India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5 HIGHLIGHTS: Australia thrash India by 184 runs, lead series 2-1

Pant fell at a crucial juncture, triggering a dramatic collapse. What followed was a complete unraveling of India's batting lineup, as they lost their final seven wickets for just 34 runs

12:25 PM

Pat Cummins reflects on a memorable Boxing Day Test win

“One of the best I’ve been part of”

Australia captain Pat Cummins, awarded the Johnny Mullagh Medal for Player of the Match, called the Boxing Day Test victory one of the most memorable of his career. "What an amazing Test match, I reckon one of the best I've been part of," he said. He also praised the electric atmosphere at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, saying, "All week the crowd has been ridiculous, and it's been amazing to be part of."

 

Contributions from the team
 

Cummins acknowledged the crucial performances that shaped Australia’s victory, giving special mention to Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne. "Marnus helped me out in that second innings big time, happy to contribute. Amazing innings from Steve. Winning the toss, it wasn't easy on the first day, but to get up to the high 400s was terrific."

 

The strategy behind not declaring

On Australia’s decision to bat on instead of declaring, Cummins explained, "We wanted to take an India victory out of the equation. We had plenty of runs to play with and as many helmets around the bat as we could."

 

Focus on lower-order contributions
 

Cummins highlighted the importance of Australia’s tailenders in the team’s success. "We put a lot of work into our lower-order batting. We work a lot on how best to bowl to the opposition batters firstly, but also how we can contribute with the bat," he said.

 

Smith’s brilliance and team efforts

The captain heaped praise on Steve Smith for his standout performance with the bat and his sharp fielding. "[Smith] just showed how to bat on that wicket. He was brilliant, and some handy catches, sometimes that goes unnoticed in the slips," Cummins noted.

 

The decision to bring in Travis Head
 

Explaining Travis Head’s role, Cummins said, "We were a bit behind on the over rate, so we thought, get Trav in there, it may help us out with that."

 

A moment to savour
 

Cummins expressed his delight at the team’s performance and the atmosphere in the dressing room. "Very happy change room, we'll savour this for a little bit before we get to Sydney," he concluded.

12:15 PM

Rohit Sharma reflects on India’s disappointing Boxing Day Test loss

“Pretty disappointing”

India captain Rohit Sharma expressed his disappointment after the loss in the Boxing Day Test against Australia. "It is pretty disappointing. It's not that we went in with the intent of giving up the fight. We wanted to fight till the end, and unfortunately, we couldn't do it," he said, acknowledging the team’s inability to sustain their performance.

 

“We had our chances”
 

Rohit highlighted moments where India failed to capitalise, particularly when they had Australia at 90 for 6. "It'll be tough to assess just the last two sessions. If you look at the overall Test match, we had our chances, but we didn't take them," he said. "We know things can get tough, but we want to play tough cricket from hard situations."

 

“We threw everything we had”

Reflecting on his personal thoughts post-match, Rohit revealed, "I went back to my room and thought about what else we could have done as a team, but we threw everything we had. They fought hard, especially that last-wicket partnership, which probably cost us the game there."

 

On India’s chase
 

Rohit admitted that the target of 340 was always challenging but felt the team didn’t set the right foundation. "We knew 340 wasn't going to be easy. We tried to set a platform and keep wickets in hand for the last two sessions, but they bowled perfectly as well. We wanted to go for the target, but we didn't set the platform from our side," he explained.

 

“We fell short in finding ways to win”

The captain reflected on the team’s overall performance, saying, "There are ways to win games, and we fell short in finding ways to win games."

 

Praise for Nitish Kumar Reddy
 

Rohit commended debutant NKR (full name implied) for his resilience in tough conditions. "He's coming here for the first time. These conditions can get really tough, but he showed great character, solid technique as well. He's got everything to be successful at this level. I hope he goes from strength to strength, and he's got all the backing from the team as well."

 

On Jasprit Bumrah’s brilliance

The Indian skipper lauded Bumrah for his exceptional performance despite limited support. "Absolutely brilliant, we've been watching him for so many years now, coming here and getting the job done. He's not a statistical person; he just wants to play for the country and do well for the team, but unfortunately, he's not got a lot of support from the other side."

12:10 PM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE UPDATES: Sri Lanka eliminated

After Australia's win over India at Melbourne, Sri Lanka is now out of WTC final qualification race. 

12:06 PM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE UPDATES: Game changing final session

Australia delivered a decisive performance in the final session to claim a resounding victory, taking a 2-1 lead in the series. Despite India’s promising position at 112/3 at Tea, with Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal looking solid, the game turned dramatically after a crucial breakthrough. Pant's dismissal while attempting an aggressive shot triggered a collapse, as the Indian batting order crumbled under pressure. The final seven wickets fell for just 34 runs, showcasing the dominance of the Australian attack. Boland and Lyon were instrumental in the collapse, wrapping up the game with clinical precision.

12:01 PM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE UPDATES: Updated WTC points table

Pos	Team	Matches	Won	Lost	Drawn	NR	Points	PCT
1	South Africa (Q)	11	7	3	1	0	88	66.67%
2	Australia	16	10	4	2	0	118	62.11%
3	India	18	9	7	2	0	114	52.77%
4	New Zealand	14	7	7	0	0	81	48.21%
5	Sri Lanka	11	5	6	0	0	60	45.45%
6	England	22	11	10	1	0	114	43.18%
7	Bangladesh	12	4	8	0	0	45	31.25%
8	Pakistan	11	4	7	0	0	40	30.30%
9	West Indies	11	2	7	2	0	32	24.24%

11:56 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India 2nd innings scorecard

India 2nd Inning
155-10 (79.1 ov) CRR:1.96
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal	c A Carey b P Cummins	84	208	8	0	40.38
Rohit Sharma (C)	c M Marsh b P Cummins	9	40	0	0	22.5
KL Rahul	c U Khawaja b P Cummins	0	5	0	0	0
Virat Kohli	c U Khawaja b M Starc	5	29	0	0	17.24
Rishabh Pant (WK)	c M Marsh b T Head	30	104	2	0	28.85
Ravindra Jadeja	c A Carey b SM Boland	2	14	0	0	14.29
Nitish Kumar Reddy	c S Smith b NM Lyon	1	5	0	0	20
Washington Sundar	Not out	5	45	0	0	11.11
Akash Deep	c T Head b SM Boland	7	17	1	0	41.18
Jasprit Bumrah	c S Smith b SM Boland	0	8	0	0	0
Mohammed Siraj	lbw b NM Lyon	0	2	0	0	0
Extras	12 (b 5, Ib 5, w 0, nb 2, p 0)
Total	155 (10 wkts, 79.1 Ov)
Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	ECO
Mitchell Starc	16	8	25	1	0	1.56
Pat Cummins	18	5	28	3	1	1.56
Scott Boland	16	7	39	3	1	2.44
Mitchell Marsh	3	2	2	0	0	0.67
Nathan Lyon	20.1	6	37	2	0	1.83
Travis Head	5	0	14	1	0	2.8
Marnus Labuschagne	1	1	0	0	0	0

11:54 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Australia beat India

Over Summary: W; IND (2nd Innings)- 155/10 after 79.1 overs;  Washington Sundar 5 (45)

 

Australia beat India by 184 runs

Lyon continues. Siraj is given LBW, India takes the review. Three reds on Ultra edge and Australia wins. They will head to Sydney with 2-1 lead.

11:51 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India 155 for 9 after 79 overs

Over Summary: 0 0 W 1LB 0 0; IND (2nd Innings)- 155/9 after 79 overs; Md Siraj 0 (1), Washington Sundar 5 (45)

 

India need 185 runs to win; Balls left today: 78

Boland continues vs Bumrah. Boland dents Bumrah's defence as he nicks the ball in slips. Australia one wicket away from win. Umpires are checking if the ball carried and it did, Bumrah stands out. 1 run and a wicket from the over.

11:45 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India 154 for 8 after 78 overs

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0; IND (2nd Innings)- 154/8 after 78 overs; Jasprit Bumrah 0 (0), Washington Sundar 5 (43)

 

India need 186 runs to win; Balls left today: 84

Lyon continues. All fielders are around the batters. This is Test cricket. Six more balls fended by Sundar. 

11:39 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India 154 for 8 after 77 overs

Over Summary: W 0 0 4 0 0; IND (2nd Innings)- 150/8 after 77 overs; Jasprit Bumrah 0 (0), Washington Sundar 5 (37)

 

India need 190 runs to win; Balls left today: 90

 

Boland comes back into attack. Appeal for caught at forward short leg and Australia goes upstairs again. Looks like pad only. But snicko shows bat first and now snicko is being trusted, Akashdeep goes back. India now lose their 8th. four runs and a wicket from the over.

11:33 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India 150 for 7 after 76 overs

Over Summary: 2 0 0 0 0 0; IND (2nd Innings)- 150/7 after 76 overs; Akash Deep 7 (16), Washington Sundar 5 (37)

 

India need 190 runs to win; Overs left today: 16

 

Lyon continues. Sundar starts the over with a couple to long on. Sundar is defending everything with full face of the bat to avoid getting edged. Less than 100 balls left in the day.

11:30 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India 148 for 7 after 75 overs

Over Summary: 1 0 0 4 0 0; IND (2nd Innings)- 148/7 after 75 overs; Akash Deep 7 (16), Washington Sundar 3 (31)

 

India need 192 runs to win; Overs left today: 17

Cummins continues. Sundar takes a single off the first ball, he is putting his trust in Akashdeep. Another over fended away by India. 5 from it.

11:25 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India 143 for 7 after 74 overs

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0; IND (2nd Innings)- 143/7 after 74 overs; Akash deep 3 (11), Washington Sundar 2 (30)

 

India need 197 runs to win; Overs left today: 18

Lyon back into the attack. Maiden over, another over survived by India.

11:23 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India 143 for 7 after 73 overs

Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 0 0; IND (2nd Innings)- 143/7 after 73 overs; Akash deep 3 (5), Washington Sundar 2 (30)

 

India need 197 runs to win; Overs left today: 19

 

Cummins continues. Just one off the over. Sundar is redy to just stand there and play out the overs.

11:18 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India 142 for 7 after 72 overs

Over Summary: 1 0 0 0 0 0; IND (2nd Innings)- 142/7 after 72 overs; Akash deep 2 (2), Washington Sundar 2 (27)

 

India need 198 runs to win; Overs left today: 20

Strac continues. Just one off the over. 120 balls still to go.

11:13 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Jaiswal is dismissed with a controversial call.

Over Summary: 0 2 0 0 W 1; IND (2nd Innings)- 141/6 after 71 overs; Akash deep 1 (1), Washington Sundar 2 (22)

 

India need 199 runs to win; Overs left today: 21

Cummins continues. Jaiswal collects a couple to fine leg on the second ball. Australia with a caught behind appeal on Jaiswal, umpire is unmoved and Cummins goes upstairs. Looks like the ball kissed the gloves of Jaiswal. No spike on sneko and third umpire looks confused, he goes with his eyes and confirms ball hit gloves, Jaiswal is gone. He looks angry and this will be contoversial. Sunil Gavaskar in commentry box is livid. Three runs and a wicket from the over.

11:03 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 138 for 6 after 70 overs

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0; IND (2nd Innings)- 138/6 after 70 overs; Yashasvi Jaiswal 82 (203), Washington Sundar 2 (22)

 

India need 202 runs to win; Overs left today: 22

Strac back into the attack. Third maiden over from Australia in a row. India won't mind though.

10:58 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 138 for 6 after 69 overs

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0; IND (2nd Innings)- 138/6 after 69 overs; Yashasvi Jaiswal 82 (203), Washington Sundar 2 (16)

 

India need 202 runs to win; Overs left today: 23

 

Cummins back into the attack.  India is on full on defence mode now. Jaiswal has now played more than 200 balls, what a composure from the youngster. Maiden over from Aussie skipper.

10:54 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 138 for 6 after 68 overs

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 2 4; IND (2nd Innings)- 138/6 after 68 overs; Yashasvi Jaiswal 82 (197), Washington Sundar 2 (16)

 

India need 202 runs to win; Overs left today: 24

Lyon continues. Another maiden over. 144 balls to go in Test.

10:49 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 138 for 6 after 67 overs

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 2 4; IND (2nd Innings)- 138/6 after 67 overs; Yashasvi Jaiswal 82 (197), Washington Sundar 2 (10)

 

India need 202 runs to win; Overs left today: 25

Boland continues. Jaiswal still trying his best as he collects six runs from the over. India need to surive another 150 balls to save the Test.

10:44 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 132 for 6 after 66 overs

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0; IND (2nd Innings)- 132/6 after 66 overs; Yashasvi Jaiswal 76 (185), Washington Sundar 2 (10)

 

India need 208 runs to win; Overs left today: 26

 

Lyon continues. Maiden over again.

10:40 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: 132 for 6 after 65 overs

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0; IND (2nd Innings)- 132/6 after 65 overs; Yashasvi Jaiswal 76 (185), Washington Sundar 2 (4)

 

India need 208 runs to win; Overs left today: 27

 

Boland continues. Quick wickets have put pressure on Jaiswal too who is now missing shots. Maiden over.

10:36 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Nitish Reddy departs

Over Summary: 0 W 0 0 0 2; IND (2nd Innings)- 132/6 after 64 overs; Yashasvi Jaiswal 76 (185), Washington Sundar 2 (4)

 

India need 208 runs to win; Overs left today: 28

Lyon continues and India is crumbling down, as Nitish Reddy departs on just 1. India in serious trouble. Two runs and a wicket.

10:32 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India 5 down

Over Summary: 1 W 0 0 1 2; IND (2nd Innings)- 130/5 after 62 overs; Yashasvi Jaiswal 76 (183), Nitish Reddy 1 (3)

 

India need 210 runs to win; Overs left today: 29

Scott Boland back into attack, and he strikes. Jadeja got surprised by a short ball and India lose their fifth. Four runs and a wicket from the over.

10:25 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India need 214 runs to win

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0; IND (2nd Innings)- 126/4 after 62 overs; Yashasvi Jaiswal 73 (183), Ravindra Jadeja 2 (13)

 

India need 214 runs to win; Overs left today: 30

Lyon continues. Maiden over.

10:21 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India need 214 runs to win

Over Summary: 1 0 1 1 0 1; IND (2nd Innings)- 126/4 after 60 overs; Yashasvi Jaiswal 73 (183), Ravindra Jadeja 2 (7)

 

India need 214 runs to win; Overs left today: 31

 

Head continues. Four from the over.

10:17 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India need 218 runs to win

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 1 0; IND (2nd Innings)- 122/4 after 60 overs; Yashasvi Jaiswal 70 (178), Ravindra Jadeja 0 (3)

 

India need 218 runs to win; Overs left today: 32

 

Lyon continues. One run off the over.

10:15 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Pant departs

Over Summary: 0 0 1 W 0 0; IND (2nd Innings)- 121/4 after 59 overs; Yashasvi Jaiswal 69 (173), Ravindra Jadeja 0 (2)

 

India need 219 runs to win; Overs left today: 33

 

Head continues, and he strikes, Pant finally tries to go ariel but hands a catch to Mitchell Marsh at Mid on. India lost their fourth. One run and a wicket from the over.

10:11 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India need 220 runs

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 1; IND (2nd Innings)- 120/3 after 58 overs; Yashasvi Jaiswal 69 (173), Rishabh Pant 30 (103)

 

India need 220 runs to win; Overs left today: 34

 

Lyon continues. Just one off the over.

10:08 AM

4th Test Day 5 | IND vs AUS LIVE SCORE UPDATES: India need 221 runs

Over Summary: 1 1 1 0 0 0; IND (2nd Innings)- 119/3 after 57 overs; Yashasvi Jaiswal 68 (167), Rishabh Pant 30 (103)

 

India need 221 runs to win; Overs left today: 35

Head continues.Three from the over.