Australia vs India: Jasprit Bumrah Receives ‘Guard Of Honour’ From Team India After Scoring Fifty In Sydney. Watch

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• Jasprit Bumrah smashed his maiden first-class half-century in the ongoing practice match against Australia A at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

• India were in trouble at one stage after losing nine wickets for just 123 runs on the board but Bumrah along with Mohammed Siraj put on a 71-run stand for the final wicket to lift the team total to 194.

• When the visitors’ innings ended, Bumrah received a ‘guard of honour’ from his teammates as he made his way back to the dressing room.

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• In the second practice game, which is being played with pink ball, Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to bat in Sydney.

• India got off to a poor start as they lost Mayank Agarwal in the third over.

• Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill then put on 63 runs for the second wicket.

• Shaw smashed 40 runs off just 29 deliveries in an innings studded with eight boundaries.

• The middle-order failed to get going against the swinging pink ball as Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha and Rishabh Pant all fell for single-digit scores.

• Bumrah saved the day with the bat, remaining unbeaten on 55. He smashed six boundaries and a couple of maximums.

• Bumrah also picked up a wicket in his first over on Day 1 of the second practice game.

• Australia A were 36-1 in 10.4 overs before rain stopped play in Sydney. They still trail India by 158 runs.