Pant had dropped Hazlewood’s catch (Photo: AFP)
The Perth test is a great example of how costly a mistake can be. In this match, a mistake committed by Rishabh Pant has cost the Indian team dearly. Because Australia took advantage of it and the Indian team was fined 25 runs for it. Indian bowlers knocked down 9 Australian wickets one after another. But the work done by the final pair of Starc and Hazlewood, taking advantage of Pant’s mistake, has helped Australia get back into the game. There are now fears that this could be the reason for Team India’s defeat in the Perth Test.
Pant’s mistake, Team India was fined 25 runs!
In the Perth Test, Australia’s 9 wickets had fallen for 79 runs. But, after that, Josh Hazlewood along with Mitchell Starc added 25 runs for the last wicket on Australia’s scoreboard. These 25 runs were like a fine imposed on the Indian team. This is because if Pant had caught Hazlewood, there would have been at least a 25-run partnership between Australia’s last wicket.
What did Hazlewood do after the capture?
In the second day’s play, Rishabh Pant had dropped Hazlewood’s catch on Bumrah’s ball. Of course, Hazlewood did not achieve great results. Despite remaining undefeated until the end, he could only score 7 runs. But the 25 runs he has added with Starc in 120 balls can hurt the Indian team.
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This opportunity was also missed due to Pant’s mistake.
Early in the Perth Test, India had a chance to overtake Australia with the lowest score in the Test against them. But he also missed the chance after Perth dropped Heddlewood’s catch. Australia’s lowest Test score against India was 83 runs, which it achieved in 1981.
India took a 46-run first innings lead over Australia by 104 runs in the Perth Test.
