India escapes defeat..!? bumrah lends a helping hand..!?
Akash Deep and Bumrah's excellent batting has saved the indian team from defeat in the 3rd Test match against Australia. The indian team is touring australia and playing a 5-match Test series. In this, india won the first match and australia won the second match, and the 3rd Test match between the two teams is underway at the Gabba in Brisbane. In this, the Australian team, which batted first, was dismissed for 445 runs. As usual, Travis Head (152 runs off 160 balls) and stephen Smith (100 runs) smashed centuries. jasprit bumrah was impressive for india, taking 6 wickets. Then, playing the first innings, the indian team was stumped at 52 for 4 at the end of the 3rd day's play. As a result, the indian team was stumped at 74/5, and KL rahul and ravindra Jadeja somewhat recovered from the slump. KL rahul scored his 16th half-century in Tests. He was expected to score a century, but he was out on a lion's ball for 84 runs.
Similarly, ravindra Jadeja, who played well on the other side, scored his 21st half-century in Test cricket. nitish kumar Reddy (16) and mohammed siraj (1) were soon out. Jadeja was also dismissed for 77 runs, leaving india at 213/9. With one wicket in hand, 35 runs were needed to avoid the follow-on. As a result, not only the Australian fans but also the indian fans thought that this one wicket would go quickly; the indian team would follow on. But jasprit bumrah and akash Deep, who were on the field, belied all their predictions and played like skilled batsmen and accumulated runs. bumrah surprised everyone by hitting a six off a bouncer from Cummins. On the other hand, akash Deep played some amazing cover drives and scored runs. He hit a huge six off Cummins. World-class bowlers like Cummins, Starc, and Lyon could not take the wickets of either of them. With Jose Hazlewood out due to injury, all three of them bowled alternately. But with the fine play of bumrah and akash Deep, india avoided the follow-on. At the end of the 4th day's play, india scored 252 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. They are 193 runs behind Australia. akash Deep, who shone as a hero in the last stage, is on the field with 27 runs off 31 balls and bumrah with 10 runs.
It is noteworthy that both of them have collected 39 runs for the last wicket in 9 overs. akash Deep and Bumrah's excellent batting not only prevented india from following on but also saved them from defeat. Because after india was all out, australia had to bat and set a target for India. But with only one day left tomorrow and the threat of rain, this Test is likely to end in a draw. It is noteworthy that the rain was also one of the reasons why the indian team escaped defeat as india was affected by rain for almost one day while batting.