Thousands of fans reached the stadium to watch the match on the first day of the second Test match between India and Australia. This match is being organized in Adelaide. More than 50,000 spectators were present in the stadium during the pink ball day-night test match between the two teams. Meanwhile, one ball of Team India’s star bowler Mohammad Siraj has grabbed all the headlines. In such a situation, let’s find out what was special about that ball.
Siraj shocked everyone
Mohammad Siraj was bowling his last over on the first day of this match. Meanwhile, he had his first argument with Labuschagne. After this, fans were amazed when he broke the record for the fastest ball in the history of cricket. He gave this ball a regular bounce. J Lebuschen did not play. The speedometer showed that the ball was traveling at a speed of 181.6 kilometers per hour. Which broke the record of former Pakistani bowler Shoaib Akhtar. Which was bowled at a speed of 161.3 kilometers per hour, which was done during the 2003 World Cup.
Did Satya break the record?
However, this was a technical glitch on the part of the broadcaster. Which he corrected immediately, but by then some fans had gone viral on social media with pictures of the 181.6 kmph speed. After this, memes started happening everywhere. Some fans even believed that Siraj had set a new world record. However, there was nothing like that.
How was the first day?
Talking about the first day’s game played between the two teams, in this match the captain of Team India Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. After which Team India was all out for just 180 runs. After this, the Australian team came into the field to bat. Where at the end of the first day’s play, they made 86 runs after losing one wicket. Jasprit Bumrah took the only wicket for India.
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