Live Cricket Score – Australia vs India, 3rd Test, Day 4, Melbourne

Lunch: Australia 44/2

Jadeja vs Khawaja has been rivetingly engaging so far. Khawaja has stepped down and lofted him twice and also hit a reverse sweep for four. That has forced Jadeja to rethink his lengths against Khawaja, and has been pulled away from trying to hit the rough. That battle will be paused for now and promises to be a good one post the break as well.

WICKET: Jadeja gets Harris

It’s almost identical to his first innings dismissal. Jadeja hits the rough, gets the inside edge and Mayank at short leg hangs on.

India lose a review

Khawaja is looking to attack Jadeja. He lofts him over mid off for a boundary but Jadeja targets the rough soon after. Khawaja dances down with a lunging pad and bat tucked behind. India think there was some bat on one that lobbed to slip but the technology doesn’t back them. One review wasted.

WICKET: Finch falls to Bumrah

He’s had a horrendous series so far. India target his pads relentlessly with the ball coming in, Finch looks woeful but ends up edging a cut to second slip.

INNINGS BREAK: Australia set a target of 399

India declare soon after Pant’s dismissal and with 106/8 in the second innings. That leaves Australia with a rather daunting target of 399 to get.

WICKET: Six for Cummins

He digs in a short one that climbs on Jadeja awkwardly. He tries to fend it off but ends up nicking it to gully.

Five for Cummins!

Mayank Agarwal is bowled off an inside edge on 42. He got a real working over from Cummins over two overs. The bowler seems to have found a chink in Mayank’s armour with the incoming delivery. The cutters and variable bounce kept Mayank guessing. He plays from the crease to one that keeps a little low, and is bowled. Well-deserved five-wicket haul for Pat cummins.

Nearly five for Cummins

Pant is dropped by Paine in Cummins’ first over of the day. An inside edge that Paine gets a glove on but can’t hang onto. Tough chance.

What a lovely game it was yesterday with 15 wickets falling and some high quality pace bowling overall. Jasprit Bumrah had several fantastic moments that made him, as Bharat Sundaresan writes here.

Pat Cummins produced one of the most freakishly successful spells in Test cricket in a long time and lifted Australia’s morale. But India are well and truly in command despite that horrendous looking scorecard for the second innings. What’s the target Australia will chase? That’ll be the question to answer in the first session, coming up shortly.

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