That's it! The match officially ends in a draw. It is a historic 2-1 series win for India. First time ever, India have won a Test series in Australia. What a performance by Virat Kohli and Co. Read the complete report here.
Meanwhile, that's all from this game and series. Catch you back in the ODI series which starts on January 12. Till then, bye bye!
No respite from rain in Sydney as it continues to pour. We are now into the second session and game could be called off anytime from now onwards if Ā it does not stop raining. So, India all set for their historic Test series win in Australia.
The covers are still on at the SCG and lunch breakĀ has beenĀ taken. So, just like day four, entire first session is washed out. Meanwhile, team India is on the brink of a historic series win. Ā
We have a delayed start once again as it is raining in Sydney. With every passing hour, team India is inching towards the historic series win.
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India dominated the proceedings on the fourth day of the fourth and final Test match against Australia, enforcing the follow-on even as rain and bad light forced umpires to call off play early.Ā Australia were at 6/0 in the second innings and trail by 316 runs while following-on. This is the first time since 2005 that Australia is following-on, thanks to Kuldeep Yadav's brilliant five wicket haul.
Only 25.3 overs were bowled on Sunday and India managed to wrap up the Australian first innings after some defiance from tailenders Mitchell Starc (29), Jose Hazlewood (21) and Pat Cummins (25).Ā Yadav decimated the hosts by picking up his second fifer in Tests and Virat Kohli enforced the follow-on, making Australia bat again.Ā Live Cricket Streaming of India vs Australia 2018-19 Series on SonyLIV: Check Live Cricket Score, Watch Free Telecast of IND vs AUS 4th Test, Match Day 5 on TV & Online
Usman Khawaja (4) and Marcus Harris (2) then survived some brilliant bowling from Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami before bad light stopped the play and forced the umpires to call for early tea.Ā Since then, there wasn't much improvement with respect to the light and play was suspended.Ā Kuldeep Yadav Gets Maiden Five-Wicket Haul in Australia During Sydney Test; Equals 64-Year-Old Record
The day started with rain washing off the entire first session. In the second session, Australia resumed the day at 236/6. The Australian lower-order failed. Pat Cummins (25), Jose Hazlewood (21) and Mitchell Starc (29), however, tried to narrow the run gap but could not continue for long.Ā For India, apart from Yadav, Shami and Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets each.
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