Jasprit Bumrah bamboozles Travis Head at MCG, departs for duck

India pacer Jasprit Bumrah cleared Travis Head with an impeccable inswinger within the fourth Take a look at towards Australia on the iconic Melbourne Cricket Floor. The flamboyant batter troubled the guests all through the sequence however on the MCG, he did not learn the road because the 30-year-old made an error in judgement as he lifted his bat and Bumrah’s inswinger went on to smash the highest of the off stump. Head was left bamboozled as he departed for a seven-ball duck.

All through the sequence, India captain Rohit Sharma confronted flak for not bringing in Bumrah towards Head. He didn’t make the error at MCG because the premiere India pacer was launched as quickly because the Australia worldwide walked in and he delivered virtually instantly. Curiously, Rohit set an attacking area for the cricketer, which could have performed an element within the batter’s head as he did not open his tally within the center.

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BUMRAH SEED TO GET HEAD FOR A DUCK!#AUSvIND | #DeliveredWithSpeed | @nbn_australia pic.twitter.com/ZlpIVFca5O

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In the meantime, Bumrah, who had a tough morning, made a robust comeback within the third session of the day. Earlier within the day, debutant Sam Konstas punished him because the teenager smacked him all throughout the bottom. He additionally conceded 54 runs in his first spell, which lasted six overs. Later, he made a robust comeback by selecting the wickets of Usman Khawaja, and Travis Head and likewise clinched the wicket of Mitchell Marsh, who departed for 4 runs. 

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Konstas’ aggressive batting on the prime order gave Australia momentum and the highest order capitalized on that. The 19-year-old departed for 60 runs however he set issues up for Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne, because the pair scored a half-century every. The southpaw, who was having a troublesome time within the sequence, scored 57 runs, and that can give Khawaja the boldness that he lacked earlier.

Batting at 4, Steve Smith additionally accomplished his half-century in 71 deliveries. It was his sixth half-century on the MCG and it got here on the proper time because the hosts wish to lengthen their rating and put India in hassle. 

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