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Team India is 145 runs ahead of Australia in the 5th Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy. On Saturday, the team scored 141 runs after losing 6 wickets by the end of the second day of the Sydney Test. Before the tea break, Australia was all out for 181 runs in the first innings. Here India got a lead of 4 runs in the first innings. The Indian team had scored 185 runs in the first innings.
India’s regular captain Rohit Sharma is not playing in this match. Rohit came during the drinks break in the first session to provide water to the fielding Indian team. At the same time, star batsman Virat Kohli was out on an off-site ball in this match too, due to which he looked quite disappointed. The best moment was seen when Rishabh Pant, in his style, hit two consecutive sixes off Mitchell Starc. Top moments of the third day…
1. Rohit became the 12th player
When Rohit reached the field during the drinks break, he talked to Bumrah and Pant.
Rohit was also seen explaining something to pacer Mohammad Siraj.
Indian team’s regular captain Rohit Sharma has dropped himself from the Sydney Test. After which Rohit became the 12th player in the drinks break during the Australian innings in the first session on the second day and came to give water to his fellow players. Rohit arrived with Sarfaraz Khan during the drinks break. During this, he was also seen talking to Jasprit Bumrah, who was captaining the match, and wicketkeeper-batsman Pant.
2. Kohli is out again on an off side ball.
Kohli returning to the pavilion after getting out.
When Kohli was returning to the pavilion, he hit the bat on his pads in frustration.
Indian star batsman Virat Kohli was seen struggling in this entire series. He scored 190 runs in 5 matches. During this period, he was out on balls going out of the off side in 8 out of 9 innings. He was out on the same ball in the second innings of the Sydney Test also. He was caught by Scott Boland at the hands of Steve Smith in the 14th over. He was out at second slip on the ball of off stump. Here Kohli was out after scoring 6 runs. After this, he looked quite disappointed while returning to the pavilion.
3. Yashasvi caught a flying catch
Yashasvi took a brilliant catch of Beau Webster at gully.
Yashasvi Jaiswal took a brilliant catch in Australia’s first innings. Kangaroo team lost the 9th wicket in the 48th over. Prasidh Krishna bowled a bounce on the off side. Beau Webster did not expect the ball to bounce so much, so he played it slowly. The ball hit the outside edge of the bat and went to Jaiswal’s right at gully. He jumped in the air and caught it with both hands.
4. Started with Pant’s six, also completed half-century
Pant hit two consecutive sixes off Mitchell Starc in the 22nd over of the second innings. He also completed his fifty on the first six.
Rishabh Pant opened his account with a six in India’s second innings. He hit a six over mid-on off Scott Boland. Not only this, he took the team’s score beyond 100 runs by hitting a six on the first ball of Beau Webster’s 20th over.
At the same time, he also completed his fifty with six. He completed six consecutive fifties on the second ball of Mitchell Starc, who was bowling the 22nd over. He also hit a six on the third ball of the over.
5. Life to Jadeja, Smith-Khwaja missed the catch.
On the second day of the match, Jadeja returned unbeaten after scoring 8 runs on 39 balls.
Indian batsman Ravindra Jadeja got a lease of life in the 31st over. Smith-Khwaja got a dropped catch on the third ball of Beau Webster’s over. Actually, the ball was going to Usman Khawaja standing at first slip, but Steve Smith dived from second slip. The ball deflected after hitting his hand and the catch was dropped.
6. Jaiswal hit 4 fours in Starc’s first over.
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 22 runs on 35 balls.
Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal gave a fast start to the Indian team in the second innings. He hit four fours off the ball of Australian pacer Mitchell Starc, who was bowling the first over.