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MELBOURNE : Pat Cummins struck twice in an over and Mitchell Starc dismissed Virat Kohli cheaply to leave India reeling at 33 for three at lunch and needing 307 runs for victory on day five of the fourth test in Melbourne on Monday.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli left the internet fuming as the star India batters once again failed to score big on Day 5 of the fourth Test encounter against Australia in Melbourne on Monday. It has been a struggle for the veteran batters as they have not scored a lot of runs lately. The misery continued in the second innings of the fourth Test as Rohit was dismissed for 9 while Virat was caught in the slips for 5. Rohit was dismissed by Pat Cummins with Mitchell Marsh taking a sharp catch at gully while Virat was once again guilty of chasing a wide delivery from Mitchell Starc as he was caught in the slips.
India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5 Live Updates: Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a fighting half-century as he and Rishabh Pant look to rescue India following the failure of veterans Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. India suffered a bitter blow right before lunch when Kohli departed by edging a delivery into the hands of the slips. Earlier, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul also departed cheaply, for 9 and 0 respectively. It was Pat Cummins who picked Rohit's wicket, handing his counterpart an unwanted record. In the same over, Cummins then dismissed Rahul for a duck. Mitchell Starc emerged as big wicket-taker for Australia later on, removing Kohli by inviting him to drive a 6th stump delivery. By Lunch, India had lost three wickets for just 33 runs while chasing 340. (Live Scorecard)
Australian pacer Mitchell Starc said that he is not bothered by his fitness concerns and is ready to bowl 20 overs of pace in his low 140 kmph speed if team wants him to on the final day of the fourth Test at Melbourne. After day three of the ongoing Boxing Day Test, pacer Scott Boland had revealed that Starc had suffered a niggle while bowling. Starc delivered 25 wicketless overs, conceeding 86 runs at an economy rate of 3.40.
The Jasprit Bumrah vs Sam Konstas Round 2 turned about to be an thrilling one yet again after the first round was won by the Australian debutant. Up against each other on Day 4 of the fourth Test in Melbourne, Bumrah and Khawaja had fans glued to their TV sets early morning on Sunday. While Konstas didn't have to wait for long before opening his account, it was Bumrah who emerged triumphant in the individual battle, bowling out the young opener with a peach of a delivery. Konstas had no answer to Bumrah's inswinger as the delivery breached his defence and hit the middle stump.
Another episode of the bail-switching banter at the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 between India and Australia took place on Day 3 of the fourth Test in Melbourne. On this occasion, it was Australia pacer Mitchell Starc who did the ritual to turn the luck in favour of them. For once, it turned out to be lucky for Australia, as Ravindra Jadeja was trapped leg-before-wicket (LBW) by Nathan Lyon, leaving India reeling at 221/7. Earlier in the series, it has worked in India's favour.
A new phenomenon seems to have taken over the world of cricket. Once started by Stuart Broad, the act of switching bails as a form of superstition to change the luck towards yourself has been a tactic now employed by both India and Australia during the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25. Now, it seems as if Pakistan stalwart Babar Azam has caught on to the trend, doing a bail-switch during the first Test between Pakistan and South Africa at Centurion.
Nitish Reddy, an unknown entity in red ball cricket before the start of Border-Gavaskar series, virtually bailed India out with his dogged maiden Test century in Melbourne on Saturday, severely denting Australia's hopes of winning the Boxing Day contest. Reddy's unbeaten 105 took India to 358 for nine, still 116 runs short of Australia's first innings score of 474 as rain brought an early end to the third day's play. With the flat MCG deck not offering much to the bowlers, saving the Test match shouldn't be a big deal for India. Reddy, easily India's 'find of the series', played a pivotal role in visitors' fightback.