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India has reached a strong position on the first day of the Perth Test. After winning the toss, the Indian team came to bat first and got all out on the score of 150. In reply, Australia lost 7 wickets for 67 runs till stumps. Jasprit Bumrah took 4 wickets.
Many moments were seen in the match on Friday. Pant fell and hit a scoop shot…his catch was dropped by Cummins. Kohli dropped the catch of Labuschagne. KL Rahul was out on a controversial decision. Read the top-12 moments of the first day…
1. Pant hit a six on Cummins’ ball scoop shot.
Rishabh Pant played an inning of 37 runs.
In the 42nd over, Pant hit a six on fine leg in a strange manner. Here Cummins bowled the last ball on the off stump. Rishabh played a scoop shot. The ball went over fine leg for a six.
2. Nitish was saved from getting out, Cummins did not take DRS.
When Nitish got the lease of life, he was on 10 runs.
Nitish got a lease of life in the 37th over of the innings. Here on the fifth ball of the over, Starc bowled a bouncer on the leg side. Nitish pulled and the ball hit his gloves. Keeper Alex Carey appealed but the umpire gave him not out. Captain Cummins did not take DRS and Nitish got life. Here Nitish was on the score of 10 runs.
3. Pant’s catch was missed by Cummins.
Cummins dropped the catch of Pant on 26 runs.
Rishabh Pant’s catch was dropped on 26 runs in the 39th over. Pant played an aerial shot on the fourth ball of the over. The Australian captain standing at mid-on ran backwards but could not catch the catch.
4. Virat dropped the catch of Labuschagne
Virat dropped the catch of Labuschagne on the score of zero.
Virat Kohli gave life to Marnus Labuschagne. He dropped the catch of Labuschagne on Bumrah’s ball. Virat almost caught this catch and his teammates also started celebrating. Then Virat told that the ball had slipped from his hand at the last moment. Labuschagne’s account was not even open when the catch was dropped.
5. Controversy regarding KL Rahul’s out.
Mitchell Starc was bowling in the 23rd over of the match. When Mitchell Starc’s ball passed next to KL Rahul, the Australian team made a strong appeal. When the field umpire said no, the Australian team took DRS. On this the third umpire saw the review and gave the decision against KL Rahul. On this, Rahul got disappointed and walked towards the pavilion. His face showed that he was not happy with this decision.
KL Rahul played an inning of 26 runs.
Looking at the video, it seemed that the ball had passed the bat, whereas before that the bat had already hit the pad. This sound came in the Snikometer. Here the third umpire did not pay attention to this.
There was controversy regarding the catch out behind the wicket of KL Rahul. Sanjay Manjrekar, who was doing commentary, also objected to the third umpire’s decision. He said that the technology was not used properly. It is not the right decision to call someone out after seeing some angle on TV.
6. Harshit bowled his head on his debut wicket
Travis Head was bowled on 11 runs.
Harshit Rana bowled Travis Head in the 12th over of the Australian innings. Here Harshit bowled the first ball of the over on full length, which Head could not understand and the ball hit the off stump.
7. Debate between Siraj and Labuschagne
Siraj was not happy with Labuschagne removing the ball from the bat.
There was an argument between Siraj and Labuschagne in the 12th over of the Australian innings. Here Labuschagne tried to score runs by defending Siraj’s full length ball. Siraj came running towards the ball, which Labuschagne pushed aside with his bat. After this there was an argument between Virat, Siraj and Labuschagne.
8. Kohli sets the fielding
Virat Kohli supported Jasprit Bumrah in captaincy.
Virat Kohli set the Indian fielding right from the beginning of the Australian innings. Jasprit Bumrah is captaining the team in the absence of Rohit Sharma. Virat fully supported Jaspreet in the match.
9. Nitish’s upper cut
Nitish Reddy hits a six on the upper cut.
In the 48th over of the Indian innings, Nitish hit a six on the upper cut. Here Pat Cummins bowled a bouncer over the off stump. Which Nitish upper cut over third man.
10. Harshit’s juggling catch was caught by McSweeney and Labuschagne.
After McSweeney, Harshit was caught by Labuschagne.
Harshit Rana was out on the fourth ball of the 47th over. Here Harshit Rana played towards third man in Hazlewood’s ball. The ball went to McSweeney standing on the lane, who could not catch it in one go. Labuschagne, standing at third slip, took the catch in the second attempt. Harshit Rana played an inning of 7 runs in his debut.
11. Gavaskar-Border presented the trophy
Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar going inside the field with the trophy.
Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar with the captains of both the teams.
Before the toss, Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border came on the field with the trophy. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is played in the name of these two greats. Both also met Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah and Australian captain Pat Cummins at the time of the toss.
12. Debut of Rana-Nitish
Harshit Rana was given the debut cap by spinner Ashwin.
Virat Kohli gave debut cap to Nitish Reddy.
Two Indians Harshit Rana and Nitish Reddy made their debut in the Perth Test. Harshit was given the cap by Ravichandran Ashwin and Nitish Reddy was given the cap by Virat Kohli. Nitish was the top scorer of the Indian team in the first innings. He played an inning of 41 runs.