After Kohli, this time Konstas got involved with Bumrah.
The first day of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) final Test match in Sydney witnessed a thrilling finish with spirits flying and a wicket falling on the last ball. After the shoulder bump with Virat Kohli in the previous Test in Melbourne, Australian youngster Sam Konstas once again found himself in a sticky situation after another heated exchange, this time with Jasprit Bumrah.
On the penultimate ball of the day, Bumrah had to stop his progress as striker Usman Khawaja was not ready. However, non-striker Sam Konstas was involved in an exchange of words with the Indian captain when the umpires intervened.
With the situation already loaded, Jasprit Bumrah came in and took the wicket of Khawaja on the last ball of the day. Curiously, instead of celebrating, he charged towards Konstas to look at him.
Talking about the dismissal, it was total in the delivery, but Khawaja played it from behind. He looked to defend but got an outside edge that traveled to KL Rahul in the slips. He grabbed it with both hands, prompting wild celebrations, especially from Bumrah and Kohli.
Watch video of the incident below.
Indian batsmen struggling again
India’s batting struggles on the ongoing tour of Australia continued as they bundled under 200, managing to score 185 in 72.2 overs.
With the bat, Rishabh Pant top-scored with a deft knock of 40 and formed the highest partnership for India (48 runs) alongside Ravindra Jadeja, who also played a crucial knock of 26.
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For the hosts, Scott Boland was the standout player with the ball, picking up four wickets, while Mitchell Starc got three scalps to his name. Cummins and Nathan Lyon finished with two and one wicket respectively.
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