Dynamite News Ind vs Aus: India takes 145 runs lead, Bumrah suffers with back spasms
At stumps, Ravindra Jadeja (8*) and Washington Sundar (6*) were at the crease with the visitors leading by 145 runs. India scored 185 runs in their first innings. Read further on Dynamite News.
Sydney: India reached 141/6 at stumps after dismissing Australia for 181 on the second day of the fifth and the final Test of the Border Gavaskar trophy being played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Jadeja & Sundar
At stumps, Ravindra Jadeja (8*) and Washington Sundar (6*) were at the crease with the visitors leading by 145 runs. India scored 185 runs in their first innings.
Indian bowlers
For India, pacers Prasidh Krishna and Mohammad Siraj took three wickets each while skipper Jaspreet Bumrah and Nitish Kumar Reddy took two scalps each.
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Australian batters
For Australia, Beau Webster scored 57 runs knock, while Steve Smith played an innings of 33 runs.
Bumrah Suffers with back spasms
Bumrah, who wreaked havoc with the ball in this series, did not take field after lunch on the second day. Virat Kohli was leading the team in Bumrah’s absence. Bumrah, who suffered with back spasms, had undergone scans.
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Post-match, India's Prasidh Krishna revealed the fellow fast bowler was dealing with back spasms.
Bumrah in Australia
According to ICC’s website, Bumrah has bowled 152.1 across the nine series innings, picking up 32 wickets at 13.06. He passed Bishan Bedi's record for most wickets taken by an India bowler on a tour of Australia, and was approaching Englishman Maurice Tate's 100-year record for the most wickets by a foreign player on an Australian Test tour, where he claimed 38.