India’s Jasprit Bumrah holds up the ball as he leaves the field after taking the five wickets during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024
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As the match paused for tea, India’s scoreboard read 112 for three. Yashasvi Jaiswal has been keeping up the defence, scoring 63. India has to score 228 in a tricky chase on the last day of the fourth test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The score read 84 for three.
Jaiswal hit a half-century after the game restarted from the lunch break.
Before the lunch break, Kohli departed as Mitchell Starc picked the catch after Kohli tried for a drive, leaving India 33 for three.
India faced a big blow when both K.L. Rahul and Rohit Sharma got out in the same over, facing Pat Cummin’s ball.
Australia set India a 340-run target in the fourth Test after being bowled out for 234.
India’s star pacer Jasprit Bumrah (5/57) expectedly led the show with a five wicket haul, aided well by Mohammed Siraj (3/70) and Ravindra Jadeja (1/33).
Bumrah had entered record books by completing his 200 wickets on Sunday.
Resuming on their overnight score of 228/9, Australia number 10 and 11, Nathan Lyon (41 off 55) and Scott Boland (15 not out off 74), added six runs in the morning session before Bumrah castled the former.
(With inputs from PTI)
Published – December 30, 2024 07:26 am IST
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