IND vs AUS: Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland together help Australia take commanding lead

Now Australia has got a lead of 333 runs against India.

Bhoomi Goyal
Published on: 29 Dec 2024 6:59 PM IST
IND vs AUS: Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland together help Australia take commanding lead
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Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland have so far made a partnership of 55 runs in 110 balls for the last wicket during the second innings against India in the Melbourne Test match. Both of them together have hit India's hopes hard. Now Australia has got a lead of 333 runs against India. At the end of the day's play, Nathan Lyon was playing after scoring 41 runs while Scott Boland was playing after scoring 10 runs. Both of them have made an unbroken partnership of 55 runs for the last wicket. Both of them together have also done a special feat. Lyon and Scott Boland have reached the fourth position in the list of batsmen who have played the most balls in the 10th wicket partnership in Australia from Australia. Both of them together have played 107 balls so far in the 10th wicket partnership.

Talking about the match, Marnus Labuschagne scored the highest 70 runs for Australia while captain Pat Cummins also scored 41 runs. In response to Australia's 479 runs in the first innings, the Indian team was able to score only 369 runs. Australia got a lead of 105 runs on the basis of the first innings.

In the list of bowlers who have taken 200 or more wickets in Test cricket, Bumrah is the only bowler whose average is less than 20. Apart from West Indies' Malcolm Marshall (376 wickets at an average of 20.94), Joel Garner (259 wickets at an average of 20) and Curtly Ambrose (405 wickets at an average of 20.99), England's James Anderson (704 wickets at an average of 26.45) and even Australia's legend Glenn McGrath (563 wickets at an average of 21.64) were also not able to take wickets at an average of less than 20.

Ashwin is third in the world in the list of fastest bowlers to take 200 Test wickets. He is followed by two leg-spinners - Pakistan's Yasir Shah (33 Tests) and Australia's Clary Grimmett (36 Tests).

Bhoomi Goyal

Bhoomi Goyal

English Content Writer in Newstrack from Jaipur, Rajasthan. (Education, Business, Technology, Political, Sports, Lifestyle, Crime and Webstories)

My self Bhoomi Goyal from Jaipur, Rajasthan. I have passed my Master's in Journalism and Mass Communication this year. I worked in Rajasthan Patrika for six months as an intern. I am working here from June 1st. I passed my graduation in BCA from Rajasthan University and master's in journalism and mass communication from Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur.

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