Todd Murphy becomes youngest Australian to take 5-wicket haul on Test debut

Off-spinner Todd Murphy made history on Day 2 of the first Test between India and Australia in Nagpur on Friday, February 10. The 22-year-old cricketer became the youngest Australian to take five wickets on Test debut. Murphy joined the likes of Scott Boland, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon to complete the five-wicket haul in his first Test.

The off-spinner went on to achieve the rare feat of becoming the 35th Australian to take five wickets in his first Test appearance. Making his Test debut alongside India's Suryakumar Yadav and Kona Srikar Bharat Murphy owned the second day of the Nagpur Test for Australia. Having broken India's 76-run opening partnership with a stumping on Day 1, Murphy rattled the hosts' middle order on Day 2. After claiming his first Test wicket with the dismissal of KL Rahul, Murphy picked up the wickets of night watchman Ravichandran Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Kona Srikar Bharat.

Despite wickets falling at one end, Indian captain Rohit Sharma held the other end to reach his ninth Test hundred. Rohit lifted India to 229/6 before Pat Cummins removed him for 120. India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel held the fort for the hosts with their fifties to end the day without further loss. India reached 321/7, with Jadeja (66*) and Axar (52*) in the middle at the stumps.

India led Australia by 144 runs at stumps. Earlier, Australia were bundled out for just 177 runs after electing to bat. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin went through the visitors' line-up as Jadeja completed a five-wicket haul and Ashwin returned with three wickets on Day 1.