Australia emerged winners of an exciting Day 5 of the fourth Take a look at match towards India at Melbourne Cricket Floor on Monday, December 30. Captain Pat Cummins led by instance to energy Australia to a 185-run triumph and to a 2-1 lead within the five-match collection.
Chasing a tricky 340-run goal on Day 5, the Indian facet misplaced their skilled trio of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli early within the first session however Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant added 88 runs for the fourth wicket to take the sport to the wire.
Nevertheless, Australian bowlers made a sensational comeback within the final season, denying Jaiswal his century and bowling out India to 155 in 79.1 overs. A win additionally strengthened Australia’s possibilities of making the World Take a look at Championship 2025 remaining. India additionally stay in competition however their destiny now depend on the result of Australia’s two-match Take a look at tour to Sri Lanka subsequent month.
In the meantime, after dropping the primary Take a look at, Australia gained the second recreation and have been denied a win by rain in Brisbane. The hosts will safe the WTC remaining berth in the event that they win within the subsequent match at Sydney Cricket Floor beginning on January 3. India now have to win the Sydney Take a look at at any price in the event that they need to stay alive within the competition for the WTC remaining spot.
Earlier on Day 5, Jasprit Bumrah bowled out Nathan Lyon on the second second of the day to bowl out Australia to 234 within the second innings. Bumrah accomplished his five-wicket haul and reached 30 wickets within the ongoing collection.
Australia Taking part in XI: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
India Taking part in XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.