Australia National Cricket Team batsman Sam Constas has been a live wire for the team in the ongoing fourth Test against the India National Cricket Team. The match between the two teams will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne and is heading towards an exciting ending.
Sam Konstas, who was involved in a fight with Virat Kohli, on the first day of the match, made sure to excite the fans as he was the number one Indian national cricket team. The team's batsman was batting alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal when off-spinner Nathan Lyon was bowling in the final session.
Sam Consta thrilled the crowd by cheering and clapping for Nathan Lyon's lift
It was during the 26th over of the Indian innings when Sam Konstas, playing close to the boundary, had the crowd roaring and clapping to lift Nathan Lyon. However, Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was on strike at the time, seemed unfazed by it as he played it safe over the spin ball.
Not only this, later in the day Sam Konstas also thrilled the crowd when Virat Kohli was batting. The entire incident occurred before the drinks break in the final session of day two, with the atmosphere at the Melbourne Cricket Ground looking lively.
Here is the video:
Sam Konstas engages the audience 😅#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/LxpxbvnPEf
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 27, 2024
Yashavi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli add 100-plus partnership, India face a terrible collapse in the final over
While Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli played that period very well, adding over 100 runs in the partnership, the India national cricket team faced a terrible collapse during the end of the second day. They have been under immense pressure as the Australia national cricket team has taken over the game and is now looking for a win.
It was Yashasvi Jaiswal, who led to the collapse of India. The young batsman was involved in a mix-up with Virat Kohli and was run out for just 82 runs. After that, the senior batsman was also out for 36, followed by seamer Akash Deb as India were reduced from 152/2 to 159/5.
The Indian national cricket team is now under immense pressure as they ended the second day with a score of 165/5. Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja are now at the crease and the onus will now be on the two left-handers to bail the team out of trouble and get India back into the game on day three.
Sam Konstas was one of Australia's batting heroes
Arriving in Australia's innings, Konstas was one of his team's heroes. Opening the innings for his team on his debut, he slammed a brutal half-century, taking Jasprit Bumrah to the cleaners, and it ended with a 60-run innings that took the hosts to a blistering start.
Steve Smith was his team's best player as he completed a brilliant century, finishing with 140 runs. Apart from him, Konstas, Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne also made half-centuries as the Australia national cricket team posted a massive total of 474 runs.
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