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Ajinkya Rahane helped India pull-off a draw in a nerve-wracking last session after Murali Vijay's (80) departure in the fourth over of the session triggered a mini collapse. With the fourth Test of the series ending in a draw at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia won the Border-Gavaskar, 2014-15 Trophy 2-0.  (Also Read:  HIGHLIGHTS: AUSTRALIA VS INDIA - 4th TEST, DAY 5, Sydney Cricket Ground ) Chasing 349, after Australia declared their innings on the overnight total of 251/6, Vijay led India's reply. The batsman, whose name is fast becoming synonymous with patience, held his nerve through tricky passages of time and anchored the innings for over two sessions to keep the visitors in fray. A short while later, with 148 runs needed, Virat Kohli (46) fell to Mitchell Starc, who also claimed Suresh Raina for a duck and Lyon picked Wriddhiman Saha for naught. Claiming wickets at regular intervals Australia seized the momentum. However, ably supported by Ravichandran Ashwin an...

4th TEST, DAY 5 - AUSTRALIA VS INDIA DAY 5 - SATURDAY 10 JANUARY , AUSTRALIA VS INDIA Match drawn (Australia won the series 2-0) India  2nd Innings: INdia  252/7 Run Rate: 2.80 Overs: 89.5 Murali Vijay 80, Lokesh Rahul 16, Rohit Sharma 39, Suresh Raina 0, Virat Kohli 46, Wriddhiman Saha 0, Ravichandran Ashwin 1, Ajinkya Rahane 38*, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 20* Mitchell Starc 2/36, Ryan Harris 0/34, Josh Hazlewood 2/31, Nathan Lyon 2/110, Shane Watson 1/22, Steve Smith 0/7 Australia  2nd Innings: Australia  251/6 Run Rate: 6.27 Overs: 40 David Warner 4, Chris Rogers 56, Shane Watson 16, Steve Smith 71, Shaun Marsh 1, Joe Burns 66, Brad Haddin 31*, Ryan Harris 0* Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1/46, Umesh Yadav 0/45, Mohammed Shami 1/33, Ravichandran Ashwin 4/105, Suresh Raina 0/18 India 1st Innings: India 342/5 Run Rate: 2.97 Overs: 115 Murali Vijay 0, Lokesh Rahul 110, Rohit Sharma 53, Ajinkya Rahane 13, Suresh Raina 0, Virat ...

India lost the closely fought first Test by 48 runs after Australia declared on their overnight score of 290/5 at the Adelaide Oval. Chasing 364, Murali Vijay (99) and Virat Kohli (141) had kept India in the fray with a clinically compiled 185-run stand for the third wicket until Nathan Lyon claimed the former. India’s stand-in skipper, who had kept the team in reckoning with a carefully planned century couldn’t find an able ally after Murali Vijay’s departure for 99 in the last session. Having ended the flourishing stand that threatened to take the game away from the hosts, the off-spinner continued to strike at the other end. He eventually accounted for Kohli as the hosts made their way back in the game and finished with seven in the innings. (Also See:  HIGHLIGHTS: 1st TEST, DAY 5 - AUSTRALIA VS INDIA, Adelaide Oval ) Earlier, with 16 runs on the board, India lost Shikhar Dhawan to a Mitchell Johnson bouncer that skimmed past the batsman handing an easy catch to wicketkeeper...

1st TEST, DAY 4 - AUSTRALIA VS INDIA STUMPS: DAY 4 -   Australia 7 for 517 dec and 5 for 290 (Warner 102, Smith 52*) lead India 444 (Kohli 115, Lyon 5-134) by 363 runs Toss: Australia, who chose to bat Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Marais Erasmus, Ian Gould, Mick Martell, Geoff Joshua Referee: Jeff Crowe Toss: Australia, who chose to bat Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Marais Erasmus, Ian Gould, Mick Martell, Geoff Joshua Referee: Jeff Crowe Australia innings Australia: 50 runs in 7.1 overs 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (Chris Rogers 9, David Warner 38) David Warner: 50 off 45 balls (9 x fours) Australia: 100 runs in 21.3 overs Lunch: Australia - 113/2 in 24 overs 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (David Warner 23, Michael Clarke 27) Australia: 150 runs in 31.6 overs David Warner: 100 off 106 balls (14 x fours) Michael Clarke: 50 off 69 balls (8 x fours) 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 123 balls (David Warner 46, Michael Clar...