Australia scored 270/8 and declared their second innings with the help of decent contributions from both Alex Carey and Mitchell Starc in the lower order and set a herculean target of 444 runs to chase in the fourth innings of this Test match. Jadeja picked three wickets overall, while Shami and Umesh Yadav picked two wickets each with the ball respectively.

India ended day 4 of the Test match with a total of 164/3 in the second innings and they need 280 more runs on the final day to win the WTC 2023 final trophy with seven wickets in hand. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant knock of 43 runs from 60 balls before getting dismissed and Virat Kohli looks in good touch and currently, he remains unbeaten at 44.

Numbers and stats from Day 4 of the AUS vs IND game:

2 – Virat Kohli became the second batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to complete 5000 runs against Australia in International cricket.

Most runs vs Australia in International cricket:
Sachin Tendulkar – 6707
Virat Kohli – 5003
Rohit Sharma – 3351

5 – Rohit Sharma has surpassed MS Dhoni to become the fifth-highest run-scorer for the Indian team in international cricket.

5 – Virat Kohli became the fifth Indian batsman to complete 2000 runs against Australia in Test cricket.

Most runs for India vs Australia in Test cricket:
Sachin Tendulkar – 3630
VVS Laxman – 2434
Rahul Dravid – 2143
Cheteshwar Pujara – 2074
Virat Kohli – 2037

8 – Pat Cummins dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara for the 8th time in Test cricket.

Batters to get dismissed by Pat Cummins in Test cricket most times:
Joe Root – 8
Cheteshwar Pujara – 8

9 – Nathan Lyon dismissed Rohit Sharma for the 9th time in Test cricket.

Batters to get dismissed by Nathan Lyon in Test cricket most times:
Cheteshwar Pujara – 13
Ajinkya Rahane – 10
Ben Stokes – 9
Stuart Broad – 9
Moeen Ali – 9
Rohit Sharma – 9

50 – Pat Cummins completed the milestone of picking 50 wickets against India in Test cricket.

Most wickets by a pace bowler for Australia vs India in Test cricket:
Brett Lee – 53
Glenn McGrath – 51
Josh Hazlewood – 51
Mitchell Johnson – 50
Pat Cummins – 50

400 – Pat Cummins completed the milestone of picking 400 wickets in international cricket.

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