India tour of Australia, 2024-25: The 4th match of the 5-match Test series (Border Gavaskar Trophy) between India and Australia will be played on 26th December at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia..
| Match | India vs Australia (IND vs AUS) |
| League | Australia vs India Test |
| Date | Thursday, 26th December 2024 |
| Time | 05:00 AM (IST) - 11:30 PM (GMT) |
The fourth match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will be played in Melbourne. The series has reached a very exciting stage due to the Gaba Test match being drawn. Both teams are tied one each in the series. Steven Smith, Travis Head have batted very well for Australia in the last match. However, Australia has suffered a major setback due to Josh Hazlewood's injury. Scott Boland will be seen playing in his place and the team has also made changes in its opening pair and has given a place to young batsman Sam Konstas in the team.
The Indian team can also make changes in its team in this match. Young player Tanush Kotian can make his debut in this match. The Indian team has a good record in Melbourne. Both teams will enter this match with the intention of taking a lead in the series.
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India (IND) Possible Playing 11: 1. Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2. Lokesh Rahul(WK), 3. Tanush Kotian/Shubman Gill, 4. Virat Kohli, 5. Rishabh Pant(WK), 6. Rohit Sharma(C), 7. Ravindra Jadeja, 8. K Nitesh Reddy, 9. Akash Deep, 10. Jasprit Bumrah, 11. Mohammed Siraj
Australia (AUS) Possible Playing 11: 1. Sam Konstas, 2. Usman Khawaja, 3. Marnus Labuschagne, 4. Steven Smith, 5. Travis Head, 6. Mitchell Marsh, 7. Alex Carey(WK), 8. Pat Cummins(C), 9. Mitchell Starc, 10. Nathan Lyon, 11. Scott Boland
If we talk about the pitch of Melbourne Cricket Ground for Boxing Day Test match, then according to the earlier reports for this match, there is talk of grass on the pitch, which can help the fast bowlers with the new ball. Apart from this, bowlers will also get extra bounce from the pitch which will prove to be good for spinners as well. On the other hand, if the batsmen spend time on the pitch, then it will be easy for them to score runs and they can also be seen playing big innings. In the test matches played so far in Melbourne, the average score of the first innings has been around 307 runs, while the team batting first has won 57 out of 117 matches.
The temperature on the day of the India vs Australia match in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday, 26th December is expected to be around 11°C, with 78% humidity and 8.3 km/hr wind speed. And the visibility is 10 km. There is no chance of precipitation during the game.
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