IND vs AUS 4th Test Live Updates Day 1: Clash between India and Australia in MCG from today, toss in some time – india vs australia 4th test live cricket score boxing day test Rohit Sharma pat Cummins Travis head Bumrah Kohli Starc Tspo
IND vs AUS 4th Test Live Update Day 1: The fourth Test between India and Australia under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) is starting today (26 December) at the Melbourne Cricket Stadium (MCG). This series of 5 Test matches is tied at 1-1. India won the Perth Test by 295 runs. After this, Australia won the Adelaide Test by 10 wickets, while the Brisbane Test remained a draw. In this match, the Australian team is batting first after winning the toss.
The Indian cricket team has won both the test matches played in Melbourne in 2018 and 2020. In such a situation, he will have a chance for a hat-trick here. In 2018, the Indian team won here by 137 runs, while in 2020 it won by 8 wickets. We are continuously updating the updates and live scores related to the Boxing Day Test match being held in Melbourne. In such a situation, keep refreshing this page.
Shubman out, 19 year old boy gets a chance in Australia’s playing 11
Spin bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar got a chance in India’s playing-11 for this match. In such a situation, Shubman Gill was dropped from the playing-11. Whereas Rohit Sharma will bat in the top order. Talking about the Australian team, Scott Boland has returned in this match in place of injured Josh Hazlewood. MCG is Boland’s home ground. Sam Costans is opening in place of Nathan McSweeney in this match. There is an age difference of more than 18 years between Sam Constas and Usman Khawaja.
Constas is the youngest player to debut for Australia after Cummins made his Test debut in 2011 at the age of 18. Constas is Australia’s youngest opening batsman and it is believed that his age difference with Usman Khawaja is the largest among opening partners in Test history.
Australia’s playing XI for the MCG test: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstans, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wicket-keeper), Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
India’s playing-11 for MCG test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
Indian team results in Melbourne (all Tests against Australia)
January 1948: Defeat by 233 runs
February 1948: Defeat by an innings and 177 runs
December-January 1968: Defeat by an innings and four runs
December-January 1978: Win by 222 runs
February 1981: Win by 59 runs
December 1985: draw
December 1991: Defeat by 8 wickets
December 1999: Defeat by 180 runs
December 2003: Defeat by 9 wickets
December 2007: Defeat by 337 runs
December 2011: Defeat by 122 runs
December 2014: draw
December 2018: Win by 137 runs
December 2020: Win by 8 wickets
Australian record in Melbourne
Total test matches: 116
Win: 67
Defeat: 32
Draw: 17
India-Australia h2h in Melbourne
Total test matches: 14
India won: 4
Australia won: 8
Draw: 2
Team India tour of Australia
22–25 November: 1st Test, Perth (India won by 295 runs)
6–8 December: 2nd Test, Adelaide (Australia win by 10 wickets)
14–18 December: 3rd Test, Brisbane (drawn)
26–30 December: Fourth Test, Melbourne
03-07 January: Fifth Test, Sydney
