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. The two have an unbeaten 55-run partnership for the 10th wicket.
Many moments were seen on the fourth day. Jasprit Bumrah was seen beckoning the Australian fans to make more noise after Sam Constance was bowled. Constas did the same on the wicket of Virat Kohli. When Mohammad Siraj bowled Usman Khawaja, he signaled the crowd to be quiet. KL Rahul takes a leg catch at slip, but Bumrah bowls the ball as a no ball. Watch the moments from the fourth day of the Melbourne Test…
1. Bumrah Clean Bold Constance
This is how Bumrah celebrated 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 huge celebration when Jasprit Bumrah bowled Sam Constance in Australia's second innings. Bumrah clean bowled Konstas on the third ball of the 7th over. After getting out, Bumrah signaled the fans to make noise.
Earlier, Konstas 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 got out, Konstas stood on the boundary line and asked the Australian crowd to raise their hands and cheer. Bumrah did the same after bowling Constance.
2. Silent celebration of Siraj
Mohammad Siraj motioning for silence after bowling Usman Khawaja.
In the 19th over of Australia's second innings, Mohammad Siraj bowled Usman Khawaja on the 5th ball. Khawaja was dismissed after scoring 21 runs. Khawaja looked to flick a full length ball to the side of middle stump, but was hit at an angle and the ball shattered the stumps.
Siraj was seen silencing the Australian fans after this. In fact, before this moment, Australian fans were criticizing Siraj because of his spat with Australian batsman Travis Head.
3. Yashaswi dropped 3 catches
Usman Khawaja got a lifeline in the fourth over of Australia's second innings. He was caught at gully by Yashaswi Jaiswal on the second ball of Akash Deep's over. Marnus Labusche got a lifeline in the 40th over. He dropped the catch off Akash Deep in the gully of Yashaswi Jaiswal.
The third catch of the innings fell to Yashaswi 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 Yashaswi Jaiswal at silly mid-off, but Jaiswal couldn't take the low-catch.
4. Rahul took the catch with his feet
KL Rahul took a leg catch at third slip.
The umpire declared Rahul's capped ball a no-ball.
In the fourth ball of the 82nd over of Australia's innings, Nathan Lyon played a shot off Jasprit Bumrah, which went into the hands of fielder KL Rahul at third slip. The ball fell down after hitting Rahul's hand, but Rahul caught the ball with his leg. The team started celebrating, but the umpire declared Bumrah's ball a no ball.
5. Cummins took his own review on the umpire's review
Australian captain Pat Cummins is demanding DRS from the umpire.
The fourth day of the match witnessed high voltage drama. Australian captain Pat Cummins clashed with the field umpire. Something happened as in the 119th over of the Indian innings, Cummins bowled a full length ball to Mohammad Siraj, who took the edge of his bat to Steve Smith at second slip, Smith made no mistake and took the catch.
The Australian players then began to celebrate, but field umpire Michael Goff referred the decision to the third umpire to confirm the catch. The third umpire called it a bump ball and gave a not out.
Cummins then approached umpire Michael and demanded a DRS, but Pat Cummins' appeal was dismissed by Michael Gough and fellow umpire Joel Wilson. Cummins wanted to use his own review on the umpire's review and was seen arguing.
6. Labuschran saved on umpire's call
Marnus Labusche played an innings of 70 runs off 139 balls.
Marnus Labuchen was saved from getting out in the 18th over due to the umpires' call. Bumrah bowled the third ball of the over at a good length. This low pitched ball hit Labuschenne's pad. However, the field umpire dismissed India's appeal. As the Indian captain took a review, the replay showed the ball hitting the top of the leg stump, thus saving Labuschagne due to the umpires' call. If the umpire had given out earlier, Labuschagne would have returned to the pavilion.
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