Currently, both India and Australia stand equally at 1-1 after the final Test played at Brisbane also ended in a draw because of rain. India had the upper hand in the series by winning the first Test by 295 runs at Optus Stadium because of captain Jasprit Bumrah. However, Australia came back into the series strongly by taking the second Test by 10 wickets in a day-night fixture at Adelaide Oval.
Australia again kept the momentum up in the third test as they piled up 445 with hundreds from Travis Head and Steve Smith. India had problems with bat but did not lose the match because of rain and the great fight of lower-ranked players.
Now focus is turned to the fourth Test match in Melbourne, which will begin on December 26. This encounter is of immense importance for both sides, but the Indians will be particularly interested in a WTC final berth.
Match Details:
Details: IND vs AUS 4th Test
Venue: Melbourne Stadium
Date and Time: December 26-30, 5:00 AM IST
India vs Australia Head-to-Head Records:
Overall, these two have faced each other 107 times in Test cricket.
- Matches: 107
- India Won: 32
- Australia Won: 46
- Drawn: 30
- Tied : 1
India vs. Australia Pitch Report:
At the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the 4th Test match between Australia and India is anticipated to have a bowler-friendly pitch with about 6 mm of grass, which should benefit fast bowlers, especially early in the game. Although the surface will help with pace, curator Matt Page has suggested that after the new ball is negotiated, it can also be useful for batting, resulting in an interesting match between bowlers and hitters.
India vs Australia: Predicted Playing XI
India
- Rohit Sharma (c)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Shubman Gill
- Virat Kohli
- KL Rahul
- Rishabh Pant (wk)
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Washington Sundar (or a fourth pacer)
- Mohammed Siraj
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Akash Deep
Australia
- Usman Khawaja
- Sam Konstas (making his debut)
- Marnus Labuschagne
- Steven Smith
- Travis Head
- Mitchell Marsh
- Alex Carey (wk)
- Pat Cummins (c)
- Nathan Lyon
- Jhye Richardson (replacing Josh Hazlewood)
- Scott Boland
AUS vs IND: Fantasy Teams Selection
AUS vs IND Small League:
1. Rohit Sharma (c)
2. Usman Khawaja
3. Virat Kohli
4. Steven Smith
5. KL Rahul
6. Mitchell Marsh
7. Rishabh Pant (wk)
8. Ravindra Jadeja
9. Nathan Lyon
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Pat Cummins
AUS vs IND Big League:
1. Shubman Gill
2. Travis Head
3. Marnus Labuschagne
4. Yashasvi Jaiswal
5. Sam Konstas
6. Alex Carey (wk)
7. Washington Sundar
8. Mohammed Siraj
9. Jhye Richardson
10. Scott Boland
11. Akash Deep
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