India resumed on Day 4 from their overnight score of 289/3 and found it tough in the morning session on Sunday with only 34 runs coming in the first hour of play and the loss of Ravindra Jadeja, who was dismissed for 28 playing an uncharacteristic shot off Todd Murphy (2-64).
The off-spinner tempted Jadeja time and again, and the batsman finally relented, chipping straight to Usman Khawaja at mid-on.
The manner of his dismissal belied the nature of Jadeja’s 84-ball stay at the crease, which included two fours and a six.
Jadeja (28) failed to clear Usman Khawaja at mid-on but it was the manner of dismissal that left Virat Kohli ( standing at non-strikers end ) and commentator Sunil Gavaskar in shock.
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Meanwhile, on day one, Usman Khawaja scored his 14th test hundred. His 180 runs, accompanied by Cameron Green’s maiden test century (114) took Australia to 480 runs in its first innings on day two. Ravichandran Ashwin took 6-91.
On day three, Shubman Gill (128) scored his second test hundred to direct India’s first innings’ response on a sedate batting pitch. India has an unassailable 2-1 lead in this four-match series. It had won the first two tests in Nagpur and Delhi, while Australia won the third in Indore.
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