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India vs Australia, 4th Test. Ahmedabad

 
shivnotout 2023-03-09 03:01:49 

Right then, the prime ministers are presenting the Test caps to both the skippers. Mr. Modi presents the cap to Rohit Sharma, while Mr. Albanese presents the baggy green to Steve Smith. They'll have a lap of honour across the ground to celebrate 75 years of friendship between India and Australia.

 
shivnotout 2023-03-09 03:40:51 

Australia have won the toss and have opted to bat

 
shivnotout 2023-03-09 03:41:51 

Australia (Playing XI):

Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Todd Murphy, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon

India (Playing XI):

Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Srikar Bharat(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav

 
shivnotout 2023-03-09 04:32:04 

5.5
Umesh Yadav to Head, no run, what happened there? Again the wobbly ball outside off, Head pushed at it and edged it. Thick edge, the ball carried to easily to the keeper who fluffed it. Simple take goes down. The batter poked at that one away from his body and almost paid the price for it. dropped on 7

aus 24-0

 
shivnotout 2023-03-09 05:12:21 

out Caught by Jadeja!! The drinks break has done the magic. How often do we see that? Head shimmies down the wicket and tries to take on Ashwin, but this comes off the cue end. Miscues it towards mid-on as he doesn't get the required elevation and Jadeja takes a safe catch moving across to his left. Was dropped earlier in the day by Bharat, but the keeper will be pretty pleased, now that Head is gone! Head c Jadeja b Ashwin 32(44) [4s-7]

aus 61-1

 
shivnotout 2023-03-09 09:02:36 

AUS 149/2 (62) CRR: 2.4


Day 1: Tea Break

 
WICFan 2023-03-09 09:18:19 

Australia not really going anywhere, old school batting this.

153/3. Smith just played on, gone for 38.

 
Chrissy 2023-03-09 10:24:09 

200 up
200/4
Khawaja 88*

 
Chrissy 2023-03-09 10:31:38 

New ball brings runs
213/4 with 8 overs to go

 
Chrissy 2023-03-09 11:02:01 

OZ passes 250 and Usman gets his ton

 
Narper 2023-03-09 17:08:51 

Day 1: Stumps

AUS 255/4 (90) CRR: 2.83

Usman Khawaja 104(251)
Cameron Green 49(64

Partnership: 85(116)

Mohammed Shami 17 2 65 2
Umesh Yadav 15 2 58 0
Ravichandran Ashwin 25 8 57 1
Ravindra Jadeja 20 2 49 1
Axar Patel 12 4 14 0
Shreyas Iyer 1 0 2 0

 
shivnotout 2023-03-10 03:58:32 

In reply to Chrissy

big test match this starting now,and big test match starting 3.00 am my time.

if india get out Kawaja early. game on

wink

 
FanAttick 2023-03-10 07:22:10 

In reply to Chrissy

Mindia under the pump

Oz 378/6

Uzzie 160*
Cam Green 114

 
Chrissy 2023-03-10 10:19:06 

In reply to FanAttick
New ball making things worse
470/8

 
Chrissy 2023-03-10 10:22:09 

479/9

Five fi Ashwin

 
Chrissy 2023-03-10 10:30:34 

480/10
Six fi Ashwin

Mindia to face di music for 10 overs

 
Narper 2023-03-10 12:25:23 

Day 2: Stumps

AUS 480
IND 36/0 (10) CRR: 3.6

Shubman Gill 18(27)
Rohit Sharma 17(33

India trail by 444 runs

Ashwin47.21 5 91 6

 
Narper 2023-03-11 04:01:49 

Day 3: 1st Session

IND 37/0 (10.1) CRR: 3.64

India trail by 443 run

10.1
Starc to Rohit, 1 run, to backward square leg

 
Narper 2023-03-11 04:10:50 

12.3
Starc to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, to deep mid-wicket
12.2
Starc to Shubman Gill, FOUR, lovely, overpitched by Starc - Gill gets a big stride forward, feet right to he pitch of the ball and then unfurls a superb cover-drive, into the gap wide of cover and runs away to the boundary

 
Narper 2023-03-11 04:13:36 

12.5
Starc to Shubman Gill, FOUR, a bit of glove on the pull and it runs away fine past the diving keper - banged in short and Gill was late on the pull, flicked the gloves and he's lucky that it went well out of Carey's reach
12.6
Starc to Shubman Gill, 3 runs, to long-off

 
Narper 2023-03-11 04:15:04 

Day 3: 1st Session

IND 52/0 (13) CRR: 4

India trail by 428 runs

Shubman Gill 32(42)
Rohit Sharma 19(36)

Mitchell Starc
5-1-23-0

 
Narper 2023-03-11 04:21:34 

14.4
Starc to Rohit, FOUR, nicely played, tad too short from Starc - Rohit swivels across, rolled his wrists over and pulled it very fine, runs away to the boundary in a hurry

 
Narper 2023-03-11 04:22:57 

14.6
Starc to Rohit, SIX, smashed, you can't bowl short to Rohit, not on this slow wicket - he spots the length early, swivels across and thumps the pull over long leg for a maximum

 
Narper 2023-03-11 04:24:00 

IND 64/0 (15) CRR: 4.27

Rohit Sharma 30(44)
Shubman Gill 33(46

 
Narper 2023-03-11 04:41:43 

IND 71/0 (19) CRR: 3.74\\

Shubman Gill 37(64)

Rohit Sharma 33(50

 
Narper 2023-03-11 04:47:16 

20.6
Kuhnemann to Rohit, out Caught by Labuschagne!! That's as soft as it gets, Rohit smashes the bat onto his pad as he walks away in frustration - dropped short and just outside off, Rohit was shaping for the back-foot punch, the shot was on, but the ball did seem to stop on him a bit, he ended up going thtrough with the shot and finding Labushagne at short cover-point. A wicket against the run of play, but Australia will not complain one bit!

Rohit c Labuschagne b Kuhnemann 35(5cool [4s-3 6s-1]

IND 74/1 (21) CRR: 3.52

 
Narper 2023-03-11 15:30:56 

Day 3: Stumps

AUS 480
IND 289/3 (99) CRR: 2.92

India trail by 191 runs

Ravindra Jadeja 16(54)
Virat Kohli 59(128

 
Narper 2023-03-11 15:31:28 

Highlights of Day 3:
- Shubman Gill notched up his second Test ton, his first Test century in India
- Gill and Pujara had a pivotal 113-run partnership for the second wicket
- Virat Kohli became the fifth Indian batsman to reach the 4000-run mark in Tests on - Indian soil
- Kohli scored a Test fifty after 14 months, his last half century came against SA in Jan 2022
- Australia took the second new ball after 94 overs, but Kohli and Jadeja survived that comfortably

 
Narper 2023-03-11 15:31:55 

Shubman Gill:
It feels great to score a hundred here. This is my IPL home ground and glad to get some runs here. The pitch was pretty good to bat on. Anything happening off the pitch was off the rough area. I was looking to pick singles whenever possible. Honestly, I was still trying to be positive and was keep looking for singles. They weren't attacking that much. We are three down for almost 300. We would look to get a big score on day 4. Who knows the wicket might help our bowlers on day
5.

 
shivnotout 2023-03-12 04:05:59 

IND 294/3 (100) CRR: 2.94



Day 4: 1st Session - India trail by 186 runs

 
shivnotout 2023-03-12 04:09:06 

Murphy to Jadeja, FOUR, drops it short, flatter, quicker, Jadeja chops that away uppishly and gets it away from the man at slip for a four

ind 297-3

 
shivnotout 2023-03-12 04:21:17 

In reply to Chrissy



First time India have had 50+ stands for each of the first four wickets against Australia.



After this match, Team India will have a long break from international cricket. If King Kohli manages to score a century, it will be a good way to end the season.

 
shivnotout 2023-03-12 04:33:19 

brainless.

out Caught by Khawaja!! Jadeja has thrown it away. He has run out of patience. Was tossed up delivery, Jadeja looked to drill it and finds the man at mid-on. Easy take for Khawaja. He tried to play a similar shot off the third ball of this over but has holed out now. India and Jadeja would be disappointed with this shot. Jadeja c Khawaja b Murphy 28(84)


IND 309/4 (107.5)


Day 4: 1st Session - India trail by 171 runs

 
shivnotout 2023-03-12 07:17:09 

Lyon to Kohli, 1 run, flicked in the gap and that's the 75th hundred for Virat Kohli. A sense of relief more than anything else from Virat as he takes the helmet off and kisses his ring. Axar hugs him to congratulate. Virat acknowledges all the applause from the crowd and his teammates. Ravi Shaz on air says "600kg Gorilla off his back". Quality knock this.



IND 400/5 (139)


Day 4: 2nd Session - India trail by 80 runs

 
shivnotout 2023-03-12 08:06:37 

50+ partnerships for each of the first six wkts
Aus vs WI Brisbane 1960
Pak vs Ban Khulna 2015
Ind vs Aus Ahmedabad 2023




ND 444/5 (149.1) CRR: 2.98


Day 4: 2nd Session - India trail by 36 runs

 
shivnotout 2023-03-12 08:46:20 

IND 472/5 (15cool CRR: 2.99



Day 4: Tea Break - India trail by 8 runs

 
mikesiva 2023-03-12 09:54:27 

In reply to shivnotout

Drinks

India 519-5

Kohli 169*
Axar 51*

Give me a raging turner to this batting bore-draw any day....

 
Chrissy 2023-03-12 10:43:55 

Drinks
India 564/6
Kohli 183*
Ashwin 3*

 
Chrissy 2023-03-12 11:06:37 

Kohli gawn fi 186
571

 
Narper 2023-03-12 15:56:52 

Day 4: Stumps

IND 571
AUS 480 & 3/0 (6) CRR: 0.5

Australia trail by 88 runs

 
shivnotout 2023-03-13 04:03:56 

The players are out in the middle. A big first session for either teams could settle this game. Ashwin to start for the hosts, a slip and a FSL in place

 
Narper 2023-03-13 12:22:14 

IND 571
AUS 480 & 175/2 d

Match drawn

PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Virat Kohli

PLAYER OF THE SERIES
Ravindra Jadeja
PLAYER OF THE SERIES
Ravichandran Ashwin