The Australian pacers bowled India out for only 155 runs in their second innings, leaving them with no prospect of reaching Australia’s total of 340.
Australia won the fourth Test against India by 184 runs on Monday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), owing to superb performances from Pat Cummins and Scott Boland. The Australian pacers bowled India out for 155 runs in their second innings, leaving them with no hope of matching Australia’s total of 340.
India’s struggle came to an end in the final session of the day, when Mohammed Siraj was trapped by Nathan Lyon, effectively clinching India’s defeat. Earlier, Australia scored 474 in the first innings and 234 in the second, paced by Marnus Labuschagne’s 70 and Lyon’s 41. India, who reached 369 in their first innings, were unable to challenge Australia’s supremacy. Boland and Cummins were standout bowlers, both collecting three wickets.
The match was full with drama as India’s Jasprit Bumrah continued his remarkable form by taking five wickets in an innings, including Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, and Sam Konstas. However, the game changed when Yashasvi Jaiswal dropped Australia’s Labuschagne on 46 in the gully, which proved costly. Labuschagne and Cummins then combined 57 runs to anchor Australia’s innings.
Despite good bowling from Bumrah, who outdueled Sam Konstas, Australia stretched their lead, and India’s prospects faded.
Australia’s lower-order contributions, notably crucial runs from Lyon and Cummins, ensured that they set India a mammoth target of 340 runs. The result puts Australia on the edge of winning the series, with one more Test to play in Sydney. India now faces an uphill task to retain the series and a position in the WTC final.
