Stats: Which Bowlers Have The Best Bowling Figures In IND vs AUS Tests?

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IND vs AUS: As Australia arrive on Indian soil for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the home team would eye a dominating win in the series to make it to the WTC Finals. Team India currently holds the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with their historic series win in Australia in 2020-21.

With Indian pitches traditionally being batter friendly, the bowlers will have a huge part to play in the series. India's ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah and left-arm all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja are set to return after a long time out due to injury and would look to make an excellent comeback in the series. 

Here are the bowlers with the best bowling figures in IND vs AUS Test matches since 2010. 

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#5. Pat Cummins (6/27)

In the 3rd Test at Melbourne in 2018, India declared their first inning on 443/7 and bowled out Australia for just 151 runs. In the second innings however, Australian pacer Pat Cummins wreaked havoc on the Indian batting as he picked up 6 wickets for 27 runs in just 11 bowlers as India declared on 106/8. India went on to win the match by 137 runs. 

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#4. Nathan Lyon (7/152)

In the 1st Test at Adelaide in 2014, India needed 363 runs to win the match in the 4th innings. Nathan Lyon, who had already registered a 5-fer in the match, went on to pick up 7 wickets for 152 overs in his 34.1 overs, bowling India out for 315 runs. Australia won the match by 48 runs. 

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#3. Ravichandran Ashwin (7/103)

Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin ranks next on this list as he picked up 7 wickets for 103 runs in the first innings of the 1st Test in Chennai in 2013. Ashwin's bowling helped India restrict Australia to 380 runs in the first innings and went on to win the match by 8 wickets. 

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#2. Nathan Lyon (7/94)

Nathan Lyon picked up 7 wickets for 94 runs in the first innings of the 4th Test, at Delhi in 2013, as India were bowled out for 272 runs. However, India had already built a 10-run lead and went on to win the match by 6 wickets. 

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#1. Nathan Lyon (8/50)

In the 2nd Test at Bangalore in 2017, Nathan Lyon registered 8 wickets for just 50 runs as India were bowled out for just 189 runs in the first innings. Regardless, courtesy of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja's excellent bowling, India won the match by 75 runs.