14/01Result
4th Test, India tour of Australia at Brisbane, Jan 15-19 2021
India won by 3 wkts
Player of the Match
Rishabh Pant
Rishabh PantIndia
14/01Result
4th Test, India tour of Australia at Brisbane, Jan 15-19 2021
India won by 3 wkts
Player of the Match
Rishabh Pant
Rishabh PantIndia

Joey: "@Patty: wasn't Walsh's flamboyant leaving during the last rites of the 1995 series?" -- There was definitely one in the 1999 Barbados Test.

Siddharth: "Is Saini able to bowl? What is his injury status?" -- We heard that he bowled a few overs in the nets today, but we're not sure if that means he's fit enough to bowl in Australia's second innings.

Rajat: "Adelaide 2003 definitely comes to mind. Then Australia tried to force a result and in the process gave five wickets to Agarkar and bundled for under 200 resulting in a historic Indian win. Let's see if they take the challenge again against this inexperienced Indian attack or chose to play safe here."

Abishek: "I sincerely hope we can bowl out Australia within 200 and someone does an Agarkar (6-fer) and a Dravid (70 not out) to guide India to a famous win and conquer fortress Gabba!"

4.59pm What a fightback from the lower order. From 186 for 6, they've dragged India to 336 and narrowed the deficit to only 33. That's a famous deficit in India-Australia Tests, by the way. Cast your minds back to Adelaide 2003. Rain is forecast both tomorrow and day after, so it's a tricky position for Australia when they begin the third innings. How will they approach this? And can India's inexperienced attack maintain their control on a pitch that's flattened out massively? Australia will have 10 overs to bat out today.

Watch (Indian subcontinent only): Washington Sundar turns on the style with a "no-look six" off Lyon.

111.4
W
Hazlewood to Mohammed Siraj, OUT, bowled him. Hazlewood gets his five-for. Full, at the base of leg stump, and Siraj backs away, has a big slog at it, and misses

Mohammed Siraj b Hazlewood 13 (22m 10b 2x4 0x6) SR: 130.00

111.3
0
Hazlewood to Mohammed Siraj, no run, now he steps to the off side to try and swat the short, off-stump ball towards fine leg. Second time he's tried it in two overs. The idea is right but again he fails to connect
111.2
0
Hazlewood to Mohammed Siraj, no run, off-stump yorker, makes a lot of room and slaps it to deep point. Decides to keep the strike himself, which makes sense now.
111.1
4
Hazlewood to Mohammed Siraj, FOUR, shot! Gets leg-side of the bouncer and keeps his eye on it, manages to make contact with the ramp and it goes over the slips, too fine for third man to do anything about it

Patty: "Watching Natarajan is like throwback to an old-school No.11 - any one remember Courtney Walsh seeing off an over of express Gillespie during Lara's Barbados epic in '99?" -- He played the greatest leave in history during that over, tucking the bat under his left arm after the ball went past.

END OF OVER:
111 | (maiden) | IND: 332/9

  • T Natarajan1 (9b)
  • Mohammed Siraj9 (6b)
  • Mitchell Starc23-3-88-2
  • Josh Hazlewood24-6-53-4
110.6
0
Starc to Natarajan, no run, another yorker, this time it tails in late and hits low down on the front pad. Appeals, but not with a lot of conviction, because it's going down leg
110.5
0
Starc to Natarajan, no run, full now, at the stumps, and Natarajan keeps his eye on it and jams his bat down to keep it out. Inside edge into pad

Abhijeet: "It's a technicality, but bottom five for India have reached their highest Test scores in this match."

110.4
0
Starc to Natarajan, no run, short, angling down leg, jumps across and manages to get out of the way
110.3
0
Starc to Natarajan, no run, back of a length close to off stump, backs away and tries to stab at it, can't connect
110.2
0
Starc to Natarajan, no run, short again, angling further in towards his elbow, manages to fend at it and keep it down in front of short leg
110.1
0
Starc to Natarajan, no run, short, rising steeply over off stump. Backs away again, has a swish at it, and misses

Short leg and silly point in place as Starc runs in to Natarajan. Left-arm over to the left-hand batsman.

WATCH: Pat Cummins bowls Shardul Thakur to end record stand (Indian subcontinent only).

END OF OVER:
110 | 4 Runs | IND: 332/9

  • Mohammed Siraj9 (6b)
  • T Natarajan1 (3b)
  • Josh Hazlewood24-6-53-4
  • Mitchell Starc22-2-88-2
109.6
2
Hazlewood to Mohammed Siraj, 2 runs, shot. Not off the middle, but these are important runs. Makes a lot of room again, and Hazlewood goes to a fuller length on off stump. Scooped over mid-off, and they run two. Leaves Natarajan on strike for the next over, though
109.5
0
Hazlewood to Mohammed Siraj, no run, short over off stump, backs away to the leg side and swings mightily across the line, can't connect

There was a chance of two but they wisely took just one.

109.4
1
Hazlewood to Natarajan, 1 run, off the mark! Shortish on off stump, makes room and plays a tennis forehand to the left of mid-off
109.3
0
Hazlewood to Natarajan, no run, half appeal for caught behind after Natarajan backs to the leg-side and pokes at a rising ball over off stump. Went past his glove

Hazlewood goes around the wicket to Natarajan.

109.2
1
Hazlewood to Mohammed Siraj, 1 run, yorker just outside off, makes a lot of room and stabs it to deep point
109.1
0
Hazlewood to Mohammed Siraj, no run, good thinking from Siraj, steps across to the off side this time, looking to hoick the shortish off-stumpish ball towards fine leg. Can't connect, however

Hazlewood continues.

END OF OVER:
109 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 328/9

  • T Natarajan0 (1b)
  • Mohammed Siraj6 (2b)
  • Mitchell Starc22-2-88-2
  • Josh Hazlewood23-6-49-4
108.6
0
Starc to Natarajan, no run, greeted by a short ball first up, at his body. Backs away, almost turns his back on the ball, and offers a single-handed jab at it. Manages to keep it out and keep it down

In walks T Natarajan. He has five ducks and five zero not-outs in his last 10 first-class innings.

108.5
W
Starc to Washington Sundar, OUT, gone, another excellent catch from Green at gully. Good ball from Starc, short and angling sharply into Washington. Got caught in two minds, between swaying away and trying to ramp it over gully, ended up doing the latter without a whole lot of conviction, and Green dives to his left to complete the catch. Superb innings on debut, he's brought the deficit down to 41. He's just 21, and there's so much time for him to expand on his sound batting and bowling fundamentals

Washington Sundar c Green b Starc 62 (222m 144b 7x4 1x6) SR: 43.05

108.4
0
Starc to Washington Sundar, no run, ooh, a bit of late inswing as Starc fires in a middle-stump yorker. Watches it carefully and jabs it back to the bowler
108.3
0
Starc to Washington Sundar, no run, short ball gets up to just above chest height on off stump. Rides the bounce with both feet off the ground and defends with soft hands, right by his feet
108.2
0
Starc to Washington Sundar, no run, short, angling down leg, can't connect with the flick off the hip
108.1
2
Starc to Washington Sundar, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, and that's excellent from Sundar, taps it towards deep point, but doesn't hit it too hard, and calls immediately for two because the fielder has to come in a long way off the rope

Nope, it's Starc. Left-arm over.

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India 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st18RG SharmaShubman Gill
2nd114CA PujaraShubman Gill
3rd35CA PujaraAM Rahane
4th61CA PujaraRR Pant
5th37MA AgarwalRR Pant
6th53Washington SundarRR Pant
7th7SN ThakurRR Pant
8th4NA SainiRR Pant