Labuschagne, who was playing exceptionally well, has been dismissed for 49 runs! Jadeja lured him into the drive with some extra flight on the delivery. Despite Labuschagne’s attempt to reach the pitch of the ball, he lost his balance and was dragged out of the crease due to his big stretch forward. The final blow came in the form of a big turn from the ball, which went past the edge, resulting in Bharat’s debut Test wicket.
The focus was on the Nagpur pitch, and Australia’s captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first without hesitation. Peter Handscomb was included in the Australia lineup, taking Travis Head’s place. The visitors also gave Todd Murphy, an off-spinner, his debut cap.
On the other hand, India left out Shubman Gill and brought in KL Rahul. Additionally, Suryakumar Yadav and wicketkeeper-batter Srikar Bharat received their debut caps in the Indian team.
However, the pacers Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj soon took over and reduced Australia to 2/2. Siraj caught Warner in front of the stumps, and Shami impressively knocked out Usman Khawaja’s off-stump. The visitors were under immense pressure, but Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne took control of the situation.
After the lunch, Ravindra Jadeja got the wicket of Marnus Labuschagne. He scored 49 off 123 balls. He was in the great form and playing superbly before the lunch. Jadeja also took one more wicket in that same over.
