Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the fourth test between Australia Men’s national cricket team and India national cricket team in Melbourne on December 2024.
Australia beat India by 184 runs and lead the series 2-1
Australia vs India match timeline 4th Test December 2024
Day 1 timeline Attendance 87,242 – Australia 311/6
India make a solitary change with Washington Sundar coming in for Shubman Gill.
Sam Konstas makes his debut for Australia.
Australia win the toss and elect to bat first.
Konstas and Usman Khawaja put on 89 runs for the opening stand.
Ravindra Jadeja breaks the stand and dismisses the former for an entertaining 60 (65)
Khawaja falls to Jasprit Bumrah for 57.
Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith add 83 runs for the third wicket.
Washington Sundar removes Labuschagne for 72.
Bumrah picks up Travis Head (0) & Mitchell Marsh (4) in succession.
Smith is unbeaten on 68.
Australia finish the day at 311/6.
Day 2 timeline Attendance 85,147 – Australia 474, India 164/5
The overnight pair of Steve Smith and Pat Cummins add 100 more runs.
Ravindra Jadeja breaks the stand and removes Cummins for 49.
Smith scores a magnificent 140.
Australia bowled out for 474.
Rohit Sharma falls early for 8.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul add 43 runs for the second wicket.
Cummins dismisses Rahul for 24.
Jaiswal and Virat Kohli sitch together a 102 run stand for the third wicket.
Scott Boland bags Kohli (36) & nightwatchman Akash Deep (0)
Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja are unbeaten at the crease.
India finish at 164/5, still behind by 310 runs.
Day 3 timeline Attendance 83,073 – Australia 474 & India 358/9
Scott Boland dismisses Rishabh Pant for 28.
Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar put on a valuable 127 run stand for the eight wicket.
Nathan Lyon breaks the stand and claims Sundar for a valliant 50.
Reddy scores a fantastic maiden unbeaten hundred.
Bad light ends play, as India finish at 358/9, still behind 116 runs.
Day 4 timeline Attendance 43,867 – Australia 474 & 205/9 India 369
Nitish Reddy falls for a magnificent 114.
India bowled out for 369.
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj claim 7 wickets between them.
Marnus Labuschagne scores a valuable 70.
Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland frustrate the visitors and add an unbeaten 50 runs for the last wicket.
Australia finish at 228/9, with an overall lead of 333.
Day 5 timeline Attendance 74,362 – Australia 474 & 234, India 369 & 155
Bumrah cleans up Lyon for 41 and claims yet another five-fer.
Australia bowled out for 234, with an overall lead of 339.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma add 25 runs for the opening stand.
Pat Cummins gets Rohit (9) and KL Rahul for a duck.
Virat Kohli falls for 5.
Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant add 88 runs for the fourth wicket.
Travis Head breaks the stand and gets Pant for 30.
India lose last 6 wickets for 34 runs.
Australia win by 184 runs.
Player of the match- Pat Cummins
Australia first innings scorecard vs India fourth test
India 1st innings scorecard vs Australia fourth test
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