Pat Cummins celebrates after the victory! (PC-PTI)
New Delhi. Something happened with England on Tuesday at Edgbaston which no one would have imagined. The Australia cricket team defeated England in the first Test of the Ashes series. England was winning this match at one time but Australia’s charismatic performance did not allow this to happen and in the end Pat Cummins The team won by 2 wickets. Australia needed 281 runs to win, which is a very difficult target in the fourth innings of the Test, but the Kangaroos did wonders. By the way, after the victory of Australia, the celebration of its captain Pat Cummins was also worth seeing.
As soon as Pat Cummins hit Australia for a four off Olly Robinson, he threw his bat and helmet on the ground. Cummins was so happy that he lifted his teammate Nathan Lyon in his lap. Both Lion and Cummins punched in the air after the victory. On the other hand, in Australia’s dressing room too, all the players and support staff were seen hugging each other.
Amazing of Kangaroos in Edgbaston Test
The England team was standing very close to victory in the Edgbaston Test. He dropped Australia’s 8 wickets for 227 runs. He needed just 2 wickets to win, but after this Australia’s captain Pat Cummins, along with Nathan Lyon, did something that no one could have believed.
The iconic finish this match deserved 🤌
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Let us tell you that Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins shared a 55-run partnership in 72 balls for the 9th wicket. Cummins contributed 37 runs in this and Nathan Lyon scored 16 runs in 28 balls. During this partnership, English captain Ben Stokes also dropped an easy catch of Nathan Lyon, which cost England dearly. England had to pay for this.
,@Uz_Khawaja holds fort to score a gutsy half-century 🙌
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Usman Khawaja became the hero of the match
Let us tell you that the hero of England’s victory was Usman Khawaja. Khawaj scored a century in the first innings and a half-century in the second innings. Khawaja scored 141 runs in the first innings and in the second innings also this left-handed batsman made a valuable contribution of 65 runs.
