Australian gamers rejoice the ultimate wicket on day 5 of fourth Check between Australia and India on the Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG) in Melbourne on December 30, 2024. —AFPAustralia captain Cummins takes 3-28, after scoring 90.Jaiswal’s gritty knock comes to finish in controversial style.Departure of Pant for 30 sparks their collapse.
MELBOURNE: Australia ripped out seven Indian wickets within the ultimate session of the fourth Check in Melbourne on Monday to win by 184 runs and go 2-1 up within the five-match collection.
India collapsed to 155 all out with simply 12.5 overs left within the match on the Melbourne Cricket Floor and might want to win the ultimate Check beginning in Sydney on Friday to degree the collection and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Australia captain Pat Cummins, who took 3-28, eliminated top-scorer Yashasvi Jaiswal for 84 as India’s final seven wickets fell for 34 runs from 20.3 overs.
Set an unlikely 340 runs to win, India regarded properly positioned to reserve it when Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant batted by means of your entire second session to be 112-3 at tea.
Nevertheless, the departure of Pant for 30, caught within the deep from a wild shot off part-time spinner Travis Head, sparked their collapse.
Ravindra Jadeja and first-innings centurion Nitish Kumar Reddy got here and went rapidly earlier than Cummins ended Jaiswal’s gritty 208-ball knock in a controversial style.
The 23-year-old was given not out to a caught-behind enchantment from an tried hook.
However the choice was overturned by the TV umpire on visible proof that the ball had modified path, though no noise was picked up by expertise.
Akash Deep was caught at quick leg off Scott Boland (3-39) earlier than Jasprit Bumrah scored his second duck of the match and Mohammed Siraj was the final man out, trapped lbw by Nathan Lyon, who completed with 2-37.
A tenacious Washington Sundar was left not out 5 after going through 45 balls.
India’s hopes have been rocked within the first session when veteran batsmen Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli all departed for single determine scores.
Cummins accomplished an inspirational Check, taking 3-38 and 6 wickets in all including to scoring 90 runs, one of the best batting match tally of his profession.
