India vs Australia Highlights 4th Test, Day 4: Kohli's 186 takes IND to 571, AUS 3/0 at Stumps and trail by 88 runs
IND vs AUS Highlights, 4th Test, Day 4: In response to India's first innings total of 571, Australia reached 3/0 in six overs at Stumps on Day 4 of the ongoing fourth and final Test, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Matthew Kuhnemann (0*), Travis Head (3*) will resume batting for Australia on Day 5. With Virat Kohli departing for 186, India were bowled out for 571, due to the absence of Shreyas Iyer. Kohli had already bagged a half-century on Day 3 and then bagged his 28th Test ton in the ongoing post-Lunch session and then brought up his 150 in the final session. Batting with Mohammed Shami, Kohli lost his wicket for 186 off 364 balls, falling to Todd Murphy in the final session. In reaching his ton, Kohli ended his Test ton drought, having last achieved the feat in November 2019. Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja, who resumed batting with Kohli on Day 4, lost his wicket to Todd Murphy in the first session, registering 28 runs. Also, Nathan Lyon struck for Australia in the post-Lunch session to take wicket of KS Bharat. The veteran spinner also accounted for the wicket of Umesh Yadav in the final session. In the final session, Mitchell Starc got Axar Patel's wicket, who departed for 79 off 113 balls....Read More
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: No run, the final session ends!
Kuhnemann defends this delivery by Shami, off the back foot. Australia manage to not lose any wickets in the last session. STUMPS!
Australia: 3/0 (6), trail by 88 runs
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: One run
A quick delivery by Jadeja, flat on off. Head flicks it behind square for a single.
Australia: 1/0 (2), trail by 90 runs.
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: Action resumes!
Kuhnemann and Head to bat for Australia in the second innings. Ashwin to begin bowling for India.
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: OUT! THAT'S IT FOR INDIA!
A tossed up delivery by Murphy, outside off. Kohli tries to go for the slog sweep, but holes it for a catch at deep midwicket! WHAT A KNOCK! COMES TO AN END AND ALL OUT FOR INDIA AS THERE IS NO IYER!
Kohli c Labuschagne b Murphy 186 (364)
India: 571 (178.5), lead by 91 runs
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: No run
A length delivery by Lyon, outside off and spins in. Shami goes back to defend it behind square. No run.
India: 571/8 (178), lead by 91 runs
Shami - 0 (2)
Kohli - 186 (359)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: RUN OUT!
A full delivery by Murphy, and Kohli pushes it to midwicket and calls for a double. Handscomb goes from the deep and throws at the stumps with Umesh short of the crease for a direct hit!
Umesh run out Handscomb 0 (0)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: OUT!
Lyon tosses it up, on a length outside off. Ashwin lofts it to deep midwicket for an easy catch!
Ashwin c Kuhnemann b Lyon 7 (12)
India: 568/7 (176), lead by 88 runs
Kohli - 183 (349)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: India lead by 84 runs
Back of a length delivery by Starc, Ashwin musters it through square leg for a single.
India are going strong and Kohli has been resilient as he closes in on a double hundred!
India: 564/6 (175), lead by 84 runs
Ashwin - 3 (6)
Kohli - 183 (349)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: OUT! STARC GETS AXAR!
A full delivery by Starc, on fourth stump line. Axar tries to drive, and gets an inside edge, which hits the middle stump! FINALLY AUSTRALIA GET A WICKET!
Axar b Starc 79 (113)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: Two sixes in this over!
In the third delivery, Kuhnemann tosses it up, outside off. Axar goes down on one knee to clobber it over deep midwicket for a six!
In the final delivery, he goes down on one knee again to hammer it over deep midwicket for another six!
India: 551/5 (171), lead by 71 runs
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: India lead by 58 runs!
A flighted delivery by Murphy, outside off. Axar sweeps it over mid wicket for a four! WHAT A SHOT AND SUCH POWER! NOBODY WAS THERE!
India: 538/5 (170), lead by 58 runs
Axar - 66 (107)
Kohli - 173 (331)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: SIX! OVER DEEP MIDWICKET!
Kuhnemann tosses it up, in the arc on middle. Axar slog sweeps it for a six over deep midwicket! WHAT A SHOT EVEN KOHLI CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
India: 525/5 (169.3), India lead by 56 runs.
Axar - 57 (102)
Kohli - 169 (327)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: 50 for Axar!
Murphy's delivery is tossed into leg, Axar glances it behind square for a single and brings up his half-century! WHAT A KNOCK!
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: 8 off this over, Kohli ups the tempo!
He hit two fours!
In the third delivery, he received a short ball on middle from Lyon, which he pulled past square leg for a four! In the fifth delivery, he hammered it straight of mid off for a four!
8 off this over!
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: FOUR! India lead by 27 runs!
A full toss by Green, he initially tried to go for a yorker, which has gone wrong. Kohli is taken aback and he gets a thick edge that goes past the wicketkeeper for a four!
India: 507/5 (165.5), India lead by 27 runs!
Kohli - 159 (319)
Axar - 49 (94)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: IND cross 500!
A shorter length delivery by Lyon, on middle. Kohli musters it to deep forward square for a single. India cross 500 and Kohli is dominating!
India: 501/5 (164.2)
Kohli - 155 (316)
Axar - 47 (88)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: BACK-TO-BACK FOURS! KOHLI CROSSES 150!
First, it was a wide delivery, and Kohli cover drives it with much aplomb, whisks through cover for a four! TOP SHOT!
Then, he picks it from outside off, to place it between mid wicket and mid on for another four and crosses 150!
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: FOUR! INDIA TAKE THE LEAD!
A short delivery by Murphy and wide. Axar is tehre to cut it with style behind pont for a four! His teammates applaud him from the dugout! EXCELLENT SHOT! India take the lead!
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: Two runs, IND reach 480!
A good length delivery by Lyon, on leg. Kohli guides it square and then sprints back for a double!
India reach 480, and now will start building their lead!
India: 480/5 (160.3)
Kohli - 143 (304)
Axar - 38 (77)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: Two runs
Lyon tosses it up, outside leg. Kohli flicks it fine for a double. There is a short leg for this over, with no slip.
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: The post-Tea session begins!
Kohli and Axar return to start the post-Tea session. India trail by 8 runs. Lyon to bowl for Australia.
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: One run, Tea!
A full delivery by Head, outside off. It is turning in and Kohli taps it to cover for a single. It is Tea now!
India: 472/5 (158), trail by 8 runs.
Kohli - 135 (291)
Axar - 38 (75)
India really amped up their tempo in the post-Lunch session, with Bharat adding some runs before his wicket. Then Axar came, and has played some fantastic sixes and fours!
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: One run, IND 457/5 (154)
Head tosses it up, and Axar dives it brilliant but wide long off manages to chase and stop the ball to his right and prevents a boundary. One run.
India: 457/5 (154)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: India get to 450!
A full delivery by Kuhnemann, wider outside off. Axar hammers it in front of square for a four! INDIA GET TO 450!
India: 453/5 (152.4)
Axar - 31 (57)
Kohli - 127 (277)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: CAUGHT AT LONG OFF?
Murphy tosses it up, outside off. Axar launches it towards Khawaja at long-off. Khawaja jumps, and catches it, but his foot hits the rop and he has also fallen over the boundary! He could have twisted his ankle as he is limping and it is a six!
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: OVERPITCHED! WHACKED!
Lyon overpitches his delivery, ends up as a full toss, outside off. Kohli whacks it with power, past the non-striker and nobody is there at long-off. FOUR!
India: 428/5 (147)
Kohli - 119 (265)
Axar - 14 (33)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: FOUR!
A short of a length delivery by Murphy, on stump-to-stump line. Kohli pulls it to deep square leg for a four! STRONG SHOT WITH INTENT!
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: THE GATES HAVE OPENED AGAIN!
A leg side delivery by Starc, and Axar glances it to the fine leg boundary for a four! Lyon tries to cut it, but fails to do so!
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: Nine off this over!
Kohli finally hit his first boundary of the day in the fourth delivery, smacking a full toss by Starc, straight of mid off for a four! Then in the last delivery, he flicked him fine of wide fine leg for a brilliant four!
9 off this over!
India: 411/5 (142)
Kohli - 110 (253)
Axar - 6 (17)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: No run, 6 off this over!
A good length delivery by Lyon, on leg. Kohli gets an inside edge and it goest past short leg. No run.
Six off this over, which saw Kohli get his ton and Axar smack a four!
India: 400/5 (139)
Kohli - 100 (243)
Axar - 5 (9)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: One run, Kohli gets his 28th Test hundred!
Kohli clips this delivery by Lyon in the gap through forward square and goes for single! GETS HIS 28TH TEST HUNDRED AND KISSES HIS NECKLACE AS THE CROWD GOES BERSERK!
HIS FIRST TEST CENTURY SINCE NOVEMBER 2019!
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: OUT! AUSTRALIA FINALLY GET END THE PARTNERSHIP!
A good length delivery by Lyon, on off. Bharat goes to defend, and gets an inside edge, onto the pad and then it pops to Handscomb at short leg for an easy catch!
Bharat c Handscomb b Lyon 44 (88)
Lyon overtakes Derek Underwood for most Test wickets in India by a visiting bowler!
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: Two runs
A flat delivery by Murphy, on middle. Kohli flicks this off the front foot, through square leg for a double. There is a slip and short leg for this over!
India: 390/4 (135.1)
Kohli - 96 (233)
Bharat - 44 (84)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: No ball, four!
A short delivery by Green, wide of off. Bharat cuts it through backward point for a four! There was no fielder there! It is a no ball also!
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: BACK-TO-BACK SIXES!
A short delivery by Green, and Bharat gets inside the line to pull it over fine leg for huge six! GOES 10 ROWS BACK!
In the previous delivery, he pulled Green with ease over deep square for a short six!
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: Kohli enters 90s!
A flat delivery by Lyon, angles into off. Kohli flicks it forward of square for a single and enters his 90s. The former skipper is closing in on his 28th Test ton.
India: 365/4 (132.5)
Kohli - 90 (224)
Bharat - 26 (77)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: Bouncer, ducks!
A bouncer by Green, over middle. Bharat ducks under it. There is a short leg in this over, with no slip.
India will try to increase their tempo and pile runs fast. They can't continue in the same run rate.
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: The action resumes!
Kohli and Bharat return to the middle to resume batting. The post-Lunch session begins! Green to resume bowling for Australia.
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: A slow session
It was a slow session, with 32 overs being bowled and India scored 73 for one in the first session. Jadeja played two poor shots, and got dismissed in the second attempt, caught at mid-on. Runs have come slowly, and the Aussie bowling line-up has been consistent and well-focused. Kohli is nearing his 28th Test ton, and is only 12 runs shy. The Aussies will try to dismiss him fast in the post-Lunch session, and India are 118 runs behind with only five sessions left. Many feel it could be a draw.
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: LUNCH TIME!
A full delivery by Kuhnemann and around off. Kohli defends it back to put India at 362/4 at Lunch. India trail by 118 runs.
India: 362/4 (131)
Kohli - 88 (220)
Bharat - 25 (70)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: Two runs
A full delivery by Kuhnemann on middle and leg. Bharat tries to defend but ends up getting an inside edge to fine leg. Goes for a double!
India: 353/4 (128.4)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: No run, IND 343/4 (126)
A good length delivery by Green, outside off. It was angling in and Kohli defends it off the backfoot. Steady partnership between Kohli and Bharat as the pressure increases on Australia.
India: 343/4 (126)
Kohli - 80 (206)
Bharat - 19 (54)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: One run
A full delivery by Murphy, on middle. Kohli glances it to deep midwicket for a single.
Kohli is playing it safe right now, and it will some time for him to play aggressive, which Bharat is already doing.
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: THROUGH THE OFF SIDE AND GIVEN TOO MUCH ROOM!
A good length delivery by Lyon, wide outside off. Bharat cuts it square with ease, through the off side for a four! He was given a lot of room.
India: 328/4 (117.1)
Bharat - 14 (27)
Kohli - 70 (180)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: Kohli reaches 70s
A short length delivery by Lyon, spinning into middle. Kohli glances it to deep square for a single.
Kohli has reached his 70s and also what a battle between the former India captain and Lyon. Lyon has been consistent with his deliveries, bowling on 5th stump line means the batter will go for every single delivery and could eventually make a mistake. Tactical mind games by the spinner!
India: 320/4 (114)
Kohli - 70 (173)
Bharat - 8 (15)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: SLOG SWEPT!
A tossed up delivery by Lyon, outside off. Bharat gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it over wide long on for a smashing six! TOP SHOT!
Bharat will need to keep his wicket and give Kohli partnership. Kohli is already nearing 70s and will be hoping to get his ton!
India: 318/4 (109.2)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: BIG LBW APPEAL!
A flat delivery by Lyon, and Kohli takes a stride to defend, but the ball spins back sharply and hits the front pad. Australia appeal for lbw but the umpire ignores! The Ausses discuss and don't go for the review as it was hitting well outside the line.
Also, Bharat came in after Jadeja's dismissal, and not Iyer. Iyer complained of pain in his lower back following the third day's play. He has gone for scans, with the BCCI Medical Team monitoring him.
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: OUT! IND 309/4 (107)
Murphy's delivery was drifting in middle, and Jadeja tried to loft it down the ground, but ends up clattering it to the fielder at mid-on for an easy catch! He tried to do something similar in the third ball of this over and has lost his wicket now!
Jadeja c Khawaja b Murphy 28 (84)
India: 309/4 (107)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: Only a single off this over!
In the first delivery, Murphy sent a short length delivery, on middle, which Kohli defended back for a single. The other deliveries were dot balls.
Elsewhere New Zealand have been set a target of 285 to win by Sri Lanka. If Sri Lanka win the series 2-0 and this match ends as a draw, then India won't make it to the WTC final.
India: 303/3 (105)
Jadeja - 23 (80)
Kohli - 66 (138)
India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 4: 300 up for IND!
A short length delivery by Lyon, with some bounce on off. Kohli guides it behind square for a single and India are 300 up!
It looks like Australia have run out of ideas and will really need to grind it out!
India: 300/3 (101.4)
