AUS vs IND 4th Test: Australia Clinches Match By 184 Runs, Takes 2-1 Lead: The 4th Test ended quite dramatically: Australia beat India by 184 runs, thus leading 2-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the match turned out to be heavily dominated by Australia, including such factors as his century during the first innings by Steve Smith, very relevant in the match shaping.
The series ended in complete destruction to a contest for the five days that then left the hosts much stronger than the visitors and buried India’s prospects of 333 runs in the last innings.
Key Highlights of IND vs AUS 4th Test
With that score, Australia set the stage for securing their win with a first innings score of runs: 474 with a score of 140 runs from Smith. The Indian team managed to stack up a reply total of 369 runs, with their top scorer being Nitish Kumar Reddy at 114 runs.
Then, scored for 34 runs on Day 5, Australia made it to 228 for nine wickets to India and set the target at 334 runs. The Indian boys failed to achieve the target by being bowled out for 155 in just 79.1 overs, with Mohammed Siraj being the last victim holed for 0 runs after an lbw by Nathan Lyon. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Washington Sundar gave a tough battle but unlucky dismissal got them out.
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It is a historic high for Australia, leading by 2-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The last game will be hosted in Sydney, with India hunting to level the series and keep their hopes alive in the prestigious World Test Championship.
