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WHAT WENT WRONG FOR AUSTRALIA IN THE FIRST SESSION?

WHAT WENT WRONG FOR AUSTRALIA IN THE FIRST SESSION?

Australia’s batting performance in the first session was marked by a lack of scoring momentum, with the team managing only 66 runs from 132 balls at a modest strike rate of 50. The biggest concern was the sheer number of dot balls. Australia played 104 dot balls, resulting in a remarkable 78.79% dot-ball rate. This meant that the batting unit struggled to rotate the strike consistently and maintain pressure on the opposition.