The Aussie accomplished the feat against Afghanistan, dismissing skipper Rashid Khan (17.6 over), Karim Janat (19.1 over), and Gulbadin Naib (19.2 over) with three consecutive deliveries in two overs.
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad has appointed Pat Cummins as their captain for the 2024 Indian Premier League season, replacing Aiden Markram. Cummins, who won the World Test Championship and the Ashes, will join SRH’s new head coach, Daniel Vettori.
The unexpected lighter workload during the Test summer prompts selectors to consider unleashing the trio in the limited-overs format, a departure from the initial plan of resting them
Leggie Adil Rashid (2/38) was frugal as usual while pacer Mark Wood (2/70) was back to his menacing ways, using the short ball to hurry the opposition batters, especially Green.
Australia initially announced an 18-player preliminary squad for the 50-over showcase last month, but as the start of this year's event is now less than a month away, they have trimmed it down to 15 players
Taking out Head also made Broad the leading wicket-taker in the ongoing series. Australia's slide continued when Mitchell Marsh chopped on a James Anderson delivery on 16, after looking in good touch at the crease.
Pujara has been criticised for his ultra-defensive approach in the series so far and instead of propping up his team's response to Australia's first innings total of 338 all out
With the series level at 1-1 heading into the third Test in Sydney, Cummins parried talk of crisis and said batters like Steve Smith would rediscover their touch
