Australia's 19-year-old opener Sam Constas was busy making his debut memorable on the Melbourne pitch. He was bent upon gaining the upper hand against the fast bowlers of India. But, the twist in the story came when Indian captain Rohit Sharma put Ravindra Jadeja on the attack. Now where is Ravindra Jadeja, who is playing his 350th match, and where is debutant Sam Constance? It became difficult for the young Australian opener to play his shots openly against the world's top all-rounders the way he was seen playing against Bumrah and Siraj. As a result, India got its first success.

Jadeja, who played 350 matches, dismissed debutant Constus.

Team India got its first success on the second ball of the 20th over of the Australian innings. Indian team's Sarji i.e. Ravindra Jadeja took the first wicket in his 350th international match. He trapped Australia's young opener, who was becoming a threat in the Melbourne Test, LBW and sent him to the pavilion.

Ravi Jadeja gets Sam Konstas!

The end of a very entertaining knock. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/OiY2WZg0GV

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 26, 2024

Sam Constas scored 60 runs

Sam Constas scored 60 runs facing 65 balls in his first Test innings. There were 6 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. During this inning, he also became the first batsman to hit a six against Sam Bumrah in Test after 4483 balls.

Australia's biggest opening partnership

Sam Constance along with his experienced opening partner Usman Khawaja added 89 runs to the score board during his innings of 60 runs. This is the biggest opening partnership made by Australia in the current Border-Gavaskar series.

Jadeja took 320th victim

By dismissing Sam Constance, Ravindra Jadeja not only gave India its first success in the first innings of the Melbourne Test, but also took the 320th wicket of his Test career. This is his 91st wicket against Australia and 16th Test wicket taken on Australian soil.