Day 4 of the current Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT 2024–25) fourth test was a very exciting day. India scored 369 runs in the first innings owing to a century from Nitish Kumar Reddy. The Australians then came out to bat with the goal of extending their lead and scoring a significant amount.
For eight and twenty-one runs, respectively, Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja were dismissed at the start of the innings. In addition, Travis Head was removed on 1 run and Steve Smith was fired on 13 following recent outstanding efforts.
As Mitchell Marsh left for a duck and Alex Carey added two runs to the score, things got worse. While Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah kept up their impressive play, Pat Cummins and Marnus Labuschagne held their own and performed admirably. Labuschagne and the Australian captain each scored 70 runs in 139 deliveries and 41 runs in 90 deliveries. Labuschagne and Cummins’ scores helped the hosts recover from a terrible start to the second innings.
The day ended with Australia scoring 228 runs with nine wickets lost, while Nathan Lyon remained undefeated at the end of day 4 with 41 runs in 54 deliveries.
Taking four wickets on day four, Jasprit Bumrah was the highest wicket-taker for the Indian team. Mohammed Siraj claimed three wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja also claimed one. In order to make it more difficult for team India, Australia will be hoping that Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland will add more runs to their lead, which has grown to 333 runs ahead of day 5.
Here’s how X reacted to Day 4 of the MCG Test between Australia and India:
Now that has to be the best innings I have seen from a no 8! An innings, a high calibre, pure batter would dream of playing. Nitish Kumar Reddy take a bow! 🙇 🙇🙇#INDvsAUS
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) December 28, 2024
Well done BOOM @Jaspritbumrah93 pic.twitter.com/asv8cL4smu
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) December 29, 2024
Loved the banter from Bumrah…good fun and an exceptional delivery. This Test match has everything!!!
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) December 29, 2024
😉 #AUSvIND #Konstas #Bumrah pic.twitter.com/atIxZpMAqu
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) December 29, 2024
When DSP asks you to help with crowd control 😉 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/HbDEX7gSU4
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) December 29, 2024
Best bowler we ever had JASPRIT BUMRAH. Less than 20 avg for 200 wickets WOW 👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) December 29, 2024
200 sticks at 19.56. Unreal. What a bowler. Mind-boggling stuff. Well done Boom Boom. @Jaspritbumrah93 #AUSvIND #Bumrah #BGT pic.twitter.com/ZTtjkUuTga
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) December 29, 2024
TEST cricket just keeps giving!
Incredible viewing.#INDvsAUS— Mickey Arthur (@Mickeyarthurcr1) December 29, 2024
The Greatest of all time is doing what he does best here at the ‘G’ .. @Jaspritbumrah93 is incredible .. #AUSvIND
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 29, 2024
Best in the world does it time and time again @Jaspritbumrah93 🙌🏻 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/inDf2pMFmH
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) December 29, 2024
200 wickets at an average of 19.56—absolutely phenomenal! What an extraordinary bowler. Mind-blowing achievement. Hats off to the one and only @Jaspritbumrah93 . #AUSvIND #Bumrah #BGT pic.twitter.com/fI2sS6ak7J
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) December 29, 2024
Akash deep has been really unlucky . He’s bowled his heart out but not much to show in wickets column . Pretty sure there will be a series where he won’t bowl as good as this but will get a lot of wickets. That’s how cricket works sometimes #BorderGavaskarTrophy #AUSvINDIA
— Shreevats goswami (@shreevats1) December 29, 2024
Phenomenal stuff from the master of pace and precision! 200 wickets at an average of under 20 👏🏻 👏🏻 this is legendary! 🔥 @Jaspritbumrah93 #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/qZQnJsxztx
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) December 29, 2024
Take a bow! What an incredible achievement by @Jaspritbumrah93. 200 Test wickets and making history as the first to do so! Your hard work, focus, and skill have taken Indian cricket to new heights. Proud to see you achieve this historic milestone! Keep inspiring, brother. 👏… pic.twitter.com/Pj7NcNVzyY
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) December 29, 2024
It’s never over when you have Bumrah in the team. Now chance for the batsmen to be heroes. Can this be Gabba again? #INDvAUS
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 29, 2024
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