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    India vs Australia Highlights, 4th Test Day 2: Jaiswal, Kohli's dismissals hurt IND as Boland shines late; end at 164/5

    By Rohit Mundayur
    Dec 27, 2024, 12:52:54 IST

    India vs Australia Highlights, 4th Test Day 2: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli have looked good and the former cruised past his half-century in 81 balls. Kohli, meanwhile, has been left deliveries outside off and avoided falling for the trap.

    Key Events
    • 12:37 PM IST, Dec 27India 164/5 at Stumps
    • 12:31 PM IST, Dec 27Ravindra Jadeja joins Pant
    • 12:28 PM IST, Dec 27Akash Deep dismissed!
    • 12:14 PM IST, Dec 27KOHLI GONE!
    • 12:12 PM IST, Dec 27Akash Deep arrives as nightwatchman
    • 12:08 PM IST, Dec 27RUN OUT! JAISWAL DISMISSED!
    • 12:01 PM IST, Dec 27Australia lose review!
    • 11:19 AM IST, Dec 27Kohli continues to be tested outside off
    • 11:08 AM IST, Dec 27Fifty for Yashasvi Jaiswal!
    • 10:51 AM IST, Dec 27Nathan Lyon up next…
    • 10:07 AM IST, Dec 27Some boos for Kohli as 3rd session begins
    • 10:01 AM IST, Dec 27That's Tea! India 51/2 in 15 overs
    • 9:44 AM IST, Dec 27BOWLED HIM! Cummins with a peach to dismiss Rahul!
    • 9:34 AM IST, Dec 27Change of ends for Cummins
    • 8:53 AM IST, Dec 27Not something Rohit would want to see again
    • 8:41 AM IST, Dec 27OUT! Rohit Sharma throws it away
    • 8:31 AM IST, Dec 27Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal open for India
    • 8:23 AM IST, Dec 27OUT! Bumrah does the job, Austalia 474 all out
    • 8:18 AM IST, Dec 27Bumrah back in the attack
    • 7:47 AM IST, Dec 27OUT! Bizarre end to Smith's epic knock
    • 7:43 AM IST, Dec 27BOWLED! Jadeja gets Starc
    • 7:42 AM IST, Dec 27Here we go for the second session!
    • 7:40 AM IST, Dec 27Steve Smith 52 runs away from 10,000
    • 7:36 AM IST, Dec 27India wearing black armbands...
    • 7:33 AM IST, Dec 27Pitch report before 2nd session on Day 2
    • 7:29 AM IST, Dec 27Smith breaks a record in Tests vs India
    • 7:26 AM IST, Dec 27THAT Bumrah vs Smith over
    • 7:06 AM IST, Dec 27LUNCH! Australia 454/7 in 113 overs
    • 6:52 AM IST, Dec 27Bumrah back for a burst before Lunch
    • 6:29 AM IST, Dec 27OUT! Cummins falls one short of fifty, breakthrough at last for India
    • 6:23 AM IST, Dec 27Smith-Cummins stand crosses 100 now
    • 6:12 AM IST, Dec 27TEST CENTURY NO.34 FOR STEVE SMITH!
    • 6:07 AM IST, Dec 27Drinks in the first session! Australia 371/6 in 100 overs
    • 6:01 AM IST, Dec 27Bumrah's long spell ends
    • 5:39 AM IST, Dec 27Change of tactics from India
    • 5:07 AM IST, Dec 26Sloppy start for India, no Bumrah yet
    • 5:06 AM IST, Dec 26Siraj starts the Indian attack on Day 2...
    • 4:57 AM IST, Dec 26The match situation...
    • 4:43 AM IST, Dec 26Labuschagne's brain fade gives India a way into the Test
    • 4:32 AM IST, Dec 26Scenes from the MCG
    • 4:28 AM IST, Dec 26No Head headache for India this time
    • 4:14 AM IST, Dec 26Smith leads the second half of Australia's charge
    • 4:04 AM IST, Dec 26Unlucky Akash Deep
    • 3:58 AM IST, Dec 26Smith's stunning Day 1 stats for Boxing Day Tests
    • 3:47 AM IST, Dec 26Steve Smith looking ominous
    • 3:36 AM IST, Dec 26Some memories of young Virat Kohli vs Australia on the first day
    • 3:27 AM IST, Dec 26Bumrah a ‘legend of the game’, says Konstas
    • 3:24 AM IST, Dec 26Konstas on the Kohli incident
    • 3:19 AM IST, Dec 26Will Rohit open or won't Rohit open
    • 3:00 AM IST, Dec 26Sam Konstas' incredible bravery
    • 2:52 AM IST, Dec 26Virat Kohli pulled up for Konstas shoulder barge
    • 2:36 AM IST, Dec 26India's headline-making playing XI
    • 2:19 AM IST, Dec 26Hello and welcome!
    Summary

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Yashasvi Jaiswal has cruised past his half-century in 81 balls. Virat Kohli, meanwhile, looks far better than he did in all the innings that he played since his century in Perth as he and Jaiswal got India off to a strong start in the third session. KL Rahul and Jaiswal ensured that India didn't feel the pain of losing an early wicket after captain Rohit Sharma threw his wicket away. Earlier, Steve Smith's 140 in 197 balls powered Australia to a score of 474.

    India vs Australia LIVE: Jaiswal, Kohli's late dismissals hurt IND; end at 164/5
    India vs Australia LIVE: Jaiswal, Kohli's late dismissals hurt IND; end at 164/5

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Highlights: Yashasvi Jaiswal has cruised past his fifty in 81 balls and his partnership with Virat Kohli went past the same mark shortly thereafter as India made a strong start to the third session. Kohli has dilligently left balls on and outside off and avoided falling into the trap. The former Indian captain has looked in complete control in the innings.

    KL Rahul earlier fell to a jaffa from Pat Cummins last ball of the second session, which meant that Kohli was in the middle at the start of the third. Rahul and Jaiswal put up a fluent partnership of 43 runs for the second wicket after Rohit Sharma's tame early dismissal. Rohit promoted himself to the top of the order and threw it away by playing a half-cooked pull to Pat Cummins in just the second over of the innings with India chasing 474.

    Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah was pretty much the lone warrior for India with the ball. The Indian pace spearhead had to bowl a whopping 28.4 overs and took four wickets for 99 runs. Australia have compiled a daunting score of 474, with Steve Smith the stand-out, having made 140 in 197 balls.

    India fell apart in the first session as Smith ground them to dust with able assistance from Pat Cummins first and Mitchell Starc. Australia finished the first session on 454/7 with Smith on 139 off 194 balls. Smith cruised to his 34th Test century as he and Cummins made the most of the favourable batting conditions and some sloppy fielding and bowling from India early on Day 2 of the fourth Test at the MCG.

    India would've hoped that the fresh second new ball would bring quick wickets on Day 2 but some puzzling bowling tactics and sloppy fielding has allowed Smith and Cummins to pile on the pain early on the day. The partnership between the pair raced past 50 within the first hour.

    Boxing Day during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy lived up to the expectations, as a capacity crowd of over 87,000 people at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground witnessed a back-and-forth day of action that saw both teams leave with plenty to be happy about heading into the rest of the fourth Test match of this series.

    Day two will now define how the rest of the match, and potentially the series, progresses. At 311/6, the game is in the balance, but with the pitch only expected to get spicier and present more of a challenge for batters, a lot could depend on how India perform with bat in hand in the first innings. The first digs has been a consistent struggle for the touring team, but with Australia once again putting runs on the board, there will be no option of folding cheaply with rain unlikely to play a significant role as it did at the Gabba.

    Australia showed that there is value for runs on offer, at least early on at the MCG. While there will be plenty in the pitch to keep Australia’s pacers very interested, counter-punching and not letting Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and Scott Boland settle into a good rhythm will be key for India’s top order. They will have to find a balance between being looking to unsettle Australia and risking their wickets, however, with most batters in search of runs, particularly in the top order.

    It will be interesting to see what combination India go ahead with following the dropping of Shubman Gill, whether KL Rahul will drop into number three and let Rohit Sharma return to opening the batting after mediocre performances in Adelaide and Brisbane, or if Rohit will be the one taking up that crucial number three slot. Rahul has been the closest thing to a Pujara-type blocker for India, looking self-assured and contained in his batting so far this series, which might convince the Indian think-tank to have him play that role and protect the likes of Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant just a little bit extra.

    Play began with Jasprit Bumrah making life uncomfortable for young debutant Sam Konstas, but the teenaged Australian batter met fire with fire to make it a memorable day out for fans in the stadium, and announced himself to the world stage with a rapid-fire 60 off 65 deliveries in the first session. Konstas repeatedly went for scoops and reverse scoops off Bumrah’s bowling, nullifying India’s strike man with creative and brave batting that was unique to any opening batter in Test cricket.

    He was dismissed soon after his 50 after being caught LBW by Ravindra Jadeja, but Konstas’ punchy batting at the top made the jobs easier for the rest of Australia’s top order, as all four managed to cross the half-century mark. Usman Khawaja finally made a score of significance before toe-ending a pull shot off Bumrah to KL Rahul at short mid-wicket, while Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith looked to put their troubles behind them as they batted confidently and fluently to put Australia firmly in control.

    Labuschagne’s dismissal, however, opened the floodgates for India as they finally managed to dismiss Travis Head cheaply, Bumrah getting rid of the dangerous southpaw as unorthodox fielding positions had him second-guess himself and leave a delivery that flicked the top of off stump. Mitchell Marsh continued to have a quiet series as he departed soon after, Bumrah’s third wicket of the day.

    Despite being 237-2 heading into the final session, Bumrah led India’s response as Australia suddenly found themselves knocked back to 246-5. Akash Deep, who had bowled well throughout the day, finally got some reward for his efforts as he removed Alex Carey with the second new ball, just as the sixth-wicket partnership between the Aussie keeper and Smith began to flourish. Smith remains at the crease, and with Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc capable of providing able support, India will remain concerned about leaking too many runs to the back half of Australia’s bowling order.

    India will be happy at 311/6 heading into day two in these conditions, especially having lost the toss, but know the threat of Australia touching 400 might well put them in the back seat for the rest of the match. Nevertheless, the focus will certainly be on the batting, as India look for answers against the hard new ball.

    While Josh Hazlewood sits out, Scott Boland has a terrific record at the MCG, the Victorian’s home ground, and as does Nathan Lyon. The spinner hasn’t been called for much this series, but he will have noticed and been happy with some of the bite that Jadeja and Washington Sundar were generating. With Starc’s big footmarks also coming into play, India will know there might not be too many spells of respite.

    With the game in the balance, it will sway one way or the other on day two. In a rollercoaster match in a rollercoaster series, there is plenty that could happen, making it a can’t-miss day’s play at the MCG.

    Here are some pointers to India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2:

    - Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his half-century in 81 balls

    - India 51/2 in 15 overs at Tea

    - KL Rahul was dismissed by Pat Cummins with a jaffa off the last ball of the 2nd session

    - Rohit Sharma threw it away after promoting himself to the top of the order, falling after scoring three runs

    - Australia 474 all out, Bumrah took four wickets for 99 runs in a whopping 28.4 overs

    - Smith fell in bizarre fashion to Akash Deep on 140 off 197 balls

    - Australia 454/7 in 113 overs at Lunch

    - Pat Cummins fell to Ravindra Jadeja one run short of his half-century; partnership between him and Smith ended on 112 off 135 balls

    - Australia crossed 400 in 103.1 overs

    - Partnership between Smith and Cummins crossed 100 in 128 balls

    - Smith scored his 34th Test century in 167 balls

    - India were hardly able to challenge the Australian batters in the first hour of play on the second day

    - Australia start the day on 311/6 in 86 overs

    - Steve Smith is batting on 68 off 111 balls while captain Pat Cummins is at the other end on eight off 17

    - Jasprit Bumrah has taken three wickets, two of which came in consecutive overs late on Day 1

    ...Read More

    KL Rahul earlier fell to a jaffa from Pat Cummins last ball of the second session, which meant that Kohli was in the middle at the start of the third. Rahul and Jaiswal put up a fluent partnership of 43 runs for the second wicket after Rohit Sharma's tame early dismissal. Rohit promoted himself to the top of the order and threw it away by playing a half-cooked pull to Pat Cummins in just the second over of the innings with India chasing 474.

    Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah was pretty much the lone warrior for India with the ball. The Indian pace spearhead had to bowl a whopping 28.4 overs and took four wickets for 99 runs. Australia have compiled a daunting score of 474, with Steve Smith the stand-out, having made 140 in 197 balls.

    India fell apart in the first session as Smith ground them to dust with able assistance from Pat Cummins first and Mitchell Starc. Australia finished the first session on 454/7 with Smith on 139 off 194 balls. Smith cruised to his 34th Test century as he and Cummins made the most of the favourable batting conditions and some sloppy fielding and bowling from India early on Day 2 of the fourth Test at the MCG.

    India would've hoped that the fresh second new ball would bring quick wickets on Day 2 but some puzzling bowling tactics and sloppy fielding has allowed Smith and Cummins to pile on the pain early on the day. The partnership between the pair raced past 50 within the first hour.

    Boxing Day during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy lived up to the expectations, as a capacity crowd of over 87,000 people at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground witnessed a back-and-forth day of action that saw both teams leave with plenty to be happy about heading into the rest of the fourth Test match of this series.

    Day two will now define how the rest of the match, and potentially the series, progresses. At 311/6, the game is in the balance, but with the pitch only expected to get spicier and present more of a challenge for batters, a lot could depend on how India perform with bat in hand in the first innings. The first digs has been a consistent struggle for the touring team, but with Australia once again putting runs on the board, there will be no option of folding cheaply with rain unlikely to play a significant role as it did at the Gabba.

    Australia showed that there is value for runs on offer, at least early on at the MCG. While there will be plenty in the pitch to keep Australia’s pacers very interested, counter-punching and not letting Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and Scott Boland settle into a good rhythm will be key for India’s top order. They will have to find a balance between being looking to unsettle Australia and risking their wickets, however, with most batters in search of runs, particularly in the top order.

    It will be interesting to see what combination India go ahead with following the dropping of Shubman Gill, whether KL Rahul will drop into number three and let Rohit Sharma return to opening the batting after mediocre performances in Adelaide and Brisbane, or if Rohit will be the one taking up that crucial number three slot. Rahul has been the closest thing to a Pujara-type blocker for India, looking self-assured and contained in his batting so far this series, which might convince the Indian think-tank to have him play that role and protect the likes of Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant just a little bit extra.

    Play began with Jasprit Bumrah making life uncomfortable for young debutant Sam Konstas, but the teenaged Australian batter met fire with fire to make it a memorable day out for fans in the stadium, and announced himself to the world stage with a rapid-fire 60 off 65 deliveries in the first session. Konstas repeatedly went for scoops and reverse scoops off Bumrah’s bowling, nullifying India’s strike man with creative and brave batting that was unique to any opening batter in Test cricket.

    He was dismissed soon after his 50 after being caught LBW by Ravindra Jadeja, but Konstas’ punchy batting at the top made the jobs easier for the rest of Australia’s top order, as all four managed to cross the half-century mark. Usman Khawaja finally made a score of significance before toe-ending a pull shot off Bumrah to KL Rahul at short mid-wicket, while Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith looked to put their troubles behind them as they batted confidently and fluently to put Australia firmly in control.

    Labuschagne’s dismissal, however, opened the floodgates for India as they finally managed to dismiss Travis Head cheaply, Bumrah getting rid of the dangerous southpaw as unorthodox fielding positions had him second-guess himself and leave a delivery that flicked the top of off stump. Mitchell Marsh continued to have a quiet series as he departed soon after, Bumrah’s third wicket of the day.

    Despite being 237-2 heading into the final session, Bumrah led India’s response as Australia suddenly found themselves knocked back to 246-5. Akash Deep, who had bowled well throughout the day, finally got some reward for his efforts as he removed Alex Carey with the second new ball, just as the sixth-wicket partnership between the Aussie keeper and Smith began to flourish. Smith remains at the crease, and with Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc capable of providing able support, India will remain concerned about leaking too many runs to the back half of Australia’s bowling order.

    India will be happy at 311/6 heading into day two in these conditions, especially having lost the toss, but know the threat of Australia touching 400 might well put them in the back seat for the rest of the match. Nevertheless, the focus will certainly be on the batting, as India look for answers against the hard new ball.

    While Josh Hazlewood sits out, Scott Boland has a terrific record at the MCG, the Victorian’s home ground, and as does Nathan Lyon. The spinner hasn’t been called for much this series, but he will have noticed and been happy with some of the bite that Jadeja and Washington Sundar were generating. With Starc’s big footmarks also coming into play, India will know there might not be too many spells of respite.

    With the game in the balance, it will sway one way or the other on day two. In a rollercoaster match in a rollercoaster series, there is plenty that could happen, making it a can’t-miss day’s play at the MCG.

    Here are some pointers to India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2:

    - Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his half-century in 81 balls

    - India 51/2 in 15 overs at Tea

    - KL Rahul was dismissed by Pat Cummins with a jaffa off the last ball of the 2nd session

    - Rohit Sharma threw it away after promoting himself to the top of the order, falling after scoring three runs

    - Australia 474 all out, Bumrah took four wickets for 99 runs in a whopping 28.4 overs

    - Smith fell in bizarre fashion to Akash Deep on 140 off 197 balls

    - Australia 454/7 in 113 overs at Lunch

    - Pat Cummins fell to Ravindra Jadeja one run short of his half-century; partnership between him and Smith ended on 112 off 135 balls

    - Australia crossed 400 in 103.1 overs

    - Partnership between Smith and Cummins crossed 100 in 128 balls

    - Smith scored his 34th Test century in 167 balls

    - India were hardly able to challenge the Australian batters in the first hour of play on the second day

    - Australia start the day on 311/6 in 86 overs

    - Steve Smith is batting on 68 off 111 balls while captain Pat Cummins is at the other end on eight off 17

    - Jasprit Bumrah has taken three wickets, two of which came in consecutive overs late on Day 1

    Follow all the updates here:
    Dec 27, 2024, 06:56:22 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Starc hits Bumrah for a six!

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Starc defends the first ball to mid-on, the second is sent clean as a whistle over long on for a six by Starc. Bumrah responds with two bouncers, Starc gets under both and the two great bowlers exchange smiles after the second one. Bumrah sends in another bouncer, this time on off stump fifth ball, Starc gets underneath it again. Then he attempts a yorker last ball but doesn't quite get it full enough, Starc drills it down to the bowler. Starc on 12 off 27, Smith on 134 off 190, the partnership between the pair has already reached 35 off 41 balls.

    Australia 446/7 in 111 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 06:52:51 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Bumrah back for a burst before Lunch

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Jasprit Bumrah is back, about 12 minutes to go for Lunch. Mitchell Starc is on strike, he has scored six in 21 balls, Smith at the other end on 134 off 190.

    Australia 440/7 in 110 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 06:47:24 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Another four for Smith...

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Starc gets off strike second ball of the next over from Jadeja easily. No pressure whatsoever from the Indians. Smith then just meets the third ball inside out between deep cover and long off. Reddy seemed to have done well to stop it at the boundary but replays show that it is a boundary. Two singles off the next two balls, Smith doesn't even bother farming the strike. Australia doing whatever they please and it really does look like the game is already over for India.

    Smith is on 134 off 189, Starc on five off 16.

    Australia 439/7 in 109 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 06:42:30 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Smith toying with the Indian bowlers now

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Washington Sundar brought in to replace Siraj who has looked absolutely ragged towards the end of that spell. Sundar starts with a length delivery, Smith comes forward and laps it almost effortlessly fine over his shoulder for four. He gets off strike next ball and Starc takes a single off the last. Smith is on 129 off 186, Starc on three off 13.

    Australia 432/7 in 108 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 06:29:55 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: OUT! Cummins falls one short of fifty, breakthrough at last for India

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: It is a good catch from Reddy and Jadeja gets the breakthrough for India.

    Dec 27, 2024, 06:25:45 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: SIX AND FOUR! Smith feasting on Siraj

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: This is going to get very ugly indeed for India. Smith reads Siraj like a book now, sees the short ball coming fourth delivery of the over from a mile away, he hooks it over fine leg for six. He then makes some room for the fifth ball and sends it past extra cover for a four. Siraj stops Smith from running a single last ball. Smith is on 116 off 175, Cummins to face Jadeja on 49 off 62 balls.

    Australia 411/6 in 104 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 06:23:18 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Smith-Cummins stand crosses 100 now

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Five singles off that over from Jadeja, the last of which brings up the century stand in just 128 balls between Smith and Cummins. Cummins is now just two runs away from a well constructed half-century, he has played just 60 balls. Smith at the other end on 106 off 172. Siraj continues from the other end. India have nothing left now.

    Australia 399/6 in 103 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 06:20:07 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: 15 runs off Siraj's over, desperate India bring on Jadeja now

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Well Rohit seems to have prioritised saving runs over getting wickets which is just incredible considering this is a seventh-wicket partnership. Cummins has picked up two fours off Siraj as he reads the Indian pacer like a book. To make matters worse, the sixth ball goes for five wides as well. Cummins is on 46 off 57, Smith on 103 off 169.

    Australia 394/6 in 102 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 06:12:26 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: TEST CENTURY NO.34 FOR STEVE SMITH!

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Just the most glorious cover drive from Smith to bring up his 34th Test century. The MCG stands up and applauds the great man. Smith runs two off the fifth ball of Reddy's over in the 101st to get to 99. Rohit brings the field up but it doesn't matter. Reddy goes full and provides some width, Smith meets it with the perfect cover drive and raises 'em. He is on 103 off 167, Cummins on 37 off 53.

    Australia 379/6 in 101 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 06:07:00 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Drinks in the first session! Australia 371/6 in 100 overs

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Well India were behind at drinks on the first session on Day 1 but that is nothing compared to where they are today. Smith and Cummins have looked almost entirely unperturbed and India didn't help their cause by starting off with some utterly lazy fielding. They also started with a lot of balls outside off, allowing the batters to leave and get their eyes in. It is a long way back for India to even challenge Australia in this Test now.

    Smith on 96 off 163, Cummins on 36 off 51.

    Australia 371/6 in 100 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 06:01:08 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Bumrah's long spell ends

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Nitish Kumar Reddy is into the attack now. Bumrah's spell is done, he was looking as tired as a bowler can be at the end of his last over and still, he has looked the most potent of India's pacers. The visitors have been utterly listless thus far today. Let alone a wicket, they have hardly been able to produce any chances at a wicket. Whatever chances may have come arguably came in Bumrah's second over of the day to Smith. Siraj starts off with a maiden.

    Australia 365/6 in 98 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 05:56:25 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: SIX! Smith into the 90s with a beauty off Bumrah

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Four dot ball in the 97th over, Bumrah's 26th, and Smith then goes after a very good bouncer, sends it sailing over fine leg with a hook shot for a six. Smith moves to 92 off 106 at the end of that over, Cummins on 34 off 40. The partnership has raced to 66 off 93 now.

    Siraj now returns after bowling just one over at the start of the day. Wonder if India missed a trick by giving Akash Deep the new ball instead of him.

    Australia 365/6 in 97 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 05:47:17 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: 15 runs off Deep's over!

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Sunil Gavaskar has absolutely savaged India's fielding and Akash Deep's bowling here. Deep starts off with a short ball straight at Smith, the batter tucks it fine for a four. Two off the next ball and that brings up the fifty-run stand and then a single. Cummins then gives himself space and sends the fourth ball over slips for a four. Then he smashes the last ball through covers for four. This is bruising for India. Cummins on 34 off 40 balls. Smith on 86 off 150 balls.

    Australia 359/6 in 96 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 05:39:06 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Change of tactics from India

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Some more short stuff from India in the last two overs. India clearly looking to keep Cummins facing Bumrah. India for some reason have gone back to not attacking the stumps, they kept Australia down in the second session and reaped wickets in the third doing that. For some reason, they have been trying to draw the edge again and the batters have left or driven with ease.

    Australia 342/6 in 94 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 05:30:22 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Cummins creaming runs

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Well while Smith has been rather quiet at one end, Cummins has raced to 25 off 28 at the other. The partnership has swollen to 43 off 64 balls. Unless there is a big collapse here from Australia, it is fair to say that they have won this first hour already and India are in heaps of trouble now.

    Australia 342/6 in 92 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 05:23:39 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Bumrah vs Smith boiling up!

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Oh, Smith's idiosyncrasies are coming out now as Bumrah beats him repeatedly. He starts the 91st over full outside off, Smith leaves it alone. The second is the same and Smith leaves that as well. Bumrah then shortens the length third ball, it beats the shoulder of Smith's bat. It looks like Smith was caught behind off the fourth ball but the ball had in fact beaten the edge and taken his thigh pad. Bumrah beats Smith again fifth ball and then Smith whips his bat out of the line for a trademark leave. "Bowled Jassi!" he shouts as he does so.

    Australia 332/6 in 91 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 05:19:48 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Edged and four! Some luck for Smith against Bumrah

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Cummins gets off strike first ball and then Smith absorbs the next four balls. Bumrah then induces a thick edge last ball, the ball goes between slip and gully for a four. Smith moves to 74 off 126, Cummins on 16 off 20.

    Australia 325/6 in 89 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 05:14:26 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Bumrah comes in to bowl the third over of the day

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Wonder what this is all about but Bumrah has replaced Siraj after the latter bowled just one over. He will be bowling to Cummins. Akash Deep bowls a maiden first up, Smith is on 70 off 121, Cummins on 15 off 19.

    Australia 320/6 in 88 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 05:07:54 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Sloppy start for India, no Bumrah yet

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Smith gets off strike first ball and then Siraj goes full outside off to Cummins. The Aussie captain sends that past backward point for four with some incredible timing. A misfield at square leg next ball allows the batters to run three and then Smith runs another off the last ball. Akash Deep to bowl from the other end.

    Australia 320/6 in 87 overs

    Dec 27, 2024, 05:06:23 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: Siraj starts the Indian attack on Day 2...

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: All right here we go then. Few notes from the Indian huddle before warm-up, Rohit Sharma spoke for some time and then Virat Kohli spoke for a LONG time. Siraj being booed as he charges in, Kohli copped some boos as well. Smith is on strike...

    Dec 27, 2024, 04:57:46 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: The match situation...

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 2 Live Score: All right we are minutes away from the start of the second day so let's look at how the match stands at the start of Day 2. Australia start the day on 311/6 in 86 overs. Steve Smith is batting on 68 off 111 balls while captain Pat Cummins is at the other end on eight off 17.

    Dec 27, 2024, 04:43:00 IST

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Labuschagne's brain fade gives India a way into the Test

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: The door seemed to be firmly shut on India. Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith, the identical maestros of Australian batting, were scoring and defending and leaving at will and India looked as bereft of ideas as they did in the first session when Sam Konstas went berzerk. And then, Labuschagne decided to clobber Washington Sundar first ball after the drinks break and ended up finding Virat Kohli at mid-off. Rohit Sharma immediately brought back Jasprit Bumrah and the pace spearhead staged his reposte to the hiding he got from Konstas earlier in the day. He sent back Travis Head for a duck and then dismissed the faltering Mitch Marsh in his next over. Alex Carey then blasted a half-century stand with Smith before falling to a snorter from Akash Deep.

    Dec 27, 2024, 04:32:01 IST

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Scenes from the MCG

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: It was supposed to be a sweltering hot day yesterday but instead, what we got was overcast conditions and fairly amiable temperatures. Similar scenes today at the 'G. It means it is a good day to bowl but at the same time, the conditions are expected to ease up for the batters.

    Dec 27, 2024, 04:28:21 IST

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: No Head headache for India this time

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: He has been the scourge of this Indian attack with his rapid scoring but on Boxing Day, Travis Head was actually bowled shouldering arms by Jasprit Bumrah. He scored centuries in the last two Test matches, here he was gone for a seven-ball duck.

    Dec 27, 2024, 04:14:38 IST

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Smith leads the second half of Australia's charge

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Probably just as damaging as Konstas's innings for India was Steve Smith just going through the gears at will in the second half of the day. He put up a partnership of 83 runs off 127 balls with Marnus Labuschagne, after the first and second wicket partnerships producing 89 and 65 runs respectively. Then India thought that they have a chance at making a big comeback after Bumrah knocked off Labuschagne, Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh. But Smith and Alex Carey poured some cold water on that by smashing 53 runs off 80 balls for the sixth wicket. All of this was powered by Smith just pacing his innings to perfection.

    Dec 27, 2024, 04:04:55 IST

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Unlucky Akash Deep

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: While Konstas was blasting Bumrah and Siraj everywhere, Akash Deep was going about his work quietly after coming on as first change and it is him who first started plugging up the runs in the first session. In the second, he was crucial to India ensuring that Australia scored just over 60 runs. However, luck eluded the pacer in terms of wickets. Akash Deep beat he batter 20 times on Day 1. Finally, he got a wicket in the form of Alex Carey with an absolute snorter of a delivery, pitching short of a length and shaping away late to take the batter's outside edge.

    Dec 27, 2024, 03:58:20 IST

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Smith's stunning Day 1 stats for Boxing Day Tests

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Great players love the big stage and Steve Smith is no different. And there are few bigger stages in Australian cricket than the first day of the Boxing Day Test at the 'G. Smith's stats on this particular occasion? 346 runs in eight innings at an average of 115.33. Yeah, he is good.

    Dec 27, 2024, 03:47:42 IST

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Steve Smith looking ominous

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: So extraordinary was Konstas' debut that it has somewhat overshadowed what was a very good team performance from Australia yesterday. There is no doubt, though, that Konstas's innings has set the tone for Australia and India's biggest proble at the start of Day 2 will be to dismiss Steve Smith, who seems to have got into that zone from where he becomes impossible to dismiss. Smith starts Day 2 batting on 68 off 111 balls. He has hit five fours and one gorgeous six that can be seen above off Mohammed Siraj.

    Dec 27, 2024, 03:36:02 IST

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Some memories of young Virat Kohli vs Australia on the first day

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: A young batter was playing better than anyone expected and the veterans in the bowling side did everything in their power to throw him off his game. This is what happened when Konstas was going berzerk yesterday, with the likes of Kohli, Siraj, Bumrah and others giving him some chirp at varying degrees. Incidentally, that was also something that Kohli faced back in 2012 during his first Test tour of Australia. Moreover, Konstas almost echoed what he said back in 2014 about the atmosphere in the middle getting heated. "It got heated at times which was good for me. Feel like that it gets the best out of me," he said.

    Dec 27, 2024, 03:27:15 IST

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Bumrah a ‘legend of the game’, says Konstas

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Konstas knew exactly who it is that he was scooping for fours and sixes and what it was that he was doing. He described his batting with Bumrah in just the most apt way. “He is a legend of the game so I was trying to put a bit of pressure on him and it paid off today. Obviously he took three wickets and he changed the momentum (later in the day). It was all about trying to throw him off his lines,” he said in the post-day press conference.

    Dec 27, 2024, 03:24:32 IST

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Konstas on the Kohli incident

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Among the many incident that will contribute to the legend of Sam Konstas' debut is the fact that he gave an on-field interview to the spider-cam DURING his innings. In that, he refused to talk about the Kohli shoulder barge, effectively saying what happens on the field stays on it. He then said that he hopes Jasprit Bumrah comes back on so that he can try some more of his scoops on the bowler who has tormented his countryment all summer.

    This is what Konstas had to say about the Kohli incident after the day's play though: “I was just doing my gloves and I think he accidentally bumped me. I think that's just cricket, the tension.”

    Dec 27, 2024, 03:19:24 IST

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Will Rohit open or won't Rohit open

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: When Ravi Shastri asked Rohit Sharma whether he will be opening in this match, the Indian captain answered in the affirmative. But then the team sheet showed just a couple of minutes later that Rohit was in at No.3. That sheet was updated during the first session and later showed Rohit as opening the innings after all. At the end of the day's play, India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar said that Rohit will "more likely than not" open the innings. And that, folks, is how you complicate an answer to a simple question.

    Dec 27, 2024, 03:00:13 IST

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Sam Konstas' incredible bravery

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Australia took a gamble by replacing Nathan McSweeney at the top of the order with Sam Konstas. They knew it is a call that will attract all kinds of criticism. Konstas responded by taking a few gambles of his own. He knew he would look like a complete fool if he was out trying to ramp the new ball bowled by Jasprit Bumrah. Both those gambles paid off, and the one made by Konstas is especially impressive considering it is him who was in the middle with a record MCG crowd watching him and 11 Indian players breathing down his neck. Whether he was lucky with his gamble or not, the fact remains that everything he did was rooted in a sense of bravery that cannot possibly be limited to the fact that he is just 19 years old. It looks like Australia may have found another David Warner here.

    Dec 27, 2024, 02:52:05 IST

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Virat Kohli pulled up for Konstas shoulder barge

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Perhaps Kohli's shoulder-barging Konstas and then looking at him like it was all his fault best summarises just how much India was thrown off their game by the 19-year-old debutant opener. The confrontation, which stemmed from a fiery exchange of words following a heated moment, was halted after timely intervention from Australian opener Usman Khawaja and the on-field umpires. Kohli has now been docked 20 per cent of his match fees and handed one demerit point

    Dec 27, 2024, 02:36:11 IST

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: India's headline-making playing XI

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: India's playing eleven continues to be a topic of discussion. In the first Test, they were missing Shubman Gill. In this one they have dropped him, instead going for spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar. This is despite the pitch being traditionally seam-friendly, which means India have chosen to shore up their batting instead of strengthening their bowling. The last time India went for tactics consistently was when MS Dhoni was captain and the team didn't fare too well away from home in Tests at the time.

    India XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep

    Dec 27, 2024, 02:19:18 IST

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: Hello and welcome!

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 2: A debutant threw India off their well laid plans, a veteran got fined for a rather hare-brained attempt at intimidating him, a veteran opener finally managed to get going in an innings where he reaped the rewards of his early patience while a pace spearhead got back his after being taken town early on. All of this happened in a single day's cricket. Boxing Day lived up to its expectations and if that is any indication, the same could happen for the rest of the match. Welcome to Day 2 of the 4th Test at the MCG.

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