The fifth and final day of the fourth Test is underway at a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), with Australia in control after a dramatic collapse from India in the final session. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant showed resilience, digging in after Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc had ripped through India’s top order in the […]

India found themselves in a tight spot when Virat Kohli was dismissed on the last ball of the first session, leaving the scoreboard at 33/3. However, Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal steadied the ship, fending off a threatening Mitchell Starc spell to avoid further collapse. In the 31st over, Jaiswal attempted to take a quick […]

As Australia entered the second session of the Boxing Day Test with momentum on their side, India needed their batters to dig deep. Rishabh Pant and Jaiswal answered the call, frustrating the hosts with a resilient partnership. Amid the battle, Mitch Starc added some spice in the 35th over by swapping the bails at the […]

Aiden Markram and Temba Bavuma adopted a cautious approach against the Pakistan bowlers, who were exploiting low bounce and seam movement. The pair appeared composed, steadily rotating the strike and occasionally finding the boundary. However, it was Mohammad Abbas’ delivery, which kept low and seamed in, that claimed the wicket of Markram just before the […]

On Day 4 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia found runs hard to come by as the Indian pace attack delivered a fiery performance. Despite reaching 80/2 in 32 overs, the hosts never looked entirely comfortable, though the scorecard seemed encouraging. But the game took a dramatic turn in the next 24 deliveries. Mohammed Siraj […]

Inspired by Nitish Kumar Reddy’s maiden century, India made an aggressive start in their second innings of the Boxing Day Test. The visitors had Australia on the ropes at 91/6, with a target of nearly 250 runs in sight. However, Marnus Labuschagne and Pat Cummins fought back, adding 57 runs to revive Australia’s hopes. At […]

Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj had struggled to find his rhythm in the Test series so far, but he was at his best on Day 4 of the Boxing Day Test during Australia’s second innings in Melbourne. Right from the start, Siraj looked in superb rhythm. When Marnus Labuschagne and Pat Cummins were building a solid […]

Australia found themselves in a bit of trouble as they struggled to score in their second innings of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. Despite the scoreboard reading 80/2 at the end of the 32nd over, the hosts appeared to be struggling against the Indian bowling attack. On the third ball of the 33rd […]

With India finishing their innings 105 runs behind, they needed quick wickets with the new ball to have any chance of winning. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Sam Konstas in the seventh over but couldn’t make further inroads. At 23/1 after ten overs, Rohit handed the ball to Siraj, who had endured a tough first innings, conceding […]

Starting the day with Mohammed Siraj as his final batting partner, Nitish Reddy knew the responsibility to score runs rested on his shoulders. After Siraj successfully defended a couple of Pat Cummins deliveries in the first over, Reddy handed him the strike with five balls remaining to face Nathan Lyon. But before Siraj faced the […]