New Delhi: The ground staff at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) had to use a ladder to retrieve the ball after Rishabh Pant smashed a massive six against Beau Webster on the opening day of the fifth Test match between India and Australia on Friday, January 3.
In the 46th over, Australian debutant Beau Webster bowled a length delivery and Pant danced down the track to smash a maximum over the bowler’s head. The match was stopped for a few moments as the ball landed at the top of the sightscreen and the ground staff had to use a ladder to retrieve the ball.
A six so big the ground staff needed a ladder to retrieve it!#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/oLUSw196l3
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 3, 2025
Pant batted brilliantly on the opening Day of the fifth Test and played a gritty innings but was dismissed by Scott Boland on 40 runs. Boland bowled the short ball and forced Pant to play a big shot. The Indian wicketkeeper batter decided to go for the pull but only managed to get a thick edge and Pat Cummins took a sliding catch at mid-wicket.
India in big trouble at SCG
The Men in Blue got off to a poor start in the first Test after opting to bat first at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Boland removed KL Rahul on 4 runs in the fifth over while Mitchell Starc dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal on 10 runs. Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill stitched a 40-run partnership for the third wicket but Nathan Lyon dismissed Gill just before the lunch on 20 runs.
Kohli batted well and left a lot of outside-off deliveries but was removed by Boland in the same manner on 17 runs. Boland removed Pant on 40 runs and the very next ball, he dismissed Nitish Kumar Reddy on a duck. The Men in Blue need to win the fifth Test to draw the five-match series at 2-2. If they manage to win the Sydney Test, they will keep their chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) Final alive.
Rishabh Pant smashed a massive six against Beau Webster at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and the ground Staff had to use a ladder to retrieve the ball. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
