India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test: Bad weather delays start on Day 4
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Jan 6, 2019, 05:42 ISTHighlights
- Australia were 236/6 at the start of day three, still 386 behind India's 622/7 declared
- Bad light brought an early end to day three and also delayed the start of fourth day
- India lead the four-Test series 2-1 with wins in Adelaide and Melbourne
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5:30 am Further delay.
5:15 am If no further rain, play on day four will begin at 0530 IST
5:05 am Rain has stopped, ground staff peeling off the covers.
4:45 am Bit of rain now in Sydney as the SCG ground staff brings the covers on.
4:30 am Bad light delays start.
4:25 am Hello and welcome to day four of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia at Sydney.
With a bit of rain forecast on the Sunday, following a shortened third day due to bad light and rain, India would want to make the most of the active sessions the Test would see on its last two days. Play was scheduled to start half an hour early today due to early stumps on day three, but the light is not good enough to get on the park.
The visitors took control of the match on Saturday after spin twins Kuldeep Yadav (3/71) and Ravindra Jadeja (2/62) reduced the hosts to 236/6, still 386 behind India's 622/7 declared.
The not-out batsmen on the crease -- Peter Handscomb and Pat Cummins -- will thus have a task at hand once the day's play gets underway.
Day 4 Round-up
Australia's batting woes returned on the third day of the fourth Test on Saturday and they had slumped to 236/6 when bad light and rain brought an early end to their response to India's mammoth first-innings tally of 622/7 declared.
The tourists only need a draw to claim a first series win in Australia and the home side's hopes of preventing even that faded as they blew a solid start to lose five wickets after lunch.
Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Shaun Marsh and Travis Head were all dismissed after lunch and captain Tim Paine followed soon after the tea break.
Peter Handscomb, unbeaten on 28, and fast bowler Pat Cummins, who had made 25, were at the crease when the rain clouds gathered over a Sydney Cricket Ground swathed in pink for the McGrath Foundation breast cancer support charity day.
Most of the Australian batsmen made starts but only opener Harris was able to get past the half century mark -- his 79 the highest score by the home side in a series during which India have pillaged five centuries.
5:30 am Further delay.
More rain in Sydney. Big covers going on. Play has again be delayed #AUSvIND
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) 15467333960005:15 am If no further rain, play on day four will begin at 0530 IST
Update: The covers are off. The umpires have done their inspection. If there is no further rain, play will commence… https://t.co/wQvZJluQ9g
— BCCI (@BCCI) 1546731596000The covers are coming off! #AUSvIND https://t.co/kcJB3XAL4y
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) 15467314900005:05 am Rain has stopped, ground staff peeling off the covers.
Rain has stopped. A little brighter now. Covers getting removed. Umpires out too... #AusvInd #SCG #7Cricket @7Cricket
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) 15467312420004:45 am Bit of rain now in Sydney as the SCG ground staff brings the covers on.
4:30 am Bad light delays start.
Bad light has delayed the start of play on day four at the SCG #AUSvIND https://t.co/MhFHdcWbmd
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) 15467290300004:25 am Hello and welcome to day four of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia at Sydney.
With a bit of rain forecast on the Sunday, following a shortened third day due to bad light and rain, India would want to make the most of the active sessions the Test would see on its last two days. Play was scheduled to start half an hour early today due to early stumps on day three, but the light is not good enough to get on the park.
The visitors took control of the match on Saturday after spin twins Kuldeep Yadav (3/71) and Ravindra Jadeja (2/62) reduced the hosts to 236/6, still 386 behind India's 622/7 declared.
The not-out batsmen on the crease -- Peter Handscomb and Pat Cummins -- will thus have a task at hand once the day's play gets underway.
Day 4 Round-up
Australia's batting woes returned on the third day of the fourth Test on Saturday and they had slumped to 236/6 when bad light and rain brought an early end to their response to India's mammoth first-innings tally of 622/7 declared.
The tourists only need a draw to claim a first series win in Australia and the home side's hopes of preventing even that faded as they blew a solid start to lose five wickets after lunch.
Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Shaun Marsh and Travis Head were all dismissed after lunch and captain Tim Paine followed soon after the tea break.
Peter Handscomb, unbeaten on 28, and fast bowler Pat Cummins, who had made 25, were at the crease when the rain clouds gathered over a Sydney Cricket Ground swathed in pink for the McGrath Foundation breast cancer support charity day.
Most of the Australian batsmen made starts but only opener Harris was able to get past the half century mark -- his 79 the highest score by the home side in a series during which India have pillaged five centuries.
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