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These were mind games played by Siraj, and that bail exchange was probably on Labuschagne’s mind, leading to an unfortunate dismissal.
Mohammed Siraj went to turn the balls towards the striker’s end after the second delivery of the 33rd over to bring some luck to India. It was after the two Australian batsmen had some close calls but somehow survived and stayed in the crease.
However, when Siraj left, Marnus Labuschagne did a reverse sweep of the bails, placing them in their previous position. While those things don’t matter, he wasn’t taking any risks this time, as the crowd kept up their boos throughout the finale.
However, the reverse spin of the bails did not work for the batsman as he was dismissed by Nitish Kumar Reddy on the second delivery of the next over. It was a longer delivery off the boundary, to which Labuschagne attempted a breakthrough, only to get an outside edge and provide a pinpoint catch to Virat Kohli at second slip.
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These were mind games played by Siraj, and that bail exchange was probably on Labuschagne’s mind, leading to an unfortunate dismissal. Before this, he was quite determined and played everything close to his body, looking for another big score, but it wasn’t to be.
India takes three wickets in opening session in Brisbane
Fortunately, rain stayed away from the action during the first session of the second day in Brisbane, and some intense cricket action followed. The day started with Jasprit Bumrah’s magic as he quickly removed both the openers.
Bumrah has been harsh on these two Australian batsmen since the start of the series and again sent them back. Then a mini partnership between Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith got Australia on track before Marnus Labuschange’s wicket came in against the run of play.
New batsman Travis Head had some discomfort at the start, but managed to keep his wicket. Meanwhile, Steve Smith is slowly finding his rhythm and looks in good form after initial setbacks.
The next session will be crucial for both the teams because India will want more wickets while Australia will want to advance the innings. The team that wins this session will strengthen its control of the game.
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