Team India is once again in danger of follow on; This many runs will have to be scored to save respect on the third day

IND vs AUS 4th Test, Boxing Day Test: In the Boxing Day Test being played in Melbourne, host Australia has scored a huge score of 474 runs in the first innings, in response to which India has scored 164 runs after losing 5 wickets till stumps on the second day. However, like the GABA test, the threat of follow-on is once again looming over India.

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In fact, in the third Test played in Brisbane, when Australia batted first and scored 445 runs, in response India lost its wickets quickly in the first innings and was in danger of follow on. But, the last wicket partnership between Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah saved India from the follow on. At the same time, India was successful in drawing the match. Now India is in danger of follow on in the Boxing Day Test also.

111 runs needed to avoid follow on

Till stumps on the second day, India had scored 164 runs after losing 5 wickets in 46 overs. Pant returned unbeaten after scoring 06 and Jadeja 04 runs. Now India has hopes from these two players. The team is still 310 runs behind Australia and still needs 111 runs to avoid follow-on. That means the team will have to reach 275 runs somehow. However, the difficulty for India is that it has only 5 wickets in its hands.

what happened the next day

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Australia's first innings ended at a score of 474 runs on the second day of the Boxing Day Test match being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. During this, Steve Smith was out for Australia after scoring the highest runs of 140 runs. For India, Jasprit Bumrah took 4 wickets, Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets, Akashdeep took 2 wickets and Washington Sundar took one wicket. After this, the Indian team, which came to bat, had a bad start.

In the first innings, India was on the score of 8 runs. Captain Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion cheaply after scoring 3 runs. After this, Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul handled the innings to some extent. Both of them took the team's score beyond 50. After which Rahul was out after scoring 24 runs. Then Jaiswal made a partnership of 102 runs with Virat Kohli. But, Jaiswal was unlucky. He got run out with a personal score of 82.

After Jaiswal was out, Kohli also returned to the pavilion after scoring 36 runs. At the same time, Akashdeep, who came to bat, could not even open his account. Till stumps, India has scored 164 runs after losing 5 wickets in 46 overs. Pant returned unbeaten after scoring 06 and Jadeja 04 runs. Pat Cummins and Scott Boland have taken two wickets each for Australia.