Team India skittled Australia for 104 runs in the hosts’ first innings in the ongoing Perth Test on Saturday. India’s fast bowlers delivered a fiery performance taking all 10 wickets and the visitors got a 46-run lead. Stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah scalped five wickets while Mohammed Siraj and Harshit Rana took two and three wickets respectively.
Bumrah missed out on a six-fer as wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant missed Josh Hazlewood’s catch in the 37th over of Australia’s innings. Bumrah’s short of a length delivery swung away touching the edge of Hazlewood’s bat but a diving Pant failed to catch the opportunity. The ball raced to the boundary and a shocked Bumrah gave death stare to Pant.
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When Pant missed Hazlewood’s catch, Australia were 83/9 and trailing by 67 runs. The hosts then added 21 more runs to their team total before being bowled out for 104 runs.
Mitchell Starc top scored for Australia, hitting 26 off 112 balls. Alex Carey was the second highest run-getter with 21 off 31 balls. Six Australian players failed to get a double digit score. Having secured a 46-run lead, India are now in the driving seat in the ongoing Test.
Bumrah’s fiery bowling performance
The right-arm fast bowler took five wickets in 18 overs at an economy of 1.70, including, six maiden overs. He dismissed Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Steven Smith, Alex Carey and Pat Cummins.
Bumrah has played seven matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and taken 32 wickets at a fabulous average of 21.25.
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