Australia vs India

Mohammed Shami started with his radar not quite there. Then KS Bharat wasn't quite flash to a couple of difficult takes. However, the big one came towards the ...

Two balls in Shami has found the inside edge of Marnus Labuschagne, and then the wicket. The last half hour has been full of control for India. My suspicion is, they have seen the ball might be ready for reverse.

India vs Australia, 4th Test Live Score Updates Day 1: The equation remains simple for the hosts - Win the series 3-1 and don't depend on the result of Sri ...

Win the series 3-1 and don’t depend on the result of Sri Lanka’s away rubber in New Zealand for a ticket to summit WTC clash in June. [ Sandeep Dwivedi](https://indianexpress.com/profile/author/sandeep-dwivedi/) and senior writer [Sriram Veera](https://indianexpress.com/profile/author/sriram-veera/) are covering the Test from the venue in [Ahmedabad](https://indianexpress.com/section/cities/ahmedabad/). Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bat first.

Australia has won the toss and elected to bat first at the biggest cricket stadium in the world for the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad, with plenty at ...

It’s been great to be able to play spinners and show that we can do it effectively.” Victory in the third Test was only Australia’s second in India since 2004 and Smith believes another to level the series would be an ideal finish. If you can’t see the blog click he was sort of like a sitting duck in many ways. It’s such a tricky balance.” “Looks like probably of the four wickets we’ve seen so far, potentially the flattest on day one. “It’s just playing what’s in front of us really, obviously the scores haven’t been big throughout this whole series. “It’s almost un-Australian. Newcomer Murphy has been economical and got Virat Kohli out three times. So yeah, there might be opportunities for bigger totals on this wicket.” It was wayward start for Indian seamers Mohammad Shami and Umesh Yadav, who bowled several deliveries down the leg side during their opening spell. Albanese stood alongside Australian captain Steve Smith during the national anthems. How much is it turning?

Australia are aiming to draw the Border-Gavaskar series after a big win in Indore. Follow all the action from day one of play.

Four runs down the ground for Head, a punch through mid-on and a poor attempted dive to stop it by Umesh Yadav. Only a desperate hand to the ball stops a boundary by the man at cover, Head settles for two, before tucking a loose Yadav delivery off his hip to the square leg boundary. Brilliant stop from Gill and a flick at the stumps that would’ve had Khawaja run out with a direct hit. Khawaja doing similar at the other end until he comes down the track to Ashwin and whips off his legs... Ball not exactly flying through to keeper, three or four already getting there on the bounce. Down the wicket to Ashwin, can’t get hold of it properly and toes a catch to Jadeja at mid-on, gone for 32. That was an absolute dolly, Bharat spilling it behind the stumps. Just completely misjudged that simple offering after Head fended at a seaming delivery outside off. Thrashed a cut shot to the man at point before another well-timed boundary through cover. A rank long hop is dragged down by Jadeja and Khawaja helps himself, belting that one behind square. Not much in this pitch and India aren’t helping themselves. Ravindra Jadeja into the attack now after drinks.

Australia is looking to draw the series with victory in cricket's largest stadium, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Follow all the live scores in our ...

Follow India vs Australia, 4th Test, Mar 09, Australia tour of India, 2023 with live Cricket score, ball by ball commentary updates on Cricbuzz.

26.4 Shami to Khawaja, no run, on a length around middle and leg, shapes back in, Khawaja knocks it back to the bowler 28.2 Axar to Khawaja, no run, full and straight on off, Khawaja guides it back to the bowler Both Ashwin and Jadeja have kept things tight, and India will expect them to build further pressure in the upcoming session. 28.4 Axar to Khawaja, no run, full and straight on off, Khawaja squeezes it to the fielder at cover We'll be back in 40 minutes, see you on the other side.. 11:31 Local Time, 06:01 GMT, 11:31 IST: Australia dominated the first hour of this Test as Head and Khawaja had the highest opening stand of the series for the hosts, but India bounced back well in the second half of the session.