NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah, identified for his calm and composed manner on the sector, tickled his humorous bone and poked enjoyable at Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne throughout the first day of the pink ball Take a look at at Adelaide Oval on Friday.
Throughout the 13th over of Australia’s innings, Labuschagne defended the ball straight to Bumrah and cheekily stated, “Wait on!” Bumrah, with a smile, calmly collected the ball, and on the very subsequent supply, outclassed him utterly.
In a playful second, Bumrah made a sluggish, exaggerated run towards Labuschagne to indicate his humorous facet. Labuschagne, recognising Bumrah’s brilliance, smiled and acknowledged the very good supply.
Bumrah additionally achieved a exceptional feat by turning into the primary bowler to take 50 Take a look at wickets in 2024. Celebrating his 31st birthday, Bumrah struck to dismiss Usman Khawaja for his 50th wicket, who was caught at first slip by captain Rohit Sharma.
Earlier, Australia’s Mitchell Starc claimed a career-best 6-48 to bundle out India for 180 inside two classes of the day-night second Take a look at.
India misplaced in-form opener Yashasvi Jaiswal to the primary ball of the take a look at and slumped to 141-Eight earlier than Nitish Kumar Reddy’s belligerent 42 took them previous the 175-mark.
India got here into the conflict using excessive after a 295-run victory on the first Take a look at in Perth, however Australia have a formidable document in Adelaide, profitable all seven pink-ball Assessments they’ve performed on the venue.
