Cricket
India wrap up Test in 4 days
2013-03-05 08:29
Hyderabad - India's spinners ran through Australia's defence, dismissing them for
131 to secure victory by an innings and 135 before lunch on the fourth
morning of the second Test in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
According to the supersport.com website, Australia resumed the day on 74 for two with Ed Cowan (26*) and Shane
Watson (9*) looking to take a considerable chunck out of the 192-run
deficit by lunch.
But India had other plans, and only three overs into the day Ishant
Sharma snared Watson down the leg for Mahendra Singh Dhoni to take a
smart catch to his left, without having added to his overnight score.
Australia needed Michael Clarke to rescue them as he had done so many
times before, but it was not to be, as he received a peach of a delivery
from Ravindra Jadeja that flattened his off-stump for the second time
in this match after pitching on middle - the captain departing for 16.
From there, it was a procession of batsmen traipsing off the field, with
India mopping up their last seven wickets for 23 runs as their
ineptitude against spin was exposed.
Matthew Wade (10) was the only other batsman who managed to reach double
figures, with Moises Henriques getting run out for a duck, Glen Maxwell
reached eight, Peter Siddle departed for four and James Pattinson (0)
was the final wicket.
Ashwin bagged his eighth five-wicket haul in only his 14th Test, with a return of 28-12-63-5, and Jadeja finished with 3-33.