 "First a catch drop then a no-ball spoils the game… 10th wicket becomes a headache, Boxing Day Test slips out of Team India’s hands? – News-Patiala ਪੰਜਾਬੀ")
After the Indian cricket team captured the Boxing Day Test match, the grip in this competition has weakened. The fourth day of the Melbourne Test match was full of ups and downs with the match sometimes looking in favor of India and sometimes in favor of Australia. Due to poor fielding and no ball, Team India lost its grip on the match. A partnership of over 50 runs for the last wicket became a headache for Team India.
The fourth match of the 5-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia is being played in Melbourne. The fourth day of the Boxing Day Test (December 29) was filled with excitement. The Indian bowlers strengthened their grip on Australia, who made a strong comeback in the match by scoring 474 runs in the first innings. After losing 9 wickets for 172 runs, the Indian bowlers missed the opportunity to dismiss Australia cheaply and things turned upside down again by the end of the day’s play.
The last wicket became a headache
Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland combined to give the Indian bowlers a tough time. After making a strong partnership for the last wicket, the match again came to Australia’s court. By the end of the fourth day’s play, Australia had scored 228 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. He has a total lead of 333 runs. The team had a lead of 105 runs on the basis of the first innings.
The catch dropped ruined the game
In the fourth day’s play, the Indian team could have bowled out Australia for a small score, but bad fielding spoiled the whole affair. Australia’s score was 99 for 6 when Yashvi Jaiswal took the wicket of Marnus Labuchen. When Labuchen was dismissed for 70 runs, the score was 146 runs. Australia’s 9th wicket fell on 172 runs and after only 2 runs Australia got a chance to go all out. In the 66th over of the innings, Mohammad Siraj’s ball came to Nathan Lyon and he missed to catch it.
Jasprit Bumrah’s no ball proved costly
Nathan Lyon, playing at 5 runs, took full advantage of this gift of life and scored 41 runs. Lyon put on 110 runs for the 10th wicket with Scott Boland and bounced back with an unbroken partnership of 55 runs on the fourth day. Jasprit Bumrah, bowling the last over of the game on the fourth day, had Nathan Lyon caught at slip by KL Rahul on the fourth ball of the 82nd over. When Team India was celebrating Australia’s all out, the umpire signaled a no ball. India’s hopes have been hit once again. Now in the last day’s game, it will be seen how far the last pair of Australia reaches the score.