Friday 15 January 2021

Can India restrict - Australia? 274/5 on Day 1

 4th n Final Test, Brisbane, Day 1:

Can India restrict - Australia?  

274/5 on Day 1

So India had to go in with most inexperienced bowling attack as Jadeja, Bumrah and Ashwin either injured or unfit. Winning the toss and batting first Australia looking quite well placed at 274/5 on day 1 at Gabba, Brisbane, mainly due to century of in form Labuschagne. For India, Siraj with two tests is the most experienced bowler today. Saini and Shardul Thakur - just a test old. Natarajan and Washington Sundar are the debutants. Still India started quite well, Siraj sent back Warner on the sixth ball of the morning and Shardul Thakur too claimed wicket of Harris on the his very first ball. Openers back - 17/2.Ever reliable Labuschagne and Smith took it to 87. And Washington Sundar got Smith on 36.By now quite settled Labuschagne and Wade took the score to 200 and were playing quite freely. But Natarajan with double strike removed Wade 45 and then Labuschagne 108. 200/4 and 213/5. Earlier in Saini`s 8th over - 36th, India got double shock. Safe hands Rahane dropped Labuschagne on 37 at 94/3. During the same delivery Saini got groin injury and had to leave the field. Later Pujara also failed to grab a tough one when Labuschagne was on 48.Green too got lucky as Shardul failed to grasp, caught and bowled in 80th over. Pain and Green carried Australia then up to 274/5. India desperate to remove these two and restrict hosts below 350/375, on the second morning. Indian batsman must rise to the occasion and score big in first innings, later. Otherwise with same inexperienced attack, it would be very difficult to comeback and dominate the game enough to even save the decider test.







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