India vs Australia Highlights 4th Test, Day 5: Match drawn as Rohit-led IND win series vs AUS, qualify for WTC Final

A length delivery by Umesh, outside off. Labuschagne leaves it alone. No run.

Time for Lunch and Australia are only 18 runs behind India. There is a lot of time for a result as nine wickets remain in this innings!

Australia: 73/1 (36), trail by 18 runs

A good length delivery by Ashwin, outside off. Labuschagne sends it to point. No run.

Australia trail by 19 runs!

A short length delivery by Axar, outside off. Head gets an outside edge past the slip fielder for a four!

In the previous delivery, he guides a full delivery past mid-off for a four!

BACK-TO-BACK!

Australia: 65/1 (30.5), trail by 26 runs

A tossed up delivery by Ashwin, full on off. Head goes to the pitch of the ball and doesn't let it turn, launches it over the bowler's head for a six!

Australia: 50/1 (25.2), trail by 41 runs

A full delivery by Jadeja, wide of off. Head clatters it through extra cover for a strong four as Australia reduce the deficit!

Australia: 41/1 (22.1), trail by 50 runs

A full delivery by Ashwin, and it is loopy, angled into middle and off. Labuschagne goes down the track to launch it over mid-on for a four!

The Aussie batters have increased their tempo now and the boundaries have started to come! India have started to lose control!

A length delivery by Jadeja, with a lot of room offered. Head goes back to cut it away in front of square on the off side for a four! SHOT!

India need to get some quick wickets, other Head and Labuschagne could form a deadly partnership!

A full delivery by Ashwin, outside off. Labuschagne comes down the track early and hammers it to long on for a four!

Labuschagne and Head are keeping Australia ticking as they reduce the deficit. They will take their time here!

Australia: 26/1 (18.5), trail by 65 runs

Labuschagne - 7 (28)

Head - 13 (50)

A good length delivery by ashwin, outside off. It turns in and Labuschagne defends it and stays in the crease. India need to get some quick wickets here, their WTC final chances hang by a thread.

Australia: 20/1 (15), trail by 71 runs

Short of a length delivery by Shami, outside off. It skids through and Head tries to tap it but goes past his edge. India appea for a caught-behind, but the umpire ignores. India do not review!

A good delivery by Ashwin, with good flight and around off. It drifts in and then spins back a touch to beat Kuhnemann's defence, and hits his front pad, in front of off and middle. It would have hit the stumps for sure! The umpire gives LBW!

ASHWIN GETS THE EARLY BREAKTHROUGH!

Kuhnemann lbw b Ashwin 6 (35)

Australia: 14/1 (10.4), trail by 77 runs

A half-tracker by Ashwin, around off. It skids through and Kuhnemann drags it to the leg side for a single.

Australia: 13/0 (8.4), trail by 78 runs

A full delivery by Shami. It was angling into his toes and Head flicks it to deep square leg, where Umesh chases it, but is right foot is touching the boundary ropes! FOUR!

India can't concede boundaries in this manner, they need to be more careful. They really need to break this opening partnership soon!

Australia: 12/0 (7.2), trail by 79 runs

A full delivery by Ashwin, around off. Kuhnemann goes to defend, but the ball turns and he edges it. It goes past the slip cordon and Axar at short third runs towards the ropes and cuts it off. But his toe touches the boundary, and it is a four!

The first session of Day 5 begins! Head (3*) and Kuhnemann (0*) to resume batting for Australia. Ashwin to bowl for India.

Australia: 3/0 (6), trail by 88 runs

On Day 4, Bharat played a key knock for India, smacking 44 runs off 88 balls, packed with two fours and three sixes. Speaking about his knock, he said, "You've to be ready to do any kind of work when you're playing for the national team, so when Rahul Sir told me that I would have to bat next (at the fall of the 4th wicket), I was ready to do so. Initially, the first over I was waiting to see if he was bowling full or only bouncers, he bowled 6 bouncers, so I knew he was going to do the same in his next over and I was ready to take him on ( on the 21-run Green over). That's my shot, I like to handle fast bowling (on the pull)."

"The odd ball is turning, if we get a couple of early wickets, we can make a game off it. Can't explain in words, but playing for India is an absolute pleasure, I love playing and representing your country, it's a dream come true", he further added.

In his pitch analysis, Dinesh Karthik said, "The pitch looks interesting, there is some powdery surface, it still looks pretty good, but there are some spots where the ball could turn, some could stay low as well and could bring Ashwin into play. For the left-arm bowler, there is plenty of rough, spinners will have a role to play."

The first session of Day 5 is upcoming, scheduled to begin from 9:30 AM IST! GET READY FOLKS! FOR SOME NERVE-WRACKING CRICKET!

Ashwin took a six-wicket haul in the first innings. Meanwhile, spinners Lyon and Murphy bagged three each for Australia. Onus will be on Ashwin and Jadeja, as India will seek quick wickets in the first session.

Kohli ended his 3-year long wait for a Test century on Day 5, smacking 186 runs in the first innings. This was his 28th Test ton and 75th in international cricket, becoming the only second batter in the history of the game to reach the mark after the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Speaking on Sports Tak, former player Harbhajan predicted if Kohli could break Sachin's record of 100 centuries in international cricket.

"It's certainly possible. I think he can score more than that (100 centuries). Two things favour Virat here; his age, and his fitness. He's 34 but his fitness is that of a 24-year-old cricketer. He's way ahead in that aspect. He has already scored 75 centuries, he can score at least 50 more. He knows his game and he plays all formats", he said.

Head (3*) and Kuhnemann (0*) will resume batting for Australia, after nervously managing to take Australia to Stumps on Day 4 without any wicket loss in their second innings. The duo will need to play cautiously and play a good partnership! It is their match to lose! A draw looks like a possible conclusion!

India's lead isn't huge and it won't put much pressure on Australia because the pitch hasn't cracked up and is still good for batting. To bag a win, India need the pitch to help their bowlers and also make Aussie batters play poor shots and create mistakes.

After the final session on Day 4, Axar spoke about the playing conditions. The all-rounder registered 79 off 113 balls in the first innings.

"I am feeling good to have contributed with the bat. I've had the confidence to go after ones that I can hit, the talk in the 1st Test is what I'm following and I'm gaining a bit of information about my ability with the bat. I had no set role (when asked if he was told to score quickly), just wanted to make as many runs as possible, bat along with the ball not doing a lot", he said.

"One you're set, it's easier to bat, the odd ball is turning and staying low, it's slightly difficult when you're new to the crease, but once you adjust, it's still easy to bat on this wicket", he further added.

Hello and good evening everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of Day 5 of the ongoing fourth and final Test match between India and Australia, straight from Ahmedabad. Stay tuned folks, for some exciting cricket.