Before the second Test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground that began on Saturday, Steve Smith averaged 113.50 at t...
Before the second Test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground that began on Saturday, Steve Smith averaged 113.50 at the venue. He had never been dismissed for a duck in the first innings of a Test in his career either.
And, like he did in the first Test of the series in Adelaide, Ashwin Ravichandran dismissed Australia’s star batsman cheaply and set off on a celebration. This time, one better too. After scoring one run in the first innings at Adelaide Oval, Smith failed to get off the mark on Boxing Day at his favourite venue.
Steve Smith dismissed for a duck for the first time in the first innings of a Test match.
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) December 26, 2020
Last time he was dismissed for a single-digit score in the first innings of a Test match was back in 2015 Nottingham Test (Australia 60/10). #AUSvIND
Ashwin, coming on to bowl early and extracting spin and bounce, had Smith caught at leg slip by Cheteshwar Pujara.
Ravi Ashwin has Steve Smith!
— Cricket on BT Sport (@btsportcricket) December 26, 2020
The Aussie departs for a duck 👀
As simple as you like... pic.twitter.com/Y7pxOgWSA8
Ashwin’s wicket was the highlight of a good morning for India at MCG as the visitors picked up three early wickets....
