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Australia vs India 4th Test Day 4 highlights
The fourth and concluding test at Brisbane between India and Australia which is the decider of the series is going to offer a dramatic end if rain does not play spoilsport. After Australia’s second innings ended in 294, setting a fourth-innings lead of 328 runs to win the Test as well as the series.
Starting their second innings India has scored 4 runs without losing wicket at stumps. Australia had the opportunity to bowl only 1.5 overs before being compelled to leave the field after rain started. Now, the responsibility will be showered on the batsmen, especially on the experienced men like Rohit Sharma, batting with 4 and the skipper Ajinkya Rahane who had a brilliant century in Melbourne that guided India to achieve the desired victory.
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The key feature of Australia vs India 4th Test Day 4 highlights was Mohammad Siraj. The fast bowler who was a debutant in the series, single-handedly dismantled Australian bating in the second innings, had bowled magnificently, scalping five wickets at the cost of 73 runs in 19.5 overs. Siraj has placed himself in the third spot after Joe Partridge of South Africa and Ben Stokes of England among the top wicket-takers as visiting debutants in Australia by capturing 13 wickets in three Tests at the average of 29.53 and he also has gone past R. Ashwin as the leading wicket-taker. Siraj was extremely sharp in maintaining the length and swing outside the off-stump as well as he utilized the uncertainty of the bounce splendidly.
Along with Siraj, Shardul Thakur also, after having salvaged pride for Indian batting in the first innings with a superb 67 off 115 deliveries, has been equally consistent with ball. He has set his bowling figure of 19-2-61-4.
Australia vs India 4th Test Day 4 highlights also saw Steven Smith, desperately trying to shrug off his first-innings lag by exhibiting a decent show. Although he was caught by Rahane off Siraj’s bowling at 55, played off 74 deliveries Smith started in sublime form and posed of a big score today. Except a dropped chance off Washington Sundar, Smith was in effortless ease throughout his innings as he hit seven fours in his innings.
Australia vs India 4th Test Day 4 highlights also watched David Warner, dishing out a much better show coming out of his recent lean phase in the previous three Tests. The left-handed aggressive batsman, before being LBW to Washington Sundar, has scored 48 runs playing 75 deliveries, hitting six fours.
On the fourth day, Australia might rue for only the failure of their man-in-form Marnus Labuschane. The batsman who was in excellent form in the previous Tests, got out for only 25 runs of the bowling off Siraj after having faced 22 deliveries. After Smith, David Warner was the second highest scorer in Australia’s second innings. Smith and Cameron were only able to build-up a formidable partnership to build-up the Australian innings.
