Image: Pat Cummins become the third-highest wicket-taker as a skipper in Tests / © Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian skipper, Pat Cummins, dismissed the entire Indian middle-order, including Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Ravindra Jadeja. This performance took him past Sobers and Vettori, giving him 119 wickets. He is now just behind Imran Khan and Richie Benaud.
For Australia, Pat Cummins was the most successful bowler, taking 4/80, while Mitchell Starc claimed 3/83. Nathan Lyon also picked up a wicket. India’s hopes stayed alive with Jadeja’s solid innings, as he shared a 53-run stand with Nitish Kumar Reddy before rain interrupted play for over an hour.
India managed to avoid the follow-on by reaching 252/9 when bad light ended play early on day 4. Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul led the fightback. After they were dismissed, Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep added 39 runs for the last wicket. India still trails by 193 runs.
Opener KL Rahul played a crucial role in India’s fightback, scoring 84 runs as he and Jadeja added 67 runs. Starting the day at 51/4, Rahul stood firm, bringing up his 17th Test half-century off 85 balls. His innings helped India avoid the follow-on and pushed their total forward. Despite the rain interruptions, India is now trailing by 193 runs in the ongoing series, which is tied at 1-1.