India is in a strong position due to the excellent performance of the former.
First Test Ind vs Aus Day 3 Live (Aaj Samaj), Sports Desk: In the first two days of the Perth Test, sports lovers felt the incredible excitement of Test cricket. When Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah decided to bat after winning the toss, Australian captain Pat Cummins must have been happy to some extent. Maybe if they had won the toss on a bouncy green field, they would have chosen to bowl. The Indian batsmen could not do anything special in the first innings and the team made 150 runs in the first two sessions.
The Australian camp was happy that the Indian tour had started exactly the way they wanted. But the Indian players played brilliantly and bowled out the Australian team by just 104 runs, giving the Indian team a significant lead of 46 runs. After which not only did the Indian team come back into the match but also reached a strong position at the end of the second day.
The captain returned
When the Indian team was reduced to 150, all the fans and even the team camp were disappointed to some extent. No one expected such a weak performance from the Indian team. While captain Jasprit Bumrah was probably confident in himself and optimistic about the team’s recovery. This is why Jasprit Bumrah shook up Australia’s batting order, taking five wickets for just 30 runs in 18 overs and played an important role in giving India a significant lead.
The Indian openers dominated the second innings.
The Indian opening pair, who failed in the first innings, performed brilliantly in the second innings and did not drop any wickets for India. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul together have scored 172 runs. While Yashasvi is unbeaten on 90 runs, at the other end, the experienced KL Rahul stands tall on 62 runs.
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Australia (playing XI)
Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
India (Playing XI)
KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Mohammed Siraj.
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