Former Indian head coach Rahul Dravid heaped reward on tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah for his eight wickets throughout the win on the Perth Take a look at towards Australia, saying that he took the sport by the scruff of the neck and “cracked it open” along with his five-wicket haul. Bumrah’s 5 wicket haul within the first innings gave India a 46-run lead whereas centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli helped India swell the result in an extent that Aussies might by no means stage a comeback. India gained the primary Take a look at by 295 runs at Perth, ending Australia’s good document on the venue. Bumrah was given the ‘Participant of the Match’ award for his spell and made his return to the highest of the ICC Males’s Take a look at Rankings bowling charts.
Talking on Star Sports activities, Dravid stated, “In the event you discuss somebody take a sport by the scruff of the neck and completely cracking it open, that was precisely what Bumrah did with that spell in that first night, after which even within the second innings he picked up quite a lot of essential wickets as nicely.”
“Being captain, main from the entrance, taking the sport and saying, ‘Give it to me and I’ll present you what I can do and the way I can flip it round.’ Sensible from Bumrah and he has simply proven it a lot in all codecs of the sport. The variety of instances he does it for us is completely unimaginable and hats off to him,” Dravid added.
Within the match, India gained the toss and opted to bat first. Nonetheless, they have been dismissed for simply 150 runs, with Nitish Kumar Reddy (41 off 59 balls, six fours and a six) and Rishabh Pant (37 off 78 balls, three fours and a six) enjoying essential knocks and including a significant 48-run partnership for the sixth wicket.
Josh Hazlewood (4/29) was the standout bowler for Australia, with Pat Cummins, Mitchell Marsh, and Mitchell Starc claiming two wickets every. Australia’s reply was even worse, as they have been lowered to 79/9 earlier than Mitchell Starc (26) and Alex Carey (21) took the overall to 104, giving India a slender lead of 46 runs.
Jasprit Bumrah starred for India with figures of 5/30 in 18 overs, whereas debutant Harshit Rana impressed with 3/48.
Of their second innings, India amassed an enormous lead. KL Rahul (77 off 176 balls, 5 fours) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (161 off 297 balls, 15 fours and three sixes) put up a 201-run opening partnership. Regardless of shedding fast wickets, an unbeaten 100 by Virat Kohli (143 balls, eight fours and two sixes), supported by Washington Sundar (29 off 94 balls, one six) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (38* off 27 balls, three fours and two sixes), propelled India to 487/6 declared, setting Australia a frightening goal of 534 runs.
Nathan Lyon (2/96) was the most effective bowler for Australia, with Cummins, Starc, and Hazlewood taking one wicket every.
At stumps on Day 3, Australia have been 12/3, with Bumrah taking two wickets and Mohammed Siraj one. On Day 4, regardless of valiant efforts from Travis Head (89 off 101 balls, eight fours) and Mitchell Marsh (47 off 67 balls, three fours and two sixes), Australia have been bowled out for 238, giving India a powerful 295-run victory.
Bumrah (3/42) and Siraj (3/51) led the bowling within the second innings, whereas Washington Sundar took two wickets, and Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana picked one every.
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