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Former Australian captain Steve Smith's magnificent century (131) ensured that hosts posted a competitive total of 337 in ir first innings at SCG. With overnight score of 166/2, Australia started positively on Day 2 with Smith and Marnus Labuschagne going strong. However, once Labuschagne was dismissed for 91, wickets kept tumbling from one end while Smith held or end and tched a ton.

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Ravindra Jeja's incredible performance get Twitterati buzzing

Australia could have scored a lot more runs if it wasn't for Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jeja's outstanding spell with ball and his sharp fielding. southpaw was pick of bowlers as he grabbed four crucial wickets (Marnus Labuschagne, Matw We, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon) to keep hosts in control. Moreover, he also contributed with his fielding by catching top-scorer and centurion Smith short of his crease courtesy of a bullet throw.

Jeja's sensational performance got Twitterati buzzing as y lauded him for his incredible bowling and brillaint fielding. Several reactions poured in as fans called out commentator Sanjay Manjrekar who has always been critical of Indian all-rounder. Here's a look at a few reactions.

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India vs Australia live score update

After restricting Australia to 337, India got off to a good start, having scored 21/0 in first five overs. visitors have a new opening pair in form of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill who have looked positive facing new ball. India will hope that duo carries on and lays a solid foundation for middle order to come and score big. Gill is batting on 13 while Rohit is unbeaten on 7.

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Ravindra Jeja career stats

Jeja has been India's premier all-rounder across all three formats for almost a dece. Jeja career stats are extremely impressive in Test match cricket. Saurashtra l has scored 1926 runs in 50 Tests at a decent aver of 35.66 with one century and 15 fifties. Moreover, it's his bowling that has been extremely impactful in red-ball cricket. Jeja has grabbed 216 wickets in 50 Tests at an impressive aver of 24.48. He has nine fifers and one ten-wicket haul to his name. Jeja ICC ranking in Tests for bowlers is 14 while in all-rounders rankings he has occupied third place.

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