The Border Gavaskar Trophy has reached its middle phase, with both teams currently locked in at 1-1. Team India registered a famous win at the opening test match at Perth, and the Aussies returned the favor in the pink ball test with a dominant 10-wicket victory at Adelaide. Whereas, in the third test both teams had to settle for a draw as the rain gods had other ideas. Now, the fourth test at Melbourne is a pivotal point for both team to make their place in the WTC final.
Total Matches Played: 110
Australia Won: 46
India won: 33
Drawn: 30
Date & Day: 26th December 2024 (Thursday)
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Timings: 05:00 AM (IST)
The pitches at Melbourne are pacey & bouncy with the ball hitting the bat hard, as the match progresses the pitch will have some turn for the spinners, most likely from the final session of day 3. The team that wins the toss will look to bat first.
The weather in Melbourne will be overcast for the first day but the all five days of the match are free from all threats of rain.
Both teams have a 50-50 chance of winning this test as both teams have balanced personnel.
Australia (AUS): Sam Konstas, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuchagne, Steve
Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Mitchell Marsh, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland,
Nathan Lyon
India (IND): Rohit Sharma, Yashashvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant(WK), Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj
India (IND): Abhimanyu Easwaran, Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, Sarfaraz Khan, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah(VC), Harshit Rana
Australia (AUS): Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc
Player Name | Team Name | Fantasy Points | Innings |
---|---|---|---|
Travis Head | Australia | 528.0 | 6 |
Jasprit Bumrah | India | 440.0 | 6 |
Mitchell Starc | Australia | 360.0 | 6 |
Pat Cummins | Australia | 340.0 | 6 |
Alex Carey | Australia | 324.0 | 6 |
Lokesh Rahul | India | 302.0 | 6 |
K Nitesh Reddy | India | 280.0 | 5 |
Rishabh Pant | India | 272.0 | 6 |
Mohammed Siraj | India | 270.0 | 6 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 239.0 | 6 |
Player Name | Team Name | Runs | Innings |
---|---|---|---|
Travis Head | Australia | 409 | 6 |
Lokesh Rahul | India | 235 | 6 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 193 | 6 |
K Nitesh Reddy | India | 179 | 5 |
Alex Carey | Australia | 162 | 6 |
Virat Kohli | India | 126 | 5 |
Steven Smith | Australia | 124 | 6 |
Rishabh Pant | India | 96 | 6 |
Marnus Labuschagne | Australia | 82 | 5 |
Ravindra Jadeja | India | 77 | 1 |
Player Name | Team Name | Wickets | Innings |
---|---|---|---|
Jasprit Bumrah | India | 21 | 6 |
Mitchell Starc | Australia | 14 | 6 |
Pat Cummins | Australia | 14 | 6 |
Mohammed Siraj | India | 13 | 6 |
Scott Boland | Australia | 5 | 2 |
Harshit Rana | India | 4 | 4 |
Mitchell Marsh | Australia | 3 | 5 |
K Nitesh Reddy | India | 3 | 5 |
Nathan Lyon | Australia | 3 | 4 |
Akash Deep | India | 3 | 2 |