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Steve Smith dragged on in extraordinary vogue after charging down his popping crease.© X (Twitter)
Steve Smith’s fifth Boxing Day Check century lifted Australia to 474 within the first innings of their 4th Check in opposition to India on the Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG) on Friday. Smith (140) crunched his second century in as many Exams as Australia constructed a frightening complete, with the hosts having resumed on 311-6 after a dominant opening day the place all their prime 4 blasted 50 or extra to put a stable platform. Nonetheless, Smith obtained out in a fairly weird method, falling 10 runs wanting a landmark 150.
Smith, who slammed his thirty fourth Check century, dragged on in extraordinary vogue after charging down his popping crease to tug Akash Deep’s supply. The ball trickled onto leg stump to dislodge a bail.. Smith had a hapless look on his face because the ball ricochet onto the stumps.
Oh expensive Steve Smith!
That’s as weird because it will get #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/ZDUWggwBq4
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 27, 2024
Smith shared a 144-run partnership with skipper Pat Cummins (49) within the morning session to take the hosts past the 400-run mark.
It was a affected person knock from the 35-year-old, transferring him alongside 4 different gamers on the all-list of century-makers, together with Sunil Gavaskar and Brian Lara.
Solely six gamers have scored extra, led by Sachin Tendulkar’s 51.
The five-match collection is locked at 1-1 after India received by 295 runs in Perth earlier than being crushed by 10 wickets in Adelaide. The rain-affected third Check in Brisbane was drawn.
For India, Jasprit Bumrah (4/99) and Ravindra Jadeja (3/78) shared seven wickets between them whereas Akash Deep (2/94) additionally bagged a pair.
Opting to bat, Australia made essentially the most of a superb batting floor as Sam Konstas (60), Marnus Labuschagne (72) and Usman Khawaja (57) scored fifties on day one.
(With AFP Inputs)
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