Perth Test is going on between India and Australia, where after the bowlers, Team India is in a strong position due to the excellent performance of the batsmen. In reply to India’s 150 runs, Australia’s first innings ended at 104 runs. Indian captain Jasprit Bumrah gave a strong performance and surprised the Kangaroo team by taking 5 wickets. Australia started the second day’s play with a score of 67/7 and soon lost two wickets. But after this, Mitchell Starc along with Josh Hazlewood made a partnership of 25 runs for the tenth wicket and took the team’s score beyond 100.
Rishabh Pant dropped the catch
The Kangaroo team would have been out for just 83 runs if Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant had not dropped Hazlewood’s catch on Bumrah’s ball. After this score, the Starc-Hazelwood pair added 21 more runs. In this way, India had to pay the price of Pant’s dropping the catch by giving away 21 runs.
Starc scored the most runs
The Kangaroo team adorned with star batsmen could score only 104 runs in the first innings. Starc, who came to bat at number nine, scored the most runs for the team. He played an innings of 26 runs in 112 balls which included two fours. Apart from him, wicketkeeper batsman Alex Carey contributed 21 runs and Travis Head contributed 11 runs.
India missed a big opportunity
In this match, India had a chance to all out the Australian team on the lowest score at home, but it could not do so. Pant took the catch of Hazlewood and took the team to 83 runs, which is their minimum score on home ground. He made this score in 1981. Australia made its third lowest score here on home ground. Apart from this, the team recorded the second lowest score at Optus Stadium. Pakistan team is at the top in this list, which was out for 89 runs here.
