General view of play on the third day of the fourth Test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Photo: AP General view of play on the third day of the fourth Test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Photo: AP

India will hope for an inspired bowling performance from Jasprit Bumrah and Co, on Day 4 of the fourth Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on Sunday, December 29, 2024. (Full Coverage | More Cricket News)

Pool A will consist of the defending champion Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB – Indian Railways), along with Indian Army – Red, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Hockey Maharastra and Hockey Unit Of Tamil Nadu (HUTN).

Nitish Kumar Reddy's maiden Test hundred, an unbeaten one (105 not out) as of Saturday, cut the tourists' deficit to 116 runs before rain and bad light together brought an early end to Day 3's play. Mohammed Siraj (2 not out) was giving him resolute company at the crease.

With two full days of play still remaining, all four results - Australia win, draw, India win and tie - are still possible. An Indian win appears highly improbable, however, unless Bumrah conjures something magical again and has support from the other bowling end.

Saturday ended with applause all around for Reddy, and the 21-year-old from Visakhapatnam will try to carry forward that confidence on Sunday, not just with bat but with the ball as well. If India can somehow bring the deficit down below 100 runs and deal a few early blows to the Aussie top-order, things could get very interesting.

The five-match series stands tied at 1-1, and in case ends up tied, the trophy will be retained by India. Pat Cummins' men thus will try their best to come up trumps in Melbourne, failing which the Sydney Test will become a must-win one for them.

Because of the overs lost to showers and bad light on Saturday, play is scheduled to begin at 4:30am IST, instead of 5am IST as was the case on the first three days. But for that, the rain gods will need to be kind to the cricket. Let's take a look at the weather forecast for Day 4 in Melbourne:

India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 4 Weather Forecast

We are unlikely to see much rain as on Sunday, with the weather expected to be partly sunny and pleasant through the day. A maximum temperature of 25 degree Celsius and minimum of 14 degrees is predicted on Accuweather, with just a three per cent probability of precipitation. Thus, play should not be interrupted on Day 4.

India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 4 Hourly Weather Photo: Accuweather screengrab Photo: Accuweather screengrab India Vs Australia, 4th Test Day 4: Live Streaming, Telecast Details

When and where will the India vs Australia, 4th Test Day 4 be played?

The India vs Australia, 4th Test Day 4 will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on Sunday, December 29, 2024 starting 4:30am IST (if weather permits).

Where will the India vs Australia, 4th Test Day 4 be telecast and live streamed?

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The India vs Australia, 4th Test Day 4 will be live streamed on the Disney+Hotstar app and website in India, and telecast on the Star Sports Network in India.

Playing XIs

Australia: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundarubet63, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep