India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5 HIGHLIGHTS: Australia thrash India by 184 runs, lead series 2-1

Pant fell at a crucial juncture, triggering a dramatic collapse. What followed was a complete unraveling of India's batting lineup, as they lost their final seven wickets for just 34 runs

5:01 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India 1-0 after 1 Over

 

 

Over Summary:  0 0 0 0 1 0; India: 1-0 after 1 Over; Rohit Sharma0(1); Yashasvi Jaiswal1(5)

 

Mitchell Starc takes the new cherry. 

 

Jaiswal leaves the first deliveries to the keeper. 

 

Starc bowls a peach of a delivery (3rd ball of the over) to beat Jaiswal outside off.

 

Jaiswal hits the 4th delivery of the over with the inside half of the bat towards square leg for no run.

 

A full delivery on middle stump, Jaiswal pushes towards covers for a single, first run for India.

 

Rohit faces the final delivery of the over and dabs towards gully region for no run.

 

4:55 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Rohit opening the innings

Rohit Sharma partners Yashasvi Jaiswal as an opener.

4:53 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Aussies bowled out for 234 runs

Bumrah continues from the other end and castles Nathan Lyon off the 4th delivery. 

India batting starts shortly. Will Rohit come out to bat as an opener or India would change the batting order?

Answers are just around the corner.

4:44 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia lead by 338 runs

 

 

Over Summary:  0 4 0 0 0 L1; Australia: 233-9 after 83 Overs; Scott Boland14(71); Nathan Lyon41(54)

 

Mohammed Siraj bowls the first over of Day 5. He starts with a swinging delivery outside off. Boland edges the second ball through gully cordon for FOUR.

 

Boland collects a leg byes off the last delivery after Siraj beats him comprehensively multiple times in the over.

4:40 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia trail by 333 runs

Siraj bowls the first over of the day.

4:36 AM

Australia second inning's scorecard: Aussies will continue batting today

Australia will continue batting today as well.  Bumrah and Siraj ready to unleash themselves on Day 5 morning

Australia second inning's scorecard at stumps on Day 4 

Australia 2nd Inning
228-9 (82 ov) CRR:2.78
Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sam Konstas	b J Bumrah	8	18	1	0	44.44
Usman Khawaja	b M Siraj	21	65	2	0	32.31
Marnus Labuschagne	lbw b M Siraj	70	139	3	1	50.36
Steven Smith	c R Pant b M Siraj	13	41	1	0	31.71
Travis Head	c N K Reddy b J Bumrah	1	2	0	0	50
Mitchell Marsh	c R Pant b J Bumrah	0	4	0	0	0
Alex Carey (WK)	b J Bumrah	2	7	0	0	28.57
Pat Cummins (C)	c R Sharma b R Jadeja	41	90	4	0	45.56
Mitchell Starc	runout (R Pant / N K Reddy)	5	13	0	0	38.46
Nathan Lyon	Not out	41	54	5	0	75.93
Scott Boland	Not out	10	65	1	0	15.38
Extras	16 (b 0, Ib 9, w 1, nb 6, p 0)
Total	228 (9 wkts, 82 Ov)
Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	ECO
Jasprit Bumrah	24	7	56	4	4	2.33
Akash Deep	17	4	53	0	1	3.12
Mohammed Siraj	22	4	66	3	0	3
Ravindra Jadeja	14	2	33	1	1	2.36
Nitish Kumar Reddy	1	0	4	0	0	4
Washington Sundar	4	0	7	0	0	1.75

  

 

 

4:31 AM

Highest successful run-chase at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia

 

Highest successful run-chase at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia
Team	Runs Chased	Opposition	Year
England	332	Australia	1928
England	298	Australia	1895
South Africa	297	Australia	1953
Australia	287	England	1929
England	282	Australia	1908
Australia	260	West Indies	1951
Australia	258	West Indies	1961
England	237	Australia	1962
Australia	231	England	2013
England	219	Australia	1911

 

 

4:29 AM

4th Test Day | IND vs AUS LIVE UPDATES: Day 5 action about to begin

The much-awaited Day 5 action is just moments away at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

4:19 AM

Highest successful run-chase at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 21st century

India is the only team from sub-continent to win a Test match by chasing at Melbourne Cricket Ground  

Highest successful run-chase at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 21st century
Team	Score	Opposition	Match start Date
Australia	231-2	v England	Dec 26, 2013
South Africa	183-1	v Australia	Dec 26, 2008
Australia	127-1	v Pakistan	Dec 26, 2004
Australia	107-5	v England	Dec 26, 2002
Australia	97-1	v India	Dec 26, 2003
India	70-2	v Australia	Dec 26, 2020
Australia	10-1	v South Africa	Dec 26, 2001

 

 

4:14 AM

4th Test Day | IND vs AUS LIVE UPDATES: Virat Kohli in nets before the start of play

India senior batter Virat Kohli has been practicing before the start of the play today. There is just 15 minutes left in the start of play today and Kohli brushing his skills before the much-important chase.

4:05 AM

4th Test Day | IND vs AUS LIVE UPDATES: Will Reddy once again rescue India?

India do need Nitish Reddy's batting prowess today in order to chase down highest successfull target at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. 

Here's what he has said after maiden century

Despite trailing behind for the first two days of the ongoing Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, India came back strong in the game and will now take the field on Monday on the final day of the Test with all three results on the cards. While many reasons factored into India’s comeback, the biggest one is most certainly youngster Nitish Kumar Reddy’s maiden century, which helped India avoid getting bowled out for a small total on day 3. The all-rounder joined the post-day press conference on Sunday, where he thanked his father for all the sacrifices he made for his son’s dream to be a cricketer, while also admitting that his stint with SRH in IPL 2024 helped him a lot to grow as a cricketer.

 

Proving the doubters wrong

 

Nitish acknowledged that he had faced doubts about his ability to perform at the highest level. He noted that many questioned whether a young player with IPL experience could excel in an important series. Nitish expressed his determination to prove his critics wrong and reiterated his commitment to giving his all for the Indian team.

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3:48 AM

4th Test Day | IND vs AUS LIVE UPDATES: Amid injury concern, Starc ready to bowl 20 overs today

Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc has allayed concerns about his possible back injury, saying he is fit and ready to bowl 20 overs on Monday if the situation demands on the final day of the fourth Test against India here.

 

Starc was seen clutching his back on the third day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.

 

"And we've got 98 overs tomorrow of cricket and we'll see how that plays out. We'll push on. So no, I'm all good for second innings. It's not something that is bothering me," Starc told ABC network after the fourth day's play on Sunday.

 

"My pace is still up... I still bowled a spell after it and I'm still in the low 140s (kmph), so I'm not concerned. If I need to bowl 20 (overs) tomorrow, I'll bowl 20,"

 

3:34 AM

WATCH IND vs AUS 4th Test Day 4 highlights: Lets revisit yesterday's play

3:30 AM

4th Test | IND vs AUS LIVE UPDATES: Day 5 action begins at 4:30 AM IST

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5 proceedings. The match hangs in balace with all the three outcomes - Win and defeat for either teams, and a draw, still possible.

 

With a lead of 333 runs, the Kangaroos are is a driver seat. However, they are still wary of India's batting prowess, a reason they didn't declare on Day 4 itself. 

 

A total of 96 Overs will be bowled on Day 5.

 

Stay tuned with us for all the latest updates on IND vs AUS 4th Test Day 5 action...