Despite the hosts Australia’s brilliant fight-back at the end of the day three of Melbourne Test, the visiting side India finished the day on top.
In the reply of India’s first innings score 443/7 decl, Australia started the day on their overnight score 8/0 and they were bundled out for just 151 runs after the Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah delivered a furious bowling spell.
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The Indian right-arm pacer claimed his third five-wicket haul in Test career and finished that innings with the bowling figure of 15.5-4-33-6. Also, the other Indian pacers Ishant Sharma (1/41) and Mohammed Shami (1/27) picked up one wicket each while the left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (2/45) bagged two wickets.
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
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
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Bumrah is the bowling equivalent of the 360 degrees batsman. #AUDvIND #MatchDay
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) December 28, 2018
10 year old me would have never believed this!#AUSvIND #AUSvsIND pic.twitter.com/FAANL58rmU
— Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill) December 28, 2018
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None of the Australian batsmen reached the 30-run mark in that innings. Only four Australian batsmen reached the 20-run mark and those were the opener Marcus Harris (22), the no.3 batsman Usman Khawaja (21), the no.5 batsman Travis Head (20) and the skipper Tim Paine (22).
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Despite having a whopping 292-run lead, the visiting side decided to not force the hosts for follow-on and finished the day three of the Test match on 54/5. Indian openers Hanuma Vihari and Mayank Agarwal had the 28-run partnership, before suffering the batting collapse. After Vihari was dismissed on 13 runs, Cheteshwar Pujara and the skipper Virat Kohli were dismissed for the ducks while Ajinkya Rahane only managed to score 1 run before losing his wicket too. All those four wickets were picked up by the Aussie pacer Pat Cummins who had the bowling figure of 6-2-10-4 at the end of the day.
Probably never see this again. Ever. #AUSVIND pic.twitter.com/i9IipAJC7g
— Adam Hawse (@AdamHawse) December 28, 2018
At the end moment of the day, another Aussie pacer Josh Hazlewood (1/13) dismissed Rohit Sharma (5). While the young wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant remained unbeaten on 6 runs, the opener Mayank was not out on 28 runs. At the end of day three, India has the lead of 346 runs.
Two of the best young fast bowlers in the world doing their thing today 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 @patcummins30 @Jaspritbumrah93 🏏
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) December 28, 2018
2 wickets on day-1
5 wickets on day-2
15 wickets on day-3
15 more on day-4 would give us a day off and an unassailable lead (along with the trophy) to India. Amen. 😊🙌 #AusvInd #7cricket @7Cricket— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) December 28, 2018
A fantastic day of Test Cricket, a great one for the bowlers , 15 wickets for 199 runs in the day and despite India losing 5 wickets cheaply, Jasprit Bumrah's sensational spell has ensured India are in control of the Test Match. Now hoping that the weather remains good
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 28, 2018
Some important stats of day 3 of Melbourne Test between Australia and India
- Australia was bowled out for just 151 runs in their first innings. Fifth lowest completed Test innings total for Australia against India in Australia.
- Also, it is the second lowest completed Test innings total for Australia against India at Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne). The lowest one is 83 in 1981.
- At the end of the second innings of the Test match, India had a 292-run lead over Australia. It is India’s second largest first innings lead against Australia in the Test cricket history. The record is 400 runs lead at Kolkata in March 1998.
- Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah had the bowling figure of 15.5-4-33-6. It was the third best bowling figure in a Test innings by an Indian bowler on the Australian soil. The top two record holders are Kapil Dev (8/106) and Anil Kumble (8/141).
- In this year (2018), the Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has claimed Test five-wicket haul once each in South Africa (Johannesburg – 5/54), England (Nottingham 5/85) and Australia (Melbourne – 6/33). Bumrah is the first Asian bowler to claim the Test five-wicket haul at least once each in South Africa, England and Australia in the same calendar year.
- Taking 45 away Test wickets already in this year (2018), Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah is now the leading away Test wicket-taker as an Indian bowler in a calendar year. The next record holder is another pacer Mohammed Shami who has also picked up 43 away Test wickets in 2018.
- India only added 16 runs between the second and fifth wicket partnerships. It is India’s lowest total addition between the second and fifth wicket partnerships in a Test innings against Australia. Their previous record was 17 during the 1947 Sydney Test.
