Australia has reached a strong position on the first day of the Melbourne Test. Till stumps, the team has scored 311 runs for 6 wickets. 19-year-old opener Sam Constas scored 60 runs and Steve Smith scored 68 runs. On Thursday, the names of Bumrah and Sam Constas were in the news in the record list. Bumrah got hit for a six after 4562 balls in Tests. Constas made Bumrah’s over the most expensive over of his career by hitting 18 runs. Bumrah has become the highest wicket-taker in Melbourne. Read the top records of the first day… Facts- Bumrah got hit for a six after 4562 balls in Test cricket
Bumrah got hit for a six after 3 years and 4562 balls in Tests. In the seventh over of the first day, Constas hit a six off Bumrah on a reverse scoop. Earlier, Cameron Green had hit a six off Bumrah’s ball during the Sydney Test in 2021. Bumrah has been hit by only nine sixes in Tests, out of which Jos Buttler and Constas have hit two sixes each. Most runs in Bumrah’s over in Tests
Sam Constas scored 18 runs in the 11th over of Australia’s innings. He hit 2 fours and a six in Bumrah’s over. This is the most runs scored by any batsman in an over against Bumrah. This over was the most expensive over of Bumrah’s Test career. Most wickets by Indian bowlers in Melbourne
Jasprit Bumrah has become the highest wicket-taking Indian bowler in Melbourne. Before this match, Bumrah and former leg-spinner Anil Kumble had 15-15 wickets. On Thursday, Bumrah took 3 wickets. Now Bumrah has 18 wickets in 3 matches played in Melbourne. Bumrah can also make the record of taking the most wickets by any Asian bowler in Melbourne. In this list, Sarfraz Nawaz of Pakistan is at the top with 22 wickets in 4 matches. If Bumrah takes 4 wickets in the remaining two innings, then this record will also be in his name. Constas is the fourth young Australian to debut Sam Constas has become the youngest opener for Australia. He is 19 years and 85 days old. Overall, he is the fourth youngest Australian cricketer and the second youngest to score a half-century in Tests. —————————– Read other sports news too… The dream of playing Tests against Pakistan remained unfulfilled – Ashwin: Former offspinner said, I was very inspired in childhood by seeing S Ramesh Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin said that his dream of playing Tests against Pakistan remained unfulfilled. He wanted to play Tests against Pakistan since childhood, but due to some reasons, it could not happen. Read the full news…
