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India vs Australia: Ravindra Jadeja dismisses Smith to keep Aussies under control

Jadeja dismissed Australian captain Steve Smith for 21 runs, third time in the ongoing series.

SNS | New Delhi | March 20, 2017 9:13 am

India vs Australia: Ravindra Jadeja dismisses Smith to keep Aussies under control

Ravindra Jadeja celebrates the dismissal of Steve Smith (Photo: AFP)

Indian tweaker Ravindra Jadeja, who claimed two big wickets late on Day 4 to give India a strong start, continued his dominance on the fifth day of the third Test against Australia on Monday.

On the fifth and final day of the Test, Jadeja dismissed Australian captain Steve Smith for 21 runs, third time in the ongoing series.

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Smith had scored a spectacular 178-run knock (not out) in the first innings. 

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However in the second innings, he misjudged Jadeja’s delivery pitching middle and leg stump.

So far in the series, Smith has batted for six innings against Jadeja and scored 105 runs off 320 balls he faced. 
 

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