India vs Australia, 4th Test Day 1, LIVE Cricket Score: AUS 81/2 as Smith, Khawaja continue after lunch
India vs Australia, 4th Test Day 1, LIVE Cricket Score: AUS 81/2 as Smith, Khawaja continue after lunch
12:16 (IST)
Australia 81/2 after 30 overs
Right. Time for the post-lunch session on Day 1. Ravindra Jadeja to begin proceedings in the second session, with Steve Smith on strike, and Smith collects first run of the session with a single. Khawaja then sweeps it fine for a boundary, off the second ball of the over. Six runs off the over.
11:34 (IST)
Australia 75/2 after 29 overs
It's lunch on Day 1 of the fourth Test in Ahmedabad. Australia have eight wickets in hand, with Usman Khawaja (27*) and Steve Smith (2*) unbeaten in the middle. R Ashwin and Mohammed Shami with the wickets, removing Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne. Do join us in about 40 minutes for the second session.
11:26 (IST)
Australia 75/2 after 27 overs
Ashwin bowls the 26th over of the day, and just two runs come off it. Shami into the attack in the next over, which also ends in a maiden.
11:12 (IST)
Australia 73/2 after 23 overs
Mohammed Shami resumes, and he collects his first wicket of this Test. He cleans up Marnus Labuschagne, dislodging the leg-stump. Steve Smith is the new batter for Aussies, and he has the task cut out with opener Khawaja at the other end.
11:09 (IST)
OUT! Mohammed Shami cleans up Marnus Labuschagne. Marnus looks to punch through the off-side, but gets a thick inside edge as the ball chops onto the leg-stump. Labuschagne b Shami 3
11:04 (IST)
Australia 72/1 after 22 overs
R Ashwin goes over the wicket. Tidy stuff from Ashwin as the over ends in a maiden. Will India manage to take another wicket or two before lunch?
10:53 (IST)
Australia 67/1 after 19 overs
Jadeja continues. Just the single off Marnus Labuschagne in the over, as he plays towards the cover region.
10:45 (IST)
OUT! India finally get the breakthrough! Ashwin removes Travis Head, who is caught by Ravindra Jadeja at mid-on. A miscued shot from Travis Head costs in his dismissal. Head c Jadeja b Ashwin 32
10:32 (IST)
Australia 56/0 after 14 overs
Ashwin back into the attack. Just a boundary off Khawaja in the over as he glances it fine for a four. Time for a breather as players take a drinks break.
10:28 (IST)
Australia 52/0 after 13 overs
The first hour of play is almost complete, but India are yet to take a wicket. Head and Khawaja keep Australia's scoreboard ticking. Head collects yet another boundary, his fifth of the innings already, as he punches through point for four.Head adds a couple of more boundaries in the over, as the 50-run stand between him and Khawaja comes up.
10:20 (IST)
Australia 34/0 after 8 overs
Umesh Yadav returns. Travis Head goes straight down the ground for a four, making use of Yadav's overpitched delivery and using the full face of the bat. A productive over for Head as he collects yet another boundary off the last ball of the over. Eight off it.
10:16 (IST)
Australia 30/0 after 10 overs
Change of bowling for Team India for the first time in this contest as spin is introduced, with Ravichandran Ashwin coming onto bowl. He begins with a maiden over.
10:12 (IST)
Australia 30/0 after 9 overs
Mohammed Shami into the attack again. Travis Head and Usman Khawaja are keeping Australia's scoreboard ticking, and Head, in fact collects a boundary towards long-on in the last ball of the over.
09:59 (IST)
Australia 23/0 after 6 overs
Umesh continues. An opportunity lost for a breakthrough as Head gets an edge off the bat en route to the keeper, KS Bharat, who drops a sitter. Six off the over.
09:55 (IST)
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Australia 17/0 after 5 overs
Shami resumes. He delivers a no-ball off the fifth delivery of the over. The third umpire spotted the no-ball as the siren made its noise. Just a couple of runs from the over.
09:49 (IST)
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Australia 15/0 after 4 overs
Umesh continues. He's yet to concede a run so far, and he bowls his second consecutive maiden over.
09:40 (IST)
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Australia 10/0 after 2 overs
Umesh Yadav into the attack from the other end. He starts off with a maiden over, the first maiden of the contest.
09:35 (IST)
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Australia 10/0 after 1 over
Right. Time for LIVE action. Mohammed Shami with the ball for India first up. Travis Head and Usman Khawaja walk out to open for India, with the former taking strike. Shami begins with a wide ball, with the ball swinging away wide of off-stump. Khawaja collects the first boundary of the match, slotting past the third man fence for a four. 10 off the first over.
09:27 (IST)
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The Prime Ministers of both the countries meet the respective teams and wish them luck. That is followed by the national anthems of both Australia and India. Well, with that, all the pre-match talk and off-field felicitations/celebrations are done. Now, it's time for cricket to take centre-stage.
09:15 (IST)
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Playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Srikar Bharat, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav
Australia: Steve Smith (Captain),Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Todd Murphy, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon
09:05 (IST)
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Toss update: Steve Smith wins the coin toss and says Australia will bat first against India in Ahmedabad.
Team changes, India: Mohammed Shami comes in for Mohammed Siraj
Australia: Unchanged from the Indore Test
09:04 (IST)
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The two captains, Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith, are presented special caps from their respective Prime Ministers. PM Modi and Albanese then take a lap of honour across the ground, to mark the ocassion of 75 years of friendship between India and Australia.
08:53 (IST)
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Prime Ministers of both India and Australia, Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese are felicitated at a small ceremony at the stadium. While BCCI president Roger Binny felicitates Abanese with a meento, Narendra Modi is felicitated by BCCI secretary Jay Shah.
08:30 (IST)
Hello and welcome to our LIVE blog of the fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between hosts India and Australia, that will take place at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. A win for India would take then to the World Test Championship final in June, joining Australia, so despite retaining the BGT trophy, this match still has a lot at stake. Stay tuned for further updates.
Preview: India take on Australia in the fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Rohit Sharma and Co come into this match needing a win to secure their spot in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final that will be played in London from 7 June. Should India draw or lose the fourth Test, then they would have to depend on New Zealand completing a clean sweep in a two-match Test series that started earlier on Thursday.
While Shubman Gill will be expected to retain his place in the playing XI, there will at least be one change for Team India, with Mohammed Shami coming in for Mohammed Siraj.
Siraj is set to be rested for the fourth Test in order to prepare for the three-match ODI series against Australia that starts on 17 March. In that case, Shami will have his pace partner in Umesh Yadav in Ahmedabad.
For Australia, Cameron Green bowled just two overs in Indore, and it will be interesting to see how many overs he will be given in Ahmedabad. Steve Smith will lead Australia for a second consecutive Test in Pat Cummins’ Australia.
With Australia having qualified for the WTC final after their win in Indore, their only focus now will be avoiding yet another series defeat on Indian soil.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat, Ishan Kishan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.
Australia: Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith (captain), Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson.
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