AUS vs IND 5th Test Day1: India's Jasprit Bumrah, right, reacts with Australia's Sam Konstas after taking the wicket of Australia's Usman Khawaja| Photo: AP/Mark Baker AUS vs IND 5th Test Day1: India's Jasprit Bumrah, right, reacts with Australia's Sam Konstas after taking the wicket of Australia's Usman Khawaja| Photo: AP/Mark Baker The first day of the fifth and final Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground had drama written all over it until the last ball of the daysbet, and was a spectacle throughout. (Full BGT Coverage| More Cricket News)
In the third over of Australia’s first innings, Indian skipper Jasprit Bumrah and 19-year-old batting sensation Sam Konstas engaged in a heated argument.
It incident kicked-off when Bumrah was waiting for Khawaja to get ready to face but was left frustrated when the 38-year-old took his time.
Fiery scenes in the final over at the SCG! How's that for a finish to Day One 👀#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/BAAjrFKvnQ
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 3, 2025However, Konstas intervened, which left Bumrah fuming. Play then resumed when the on-field umpire Sharfuddoula Saikat asked both players to move away.
The drama did not end there as Bumrah sent Khawaja packing as the Indian cricket team celebrated giving no room for Konstas to walk away.
Talking about the game, at stumps, Australia were 9 for 1 with stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah sending the woefully out-of-form Usman Khawaja (2) back in the hut.
Teenage sensation Sam Konstas was unbeaten at 7 after hitting Bumrah for a first-ball four. The 19-year-old also had an animated exchange with the Indian star.
Bumrah opted to bat under overcast conditions and the ultra-defensive approach by Indian batters only compounded their problems with Scott Boland's (20-8-31-4) immaculate length and tremendous discipline leaving them in a disarray.
slots no depositMitchell Starc (18-5-49-3) and Pat Cummins (15.2-4-37-2) were equally relentless giving the Indians no room for release shots.
"I really missed the semi-final because of the one-match suspension. It was such a crucial match," the 31-year-old India's defensive mainstay told PTI in an exclusive interview during the team's felicitation at the India House here on Saturday.
Right after their touchdown, family members greeted the players with garlands and warm hugs, before accepting congratulations from the state political leaders such as minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal and Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla.
Gill (20 off 64 balls) did all the hard work for close to couple of hours before stepping out to Nathan Lyon on the last ball of the session only to be caught at first slip.
In the morning KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal came in to open the innings but didn't last long and the saga of first innings failures continued
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