In the second hour of the first day of the fourth Test, Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammed Shami faced off against one another for India. After an impressive start, Australia lost the initiative and entered lunch with a score of 75 for two.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Mohammed Shami faced off in the second hour for India on Thursday, the first day of the fourth Test. After an impressive start, Australia lost the initiative and entered lunch with a score of 75 for two.
After Ashwin and Shami swiftly dismissed Travis Head (32 runs) and Marnus Labuschagne (3 runs), Usman Khawaja (27 runs, 94 balls) and skipper Steve Smith (2 runs, 17 balls) joined Usman Khawaja.
Australia has a chance to win the series for the first time if they put in a lot of effort.
In fact, Head’s seemingly innocuous shot at the crucial moment magnificently settled everything, probably making him feel awful. He attempted to chip Ashwin over the middle, but the pitch where the delivery was headed was missed.
Ashwin’s slight length change fooled Head, and Ravindra Jadeja, one of the best fielders in the world, caught the easiest ball.
KS Bharath, the wicketkeeper, dropped a guideline get off Umesh Yadav’s bowling while Travis Head was batting on seven. Travis Head felt some relief as a result. This time, Umesh, who has been described as energetic, was essentially more hostile when he conceded a few cutoff balls.
Head received five of Umesh’s seven boundaries.
Due to the inconsistent bounce on both sides of the wicket, KS Bharath wants to forget the session as soon as possible. He gave up eight byes and one doll because it was hard for him to collect many low balls from one end.
Toward the end, Shami bowled a few low shots, one of which struck Labuschagne and killed him. Labuschagne wanted to play the square cut because it was an off-cutter, but to his dismay, he dragged it back onto the stumps.