Jadeja-Ashwin lead India to resounding innings win

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India 400 (Rohit 120, Axar 84, Jadeja 70, Murphy 7-124) beat Australia 177 (Labuschagne 49, Jadeja 5-47, Ashwin 3-42) and 91 (Smith 25, Ashwin 5-37) by innings and 132 runs

Nagpur: India has won the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by an innings and 132 runs. With this, the Indian team has taken a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.

Indian bowlers all out Australia for 91 runs in the second innings at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur on Saturday.

Earlier, India's first innings ended on 400 runs. In such a situation, the hosts got a lead of 223 runs in the first innings.

Steve Smith scored the maximum 25 runs from the Kangaroo team. Marnus Labuschagne contributed 17 runs.

While David Warner and Alex Carey got out after scoring 10-10 runs.

Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took 5 wickets. Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets each. Akshar Patel got a wicket.

Earlier, a brilliant 84-run knock by all-rounder Axar Patel and an entertaining cameo by Mohammed Shami put India in a commanding position, with a lead of 223 runs.

India started the day at 321/7, with Ravindra Jadeja (66*) and Axar Patel (52*) at the crease.

The hosts had added barely seven runs to their previous day's total when debutant Todd Murphy struck gold for Aussies, rattling Jadeja's off stump. The all-rounder was gone for a well-made 70 off 185 balls. India was 328/8.

Shami put a price on his wicket and played some fine strokes, including a four and a six. Axar continued to guard his wicket as well. India crossed the 350-run mark in the 128th over of their innings.

Murphy had a dream spell on his debut, taking 7 wickets for 124 runs in 47 overs. Cummins got two for 78 runs in 20.3 overs. Spinner Nathan Lyon could only get one scalp for 126 runs in 49 overs.