New Delhi: Australia made a strong start on the first day of the Boxing Day Test being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, scoring 311 runs for 6 wickets. In the fourth Test of the five-match series, the host team's young batsman Sam Constas caught everyone's attention with his brilliant performance in the debut match. Let us tell you that Sam Constas and Usman Khawaja gave a great start to the Australian team, which decided to bat first in the match. Both added 89 runs for the first wicket. Constas played a quickfire inning of 60 runs in 65 balls, which included 6 fours and 2 sixes.
Usman Khawaja scored 57 runs
The special thing was that he surprised the audience by hitting ramp shots against Jasprit Bumrah. However, after this he was dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja. Let us tell you that Usman Khawaja also scored 57 runs in 121 balls and kept the team in the match. His wicket was taken by Bumrah. After this, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith took care of Australia and added 83 runs for the third wicket. Labuschagne scored 72 runs in 145 balls, which included 7 fours. Washington Sundar sent him to the pavilion.
Australia's score
However, in the middle of the match, Travis was out on 0 and Mitchell Marsh was out on 4, reducing Australia's score from 237/2 to 246/5. After this Alex Carey and Steve Smith took over the innings. Carey scored 31 runs, but Akashdeep dismissed him and India took the sixth wicket. By the end of the day, Steve Smith (68) and Pat Cummins (8) remained at the crease. For India, Bumrah took 3 wickets, while Jadeja, Sundar and Akashdeep took 1 wicket each. Indian captain Rohit Sharma decided to go with two spinners, but this strategy has not proved effective so far. Also read: IND vs AUS 4th Test: Kohli trapped after pushing Constas, ICC fined 20% of match fee
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