Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 29, 2024, 04:40 PM
IND vs AUS: Four days of the exciting Test match between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground have been completed. This match is now standing at an interesting turn. The Indian bowlers performed brilliantly on the fourth day and demolished Australia's top and middle order. But the partnership of Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland in the last session of the game increased the difficulties of the Indian team.Fourth day's play: Bowlers dominateThe Indian team challenged Australia's first innings lead of 105 runs by scoring 369 runs in their first innings. In the second innings, the Indian bowlers gave early blows and brought Australia to the loss of 9 wickets for 173 runs. It seemed that India would stop Australia at a slight lead.Lion-Boland partnership increased concernThe last pair of Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland on the field surprisingly kept the Indian bowlers from taking wickets. Both the batsmen made an unbeaten partnership of 55 runs in 110 balls. By the end of the fourth day, the Indian bowlers failed to break this partnership.Captain Rohit Sharma's strategy and unsuccessful DRSIndian captain Rohit Sharma used 6 bowlers to break this pair, including Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja, Akash Deep, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar. Apart from this, all three DRS were also used, but every time the decision went in favor of the batsmen.Challenge of the last dayBy the end of the fourth day, Australia has increased its lead to 333 runs. Nathan Lyon is playing after scoring 41 runs off 54 balls, while Scott Boland has scored 10 runs off 65 balls. Such a big score has never been chased in the history of Melbourne, which can prove to be a big challenge for the Indian team.Next steps for Team IndiaBreaking this partnership at the start of the fifth day will be a priority for the Indian team. After this, it will be important to chase the target with patience and strategy in batting. If Team India overcomes this challenge, it can prove to be a memorable victory in the history of Test cricket.Will the Indian team be able to overcome this difficult situation, or will Australia strengthen its grip in this match? This question is making cricket lovers eagerly wait for the fifth day's play.