Perth Test, Day 4: India 112/5 at Stumps, Need 175 More To Win Vs Australia

Perth: Chasing a competitive target of 287 runs, India were 112/5 at stumps on the fourth day of the second Test against Australia here on Monday.

Hanuma Vihari and Rishabh Pant were batting on 24 and 9 runs respectively. In the third session of the day, India lost the wickets of skipper Virat Kohli (17), Ajinkya Rahane (30) and opener Murli Vijay (20).

India now need another 175 runs on the final day of the contest on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Australia were bowled out for 243 in their second innings.

Australia were at 190/4 in their second innings, taking a healthy lead of 233 runs at lunch on the fourth day of the second Test match against India here on Monday.

Overnight batsmen Tim Paine (37) and Usman Khawaja (67) were at the crease when umpires called for the break.

Resuming the day at 132/4, Paine and Khawaja started the proceeding on a positive note. The duo played cautiously in the first hour and then started playing their shots.
Indian bowlers struggled in the first session as a result both the overnight batsmen continued batting till the lunch.

Brief scores: Australia: 190/4 second innings (Usman Khawaja 67 not out; Mohammad Shami 2/30) against India at lunch on Day 4.

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(IANS)