At the Adelaide Oval, local hero Travis Head led the charge for Australia, continuing his dominant form against the Rohit Sharma-led Indian side. The southpaw was in sublime touch, scoring an impressive 140 off 141 balls. Earlier, Marnus Labuschagne contributed with a solid 64 off 126 balls, and alongside Head’s carnage, Australia finished their innings at 337 runs. Indian pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were the standout bowlers, each picking up four wickets.
In response, Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul began cautiously under the lights, scoring 12/0 in three overs. However, both were dismissed within the first 10 overs, leaving Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill to take charge. Kohli’s departure in the 15th over further dented India’s middle order, placing all the responsibility on Rishabh Pant. Pant rose to the occasion, producing an extraordinary shot that left the crowd and Gill in awe.
On the third ball of the 17th over, Boland bowled a short, short-of-length delivery outside off stump. Pant was quick to position himself and timed his switch hit to perfection. With remarkable precision, he lofted the ball over the slip cordon and sent the red cherry flying to the boundary after a couple of bounces. The audacious shot left everyone, including the slip fielders, stunned, with some even facepalming. Gill, on the other end, walked over to Pant and in sheer appreciation, hugged him. The Twitterverse erupted in praise, lauding Pant’s audacity and sharing their admiration for the stunning shot.
Audacious!!
— Pandit Pranoob (@pranoob76889) December 7, 2024
Rishabh Pant Rocked🔥
Harbhajan Singh Shocked😳
In this situation, Nobody has the guts to step up on the ball first and then hit a four, and then reverse scoop in this situation💀💀#ViratKohli #RohitSharma #cheating #BGT2025 pic.twitter.com/9akhrrpyRd— Entropy X (@EntropyX17) December 7, 2024
Ask him!
Reversed it
Reverse lap to scott booland
Rishabh pant x nitish reddy#AUSvsIND #indvsaus pic.twitter.com/nSY9Ez4EvB— Somnath Chakraborty (@Somnath44333169) December 7, 2024
Rishab Pant reverse paddling Scott Boland in a Test match at a time when India is trailing by 70 odd runs in their second innings, losing wickets in quick succession 🤔🙆🏻♂️… what do we say 🤔, it’s the nature of the modern game? #INDvsAUS
— Reverse Swing (@nkosiemutede) December 7, 2024
Outrageous
Rishabh Pant… outrageous reverse hit
— Jack Mendel (@Mendelpol) December 7, 2024
Sheer audacity
Pant’s audacity to play reverse lap against fast bowlers needs to be studied well😭 pic.twitter.com/5wV4M1tDgS
— KohliSensual (@Kohlisensual05) December 7, 2024
This guy Rishabh Pant is outrageous. Game down the track on the very first ball and hit and for four. Now this reverse short on the bowling of Scott Boland who is bowling so well.#INDvsAUS #Kholi pic.twitter.com/LUYcbUng5l
— Arif ullah Baig (@BaigSports) December 7, 2024
Pulled it away
Crazy
Rishabh pant reverse body shot #INDvsAUS #AUSvsIND pic.twitter.com/0ocg6ICdxN
— Ravi Ranjan (@TuchIndia) December 7, 2024
JL and Sunny G in the commentary while Pant is being audacious is a combo I had never thought of.
Sunny G predicted he will do this reverse lap pull something, 2 balls earlier. JL to Sunny G “did you used to go about starting your innings like that too Sunny”— Ammar (@Ammarzaheer) December 7, 2024
