The second day of the crucial fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground saw extreme cricketing fluctuations. Australia initially dominated with a strong batting performance, but India's response showed promise and danger, paving the way for a thrilling continuation.
Steve Smith puts out an impressive ton
Australia resumed their innings from an overnight score of 311 for 6 with Steve Smith And Pat Cummins is at the crease. Smith, in particular, was in sublime touch, crafting his 34th Test century with a score of 140 off 197 balls, a masterclass in the art of batting. Cummins played the perfect inning, scoring 49 runs, and together they put together an important 112-run partnership for the seventh wicket. In the end, Australia were out by 474 people Jasprit Bumrah He led the Indian attack, taking four wickets for 99 runs.
India's initial fight with Yashasvi Jaiswal
India's innings started with an early jolt as the captain Rohit Sharma He was dismissed for three by Pat cuminfollowed by Kuala Lumpur RahulDeparture for 27, also to latency. However, young people Yashavi Jaiswal And experienced Virat Kohli Managing to stabilize the innings, Jaiswal played an outstanding innings, scoring 82 off 121 balls including a half-century. By the end of the afternoon session, India reached 153 for 2, 321 runs behind but showing signs of a fight.
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Jaiswal Gate caused the collapse
The evening session was pivotal as India lost momentum. The mix-up led to Jaiswal being run out, a moment that changed the balance of the game. Kohli, who looked set to play a big innings, was caught by Smith Scott Boland For 36. The collapse worsened when Akash Deb He was dismissed for a duck by Boland, leaving India at 164 for 5 at stumps, with a deficit of 310 runs. Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja They are the unbeaten hitters, tasked with the challenge of rebuilding on day three.
Here's how Twitter reacted:
Scotty gets Virat again and the MCG crowd is on alert! #Oswin pic.twitter.com/F1ZWtUhyYM
– Australian Army๐๐ฆ (@AussiesArmy) December 27, 2024
Horn for goat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go back centuries on BGT. The GOAT of Test cricket is back.
He never stopped owning India.#Oswin #INDvsAUSpic.twitter.com/LRG9XRQxUU
โ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ (@AdvocateMessi) December 27, 2024
Unforgettable innings for Steve Smith and Australia at the MCG ๐
More on Smith's 34th Test century ๐https://t.co/J61UxdLF7T
#Oswin | #World Trade Center25 pic.twitter.com/DN9sHRYjtI– International Criminal Court (@ICC) December 27, 2024
โThis is the 2019 version of Steve Smith. He's performing at the MCG todayโ โ Mark Nicholas pic.twitter.com/FVLPA6btNa
– JustMyThoughts (@shaibal_27) December 27, 2024
Kohli again walked out after the off-stump delivery and was later seen crying in the crowd.
Without Jaiswal's contribution, the Indian would have been in big trouble.#BGT2024 #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/EX6cljshDK
โ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ (@unfunny_Writer) December 27, 2024
Just when things are going well for India, there comes a terrible difficult period. #INDvsAUS
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Virat Kohli. Yashavi Jaiswal. pic.twitter.com/ftfb5SXbKMโ Akshat (@AkshatOM10) December 27, 2024
An evil smile from Kohli aka Chokle after he dismissed Jaiswal. ๐ https://t.co/PwtXauJhbo pic.twitter.com/QVTOtLCWU2
– (@Ro45Goat) December 27, 2024
People love to criticize Virat Kohli.
But Yashasvi Jaiswal's run out was not Kohli's fault.
โ Bakshikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) December 27, 2024
A terrible end to a great partnership between Kohli and Jaiswal. ๐ฅฒ pic.twitter.com/tgWPPdWnCw
โ Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 27, 2024
I really thought Steve Smith was done. But he came back strong against the best team around. What a hero! pic.twitter.com/95RxpxhtY2
โ West (@Wessy_x) December 27, 2024
