So, that's the end of day's play. The contest now enters the fifth day. Hanuma Vihari and Rishabh Pant finish unbeaten on 24 and nine respectively. India need 175 more runs to win and Australia are five wickets from victory. Full Scorecard.
Do join us back tomorrow for day five's play.
India have lost half the side now. Josh Hazlewood accounts for Ajinkya Rahane and Travis Head takes the catch. A Rahane c Head b Hazlewood 30(47)
Ajinkya Rahane and Hanuma Vihari taking India forward. India needs a big partnership from these two. At the same time, Australia cannot afford to be complacent.
Ajinkya Rahane and Hanuma Vihari are the two new batsmen at the crease. 18 overs remaining now and India will be thinking to take the game to the fifth and final day.
Ajinkya Rahane and Hanuma Vihari are the two new batsmen at the crease. 18 overs remaining now and India will be thinking to take the game to the fifth and final day.
OUT! Nathan Lyon has struck again. This time he accounts for Murali Vijay. Off-spin from Lyon and Vijay fails to connect. The ball sneaks in between bat and pad as Vijay is bowled! M Vijay b Lyon 20(67)
OUT! BIG one this for Australia. VIRAT KOHLI is OUT! Nathan Lyon gets the prized wicket. The Indian captain edges it to the slip. He played for turn, it did not spin much and Kohli is caught in the slip. Trouble for India. V Kohli c Khawaja b Lyon 17(40)
This is turning out to be a good partnership for India. Virat Kohli and Murali Vijay have added 34 runs so far for the third wicket and are going strong. Australia desperately looking for a breakthrough.
India's best bet with the bat Virat Kohli is in the middle. He is the prized wicket Australia will have their eyes on and no prizes for guessing it. Kohli has hit a boundary already and is batting on seven, while Murali Vijay is on 11.
TEA BREAK | The tea will taste sweet for Australia. Defending 287 and they already have picked two Indian wickets. Australia in control at the moment and that could change with Virat Kohli in the middle. Exciting third and final session of the day coming up. Stay with us.
OUT! BIG wicket this for Australia. Josh Hazlewood strikes for his side. Cheteshwar Pujara is caught behind. No feet movement as Pujara edges it to the keeper. Pujara c Paine b Hazlewood 4(11)
OUT! What a start for Australia. Mitchell Starc removes KL Rahul in the first over. He is all pumped up! Rahul opts to leave the ball, takes time to do that. The ball hits his bat and goes onto the stumps. Rahul b Starc 0(4)
OUT! That's it! Australia have been bowled out for 243. And with a lead of 43 runs, the target for India is 286 runs. Jasprit Bumrah removes Mitchell Starc to end Australia's innings. Starc b Bumrah 14(29)
Meanwhile, it is a challenging total and will be interesting to see how India responds.
Australia's lead is now worth 261 runs. Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc are hanging on and once again India is taking time to clean up the Australian tail.
OUT! Mohammed Shami strikes again. This time he removes Nathan Lyon. Australia now nine down and lead by 250 runs. Lyon c Hanuma Vihari b Shami 5(10)
That's five-wicket haul for Mohammed Shami. What a spell this morning it has been. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah removes Pat Cummins. Australia now leads by 245 runs.
Back to back wickets for Mohammed Shami. He first removed Australian captain Tim Paine and then had Aaron Finch caught behind. Meanwhile, Pat Cummins has now joined Usman Khawaja.
LUNCH BREAK | It is time for lunch break on day four. Slow session this one has been and all Australia could manage is 58 runs. But importantly they have not lost a wicket. Expect the hosts to up the ante in the second session.
Indian bowlers did not let the momentum shift in favour of Australia as they scalped wickets at regular intervals in the final session of Day Three of their ongoing second Test here at the Perth Stadium. Australia ended the day with a total of 132 runs on board at the loss of four wickets to take a 175-run lead in the match. Live Cricket Streaming of India vs Australia 2018-19 Series on SonyLIV: Check Live Cricket Score, Watch Free Telecast of IND vs AUS 2nd Test Match, Day 4, on TV & Online.
After bowling out Indian batsmen for 283 runs, Australia started their second innings on a steady note with a crucial 43-run lead. Their openers, Aaron Finch and Marcus Harris, stitched a 33-run partnership before Finch retired hurt. The right-hand batsman was struck with a painful blow off a Mohammed Shami delivery in the 13th over of their innings. Afterward, he was taken off the field for an x-ray on a possible right index finger fracture.
The departure of Finch was a big blow for the hosts, but nevertheless, Usman Khawaja resumed the innings along with Harris. Both the batsman added 26 runs to their team's total before the fall of Harris. Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah bowled a good length delivery from round the wicket which clipped off Harris' stumps.
Soon, another top-order batsman Shaun Marsh (5) returned back to the pavilion when pacer Mohammed Shami bowled a short ball which was angled across outside off. Marsh went for a pull but only managed a thin bottom edge which went straight keeper Rishabh Pant.
Australia had managed just 20 runs to their total when another Indian pacer Ishant Sharma came with another blow for the hosts. A full and straight delivery from Sharma trapped Peter Handscomb (21) in front of the wickets and umpire signaled it lbw out.
Following batsman Travis Head, along with Khawaja, did a good job providing some support to the sinking Australian ship. The effort did not last long as Shami struck again with his short and wide delivery. Head was caught at third slip at the score of 19.
Before the umpires called it a day, Australia had already lost four wickets with Khawaja (41) and Tim Paine (8) holding the crease for their side. For India, pacer Shami picked two wickets while Sharma and Bumrah scalped one wicket each for their side. (Inputs ANI)
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