Australia's captain Pat Cummins, right, and Usman Khawaja, second right, celebrate after winning the fourth test cricket match against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test: Ruthless Hosts Demolish Rohit Sharma's Men By 184 Runs
India suffered a crushing 184-run loss to Australia in the fourth Test in Melbourne on Monday (December 30, 2024). Chasing a difficult target of 340, India lost seven wickets for 34 runs in just 20.4 overs in the final session to be all out for 155 in 79.1 overs. Australian captain Pat Cummins (3/28 in 18 overs) was superb as usual and Scott Boland was also magnificent (3/39 in 16 overs) in his every spell. Nathan Lyon (2/37 in 20.1 overs) took advantage of variable bounce while Mitchell Starc (1/25 in 16 overs) got the prized scalp of Virat Kohli. Yashasvi Jaiswal (84) was the only batter from India to score more than 30 runs in the fourth innings.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: India's Yashasvi Jaiswal bats during play
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India's Yashasvi Jaiswal bats during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: Australia's Nathan Lyon dives unsuccessfully to field a shot played by Rohit Sharma
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Australia's Nathan Lyon dives unsuccessfully to field a shot played by India's captain Rohit Sharma during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: Australia's Scott Boland reacts after bowling a delivery
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Australia's Scott Boland reacts after bowling a delivery to India's captain Rohit Sharma during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: India's captain Rohit Sharma plays a shot
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India's captain Rohit Sharma plays a shot during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: Australian players celebrates the wicket of Rohit Sharma
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Australian players celebrate the wicket of India's captain Rohit Sharma during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: Pat Cummins celebrates the wicket of India's KL Rahul
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Australia's captain Pat Cummins celebrates the wicket of India's KL Rahul during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: India's KL Rahul walks off the field after losing his wicket
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India's KL Rahul walks off the field after losing his wicket during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: India's Virat Kohli bats during play
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India's Virat Kohli bats during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: Australian players celebrates the wicket of India's Virat Kohli
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Australian players celebrate the wicket of India's Virat Kohli during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: India's Virat Kohli walks off the field after losing his wicket
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India's Virat Kohli walks off the field after losing his wicket during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
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India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: Scoreboard shows the official attendance on the last day
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The scoreboard shows the official attendance on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: India's Rishabh Pant hits a boundary
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India's Rishabh Pant hits a boundary during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: India's Yashasvi Jaiswal plays a shot
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India's Yashasvi Jaiswal plays a shot during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: India's Yashasvi Jaiswal raises his bat as he celebrates after scoring fifty runs
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India's Yashasvi Jaiswal raises his bat as he celebrates after scoring fifty runs during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: Australian players celebrates the wicket of India's Rishabh Pant
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Australian players celebrate the wicket of India's Rishabh Pant during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: India's Ravindra Jadeja edges the ball which is then caught by Alex Carey
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India's Ravindra Jadeja edges the ball which is then caught by Australia's wicketkeeper Alex Carey during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
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India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: Australian players celebrates the wicket of India's Nitish Kumar Reddy
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Australian players celebrates the wicket of India's Nitish Kumar Reddy during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: India's Yashasvi Jaiswal hits a boundary
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India's Yashasvi Jaiswal hits a boundary during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: Spectators pay tribute to Shane Warne by wave their hats
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Spectators pay tribute to Shane Warne by wave their hats during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: Australian players celebrates the wicket of India's Yashasvi Jaiswal
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Australian players celebrates the wicket of India's Yashasvi Jaiswal during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: Australia's Scott Boland celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of India's Akash Deep
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Australia's Scott Boland, left, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of India's Akash Deep during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
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India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 5: Australian players celebrates the wicket of India's Jasprit Bumrah
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Australian players celebrates the wicket of India's Jasprit Bumrah during play on the last day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
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