IND vs AUS: India falters in the fourth Test
IND vs AUS: India falters in the fourth Test...
Melbourne: India's batsmen struggled in the fourth Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia in Melbourne. India were 164 for 5 at the end of the second day. Australia had scored 474 runs in the first innings. India, who came out to bat, lost a wicket early. Captain Rohit Sharma (3 off 5 balls) lost his wicket at the score of eight runs. Then KL Rahul (21 off 53 balls), who came to the crease, was also out early. Pat Cummins took these two wickets. After that, Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal gave India a 102-run partnership. Jaiswal was run out after making 82 runs off 118 balls. Then Kohli (36 off 86 balls) and Akashdeep (0 off 13 balls) retreated. Rishabh Pant (6 off 7 balls) and Ravindra Jadeja (4 off 7 balls) were at the crease.
Steve Smith's century (140 off 197 balls) was the best score for the Aussies. At the end of the first day's play, Australia had scored 311 runs for the loss of six wickets in 86 overs. They added another 163 runs on the second day. The Aussies have been in good form since the start of the game. Nineteen-year-old Sam Constas scored a half-century on debut. He scored 60 runs off 65 balls. Marnus Labuschagne (72) and Usman Khawaja (57) also shone. Jasprit Bumrah took four wickets for India. Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets, Akashdeep took two wickets and Washington Sundar took one wicket.