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Australia has reached a strong position on the first day of the Melbourne Test. Till stumps the team has scored 311 runs for 6 wickets. 19 year old opener Sam Konstas scored 60 runs and Steve Smith scored 68 runs.
The names of Bumrah and Sam Constas were in discussion in the list of records on Thursday. Constas hit Bumrah for a six after 4562 balls. He made the most expensive over of Bumrah’s career by scoring 18 runs in his over. Bumrah has become the highest wicket taker Indian in Melbourne.
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- Sam Constas is the third Australian player to score the fastest fifty on debut. He completed his half-century in 52 balls. Before this, Adam Gilchrist (46 balls against Pakistan in 1999) and Ashton Agar (50 balls against England in 2013) had scored fifties on their Test debut.
- Constas completed his fifty in 13.1 overs. He has left behind India’s Prithvi Shaw in the record of scoring a half-century in the fewest overs on debut. Who completed his half-century in 17.4 overs against West Indies in Rajkot in 2018.
Bumrah gets six after 4562 balls in test cricket Bumrah got a six in Test after 3 years and 4562 balls. In the seventh over of the first day, Constas hit Bumrah for a six on a reverse scoop. Earlier, Cameron Green had hit a six off Bumrah during the 2021 Sydney Test. Bumrah has hit only nine sixes in the Test, out of which Jos Buttler and Constas have hit two sixes each.
Most runs in Bumrah’s over in Test Sam Constas scored 18 runs in the 11th over of Australia’s innings. He hit 2 fours and a six in Bumrah’s over. This is the highest number of runs scored by a batsman in one over against Bumrah. This over was the most expensive over of Bumrah’s Test career.
Most wickets by Indian bowlers in Melbourne Jasprit Bumrah has become the Indian bowler taking the most wickets in Melbourne. Before this match, Bumrah and former leg spinner Anil Kumble had 15 wickets each. Bumrah took 3 wickets on Thursday. Now Bumrah has taken 18 wickets in 3 matches played in Melbourne.
Bumrah can also hold the record of taking the most wickets by any Asian bowler in Melbourne. Pakistan’s Sarfaraz Nawaz is at first place in this list, who has 22 wickets in 4 matches. If Bumrah takes 4 wickets in the remaining two innings, then this record will also be in his name.
Constas is the fourth young Australian to debut Sam Constas has become the youngest opener for Australia. His age is 19 years and 85 days. Overall he is the fourth youngest Australian cricketer and second youngest to score a half-century in Tests.
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