It was a complete performance, says Steve Smith after Australia’s win

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Indore. Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith said that his team performed well towards the end of the third Test at the Holkar Stadium, which they won by nine wickets. Matthew Kuhnman and Nathan Lyon played a major role in winning the Indore Test. One took five wickets in an innings and the other took 8 wickets in an innings. While Usman Khawaja scored a brilliant 60 in the first innings to give the visitors an 88-run lead.

Chasing 76, Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne scored unbeaten 49 and 28 respectively to complete a nine-wicket victory and qualify for the WTC final, as well as make the series 2–1.

Smith said, “I think losing the toss on the first day meant bowling, which the team did and the bowlers did well, especially Kuhnman. All our bowlers contributed.”

“We had some good partnerships. India bowled well at the back end. We had to work hard yesterday, Cheteshwar Pujara played a good innings, but all our bowlers did well too. It was a complete performance in the end.”

Smith is handling the captaincy in the absence of regular skipper Pat Cummins. Cummins went home due to personal reasons. Smith said he enjoyed captaining Australia in the Indore Test.

“We are looking forward to having Patty come back, our thoughts are with him. But I enjoyed this week. I love captaining in this part of the world. I think I understand a lot of the intricacies. “

He continued, “It’s a venue that I enjoy and I think I’ve done a good job this week. The approach will be very similar. We’ll have to see how the conditions are. It’s nice to be in the WTC final but it It’s just about playing.”

Off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who was adjudged player of the match for his 8-64 in India’s second innings, said his belief in his variations was key in guiding Australia to victory.

“It’s been a very remarkable series. But to come out here and put in a good team performance was very special. I have one thing and that’s belief. I don’t think I’ve mastered it. I’ve been lucky Challenged against some of the best players to play that game, like Virat and Pujara. I like to challenge myself.”(IANS)

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