In the ongoing third Test between India and Australia, India’s tailenders helped the sinking boat of Team India. India’s experienced bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep saved India from follow-on by making a historic partnership. India’s number 10 and 11 batsmen made a partnership of 39 runs for the last wicket and took India to 252 runs.
The third Test is being played between India and Australia at Gabba. Batting first, Australia set a target of 445 runs for India. After which India was in danger. India had lost 4 wickets for 51 runs in its first innings. India took the field on the fourth day of the match relying on KL Rahul and captain Rohit Sharma. But captain Rohit also could not stand against Australia’s bowling and lost his wicket after scoring just 10 runs. India had lost 5 wickets for 74 runs, after which India just had to save the follow-on.
Saving the follow-on after 74 runs was a task in itself. But KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Reddy, Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah played a big role in saving India. Opener KL Rahul played a brilliant inning of 84 runs for India. Jadeja supported him well and scored an important 77 runs for the team. There was a partnership of 67 runs between these two. India had scored 194 runs after losing 7 wickets at one time. Within no time, India lost its 9 wickets and India’s score reached 213 runs.
At this stage of the game, India needed 33 runs to follow on and Australia needed only one wicket. India’s eyes were fixed on Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep. And then the brave pair of both kept India’s hopes alive and till the end of the day, both the batsmen saved the team from follow-on. For India, Arshdeep remained unbeaten on 27 and Bumrah remained unbeaten on 10 runs. By the end of the fourth day’s play, India’s score was 252 for 9 wickets.
