This reverse lap has become one of his signature shots, which he attempts in almost every match, often successfully earning a boundary or a six.
Sam Konstas, representing New South Wales, executed a reverse lap shot against Scott Boland on only the second ball of the Shield match against Victoria, reminding everyone of Jasprit Bumrah’s famous battle.
Left out of Australia’s Test series against Sri Lanka, Konstas came back home and last week scored a brilliant century in a One Day Cup match against Queensland.
But this week, during the Shield game against Victoria at the SCG, Konstas faced Boland in the first over of the match. On the second ball, he brought out the reverse lap, a shot he had previously played against Jasprit Bumrah earlier in the season, sending Boland’s delivery over the slips to deep third.
This reverse lap has become one of his signature shots, which he attempts in almost every match, often successfully earning a boundary or a six. During the Boxing Day Test against India, in his debut match, he tried the same shot against Bumrah and got positive results.
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But Boland had the last laugh. In the next over, he went fuller, and Konstas moved across his stumps to play what was essentially a sweep shot. However, he missed the ball and was bowled. Sam Konstas scored 10 runs from seven balls.
Speaking about the match, at the time of writing this report, New South Wales, batting first, were 130 for six. Nic Maddinson scored 33, and Kurtis Patterson contributed 37 runs, while the rest of the batters failed to deliver. For Victoria, Scott Boland was the standout bowler, picking up four wickets, while Fergus O’Neill and Mitch Perry took one wicket each.
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