Australia defeated the Indian team by 184 runs in the fourth match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, held in Melbourne, taking a 2-1 lead in the series.
Australia Secures Thrilling Victory by 184 Runs Over India in Fourth Test
The match between Australia and India was highly thrilling. On the fifth and last day of the match, the Indian team had to score 340 runs to win while Australia needed 10 wickets to win.
The Indian team started its fifth day very cautiously and did not lose any wickets for the first 15 overs. But after this, Rohit Sharma got caught out on the ball of captain Cummins while playing a wrong shot. Pat Cummins has dismissed him for the sixth time. In the same over, Lokesh Rahul also returned to the pavilion after being caught out by Khawaja on the last ball.
Indian batting collapse
Virat Kohli, who came to bat after 2 wickets fell for 25 runs, could not stay for long and was caught out in the slip while playing a play on Mitchell Starc’s ball. By lunch, the three main batsmen of India had returned to the pavilion. But in the next session, Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal took charge of the team. India did not lose any wickets in this session.
At this time it seemed that the Indian team would be able to draw the match very easily. But immediately after Tea Rishabh Pant lost his wicket while trying to hit a six on Travis Head’s ball. In the next few moments, Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Reddy also returned to the pavilion.
Yashasvi Jaiswal innings
At this time the Australian team had completely dominated. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Washington Sundar were at the crease and batting well. But Yashasvi Jaiswal was given out by the third umpire on Pat Cummins’ ball and after this, the whole team was reduced to 155 runs.
