IND vs AUS 4th Test Day 5, Live Score: 2024 will close in all but a dramatic finish for India and Australia at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday. The see-sawing contest had Australia in the lead for the majority of the contest before India reared back on Day 3 after Nitish Kumar Reddy’s hundred.
A spell-binding Jasprit Bumrah would turn a placid pitch into a minefield on Sunday to sent shivers down the Australian order, leaving them six down for 91 in the second-innings. The game was firmly back in India’s court before Marnus Labuschagne, making the most of reprieves from Yashasvi Jaiswal, put on a admirable fight alongside captain Pat Cummins. A frustrating whole passage later, India found themselves staring at a massive 333-run lead for Australia as last pair Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland accumulate more than 50 runs.
Even as all four results are out on the table, an outright finish is expected with WTC points at stake. Can Rohit Sharma step up the bat this time or will Cummins’ doggedness prevail in Melbourne?
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Can Virat and Rohit plot a magical win and rediscover past glory
If Sunday’s Test cricket at the MCG was exhilarating, a mouth-watering Monday awaits the audience. With Australia’s lead standing at 333—the highest score a team has chased to win at the venue before is 332, achieved 100 years ago— and with a wicket in hand, all three results are possible. A historic Border-Gavaskar retaining triumph by the Indians, a vital win for Australia who were reeling on Saturday morning but were revived by captain Pat Cummins and the fellow bowlers, or that cricket-romantic’s dream of a tie. (READ MORE as Sriram Veera writes on what’s in store at MCG)
India vs Australia LIVE Cricket Score, 4th Test Day 5: Rohit Sharma in focus at MCG as IND face uphill task; AUS lead by 33 – The Indian Express
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