The fourth and last Test in Ahmedabad seems destined to finish in a draw after Australia comfortably dealt with India’s star spinners earlier than lunch on day 5.
Even with out star opener Usman Khawaja, who’s unlikely to bat after struggling a leg harm, Australia received to the top of Monday’s first session at 1-73.
Travis Head (45 no) and Marnus Labuschange (22 no) will resume after lunch.
Australia nonetheless path India by 18 after the hosts piled on 580 within the first innings because of Virat Kohli’s first Test century in additional than three years and opener Shubman Gill’s good 128.
Regular No.11 Matt Kuhnemann was the one wicket to fall within the first session after the spinner was despatched in as a nightwatchman on Sunday with Head rather than Khawaja.
After making a marathon 180 within the first innings, Khawaja is scuffling with an unspecified leg harm after hurting himself within the area.
The 36-year-old is just an opportunity to bat if Australia finds themselves in deep trouble making an attempt to save lots of the match.
He didn’t bat within the nets earlier than play on Monday and tried to check out the harm with some gradual working after a scan on his left leg proved inconclusive.
India already retained the Border-Gavaskar trophy by successful the primary two Tests of the four-match sequence.
But Australia might have secured a uncommon 2-2 sequence consequence with a win in Ahmedabad after their well-known nine-wicket triumph in Indore within the third Test.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
