Ind vs Aus 2nd test Day 4 score: Paine, Khawaja on creas; Aus 145/4

India need to bowl with great line and length in morning session of Day 4 and take some quick wickets so that they cannot chase more than 250. Check India vs Australia 2nd test Day 4 live action here

On Day 4 of India vs Australia second test, India will look to bowl out Australia cheaply after conceding 43-run lead. Australia were 132 for four at stumps on the third day of the second Test extending their overall lead to 175 runs. India need to bowl with great line and length in the morning session of Day 4 and take some quick wickets so that they cannot chase more than 250. On the other hand, Paine and Khawaja will look to extend the lead and play out the first session unhurt to consolidate their grip on the match.

Earlier, responding to Australia’s first-innings total of 326, India were all out for 283 to give the hosts a 43 run lead. The Indian skipper Virat Kohli scored 123 runs off 257 balls. It was his sixth Test hundred on Australian soil, joining boyhood hero Sachin Tendulkar, and he became the second-quickest batsman in Test history to score 25 Test hundreds (in 127 innings) after Sir Donald Bradman’s 68 innings…..

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Ind vs Aus score, 2nd test Day 1: Harris, Finch give solid start

Australia win the toss and elected to bat first. India picked Hanuma Vihari and Umesh Yadav in place of Rohit Sharma and R Ashwin. Check India vs Australia LIVE score and match updates here

Sports: After registering a thrilling 31-run victory in the first cricket Test, India cricket team will look to continue the momentum when they take on Australia in the second test match at Optus Stadium Perth today. The pitch will offer plenty of pace and bounce at the brand new Optus Stadium and that could, on paper, be an advantage for the hosts. But an upbeat Indian team, having a world class bowling attack at their disposal at the moment, would be relishing the opportunity to have a go at their rivals.

“We get more excited than nervous looking at lively pitches now,” skipper Virat Kohli had said. India though have been hit by injuries to key players R Ashwin and Rohit Sharma who are ruled out of the Perth Test. “Ashwin has a left-sided abdominal strain. He is receiving treatment at the moment. He has been ruled out of the second Test,” a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) statement said. The BCCI also said that teenage opener Prithvi Shaw was recovering well from his left ankle injury but still undergoing treatment.(Click Here: Ind vs Aus)

India playing 11: Lokesh Rahul, Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli(c), Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant(w), Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah

Australia playing 11: Aaron Finch, Marcus Harris, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Tim Paine(w/c), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

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