Watch: Washington Sundar gets castled by Nathan Lyon's brilliant delivery in Perth Test
Published - 24 Nov 2024, 02:30 PM | Updated - 24 Nov 2024, 04:00 PM
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India National Cricket Team all-rounder Washington Sundar played a vital role for his team in the ongoing first Test against the Australia National Cricket Team. The opening game of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 is taking place at the Optus Stadium in Perth.
India National Cricket Team have taken complete command of the game and has made the Australia National Cricket Team look clueless in their backyard. One of the vital hands for the visitors came from the bat of all-rounder Washington Sundar.
Washington Sundar, who came to bat at 7, looked extremely solid at the crease and provided great support to Virat Kohli. The all-rounder rotated the strike pretty well and also played some brilliant strokes that ensured the India National Cricket Team got a big lead.
Washington Sundar looked in terrific touch as he defended the ball well and with the way he was going, it seemed he would go on to get a big score. But in an attempt to up the ante, he got out as Nathan Lyon produced a peach of a delivery to remove the all-rounder and take his second wicket of the innings.
Washington Sundar attempted to play a big sweep shot, but the ball dipped well in front of him as he was made to reach out for it in front of the body. The all-rounder failed to make contact, and the ball went on to hit the top of the middle. He remained seated on the back knee in disappointment.
Washington Sundar gets castled by Nathan Lyon
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Washington Sundar ended with a score of 29 runs off 94 balls
Sundar played a brilliant innings for his team and ended with a score of 29 runs off 94 balls. He also slammed 1 six in his innings and, along with Virat Kohli, added a magnificent partnership of 89 runs off 176 balls that took India past 400 runs.
After Sundar got out, Nitish Kumar Reddy joined hands with Virat Kohli and the duo together put a peddle on the accelerator. The all-rounder came up with the brutal effort with the bat and slammed a magnificent innings unbeaten 38 runs off 27 balls. He batted with a strike rate of over 140 and also slammed 3 fours and 2 sixes in his innings.
Virat Kohli returned to form and slammed a magic century.
On the other hand, Virat Kohli returned to form and slammed a magic century. The batter, who walked out at No.4, looked solid from the start and played some glorious shots in the innings. He registered his 30th Test ton and put the team in a strong position.
Kohli ended with the innings of unbeaten 100 runs off 143 balls. He also hit 8 fours and 2 sixes during his knock as India National Cricket Team ended with a score of 487 runs in the second innings. This meant that they set a target of 534 runs for the Australia National Cricket Team to chase.
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