BGT 2024-25, Perth Test: WATCH | Dhruv Jurel takes a BLINDER at short-leg to dismiss Mitchell Starc

India's Dhruv Jurel caught a blinder of a catch on day 4 (Monday, Nov 25) of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) Test in Perth, Australia. Jurel, who is a wicketkeeper by skill, was fielding at short-leg position—one of the hardest places to field on the cricket field.

The catch taken by Jurel was just at the stroke of tea on day 4 off off-spinner Washington Sundar's ball to dismiss Aussie Mitchell Starc as the eighth wicket in Australia's second innings.

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The ball bounced a bit more than Starc's liking on a double-paced pitch, which Starc lobbed towards the legside only for Jurel to pluck it out of thin air. Have a look at the video below:

Australia's innings didn't last long after the tea break, as they were dismissed for 238 in chase of an astronomical 534 and lost the game by 295 runs.

Australia started the day on the overnight score of 12/3, with Jasprit Bumrah starting the proceedings with his remaining over from day 3. India didn't have to wait long for the wicket as Mohammed Siraj, who finished with 3/51, sent back Usman Khawaja with a bumper.

Siraj struck once more before lunch and sent back Steve Smith after the ace Aussie batter added 62 runs for the fifth wicket with Travis Head.

In the second session, Head added 82 runs for the sixth wicket with Mitchell Marsh before Bumrah sent him back on a personal score of 89 with a peach. The stand-in Indian skipper was named Player of the Match for his 8/72 in the Test.

Mitchell Marsh was next to fall off debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy after scoring a gritty 47 as he chopped a ball onto his stumps in an attempt to cut.

Australia headed to tea eight wickets down and the match being just a formality in the final session.

Sundar completed his remaining over post tea and clean bowled Nathan Lyon on the last ball of the same over to finish with figures of 2/48. 

Harshit Rana, who also made his debut, shattered the stumps of Alex Carey on a slower ball for the final wicket as India took 1-0 lead in the five-Test series.

The second Test will be played in Adelaide from December 6.