Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah gave an early blow to the Australian innings by dismissing Australian opener Sam Konstas in the 7th over. After performing brilliantly in the first innings, Constas failed to face Bumrah’s bowling in the second innings.
Bumrah showed the power of his seam bowling and dismissed Constas in his own style. With this brilliant wicket of Bumrah, India managed to get a good start in the match.
Sam Konstas, who had dominated the Indian bowling attack with an aggressive display in the first innings,
was unable to replicate his heroics the second time around.
Opening alongside Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas faced a barrage of hostile deliveries from Bumrah and his new-ball partner, Akash Deep, lasting only 18 balls in his brief stay at the crease.
Bumrah delivered a masterclass in seam bowling, producing a sharp in-cutter in the 7th over. The delivery, pitched on a good length,
jagged back through the gap between Sam Konstas’s bat and pad, clipping the top of the off-stump.
The young batter was left flummoxed as Bumrah celebrated the wicket in style.
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His gesture was a direct nod to Konstas’s own antics on Day 3 when the Australian had tried to rally the crowd while fielding near the boundary rope.
The spirited celebration by Bumrah served as a reminder of the “long memories” fast bowlers often carry, a sentiment Sunil Gavaskar humorously highlighted when the broadcaster juxtaposed Bumrah’s send-off with Konstas’s Day 3 interactions.
“Fast bowlers, they have long memories,” quipped Gavaskar, capturing the essence of Bumrah’s fiery response to Konstas’s earlier crowd-pleasing gestures.
Konstas looked shaky and lacked the audacity that he showed in the first innings when he scored 61 off just 65 balls. The ball was seaming quite a bit on Sunday morning and the young opener was all at sea.
With the wicked of Konstas, Burmah took his tally to 26 wickets in the series. The Indian vice-captain has been at his best
leading the charge and shouldering the burden of the bowling attack, which hasn’t clicked as an unit.
India were chirpy and charged-up on the field on Sunday morning as Virat Kohli was seen making the field changes and marshalling the troops.
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