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As It Happened - India vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 4 in Adelaide
Live cricket score and ball-by-ball commentary from the fourth day of the first Test match between India and Australia at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on Friday.
Australia celebrate as Nathan Lyon completes his fifer vs India in Adelaide.© AFP
India were 369 for five in reply to Australia's 517 for seven declared at the close on the third day of the opening Adelaide Test on Thursday. Catch all the highlights of the match here: (SCORECARD | SCHEDULE) Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5
Rohit Sharma was on 33 with wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha not out one.
Skipper Virat Kohli, who survived a first-ball blow on the helmet from Mitchell Johnson, made 115.
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Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Aus vs Ind, 2014-15
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Nathan Lyon
David Warner
Steven Smith
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Live Score: India vs Australia updates
The players are out in the middle. Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay are the Indian openers. Mitchell Johnson to bowl first up!
News coming in - AUSTRALIA HAVE DECLARED! That means India need 364 runs to win 98 overs. It should be fun. India's first task will be to get a good start whereas Australia will back their bowlers to run through the Indian batting line-up. It's the Adelaide Oval, a wicket where you can bat even on day 5 but it's not easy.
Hello everyone to the coverage of the final day of the first Test between Australia and India here at the Adelaide Oval. Looks like it's going to be an exciting finish. We saw some battle between the Aussie batters and the Indian fielders yesterday. You can expect such contest today as well.
...Day 5, first session...
An overnight declaration is on the cards! The pitch looks deteriorated and the Indian batsmen will have to play out 98 overs on the last day of the match! We'll be back tomorrow at 0500 IST for play on DAY 5! Do join us then.
An eventful day comes to an end. 151 runs came off the final session of the day. Australia lead by 363 runs at the end of the day's play! A good century by Warner and good contributions by Smith, Watson and Mitchell Marsh helped Australia to get to this total.
Length ball on the pads, flicked to the on side for a single. That's STUMPS on DAY 4!
Length ball outside off, guided to third man for a couple.
FOUR! Length ball drifting on the pads, glanced away finely for a boundary!
Smith plays this one fine down the leg side for a single.