IND vs AUS LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 4 Updates: India 364/4; Virat Kohli enters 90s after lunch

12:19 (IST)

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After 133 overs,India 365/4 ( Virat Kohli 90 , Srikar Bharat (W) 26)

Australia start with Cameron Green and Nathan Lyon after lunch, the former collecting a maiden first up. Three singles collected off Lyon's bowling, with Virat Kohli moving to 90 in the process.

12:17 (IST)

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The players are back from lunch, and it's Srikar Bharat who will be on strike for the first delivery of the second session, which will be bowled by Cam Green. Australia will be hoping to break this stand, preferrably by denying Virat Kohli a ton.

11:36 (IST)

Measured approach from VK this morning

Four boundaries in the first session, none of those to Kohli who added 29 from 92. Fair to say the game within the game, the ton in the offing, has eclipsed all else at Ahmedabad. #INDvAUS— Adam Collins (@collinsadam) March 12, 2023

11:35 (IST)

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After 131 overs,India 362/4 ( Virat Kohli 88 , Srikar Bharat (W) 25)

LUNCH on Day 4: Virat Kohli and Srikar Bharat are fairly well set at the end of the morning session, the partnership between them worth 53 so far as India head to lunch on 362/4, trailing Australia by 118 with six wickets in hand. Kohli, meanwhile, is 12 short of a milestone that he has had to wait for more than three years now!

See you in another 40 minutes!

11:28 (IST)

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After 130 overs,India 359/4 ( Virat Kohli 87 , Srikar Bharat (W) 23)

Four byes added to the Indian total after a short ball from Green goes over Kohli and also deflects off keeper Carey's glove towards fine leg. Kohli then collects a brace off the next delivery to bring up the fifty stand with Bharat for the fifth wicket — the fifth consecutive fifty-plus stand for the Indians in this innings.

11:24 (IST)

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After 129 overs,India 353/4 ( Virat Kohli 85 , Srikar Bharat (W) 23)

Kohli brings up the 350 for the hosts with a brace off Kuhnemann after working the ball behind square on the leg side. Gets off strike with a single off the next delivery. Bharat then gets an inside edge towards short fine and gets enough time to come back for a second. The partnership between Kohli and Bharat is worth 44 at the end of this over, with the deficit coming down to 127. A little over five minutes to go for lunch on Day 4.

11:14 (IST)

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After 126 overs,India 343/4 ( Virat Kohli 80 , Srikar Bharat (W) 19)

Lyon finally gets a breather after an extended spell as Cameron Green returns to action from the Jio End after bowling just one over at the start of the fourth day. Kohli and Bharat collect a single each, the former moving to 80 in the process — his highest Test score since his last Test century in November 2019.

11:06 (IST)

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After 124 overs,India 338/4 ( Virat Kohli 76 , Srikar Bharat (W) 18)

Kohli's starting to bat with a little more intent against the spinners now, collecting a brace and a treble in consecutive overs from Lyon — with Starc having to give the ball a spirited chase to prevent a boundary in the latter. He's batting on 76 with another half-an-hour to go for lunch.

10:54 (IST)

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After 121 overs,India 332/4 ( Virat Kohli 71 , Srikar Bharat (W) 17)

Kuhnemann is introduced after an extended phase of Lyon and Murphy bowling in tandem, with the left-arm spinner replacing the latter. And he's getting pronounced turn right from the word go. Appeals for leg-before against Kohli in the fourth delivery that the umpire turns down and skipper Smith decides not to review. Lyon, meanwhile, continues from the other end.

10:41 (IST)

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After 118 overs,India 329/4 ( Virat Kohli 70 , Srikar Bharat (W) 15)

FOUR! A welcome boundary for the Indians on the other side of the drinks interval, with Bharat producing a firm cut off Lyon, whom he had smashed for a six earlier in his innings. The keeper-bat gets off strike with a single two balls later.

10:33 (IST)

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After 116 overs,India 323/4 ( Virat Kohli 70 , Srikar Bharat (W) 9)

Drinks called on the field at the end of the 116th over, bringing to an end what has been a slow first hour for the hosts on the penultimate day with just 34 runs coming in this phase for the loss of Jadeja's wicket. Kohli, meanwhile, is well set on 70 at the moment, and will not be attempting any risks for now until he gets to the much-awaited milestone.

10:27 (IST)

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After 114 overs,India 320/4 ( Virat Kohli 70 , Srikar Bharat (W) 8)

A hat-trick of maidens between Lyon and Murphy with the former nearly making it four in a row, until Kohli collects a single off the last ball of his 44th over to move to 70. The spin duo certainly are bowling tight lines at the moment and are drying up Kohli and Bharat's scoring chances. Will that frustrate the fifth-wicket pair and force them to commit an error like Jadeja?

10:16 (IST)

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After 111 overs,India 318/4 ( Virat Kohli 69 , Srikar Bharat (W) 7)

Murphy collects his first maiden of the innings as Kohli, batting on 69 at the moment, decides to block his way through the 111th over.

10:11 (IST)

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SIX! Bharat wastes no time in going for the big shots, charging down the track against Lyon and clearing the cow corner fence with a mighty hit! Looks like the hosts are looking to score at a quicker rate today to try and force a result. IND 318/4

10:10 (IST)

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After 109 overs,India 311/4 ( Virat Kohli 68 , Srikar Bharat 1)

Lyon appeals for leg-before against Kohli right after Murphy's dismissal of Jadeja, and the Aussies decide against going after the review. Impact was well outside off on that one, and would've burned Australia's final review. Maiden over for Lyon with Murphy conceding a couple of singles the next over.

10:07 (IST)

Why Bharat has been sent out to bat ahead of Iyer following Jadeja's dismissal

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Surprised to see KS Bharat ahead of Shreyas Iyer?

Shreyas Iyer has gone for scans after back pain following the third day's play: BCCI— Sahil Malhotra (@Sahil_Malhotra1) March 12, 2023

10:05 (IST)

Fell for the trap

Todd Murphy has honeytrapped Jadeja. Was very transparently offering him balls to drive and eventually Jaddu miscues to mid on. Gee Murphy is clever #INDvAUS— Daniel Brettig