An enraged Mohammed Siraj tripped Australia opener Usman Khawaja on Sunday and immediately gestured ‘be quiet’ to the Australian fans in the stands. They have been booing the Indian fast bowler since his ugly encounter with Travis Head in the second match. Take the test in Adelaide.
Siraj scored 21 runs with the wicket of Khawaja after Jasprit Bumrah sent back debutant Sam Konstas (8) in the top of Australia’s second innings. Siraj, who is working as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Hyderabad, found the gap between the bat and pad of the left-handed batsman and re-secured the stumps.
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Australia lost two wickets in Sunday’s opener and were 53 for 2 at lunch, taking a 158-run lead over India.
After scoring 474 runs in the first innings, the hosts posted 369 runs against India in the early morning of the fourth day to secure a 105-run lead in the first innings.
India had all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy to thank for his century and a vital 127-run stand for the eighth wicket of Washington Sundar (50), which helped the visitors recover from 221 runs to seven runs.
On Sunday, Australia quickly took the last Indian wicket when Nitish scored 114 runs, featuring 11 boundaries and one six, before falling to off-spinner Nathan Lyon.
In his first Test series, Nitish has so far scored 293 runs in six innings, the highest by any Indian batsman.
5 tests Border Gavaskar Trophy The series is now 1-1 after India won the first Test in Perth by 295uns and Australia won again by 10 wickets in Adelaide.
The third Test in Brisbane ended in a draw.
