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India wins - Australia vs India 4th Test Day 5 highlights
India becomes the first team in 32 years to beat Australia at the Gabba
A sixer dished out with vigor, a precious four, an accurate sweep shot. Australia is forced to surrender to the young brigade of India, handing over the crown of supremacy under the clear sky at Gabba in Brisbane on the concluding day of the 4th Test of the series on Tuesday. In one sentence swashbuckling youngsters’ magnificent performance steered India to win the 4th Test by 3 wickets as well as clinch the series by 2-1. these were the Australia vs India 4th Test Day 5 highlights.
Chasing a target of 328 runs in the second innings, India finished the match at 329 losing 7 wickets. Rishabh Pant remained unbeaten 89 having faced 138 deliveries in 180 minutes where he 9 fours and a brilliant sixer. Navdeep Saini remained not out zero with Pant at the non-striking end.
The statistics say that it has been a record chase where Australia lost for the first time since 1988 after 32 long years.
Australia vs India 4th Test Day 5 highlights also saw the emergence of Shubman Gill who was the main anchor of India's second innings after experienced Rohit Sharma departed, having scored only 7 runs off 21 balls at the hands of Tim Paine off the bowling of Pat Cummins. Gill manifested superb innings of 91 off 146 deliveries, staying 211 minutes on the crease. He hit 8 fours and 2 huge but effortless sixes before missing the maiden Test century being caught by Smith off the bowling of Lyon. Gill and Ajinkya Rahane confirmed their establishment on the crease, making a brilliant partnership of 114 runs on the second wicket. Then it was Pujara and Rishabh Pant who carried out the blanket that was laid by Gill. Rahane, however, was not there for a long time, being out for only 24 runs of 22 deliveries, Pujara turned out to the backbone of Indian middle-order batting. He stayed on the crease for 314 minutes to face 211 deliveries and finally was LBW to Pat Cummins at 56.
The match which was going to make an exciting finish was still not decided when Pujara returned to the pavilion. India was 228 for the loss of 4 wickets. The anxiety increased when Mayank Agarwal came and went back being able to play only 15 deliveries, scoring only 9 runs. But Rishabh, executing solid performance with full of confidence, took Indian to the historic victory.
Australia vs India 4th Test Day 5 highlights also should console Australian bowlers’ desperate effort to stop India’s young brigade from snatching the desired victory. Especially, Pat Cummins was excellent throughout India’s second innings, scalping 5 wickets for 55 runs in 24 overs.
The series was 0-1 and India was bowled out for 36, spreading shame and especially the utmost frustration for the cricket lovers in India. The team, without the service of Virat Kohli, R. Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Rabindra Jadeja, and bowler like Jasprit Bumrah had bounced back in such an amazing way that it will be recorded in the history of India’s Test cricket.
