IND vs AUS: 4 Australian batsmen hit half-centuries, then Bumrah made India's comeback in the Boxing Day Test

The Boxing Day Test between India and Australia is going on in Melbourne. Its first day is over. Australia, batting first, has scored 311 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Steve Smith returned unbeaten after scoring 68 runs and captain Pat Cummins returned unbeaten after scoring 8 runs. Actually, Kangaroo team captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first. His decision proved to be absolutely correct. The openers gave the biggest and strongest start of this series. Team India was put on the back foot due to the attack of 19-year-old young debutant Sam Constus. Australia dominated in the first and second sessions. But in the last session, Team India made a comeback on the strength of Jasprit Bumrah.

Contus wreaked havoc, 4 batsmen scored half-centuries

The fourth Test started today, i.e. on 26 December. Sam Constas made his debut for Australia. He played as expected. After facing a few balls, Constas attacked the most successful bowler of the series and hit a lot of boundaries. He scored 50 runs in just 52 balls and played an innings of 60 runs in 65 balls.

Australia got a strong start with this innings. Then the morale of the rest of the batsmen also increased and they scored half-centuries. Apart from Constas, Usman Khawaja, who was going through a bad form, scored 57 runs in 121 balls, Marnus Labuschagne scored 72 runs in 145 balls and Steve Smith scored an unbeaten 68 runs. In the first session, Australia scored 112 runs in 25 overs. At the same time, 64 runs were scored in 28 overs in the second session. During this, they lost only 2 wickets. By the second session, Australia had scored 176 runs at the loss of 2 wickets and the Kangaroo team stood in a strong position.

This is how Bumrah made a comeback

In the third session, Australia came out to bat in a strong position. The team had scored 237 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. After this, Jasprit Bumrah brought Team India back by taking wickets continuously. First Washington Sundar took the wicket of Marnus Labuschagne. Then Bumrah sent the dangerous Travis Head to the pavilion on zero runs. In his very next over, he also took the wicket of Mitchell Marsh.

India made a comeback in the match by taking 3 wickets within 9 runs. Before the end of the day, Akash Deep took the wicket of Alex Carey. In this way, Australia scored 135 runs and lost 4 wickets in the third session. Let us tell you that by the end of the first day's play, Australia has scored 311 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. Steve Smith returned unbeaten after scoring 68 runs and captain Pat Cummins returned unbeaten after scoring 8 runs.