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The fourth match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is being played in Melbourne. The first day’s play is over. The first day saw excellent batting from Australia, but at the end of the day the Indian bowlers made a comeback for Team India. Australia lost 6 wickets on the first day. On the first day, the match was extended by half an hour, the reason behind which is also coming to light.
Why was the time extended?
The Boxing Day Test between India and Australia began at 5 am IST at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Full 90 overs were played on the first day, but 30 minutes more were played to complete these 90 overs. In fact, when 90 overs are not completed on time, the time of the test match is extended, to which an extra half hour is added. The time of the match can also be extended if the game is interrupted due to rain or any other reason.
Australia scored 311 runs on the first day
In this match, Australian captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first. By the end of the first day’s play, Australia had scored 311 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. On the first day, 4 batsmen from Australia scored half-centuries. On one side, Sam Konstans was out after scoring 60 runs, Usman Khawaja was out after scoring 57 runs and Marnus Labuschagne was out after scoring 72 runs, while on the other side Steve Smith remained unbeaten after scoring 68 runs.
Jasprit Bumrah once again bowled brilliantly. While bowling on the first day, Bumrah took maximum 3 wickets. Apart from this, Akash Deep, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar got 1 wicket each. At present the Australian team seems to be in a strong position in the match.