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IND vs AUS Highlights, WTC Final: Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane Solid As India Post 164/3 At Day 4 Stumps, Need 280 To Beat Australia
India vs Australia Highlights, WTC Final, Day 4: Virat Kohli (44 not out) and Ajinkya Rahane (20 not out) helped three-down India make recovery in the chase of 444 runs on Day 4.
WTC 2023 Final Day 4 Highlights: India need 280 runs more to beat Australia.© AFP
India vs Australia Highlights, WTC Final, Day 4: India ended Day 4 at 164 for 3, needing 280 runs more to beat Australia in the ongoing WTC Final. Virat Kohli (44 not out) and Ajinkya Rahane (20 not out) helped three-down India make recovery in the chase of 444 runs. Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara - all three were back to the dugout before Kohli and Rahane stitched unbeaten 71 runs for the fourth wicket to keep India in the hunt. Earlier, Australia declared their second innings at 270 for 8. The Pat Cummins-led side had gained a first-innings lead of 173 runs. They posted 469 runs before bundling out India for 296. (SCORECARD)
Highlights of Day 4 of WTC Final Between India and Australia, straight from The Oval:
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- 22:37 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: Stumps on Day 4!India end Day 4 at 164/3. It is a hidden fact that Australia are ahead in this game but one has to admit that this unbeaten partnership between Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane for the fourth wicket has given India a ray of hope. India will be needing 280 runs to win on the final day.IND 296 & 164/3 (40)
- 22:17 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: Five widesA bouncer from Pat Cummins and that not only goes over the height of Ajinkya Rahane but also over wicketkeeper Alex Carey.IND 296 & 156/3 (36)
- 22:12 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!Another fuller ball from Mitchell Starc. This time it was bowled outside off stump and Virat Kohli has driven it away for a four; second of the over. It went through the long-off region to the fence.IND 296 & 150/3 (35)
- 22:09 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!A fuller ball from Mitchell Starc on the stumps and Virat Kohli has hit it for a four. He get the ball travel to wide of deep-wicket for the boundary. This is just brilliant batting from 'King' Kohli.IND 296 & 146/3 (34.3)
- 22:04 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!A fuller ball outside off stump from Nathan Lyon and Ajinkya Rahane has driven it through the cover region for a four. Runs are coming for India. The duo of Kohli and Rahane have added 48 runs for the fourth wicket so far.IND 296 & 140/3 (33.2)
- 22:01 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!Beautiful shot from Virat Kohli! Mitchell Starc bowled it on the hips of Kohli and the batter flicked it down the leg side for a four.IND 296 & 136/3 (32.5)
- 21:51 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!Scott Boland offered width to Ajinkya Rahane and the batter just opened the face of his bat to steer it away from the gully region for a four.IND 296 & 129/3 (30.2)
- 21:49 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: India in controlBoth Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane look well settled in the crease. Though the ball is doing its bit every now and then, the duo is negating is beautifully. India need 320 runs more to win the game.IND 296 & 124/3 (30)
- 21:38 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!Virat Kohli gets it on the pads and hits it away for a four. Classy and confident batting this is from the star of Indian batting line-up.IND 296 & 116/3 (27)
- 21:35 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: India keep goingIndia are three down but the silver lining for them is the fact that their scoring rate is really good, it's 4.31. Yes, they have lost crucial wickets but a good scoring rate is taking them closer to the target gradually. Given that they are chasing a mammoth target of 444 runs, India still need 332.IND 296 & 112/3 (26)
- 21:24 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: Testing time for Kohli and RahaneIndia are under extreme pressure as they need 335 runs more to win this game that too after losing three wickets -- Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara.IND 296 & 109/3 (24)
- 21:16 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!That's a beautiful shot from Virat Kohli. Pat Cummins bowled it fuller on the stumps to Kohli, who put his front foot on the line and steered the ball away to wide of deep mid-wicket for a four.IND 296 & 100/3 (22.1)
- 21:08 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: WICKET!One brings two! Cheteshwar Pujara follows Rohit Sharma to the dugout. It was a bouncer delivery from Pat Cummins and Pujara wanted to play an upper cut on it. A half-hearted shot saw him getting an edge and Alex Carey took the catch behind the stumps.IND 296 & 93/3 (20.4)
- 21:02 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: Rohit Sharma is out!Big wicket for Australia! Nathan Lyon has trapped Rohit Sharma in front of the stumps and umpire has raised his finger. Rohit reviews it only to see India losing one as the ball was projected to be hitting the off stump. India are in trouble.IND 296 & 92/2 (19.5)
- 20:51 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!A short ball from Cameron Green and Rohit Sharma takes out his pull shot again. That fell a bit wide to the deep fine leg fielder, who was placed a bit wider. This is a show of controlled aggression from Rohit.IND 296 & 88/1 (17.3)
- 20:47 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!Cheteshwar Pujara steered the ball down the leg side and he got a four off it. Mitchell Starc did give a run to deep mid-wicket but failed to stop the ball from getting to the fence.IND 296 & 84/1 (16.3)
- 20:35 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!A fuller ball from Mitchell Starc and Cheteshwar Pujara drove it for a four towards the long-off fence.IND 296 & 74/1 (14.2)
- 20:29 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: India continue to fightIndia are scoring at the rate of 5.08 runs per over. This is good batting from the side. Rohit Sharma is playing with a strike rate of 80.49, while that of Cheteshwar Pujara is 68.42.IND 296 & 66/1 (13)
- 20:15 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!Mitchell Starc bowls it on the pads of Cheteshwar Pujara and the batter steers it down the fine leg for a four. Easy pickings! Australian pacers need to do better with their line and length.IND 296 & 64/1 (10.2)
- 20:09 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!Another four in the over from Rohit Sharma. He is looking extremely good at the middle. Eight runs came off the Mitchell Starc over.IND 296 & 53/1 (9)
- 20:07 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR! What a placement!That's a terrific shot from Rohit Sharma. Mitchell Starc bowled a short ball to the Indian skipper, who beautifully placed it in the gap between the backward square leg and fine leg fielders for a four.IND 296 & 49/1 (8.4)
- 20:05 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!A short ball well outside off stump and Cheteshwar Pujara has hit it for a four. This is good intent from the number 3 of the Indian batting line-up.IND 296 & 45/1 (8)
- 19:41 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: WICKET!Here is the first breakthrough for Australia! Scott Boland has got the wicket of Shubman Gill. And that will be Tea on Day 4.IND 296 & 41/1 (7.1)
- 19:31 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: SIX!A short ball from Mitchell Starc and Rohit Sharma has taken out his trademark pull shot on it. He hit it over the fence for a six despite the deep fine leg and deep backward square leg fielders in place. This is good intent from the Indian skipper.IND 296 & 34/0 (6.2)
- 19:27 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: India in control!No real threat given by the Australian bowlers so far in this innings. On the other hand, the Indian openers -- Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill -- are playing really well and look settled in the crease.IND 296 & 28/0 (6)
- 19:12 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: Back-to-back FOURS!Two boundaries on trot from Shubman Gill. The first one was a beautiful shot he played on the off side from the back foot, while on the second one, he wasn't in control, for sure. Anyway, India won't mind the runs.IND 296 & 19/0 (2.5)
- 19:09 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!A front foot drive from Rohit Sharma and he will get a four of it. All he needed was to get it past the mid-on fielder and he did that quite easily. He is playing well.IND 296 & 10/0 (2.2)
- 19:00 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: India's innings underway!Rohit Sharma hit a beautiful shot on the second ball of Pat Cummins' first over for a four. It went in the gap between the backward sqaure leg and fine leg fielders.
- 18:52 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: Australia declare at 270/8dMohammed Shami has removed Pat Cummins and with it, Australia declare their innings at 270 for 8. They have an overall lead of 443 runs and that means 444 is the target for India.AUS 469 & 270/8 d (84.3)
- 18:43 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: Drinks break!Australia already have a lead of 442 runs. They still have three wickets in hand and they could aim to extend it over 500. Alex Carey is unbeaten on 66 runs and he remains the key for them.AUS 469 & 269/7 (84)
- 18:36 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: WICKET!Mohammed Shami has dismissed Mitchell Starc. The batter swung hard but got a thick outside edge on it. Virat Kohli took the catch at slip.AUS 469 & 260/7 (83)
- 18:28 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: 5 widesMohammed Siraj pitched a bouncer on the fifth ball of his over. That went way above the head of Mitchell Starc and wicketkeeper KS Bharat and ran away for a four. Ausralia got five runs off it.AUS 469 & 252/6 (82)
- 18:22 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!India have taken the new ball but it is not going their way. Mohammed Shami was getting the ball to swing. He troubled Alex Carey too. On the last delivery, the ball hit the inside edge of Carey's bat and ran away for a four.AUS 469 & 242/6 (81)
- 18:12 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!Alex Carey gets an outside edge on the bowling of Ravindra Jadeja but the ball fell short of Virat Kohli at first slip. To add salt to injury, the ball took a sharp turn after falling on the surface and went through the gate for a four.AUS 469 & 228/6 (78.3)
- 18:12 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!Alex Carey gets an outside edge on the bowling of Ravindra Jadeja but the ball fell short of Virat Kohli at first slip. To add salt to injury, the ball took a sharp turn after falling on the surface and went through the gate for a four.AUS 469 & 228/6 (78.3)
- 18:06 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: Fifty For Carey!A single and Alex Carey races to his fourth half-century. He gets there in 82 balls. Australia's lead is really close to 400 runs now. These are ominous signs for India.AUS 469 & 223/6 (76.1)
- 18:03 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: Back-to-back FOURS!Umesh Yadav bowled a fuller ball on the pads of Mitchell Starc and the batter flicked it for a four down the leg side. On the next ball, Umesh dragged his length back a bit and Starc drove it on the rise for a four.AUS 469 & 222/6 (76)
- 17:47 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: FOUR!You can call it a chance wasted! A short ball from Umesh Yadav produced edge from the bat of Alex Carey but the ball fell exactly between first and second slips and none of them attempted to go for the catch. The ball ran away for a four.AUS 469 & 209/6 (71.1)
- 17:43 (IST)IND vs AUS Live: 2nd session underway!The second session on day 4 kicks off at The Oval. Alex Carey will resume at his score of 41 while Mitchell Starc will resume at the score of 11. Ravindra Jadeja will be bowling the first over.
- 17:04 (IST)IND vs AUS Live Score: Lunch on Day 4!Australia are six down but they have extended their lead to 374 runs. Umesh Yadav struck early in the first session to remove Marnus Labuschagne while Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Cameron Green later. However, Australia are still in the driving seat, thanks to their first innings lead of 173 runs.AUS 469 & 201/6 (70)
Topics mentioned in this article
India Cricket Team 
Australia Cricket Team 
Ravindra Jadeja 
Virat Kohli 
Steven Smith 
Rohit Sharma 
Pat Cummins 
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