Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s Live coverage of the third day of the 4th Test between India and Australia from the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This is Mayank and Nigamanth P bringing you all the updates.
On a placid track, Ashwin had to work hard for his wickets, but his relentless effort saw him claiming his 32nd five-for in Test cricket during the second day of the fourth Test between India and Australia. Check out the full story here. READ
In the last 19 Test outings, Cameron Green had fallen between 74 and 84 five times. But he was in no mood to repeat the mistakes on the 20th occasion as he finally reach the three-digit mark. Check out the full story here. READ
- Australia - 68.51 Points per cent
- India - 64.06 points per cent
- Sri Lanka - 53.33 points per cent
- IND 36/0 in 10 overs - (Shubman Gill 18* off 27 & Rohit Sharma 17* off 33)
- AUS 480 all out in 167.2 overs - (Usman Khawaja 180 off 422 & Cameron Green 114 off 170)
*India trails by 444 runs
Usman Khawaja (180, 422b, 21x4) braved the sweltering conditions and batted for 611 minutes - a little more than five sessions - to guide Australia to 480 in the first innings of the fourth Test before Ravichandran Ashwin pulled things back with a six-wicket haul (6 for 91).
By the time India came out to bat, only ten overs remained, and openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill put up 36-0 at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday.
However, the first couple of sessions belonged to Khawaja and the young Cameron Green, who brought up his maiden century (114, 170b, 18x4).
Khawaja - the highest run-scorer in this edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with 333 runs - started from where he left on the opening day and ensured that Australia breached the 400-run mark despite Ashwin’s relentless effort on a placid surface.
Khawaja held the fort while the tall Green - resuming the day on 49 - made the most of the track, where the ball came nicely onto the bat. He cut and drove fluently, putting on a mammoth 208-run stand with Khawaja.
Every time the Indian bowlers, who went wicketless in the first session, erred in their lengths, the Aussie duo cashed in. Despite temperatures soaring, both Khawaja and Green looked calm as they extended the lead. On his first Test tour of India, Green picked up 18 boundaries en route to his ton.
At a time when it seemed like a walk in the park for Australia, Ashwin struck. Attempting a sweep, Green was caught down the leg side by stumper KS Bharat, thus ending the long partnership.
The seasoned Ashwin tightened the noose further, removing Alex Carey and Mitchell Starc in quick succession and surpassed Anil Kumble’s wicket tally (111) in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with 113 scalps and joined Nathan Lyon as the highest wicket-taker.
Though India chugged back with Ashwin’s 32nd five-for and Australia lost three wickets for nine runs, Khawaja looked unfazed. Becoming the first overseas batter to play 400 balls in an innings in India since 2010, Khawaja rebuilt before being trapped plumb in the front by Axar Patel, shortly after tea.
This was the second time this year that he missed out on scoring a double hundred despite coming closer. As a dejected Khawaja walked back to the pavilion, there were apprehensions of Australia being bundled out soon.
But Lyon put on 70 runs for the ninth wicket with Todd Murphy before Ashwin dismissed the latter leg before. He then tempted Lyon to nick it to the slips, thus denying Australia a chance to go past 500.
India started aggressively, with Rohit hitting a couple of boundaries and Gill hammering a six. However, with three full days of action remaining and Australia enjoying a mammoth lead of 444 runs, India has a long way to go.
When to watch IND vs AUS 4th Test?
- The IND vs AUS 4th Test will start on Thursday, March 9 from 9:30 AM IST.
Where is IND vs AUS 4th Test happening?
- The IND vs AUS 4th Test will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Where to watch IND vs AUS 4th Test on TV?
- The IND vs AUS 4th Test will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network in India.
Where to live stream IND vs AUS 4th Test?
- The streaming of the IND vs AUS 4th Test will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar app.