Prasidh Krishna took 4 wickets in the first innings of the second unofficial Test against Australia-A.
The second unofficial Test match of the two-match Test series between Australia A and India A was being played in Melbourne from 7 November. Chasing the target of 168 runs, the Australian team won by 6 wickets and captured the series 2–0. Even though the Kangaroo team may have won the series and the match, the brilliant bowling of Prasidh Krishna remains a topic of discussion at this time.
The fast bowler took the wickets of Marcus Harris and Cameron Bancroft in the first over of the second innings. Let us tell you, both the Australian players are in the race for a place in the team for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, because Steve Smith will be seen batting back at number-4.
Prasidh Krishna dismissed two batsmen for a golden duck
Prasidh Krishna showed Marcus Harris the way to the pavilion on a golden duck on the very second ball of Australia’s second innings. Harris tried to drive but got an inside edge and wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel took a good catch. Then on the very next ball, the new batsman Cameron Bancroft, who came to the crease, was out LBW. While chasing the target of 168 runs, Australia-A lost two big wickets at the score of just 2 runs.
Watch the video of Prasidh Krishna’s brilliant bowling here-
Marcus Harris🦆
Cameron BancroftPrasidh Krishna removes two Test contenders on consecutive balls in the first over #AUSAVINDA pic.twitter.com/5bOOhC7Fqj
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 9, 2024
Australia-A team won on the strength of Sam Kontas’ 73* runs and Beau Webster’s unbeaten 46-run innings. Prasidh Krisha was the most successful bowler for India in the second innings, taking two wickets. Prasidh also bowled brilliantly in the first innings, taking 4 wickets for 50 runs in 16 overs.
Prasidh Krishna may get a chance in Perth Test
The first match of the five-match Test series between Australia and India will be played in Perth from November 22. Meanwhile, the discussion is going on in full swing as to who will be the third fast bowler along with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. Harshit Rana was one of the contenders, but due to his excellent performance against Australia-A, now Prasidh Krishna seems to be the first choice of the team.
Take a look at India’s squad for BGT 2024-25-
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar