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Rohit Sharma was slow to react and when he reached for the ball, it slipped out of his hands.
Rohit Sharma dropped a rather simple catch from Travis Head on the third delivery of the 72nd over. Head was very dangerous and rarely gave chances, so the Indian captain should have taken advantage of it, even if it was a bit difficult.
Nitish Kumar Reddy bowled a good length delivery at an angle towards the pads, to which Travis Head tried to hit the leg side region. However, he could only reach the leading edge of his willow and the ball flew into the wide slip.
Rohit Sharma was slow to react and when he reached for the ball, it slipped out of his hands. The captain knew he was late and should have pounced on the ball quicker, but a rare opportunity was gone and the other players had a look of disappointment on their faces.
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Head made India pay for this missed opportunity and hit a big hit to push India on the back foot. He has been fluent from the first ball and scored his second ton of the series, becoming the rubber’s leading run-scorer.
India fights back with three big wickets
At one point, India were looking down and out when Steve Smith and Travis Head were batting together, as they put together a huge 241-run stand for the fourth wicket, with both playing their shots all over the ground.
Soon, both completed their centuries and looked set to continue striking before Jasprit Bumrah unleashed his magic. He ran hard and dismissed up to three batsmen in quick succession, including batsmen Smith and Head.
He completed a five-wicket haul and brought India back into the game. No other Indian bowler could provide ideal support to Bumrah, but he did the heavy lifting in the middle and single-handedly kept India in the game.
However, Australia still have four wickets left and would like to score as many as possible from now on, given the forecast for the rest of the match. Meanwhile, India would want to wrap things up quickly and group Australia as soon as possible as anything additional from now on will be difficult for them to cover.
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