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Watch: Umesh Yadav sends Mitchell Starc’s offstump cartwheeling as his a centesimal Test wicket in India

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Indian quick bowler Umesh Yadav touched a Test milestone on Day 2 of the continuing third Test in Indore when he despatched Mitchell Starc’s off-stump cartwheeling.

Umesh Yadav and R Ashwin bagged three wickets every to bowl out Australia for 197 runs within the first innings permitting them to take an 88-run lead right here on the Holkar Cricket Stadium.

Resuming the day at 156/4 Australian batters Peter Handscomb and Cameron Green’s partnership was taking the sport away from the hosts. After Ashwin trapped Handscomb for 19 breaking the 40-run partnership at 186, Umesh dismissed Cameron Green for 21 leg earlier than wicket as Australia misplaced their sixth wicket for 188.

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What a ball that was from Umesh Yadav as he cleans up Mitchell Starc to seize his a centesimal Test wicket at house. #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/AD0NIUbkGB

— BCCI (@BCCI) March 2, 2023

The Nagpur lad struck once more in his subsequent over cleansing Mitchell Starc for 1. Starc turned Umesh’s a centesimal Test sufferer for Umesh on Indian soil. The pacer achieved this milestone in 31 matches to depart Australia tottering at 192/7.

Umesh Yadav seemed unstoppable as he obtained his third wicket within the match dismissing Todd Murphy for a duck rattling his stumps to scale back Australia to 197/9.

Ashwin cleaned up Australia’s innings dismissing Nathan Lyon for five to bowl out guests for 197 taking an 88-run lead within the first innings.