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Jasprit Bumrah and Marnus Labuschagne had an attention-grabbing trade on Day 1.© X (Twitter)
India pacer Jasprit Bumrah had an intriguing trade with Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne on Day 1 of the pink-ball Take a look at in Adelaide on Friday. The incident occurred after the third ball of thirteenth over of Australia’s innings when Labuschagne defended a very good size ball from Bumrah. The Indian cricket crew vice-captain picked up the ball and pretended to throw it in the direction of the stumps as Labushcagne had come out of his crease to defend it. The batter then dared Bumrah to throw the ball, to which the Indian pacer smiled and turned again.
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Just a few balls later, Bumrah got here near dismissing Labuschagne, with the ball simply passing near the stumps. He made a hilarious gesture mocking Labuschagne, who responded by saying: “Good ball”.
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After bowling India out for 180, Australia misplaced opener Usman Khawaja however took first day honours within the pink-ball Take a look at.
On the shut, the hosts have been 86-1 with Nathan McSweeney not out 38 from 97 balls and Marnus Labuschagne on 20 after the guests have been dismissed on the cusp of tea after profitable the toss and opting to bat.
A menacing Starc was India’s chief destroyer.
He gave the hosts a dream begin in eradicating Yashasvi Jaiswal with the primary ball of the match and ended with 6-48 — his greatest Take a look at figures.
In reply, Australia weathered 10 overs of the pink ball at nightfall earlier than Jasprit Bumrah’s persistence paid off, discovering further motion and with it a thick edge from Khawaja (13) that carried to Rohit Sharma at slip.
Fellow opener McSweeney took 17 balls to get off the mark and had a life on three when dropped by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.
However he made probably the most of his fortune, exhibiting maturity in his second Take a look at, whereas Labuschagne survived a nervy begin as he targets a giant rating after a lean spell.
(With AFP Inputs)
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