New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep frustrated the Australian pacers with a valiant unbeaten 39-run stand for the 10th wicket to help India avoid follow-on in their first innings on Day 4 of the 3rd Test at the Gabba in Brisbane. Australia faced a race against time to bundle out India but Bumrah and Akash Deep stood tall to take the visitors past the 246-run mark and safeguard them from following on in the Test match.
It was an exceptional effort from the two tail-enders, who showcased remarkable composure under pressure and didn’t put a foot wrong en route to their unbeaten 39-run stand to help India finish with 252/9 on board at stumps on Day 4. The match-saving partnership ensured India didn’t have to bat again, giving them a healthy chance of playing for a draw on the final 5th day on Wednesday.
KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja set the tone for India on Day 4 with half-centuries apiece and a crucial partnership of 67 runs for the sixth wicket. Jadeja then joined hands with Nitish Reddy for another important stand for the seventh wicket before Bumrah and Akash Deep took control of the proceedings and made the Aussie bowlers toil hard for their wickets.
Rahul played a gritty knock of 84 runs while Jadeja slammed a splendid 77 to keep India in the hunt. Akash Deep played a couple of lusty blows to finish with an unbeaten 27 while Bumrah remained not out on 10 to propel India past the 250-run mark. The duo will resume India’s first innings on Day 5 and look to close the gap further on Australia’s first-innings total of 445 runs as the visitors still trail by 193 runs with only a solitary wicket in hand.
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The pair of Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep stood tall in the end to help India avoid follow on and post 252/9 on the board at stumps on Day 4 of the 3rd Test against Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
