IND vs AUS 4th Test Day 1 Highlights: The Boxing Day Test match between India and Australia has started in Melbourne from today. The fourth test match of the series is very important for both the teams. It is very important for India to win this test match from the point of view of the World Test Championship final. The test match played after Christmas is called Boxing Day Test match. Sam Constas is making his debut in international cricket in this test match for Australia. Constas is 19 years 85 days old.
Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first. Australia scored 112 runs for one wicket at the lunch break. Jasprit Bumrah made a comeback for the team. Wicket blow of Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh. At the end of the first day’s play, Australia had scored 311 runs for 6 wickets.
This is overall the 15th Test match of the Indian team in Melbourne. Before this, it has played 14 Tests here in which it has won 4 while it has lost 8 Tests. India has played 3 draws at this venue. On the occasion of Boxing Day, the Indian team has played 9 tests here, in which it has won two and 2 tests have been drawn. In the rest, Team India has lost. Both the Tests which Team India has won here on Boxing Day have been won on the last two Australian tours. This time India can score a hat-trick of wins here. Australia announced its playing eleven a day earlier in which there are two changes. Young opener Sam Konstans has got a chance in place of Nathan McSweeney while Scott Boland has got a chance in place of Josh Hazlewood.
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Australia’s playing XI for Boxing Day Test: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstans, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (captain), Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
India’s probable playing XI for Boxing Day Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy/Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.