Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne Already off to a terrible start Border Gavaskar TrophyA total of five points in two games Perth India won the Test by 295 runs in four days. and indian pacers Mohammed Siraj It is believed that the Australian is only pretending to be confident, but in fact he knows nothing.
Siraj dismissed Labuschagne lbw for 2 runs in Australia’s first innings and the team had no response to Jasprit Bumrah and ended up with just 104 runs. Being bowled out, India missed an opportunity to take advantage after being bowled out for 150 on the first day.
India then beat the Australian bowlers in the second innings thanks to a few knocks from Yashasvi Jaiswal (161) and Virat Kohli (100 not out) century and a 201-run opening partnership between Jaiswal and KL Rahul (77). India scored 487 for 6 and later announced a daunting 534-run target for the home team.
Later, Siraj and Bumrah took three wickets each to eliminate Australia for 238 runs and India achieved a huge victory.
“Boht maza aaya…apnaconfidence toh high rehta hai hamesha (Enjoyed a lot, my confidence is always high),” Siraj told Star Sports in an interview after the match at the Optus Stadium. “It’s great to play with Manus because he’s bowling under such pressure now (enjoyed bowling for Manus because he’s playing under a lot of pressure).”
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Siraj explained Labuschagne’s confused state, with bowling legend Wasim Akram and former India all-rounder and coach Ravi Shastri listening to him.
“He was trying to get as far away from the ball as possible instead of playing the ball. He was trying to show that he was confident, but that wasn’t the case. He was under a lot of pressure,” Siraj said.
Next, India will play a two-day day-night practice match against the Premier XI starting in Canberra on December 30 to prepare for the pink ball Test starting in Adelaide on December 6.
