In Melbourne, Australia, India is struggling to win the fourth Test match against Australia. They need to chase a record number of runs to take the lead in the series. After scoring 369 runs and allowing Australia to make 474 runs in their first innings, India controlled Australia well in their second innings, putting them at 228 runs for 9 wickets. However, they were frustrated by the last-wicket partnership between Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland.
To put this in perspective, no team has successfully chased more than 332 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The only time a team managed to chase over 300 runs was back in 1928 when England scored 332 runs. Australia won the toss and chose to bat first. Some key players for Australia included Steve Smith, who scored 140 runs, Marnus Labuschagne with 72 runs, and Usman Khawaja, who added 57 runs.
For India, Jasprit Bumrah took four wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja grabbed three. India lost two early wickets in their first innings but managed a strong recovery thanks to a partnership between Yashasvi Jaiswal (82 runs) and Virat Kohli (36 runs). Later, Washington Sundar (50 runs) and Nitish Rana (114 runs) helped India reach 369 runs.
In Australia’s second innings, they struggled to start, at one point being 91 runs for 6 wickets. Labuschagne and Cummins helped lift the score to 228 runs. Now, India faces the big challenge of chasing a record total to win the match on the final day.
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