Jasprit Bumrah and Sam Konstas ended day one on a fiery note. Photo: Cricket Australia /Getty Images via ESPNCRICINFO
Australia dismissed India for 185 on day one of the fifth Test, but a fired-up Jasprit Bumrah struck with the final ball of the day to boost the tourists late on.
Bumrah had opener Usman Khawaja caught at second slip for two and turned to celebrate in the face of 19-year-old Sam Konstas, with India thinking both batters were wasting time in what proved to be the last over.
The tourists, who trail 2-1 in the best-of-five series and need to win to retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy, had earlier tentatively edged to their total on a lively Sydney pitch.
They left out struggling captain Rohit Sharma but the move did little to improve the fortunes of their top order as Scott Boland took 4 for 31.
India were 72 for 4 when Boland dismissed Virat Kohli for 17 and 120 for 6 when Rishabh Pant, who top scored with a cautious 40, and Nitish Kumar Reddy fell to the seamer in consecutive balls.
But Bumrah, captaining India in Rohit’s place, hit three fours and a six in a 17-ball 22 to lift the total and his dismissal left time for India to have three overs at Australia before the close.
Scores in the match so far, India 185, Australia 7 for 1.
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