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Twitter Reactions: India’s pace battery drains Australia down as Jasprit Bumrah bags five in Perth Test

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Ace pacer and India captain Jasprit Bumrah continued his rampaging run of form at the Optus Stadium in Perth as he picked up his fifth wicket in Australia’s first innings with his first ball on Day 2. The speedster dismissed wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey to registered his 11th five-wicket haul in red-ball internationals.

Australia would have hoped for Carey to add some valuable runs on Saturday, November 23, as the hosts were 83 runs behind India, with three wickets in the bank at the start of Day 2. However, Bumrah was on the money on the first ball as he got one to seam away from the southpaw from round the wicket. The moving delivery took a regulation edge and nestled safely into the hands of Rishabh Pant.

On Day 1, Bumrah was almost unplayable on a spicy pitch as he made the star Australian batters dance to his tunes. He got the wicket of debutant Nathan McSweeney in his second over and didn’t look back. The right-arm seamer went on to pick up the wickets of Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, and Pat Cummins to put the home side on the back foot.

Starc, Hazlewood help Australia reach three-figure mark

After Bumrah drew first blood on Day 2 for India, Harshit Rana chipped in by taking the wicket of Nathan Lyon with a short delivery. The ball hit the off-spinner’s glove and lobbed up to KL Rahul, who took a simple catch at slip.

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After having Australia at 79/9, India would have hoped to get the Pat Cummins-led side out quickly. However, it wasn’t to be, as Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood provided gritty resistance. The two fast bowlers frustrated the Indian bowlers by surviving a fiery spell from Bumrah. Harshit got involved in a fun banter with his former Kolkata Knight Riders teammate Starc and started bowling considerably quicker. However, the debutant couldn’t get the breakthrough. Australia reached the three-figure mark as their seamers added the biggest partnership in the innings.

Finally, it was Harshit Rana who helped with the final nail in the coffin, as Starc miscued one in the air, handing a simple catch to the wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. The hosts were bundled out for 104, handing India a 46-run lead at the end. Bumrah’s five and Rana’s three wickets became the highlight for the Indian bowling unit throughout the innings.

Here’s how ‘X’ users reacted to Jasprit Bumrah’s epic five-for:

Jasprit Bumrah truly showed his class!

— Pi Network World 🌏π (@Pinetworkworl) November 23, 2024

TIL : Jasprit Bumrah has the best bowling avg in the last 100 years of Test Cricket 🤯#INDvsAUS #AUSvsIND #bordergavaskartrophy2024 #AUSvIND #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/ItMvGr18tP

— Ali Abbas 💙❤️ (@AliAbbas1718) November 23, 2024

“Ok Google, Play Jasprit Bumrah” “Sorry, Jasprit Bumrah Is Unplayable”.#INDvsAUS #BGT2025 pic.twitter.com/oX1Shvo1wy

— Abdul Aziz (@Abdul_Aziz020) November 23, 2024

Saying like he is some jasprit bumrah, he was dropped from the team at one point this year because of poor form,don’t be emotional fool, siraj is useless,only 2-3 matches in a season he bowl well and average in all other matches, still remember bcs of him we lost 2022 qualifier 2

— Rohit (@rohit_957) November 23, 2024

Jasprit Bumrah proving that he is a bad captain. Rohith Sharma is out and out captaincy material. Bumrah should never take uo captaincy… #INDvsAUS

— Shyam Sundar (@shyamamara10) November 23, 2024

Never give up. Believe, behave, and you will become. Good morning!

📸 Jasprit Bumrah pic.twitter.com/MmTp89jrFS

— Deepu (@deepu_drops) November 23, 2024

#INDvsAUS JASPRIT BUMRAH 🎯 pic.twitter.com/GFO0wHBXlY

— GUTS (@GUTS__04) November 23, 2024

jasprit bumrah sobhagya hai bharat ka 🇮🇳

— CricketIsLove (@CricketKaDB) November 23, 2024

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