Australia vs India Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard AUS vs IND, 4th Test, India tour of Australia, 2024/25, Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne
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Australia vs India MATCH INFO
- Toss:Australia, who chose to bat
- Series:Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2024/25
- Venue:Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne
- Umpires:Joel Wilson (WI), Michael Gough (ENG) and Sharfuddoula Saikat (BAN)
- Match Referee:Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
- Match Date:Thu, 26th Dec 2024
AUSTRALIA Team Players
INDIA Team Players
- End of over 79
- IND155/9
- India Batting W Sundar 5(45) M Siraj 0(1)
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78.6: Scott Boland to Washington Sundar, Hard length over middle, darting back into the batter, Sundar hops back and nudges it away towards square leg.
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78.5: Scott Boland to Washington Sundar, Full and in the channel outside off, Washington Sundar opts to leave it alone.
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78.4: Scott Boland to Mohammed Siraj, Short of a length, angled into the body, Mohammed Siraj misses the flick and the ball goes off the thigh pad and wide of leg gully for a leg bye.
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78.3: Scott Boland to Jasprit Bumrah, OUT! CAUGHT! Steven Smith with a fine take at first slip and Australia can now see the finish line. Scott Boland and the MCG, what a love affair this is! Just back of a length on off, nibbling away off the deck. Jasprit Bumrah looks to lean on a bit and pushes at it but the ball takes the outside edge and goes down in front of the first slip but Smith is alive to the situation and dives forward to just pouch it above the ground. The replays confirm the same and India now hanging on for dear life.
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78.2: Scott Boland to Jasprit Bumrah, Shorter in length and trying to attack the ribs, Bumrah gets inside the line and taps it away in front of short leg now.
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78.1: Scott Boland to Jasprit Bumrah, Just back of a length and on a tight line around off, Jasprit Bumrah rocks back and just about manages to keep it down past the fielder at silly point.
- End of over 78
- IND154/8
- India Batting W Sundar 5(43) J Bumrah 0(5)
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77.6: Nathan Lyon to Washington Sundar, Maiden! Lyon just drags the length back and darts it in on off, Sundar presses back to defend.
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77.5: Nathan Lyon to Washington Sundar, Nice and full on off, Sundar gets a good stride across and keeps it out.
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77.4: Nathan Lyon to Washington Sundar, Flighted ball on middle and angling in, Sundar leans on and eases it just to the leg side.
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77.3: Nathan Lyon to Washington Sundar, Floated up in and around the off stump line again and again, Sundar makes a block off the front foot.
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77.2: Nathan Lyon to Washington Sundar, Tossed up a bit more, fuller too and closer to the off pole, Sundar makes an agonizing leave.
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77.1: Nathan Lyon to Washington Sundar, Tossed up in and around off, Sundar leans on and pushes it to the right of Travis Head who is at forward silly point and he palms it away.
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83.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! BUMRAH ENDS UP WITH A FIVE-WICKET HAUL! Gives a bit of a stare to the batter and Australia are all out now! Bumrah spears it in on a fullish bit of length, around off. It lands, skids and jags back in very sharply into the batter. Nathan Lyon commits on the front foot and tries to drive it straight but plays over the wrong line. It creates a gap between the bat and pad and the ball just finds its way to sneak through that gap and crashes into the sticks.
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83.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Scott Boland, Gets a single now! Back of a length on top of middle and leg, Scott Boland stays leg side, brings the bat in front and guides it off the outer half of the bat. It rolls between gully and backward point for a single.
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83.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Scott Boland, Shade outside off on a fractionally fuller length, Scott Boland strides across and makes a watchful leave.
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83.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Scott Boland, Aims the pegs, on a good length from over the stumps. Scott Boland rises with the bounce and taps it onto the surface.
- End of over 83
- AUS233/9
- Australia Batting S Boland 14(71) N Lyon 41(54)
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82.6: Mohammed Siraj to Scott Boland, Attacks the pads now, does Siraj. On a fullish length, Scott Boland misses to flick it away and the ball raps his pad hard before rolling to wide of mid-wicket. They cross for a leg bye.
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82.5: Mohammed Siraj to Scott Boland, BEATEN AGAIN! This one swings away from the batter from off, on a good length, Scott Boland is drawn forward and looks to drive away but plays inside the line and the ball zips through the outside edge.
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82.4: Mohammed Siraj to Scott Boland, BEATEN! On top of the stumps, hard length, Scott Boland stays leg side and tries to punch it to the off side but gets beaten on the outside edge.
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82.3: Mohammed Siraj to Scott Boland, Back of a length, outside off, left alone by Boland.
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82.2: Mohammed Siraj to Scott Boland, EDGED AND FOUR! First runs for Australia on Day 5! Hard length, nipping away from outside off, Scott Boland pushes at it hard and gets a thick outside edge which flies and dips between the second and the wide third slip. Races away for the boundary at deep third. Australia now lead by 337 runs.
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82.1: Mohammed Siraj to Scott Boland, Siraj begins with three slips in place and hurls it outside off on a good length. Scott Boland covers the stumps, strides across and shoulders arms at it.
- End of over 82
- AUS228/9
- Australia Batting N Lyon 41(54) S Boland 10(65)
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81.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, FOUR! Edged but safe and it runs away to the fence as well to close out Day 4. Immaculate length from Bumrah and on a tight line around off, Nathan Lyon fends off the back foot but gets an outside edge that goes wide of the slip cordon and rolls away into the deep third fence. Bumrah is down on his haunches as Australia rake in a lead of 333 runs and that will be STUMPS ON DAY 4!
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81.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, A tad full and angled in from middle, Lyon flicks it away to mid-wicket.
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81.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, Hard length on middle, angling in, Nathan Lyon with a neat tuck off the back foot and in front of square leg for a couple of runs, bringing up the 50-run stand between these two as well. Wow!
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81.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, No ball! Oh, deary me! What an anti-climax! KL Rahul somehow manages to stick to the catch and Jasprit Bumrah seems to have a well-deserved five-fer but then comes that dreaded signal from the umpire and Bumrah has overstepped yet again. Nagging length around off, nibbling off the deck, Lyon gets squared up and gets an outside edge down to third slip where Rahul manages to hang on to the bowl almost between his two legs but it won't count.
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81.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, Excellent running! Fractionally short and around off, Nathan Lyon presses back and dabs it down wide of point and picks up a couple of runs in the deep.
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81.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, Back of a length and around off, straightening off the deck, Lyon presses back and across to block it off. Bumrah has also overstepped and it will be a No Ball.
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81.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, Just back of a length and around off, Lyon presses back and pushes it down into the off side.
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81.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, FOUR! A rare loosener from Bumrah and Nathan Lyon takes full toll of it. Dishes out a wide full toss, begging to be hit and Lyon slashes it away behind point for another boundary.
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119.3: Nathan Lyon to Nitish Kumar Reddy, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Probably the first ball Nitish mistimes and perishes! With this, India's innings come to a close! Lyon drops it full and provides a bit of a loop on it. Drifts it outside off and Nitish Kumar Reddy gets lured in the flight. He charges down the track and tries to clear the long off fence. But he tries to hit it too hard and loses his shape. Hence, gets no real timing and distance on it. The ball sails only as far as toward the long off fielder where Mitchell Starc takes a simple catch. Nitish Kumar Reddy departs on 114 and India are all out on 369, with a deficit of 105 runs.
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119.2: Nathan Lyon to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Full again, on the stumps, defended well by Nitish.
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119.1: Nathan Lyon to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Nice and full, on middle and leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy leans on and defends it ahead.
- End of over 119
- IND369/9
- India Batting M Siraj 4(15) Kumar Reddy 114(186)
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118.6: Pat Cummins to Mohammed Siraj, DRAMA! Absolute drama at the MCG! Pat Cummins is not happy with the decision one bit! And wants to review it again. The Australians appeal in unison for the catch but the umpire shakes his head and straightaway walks to the third umpire and sends it upstairs. Coming to the delivery, Cummins yorks it outside off, Mohammed Siraj bends low to shovel it out and does get some part of the bat and it goes towards the second slip where Smith takes a good sharp catch. Now, the thing to be checked here is whether it has bumped to the surface off the edge or has the bat bumped on the ground with the ball going straight and flat to the slip. The Australians believe the latter and are really confident, and request a review from their end. But the umpires on-field tell Cummins that they cannot review it. They go on with the TV umpire's verdict in the end. So, Siraj will stay NOT OUT!
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118.5: Pat Cummins to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Nitish now takes the single in the penultimate delivery! Fired in full and on middle, Nitish Kumar Reddy shuffles across off and clips it to deep backward square leg for a single.
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118.4: Pat Cummins to Mohammed Siraj, Gets to the other end! A low full toss from Cummins, outside off, Mohammed Siraj opens the bat face and guides it to deep backward point for a single.
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118.3: Pat Cummins to Mohammed Siraj, Sharp bumper, slanting down leg, Mohammed Siraj ducks and lets it go through to the keeper.
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118.2: Pat Cummins to Mohammed Siraj, Hard length, on the middle stump line, Mohammed Siraj is solid in defense, brings the bat in front of the pad, and blocks it back to the bowler.
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118.1: Pat Cummins to Mohammed Siraj, Back of a length, just around off, Mohammed Siraj gets behind the line and defends it into the off side.
- End of over 118
- IND367/9
- India Batting Kumar Reddy 113(185) M Siraj 3(10)
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117.6: Nathan Lyon to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Loops it up, fuller and on leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy charges down the track and pushes it firmly to short mid-wicket.
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117.5: Nathan Lyon to Nitish Kumar Reddy, FOUR! What a shot! Lyon drops it a tad bit short and outside off, Nitish Kumar Reddy shuffles way outside leg, gives himself enough room, and flat-bats it down the ground for a cracking boundary!
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117.4: Nathan Lyon to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Floated up, fuller and on off, Nitish dances down the track and eases it to the right of the bowler.
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117.3: Nathan Lyon to Nitish Kumar Reddy, 'Two, two, two' is the call and they will get it! Excellent running! Nice and full, on middle, Nitish steers it to deep square leg and hares back for the second run.
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117.2: Nathan Lyon to Mohammed Siraj, Siraj takes a single now! Slows it up, full and outside off, Siraj strides across and leans on the ball. Defends it with an open bat face to short third for a single.
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117.1: Nathan Lyon to Nitish Kumar Reddy, Looped up from around the stumps, full and drifting on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy charges down the track and lofts it over mid on for a single.
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122.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, OUT! LBW! Another confident appeal for LBW and once again, the finger goes up! Lyon reviews it straightaway but starts to walk back to the dugout. He then waits for the decision to be made. Bumrah bowls it on a good length, and slants it into the batter. It skids through very quickly and hurries the batter into the shot. Nathan Lyon hops on the back foot and looks to work it across into the leg side but plays all over it. The ball passes very close to the bat and pings his pad. Nothing on UltraEdge. Now, interestingly, the Ball Tracking shows the ball hitting the top of the middle on the umpire's call. Luck with Bumrah as the umpire gives it out. He gets his fourth wicket. Lyon gets his marching orders and Australia are all out on a mammoth total of 474.
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122.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, A well-directed yorker, on the middle, Nathan Lyon brings his bat down in time and digs it back to the bowler.
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122.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, Annoying runs for India! Angles it onto the pads, on a good length, Lyon turns it to deep square leg for a couple of runs.
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122.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan Lyon, Bumrah is back on. Hits the deck hard, just outside off, Lyon has a feel for it but gets his bat away from the line in time and lets it through.
- End of over 122
- AUS472/9
- Australia Batting S Boland 6(36) N Lyon 11(14)
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121.6: Ravindra Jadeja to Scott Boland, Touch full and on the stumps, Scott Boland knocks it to mid on.
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121.5: Ravindra Jadeja to Scott Boland, Drifts it on middle and leg, Scott Boland goes for a front foot defence but gets a thick inside edge to the leg side.
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121.4: Ravindra Jadeja to Scott Boland, Fuller one, on off, Boland prods forward and defends it out.
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121.3: Ravindra Jadeja to Scott Boland, Slow and floated fuller on the stumps, Boland leans ahead and defends it straight.
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121.2: Ravindra Jadeja to Scott Boland, Flat and quick, around off, Boland hangs back and guides it to the point region.
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121.1: Ravindra Jadeja to Scott Boland, Nice and full, on middle, pushed back to Jadeja.
- End of over 121
- AUS472/9
- Australia Batting N Lyon 11(14) S Boland 6(30)
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120.6: Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon, FOUR! Salt on the wounds for India! Classy stuff from Lyon this! Siraj bowls a fuller one, on the stumps, Nathan Lyon brings the bat down through the line. Finds the middle of the bat and drives it crisply straight down the ground for a boundary.
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120.5: Mohammed Siraj to Scott Boland, Bangs it short does Siraj, right on the bodyline, Boland rises with the bounce and turns it away to deep backward square leg for a single.
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120.4: Mohammed Siraj to Scott Boland, On the hard length, slanting in on middle, Boland gets on the back foot and knocks it to point.
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120.3: Mohammed Siraj to Scott Boland, Straight and full, on off, Boland prods forward and pushes if firmly back to the bowler.
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120.2: Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon, Half-tracker angling on off, Lyon nudges it across to deep mid-wicket for a single.
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120.1: Mohammed Siraj to Nathan Lyon, Length ball, on top of off, Nathan Lyon hops on the back foot and eases it onto the pitch.
79.1: Nathan Lyon to Mohammed Siraj, OUT! LBW! It's all over, Australia have completed the comeback in front of a record crowd at the MCG and what a Test we have witnessed here, one for the ages. Nathan Lyon skips in from over the wicket and flattens it up, angling it in from a shorter length and outside off, darting back in a long way. Mohammed Siraj gets a stride well across the line of off and looks to block with a straight bat but the ball comes in and stays low, beating the bat and going on to hit the pads right in front. There's a loud appeal and the finger goes up but it is reviewed. Nothing on RTS but Ball Tracking comes up with three reds and AUSTRALIA WIN THE BOXING DAY TEST BY 184 RUNS AND GO 2-1 UP IN THE BGT!