IND vs AUS: Australia Defeats India in 4th Test, Shattering WTC Final Dream

IND vs AUS: The fourth Test match of the five-match Test series being played between India and Australia is being played at the Melbourne Cricket Stadium. The fourth day’s play in this match has ended. The Indian team is being captained in the match by Rohit Sharma, while the command of Australia is in the hands of Pat Cummins.

Scorecard

Australia  434

India 369

Match report

Australia scored 474 runs in the first innings. In response, the Indian team could score only 369 runs in its first innings. In such a situation, Australia got a lead of 105 runs in terms of first innings. At present Australia’s second innings is going on. 9 wickets of the team have fallen.

At the end of the fourth day, Nathan Lyon and Scott Bowland are standing at the crease. Australia’s score has reached 228 runs for 9 wickets. Their lead has increased to 333 runs. Sam Konstas played a brilliant innings in his first match. He scored 60 runs in 65 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes. Ravindra Jadeja dismissed him and sent him to the pavilion. Usman Khawaja also played a half-century inning. He scored 57 runs in 121 balls with the help of 6 fours. Jasprit Bumrah got him caught out by KL Rahul. Marcen Labuschagne played a brilliant innings. He scored the highest score of 72 runs in 145 balls with the help of 7 fours. He was caught out by Washington Sundar at the hands of Virat Kohli. Travis Head failed to give a head start to Team India. He faced 7 balls and returned to the pavilion without opening the account. He was bowled by Jasprit Bumrah. Nathan Lyon could not read the ball of Jasprit Bumrah and he became his victim. He scored 13 runs in 18 balls with the help of one-four. Scott Boland remained unbeaten. He faced 36 balls and remained unbeaten after scoring 6 runs. Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy made a century partnership, and India’s innings recovered.

For team India, Rohit Sharma’s bat was once again seen calm. He faced 5 balls and was out after scoring just 3 runs. Pat Cummins sent him out to the pavilion. KL Rahul also could not play a big innings. He scored 24 runs in 42 balls with the help of 3 fours. He was dismissed by Pat Cummins. Yashasvi Jaiswal missed the century. He scored 82 runs in 117 balls with the help of 11 fours and one six. He was run out. Virat Kohli also missed a half-century. He faced 86 balls and scored 36 runs with the help of 4 fours. He was dismissed by Scott Boland. Ravindra Jadeja was made his victim by Nathan Lyon. He was out after scoring only 17 runs. Nitish Kumar Reddy played a brilliant inning and scored the first century of his career. At the end of the third day’s play, the Indian team’s score is 358/9 and they are 116 runs behind Australia. Indian team’s innings was reduced to 369 runs.