Indian national cricket team all-rounder Washington Sundar has made a solid impact for his team in the ongoing second Test against the New Zealand national cricket team. The match between the teams will be held at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
Washington Sundar has brought the Indian national cricket team back into the game after Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell appeared to be taking the game away from the opposition. The duo batted with great control and got some quick runs for their team.
Rachin Ravindra, in particular, looked good. He maintained his great form and played another vital hand for his team. The left-hander, who scored a fantastic century in Bengaluru, also batted similarly here in Pune and put his team on top.
Rachin Ravindra scored a fantastic half-century and the way he was batting, it looked like he would go ahead and make another century. But his stay at the crease was cut short by the brilliance of Washington Sundar, who produced a peach to send the batsman packing.
Washington Sundar rounded the wicket and played a delivery on the stump. The ball landed a length and spun sharply. Rachin Ravindra moved forward but couldn’t cover it on the front foot. He squared up on defense and was beaten on the outside edge.
The ball came in and brushed the stump. Sundar was elated with the way he removed the New Zealand National Cricket Team batsman. The batsman seemed surprised and looked back in disbelief to see if he had actually been bowled.
Washington Sundar castles Rachin Ravindra with a peach
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Rachin Ravindra finishes with an innings of 65 runs off 105 balls
Rachin Ravindra played a great hand for his team and finished with an innings of 65 runs off 105 balls. The all-rounder also scored 5 fours and 1 six in his innings. His impressive knock with the bat took the New Zealand national cricket team past 200 runs and put pressure on their opponents.
Washington Sundar set the stage on fire in his comeback match for India in Tests
Sundar has been setting the stage on fire in his comeback match for India in Tests. The player did not stop after taking the wicket of Rachin Ravindra. He also eliminated Tom Blundell just before tea on Day 1 of the ongoing Test.
Sundar produced another magical delivery that made the batsman look clueless. The offside hit a delivery thrown outside, which had a lot of spin. The batter tried to throw it from the right side. The ball swung sharply between bat and pad to send the batsman packing.
If this wasn’t enough, Sundar went on to dismiss Daryll Mitchell. The off-spin trapped the batsman lbw for 18 runs and took three wickets in quick succession of time. He is making sure that his comeback is memorable after almost 4 years.