Delhi: The fourth match of the five-match Test series between India and Australia is going on at the historic Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne. Both the teams are currently tied at 1-1 in the series. Australia made a spectacular comeback in the Melbourne Test and took a total lead of 333 runs over India. By the end of the fourth day’s play, Australia had scored 228 runs for 9 wickets in their second innings. Nathan Lyon (41 runs) and Scott Boland (10 runs) are present at the crease.
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For India, Jasprit Bumrah has taken the maximum of 4 wickets so far, while Mohammad Siraj has taken 3 and Ravindra Jadeja has taken 1 wicket.
It is noteworthy that India had created history by winning the last two Test series in Australia (2018-19 and 2020-21). Both times India had defeated Australia 2-1. Under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 16 Test series have been played between the two teams so far, in which India has won 10 times, while Australia has won 5 times. A series has ended in a draw.
playing eleven
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akashdeep.
Australia: Usman Khawaja, Sam Constance, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.