The Boxing Day Test between India and Australia started on 26 December in Melbourne. The second day of the match (27 December) was in the name of Australia. The next day the Kangaroo team was out for 474 runs in its first innings. At the time of stumps the score of the Indian team was 164/5.
The fourth Test between India and Australia under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) is being played at the Melbourne Cricket Stadium (MCG). This match started on 26 December. The second day of the match (27 December) was in the name of Australia’s batsmen apart from its bowlers. In the last session, Kangaroo bowlers took 3 wickets of India for just 6 runs. In such a situation, now the Australian team is in the driving seat in this match. Till stumps the Indian team’s score is 164/5 (46 overs).
India will have to cross the score of 275 runs to avoid follow-on. At the end of the day’s play, Rishabh Pant (6 not out), Ravindra Jadeja (4 not out) were standing at the crease. In the first innings of this match, the Australian team was reduced to 474 runs. Steve Smith played a brilliant inning of 140 runs. While Jasprit Bumrah took maximum 4 wickets.
As soon as Yashasvi was out, the rumble of wickets started…
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal came to open for India in the first innings. But in the second over of the day, Rohit Sharma dismissed Kangaroo captain Pat Cummins. Whereas KL Rahul’s pair was looking good but he too got bowled by Pat Cummins’ ball.
After this Kohli and Yashasvi made a partnership of 102 runs. But then Yashasvi Jaiswal was out on 82 runs while trying to steal a run. Another run was added to the scoreboard when Scott Boland got stuck on the pitch and Virat Kohli was caught behind the wicket off the ball of Alex Carey. After this Akash Deep (0) was out. In this way, the wickets of Yashasvi, Kohli and Akash Deep fell for just 6 runs.
Wickets: 1-8 (Rohit Sharma, 2 overs), 2-51 (KL Rahul, 15 overs), 153-3 (Yashaswi Jaiswal, 41), 154-4 (Virat Kohli, 42.1), 159-5 (Akash Deep) , 44.3)
Highlights of the Australian team’s first innings
The special thing about the Australian team was that in its first innings all 4 top order batsmen scored more than 50 runs. Steve Smith scored his second century (140) of the series. On the second day of the match (27 December), the Australian team was all out for 474 runs. Apart from Bumrah’s 4 wickets, Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets for the Indian team. Akash Deep got 2 successes, Washington Sundar got 1 success. Mohammad Siraj remained wicketless.
