Twitter Reactions: Jasprit Bumrah's heroics keep India ahead despite second innings collapse
Cummins' hostil spell troubled the Indian batsmen in the second innings.
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The third day of the third Test in Melbourne proved to be the moving day after all that was said about the pitch in the first couple of days. A total of 15 wickets fell in the day and the final session was most intriguing given that eight of them went down during that period. Pat Cummins wrecked havoc in the Indian dressing room after the visitors decided not to enforce the follow-on following Jasprit Bumrah’s career-best figures in the longest format of the game.
The day though belonged to India despite the fact that Australia tried to comeback well with some inspired bowling from Cummins. It was all about Bumrah at the MCG. On a pitch where the Aussies toiled hard to pick seven wickets and bowled close to 170 overs, the Indian fast bowler bowled only 95 deliveries with hostility to account for six wickets.
He made the pitch look lively during his superb spells. Having said that, the first breakthrough of the day was provided by Ishant Sharma who sent back Aaron Finch and Bumrah announced his arrival. He kept the batsmen on the tenterhooks all the time and breached their defences time and again. The Aussie batsmen had no answers whatsoever and were eventually dismissed for 151, 292 runs adrift of India’s first innings total.
Bumrah ended with 6/33 to become the first Asian bowler to register five-wicket hauls in South Africa, England and Australia in the same year.
India’s shocking collapse
India decided to bat in the second innings with a mammoth lead and possibly the complacency creeped into their batsmen. The openers Mayank Agarwal and Hanuma Vihari started well but as soon as Cummins was brought into the attack, things started to happen. The leg-side trap worked for Australia dramatically as he dismissed the likes of Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane in his first two overs itself.
Moreover, Pujara and Kohli bagged ducks and were dismissed in the similar fashion even as Rohit Sharma blew away yet another chance to become a hero in the whites. 28-0 suddenly turned to 32/4 and then 44/5 as India ended the day on 54/5 with Agarwal and Rishabh Pant batting in the middle. Agarwal showed some brilliant technique during his stay and India are still ahead in the game with a lead of 346 runs.
Here’s how Twitter reacted during the course of the day:
@mayankcricket is batting his heart out on this pitch.. the Aussies are in for a wild ride in the 4th innings!! #AUSvIND #testcricket
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) December 28, 2018
Quite inadvertently @imVkohli might’ve given artificial resuscitation 2 OZ at MCG-& maybe caused a bit o rumble n his own dressing room-Trust Indns 2 make it interesting whence moment demanded all breathing avenues shut fr home team!Still Indns R n proverbial ‘driving seat’.!!!
— Bishan Bedi (@BishanBedi) December 28, 2018
Terrific to see the Indian Bowlers press hard to keep the Aussies in Mat. #AUSvIND
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) December 28, 2018
I understand follow-on is not in fashion but if there was one opportunity to impose, it was today. A 292 run lead, forecast of rain, a not confident Australian batting line up and the bowlers had bowled only 66 overs.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 28, 2018
Australia ke liye Pain ,
Jasprit Bumrah this years biggest gain.
What a great effort from India to bowl out Australia for 151.
I pray the weather stays well and India win this MCG Test for the brilliant cricket they have played #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/Oy2vEC7nPF— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 28, 2018
Listening to @abcgrandstand & I really don’t know what to say apart from, India are showing why they are the No.1 Test team right now. @Jaspritbumrah93 absolutely sensational & has been throughout this series, congrats 6/33 name up on the MCG honours board 👏🏼 #AUSvsIND
— Mitchell Johnson (@MitchJohnson398) December 28, 2018
In Mumbai, people would say India ani @Jaspritbumrah93 ni Australia la kholla! 😜 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/8rUDTM2cpl
— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349) December 28, 2018
What a difference Jasprit Bumrah has made. I feel he has made the difference for the Indian attack from being very good to outstanding. 292 is a huge lead and India would be sensing one hand on the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Need to not give Australia a chance pic.twitter.com/GPTjxuEJ8f
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 28, 2018
What an outstanding bowling effort from India and a really special effort from Jasprit Bumrah. He has been the best bowler on display across both sides by some distance and has put India in a really dominating position #AusvInd pic.twitter.com/sP3A05b4Ti
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 28, 2018
Great bowling India!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) December 28, 2018
Boom boom u beauty what a spell 🔥🔥🔥🔥🇮🇳 @Jaspritbumrah93 #AusvsIndia #TestCricket #fifer 😊✌️👏👏👏🇮🇳
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) December 28, 2018
Indian fast bowlers have gotten more from the surfaces than their Australian counterparts. And Bumrah has been the best bowler by a fair margin…. #AusvInd #7cricket @7Cricket
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) December 28, 2018
Bumrah is the bowling equivalent of the 360 degrees batsman. #AUDvIND #MatchDay
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) December 28, 2018
Rohit Sharma in this Test – 68 runs in 132 balls.
This is the first time Rohit aggregated 50+ runs in a Test match without hitting a SIX."If Rohit hits a six here, I am changing to MI" – Tim Paine (yesterday) to Finch. #AUSvIND
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) December 28, 2018
"Big MS Dhoni is back in the one-day squad. We might this bloke down at the @BBLHurricanes."@tdpaine36 had a lot of fun with @RishabPant777 out in the middle 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/2WbivIuMWd
— Telegraph Sport (@telegraph_sport) December 28, 2018
FBC day 3 update
🏏 @Jaspritbumrah93 And @patcummins30 10/43 🎯between them today 😳👋👋#AusvInd— Damien Fleming (@bowlologist) December 28, 2018
Bowler is Cummins. Batsmen are goings
— Sidvee (@sidvee) December 28, 2018
Mark Waugh: "Should have send Rishabh Pant up the order, got their tactics wrong, and it seems like we are on top at the moment."#AUSvIND
— Suneer (@suneerchowdhary) December 28, 2018
DAY 1; 215/2
DAY 2: 236/5
DAY 3: 198/15— cricketingview (@cricketingview) December 28, 2018
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