Delhi: In the second test match against Australia, India scored 180 runs in the first innings. In response, Australia scored 337 runs thanks to Travis Head’s brilliant century and took a significant lead of 157 runs.
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Head played an excellent inning of 140 runs, which included 17 fours and 4 sixes. He completed his century in just 111 balls, which is the fastest in day-night test matches. During this innings, the left-handed batsman broke his own record, which he had made against England in 2022. His innings put the Australian team in the driving seat.
Mohammad Siraj sacrificed his life!
In the 62nd over of the innings, Travis Head tried to play a big shot on the ball of Ravichandran Ashwin. The ball rose high and went towards Mohammad Siraj, but he failed to catch it. At that time Head was playing on only 76 runs. Taking advantage of this gift of life, Head scored a strong century, which gave Australia a chance to take a big lead.
Team India’s problems increased
Due to dropping catches, the Indian team has weakened its grip in the match. It is said in cricket, “Catch the catch, catch the match,” but in this match, the carelessness of the Indian player can prove costly.
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