Melbourne, 29 December
The host Australia has strengthened its grip on the match on the fourth day of the fourth Test cricket match. The host team has taken a strong lead of 333 runs in the second innings against India. At the end of the day’s play, Australia had scored 228 runs with the loss of 9 wickets.
On the other hand, India’s Jasprit Bumrah has completed his 200 wickets in Test cricket. Bumrah dismissed four Australian batsmen for 56 runs in the second innings. Mohammad Siraj took three wickets for 66 runs. Marnus Labuschagne played an innings of 70 runs in 139 balls for Australia. Captain Pat Cummins also made an important contribution of 41 runs off 90 balls. Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland shared an unbeaten partnership of 55 runs for the last wicket. Earlier today, India’s first innings was limited to 369 runs. Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 114 runs for the team and he became a victim of Nathan Lion. Summary Score: Australia 474 for 228/9 (in 82 overs) India first innings 369 runs. –News-Patiala
