Australia vs India 2018: Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins Shine on Day 3 at the MCG, Twitter Reacts

Dec 28, 2018 at 1:18 PM

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Australia vs India 2018: Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins Shine on Day 3 at the MCG, Twitter Reacts

Day three of the Boxing Day Test must belong to two individuals – Jasprit Bumrah and Pat Cummins. On the one hand, Bumrah bagged his career-best figures of 6/33, Pat, on the other hand, got Pujara, Kohli and Rahane on 0,0 and one respectively. In a nutshell, India took two sessions home, while Australia dominated the last one. However, at stumps on day three, India’s scorecard read 54/5 with a lead of 346.

India all over Australia on day 3

The third day of the third Test didn’t begin well for the hosts. They first lost the openers Marcus Harris and Aaron Finch, and then surrendered to Bumrah’s majestic bowling spell. In their quest to match India’s first innings total, Australia failed miserably in their efforts. Led by Bumrah’s first six-wicket haul in Tests, Australia’s inning got wrapped up on 151, trailing behind 292 runs.

Jasprit Bumrah, Australia vs India 2018-19
Bumrah picked six for 33 in the first innings of the MCG Test. Image Courtesy: Getty

Furthermore, Jasprit Bumrah broke plenty of records in due course. He not only became the first Asian bowler to pick a five-for in Tests in South Africa, England and Australia in a calendar year, but he also became the bowler with most wickets in Tests (45), so far, in a debut year.

Pat Cummins jolts India’s top-order in the second innings

Virat Kohli, who didn’t enforce a follow-on on the Aussies, asked his batsmen to take guard. However, he mustn’t have thought what is going to unfold later on. Pat Cummins, who has been Kohli’s nemesis in the past, picked four wickets to jolt India’s confidence on day three.

Pat Cummins, Australia vs India 2018-19
Cummins got four wickets on day three of the MCG Test. Image Courtesy: Getty

Beginning with make-shift opener, Hanuma Vihari, Cummins got the big fishes in the name of Pujara, Kohli and Rahane. What’s more surprising was that the batsmen got out on 0,0 and one, respectively. However, Rohit Sharma was the last wicket to fall on day three, as India’s scoreboard read 54 for five at stumps, leading by 346 runs.

Brief Scores –

India – 54-5 leads by 346 runs, Mayank Agarwal 28 (79), Pat Cummins: 4-10

Australia – 151-10, Tim Paine 22 (85), Jasprit Bumrah 6-33

Here is how the twitter reacted

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