Sarfraz Khan’s Quick Thinking Saves Rishabh Pant from RunOut
The first day of the Bangalore Test was wasted due to rain. On the second day, the coin was tossed and India decided to bat. But the entire Indian team was bowled out for just 46 runs. In reply, New Zealand scored 402 runs and took a lead of 356 runs. It was a condition that Team India would lose the match only when this lead was broken. But the leading batsmen did not give up the match. He made a comeback in the second innings and broke the lead of 356 runs for the first time. On the fourth day of the match, Sarfraz Khan and Rishabh Pant made the maximum. Both of them put on a partnership of 177 runs for the fourth wicket.
But there was a moment when Rishabh Pant’s wicket seemed to fall. Rishabh Pant’s attention was on the ball while taking the second run. But Sarfraz Khan’s header and Rishabh Pant’s luck saved his wicket.
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A Lucky Escape for Pant
India’s innings start at 65 overs in the Bangalore Test. Then India’s score was 270 for 3. New Zealand needed 86 runs to break the lead. Sarfraz Khan played an aggressive innings to break this lead. He cuts it to a deep backward point off the bowling of Matt Henry and takes a run.
But Pant took the pick for the second run but Sarfraz Khan was likely to get run out. Sarfraz Khan jumped on the pitch and tried to stop Pant by swinging his bat. He indeed succeeded but the wicket was saved by fate.
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Pant and Sarfraz’s Heroic Stand Continues
New Zealand wicketkeeper Tom Blundell was alerted by the sound of Sarfaraz’s screams. Seeing that there was a chance of a run-out, he moved forward to pick the ball early. But he misjudged and staggered. So Pant missed the opportunity to run out.
Meanwhile, Sarfaraz Khan scored 150 runs off 195 balls with the help of 18 fours and 3 sixes. While Rishabh Pant scored 99 runs in 105 balls with the help of 9 fours and 5 sixes. He missed his century by just one run.
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Team India:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suraj Kumar, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj
New Zealand:
Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Darrel Mitchell, Tom Bundell (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke
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