Australia in trouble in the Perth test (Photo: PTI)
Something surprising happened in the Perth Test when Australia had to suffer a 98-run penalty. This sanction was imposed on the host team because of its own player Usman Khawaja. Because of this, a big record was also made in Perth. Obviously you must be wondering how and when this happened. This incident occurred during India’s second innings. The 41st over was going on, when something happened on the field, after which not only a great record was achieved but also a 98-run penalty was imposed on Australia. Mitchell Starc was bowling at the time due to Usman Khawaja’s error which caused Australia to suffer this fate.
Usman Khawaja had dropped Yashasvi’s catch
That was Mitchell Starc’s ninth over in the second innings. On Starc’s fifth ball, the ball hit Yashasvi Jaiswal’s bat and headed towards Usman Khawaja. This was an easy catch for Usman Khawaja, who was in the stands. But he was eliminated and this became a big mistake by Khawaja, the consequences of which the Australian team faced.
The partnership was 103 runs when the catch was missed.
When Usman dropped the catch of Starc’s ball, Yashasvi Jaiswal was playing for 51 runs at that time. That is to say, when this incident occurred he had just turned half a century. While 103 runs were added to India’s score. Which was a partnership between Rahul and him. But what happened after Usman dropped the trap?
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Yashasvi added 98 more runs with Rahul, achieved a great record
After Usman Khawaja dropped the catch, Yashasvi Jaiswal along with KL Rahul formed a record-breaking partnership. He added 98 more runs in 103 runs and made an opening partnership of 201 runs. This is India’s biggest ever opening partnership in Australia in Tests. By doing this, Yashasvi and Rahul have broken a 38-year-old record.
Previously, in Australia, the Indian record for maiden partnership was in the names of Gavaskar and Srikanth. Both had scored 191 runs in the Test played in Sydney in 1986. In this sense, Yashasvi-Rahul is also the first Indian opening pair to have formed a partnership of more than 200 runs in Australia.
If this is not some kind of sanction, what?
Had Usman Khawaja not dropped Yashasvi’s catch, he would not have been able to write the story of India’s opening record in Australia. But, after getting some life, Yashasvi along with Rahul added 98 more runs to the scoreboard. This is the reason why we consider it a sentence imposed by Usman Khawaja. Because the mistake was theirs.
