India vs Australia 2017, 3rd Test, Ranchi, Day 5: Twitter Reacts As Peter Handscomb, Shaun Marsh Steal A Draw For Visitors
Mar 20, 2017 at 7:54 PM
Australia proved they were no muppets with the bat on final day of the Ranchi Test, as they displayed a gutsy batting performance to keep their chances of retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy alive.
It was a nervy day filled with anticipation for both teams. Resuming at 23/2, the visitors were required to survive the entire Day 5 on the worsening Ranchi wicket.
After the culmination of the first session where the visitors lost two more wickets, the game tilted towards India and the only team which was on the verge of losing was Australia. The loss of Matt Renshaw and Steven Smith in quick succession was bothersome but fortunately, there were two other men firmly determined to take their team home – Peter Handscomb and Shaun Marsh.
The duo showed a great deal of intent and played out 62.1 overs between themselves to effectively thwart the Indians. Both Handscomb and Marsh added 124 runs for the fifth wicket and frustrated the Indian spin pair of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja to a great extent.
Their gigantic effort tired the Indian bowlers and by the time the final hour of the last session arrived, all the hosts players had their shoulders dropped low, showing clear signs of hopelessness and that they just wanted the game to end. Handscomb and Marsh came in at 63/4 and by the time the stand was broken with the wicket of Marsh, Australia had 187/4 in 91 overs.
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Don't Focus On Winners, Focus On Winning, #MondayMotivation #MondayMorning #IndvAus #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/iqC1HSFwxl
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) March 20, 2017
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Preparations underway for the 4th test, here's the latest pic of the pitch. #IndvAus pic.twitter.com/nOaqllJGYK
— Bargey (@mrbargearse) March 20, 2017
Peter Handscomb, Victorian hero. #IndvAus #vucktorian
— God Bless (@sucky_01) March 20, 2017
#IndvAus #BCCI #cricket pic.twitter.com/noX1onlHM0
— SSJ (@SarcasticSSJ) March 20, 2017
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Massive effort from Shaun Marsh & Handscomb. Both batted out of their skin to save this match. Sets up a thrilling final Test. #INDvAUS
— Waѕiyullah Budye (@WasiyullahB) March 20, 2017
Not a bad setting for a series-deciding Test between the No. 1 & No. 2 Test sides in the world.#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/8VkyxUlOwx
— Kush Sharma (@TheKushS) March 20, 2017
Aussies on the back of Handscomb and Marsh bat out for a draw on the final day, denied spin twins Jadeja and Ashwin to save Test #IndvAus
— Robert Smith (@OnyaDon) March 20, 2017
1st they Pissed off. Now asking for how long😂😜😂 Typical Aus #IndvAus
— నాగసముద్రం నాయుడు (@camouflage_VerX) March 20, 2017
This is dragging on like a channel 7 finale #INDvAUS
— Murray Bowman™ (@murray_bowman) March 20, 2017
@imjadeja needs some beautiful hands for #massage 😬😍
#IndvAus #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/9AyoeNA3t4— Tom TheDevilsHunter (@karakbilla) March 20, 2017
Jadeja's ball to dismiss Smith should be called the "Ball of the Decade" CC: @bhogleharsha @mohanstatsman @RaviShastriOfc#Cricket #IndvAus pic.twitter.com/FjiuMWq2Ne
— Sandeep Parkhi 🇮🇳 (@sparkhi) March 20, 2017
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Steve Smith is building a scary team. #INDvAUS
— A (@apkctymufc) March 20, 2017
What if Australia Delare the inning for 2 overs for India and gave target of 50
or May be 38 for Last over #Mocking #IndvAus— Bilal (@Shk__Bilal) March 20, 2017
Any chance of result? Australia is being complacent here. #IndvAus #AUSvIND
— Ghanashyam (@npPoet) March 20, 2017