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'Mature' Mohammed Siraj matches Shami and R Ashwin's feat
Siraj got the wicket of Cameron Green in both the innings while he also had Marnus Labuschagne (in first innings) and Travis Head and Nathan Lyon (in second innings) as India defeated Australia by eight wickets to level the four-Test series 1-1.
Captain Ajinkya Rahane, coach Ravi Shastri to continue playing five bowlers
India's fifth bowler, Ravindra Jadeja who played as an all-rounder came good after pacer Umesh Yadav limped off the field early in Australia's second innings on Monday following pain in his ankle. India's other two pace bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and lead spinner R Ashwin were not burdened as Jadeja bowled 14 overs in second innings and picked two wickets.
Maini brothers split victories in karting nationals
The atmosphere at the Meco Kartopia was electrifying with the participation of Formula 2 and Formula 3 drivers, Arjun Maini and Kush Maini. The presence of Narain Karthikeyan who was mentoring NK Racing and Armaan Ebrahim who was guiding MSport's drivers made it even more thrilling for everybody at the event.
ISL: Stephen Eze header lifts Jamshedpur FC to win over Bengaluru FC
On Monday, Bengaluru coach Carles Cuadrat made two changes from their previous game. Suresh Singh Wangjam and Kristian Opseth returned to the Bengaluru starting XI in place of Udanta Singh and Deshorn Brown while Jamshedpur coach Owen Coyle made just one change as Mobashir Rahman replaced Isaac Vanmalsawma.
David Warner's absence pinches Australia, Matthew Wade pitch-forked into opener's role
Wade, 33, is surely a temporary arrangement and once Warner gets match fit he would walk into the XI, replacing him. Australia have been playing Wade as a specialist middle order batsman while Tim Paine, who is now captain as well, keeping wickets. Wade also opened the innings in the recent T20 series against India, and captained Australia in a game in Aaron Finch's absence.
Chennaiyin FC face the formidable ATK Mohun Bagan test
Against ATKMB, who are yet to concede from open play this season, the likes of Jakub Sylvestr will have to do a lot better if Chennaiyin are to walk away from the match with something. Laszlo is happy with how goals are coming from different sources and stressed that it was no accident. "We have not just one goalscorer. We have (scorers from different places), from the left, right or the middle. This is also more or less down to our strategy," he said.
Ind vs Aus Test: India win Boxing Day Test by eight wickets, level series 1-1
Shubman Gill, who hit seven fours in a delightful innings, was unbeaten on 35 and skipper Ajinkya Rahane on 27.
Mohammed Siraj picked two of the four wickets to fall on the day to take his innings tally to (3/37), while Jasprit Bumrah (2/54) and R Ashwin (2/71) picked a wicket each on the fourth day.
India bowl Australia out for 200, need 70 to win 2nd Test
India had taken a first-innings lead of 131 thanks to a century by skipper Ajinkya Rahane. The Aussies, who resumed on 133 for six, added 67 more runs before getting bowled out at the stroke of lunch in the extended first session. Mohammed Siraj picked two of the four wickets to fall on the day to take his innings tally to three for 37 while Jasprit Bumrah picked one. R Ashwin also took one wicket.
Aussies hit out at inconsistent umpiring after Paine decision
In both cases, the hotspot did not show any spot on the two bats but the snicko showed a little spike in both the soundwaves. Paine's dismissal looked actually very similar to the one of Pujara, said Australia opening batsman Matthew Wade.
Indians bowled pretty straight making it hard to score: Wade
"They were bowling pretty well, pretty straight making it quite hard for us to score so yeah we were tensed out there to go and score runs as a batting group and individually and yeah they are making it quite challenging at times," said Wade, who had to grind hard for his 137-ball 40.
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