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On the fourth day of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy being played in Melbourne, the Australian team scored 228 runs for 9 wickets in the second innings. His lead has increased to 333 runs. The last pair of Nathan Lyon (41* runs) and Scott Boland (10* runs) returned unbeaten. There is an unbeaten 55-run partnership between the two for the 10th wicket.
Many moments were seen on the fourth day. After bowling Sam Constas, Jasprit Bumrah was seen signaling to the Australian fans to make more noise. Costas did the same on the wicket of Virat Kohli. When Mohammad Siraj bowled Usman Khawaja, he signaled the audience to remain silent. KL Rahul took the catch with his legs at slip, but Bumrah bowled this ball as a no ball. See the moments of the fourth day of the Melbourne Test…
1. Bumrah clean bowled Constas
Bumrah celebrated in this style after bowling Constance.
During the Indian innings, when Constance was fielding on the boundary line, he was seen asking the fans to cheer.
There was a great celebration when Jasprit Bumrah bowled Sam Constas during Australia’s second innings. Bumrah clean bowled Constas on the third ball of the 7th over. After getting out, Bumrah was seen making a noise gesture to the fans.
Earlier, debutant Constas had hit 2 sixes off Bumrah during the first innings. After this he became a favorite of Australian fans. When the Australian team was fielding and Kohli was out, Constas was standing on the boundary line and was seen raising his hands asking the Australian audience to cheer. Exactly the same thing Bumrah did after bowling Constance.
2. Siraj’s silent pose celebration
Mohammad Siraj signaling to remain silent after bowling Usman Khawaja.
In the 19th over of Australia’s second innings, Mohammad Siraj bowled Usman Khawaja on the 5th ball. Khawaja was out after scoring 21 runs. Khawaja wanted to flick a fuller length ball on the on side of middle stump, but was beaten by the angle and the ball scattered the stumps.
After this Siraj was seen silencing the Australian fans. Actually, before this moment, Australian fans were criticizing Siraj because he had a dispute with Australian batsman Travis Head.
3. Yashasvi dropped 3 catches
Akash Deep reacting after Usman Khawaja’s catch was dropped by Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Usman Khawaja got a lease of life in the fourth over of Australia’s second innings. On the second ball of Akash Deep’s over, he was caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal in the gully. Marnus Labuschagne got a lease of life in the 40th over. He also got a dropped catch on the ball of Akash Deep at gully from Yashasvi Jaiswal.
The third catch of the innings was dropped from Yashasvi Jaiswal in the 49th over. This time he dropped the catch of Pat Cummins. Tried to stop Ravindra Jadeja’s fuller length ball, which went to Yashasvi Jaiswal standing at silly mid-off, but Jaiswal could not take the low-catch.
4. Rahul took the catch with his feet
KL Rahul took the catch with his legs at third slip.
The umpire declared Rahul’s capped ball a no-ball.
On the fourth ball of the 82nd over of Australia’s innings, Nathan Lyon played a shot on Jasprit Bumrah’s ball, which went to fielder KL Rahul standing at third slip. The ball fell down after hitting Rahul’s hand, but Rahul caught the ball with his feet. The team started celebrating, but the umpire declared Bumrah’s ball a no ball.
5. Cummins took his review on the umpires’ review
Australian captain Pat Cummins demanding DRS from the umpire.
A high voltage drama was seen on the fourth day of the match. Australian captain Pat Cummins clashed with the field umpires. Something happened that in the 119th over of the Indian innings, Cummins bowled a full-length ball to Mohammad Siraj, which took the edge of his bat and went to Steve Smith at second slip, Smith made no mistake and took the catch.
After this the Australian players started celebrating, but field umpire Michael Gough sent the decision to the third umpire to confirm the catch. The third umpire called it a bump ball and gave it not out.
Cummins then approached umpire Michael demanding DRS, but Michael Gough and his fellow umpire Joel Wilson rejected Pat Cummins’ appeal. Cummins wanted to use his review on the umpires’ review and was seen arguing.
6. Labuschagne left on umpire’s call
Marnus Labuschagne played an innings of 70 runs on 139 balls.
Marnus Labuschagne was saved from being dismissed in the 18th over due to the umpire’s call. Bumrah bowled the third ball of the over at good length. This low-height ball hit Labuschagne’s pad. However, India’s appeal was rejected by the field umpire. In such a situation, the Indian captain took a review, in the replays the ball was seen hitting the upper part of the leg stump, thus Labuschagne was saved due to the umpire’s call. If the umpire had given out earlier, Labuschagne would have returned to the pavilion.
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