[Watch] Cummins Crushes Ravindra Jadeja's Century Dream As Marsh Takes A Blinder

Ravindra Jadeja was dismissed by Cummins [Source: @gavaskar_theman/X]

Riding on Mitchell Marsh's sensational catch in the deep, Australia finally got the prized scalp of Ravindra Jadeja in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Gabba in Brisbane. Coming at number seven, Jadeja struck a valiant 77-run knock before Australian captain Pat Cummins dismissed him with a sharp bouncer. 

The incident occurred during the 66th over of India's first innings when Australia desperately needed someone to dismiss Ravindra Jadeja, as he was playing a magnificent knock for the visiting team. The over witnessed a riveting battle between Cummins and Jadeja, as the Aussie skipper challenged the Indian all-rounder with his thunderbolts. Although Jadeja managed to hit a boundary, the right-arm pacer regained his mojo, dismissing him with a sharp short ball. 

From over the wicket, Cummins bowled an accurate bouncer, prompting Jadeja to play the pull shot. The southpaw fell in his trap, hitting the ball straight to the deep mid-wicket, where Mitchell Marsh grabbed a spectacular catch. Thus, Jadeja, who was nearing a valiant Test ton, was dismissed with 77 runs under his belt. 

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Ravindra Jadeja was India's second most prolific contributor with the bat after KL Rahul in the third Test against Australia in Brisbane. While Rahul slammed a glorious 84-run knock, Jadeja's fighting 77-run innings ensured India breached the 200-run mark in an otherwise forgettable game. At the time of writing, India were 232 for nine, needing 14 more runs to avoid the follow-on with one wicket in hand. 

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