As the second session of the day 2 concludes, the Indian dugout let a sign of relief when Mohammad Siraj dismissed the ‘Danger Man’ Travis Head at 140 runs. But after dissolving Travis Head’s innings, both Siraj and Head had a heated conversation. The frustration in the Indian dugout was obvious but what frustrated Siraj was the crowd’s reaction. The whole stadium ‘Booed’ for Siraj. The similar ball game occurred when he had ball in his hand to give that to Jasprit Bumrah.
The whole scenario occurred in the 81st over when Siraj bowled a yorker length ball to head to which his bat fell short. Siraj and Head exchange a few verbals. But this has been an incredible knock from the local lad and he walks off to a thunderous applause from the Adelaide crowd. This could well be a match-winning knock. Coming to the ball, Siraj nailed the yorker and Head couldn’t bring his bat down in time. Crashes into the base of the sticks. A send-off from Siraj, Head replies with a few words. Head had already smashed his own record by completing the fastest Pink ball century in 111 balls. The previous record had already been registered in his name of the fastest Pink Ball test in 112 balls against England in Hobart.
Head has been India’s nemesis so often in the past. Famously in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup final. And he is at it again. Then places the bat-handle inside the helmet and lifts the helmet up – another trademark celebration of his. The crowd go nuts. What an innings this is from Head. Has counterattacked brilliantly and put the Indians under pressure.
