Gabba Test, Day 4: India dismiss Australia for 294, want 328 to win
3 min read Mohammed Siraj snared 5 wickets as Australia was dismissed for 294 late on day 4, setting India a goal of 328 to win the series-deciding cricket take a look at on the Gabba.
The highest profitable run chase on the Brisbane venue was in 1951, when Australia completed 236-7. The Australians haven’t misplaced on the Gabba since 1988, however no one is counting India out.
The openers confronted 1.5 overs earlier than rain stopped play for a second time Monday and India was 4 with out loss — one scoring stroke from Rohit Sharma. Stumps was referred to as shortly after 5 p.m. native time, leaving India sooner or later to attempt to get 324 extra runs.
Siraj put down two catches earlier than choosing up the important thing wicket of Steve Smith for 55 within the center session as India’s injury-depleted bowling assault saved taking the sport to Australia.
Australia was 243-7 at tea on day 4 — a rain bathe forcing an early break — with an general lead of 276 and a declaration seemingly imminent.
But the hosts continued batting when play resumed in gloomy circumstances within the night session, including an additional 51 runs for 3 wickets.
Pat Cummins completed unbeaten on 28. Nathan Lyon, in his a centesimal take a look at, took Australia’s lead previous 300 when he hooked a six off Siraj however was out quickly after for 13, giving Thakur his fourth wicket of the innings and seventh of the match.
Thakur took the catch off Siraj’s bowling to dismiss final man Josh Hazlewood (9). Siraj, main the India assault in simply his third take a look at within the injury-enforced absence of Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, returned 5-73 for his career-best figures.
Australia was 21 with out loss in a single day and cruised to 89-0 on the fourth morning earlier than shedding 4 wickets in six overs to slide to 123-4.
Smith then mixed with Cameron Green to elevate the overall to 196 earlier than a sharply-rising ball from Siraj hit him on the glove and deflected away to Ajinkya Rahane within the gully.
Smith, who acquired a reprieve on 42 when he superior to off-spinner Washington Sundar and Siraj put down an opportunity within the deep, reviewed the choice, considering his hand wasn’t on the bat on the time. But replays clearly confirmed the dismissal.
Green (37) had a reprieve when Siraj put down a pointy return catch, however his 90-ball innings ended when he edged Thakur to Rohit Sharma at second slip to make Australia 227-6. Australia captain Tim Paine scored a fast 27 earlier than he was caught behind making an attempt a hook off Thakur simply earlier than the tea interval.
Thakur had earlier picked up the primary wicket of the innings when Marcus Harris (38) gloved a catch to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant within the twenty fifth over.
David Warner compiled 48 from 75 deliveries earlier than he was out within the following over, trapped lbw by Sundar to make it 91-2.
Siraj chimed in with two wickets in an over to take away Marnus Labuschagne, who scored 25 from 22 balls, and Matthew Wade (0) in the identical over.
While the collection is degree at 1-1, India wants solely a draw to make sure it retains the Border-Gavaskar trophy.
