Australia beat India by 184 runs in an exciting conclusion to the fourth Check in Melbourne to take a 2-1 lead within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
India had been set a goal of 340 in 92 overs and batted cautiously all through the innings with little ambition to chase victory.
However a sensational bowling efficiency within the night session noticed Australia take the ultimate seven wickets for simply 34 runs as India had been bowled out for 155 within the remaining hour.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal appeared decided to seal a hard-fought draw for India after a top-order slip to 33-3 earlier than he was caught behind off Pat Cummins for 84 from 208 balls with 21 overs remaining.
Jaiswal had earlier battled by means of a wicketless afternoon session with wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who made 30 from 104 balls – however they had been the one batters to cross double figures.
Pant’s departure after tea sparked the collapse, as he ran out of persistence by slogging Travis Head to long-on for one more wasteful dismissal.
Cummins and Scott Boland completed with three wickets every whereas spinner Nathan Lyon took two after his batting heroics, falling for 41 within the second over of the day as Australia had been all out for 234.
He was bowled by Jasprit Bumrah, who completed with 5-57 in one other scintillating efficiency.
The sequence concludes in Sydney from 2 January, the place a win would safe Australia’s place within the World Check Championship remaining.
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