1st Test, India vs Australia, Day 5 Highlights: Lyon Bowls Australia to Sensational Win as Kohli's Twin Hundreds Go in Vain
India went down to Australia by 48 runs in the first of four Tests despite Virat Kohli's 141 and Murali Vijay's 99. Nathan Lyon shone for the hosts with figures of 7/152 at the Adelaide Oval. Click here for all the highlights from the match.
Australia prevailed in what was an emotional Test match for them. David Warner scored two hundreds, Michael Clarke and Steve Smith scored a hundred apiece and Nathan Lyon finished with 12 wickets as the hosts got the better of India, led spiritedly by Virat Kohli, who slammed two hundreds at the Adelaide Oval. Catch highlights here. (Scorecard | Updates)
Michael Clarke, Australia captain: The boys deserve a lot of credit to keep trying to win the game. The were willing to lose to win. I thought if India were good enough to make 360, all credit to them. But credit to our boys, and our bowlers. We did Phillip (Hughes) proud.
On his injury: I had a scan, results are not fantastic. I'm going to struggle to take any more part in the series.
Nathan Lyon, Man of the Match: Vijay and Kohli are superstars and they deserve that tag. Credit to all the Australian bowlers for this win.
Virat Kohli: All credit to Australia for coming out to play after what they went through the last 10 days. Love playing vs the Aussies because they play the way I believe in. I believed we could chase down whatever target Australia set us. Had Vijay and I added 200 for the 3rd wicket, we could have had a different result
12:42 PM IST: WICKET! That's the end of this Test. Nathan Lyon finishes with 7/152 as Australia beat India by 48 runs to go 1-0 up in the four-match series. This has been a sensational Test match, full of emotions and high passion. At the end, the hosts prevailed but India can hold their heads high.
12:36 PM IST: Ganguly says he feels sorry for Kohli, whose monumental effort went in vain. Some poor batting by his own teammates and some shoddy umpiring to blame. India 315/9
12:33 PM IST: Mitchell Johnson has the new ball in his hand and WICKET! He has struck to remove Varun Aaron and Australia are only one wicket away from a win.
12:25 IST: WICKET! That was a horrible shot by Shami. Poor, poor effort against Harris who has been swinging the ball miles. Virat Kohli will be livid in the dressing-room. India are 309/8 and need 55 more to win. Australia need two wickets. A draw on the cards?
12:21 PM IST: Lyon has single-handedly turned the match around today. India were cruising away at one stage but his wicket of Murali Vijay stopped India on their tracks. What a match this has turned out to be though and it's still not over. India are 309/7 and need 55 from a possible 14 overs.
12:11 PM IST: WICKET! This is the big one, the one Australia needed. Kohli falls to Lyon for 141 and stays rooted to his crease - a figure of extreme disappointment. He miscued Lyon and Mitchell Marsh took a regulation catch in the deep. The Indian dressing-room, the Adelaide Oval fans all stood up to applaud one of the best Test match innings in recent times. The 141 was Kohli's career-best in Test cricket.
12:01 PM IST: WICKET! That's the end of Saha as he charges down the pitch to Lyon. Bowled! Lyon picks up his second fifer - 10 for the match. Kohli would not have been mighty pleased with that shot at the other end.
12:00 PM IST: Saha has come out all guns blazing, blasts Lyon for a SIX! and FOUR! India are edging ever so close to the target.
11:50 AM IST: WICKET! Sensational spell from Lyon this. He has snared his fourth wicket as he gets rid of Rohit Sharma for 6. He looked all at sea through the innings and now the onus is on Saha and then the tail to hang around with Kohli.
11:44 AM IST: FOUR! Kohli cuts Johnson and races away to 121, his highest score in Test cricket and then follows it up with another FOUR! as if to celebrate. India 273/4
11:35 IST AM IST: Kohli is playing a completely different game. While Rohit Sharma appears all at sea, India's stand-in captain has been brilliant. He is a champion at chases and he could still be the difference between the two sides here.
11:11 AM IST: WICKET! Another one to Lyon but it's a shocking decision by the umpire as Rahane departs for a duck. India have slipped to 242/4 and Rohit Sharma joins Kohli in the middle.
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11:08 AM IST: Vijay OUT FOR 99! He had looked nervous for the last few deliveries he faced and finally perished to Lyon.
11: 05 AM IST: Hundred for Virat Kohli. What a knock and what a player. Kohli has hammered his second ton of the match and eight overall. He is only the second man to score twin hundreds on captaincy debut. Sensational knock.
11:01 AM IST: Some nervous moments for Murali Vijay on 99. Some played and missed and he barely survives. But he is still there in the middle and India are 234/2.
10:51 AM IST: Both Vijay and Kohli in the 90's. This match is headed into very interesting territory.
10:36 AM IST: Kohli survives a close appeal for lbw against Nathan Lyon straight after tea. India are 211/2 and both Kohli and Pujara are nearing tons.
10:17 AM IST: India are 205/2 at Tea on Day 5, chasing 364. The visitors struggled to make any breakthrough in the second session as Vijay and Kohli plundered quick runs.
10:11 AM IST: India have now scored 100 runs in this session without losing a wicket. What a performance this has been by the visitors.
10:02 AM IST: That was a sharp chance for Mitchell Marsh as Vijay smashed Johnson on the off-side. DROPPED! But Marsh definitely saved four runs there.
9:59 AM IST: Kohli and Vijay are closing in on hundreds with India on 199/2. An Indian win is looking more and more likely with every passing over now.
9:45 AM IST: Virat Kohli is on song in Adelaide. When he got to 72, he broke the record for most runs by an Indian on captaincy debut.
9:21 AM IST: FOUR! Kohli hammers Lyon away for his eighth boundary as India move to 165/2. This Test is slowly moving into a position where only two results are possible - an Indian win or an Australian win. The Indians are certainly not playing for a daw.
8:59 AM IST: Fifty for Virat Kohli, his 10th in Test cricket. The India captain had hit a hundred in the first innings and has looked superb in the second. India are 148/2 in the 45th over and look very comfortable.
8:50 AM IST: Clarke seems to have pulled up his hamstring and is down on the ground - he is walking away. Brad Haddin is in charge now.
8:46 AM IST: Shane Warne feels India have played beautifully and says if Vijay and Kohli stay together and India go into the last session with enough wickets, they can chase down about 150 to complete a shock win. Australia have bowled really well and it is not easy out there in the middle.
8:40 AM IST: This has been a gutsy effort from India, says Sourav Ganguly on air. And indeed it has been. Vijay and Kohli have added 80 for the third wicket and looked in complete control against the Aussies. India are 137/2 off 41 overs.
8:20 AM IST: Fifty for Murali Vijay, his second of the Test and 8th overall in 28 matches. This has been a superb knock by the opener as India move to 116/2, chasing 364 vs Australia. He and Kohli are not just looking for survival, they are batting with some intent.
8:17 AM IST: SIX! Kohli rocks on the backfoot and he hammers it to the fence. The India captain has been very positive and that is a good way to bat in Australia. India are 115/2 in 36 overs.
8:14 AM IST: Johnson started off proceedings for Australia after lunch but neither Vijay nor Kohli looked to be in any kind of trouble. Three runs off the first over of the second session and India are 108/2, chasing an improbable 364 to win.
7:31 AM IST: India take lunch at a far more comfortable position than they would have thought an hour back. After losing Dhawan and Pujara early on, Vijay and Kohli batted well to take the visitors to 105/2 in the first session.
7:22 AM IST: India are 100/2 off 31 overs, chasing 364 to win. After the two early losses, Kohli and Vijay have done very well to lead the recovery for the visitors.
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7:14 AM IST: Virat Kohli has come out and batted with a lot of aggression today. The onus is on him to steer India and he has found great company in a solid Murali Vijay. India are 97/2 off 30 overs.
6:59 AM IST: Another bouncer from Johnson and Vijay took his eyes off the ball and it him on the arm. A quick inquiry from Johnson - nothing to worry about here. India are 83/2 in the 27th over.
6:43 AM IST: Johnson pitches it short and Kohli pulls it away in front of mid wicket. FOUR! That is gutsy from the India captain - he is sending out a clear message to Australia - Bring it on!
6:39 AM IST: FOUR! Aggressive intent from Kohli as he sweeps a turning ball from Lyon. He wants to lose those men around the bat but Michael Clarke will be persistent with them. Australia have plenty of runs to bowl with.
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6:37 AM IST: Twenty-one overs gone and India are 63/2. There is a lot of chatter in the middle from Australia, who are undeniably pumped up after two key wickets.
6:30 AM IST: WICKET! Another blow for India as Lyon removes Pujara with one that did not turn too much. India are at a precarious 57/2 in the 20th over. Virat Kohli joins Vijay in the middle.
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6:18 IST: This has been a wonderful partnership between Pujara and Vijay after Dhawan's exit. Pujara has been the more aggressive of the two and has used his feet very well. It is all about buying time.
6:05 AM IST: India are 41/1 off 14 overs and both Vijay and Pujara are looking very assured in the middle. These two men will be key to India saving the Test because a win, chasing 364 on a wearing surface looks far-fetched.
5:52 AM IST: Nathan Lyon has already bowled two overs out of 11 this morning. Australia are clearly thinking a couple of more wickets before lunch which is still some time away. The Aussie off-spinner troubled the Indian batsmen on Day 3 and there is every reason why he can do it yet. Can Pujara and Vijay establish a strong stand here?
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5:38 AM IST: Dhawan has managed an average of 19.5 in his last eight Test innings (six in England and two in Australia). Does this make a case a for Lokesh Rahul to make his debut in the second Test of the series? The Delhi batsman will be a very worried man as he watches his teammates battle it out at the Adelaide Oval on Day 5?
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5:35 AM IST: This is a good Indian batting line-up but they have been found wanting in overseas conditions lately. Can they pull through to survive a whole day of hostile Australian bowling? If they do, it will open up the series nicely. The onus is now on Vijay and Pujara before the likes of Kohli, Rahane and Rohit take over for the remainder of the day. India are 19/1 off 7 overs.
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5:25 AM IST: WICKET! Johnson has struck for Australia to get rid of Dhawan. Big, big blow for India for he was one man who could have assured them of an aggressive start. The bouncer came off the shoulder but umpire Gould reckoned it had come off the gloves. India slip to 16/1 in 4.1 overs.
5:15 AM IST: India are 9/0 off 3.1 overs. The openers, Dhawan and Vijay have been watchful against Johnson and Harris. It is important to not lose early wickets because there is turn on the surface and Lyon bowled beautifully in the first innings.
4:50 AM IST: Australia have declared on their overnight score of 290/5 and set India a daunting 364 to win. More importantly, the Indians will have to bat out 98 overs on a wearing Day 5 pitch at the Adelaide Oval.
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Warner has been the champion of the Adelaide Test over the four days. With memories of mate Phillip Hughes' death still fresh, he let his bat pay the biggest tribute by hitting back-to-back centuries. The two knocks have positioned Australia nicely against a determined Indian side.
The Indians have not bowled too shabbily however. The pacers have persisted on a good line and length but the batting has fought back bravely. In fact, the spin of Karn Sharma has found a crack here and there and the young debutant has three wickets in the match to show for his efforts so far.
As with most hotly contested matches between the two teams, words have been exchanged frequently. On Day 4 - Friday - Shikhar Dhawan and pacer Varun Aaron got into an altercation of sorts with Warner.
At the end of Saturday though, only one team is likely to celebrate and the 'harsh' words spoken on the field would come to nothing.