India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5 Live Score Updates: Kohli, Rohit Flop Again As India Stare At Defeat

India vs Australia 4th Test live: Onus On Young Guns To Save India

It is going to take some effort if India are to save this Test from here. victory seems all but out of question already. The likes of Rishabh Pant, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, etc. have a big task ahead. Remember, India’s World Test Championship final hopes also depend on a positive result here today.

India vs Australia 4th Test, Day 5 live: Irfan Pathan Tears Into Virat Kohli

Irfan Pathan isn’t happy seeing Virat Kohli throw his wicket away. In the Lunch break, he severely criticised the India superstar.

“You are pulling your own expectations down, fans’ expectations down. Even a domestic bowler knows what line you should bowl to Virat Kohli. He himself said that he knows what he has been doing wrong, that he hasn’t shown the discipline required,” Irfan Pathan said on Star Sports.

IND vs AUS 4th Test, Day 5 live: Virat Kohli OUT

WICKET! Virat Kohli goes on the hunt to chase a outside-off delivery again and ends up getting caught in the slips. India in big trouble as Pat Cummins strikes.

India vs Australia 4th Test live: Nathan Lyon Introduced

Australia introduce spin for the first time in this innings as Nathan Lyon joins the attack. Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored just one run since KL Rahul has been dismissed. The approach from India seems clear, as they prefer keeping wickets in hand over chasing the asking rate.

IND 33/2 (26 overs)

IND vs AUS 4th Test, Day 5 live: Kohli Showing Disciplined Approach

Virat Kohli literally not touching any delivery that is bowled outside the off-stump. He also gets hit on the body on one or two occasions when the length from Mitchell Starc was a little short. Clear intent from Virat but India still need 309 runs to win.

IND 31/2 (25 overs)

India vs Australia 4th Test, Day 5 live: Cautious India Pull Handbreak

There just doesn’t seem to be an intent from India to win this match at the moment. Both Jaiswal and Kohli progressing at snarling speed, hoping to keep as many wickets in hand as possible. Looks like the match would either end in a draw or Australia’s win.

IND 30/2 (23 overs)

India vs Australia 4th Test, Day 5 live: First runs For India After 3 Overs

Virat Kohli off the mark with a single as India put an end to Australia’s streak of bowling three maidens in a row. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has set an unwanted record of being dismissed by a skipper for the most number of times in Test cricket.

Captain dismissing an opposition captain most times in Tests:

6 Rohit Sharma by Pat Cummins

5 Ted Dexter by Richie Benaud

5 Sunil Gavaskar by Imran Khan

4 Gulabrai Ramchand by Richie Benaud

4 Clive Lloyd by Kapil Dev

4 Peter May by Richie Benaud

IND 28/2 (21 overs)

India vs Australia 4th Test live: Cummins vs Rohit This Series

Pat Cummins vs Rohit Sharma has been a one-sided battle this time, with the Australia skipper emerging victorious every single time. Here’s a look at some figures:

IND vs AUS 4th Test, Day 5 live: KL Rahul Walks Back Too

WICKET! India in big trouble as KL Rahul departs early too. A double-wicket maiden for Australia skipper Pat Cummins. The tables have turned, after India seemed to have gotten off to a fine start. Virat Kohli walks out to loud boos at the MCG.

India vs Australia 4th Test live: Rohit Sharma Throws His Wicket Away Again

WICKET! Lose shot from Rohit Sharma and he ends up giving his wicket away. After such a disciplined performance, the India skipper lets his instincts get the better of him. India one down!

India vs Australia 4th Test live: No Panic From India As Asking Rate Crosses 4 runs Per Over

Flow of runs reduces as Rohit and Jaiswal continue with the same defensive mindset. The required run-rate has now gone over 4 runs per over. If India continue down this path, draw would look like the most-likely result. 

IND 22/0 (15 overs)

India vs Australia 4th Test, Day 5 live: Classic Test match Ufolding

Pat Cummins and Scott Boland continue to ask questions but Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal have shown exemplary patience to deal with Aussie pacers. Though the asking run-rate has continued to increase, neither of the two Indian batters have looked to come out of their shell and play attacking shots. A classic Test match unfolding at MCG.

IND 21/0 (13 overs)

IND vs AUS 4th Test, Day 5 live: Rohit Looking To Get Into His Groove

Cummins replaces Starc to bowl from the other end of the pitch. Rohit executes his first drive of the day, though a brilliant fielding effort prevented the ball from reaching the boundary. Quite a confident start from the India skipper, with much better clarity than seen in the previous outings. 

IND 19/0 (11 overs)

India vs Australia 4th Test live: India Remain Cautious As Australia Rotate Bowlers

Scott Boland comes in as the first-change bowler for Australia. He delivers a maiden as Rohit Sharma continues his disciplined approach. Mitchell Starc continues from the other end of the pitch. 

IND 16/0 (9 overs)

IND vs AUS 4th Test live: Rohit, Yashasvi Gain In Confidence

Yashasvi Jaiswal not hesitating in taking quick singles despite what happened in the first innings. The approach from him and Rohit Sharma has been on-point so far, where neither of them is trying to touch the outside-off deliveries. 

IND 12/0 (7 overs)

India vs Australia 4th Test, Day 5 live: First Boundary Of The Day For India

An intriguing battle unfolding between Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mitchell Starc in the middle, with the Australian pacer beating the India opener time and again. Jaiswal finishes off the 5th over with a boundary to Starc straight down the ground. Jaiswal needs a few more of such shots to regain the confidence which seems to be struggling at the moment. 

IND 6/0 (5 overs)

India vs Australia 4th Test, Day 5: Jaiswal Troubled By Starc Early

Repeated play and miss for Yashasvi Jaiswal as Mitchell Starc gets the ball to swing both ways. An under-confident start by the India youngster. Starc troubles Jaiswal but that edge of the bat somehow manages to keep Jaiswal on the pitch. 

IND 2/0 (3 overs)

India vs Australia 4th Test, Day 5 live: Rohit Riding His Luck

Twice the ball edged Rohit Sharma’s bat and on both occasions, it fell just short of a fielder in slips. The India captain riding his luck early in the game. But, the signs aren’t promising for India.

India vs Australia 4th Test, Day 5 live: Cautious Start From India

Most balls left as Yashasvi Jaiswal looked to play Mitchell Starc with caution. Just one run to India’s name in the first over. Pat Cummins joins Starc in attack early in the game. 

India vs Australia 4th Test, Day 5 live: Jasprit Bumrah Wraps Up Australian Tail

WICKET! Who else would it be? Jasprit Bumrah claims his 5th wicket of the innings as Australia get bowled out for 234 runs. India need 340 runs to win this mach and keep the World Test Championship final hopes alive.

India vs Australia 4th Teest, Day 5: Mohammed Siraj Starts Off The Day

Mohammed Siraj is the first bowler on the day. A boundary on the 2nd delivery of Siraj’s over kicks off the day. Edged and it beats the third slip fielder. runs start to flow early on Day 5.

India vs Australia 4th Test, Day 5: Pitch Report

Sunil Gavaskar has had his close look at the pitch on Day 5. He feels India can go on and chase down a target of around 340 runs on the wicket as there’s absolutely no grass left. If Indian batters show patience, they surely can turn the 4th Test into a victory.

IND vs AUS, 4th Test Day 5 live: Action To Begin Soon!

We have live visuals from the MCG and the start of the 5th day’s play isn’t too far now. Nathan Lyon, batting on 41, isn’t too far from reaching his half-century. He would be keen to do so while Akash Deep is likely to begin India’s attack with the ball. Stay tuned for live updates.

India vs Australia, 4th Test live: From 91/6 To 228/9, India Let It Slip

It looked like India had the match in their grip when 6 Australia batters were sent packing for just 91 runs. Be it a string of dropped catches or just pacers running out of steam, a lot went wrong for India from there on, which enabled Australia to make their way back into the game. Will these mistakes cost the tourists?

India vs Australia 4th Test, Day 5 live: The WTC Final Scenario

With South Africa beating Pakistan to confirm their progression to the ICC World Test Championship final, only one of India and Australia can go through. At the moment, Australia have the right to keep their hopes high of playing in the final. India need to go for the win if they are to play in the WTC final next year. 

India vs Australia 4th Test, Day 5: All 3 Results Still Possible

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 5 of the 4th Test between India and Australia in Melbourne. The play is scheduled to start half-an-hour early today as well, with about 98 overs expected to be bowled. Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland frustrated India with their batting at the end of Day 4 and they would look to add a few more runs to the total today. But, all three results still remain possible in the match, though the longer Australia bat, the fewer India’s victory chances would get.