Australia had a memorable outing on all three days within the recently-concluded third Take a look at towards India at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. The vacationers had confronted two back-to-back defeats within the first two video games of the continued 4-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Nonetheless, the Aussies got here again in grand type, handing India an embarrassing 9-wicket defeat within the Indore Take a look at.
After bundling out the hosts for simply 163 runs within the second innings, the Steve Smith-led aspect had a goal of 76 runs which they chased down in just some hours of Day 3 for a lack of one wicket. The 78-run stand between Travis Head (49*) and Marnus Labuschagne (28*) took Australia over the end line.
As Australia loved a memorable victory over India, their followers additionally couldn’t cover their pleasure on the Holkar Stadium. In a viral video, an Australian fan was noticed celebrating his crew’s victory in a really quirky manner as he imitated Telugu actor Allu Arjun‘s well-known pose from the 2021 hit movie Pushpa. The fan went on to say the well-known dialogue from the film in Hindi, “Jhukega Nahi Saala (I received’t bow down).”
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Notably, for India, it was solely their third Take a look at defeat within the final 10 years. They might want to work out their plans and methods forward of the ultimate Take a look at, which is ready to start in Ahmedabad on March 9. The fourth Take a look at can be extraordinarily essential in relation to ICC World Take a look at Championship (WTC) Remaining, as after the loss within the earlier fixture, India’s probabilities of qualifying for the WTC Remaining have suffered a setback.
As of now, a win within the fourth Take a look at will seal India’s spot within the WTC finals. Nonetheless, a draw or a defeat within the upcoming match might complicate issues. In case India lose the fourth Take a look at, their closing share will fall to 59, which Sri Lanka might beat, given they whitewash New Zealand within the two-match Take a look at leg. If the Islanders finish the sequence towards the Black Caps with a 1-0 or 1-1 scoreline, they won’t make it to the WTC Remaining, even when India lose the Ahmedabad Take a look at.