Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:59am on 26 Dec 2024,Thursday Sports
India fought back on Day 1 of the fourth Test against Australia at the MCG after a blistering debut from Sam Konstas (60) and solid fifties from Usman Khawaja (57), Marnus Labuschagne (72), and Steve Smith (68*). Australia finished on 311/6, with Jasprit Bumrah leading the recovery, claiming three key wickets. Konstas, in particular, impressed with his aggressive batting, taking on Bumrah and Siraj with ease. India’s pace attack fought back in the final session, dismissing four Australian batsmen to reduce the damage, setting the stage for an intriguing Day 2.
