Australia were 243 for 7 against India in their second innings at Brisbane

Brisbane: Australia were 243 for 7 against India in their second innings in the fourth and final Test at Brisbane, a short while ago.

Mitchell Starc was batting on 1 run and Pat Cummins batting on 2, when the last reports came in. 

Earlier, India were bowled out for 336 in the first innings, only 33 runs behind Australia's first innings total of 369. Debutant Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur scored fifties on the third day yesterday. The duo added 123 runs to bring India back in the game.

 

For India, Shardul Thakur was the top scorer with 67 runs while Washington Sundar



scored valuable 62 runs. They gave the visitors a fighting chance of securing the draw India need in the fourth Test against Australia to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

 

For Australia, Josh Hazlewood scalped five wickets. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc picked two wickets each while off-spinner Nathan Lyon, playing his 100th Test, scalped one.

 

The four-match series is currently tied at 1-1 with Australia winning the first match in Adelaide while India registering a win in the second in Melbourne. The third Test in Sydney had ended in a draw.