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Australia vs India 3rd Test Day 2 highlights SCG
Australia vs India 3rd Test Day 2 highlights saw Australia finishing their first innings at 338. Australia, after coming out of early set-back through Will Pucovski’s fighting 62 and unbeaten 31 by Steven Smith, had to pass through the same worries as except Smith and Labuschagne none of the batsmen could settle and steer the team’s formidable build-up of overnight 166 runs for 2 wickets, to a worthy total.
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Labuschagne was caught by Rahane off Ravindra Jadeja at 91, playing 196 deliveries. His patient innings saw only 11 fours.
Australia vs India 3rd Test Day 2 highlights also must mention about the former Australian captain Steven Smith’s brilliant 131. Playing at his home town looked once again to have regained his touch. His 131 was scored in 226 balls. He hit 16 fours. It was his eighth century against India with an envious average of 74.76. Smith is followed by Garry Sobers, Viv Richards and Ricky Ponting who are the leading tormentors of India.
He struck his 27th Test century at the age of 31 years with an overall average of 61. The right-hand batsman has also completed 381 runs at Sydney Cricket Ground in 2020-21 season in Australia. Australian selectors and fans now seem to be hopeful of this great batman’s come back after two lean performances in the two previous Tests in the series.
Australia vs India 3rd Test Day 2 highlights also watched Ravindra Jadeja, the most successful bowler among the Indian bowling line-up who scalped 4 wickets giving away 62 runs from his 18 overs at an economy rate of 3.44. He was also properly assisted by R. Ashwin who was able to restrict opposition batsman with his 3.08 economy rate, giving away 74 runs from his 24 overs. Navdeep Saini, the debutant also bagged 2 wickets at the cost of 65 runs from his 13 overs while Jasprit Bumrah captured 2 wickets for 66 runs and Mohammad Siraj had to be content with one wicket at the cost of 67 runs from his 25overs.
India, in reply, is 96 for the loss of 2 wickets at stumps on Friday. Rohit Sharma, coming back fresh from hamstring injury, could not be able to stay for long. He was caught and bowled by Hazlewood off only 26 runs, playing 77 deliveries. Even though Australian bowling was composed and tight, the other Indian opening batsman Shubman Gill had another delightful innings of 50 before he was caught Green bowled by Pat Cummins. Cheteshwar Pujara (9) and the captain Ajinkya Rahane (5) remain unbeaten at the end of the 2nd day.
Australian bowlers’ statistics has shown their composition and control as Hazlewood has claimed one wicket at the cost of 23 runs from his 10 overs with an inspiring economy rate of 2.30 while Pat Cummins has bagged the other wicket of Gill at the cost of 19 runs from his 12 overs with an amazing economy rate of 1.58.
