Indian national cricket team pacer Mohammed Siraj had a great outing with the ball on Day 1 of the ongoing first Test against the Australian national cricket team. Perth’s Optus Stadium hosts the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
Mohammed Siraj provided great support to captain Jasprit Bumrah with the ball as he bowled fabulous lines and lengths and worried the batsmen. The fast bowler did not look in good form in this first innings but he made sure to correct it immediately and made up for it in the second innings.
Mohammed Siraj, in his second spell, looked unplayable as he made the ball talk and moved it both ways. He not only bothered the batsmen but also took two wickets for the Indian national cricket team in Mitchell Marsh and Marnus Labuschagne.
Virat Kohli plotted Marnus Labuschagne’s wicket for Mohammed Siraj
But it is fair to say that Marnus Labuschagne’s wicket was planned for him by Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli, who was in the stands, seemed proactive on the field and was constantly seen conveying his comments to captain Jasprit Bumrah and other players as well.
In front of Marnus Labuschagne’s wicket, Virat Kohli was seen making a gesture to Mohammed Siraj. The batsman was potentially telling him to keep the ball in, and the pacer did exactly that, resulting in the wicket of the Australian National Cricket Team batsman.
Mohammed Siraj bowled a full ball that went just wide. There was a lot of movement off the seam as the batsman was wrapped in the pads while trying to make the move. The right-hander struggled to get going and finished the innings with 2 off 52 balls.
Virat Kohli gestures to Mohammed Siraj in front of Marnus’ wicket
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India and Australia shared matchday 1 of the ongoing first test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
Coming into the game, India and Australia shared Day 1 of the ongoing first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. As many as 17 wickets fell in the opening days as an exciting day unfolded in Perth.
Opting to bat is not the kind of start India would have wanted. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal bagged ducks and Virat Kohli also fell early for five. KL Rahul (26) looked solid but was controversially dropped.
India were left reeling at 73 for six and that was when Rishabh Pant (37) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (41) came together. They added 48 runs for the seventh wicket to bring the team back. But Australia continued to pick wickets regularly and fielded the opposition for 150, with Josh Hazlewood being the pick of the bowlers with his four-wicket haul.
Then with the ball, Jasprit Bumrah got India off to a good start. He took three wickets in his first spell, removing Nathan Mcsweeny, Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith. Debutant Harshit Rana removed Travis Head (11) before Mohammed Siraj sent Mitchell Marsh and Marnus Labuschagne packing to leave Australia reeling at 47/6.
Alex Carey (19*) remained unbeaten alongside Mitchell Starc as Australia finished the first day at 67/7 with 83 still behind.
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