Dharamsala: Live cricket score and live updates from Day 4 of the fourth Test match between India and Australia at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium. Ajinkya Rahane and his men were in control of proceedings at stumps on Day 3 with India needing just 87 runs to win the Border-Gavaskar trophy. (Live Score | Ind vs Aus – Full Coverage)
WICKET! M Vijay c Wade b Cummins 8 (35b)
OVER 12 | Score 42/0 | Vijay 8, Rahul 29
Pat Cummins has replaced Steve O’Keefe and one of his deliveries seemed to have kissed Murali Vijay’s gloves but there was hardly any shout by the Aussies and the umpire, understandably, turned it down.
OVER 11 | Score 40/0 | Vijay 7, Rahul 29
Cracking over from Josh Hazlewood, KL Rahul beaten on multiple occasions as the Aussies speedster kept mixing up his deliveries throughout the over. A maiden for Australia.
OVER 10 | Score 40/0 | Vijay 7, Rahul 29
Rahul seems to be in a hurry, two boundaries in O’Keefe’s over. India getting runs fast and thick.
OVER 9 | Score 31/0 | Vijay 7, Rahul 20
After first two dot balls, KL Rahul edged the third one between 3rd slip and gully for a four. In total, 5 runs for the hosts from this over.
Also, it is Matthew Wade’s birthday today!
OVER 8 | Score 26/0 | Vijay 7, Rahul 15
Steve O’Keefe has been paired with Josh Hazlewood to begin Australia’s proceedings with the ball. Three singles and 4 byes conclude a productive over for India.
OVER 7 | Score 19/0 | Vijay 6, Rahul 13
Two big LBW shout from the Aussies but the umpired turned it down – outside off impact seemed to be the primary reason for the first one while for the second one, they came close to taking a review before opting out (looked like a bat-pad).
09:30 AM IST: The players are out on pitch and Day 4 is set to begin!
09: 23 AM IST: Here’s how the pitch looks like this morning:-
Pitch day 4 #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/aNgsoT8uSP
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) March 28, 2017
A quick look at the stats of best all-rounders this Test season:-
All rounders -this Test season:-
All rounders -this Test season
Runs + Wkts
556 + 71 R Jadeja
464 + 82 R Ashwin
656 + 29 Shakib
473 + 21 Moeen Ali
473 + 19 B Stokes#IndvAus— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 27, 2017
09: 05 AM IST: Not long left before the action resumes in the ‘majestic’ Dharamsala stadium. You can’t help but feel positive with the early morning scenes from the stadium.
Positive vibes #TeamIndia #INDvAUS @Paytm Test Cricket pic.twitter.com/p6yVA7VUUs
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 28, 2017
Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Umesh Yadav picked three wickets each as Indian bowlers dismantled Australian batting line-up on Day 3 of the Test match. India gave themselves a 106-run target after bowling Aussies out for just 137 runs in their second innings.
Lokesh Rahul and Murali Vijay got India off to a positive start by adding unbeaten 19 for no loss at stumps.
KL Rahul (13 batting) got three boundaries off Pat Cummins’ opening over to set the tone for the home side.
Ravindra Jadeja, with an all-round show (63 and 3/24 in 18 overs), was the star performer but Ravichandran Ashwin (3/29 in 13.5 overs) and Umesh Yadav (3/29 in 10 overs) played their part to perfection as the Australian second innings was wrapped up in 53.5 overs.
There were two important factors that tilted the game in India’s favour on the day; a half-century by Jadeja, which enabled India to get to 332 in the first innings and then Australia’s premier batsman, Steve Smith’s poor shot selection off Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Glenn Maxwell (45) and Peter Handscomb (18) showed positive intent with a 56-run partnership for the fourth wicket but on a pitch that provided both turn and bounce, it was never going to be easy for them to survive.
Matthew Wade (25 off 90 balls) was at his defensive best, dead batting anything and everything that came his way, but that too was not going to be enough as wickets tumbled at the other end.
Bhuvneshwar, who till the post-lunch session had a horrible Test match, for once got lucky when Smith tried to pull a short delivery only to get a bottom edge that knocked back his off-stump.
While he was at the crease, Smith looked in ominous touch having hit three boundaries in his 17 before his dismissal, which left him one short of a series aggregate of 500 runs.
It was Umesh, India’s best fast bowler in recent times, who looked menacing on a bouncy pitch troubling both the Australian openers.
After a few bouncers, Umesh cleverly pitched it up to get enough away movement that kissed David Warner’s (6) bat on the way to the safe hands of keeper Wriddhiman Saha.
Renshaw (8) survived a drop at third slip when a thickish edge off a Bhuvneshwar delivery was grassed by Karun Nair, who was standing at the third slip.
But Renshaw didn’t last long as Umesh got one to rear up and deviate enough, forcing the big southpaw to give Saha his second catch of the innings.
Maxwell, however, was in a mood to counter-attack as he hit debutant Kuldeep Yadav for a six over long-on. He scored runs quickly, smashing five fours and a six in the process.
(With PTI inputs)
Source: Zee News