India vs Australia - 4th Test, Day 5: Talking Points

Ashwin strikes early on Day 5

Matthew Kuhnemann and Travis Head walked into bat on day 5, the night watchman was sent as Usman Khawaja; the regular opener was not fit to play. They survived the small time period before stumps and came out to bat today. Ravichandran Ashwin removed Kuhnemann early in the first session but then it was a dead rubber with Head and Marnus Labuschagne piling the frustration on the Indian bowlers. Both in total added 139 runs for the 2nd wicket, which saw both batters chip away with runs. The Indian bowlers toiled hard but were unable to get the breakthrough.

Axar Patel breaks the partnership

Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne built a solid partnership and got to their respective fifties, Head started playing aggressive shots and moved closer to his century but Axar Patel broke this massive partnership by sneaking through the gates of Head, who was out once again in the 90s with few overs left for Tea. Labuschange (63*) and Steven Smith (10*) continued to bat after the tea break and the pitch looked flat, which helped the batter to negate the Indian bowling attack.

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Both captains shake hands the match ends in a draw

Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara were given a chance to turn their arm over and after about 2 overs both the captains shook hands, agreeing on a draw. Now, both India and Australia will lock horns in the 2021-2023 World Test Championship (WTC) Final which will be taking place at the Oval between June 7-11. India has managed to reach the Finals for the second time and would want to be crowned champions in two months’ time. It will be a mouth-watering contest which will be played on a neutral venue, the Oval where all the drama will unfurl.