New Delhi: Washington Sundar’s dismissal sparked a controversy during India’s first innings on the opening day of the fifth Test at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Friday, January 3. Sundar was controversially dismissed caught behind on 14 runs in the 67th over.
He looked good with the bat but his stay at the crease was cut short by the controversial dismissal. Pat Cummins bowled a short-length delivery, angled down the leg side. Sundar looked to play a pull and his reaction suggested that he might have missed the ball completely. Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey was pretty confident that there was a glove involved and was the first to appeal.
He had a quick word with the skipper Cummins who decided to go up for the review and there was a tiny spike on Snicko when the ball was next to the glove. The third umpire said “Ball is very close to the glove and I cannot differentiate any gap between glove and ball and there is a spike as well as the ball got closer to the glove” and asked onfield umpire Sharfuddoula to overturn his decision. Sundar looked extremely dejected with the decision and was clearly unhappy as he walked back to the dressing room.
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Washington Sundar given OUT.
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India bowled out for 185 runs in first innings
Team India bundled out for 185 runs in the first innings after opting to bat first at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Friday, January 3. The Men in Blue got off to a poor start as Mitchell Starc removed KL Rahul on 4 runs while Boland dismissed Jaiswal on 10 runs in the eighth over. Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli forged a 40-run partnership for the third wicket but Nathan Lyon removed Gill on 20 runs just before the lunch.
Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja stitched a 48-run partnership for the fifth wicket after Boland dismissed Kohli on 17 runs. He removed Pant (40)and Nitish Reddy (0) on two consecutive deliveries and Bumrah scored 22 runs off 17 balls to help India score 185 runs in the first innings.
Washington Sundar’s dismissal sparked a controversy during the fifth Test match at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Friday, January 3. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
