Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Navdeep Saini picked up his maiden Test wicket as he dismissed fellow debutant Will Pucovski on 62.
Indian quick bowler Navdeep Saini picked his maiden Test wicket through the first day of the third Test in opposition to Australia in Sydney. Saini dismissed fellow debutant Will Pucovski on 62 for his first scalp within the longest format of the sport.
Pucovksi had a powerful outing as he made full use of the conducive situations for batting, placing out an exhibition on environment friendly stroke-play for his 62-run-knock, which got here off 110 balls.
A disappointing finish for Pucovski however an enormous second in Saini’s profession #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/zXpMWQjdja— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 7, 2021
On a somewhat flat pitch, Saini aimed to assault the stumps and caught Pucovksi plumb quickly after the play started on the ultimate session of Day 1.
The first day of the Sydney Test was marred by constant rain early after the beginning of the match. The first patch of rain got here through the first session, when India had solely bowled 7.1 overs within the recreation.
After practically 4 hours of break, the play resumed at Tea when Pucovski and Marnus Labuschagne exploited the sunny situations, freely steering the move of runs in opposition to the Indian assault.
The second little bit of rain arrived after the Tea break however lasted merely 10 minutes, earlier than Pucovksi was dismissed LBW early after the beginning of the ultimate session of the day.
Earlier, Navdeep Saini acquired his maiden Test cap from Jasprit Bumrah, who’s at present essentially the most skilled quick bowler within the Indian squad current in Australia. After Australia opted to bat, India struck early when Mohammed Siraj eliminated the comeback-man David Warner on 5.
The four-match sequence is at present stage at 1-1.
