Australia vs India, 4th Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of Australia, 2024-25 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Date & Time: Dec 26-Dec 30, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Nathan Lyon 2-37(20.1 ov)
79.1
Lyon to Siraj, out Lbw!! Siraj has been trapped in front but he takes the review. That's the only option he has. Looked adjacent to the naked eye. Turned in sharply from a length outside off and kept a bit low, Siraj looked to work it across but missed to get pinged on the pads. Time for the replays. Snicko shows a flat line. Over to ball-tracking and it reveals three reds - it would have crashed into the leg-stump. A brilliant performance from Australia. They seized the crunch moments in the game and that is what matters. Australia go 2-1 up in the series with a game in hand and bolster their chances to qualify for the WTC final. Siraj lbw b Lyon 0(2)
77.6
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, coming in with the arm and on a back of a length on middle, Washington Sundar hangs back and keeps it out
77.5
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, flighted delivery on a fullish length, Washington Sundar puts in a good stride forward and blocks it solidly
77.4
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, presses forward to a flighted delivery outside off and is not quite to the pitch of it. Gets it off the inner half but it's well wide to the right of short leg
77.3
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, full ball drifting in on off from round the wicket, Washington Sundar leans ahead to block it
77.2
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, quicker delivery on a fuller length outside off, turning away, Washington Sundar leaves it alone
77.1
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, tossed up full ball on off, Washington Sundar leans ahead to block
75.6
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, quicker and flatter outside off, turning away nicely, Washington Sundar covers his off-stump and sees it through
75.5
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, tossed up full ball outside off, Washington Sundar leans ahead and blocks it towards one of the silly point fielders
75.4
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, very full on off, Washington Sundar eases it to the left of Lyon
75.3
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, once again he puts in a good stride forward and blocks it to silly point
75.2
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, loopy full ball on off, Washington Sundar lunges and blocks it to silly point
75.1
Lyon to Washington Sundar, 2 runs, a low full-toss, Washington Sundar strokes it through the vacant mid-on region and comes back for the second run
73.6
Lyon to Akash Deep, no run, close shave! This one doesn't turn in as much as Akash Deep expects it to from outside off. He leans ahead to block and it comes off the outside half of the bat. It flies to Head's left and he can't react in time
73.5
Lyon to Akash Deep, no run, on a length outside off, Akash Deep leans ahead and blocks it to the leg-side
73.4
Lyon to Akash Deep, no run, oh, big turn and bounce from a fuller length outside off, Akash Deep leans ahead to block but seems to have got an inside edge onto the pads
73.3
Lyon to Akash Deep, no run, quicker one down leg, Akash Deep pads it away
73.2
Lyon to Akash Deep, no run, turning down from a fuller length, Akash leans ahead and lets it go
73.1
Lyon to Akash Deep, no run, turning in from a fuller length outside off, Akash Deep leans ahead and blocks it in front of him
67.6
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, dragged short outside off, Sundar goes back and defends to point
67.5
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, slows it up and drags the length back, left alone
67.4
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, short and turning away, Sundar shuffles across and lets it pass
67.3
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, bit too full in length, Sundar easily blocks it out
67.2
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, flighted outside off, Sundar covers the line and shoulders arms
67.1
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, tossed up around off, Sundar plunges forward and blocks it to silly point
65.6
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, goes straight on outside off, Sundar hides his bat behind his pad and lets it pass
65.5
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, tossed up outside off, Sundar settles into the forward defensive
65.4
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, floated up outside off, turns away with extra bounce, Sundar leaves
65.3
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, quicker and fuller on off, Sundar waits and defends it right under his eyes
65.2
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, edged and it does not carry. Sundar presses forward and blocks with soft hands, the outside edge rolls to Smith at slip
65.1
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, tossed up around off, Sundar leans forward and defends with an angled bat to backward point
63.6
Lyon to Washington Sundar, 2 runs, floated up outside off, Sundar drives through the vacant cover region and gets off the mark with a brace
63.5
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, goes straight on with the arm outside off, Sundar ignores
63.4
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, flatter and drifting in, Sundar shoulders arms outside off
63.3
Lyon to Washington Sundar, no run, oh! Flighted outside off, Sundar drives uppishly and the ball hits Konstas on the knee before deflecting to point. That could have easily popped up and been taken
63.2
Lyon to Nitish Reddy, out Caught by Smith!! India are crumbling. Lyon picks up his first wicket and it is of the centurion from the first innings. Excellent catch by Smith. Tossed up around off, Reddy does not get a forward stride in, tries to defend from the crease and the ball takes the outside edge, goes low to the left of slip and Smith reacts quickly to take a sharp catch. This ball didn't turn as much as Reddy expected and hence he could not find the middle of the bat. Nitish Reddy c Smith b Lyon 1(5)
63.1
Lyon to Nitish Reddy, no run, flighted on middle, Reddy leans forward and works it with the spin to mid-wicket
61.6
Lyon to Jadeja, no run, loopy delivery on off and middle, Jadeja drops it dead on the pitch using soft hands
61.5
Lyon to Jadeja, no run, throws it up on off, Jadeja negates it with a forward stride
61.4
Lyon to Jadeja, no run, shortens the length and Jadeja stabs it in front of backward point
61.3
Lyon to Jadeja, no run, flighted delivery on off, Jadeja closes the bat face and blocks to short leg
61.2
Lyon to Jadeja, no run, tossed up close to off, Jadeja defends off the front foot
61.1
Lyon to Jadeja, no run, floated up on off, Jadeja plunges forward and blocks it out
59.6
Lyon to Jadeja, no run, loopy delivery on off, Jadeja leans forward and eases it to mid-on
59.5
Lyon to Jaiswal, 1 run, flatter delivery around off, Jaiswal punches it down to long-off
59.4
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, dragged short and Jaiswal slaps it straight to cover. He struck that hard but picked out the fielder
59.3
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, flighted delivery on off, Jaiswal goes back and keeps it out
59.2
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, tossed up close to off, Jaiswal blocks it to silly point
59.1
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, floated up around off, Jaiswal smothers it with a big stride forward
57.6
Lyon to Jaiswal, 1 run, throws it up outside off, Jaiswal drives wide of long-off and settles with a single
57.5
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, loopy delivery outside off, Jaiswal jams the drive hard and straight to silly point, Konstas takes a blow and shows no sign of pain
57.4
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, flighted delivery on off, Jaiswal negates it with a forward stride
57.3
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, drifting in with the angle, Jaiswal inside halves the block towards square leg
57.2
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, tossed up but the length is on the shorter side, punched back to Lyon
57.1
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, floated up on leg, Jaiswal lunges forward and turns it to mid-wicket
55.6
Lyon to Pant, no run, once again Pant stays rooted to the crease and looks to defend, but the flighted delivery rips away and misses the outside edge
55.5
Lyon to Pant, no run, uhh! Close. Lyon is getting the ball to turn. Pant hangs back to negate it but the ball spins away and beats the outside edge
55.4
Lyon to Jaiswal, 1 run, sliding in with the angle, Jaiswal leans forward and nudges it to mid-wicket
55.3
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, tossed up on off, Jaiswal smothers it with a big stride forward
55.2
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, flighted and drifting in, Jaiswal lunges forward and blocks it back
55.1
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, short and turning away, Jaiswal attempts to cut and is beaten by the extra bounce
51.6
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, sliding in from a back of a length on off, Jaiswal stays leg side of the ball and chops it to covers
51.5
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, loopy full ball outside off, tempting Jaiswal to try something expansive. But, he remains circumspect and plays it with an open bat-face to point
51.4
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, slower through the air and short outside off, Jaiswal cuts iit hard but it's straight to extra cover
51.3
Lyon to Pant, 1 run, on the shorter side well outside off, cut with the spin to deep point
51.2
Lyon to Pant, no run, quicker and flatter on off, turning away, Pant camps back and bunts it back to Lyon
51.1
Lyon to Pant, no run, on a back of a length outside off, Pant punches it against the spin to mid-on
49.6
Lyon to Pant, no run, on a back of a length outside off, turning away, Pant is in no mood to go after those as he makes another leave
49.5
Lyon to Pant, no run, full ball outside off and slower through the air, turning away, Pant leaves it alone
49.4
Lyon to Pant, no run, on a length well outside off, Pant makes another leave
49.3
Lyon to Pant, no run, quicker and flatter outside off, Pant shuffles across, covers his stumps and leaves it alone
49.2
Lyon to Jaiswal, 1 run, floated full ball outside off, Jaiswal drives it crisply to deep cover
49.1
Lyon to Pant, 1 run, on a back of a length outside off, punched with the spin through covers
47.6
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, Lyon slips in an arm ball as it skids after landing around off, Jaiswal goes deep in the crease and punches it back to Lyon
47.5
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, floated full ball outside off, Jaiswal lunges and eases it to covers
47.4
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, turning away from a back of a length around off, Jaiswal lifts his bat to let it through
47.3
Lyon to Pant, 1 run, turning away from a back of a length outside off, Pant camps back and punches it to deep backward point
47.2
Lyon to Jaiswal, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, Jaiswal rocks back and cuts it with the spin to deep backward point
47.1
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, oh, sharp turn and bounce from a back of a length outside off, Jaiswal looks to cut but is beaten on the top-edge
45.6
Lyon to Pant, 1 run, quicker and flatter outside off, cut with the spin through cover-point to retain strike
45.5
Lyon to Pant, no run, full ball drifting in on off, Pant lunges in defence
45.4
Lyon to Pant, no run, turning away from a length on off, Pant hangs back and blocks it to the off-side
45.3
Lyon to Pant, no run, quicker and flatter around off, chopped with the spin to backward point
45.2
Lyon to Jaiswal, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, Jaiswal rocks back and cuts it with the spin to deep backward point
45.1
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, floated full ball outside off, Jaiswal lunges and blocks it towards extra cover
43.6
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, three false strokes in a row! Quicker through the air and slides on from a length outside off, Jaiswal goes for a booming drive but gets beaten again
43.5
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, once again a lapse in concentration! Tossed up on off, Jaiswal stays leg side of the ball and tries to drill it through covers but gets it off the inner half down the track
43.4
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, oh, that's loose! Floated delivery outside off, Jaiswal clears his front leg and tries to smash it over extra cover but gets beaten on the outside edge due to the away turn
43.3
Lyon to Jaiswal, 2 runs, shorter in length on off, turning away, Jaiswal camps back and punches it through covers for a couple
43.2
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, tossed up delivery around leg-stump, Jaiswal lunges and blocks it solidly
43.1
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, turning in from a back of a length around leg-stump, Jaiswal camps back and blocks it in front of him
41.6
Lyon to Pant, no run, floated full ball around leg-stump, Pant lunges and blocks it off the inner half to the right of Lyon
41.5
Lyon to Pant, no run, turning in from a back of a length on leg-stump, Pant goes deep in the crease and blocks it down the track
41.4
Lyon to Jaiswal, 1 run, floated delivery on middle, Jaiswal clears his front leg and knocks it down to long-on
41.3
Lyon to Pant, 3 runs, on the shorter side outside off, Pant rocks back and cuts it nicely with the spin through cover-point. Konstas gives it a chase and slides near the fence to save a run for his side
41.2
Lyon to Pant, no run, quicker and flatter outside off, Pant camps back and punches it to covers
41.1
Lyon to Jaiswal, 1 run, on a back of a length on middle and off, punched against the spin to mid-on for a single
39.6
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, tossed up close to off, Jaiswal prods forward and blocks to the off-side
39.5
Lyon to Jaiswal, 2 runs, very full delivery on leg, Jaiswal sits down and manages to get the sweep away to deep square leg, two more
39.4
Lyon to Jaiswal, FOUR, fifty for Jaiswal. Second in the game. He raises his bat and waves it around the ground. Flatter and skidding in, Jaiswal gets his front leg out of the way and whips it with a strong bottom hand through mid-wicket. He has had a lot of luck in this innings and it is up to him to make the most of it
39.3
Lyon to Pant, 1 run, comes down the track and works it to the left of the bowler, Lyon dives and can't make the stop
39.2
Lyon to Jaiswal, 1 run, floated up around off, Jaiswal drives to long-off
39.1
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, flighted delivery on off, Jaiswal lunges forward and smothers it back
37.6
Lyon to Pant, no run, uhhh! Shortens the length and Pant goes back to defend, but once again the ball spins and beats the outside edge
37.5
Lyon to Pant, no run, flighted on off, Pant leans forward and works it to the left of Lyon
37.4
Lyon to Pant, no run, tossed up and spinning away, Pant leaves
37.3
Lyon to Pant, no run, throws it up well outside off and spins further away, Pant ignores
37.2
Lyon to Pant, no run, that's the line. Closer to off-stump and Pant looks to defend but the ball spins away to beat the outside edge
37.1
Lyon to Pant, no run, turn and bounce for Lyon. Floated up outside off and Pant shoulders arms
35.6
Lyon to Jaiswal, 1 run, short of length around off, Jaiswal punches it to deep mid-off and crosses over
35.5
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, fraction short and keeps a tad low, Jaiswal cracks the cut to cover-point
35.4
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, throws it wider of off-stump, Jaiswal presses across and blocks
35.3
Lyon to Jaiswal, FOUR, floated up around off, Jaiswal sinks low to get under the ball and sweeps it over square leg. That was a safe shot..
35.2
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, flighted delivery on off, Jaiswal lunges forward and blocks it back
35.1
Lyon to Pant, 1 run, tossed up but fraction short, Pant waits on the back foot and knocks it to long-on
25.6
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, full ball drifting towards the leg-stump, Jaiswal lunges to block it down the pitch
25.5
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, loopy full ball on off, Jaiswal lunges in defence
25.4
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, turning away from a back of a length on off, punched back to Lyon
25.3
Lyon to Kohli, 1 run, floated well outside off, Kohli reaches out for it and flicks it through mid-wicket
25.2
Lyon to Jaiswal, 1 run, loopy full ball on off, Jaiswal stays leg side of the ball and knocks it down to long-off
25.1
Lyon to Jaiswal, no run, tossed up full ball outside off, driven to the right of Lyon who stops it
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