meanwhile, this is the last of the IND vs AUS four-match test series between the two teams.

According to the International Cricket Council’s Men’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) for 2023-27, Australia and India will be playing two five-match series during the period which will be part of the ICC World Test Championship. Meanwhile, in this article, we take a look at three-player battles to watch out for in the third Test in Indore. 

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IND vs AUS 3rd Test: 3 Player Battles To Watch Out For

Virat Kohli vs Nathan Lyon 

The Kohli ve Lyon rivalry will continue in the third Test in Indore. The former Indian skipper was dismissed by Matthew Kuhnemann in the first innings and Todd Murphy in the second but it is the battle with Lyon that the fans love to watch. Kohli has scored 440 runs against Lyoon while the off-spinner has dismissed him seven times.

Ravindra Jadeja vs Steve Smith

Jadeja has dismissed Steve Smith five times in Test cricket. In the first Test in Nagpur, Jadeja bowled 64 balls to Smith giving away 23 runs and dismissing him once. With the Delhi pitch expected to help the spinners more than the pacers, Smith will be tested to the hilt by Jadeja.

He was the only Australian batter who played spin with some authority in the first two Test matches. However, his mode of dismissal in the second innings of the Delhi Test leaves a lot to be discussed. He was dismissed while trying to play the sweep shot to balls keeping low as he failed to read the bounce of trajectory of the deliveries. 

Ravichandran Ashwin vs Steve Smith

Smith will also be up against Ravichandran Ashwin who dismissed him in the first innings for a duck. Ashwin has dismissed Smith eight times in his Test career with the latest dismissal being one in the second innings of the second TestSmith has just scored 71 runs in four innings in the series so far and if Australia wants to win the Indore Test he will need to play and tire down the Indian spinners. 

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