Delhi: A new record was made on the fifth day of the Boxing Day Test being played between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. On this day, the largest number of spectators ever reached the stadium to watch the match.
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Record audience on the fifth day
More than 3,50,700 spectators reached Melbourne Cricket Ground to watch the match on all five days of the Boxing Day Test. This is the first time in the history of Test cricket that such a large number of people have come to watch the match. This series between India and Australia has proved to be record breaking this year. This series started from the Optus Stadium in Perth, after which this caravan is being seen continuously in the next three matches, in which conflicts are being seen between the players of the team as well as the spectators.
🚨 ALL-TIME MCG TEST ATTENDANCE RECORD 🚨
We’ve officially surpassed the attendance record set in 1936/37 when Australia faced England — a Test which spanned six days! pic.twitter.com/Kykmz8KY65
— Melbourne Cricket Ground (@MCG) December 30, 2024
Old record of 1937 broken
Earlier, in 1937, when Australia’s great cricketer Don Bradman played a brilliant inning of 270 runs, a total of 3,50,374 spectators had come in the six-day Test match. Now, breaking this record, the highest viewership figure has been reached in Melbourne and all previous records have also been broken.
Australia won in the fourth test
Australia defeated the Indian team in the Test played in Melbourne and took a 2-1 lead in the series and achieved a big victory in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In the early hours of the last hour, the Australian team won the match by taking 7 wickets from India. Jaiswal struggled for India, facing 208 balls, but could not stand up to the brilliant bowling of Pat Cummins. At the same time, Scott Boland took three important wickets and gave his team a historic victory on the Melbourne grounds after almost 12 years.
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