Before the umpires stepped in, Jasprit Bumrah and Sam Konstas engaged in combat; nonetheless, the India pacer emerged victorious, having the final laugh.
Forget about the Australian media and Virat Kohli. In the current India vs. Australia series, a fresh rivalry between Jasprit Bumrah and Sam Konstas is developing. The 19-year-old won the first round of the Bumrah vs. Konstas match because, in the previous Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground last week, the Australian youth faced the India pacer and displayed ruthless batting against the top fast bowler in the world. In two overs, Konstas hammered Bumrah for 32 runs, 14 off one over and 18 off the other. Although Bumrah subsequently claimed that he “could have dismissed Konstas 7-8 times in the first two overs,” it was clear that India’s speed spearhead was shaken at the time.
In the second innings, Bumrah rallied, cheaply removing Konstas to win Round 2. Players and spectators will remember the third round vividly, as it unfolded in the final seconds of the first day of the fifth test in Sydney. The India pacer had the last laugh after a furious altercation between Bumrah and Konstas in the day’s last over. Bumrah was about to begin his run-up when Usman Khawaja, on strike, forced him to pause. He didn’t like the strategies used to make sure it was the final over of the day, and just as he was about to vent his frustration, Konstas, the non-striker, chose to infuriate him.
Bumrah walks away the winner
Words were exchanged, and tempers were raised. But the umpires stepped in before things got out of control. Konstas didn’t appear too happy. The pacer caught Khawaja behind with the very next ball, thwarting the young player’s attempt to catch Bumrah off guard once again. To make matters worse, Bumrah turned around and charged at Konstas to flaunt the wicket rather than applauding it. Konstas hitting Bumrah for a four off the opening ball of the innings didn’t help either.
“Konstas turned to Bumrah. On air, Adam Gilchrist stated, “He [Konstas] learns a tough lesson in his second Test match.”
Konstas and Bumrah were both pleased with their performances in the first inning. Bumrah was coming off scoring 22 off 17 with three fours and one six, while Konstas was gloating over the fact that Australia had knocked India out for 185.
Given that Australia is ahead 2-1 in the series, India will see the SCG Test to be very important. A victory here will let them keep the Border-Gavaskar Trophy while drawing the series. Unfortunately, India had a rough start as skipper Jasprit Bumrah chose to bat, and Australia dominated Day 1 despite being in the headlines for their dressing room disturbance. The Indian top order was underwhelming, as the batting order folded like a deck of cards. KL Rahul scored four runs, but the bowler caught Kohli behind, exposing his persistent off-stump problems for the 22nd time since the beginning of 2022.
Rishabh Pant had an extremely unusual 40-run innings. Before top-edging a poorly timed pull, Pant endured multiple hits to his body and, completely against his instincts, worked hard and put in the grind. The lower middle order put up a poor show as Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, and Ravindra Jadeja dismissed cheaply. Australia finished the day at 9/1 from three overs at stumps after India’s bowlers bowled them out with 30 minutes remaining, allowing Bumrah to take the first wicket.
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