4th Test: Smith makes 140, Bumrah takes 4-99 as India bowl out Aus for 474 Updated: December 27th, 2024, 09:00 IST in Sports 0 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on WhatsApp Share on Linkedin Melbourne: Steve Smith made a brilliant 140 while Jasprit Bumrah finished with 4-99 as India bowled out Australia for 474 in their first innings on day two of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Friday. India had aimed to wrap up the Australia innings quickly, but Smith’s 34th Test hundred – a fluent knock laced with 13 fours and three sixes – along with him getting valuable support from Pat Cummins (49) and Mitchell Starc (15) in stitching stands of 112 and 44 respectively helped the hosts’ made the visitors’ bowling line-up listless. Also Read Odisha loses as Bengal advances to Santosh Trophy semis 15 hours ago BGT: It’s probably a safe shot for me, says Konstas on ramps against Bumrah 17 hours ago It was also Smith’s fifth ton at the MCG, and second three-figure score coming in as many matches against India in this series.
Post lunch, India had some relief as Mitchell Starc was castled by Ravindra Jadeja, who got the ball to straighten in and rattle his off-stump. Smith was next to fall in a bizarre fashion, as he danced down the pitch to hoick off Akash Deep, but got a bottom edge and the ball rolled onto the stumps to dislodge the off-stump bail. After Scott Boland successfully used the review twice to overturn lbw decisions, Jadeja finally .