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Rohit Sharma fell to Cummins for the fourth time in the series. © Getty
Pat Cummins struck twice in an over to dismiss Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul and Mitchell Starc took out Virat Kohli at the stroke of Lunch to leave India queasy on Day 5 at the MCG after they were set a massive target of 340 in 92 overs.
Just 10 balls into the session, Jasprit Bumrah pegged back Nathan Lyon's stumps to wrap up Australia's innings, and ended his 2024 well on top of the bowling charts with 71 Test wickets. India's openers Rohit and Yashasvi Jaiswal then made a watchful start that came with a slice of luck. Like in their first innings, they had a 30% false shot percentage in the first 10 overs but didn't lose a wicket. In his opening spell, Mitchell Starc bowled 26 deliveries to the left-handed Jaiswal, repeatedly getting the ball to shape away and beat his bat. Jaiswal missed eight of those and edged one, while managing to score just six runs.
Rohit was extremely cautious to start off too, even as the big Indian support cheered for every run. The Indian pair got through the first hour unscathed and were on track in their endeavour to see off the new ball. But Cummins ruffled feathers after the drinks break with a double-wicket over. He first took out Rohit - for the sixth time in Tests - on the first time that the latter looked to show intent against all morning. Cummins angled a full ball in, prompting Rohit to attempt a flick but the ball straightened just a little and flew off the edge to Mitchell Marsh who took a good catch at gully.
KL Rahul's success and survival on this tour have relied on him being able to play inside the line of the ball and defend as close to his body as possible. On this occasion though, even that instinct was not enough to keep the outside edge of his bat away from a back-of-length ball from Cummins that went to Usman Khawaja at first slip.
Virat Kohli walked out to the cauldron to big cheers and boos, and only momentarily kept up his first-innings habit of leaving balls on the fourth and fifth stump channel. He copped a stinging blow to his right thumb from a Cummins delivery, but taped it up and carried on. Right at the stroke of lunch, however, he went chasing after a delivery outside the off-stump from Starc and edged to Khawaja at slips.
Brief Scores: India 369 & 33/3 (Pat Cummins 2-10, Mitchell Starc 1-9) trail Australia 474 & 234 (Marnus Labuschagne 70; Jasprit Bumrah 5-56, Mohammed Siraj 3-70) lead by 307 runs
Pat Cummins struck twice in an over to dismiss Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul and Mitchell Starc took out Virat Kohli at the stroke of Lunch to leave India queasy on Day 5 at the MCG after they were set a massive target of 340 in 92 overs.
Just 10 balls into the session, Jasprit Bumrah pegged back Nathan Lyon's stumps to wrap up Australia's innings, and ended his 2024 well on top of the bowling charts with 71 Test wickets. India's openers Rohit and Yashasvi Jaiswal then made a watchful start that came with a slice of luck. Like in their first innings, they had a 30% false shot percentage in the first 10 overs but didn't lose a wicket. In his opening spell, Mitchell Starc bowled 26 deliveries to the left-handed Jaiswal, repeatedly getting the ball to shape away and beat his bat. Jaiswal missed eight of those and edged one, while managing to score just six runs.
Rohit was extremely cautious to start off too, even as the big Indian support cheered for every run. The Indian pair got through the first hour unscathed and were on track in their endeavour to see off the new ball. But Cummins ruffled feathers after the drinks break with a double-wicket over. He first took out Rohit - for the sixth time in Tests - on the first time that the latter looked to show intent against all morning. Cummins angled a full ball in, prompting Rohit to attempt a flick but the ball straightened just a little and flew off the edge to Mitchell Marsh who took a good catch at gully.
KL Rahul's success and survival on this tour have relied on him being able to play inside the line of the ball and defend as close to his body as possible. On this occasion though, even that instinct was not enough to keep the outside edge of his bat away from a back-of-length ball from Cummins that went to Usman Khawaja at first slip.
Virat Kohli walked out to the cauldron to big cheers and boos, and only momentarily kept up his first-innings habit of leaving balls on the fourth and fifth stump channel. He copped a stinging blow to his right thumb from a Cummins delivery, but taped it up and carried on. Right at the stroke of lunch, however, he went chasing after a delivery outside the off-stump from Starc and edged to Khawaja at slips.
Brief Scores: India 369 & 33/3 (Pat Cummins 2-10, Mitchell Starc 1-9) trail Australia 474 & 234 (Marnus Labuschagne 70; Jasprit Bumrah 5-56, Mohammed Siraj 3-70) lead by 307 runs