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2nd Test updates: India 112 for 5 at stumps on Day 4

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15:41   Need 175 for victory



Ind 112-5  (41 ovs) and 283 (105.5 ovs) vs Aus 243 (93.2 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) Scorecard



India are 112 for 5 at close on Day 4 of the 2nd Test as Australia scent a victory in Perth. 

With Kohli, Pujara and Rahane back in the hut, Australia are well and truly favourites to wrap things up with India needing 175 for victory.

Vihari (24) and Pant (9) are at the crease and will look to get going on the 5th morning.


Australia picked three wickets after tea, Lyon taking the important scalps of Kohli and Vijay.

Rahane was dismissed off the bowling of Hazlewood after putting up a fight with Vihari to steady India's ship. 




Starc continues and starts down the leg side.

Starc then bowls 2 peach deliveries as Pant plays and misses. 

Pant then just plays the ball to the off side. 

Field changes made and Pant plays the ball back to Starc. That is a maiden and that is stumps!



Lyon continues and gives 3 in the over as Pant looks unconvincing. 




Starc continues and Pant gets  the leading edge for a couple. 

After a dot he gets a single. 

Vihari sees off the over and 3 come off the over.


Lyon continues and he is making Vihari think. He then comes around the wicket just to get some variaton. That is a maiden as Lyon keeps things tight at one end.


Starc comes back into the attack and gives five in the over.
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15:08   Rahane gone for 30




Ind 100-5  (36 ovs) and 283 (105.5 ovs) vs Aus 243 (93.2 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) Scorecard


Lyon brought back into the attack.

Vihari gets a single and Hazlewood does well at mid-off to keep it down to a single. 

Pant cuts and gets off the mark with a single to point. That brings up India's 100. 




Pant is the new man in and he ducks under the bouncer and that is a wicket-maiden.

Hazlewood continues and after playing out four dots, and Rahane just slashes at the ball and is caught by Head at point. A wicket out of nowhere for Australia and they are well and truly in the reckoning now. 


Cummins continues and gives one. 



Hazlewood continues and bowls a maiden.




Cummins comes back into the attack and Vihari starts with a four to mid-on.

Cummins then bangs in a short one.

Vihari then takes a single to third man.

Wide called for the bouncer.

Dot to end the over. 





Hazlewood continues and gives two in the over.

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14:38   Australia leaking runs



Ind 89-4  (30 ovs) and 283 (105.5 ovs) vs Aus 243 (93.2 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) Scorecard


India rolling along nicely here after Rahane and Vihari's rearguard.

The batsmen have done well to rotate the strike and have found the odd boundaries even off Lyon. 


Lyon continues and after looking a little dicy Rahane picks him out and plays the ball to third man for a four.

Rahane then cuts the ball through point for three.






Hazlewood continues and gives three runs in the over.


Rahane and Vihari play Lyon easily and take 2 runs in the over. 




Hazlewood raplaces Starc and Rahane gets a single to cover-point. 

Did Vihari glove that? Replays show he did. Reprieve for the batsman as 2 come off the over.




Lyon continues and Vihari is attacking the bowler with some sweep shots. He gets 2 boundaries. 

Oh so close! Lyon nearly induces the edge as the ball turns and nearly gets the edge off Vihari.

A dot to end the over.




Starc continues and only one run comes in the over. 
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14:12   India lose 4 wickets



Ind 64-4  (24 ovs) and 283 (105.5 ovs) vs Aus 243 (93.2 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) Scorecard



Drinks called and Australia back in the reckoning thanks to Lyon's timely strikes of Kohli and Vijay.

India have an uphill climb but with Rahane still at the crease India will see themselves in with a chance. 



Lyon continues and Rahane gets a couple to square leg. 

He then sees off the over without much trouble. Just 2 come off the over.



Starc continues and Rahane takes him on. Rahane flashes at the ball and he hits a six over Marsh at third man. 

Starc then digs in a couple of short ones.

Rahane then plays it square on the leg side for a single.

Full ball and Vihari does well to defend that one.



India lose 4th wicket and Vihari comes in to bat.

Vihari plays out the over safely. 


Lyon continues. Rahane gets a single to  mid-off. After two balls, Lyon invites Vijay to drive, Vijay gets the inside edge and the ball crashes into the stumps. Vijay gone for 20 after playing patiently. 





Starc continues and Rahane starts postively. 5 come off the over. 
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13:54   India lose 3rd wicket




Ind 49-2  (20 ovs) and 283 (105.5 ovs) vs Aus 243 (93.2 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) Scorecard



Just when it looked like Kohli and Vijay were going along alright, Lyon strikes and has his man in Kohli. 


Rahane come in to bat and gets off the mark with a single. Vijay plays out the over safely as a wicket and a run comes in the over.


Lyon continues and gets the BIG wicket of Virat Kohli.

He bowls it a little wide, tossed up and Kohli gets the edge and hands the catch to Khawaja at slips. 




Starc comes back in the attack and gives just one in the over.


Lyon continues and gives just one in the over.





Cummins continues and Vijay plays a shot through covers, some good fielding has kept the runs down to just 2. 


Lyon continues and Kohli sees him off safely.


Cummins continues and gives 3 in the over.

Lyon comes into the attack starts with a maiden.
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13:25   Aus pacers struggle




Ind 41-2  (13 ovs) and 283 (105.5 ovs) vs Aus 243 (93.2 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) Scorecard


India have resumed well after tea as they have found the boundaries and safely negotiated the good deliveries.



 


Cummins and Hazlewood bowling well here but Vijay and Kohli are finding that odd boundary to keep the pressure off. 




Hazlewood continues and he is keeping a leash on Vijay here. The batter takes a single to fine leg for a single.





Cummins comes into the attack, Vijay gets to the pitch of the pitch of the ball and Vijay times the ball to perfection through covers for a boundary. 


He then leaves the next one and defends another.

Vijay then runs a single to fine leg, that is a leg bye.

Kohli plays a dot to end the over.



Starc and Hazlewood have started well here, bowling those tight lines. 

Kohli and Vijay are up to the challenge.

Kohli gets his first boundary as he pulls one to deep mide-wicket for a four. Well controlled shot that.
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12:39   Lose 2 early wicket as they chase 287 for win




Ind 15-2 (6 ovs) and 283 (105.5 ovs) vs Aus 243 (93.2 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) Scorecard


Umpires call tea as Australia go in with their tails up after taking two early Indian wickets.

Starc first had Rahul out for a duck and then Hazlewood took the wicket of Pujara to keep Australia in the hunt in Perth.

Vijay is batting on 6 while India captain Kohli is 0 not out.

Earlier, Shami picked 6 wickets to help have Australian 243  all out in their 2nd innings. 

Australia set India a target of 287 for victory.



Hazlewood continues and Vijay defends well.

Movement for Hazlewood, he gets the edge but luckily falls short of the fielder at slips. 

A dot to end the over and that is tea!



Starc continues and the bounce in this wicket is making not just the India batters but also the Aus captain Paine jump around as he collects the ball. 

A bouncer is deemed wide by umpire. 

Vijay does well to defend then plays it fine for a single.

Kohli on strike, the ball balloons on him. This pitch is going to make things interesting.
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12:26   Hazlewood takes out Pujara



Ind 13-2 (4 ovs) and 283 (105.5 ovs) vs Aus 243 (93.2 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) Scorecard


Kohli takes strike and is welcomed with a bouncer. 

Superb over that as Hazlewood kept bowling in that corridor and troubled Pujara. 

Hazlewood continues and full ball, quick and Pujara plays it past point for a four.

Pujara is gone now as Hazlewood continues in that probing line, the ball flies and takes Pujara's glove on the way to the keeper. 

Hazlewood strikes and India lose their 2nd wicket as Kohli walks in to bat.


Starc continues and Vijay leaves.

Next ball takes off after Vijay leaves and flies over Paine for a boundary.

After a couple of dots, Vijay plays a crisp cut through backward point for a boundary.

Starc ends the over with a quick bouncer as Vijay takes evasive action.
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12:16   India need 287 for victory


Ind 1-1 (2 ovs) and 283 (105.5 ovs) vs Aus 243 (93.2 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) Scorecard


Hazlewood opens at the other end and Vijay gets a single to the leg side.

The bowler gets some bounce and Pujara gets hit in the thumb. 

No damage done.

Pujara then lets the balls go to the keeper


Pujara comes to the crease and leaves the two deliveries alone. 

A WICKET-MAIDEN to start. What a start for Australia.


KL Rahul and M Vijay open the innings for India Starc opens the bowling for Australia. 

Rahul has looked tentative and Starc gets the early breakthrough as Rahul tries to leave, but gets the inside edge as he is caught on the crease and the ball crashes into the stumps. Rahul gone for another duck.
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12:03   Shami takes 6 wickets


Australia 243 (93.2 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) vs Ind 283 (105.5 ovs) Scorecard


India have bowled out Australia for 243 in 93.2 overs, Shami being the pick of the bowlers with figures of 6 for 56.

Starc and Hazlewood added a crucial 36-run partnership for the 10th wicket to help Australia build their lead. 

India have a near-impossible task ahead of them as they chase 287 for victory and it will be interesting to see how they chase down the target. 





Bumrah continues and after Hazlewood takes a single,  he dislodges Starc's wickets as Australia are all out for 243. 

Australia set India a target of 287 for victory. 



Umesh comes back into the attack, bowls short and wide and Staec gets a couple to point.


He then just taps the ball around the corner and scampers for a single.

Hazlewood does well to take another run.

Starc then edges the ball and it runs past slips to the boundary as the fielder fails to stop the ball. 





This last 10th wicket partnership between Starc and Hazlewood has now gone up to and invaluable 25.

Ishant continues and after two dots, Hazlewood plays the ball down fine to third man for a boundary.

Gold dust these runs are now for the Aussies.

Hazlewood then plays the ball to cover and takes a single.

A dot to end the over. 







Shami continues and after a dot, Hazlewood makes room and cuts it over backward point for a boundary. Lead now up to 265.

Next ball Hazlewood plays and misses. 

Hazlewood then gets a singlr.

Another play and a miss from Starc. 

Bowled on his pads and Starc plays it off his pads and helps it on its way to the boundary to square leg. 





Ishant continues and Australia get a fortunate boundary off the last ball of the over as Pant fails to gather the balls as it rolls past him. 


Everry run vital here for Australia.
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11:37   Lead now 250



Australia 213-9 (89 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) vs Ind 283 (105.5 ovs) Scorecard





Drinks called and what a period of play this has been!

India and Shami in particular has been instrumental in having the Aussie innings in tatters especially after having a tough time in the first session.

The 2nd new ball along with the inconsistencies in the pitch have seen the Aussies down to 5 for 23 since resumption after lunch.



Shami continues and Starc plays the ball down and scampers for a single off the 2nd ball of the over.

Shami teasing Hazlewood as the tailender chases the balls in the corridor.

He then gets off the mark after he plays out the extra bounce and scampers for a single.

Starc then swings his arms and plays a shot over mid-off for a boundary. 




Bumrah continues and Hazlewood survives the over as he fends and digs out the yorker.

Nicely defended to end the over. 




Shami picks up his 6th wicket and Australia are 9 down as they take a 250-run lead. 

The batsmen had crossed and Starc plays a dot off the last ball of the over as Hazlewood is the new man in.


Shami continues, short and wide and Lyon cuts it through cover-point for a boundary. Australia's lead now up to 250.

Lyon then takes a swipe at the next one and that is a dot.

A dot ball again. 

Lyon then gets knocked on the helmet. Saved by the grill it seems as the Aus physio comes out to check on the player.

Next ball Lyon gets a short one, can't control the short and hands a catch to Vihari at deep point. 

4 runs and a wicket come in the over. 




Bumrah continues and Lyon fishes.


Lyon then gets a single to square leg.

Starc get peppered with some good balls here.

Starc then swings his arms as he tries to go after the ball. Lyon comes down the track and has a word with his partner.

Starc lucky to survive the next sharp, in coming ball. 






Shami continues from around the wicket to Starc. 

He bowls in the channel and Starc does well to see it off. 




Lyon comes in to bat and after a couple of close calls, Bumrah bowls on the leg side, Lyon gets the edge and plays it down to fine leg for a boundary.


Bumrah continues and the ball keeps low and Cummins is castled. He goes for 1. 
11:02   Khawaja gone for 72




Australia 198-7 (83 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) vs Ind 283 (105.5 ovs) Scorecard


Australia lose their 7th wicket and Starc is the new man in. 

Starc does well to see off the over. 


Shami continues and he bowls a bouncer that has been called wide. 

Shami then gets his 5th wicket as he bowls a snorter to Khawaja. 

He bowls around the wicket, the ball shoots up, Khawaja looks to fend it off but gets the glove. Pant accepts the catch and Khawaja is gone for 72. 




Bumrah continues bowls a good over as one run comes off the over.



The new ball taken and Shami continues.

New man in, Cummins gets off the mark with a single. 

Khawaja then plays the ball through covers for 3. 
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10:54   Paine, Finch gone; Aus six wickets down



Australia 192-6 (80 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) vs Ind 283 (105.5 ovs) Scorecard



Australia now 6 down. Can the tail wag alongside Khawaja and build a further lead?


Bumrah starts proceedings post lunch from the other end.

And he starts with an amazing ball to Khawaja. The batsman is beaten!

The batsman then does well to play the next few balls to merit. 

Khawaja does well to play out a maiden.






Shami next has Finch, who resumes his innings after being retired hurt on Sunday.

Finch comes and goes as Shami bangs one down the leg side, Finch gets an edge and Pant completes a catch as Australia lose their 6th wicket.

Finch out for 25.




Shami is giving the ball after the break and he darts it in and  gets the breakthrough just after lunch.

Just after bowling a bouncer, Shami bowls a short one that gets Paine in the glove, the ball balloons up and Kohli completes the catch at slip and Paine is gone for 37.
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09:59   Lead now up to 233




Australia 190-4 (78 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) vs Ind 283 (105.5 ovs) Scorecard


It's lunch at Perth and although just 58 runs came in that first session that period of play certainly belonged to Australia.

Khawaja and Paine did well to see off the bowlers in the first hour and continued to play each ball to merit as they built on their lead that is now gone up to 233.



Ishant replaces Vihari and Khawaja lets one go.

At the other end, Paine gets some talking down from umpire Dharamasena.

Khawaja then plays the ball down to fine leg for a single.

Paine survives! Slower one and Paine mishits in the air, luckily falls short of the fielder at short mid-wicket.

A dot to end the over as the teams go in for lunch.




Shami continues and Khawaja gets a single to backward point.

Paine then defends well. Paine then sways away and lets one go. 

And another as just one comes in the over.




Vihari continues, bowls a gift ball, short and wide and Paine times it to perfection through covers for a single. 



Shami continues and bowls a maiden.
09:43   Kohli-Paine exchanging words



Australia 182-4 (74 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) vs Ind 283 (105.5 ovs) Scorecard


While Khawaja and Paine have done well to successfully deal with the Indian pacers, the heat is catching up on Kohli who is exchanging words with his Aussie counterpart.




Vihari continues and Khawaja takes a single to long-on.

Paine then sees off the over without a hiccup. 



A bowling change here as Shami replaces Bumrah. 

Paine starts with a defensive shot. 

Shami bowling some short ones and Paine does well to sway away. 

Shami then bowls short and wide and Paine accepts the gift gleefully as he times it well through  backward point for a boundary.

A dot to end the over.



Vihari continues and Paine gets a single to covers.

Paine and Khawaja do well to take three runs from the over. 

 


Bumrah continues and that's a full toss. Paine mistimes his shot for a mid-wicket for a single. 

After a dot, Khawaja then takes a single to backward square leg.

Paine then defends the ball.

Bumrah then bowls a quick one as Paine sways away and lets it go.

A straightish ball is then whipped off the pads by Paine for a single to mid on. 




Vihari continues and Paine gets a single to covers.

After 2 dots, Khawaja then gets a single to the off side. 

After a dot, Paine plays the last ball of the over to point for a single. 



Bumrah continues and he comes around the wicket. 

Khawaja being teased and tested here. 



Vihari continues and the Aussies are playing him well as five runs come off the over. 
09:16   Australia's lead swells




Australia 163-4 (67 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) vs Ind 283 (105.5 ovs) Scorecard



Bumrah continues and starts with a short one that Paine tries to pull but misses it completely.

Bumrah making Paine sweat here bowling short ones.

Bumrah then bowls a fast yorker, Paine gets the inside edge and that saves him from the LBW shout.

Paine then plays the ball to mid-off but no run there. 

He then defends to end the over with a dot.



Vihari now replaces Ishant as spin is introduced on Day 4.

After 2 dots, Khawaja takes a single to cover.

Paine gets beaten by one that keeps low. 

After a dot, Paine then takes a single to backward point.



Umesh continues and Khawaja just happy to leave and defend and not take unnecessary chances.

Pant has saved 4 runs as Umesh bowls a bouncer but the umpire signals it wide, one run added to Australia's kitty.

Khawaja then leaves the next. 

Khawaja then gets gets to the pitch of the ball and caresses it through covers for 3. 




Ishant continues and Khawaja survives some good deliveries as the ball keeps low.

Ishant then bowls straight and full and Khawaja plays it off his pads to the leg side for 3 runs to bring up his half century.

Australia lead now up to 200.




Umesh continues and he gives just two runs in the over.


Ishant continues and he bowls a jaffa! He bowls a leg cutter, bringing the ball in and making Paine play and beating him all ends up. 

Paine then gets a single to long leg. 

Dot to end the over. 
08:59   India pacers show no threat



Australia 151-4 (61 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) vs Ind 283 (105.5 ovs) Scorecard

19 runs have been scored in the first 13 overs of the day.

After an hour of play, it's drink and it's the Aussies who've shone in that period of play. Khawaja and Paine have batted watchfully and played every ball to merit.

The Indian bowlers have been accurate but have not been in any way threatening. They have put the balls in the right areas but their lengths have not been perfect, not making the batsmen play. 
 



Umesh continues and he gives 4 runs in the over.

Ishant continues from around the wicket to Khawaja. He bowls in the channel and Khawaja lets it go.

Khawaja then taps the ball around for a single. 

Ishant then comes over the wicket to Paine who taps the ball down at the crease.

Another dot later, Paine does well to play a forward defence as Ishant shares some words with the batsman. 

A dot to end the over as the ball is played to square leg.





Umesh continues and Paine starts with a single to third man.

Umesh then comes around the wicket to Khawaja and bowls a peach. He bowls in the channel, the ball angles in and tempts the batsman to play at it.

Khawaja then plays a rubbish, flat-batted shot as he chases a wide one. 

After playing a defensive shot, Khawaja then plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.



Ishant now replaces Shami at the other end. 

After 2 dots, Australia get a single off a leg bye, Paine's pads sends the ball down to square leg.

Khawaja now doing well to leave the balls. Just one comes off the over.




First bowling change of the day is here and Umesh replaces Bumrah.

He starts with bowling in that corridor. Paine happy to just leave. 

Paine then gets a single to square leg.

Umesh comes around the wicket to Khawaja and  is bowling some quick ones in the right areas. But Khawaja does well to leave.

He then gets one to shape in on pitching, nicely collected by Pant. 



Shami continues and after 2 dots, Khawaja gets a single to point. 

Two dot balls later, Paine plays the ball down to third man for a single. 


Bumrah continues and Khawaja survives a run-out as he takes a tight run. A direct hit at the non-striker's end would have done him in but Bumrah misses the stumps as he falls as while aiming at the stumps.
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08:17   Build lead



Australia 139-4 (54 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) vs Ind 283 (105.5 ovs) Scorecard


Khawaja and Paine have started the day watchfully as their lead swells to 182.

Bumrah and Shami have been accurate but not really menacing in the first 25 minutes of play on Day 4


Shami continues and Paine sees him off without trouble. 



Bumrah continues and he has now hit Paine on the hand, but the batsmen run a single. 

Khawaja then blocks the balls before leaving. 

Bumrah then gets some late movement on pitching. Khawaja does well to let it go and Pant made to work to collect it.

A quicker one in next and Khawaja keeps it down.


Shami continues and Khawaja is beaten. 

Khawaja then just pushes the next ball to mid-off.

Khawaja doing well to read the deliveries well, defending and then leaving.

Shami then bowls a little short,  Khawaja gets the outside edge and the ball falls short of Rahul at second slip.





Bumrah continues and Paine blocks.

Paine playing the bowling to merit. 

Paine gets some bounce, gets some edge and the ball goes down through slips for a boundary to third man.

Paine deceived by change in length, and is beaten by a nice fast delivery. 

Nicely bowled! 



Shami bowls from the other end and Khawaja does well to just block. 

Khawaja does well to see off the over nicely.


Bumrah starts the proceedings on Day 4 and Paine is off as he taps the ball down and scampers for a single. 

After two dots, Khawaja plays the ball down to the leg side for a single.

Bumrah then makes Paine play and miss.

A dot to end the over.


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07:49   India will look to restrict Aus




Good morning and welcome to the updates from Day 4 of the 2nd Test in Perth.


We certainly have a tantalising day of action ahead of us as Australia will look to build on their lead while India quicks will hope to get the batsmen out as soon as they can. 

Yesterday Khwaja and Paine were going steadily and that is what Australia will need if they have to put up a total to keep themselves in the reckoning in this Test and in the series.

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