Australia, who won the toss and chose to bat in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad, showed a good lead in the first two sessions. Team India failed to take the opportunities that came in the first 6 overs of the first day… Australia gave chances again and again to recover…
When Travis Head was on 6, wicketkeeper Srikar Bharat dropped an easy catch off the bowling of Umesh Yadav. Shubman Gill missed the chance to run out Usman Khawaja for 10 runs. The two have come together nicely for the Aussies…
Australia lost the wicket of Travis Head after adding 61 runs for the first wicket. Travis Head, who scored 32 runs off 44 balls with 7 fours, reached the pavilion by giving a catch to Ravindra Jadeja off the bowling of Ravichandran Ashwin. After that, Marnus Labushen, who scored 3 runs in 20 balls, was clean bowled by Mohammad Shami.
Australia lost their second wicket at 72 runs. But then Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith helped Australia together. At the end of the first session on the first day, Australia scored 75 runs for the loss of 2 wickets and succeeded in stopping the Indian bowlers effectively in the second session.
Umesh Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami… even though they changed the bowlers, Team India did not get any results. Usman Khawaja completed his half-century in 146 balls, bowling four wickets to Mohammad Shami.. This is his 22nd half-century in Tests and the third in this series…
At the end of 50 overs, Australia scored 128 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. Usman Khawaja scored 56 runs from 153 balls with 9 fours while interim captain Steve Smith scored 26 runs from 85 balls with 2 fours at the crease. These two put on a partnership of 56 runs off 168 balls.
Rohit Sharma bowled the opening over with Mohammed Shami, who was rested in the third Test. But Mohammed Shami, who received the ball after a gap of 10 days, took time to get the rhythm… Mohammed Shami, who bowled a huge wide on the first ball, gave away 10 runs in the first over.
Ashwin, who appealed for LBW in his first over, did not take DRS. The TV reply showed that it was missing wickets. After that, Shubman Gill missed a run-out chance in the over…
Shubman Gill blocked Khawaja’s shot off Ashwin’s bowling and threw it towards the wickets with lightning speed but missed the mark. If he had hit the wickets, Usman Khawaja would have been out for 10 runs.
