When the pressure is high, players must be cautious to avoid playing reckless shots that could lead to their downfall. Such was the case with Rishabh Pant on the third day of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth, where his reckless shot resulted in his dismissal as Nathan Lyon capitalised his skills.
After a stellar performance from KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal, India remained in firm control on the third day, extending their lead. The pair put together a solid 201-run partnership, frustrating the Australian bowlers on the slow Perth pitch. However, India’s momentum stalled as Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal were dismissed in quick succession. With hopes resting on Rishabh Pant, he failed to deliver, falling to a reckless shot that saw him dismissed cheaply.
On the first delivery of the 96th over, Lyon bowled a flighted delivery wide outside the off stump. Rishabh Pant, intent on stepping down the track and attacking, went for the shot but was well outside the reach of the ball. He failed to get to the pitch of it, was beaten on the outside edge, and lost his balance, tumbling off the pitch. The ball flew straight to Alex Carey, who swiftly collected it and broke the stumps. Twitter erupted in disbelief at Pant’s reckless approach, as he gifted his wicket away and was dismissed for just one run.
Brother, there are 5 hours in the auction now, why did you hurry so much 😭 #RishabhPant pic.twitter.com/RHH9Avn3ms
— ` (@blazeaep) November 24, 2024
Rishabh Pant will not perform when the pitch is easy, the team is comfortable, the bowlers are tired. He leaves those runs for others to feast on. And just when team is in trouble, bowlers are breathing fire, pitch is unplayable, bro will pull off a heist out of nowhere.
— Titu (@TituTweets_) November 24, 2024
No one
Rare failure
25, 28, 36, 30, 39, 33, 159*, 29, 36, 97, 23, 89*, 37, 1
For 1st time, Rishabh Pant scored Single Digit against Australia in Test!#INDvAUS#BorderGavaskarTrophy pic.twitter.com/FGECEwJGFO— ɴɪᴛʀᴏɢᴇɴ 𝕩 (@SuhailxNitrogen) November 24, 2024
1st Test – Australia vs India, November 22-26, 2024 at Optus Stadium, Perth
Australia 1st Innings:
Score: 104 all out
Key Wickets:
Mitchell Marsh c K L Rahul b Mohammed Siraj – 6 runs
Pat Cummins c Rishabh Pant b Jasprit Bumrah – 3 runs
Last Wicket: Harshit Rana to Mitchell…— Viraj Kadam (@virajkadam217) November 24, 2024
Gone
1st Test – Australia vs India, November 22-26, 2024 at Optus Stadium, Perth
Australia 1st Innings:
Score: 104 all out
Key Wickets:
Mitchell Marsh c K L Rahul b Mohammed Siraj – 6 runs
Pat Cummins c Rishabh Pant b Jasprit Bumrah – 3 runs
Last Wicket: Harshit Rana to Mitchell…— Viraj Kadam (@virajkadam217) November 24, 2024
Only for the 2nd time
STUMPED!
Instances of Rishabh Pant got out via stumping in Tests
vs England, Chennai, 2021
vs Australia, Perth, 2024#AUSWIN— 🐦 (@Gunsharia1) November 24, 2024
Every once in a while, Rishabh Pant goes crazy ..
His mad run at Nathan Lyon gives Australia a tiny hold at Perth after 5 sessions..
2 & 1/4th days yet to go..#AUSWIN #HONESTvsIND#INDvAUS #indvsauce
Mahayuti Sanjay Raut
Maharashtra
Virat Kohli— Imperial Tiffin (@Yash_Dhawan_) November 24, 2024
Lovely
Legends
HIGHEST SCORE BY INDIAN LEFT HANDER
161 – Yashasvi Jaiswal, Perth 2024
159* – Rishabh Pant, Sydney 2019
144 – Sourav Ganguly, Brisbane 2003#BorderGavaskarTrophy pic.twitter.com/p0AwK4TddJ— Rahul Sinha (@Rahul72689Sinha) November 24, 2024
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