India post 571 in Ahmedabad test v Australia

12.03.2023 - 15:05 channelnewsasia.com

AHMEDABAD, India : India posted 571 in reply to Australia's first-innings total of 480 to claim a 91-run lead in the fourth and final test on Sunday.Virat Kohli top-scored for the home side with a mammoth 186 while opener Shubman Gill (128) also smashed a hundred.Spinners Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy claimed three wickets apiece for Australia.

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Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill were in the spotlight during India's innings in the ongoing fourth and final Test match against Australia. While the rising star Gill shone with his 128-run knock at the start of the innings, the batting veteran Kohli raced to his 28th Test century (186 runs) -- a hundred in the format after more than three years. Both the batters used the friendly conditions at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad beautifully to their advantage. The duo, however, is also being talked about due to a bromance video that has gone viral on the internet.

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Cricket fans around the world had a gala time after Virat Kohli brought up his 28th Test century during India's fourth Test against Australia, to guide the hosts to a dominating position on Day 4. The star batter reached the triple figures in the longest format after a hiatus of 3.5 years. Starting Day 3 at 289/3, Team India lost the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja after the all-rounder played a reckless shot and gave away his wicket to Todd Murphy. After his dismissal, wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat was sent onto the crease as Shreyas Iyer had missed out on the match due to pain in his lower back. Bharat gave a strong support to Kohli and impressed everyone with his knock of 44 runs. However, there was a moment in the match when Kohli lost his cool at the youngster.

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