Australia vs India fourth test day 2 scorecard, every wicket, highlights, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith century, Yashasvi Jaiswal run out

Three late wickets have given Australia the upper hand at stumps on day two of the Boxing Day contest after Steve Smith hit his 34th Test century at the MCG on Friday morning.

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A disastrous mix-up between superstar Virat Kohli, who became public enemy no. 1 overnight after his shoulder barge on Australian debutant Sam Konstas, and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal proved to be a turning point in the match, spoiling India’s promising start with the bat.

The tourists are 5-164 at stumps, with wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant (6*) and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (4*) unbeaten overnight, still trailing Australia by 310 runs.

Kohli and Jaiswal, India’s elder statesman and young prodigy, put on a century partnership to put the visitors in control before disaster struck late in the evening session. After fending off towards mid-off, Jaiswal sprinted through for a quick single, only for Kohli to remain untouched at the non-striker’s end, guilty of looking at the ball. With both batsmen stranded at one end, captain Pat Cummins and wicketkeeper Alex Carey combined to send Jaiswal to 82.

The rising star trudged off 18 runs short of a deserved hundred, but Kohli lasted just another five minutes before getting a long delivery from local hero Scott Boland caught behind for 36.

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Earlier, Australia were bowled out for 474 in 122.4 overs after Smith hit a sublime 140 (197) and formed a 112-run partnership with Cummins for the seventh wicket to frustrate the tourists in the morning session.

It was Smith’s fifth Test hundred at the MCG and his 11th against India, which is a record. He now boasts the same number of Test centuries as modern greats Brian Lara and Sunil Gavaskar.

Smith was at his eccentric best when play resumed on day two, giving Jasprit Bumrah a thumbs up after the Indian quick eluded his defense and squealed when an outswinger hit his outside edge.

India’s quick turns turned into a short-ball barrage before spinner Jadeja revealed the much-needed breakthrough, with Cummins misfiring a high strike to mid-off for 49.

Smith accelerated after reaching triple figures in 167 deliveries, charging onto Mohammed Siraj and cutting through the seam before hitting a stroke-sweep to Jadeja over mid-wicket. Mitchell Starc also didn’t shy away from playing his shots as he smashed Bumrah over long-on for a stunning six.

Immediately after the lunch break, Jadeja claimed his third wicket by bowling Starc for 15, while Smith left the following in bizarre circumstances – after charging at paceman Akash Deep and walking into his pads, he watched from mid-on as the Kookaburra seeped back on the stumps.

Tailenders Nathan Lyon and Boland added 19 runs for the last wicket, which included two successful LBW reviews, before Bumrah returned to the attack and finished the innings, finishing with 4-99.

Rohit Sharma’s horror tour continued in the Victorian capital, with the Indian captain peaking a hesitant pull shot against Cummins towards mid-wicket for 3.

Co-opener Jaiswal and KL Rahul steadied the ship with a 43-run partnership for the second wicket before Cummins produced an absolute peach on the final delivery of the afternoon session. Pitching on a good length and nipping away from the right-handed Rahul, the Kookaburra hit the outside edge and kissed the top of the stumps.

Greeted by a chorus of boos as he walked to the crease, Kohli settled into a 102-run partnership with Jaiswal to give Australia a first-innings lead. Meanwhile, Konstas channeled Victorian icon Merv Hughes by orchestrating the rowdy patrons of Bay 13 and proceeded to take selfies with young fans on the fence.

The Australians were convinced that all-rounder Mitchell Marsh had broken the stand after hitting Jaiswal on the knee, but ball-tracking replays showed that the delivery had hit an inch outside the leg-stump.

Jaiswal’s run-out sparked a brief collapse of 3-6 from 27 balls, with Boland also removing nightwatchman Akash Deep, caught leg-by-leg for a 13-ball duck, to reinvigorate the Melbourne crowd.

The fourth Test between Australia and India resumes on Saturday at 10.30am AEDT.