IND vs AUS, 4th Test, Day 4 Highlights: Kohli's 186 gives India 91 run lead

India vs Australia, 4th Test, Day Live Updates: Virat Kohli has been caught by Marnus Labuschagne off the bowling of Todd Murphy and India finish their innings at 571 as Shreyas Iyer wouldn't bat

5:31 PM

IND vs AUS, 4th Test, Day 4 Highlights: Kohli shines with 186, India lead by 88

 

Starting the day at 289/3, India managed to reach 571 and took 91 runs lead thanks to a brilliant century from Virat Kohli who was the last man to get out. Kohli made 186. 

 

India lost only nine wickets, but because of Shreyas Iyer’s injury, he could not bat. Apart from Kohli, Axar Patel made a scintillating 79 before being bowled by Mitchell Starc. Kona Bharat also supported Kohli and made 44. 

 

For Australia, Todd Murphy and Nathan Lyon picked three wickets each and did the bulk of the bowling too. Australia batted six overs in the day too and managed to score three runs without losing any wickets. 

 

5:19 PM

IND vs AUS, 4th Test, Day 4 Stumps: End of play on Day 4

5:13 PM

IND vs AUS, 4th Test, Day 4 Stumps: Australia survive six overs

 

The Aussie pair of Matthew Kuhnemann and Travis Head has survived the six overs of Day 4 and would head into Day 5 with all 10 wickets in hand and trailing by 88 runs. There was a slight chance to get a wicket but Kona Bharat dropped a catch. 

 

5:00 PM

IND vs AUS, 4th Test, Day 4 Live Score: 4 overs remain, could India get a wicket?

 

Four overs remain in the day and India have not been able to pick any wicket in the first four overs of the sec0nd innings of Australia

 

4:38 PM

IND vs AUS, 4th Test, Day 4 Live Score: Virat out, India take 91 run lead

 

Virat Kohli has been caught by Marnus Labuschagne off the bowling of Todd Murphy and India finish their innings at 571 as Shreyas Iyer wouldn't bat

 

4:32 PM

IND vs AUS, 4th Test, Day 4 Live Score: Back-to-back wickets for Australia

 

While India was aiming to get 100 run lead, the Australians have bounced back with back-to-back wickets. While Ravichandran Ashwin was caught by Kuhnemann off the bowling of Nathan Ly0n, Umesh Yadav was run out by a brilliant fielding from Peter Handscomb. The lead of India is now 70 with the last pair of Kohli and Mohd Shami at the crease because Shreyas Iyer is highly unlikely to take any part in this innings at least. 

 

4:07 PM

IND vs AUS, 4th Test, Day 4 Live Score: Mitchell Starc gets Axar Patel

 

Mitchell Starc has done the trick finally as he has removed a well-set Axar Patel through the reverse swing. The Indian left-hand bat was clean bowled by the Australian quick

 

3:25 PM

IND vs AUS, 4th Test, Day 4 Live Score: India cross the 500 mark, Kohli past 150, Axar 50

 

This has been a fascinating display of batting from Virat Kohli and Axar Patel as they have added 126 for the sixth wicket and are headed for more. India have already crossed 500 and lead by 39 runs at 519/5. The team would aim to get a 100-run lead and then make the Aussies play 5-6 overs later in the day as well. 

 

3:21 PM

IND vs AUS, 4th Test, Day 4 Live Score: 50 up for Baapu Axar

3:20 PM

IND vs AUS, 4th Test, Day 4 Live Score: 150 up for Kohli

1:22 PM

IND vs AUS, 4th Test, Day 4 Live Score: Iyer taken for scans

1:22 PM

IND vs AUS, 4th Test, Day 4 Live Score: India past 400, runs coming easy

 

Runs are coming easily for India as Virat Kohli and Axar Patel have taken the home team past 400 and the partnership between the two is now 31. 

 

1:20 PM

IND vs AUS, 4th Test, Day 4 Live Score: Axar Patel joins Kohli after Bharat’s dismissal

12:50 PM

IND vs AUS, 4th Test, Day 4 Live Score: Century for Virat Kohli

12:25 PM

IND vs AUS, 4th Test, Day 4 Live Score: This was at the time of Lunch break