India and Australia are currently facing each other in the first Test of the five-match series at Perth. Meanwhile, the eighth wicket of Australia in the second innings fell in the form of Mitchell Starc due to an excellent catch taken by Dhruv Jurel in the forward short-leg region.
On the fourth delivery of the 54th over, Washington Sundar bowled an arm ball directed at Mitchell Starc’s pads, which Starc wanted to clip it on the leg side. The ball came straight off the bat as Starc thought to have played a nice shot. However, Jurel stationed at the short-leg region, stuck out his right hand and plucked the ball out of thin air to complete a spectacular catch. Starc managed to score 12 runs off 35 deliveries.
Team India are on the brink of winning the first Test in Perth
Meanwhile, India have bossed the Test match right from the time they were dismissed for 150 runs in the first innings. They dismissed Australia for 104 runs in the first innings and then declared their second innings for 487 runs. Team India set a target of 534 runs for the Australians to chase.
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 161 runs, and his opening partner, KL Rahul scored 77 runs. Virat Kohli managed to score his 81st international century and his 30th Test century. Australia were dismissed for 238 runs in the second innings.
Travis Head was the highest scorer of the Australian innings with 89 runs and Mitchell Marsh scored 47 runs. Jasprit Bumrah has picked three wickets and Mohammed Siraj has also picked three. Washington Sundar has picked up two wickets and Nitish Kumar Reddy has picked up one wicket. Harshit Rana managed to scalp one wicket.
