AUS VS IND 4th Test Day 5 Live: Australia win by 184 runs, go 2-1 up in the series

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The Australia skipper has been awarded with the POTM award after taking 6 wickets and scoring a very important 90 runs for his side throughout the Boxing Day Test.

The Baggy Greens complete a famous victory over India here in Melbourne and go 2-1 up in the Border-Gavaskar series. After setting up a target of 340, Australia bundled out the visitors for just 155 and won the match by a massive 184-run margin.

Scott Boland does the trick again for Australia and gets the wicket of Akash Deep, who departs after scoring just 7 runs. India now stare at a potential defeat as they now stand on 150/8. Australia only need 2 wickets now to go 2-1 up in the series.

The Australia skipper steps up and delivers big time for his side as he gets the huge wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal for 84 runs. This can very well be the final nail in India’s coffin, as they now stand on 140/7 and have tail-enders Washington Sundar and Akash Deep on the crease. The hosts now just need 3 wickets to win the match.

Are India now looking at a potential defeat? The Australian team is mounting immense pressure on the hosts at the moment and their plan is working well as the Men in Blue have lost 3 wickets in quick succession. This time it is Nathan Lyon who strikes and gets the wicket of Nitish Kumar Reddy. India now down to 130/6.

India lose their fifth wicket of the day in the form of Ravindra Jadeja, who departs after scoring just 3 runs. Scott Boland comes back into the attack and does the trick for the Baggy Greens. India now 127/5 after 62.2 overs.

Travis Head has finally broken the partnership between Jaiswal and Pant by dismissing the latter. Mitchell Marsh takes a brilliant catch as Pant is on his way back to the dugout after scoring 30 runs. India now stand on 121/4 after 59 overs and still require 219 runs in 33 overs to win the match.

The third and final session of the fifth day has commenced here in Melbourne with India on 112/3 and requiring 228 runs in the final 38 overs to complete a famous triumph over Australia. Will Jaiswal and Pant be able to defy the odds and take India to an unforgettable victory at the MCG?

The second session of the fifth day has concluded here in Melbourne with India on 112/3. The Men in Blue need 228 runs in 38 overs to script a historic triumph while Australia need 7 wickets to go 2-1 up in the series. Yashasvi Jaiswal is currently batting on 63 while Rishabh Pant is unbeaten on 28. Partnership between the duo is up to 79 runs.

Yashasvi Jaiswal has crossed 50-run mark as Rishabh is also slowly climbing up on runs. India 86/3, need 254

The Indian team is way off the required run rate, and are scoring runs very slowly. The way things are going initially, the chances of them completing the target does not look good. India 65/3 after 35 overs, need 275 runs.

Finally some runs have come in for India as Jaiswal and Pant opened their bats and hit some big shots. India 50/3 after 30 overs, need 290.

The lunch break has come to an end, and the players are making their way to the field. In

dia needs 307 runs to win this match with 7 wickets remaining. Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal to play for India, Mitchell Starc to begin the second session.

Virat Kohli has continued his streak of below-par performances as he got dismissed yet again on a single-digit score. He got caught out by Alex Carey on just 5 runs. India 33/3 after 26.1 overs, need 307

Virat and Yashasvi are on the pitch and slowly adding runs to the team total. India 31/2 after 25 overs, need309.

Rohit Sharma has departed for another smalls score in this innings, got caught out by Mitchell Marsh. KL Rahul also got dismissed on a duck, caught out by Usman Khawaja. India 25/2 after 17 overs, need 315.

Rohit and Jaiswal seem to have settled on the pitch, looks like a good partnership is coming soon. India 22/0 after 15 overs, need 318 runs.

The opening pair seems to be getting the hang of the conditions, they are now playing a bit more openly and scoring run here and there. India 17/0 after 10 overs, need 323 runs.

Rohit and Jaiswal seem to be leaving majority of balls in order to get used to the pitch and the new ball as well. India 6/0 after 5 overs, need 334.

Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal have come out on the pitch to open the innings for India, Mitchell Starc to begin the proceedings.

Jasprit Bumrah has finally taken the last wicket of Australia, bowled out Nathan Lyon. Another five-wicket haul for Bumrah as Australia all-out on 234. India to chase 340 to win.

Players have finally come on the field and the match has begun, Mohammed Siraj to begin the proceedings.

The match was expected to begin by 4:30 AM IST, but there has been some delay, match to begin soon.

There was some time lost on Day 3 due to rain. To cover this up, Day 4 had started half an hour early, and the same is going to happen today. The match is going to begin 4:30 AM IST.

Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland are currently playing on the last wicket for Australia. India will play their second inning with a record target of 330+ runs as of now.

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