IND vs AUS Highlights, 4th Test Day 1: Khawaja 104* takes AUS to ...

A length delivery by Shami, on middle and Khawaja guides it to midwicket's right to remain unbeaten and take Australia to 255/4 at Stumps! WHAT A KNOCK!

Australia: 255/4 (90) at Stumps

Khawaja - 104 (251)

Green - 49 (64)

A full delivery by Shami, on the pads. Khawaja hammers it to deep square perfectly, and it so well-placed that it goes for a four! HE GETS HIS 100 OFF 246 BALLS!

WHAT A KNOCK! SIMPLY ELEGANT AND PURE CLASS!

India have a huge task ahead!

A good length delivery by Jadeja, on middle and leg. Khawaja glances it to deep midwicket for a single.

Last over to go and Khawaja is at 99 off 245 balls. Will he get his ton today? Or will he lose his wicket in heartbreak?

Australia: 250/4 (89)

Shami tried to go for the yorker, but it came out as a low full toss, on off. Green punishes him with much aplomb and clatters it wide of mid-off for a brilliantly timed four! The last 30 minutes has been all Australia! Green has added some new energy to this Aussie innings, has been rotating strike and taking pressure of Khawaja.

Australia: 234/4 (84.5)

A full delivery by Shami, going to his pads. Khawaja was dip in the crease and clipped it to deep backward square to enter his 90s! CENTURY BOUND!

He has dominating in that region all day, be it one way or another, through his flicks or pull shots!

Australia: 219/4 (83)

Khawaja - 92 (233)

Green - 25 (40)

In the fifth delivery, Yadav sent it full, overpitched and on midde. Green drove it elgance, past the bowler and Khawaja for a glorious four!

In the third ball, Umesh sent a short ball, wide of off. Green smartly placed it wide of third slip for a four!

12 off this over, the most expensive in this innings!

Australia: 213/4 (82)

A short delivery by Axar, towards off. Khawaja taps it to long on for a single and takes Australia to 200 single-handedly! The opener has remained strong today and has made the Indian bowlers toil hard! Also edging towards his ton! The second ball was due and India didn't take it.

Australia: 200/4 (80.2)

A full delivery by Ashwin, outside off. It is overpitched and Khawaja uses the full face of his bat to drill it to cover's right for a four!

They are rotating their strike and if India don't remove Khawaja soon, he could be bagging his century before Stummps, and that's what the Aussie opener would be aiming for! His highest score in the series has been 81 and he is already past that! The opener has registered 84 off 214 balls, packed with 13 fours.

A slow delivery by Ashwin, too short and outside off. Green whacks it with much aplomb through the gap in cover point for a four! SHOT!

More 16 overs to go for Stumps and Green, Khawaja will be looking to build a stabilising partnership, to make up for the post-Tea blip and also to add that lost tempo to the Australin innings.

Australia: 185/4 (74)

A length delivery by Shami, around off. Khawaja drills it to point for a single.

Wickets are tumbling but Khawaja is still there. The batters to have left are Head (32), Labuschagne (3), Smith (38), Handscomb (17).

Australia need to win the match if they want to level the series 2-2. Also a positive outcome for India will see Rohit and Co join the Aussies in the WTC finals, scheduled for June. A draw or defeat won't end India's chances, but a lot will rely on the outcome of the Test series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

Peach of a delivery by Shami, as he hits the deck on good length. It straightens off the deck and Handscomb is stuck on the back foot to defend, gets beaten with ease. The ball rattles the off stump, and another wicket goes for Australia. THE DELIVERY WAS SIMPLY WAY TOO PERFECT!

This has been a blip for them after Tea. Wickets are suddenly tumbling!

Handscomb b Shami 17 (27)

A flat delivery by Jadeja, into off. Handscomb defends it on the front foot. No run. Khawaja is going strong and has really adapted to the conditions well. He is really enjoying himself out there and deserved big applause! The opener has smacked 68 off 196 balls and is unbeaten.

Australia: 169/3 (70)

Handscomb goes down the track to hammer this delivery by Jadeja, wide of mid-on! PICK THE GAP BETWEEN MIDWICKET AND MID ON WITH SUPERB TIMING!

He will be aiming to maintain his composure, hit the occasional boundary and support. In the ongoing series, he is Australia's fifth-highest run-scorer with 132 runs in 4* matches for Australia.

Back of a length delivery by Umesh, off stump line. Khawaja is on his toes and he defends it to point. No run.

Khawaja is currently at 67 off 186 balls, and will be hoping to not lose his wicket today. If he remains, Australia could end up posting a strong total on Day 2. The opener was building a strong partnership with Smith, but Jadeja struck to remove the Aussie captain. The onus is also on Handscomb, who will need to support Khawaja and keep his wicket in this session.

Australia: 153/3 (65)

A flat delivery by Jadeja, around off. Smith tries to work it off side, but the ball is straight and he gets an inside edge, which goes off the pads and then hits the stumps!

THE PARTNERSHIP ENDS!

Smith b Jadeja 38 (135)

A short delivery by Iyer, outside off. Smith guides it to cover. No run. Now, it is time for Tea!

Australia: 149/2 (62)

Smith- 38(129)

Khawaja- 65(180)

A full delivery by Jadeja, on off. Khawaja defends it with caution.

Australia: 145/2 (59)

A short delivery by Axar, wide of off. Khawaja hammers it between point and cover for a four to deep point.

Australia: 140/2 (55.2)

Jadeja tosses it up, on off. Khawaja waits for it and then defends it from deep in the crease.

Australia: 133/2 (53)

A length delivery by Shami, wide of off. Khawaja guides it wide of the man at second slip for a four! HE GETS HIS HARD-EARNED HALF-CENTURY!

Australia: 125/2 (48.3)

A full delivery by Ashwin, on middle. Smith clatters it between fielders at mid-wicket for a single.

Australia: 108/2 (43.5)

A short delivery by Ashwin, into leg. Khawaja drills it through square leg, off th pads for a four!

Australia get past 100 and Khawaja also nears his half-century! Excellent batter by the opener!

A full delivery by Umesh, into middle. Khawaja defends it past the bowler and non-striker for a single.

Australia: 96/2 (36.5)

A short delivery by Jadeja, outside leg. Khawaja pulls it to fine leg but the sweeper is there to stop it. One run.

Australia: 87/2 (32)

A short delivery by Axar, towards off. Khawaja defends it safely!

LUNCH TIME NOW!

Australia: 75/2 (29)

Khawaja- 27(94)

Smith- 2 (17)

A short length delivery by Ashwin, outside off. Smith guides this arm ball in front of point. No run.

Australia: 75/2 (26)

A full delivery by Ashwin, straight. Smith guides it to mid-on with a strong bottom hand. No run.

Australia: 73/2 (24)

A full length delivery by Shami, outside off. Labuschagne fails to connect and the bal finds the gap between bat and pad. It hits the leg stump! BIG WICKET!

Labuschagne b Shami 3 (20)

A short delivery by Ashwin, on off. Khawaja pulls it through the on-side for four runs! GOOD SHOT!

Australia: 66/1 (18)

A full tossed up delivery by Ashwin, outside off. Head goes down the pitch and toe-ends his shot. No timming and it goes for a catch in mid-on!

Head c Jadeja b ashwin 32 (44)

In the final delivery, Umesh sends a straight ball, on middle. Head hammers it wide of mid-on for a four!

The previous two fours were clattered to fine leg and forward of point!

50 partnership in 13 overs!

Australia: 52/0 (13)

A half-volley by Umesh, wide of off. Head hammers it wide of cover for a powerful cover drive! FOUR!

Australia: 38/0 (11)

A full and straight delivery by Shami, on middle and off. Head drives it with ease, straight on mid on. Umesh dives but it goes past him! FOUR!

Australia: 30/0 (9)

A full length delivery by Shami, on fourth stump line. Head defends it to mid-off. No run.

Australia: 24/0 (7)

Also in the previous over, Bharat dropped a sitter. Head got a thin edge off Umesh, and it was at waist height to the wicketkeeper, he missed it!

A good length delivery by Umesh, top of off. Khawaja backs and then defends it to mid-on!

Second maiden for Umesh!

Australia: 15/0 (4)

A good delivery by Umesh, angled down leg. Head misses it and it is a maiden for Umesh!

Australia: 10/0 (2)

India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Srikar Bharat(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav

Australia: Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Todd Murphy, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon

After toss, Smith said, "We are going to have a bat, playing with the same team. Looks like a nice surface, does look like a good wicket. The guys performed well last week. We'll wait and see (whether he will lead Australia in India again.)"

Meanwhile, Rohit stated, "We would have batted first. We know what needs to be done. Siraj is rested and Shami is back. It's always nice to have some time off. We need to regroup as a team, you can reflect on so many things. Not the surface what we saw in the first three Tests, looks a good pitch, I hope it stays the same for all five days."

It is expected that India will stick to their combination of having two spinners and three fast bowlers in the playing XI. The hosts could include Shami and rest Siraj for the final Test. Meanwhile, although Kishan is also in the squad, Bharat is expected to continue with his role as the main wicketkeeper-batter.

Meanwhile, the visitors will be probably putting in more seamers in the bowling department for the first innings and so we could see more action from Green. He only bowled two overs in Indore.

Recently, Rohit responded to Shastri's criticism of the Indian team being overconfident for the third Test match. "Honestly, when you win two games, if the people outside are feeling that we are overconfident, it's absolutely rubbish, because you want to do your best in all four games. You don't want to stop by winning just two games, it is as simple as that. Obviously, all these guys, when they talk about being overconfident and all that, especially the guys who are not part of the dressing room, they don't know what kind of talk happens in the dressing room. Ruthless is the word that comes to my mind", he said.

"Not to give any inch to the opposition when they are playing, especially when they're touring abroad, and that is exactly what we have also experienced when we have toured outside. The opposition will never let you come into the game, never let you come into the series. And that is the mindset we have as well. We want to do our best in all the games. If it seems overconfident or anything like that to the outsiders, it doesn't really matter to us", he further added.

India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Srikar Bharat(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav

Australia: Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith(c), Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey(w), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Matthew Kuhnemann, Scott Boland, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Lance Morris