Sam Konstas is slowly emerging as the character that annoys India the most. The kid is showing great potential, not only with the bat but also at mind games. Whether it be Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli or Jasprit Bumrah, he has managed to rile them all. And he has also been at the receiving end himself. While he was sledging Konstas during the second day of the fifth Test in Sydney, both Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah joined hands with it.
A video posted by the official broadcasters on X shows Kohli telling Bumrah: “Yes Bumrah, there is your man now. Bowl him close towards his body, he might go for attacking shots. There is a chance to get him out. We have one over, take this chance.”
Then can be seen referring to Konstas as a No. 10 batter.
Indian seamers Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj, along with all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, helped India take an early lead at the stroke of Tea on Day 2 of the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. At Tea on Day 2 of Sydney Test, the Baggy Greens fell for 181, handing the visitors a 4-run first-innings lead.
The second session resumed with the score at 101/5, with debutant Beau Webster (28) and Alex Carey (4) not out. The batters put together 31 runs before Carey was dismissed in the 38th over of the innings after scoring 21 runs with the help of four boundaries.
After Pat Cummins arrived to bat along with Webster, they added just 25 runs before the latter was dismissed by Nitish Kumar Reddy in the 45th over of the innings.
After that, in the 47th over, Nitish Kumar Reddy struck again as he dismissed the left-hand batter Mitchell Starc who made just 1 run
At 166, Australia lost the ninth wicket of Webster who played a brilliant innings of 57 runs off 105 balls which was laced with five boundaries.
The last wicket of the Australian innings fell at 181 as Scott Boland was cleaned up by Siraj in the 51st over of their innings.
For India, three of the wickets went to Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna, while the other two were grabbed by Jasprit Bumrah and Nitish Kumar Reddy in their respective spells.
