Australia lost Marnus Labuschagne early on day two with Bumrah taking his wicket. Sam Konstas’ innings ended at 23 as Siraj had him caught by Jaiswal and Travis Head soon followed. A brief partnership between Steven Smith and debutant Beau Webster was broken when Prasidh dismissed Smith before lunch, and soon after, Bumrah’s injury added to India’s concerns. Despite resistance from Pat Cummins and Webster, India’s bowlers, led by Prasidh and Reddy, cleaned up the tail to bowl Australia out for 181, securing a small lead for India. In response, India began their innings aggressively with Yashasvi Jaiswal hitting three successive fours off the first over by Mitchell Starc.
On the second delivery of the first over, Mitchell Starc bowled a short, wide delivery outside off and Yashasvi Jaiswal on the back foot cut it over backward point for a stylish four. The next delivery was similar, short and wide outside off, but Jaiswal judged the line perfectly and cut it over deep point for another boundary. Frustration grew for Starc as he prepared to bowl the next ball, a length delivery wide outside off which Jaiswal cut behind square on the offside beating the deep point to his right for another four. Jaiswal was in fine form and finished the over in style, bending his back knee to drive the ball handsomely through the covers for a cracking boundary. The Mumbai star’s brilliant attacking intent lit up the final session and the Twitterverse was abuzz, praising Jaiswal’s flair and aggression.
Yashasvi Jaiswal on fire 🥵🥶
ಮೊದಲ ಓವರ್ನಲ್ಲೆ 4 ಬೌಂಡರಿ ಬಾರಿಸಿ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ ತೋರಿದ ಯಶಸ್ವಿ ಜೈಸ್ವಾಲ್..💥⚡
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He is in mood today!
The sound of Jaiswal bat against Mitchel Starc makes on impact is a thing of beauty 😍pic.twitter.com/SFFzYTuqev
— 𝑃𝑖𝑘𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑢☆•° (@11eleven_4us) January 4, 2025
4,4,4,0,4 by Jaiswal Against Starc in the First Over. 🔥 😀#INDvsAUSTest #YashasviJaiswal pic.twitter.com/eQ1BFy5try
— Vishnu (@krsnmayi) January 4, 2025
That’s Jaiswal for you!
Big moment!
4,4,4,0,4 BY JAISWAL AGAINST STARC IN THE FIRST OVER 🤯 Rohit Sharma, insaan hi alag hai #RohitSharma #INDvsAUS #AUSvsIND #BGT pic.twitter.com/Iltcn9VcAJ
— Suraj Singhaniya (@SurajSi45919539) January 4, 2025
Jaiswal -starc never ending story
Aaj Tera din – aaj mera din type— sunny j (@sunnyjoshiii) January 4, 2025
That is for sure!
Yeah he does!
What a fiery start by Yashasvi Jaiswal! 🔥 4 boundaries off Starc in the very first over! 🌟 This kid is pure class! #INDvsAUSTest #jaiswal #YashasviJaiswal #INDvsAUS #BGT2025 pic.twitter.com/HfzmieE06i
— Isha Mehra (@IshaMeh53598003) January 4, 2025
0,4,4,4,0,4 by Yashasvi Jaiswal against Mitchell Starc wow champ 🥵🔥❤️🇮🇳 #YashasviJaiswal #INDvsAUSTest pic.twitter.com/NL7ZDk1AGA
— Dr.Deepak Jain (@Deepakjain1827) January 4, 2025
