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The fourth Test of the Test series between India and Australia will be played in Melbourne from today. The toss will take place at 4:30 am at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with the first ball being bowled at 5 am. India won the first test and Australia won the second test, so the series is tied at 1-1. The third test was a draw.
Australia made 2 changes from the playing-11 of Brisbane Test. Josh Hazlewood and Nathan McSweeney were out, replaced by Scott Boland and Sam Konstas. Team India can also go with 1 or 2 changes. India has not lost in Melbourne for the last 10 years.
Boland can prove dangerous Scott Boland made his Test debut against England at his home ground in Melbourne. He took 6 wickets for 7 runs in that match and snatched the winning game from England. Boland played an important role in Australia’s victory by taking 6 wickets against India in the second Test (Pink Ball) of the series. He played in place of Josh Hazlewood and can prove to be even more dangerous than Hazlewood at the MCG. Boland will also get the support of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc on the fast pitch of Melbourne.
Australia ahead in overall record
Rohit had landed at number-6 in the last 2 matches. Rohit Sharma could not play in the first Test match due to the birth of his second child. He was to return as an opener in the second Test, but KL Rahul played an important role in India’s victory by playing an impressive inning of 77 runs in Perth.
In such a situation, the captain had to change his batting order. However, he could score only 19 runs in three innings. On the other hand, Rahul strengthened his claim in the top order by scoring 84 runs in the first innings of the third Test match.
Top wicket taker of Bumrah series Indian vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah has taken 21 wickets in the series. He is the top wicket taker of the series. Whereas, KL Rahul is the top run scorer of the team. After him Virat Kohli has scored 126 runs.
Head series top scorer Travis Head, who has scored two centuries in the last two matches for Australia, is the top scorer of the series. In the bowling department, Mitchell Starc has taken the maximum 14 wickets for the team.
pitch report Fast bowlers generally get help in Melbourne. Pitch curator Matt Page said, the pitch in Melbourne will be similar to the past few years. There will be an equal battle between ball and bat. Will leave approximately 6 mm of grass on the pitch.
roll of the toss The team winning the toss in Melbourne can bat first. Australia played 6 Tests here since 2018, won 4 and lost 2. The teams batting first also won 3 times and the teams bowling first also won 3 times. So far 116 matches have been played here, in which the team batting first has won 57 matches. Whereas the team bowling first has won only 42 matches.
weather condition The weather will be very hot on the first day of the Melbourne Test. According to weather website accu weather, there is no chance of rain in Melbourne on December 26. The temperature here on this day will be 14 to 37 degrees Celsius.
India’s possible playing 11 for both teams for Melbourne Test: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.
Australia’s playing-11: Pat Cummins (captain), Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstans, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland.
