India vs Australia LIVE Score, WTC Final: IND 195/5, target: 444; Boland removes Kohli, Jadeja in one over

16:20 (IST)

IND vs AUS LIVE

After 53 overs,India 201/5 ( Ajinkya Rahane 36 , KS Bharat (W) 15)

FOUR! Driven down the ground by Rahane off Starc, bringing up the 200 for the Indians in the process! Rahane collects a single off the next ball to move to 36.

16:05 (IST)

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After 52 overs,India 195/5 ( Ajinkya Rahane 31 , KS Bharat (W) 14)

Bowling change from both ends, with Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc replacing Pat Cummins and Scott Boland respectively. Bharat gets an inside edge towards the vacant short leg region for a single in Green's first over of the day. A brace and a single to Bharat off Starc's opening over of the day. FOUR! The Indian wicketkeeper-batter moves to double figures in style with a well-timed push through the cover point region, collecting his first boundary in the process. Drinks called on the field at the end of the 52nd over.

15:54 (IST)

IND vs AUS LIVE

After 49 overs,India 186/5 ( Ajinkya Rahane 31 , KS Bharat (W) 5)

Srikar Bharat walks in to bat after Boland removes Kohli and Jadeja in a space of three deliveries and nearly gets dismissed first ball after getting a thick edge off the handle off his bat, with the ball flying high over Warner in the slips. Runs away for a boundary instead. Bharat then gets hit on the helmet while trying to duck a short delivery from Cummins, leading to a mandatory concussion check before he's able to continue. Australia burn a review in Boland's next over after an unsuccessful LBW appeal against Rahane, with the ball going down leg.

15:37 (IST)

IND vs AUS LIVE

OUT! Two wickets in three balls for Scott Boland! Some match-winner this lad is! Ravindra Jadeja, who had scored a fighting 48 in the first innings. walks in next after Virat Kohli's dismissal leaves the Indian fans at the Oval stunned in silence. Ends up nicking the ball to the keeper in the second delivery that he faces to depart for a duck in his second delivery. IND 179/5

Jadeja c Carey b Boland 0(2)

15:32 (IST)

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OUT! Massive blow to India's hopes as Virat Kohli departs just one short of his half-century, nicking the ball to Steve Smith at second slip! Scott Boland gets the huge breakthrough early in the final day! The Oval crowd is stunned in silence! IND 179/4

Kohli c Smith b Boland 49

15:22 (IST)

IND vs AUS LIVE

After 44 overs,India 175/3 ( Virat Kohli 46 , Ajinkya Rahane 29)

FOUR! Streaky boundary for Rahane, the first of the day for the Indians, as he gets a thick edge over the keeper's head off a bouncer from Rahane.

15:18 (IST)

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After 43 overs,India 169/3 ( Virat Kohli 45 , Ajinkya Rahane 24)

Scott Boland starts off with a maiden over. Pat Cummins steams in from the other end, and Kohli collects the first run of the day with a single off the first delivery after working the ball past mid on. Rahane later plays the ball late and guides it towards third man for a brace, before pinching a single off the last delivery to keep the strike. Rahane then collects a single off Boland the following over.

15:02 (IST)

IND vs AUS LIVE

Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane make their way to the centre along with the two umpires and the eleven Australians, resuming their overnight partnership worth 71. Rahane will be on strike for the first delivery of the final day, with Scott Boland having the ball in hand first up.

Can India bat their way to safety? Or will the Aussies break the stand early and wrap things up soon enough? Stay tuned to find out!

14:50 (IST)

IND vs AUS LIVE

Nasser Hussain and Kumar Sangakkara assess The Oval pitch ahead of the final day's play:

"The temperature is around 30 degrees and there is a 40% chance of rain, so there could be a thunderstorm, but we do have a reserve day in hand. The pitch though has changed, from green grass to dry grass, the bounce has become lower. There are some footholes to the left-handers, but there's not a lot against the right-handers."

14:40 (IST)

Australia looking for a good day in field

Cameron Green at the end of Day 4 said that the pitch still has a lot of life left in it and Aussie bowlers will try to make use of the support.

 “The wicket, we still feel like there's a lot in there off the wicket. So, yeah, any time we can kind of maybe try and hit the seam and let the ball do itself. Let the ball go each way. We don't know which way it's going, neither does the batter, so that's a few things we talk about,” said Green.

14:21 (IST)

Kohli in elite list

With 44 not out on Day 4, Kohli has become the 5th Indian batter to score over 2000 Test runs against Australia. He now has 2037 runs.

India batters with 2000 runs against Australia:

Sachin Tendulkar: 3630

VVS Laxman: 2434

Rahul Dravid: 2143

Cheteshwar Pujara: 2074

14:12 (IST)

400-plus scores and India

While India have successfully chased a target in excess of 400 only once in Tests, they have registered scores of 400-plus thrice in total in the five-day format.

400-plus scores for India in 4th innings of a Test:

445 vs Australia in Adelaide, 1978 (Result: Lost)

429/8 vs England at The Oval, 1979 (Result: Draw)

406/4 vs WI in Port of Spain, 1976 (Result: Won)

14:03 (IST)

Shami confident India will win

Mohammed Shami is confident that India could collect 280 runs on Day 5 needed for a win in the WTC Final.

He shared his views in the presser on Day 4.

“100% everyone believes that tomorrow we will win the match. Because we have always fought. We perform well around the world, not only here. So, we believe and we always come together to win this match. It doesn't matter what happened in Sydney or Brisbane, we are now playing here. We have to think about tomorrow and we will win the match,” Shami said.

13:50 (IST)

Highest successful chase at The Oval

India are required to chase 280 on Day 5 and 444 in total to win the WTC Final at the Kennington Oval, but the highest 4th innings successful chase at the ground is 263 which England achieved against Australia in 1902. 

In fact, the highest successful chase in Test cricket history is 418 by West Indies at home in 2003.

India’s highest chase of 406 runs against the West Indies came in 1976.

13:33 (IST)

What if rains today?

There are high chances of rain on Sunday at The Ova in London but the WTC final have a provision of a reserve day (on 2 June). However, the reserve day will only come into play if a significant amount of overs are lost on Day 5. To compensate for a loss of around an hour, the game can be extended on Day 5 but if more hours are lost then it will be compensated on the reserve day.

In the end, if the match ends in a draw or tie then both India and Australia will be declared as WTC Final 2023 joint-winners.

13:17 (IST)

Gill catch controversy

Day 4 was dominated by the Shubman Gill catch controversy. 

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green dived to his left at gully for a fantastic catch but there were a few doubts over the legality of the catch. The third umpire had no problem and Gill was given out but the batter later posted a screengrab of the catch in which the ball appeared to have touched the ground.

Mohammed Shami reacted to the dismissal by saying that the umpire should have taken more time in making his decision.

“He (television umpire Richard Kettleborough) could have taken some more time (before giving the decision). This is the WTC final; it’s not a normal match. He could have zoomed in.. but it’s all part of the game,” Shami said.

Green in his reaction said that he is sure Gill was out.

“I definitely thought I caught it”, he said. “In the heat of the moment I thought it was clean, threw it up and obviously showed no sign of any doubt. Then it’s left up to the third umpire and he agreed.”

13:11 (IST)

What happened on Day 4?

After Australia declared on 270/8 with Alex Carey scoring 66 and Mitch Starc smashing 41, India were set a target of 444. 

Opener Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill got off to a brisk start before Gill (18) fell to Scott Boland. Rohit Sharma got out on 43 and Cheteshwar Pujara departed on 27.

Virat Kohli finished the day batting on 44 and Ajinkya Rahane was 20 not out.

13:07 (IST)

Day 5 of WTC Final 2023 is here!

The equations are very clear. 

India need 280 runs more to win, chasing a 444-run target. Australia need seven wickets more.

It is expected to be a cracking day of Test cricket and also rain is expected to interrupt the play during the day. We will bring you all the latest updates and scores. Stay tuned as we build up to Day 5...