India were dealt a telling blow as skipper and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah on Saturday left the stadium for precautionary scans as he felt some discomfort after bowling one over in the post-lunch session of the second day of the fifth Test. Virat Kohli lead the side in his absence on Day 2 of the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the SCG in Sydney. Bumrah, who has already taken 32 wickets in the series, had figures of 2/33 in 10 overs having removed Marnus Labuschagne in the morning session.
Jasprit Bumrah has left the SCG: https://t.co/0nmjl6Qp2a pic.twitter.com/oQaygWRMyc
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 4, 2025
Rishabh Pant - India's hero at the Gabba in 2020/21, who once again played a crucial part in keeping India alive in the Test match. Pant’s innings helped India take a lead of 145 runs. At the close of the day, India were 141/6 with Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar in the crease. Pant's rapid fifty - the fastest by any Indian on Australian soil helped India break the shackles late on Day 2, when Scott Boland was breathing fire on the SCG pitch. Pant's 29-ball fifty, in his typical counterattacking style, helped India put pressure back on the fast bowlers, who were enjoying the ever-improving SCG surface.
A slim innings lead for India in spite of an injury to
— ICC (@ICC) January 4, 2025
Jasprit Bumrah #AUSvIND LIVE: https://t.co/TNK8IDOQsB#WTC25 pic.twitter.com/kl6Djgy8vR
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