Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Australia spinner Todd Murphy holds on to Test debut

11 FEB, 2023 By Monu Jha

[{"selector":"#anim-d314c0fa-3672-4afc-bd92-fe11751e8598","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cb4dac13-d839-4428-be4e-19a556fa5cb4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.49506815748202%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"forwards"}] Australia spinner Todd Murphy made a positive impact on his Test debut by taking 7 wickets in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur.

[{"selector":"#anim-c8b1e718-d3d7-4661-99d5-e61c4fa1236a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0725ecbc-3d19-44f9-b98c-6cc85c907042 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-3.552713678800501e-15%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Murphy recorded the second-best figures by an Australian debutant in India, behind only Jason Krejza, who took 8 wickets at the same venue in November 2008.

[{"selector":"#anim-4e16cc0b-7ff8-4ea3-bc36-155f7f81e5e7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8fa0ebad-966d-4ad8-96e3-cb7a47794e78 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-11.955085634402534%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Murphy was the only bowler who really troubled the Indian batting line-up, adding 400 runs in the second innings.

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