After being 75 for 5, follow-on danger looms over India's head till the last over of the day. India finally saved the follow-on with the help of the last wicket partnership between Jaspreet Bumrah and Akashdeep, who contributed 39 runs for the last wicket till the end of the day and will return on the fifth day to bat again.

Australia 445 & 252/9

India 311

Test 3 of 5 (Tied 1-1) - End of day 4

IND trail by 193 runs

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AUS 1st InnIND 1st Inn

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Usman Khawaja c Bharat (wk) b Jasprit Bumrah	21	54	3	0	38.89
Nathan McSweeney c Virat Kohli b Jasprit Bumrah	9	49	1	0	18.37
Marnus Labuschagne c Virat Kohli b Nitish Kumar Reddy	12	55	0	0	21.82
Steve Smith c Rohit Sharma b Jasprit Bumrah	101	190	12	0	53.16
Travis Head c Rohit Sharma b Jasprit Bumrah	152	160	18	0	95.0
Mitchell Marsh c Virat Kohli b Jasprit Bumrah	5	16	0	0	31.25
Alex Carey (wk) c Shubman Gill b Akash Deep	70	88	7	2	79.55
Pat Cummins (c) c Rohit Sharma b Mohammed Siraj	20	33	1	0	60.61
Mitchell Starc c Mohammed Siraj b Jasprit Bumrah	18	30	1	1	60.0
Nathan Lyon not out	2	30	0	0	6.67
Josh Hazlewood b Mohammed Siraj	0	3	0	0	0.0

Extras: 35 (NB 5, W 13, LB 17)

Total: 445 (10 wkts, 117.1 ov)

Fall of wickets: 31/1 (U. Khawaja, 16.1 ov), 38/2 (N. McSweeney, 18.3 ov), 75/3 (M. Labuschagne, 33.2 ov), 318/4 (S. Smith, 82.0 ov), 324/5 (M. Marsh, 86.2 ov), 327/6 (T. Head, 86.5 ov), 387/7 (P. Cummins, 97.3 ov), 423/8 (M. Starc, 105.5 ov), 445/9 (A. Carey, 117.1 ov), 445/10 (J. Hazlewood, 116.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Jasprit Bumrah	28.0	9	76	6	2.71
Mohammed Siraj	23.2	5	97	2	4.16
Akash Deep	29.5	5	95	1	3.18
Nitish Kumar Reddy	13.0	1	65	1	5.0
Ravindra Jadeja	23.0	2	95	0	4.13

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Yashasvi Jaiswal c Mitchell Marsh b Mitchell Starc	4	2	1	0	200.0
KL Rahul c Steve Smith b Nathan Lyon	84	139	8	0	60.43
Shubman Gill c Mitchell Marsh b Mitchell Starc	1	3	0	0	33.33
Virat Kohli c Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood	3	16	0	0	18.75
Srikar Bharat (wk) c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins	9	12	0	0	75.0
Rohit Sharma (c) c Alex Carey b Pat Cummins	10	27	2	0	37.04
Ravindra Jadeja c Pat Cummins b Nathan Lyon	77	123	7	1	62.6
Nitish Kumar Reddy b Pat Cummins	16	61	1	0	26.23
Mohammed Siraj c Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc	1	11	0	0	9.09
Jasprit Bumrah not out	10	27	0	0	37.04
Akash Deep not out	27	31	2	1	87.1

Extras: 10 (NB 3, W 1, B 4, LB 2)

Total: 252 (9 wkts, 74.5 ov)

Fall of wickets: 4/1 (Y. Jaiswal, 0.2 ov), 9/2 (S. Gill, 2.1 ov), 22/3 (V. Kohli, 7.2 ov), 44/4 (S. Bharat, 13.5 ov), 74/5 (R. Sharma, 23.3 ov), 131/6 (KL Rahul, 42.3 ov), 194/7 (N. K. Reddy, 59.5 ov), 201/8 (M. Siraj, 62.6 ov), 213/9 (R. Jadeja, 65.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mitchell Starc	24.0	3	83	3	3.46
Josh Hazlewood	6.0	2	22	1	3.67
Pat Cummins (c)	20.5	2	80	4	3.84
Nathan Lyon	21.0	0	54	1	2.57
Travis Head	1.0	0	1	0	1.0
Mitchell Marsh	2.0	0	6	0	3.0

First Session: 116 runs while losing two wickets.

India started day 4 at 51/4 with KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma at the crease. India lost two wickets of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul in the first session and scored over 100 runs. By lunch, India was at 167/6 with Ravindra Jadeja (41*) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (7*) at the crease.

KL Rahul and Jadeja Scored Fifties

In the first session, Rahul batted beautifully, scoring a crucial 84 runs in 139 balls with the help of 8 boundaries and a strike rate of 60.43. After Rohit’s dismissal, Rahul and Jadeja contributed to a partnership of 67 runs. Rahul got dismissed at a personal score of 84 on Nathan Lyon’s ball, where Steve Smith made a spectacular catch at the slips.

After Rahul's wicket, Jadeja took the driver's seat and batted till the last session; he was also the previous dismissal of the day. In his 22nd test half-century, he scored 77 runs in 123 balls with seven boundaries and a massive six. He formed two partnerships, a 67-run stand with KL Rahul and a 53-run partnership with Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Match Saving Partnership 

Only one wicket was left after Jadeja's dismissal, and India needed to score 246 runs to save the follow-on. It looked like India would bat again today, but what happened next wasn't expected. Jaspreet Bumrah and Akashdeep formed a 39-run partnership to save the follow-on; both batted like they were top-order batters, with classic defence, playing on the merit of the ball, preventing big-shot urge. It was a fantastic moment when Akashdeep hit a boundary over the gully to cross the 246-run mark on the day's last over. The celebration in the stadium was like India won the test match, along with the celebration in the dressing room. 

PEAK CELEBRATION IN INDIAN DRESSING ROOM. 🤣🔥pic.twitter.com/37RaRoq2y0

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 17, 2024

After saving the follow-on, Akashdeep hit a massive six, like now he has a licence to hit the sixes and boundaries; the shot spreads laughter in the dressing room. Watch video 

THE CONFIDENCE OF AKASHDEEP.

- Smashed a six against Australian captain Cummins. 🫡🇮🇳pic.twitter.com/XLrooWZEKi

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 17, 2024

By the end of day 4, India was at 252 for nine wickets. Jasprit Bumrah and Akashdeep will come back to bat on Day 5; Australia will bat again on Day 5 after India’s innings, and the most likely outcome of the matches is drawn, but it's no less than a win for India after 75/5 and behind by over 400 runs to draw the match.