IND VS AUS India trail by 310 runs at the end of second day's play.India's angel falters once again.

 The second day of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia in Melbourne has ended. This is the fourth Test of the five-match Test series between the two teams. At present, the series is tied at 1-1. The next two Tests are important in terms of reaching the final of the World Test Championship. Australia won the toss and chose to bat first. On the second day on Friday, Australia scored 474 runs in their first innings. In response, India lost five wickets for 164 runs in their first innings.

Second day's play ends

By the end of the second day's play, India has scored 164 runs after losing five wickets. Australia had scored 474 runs in their first innings. In this respect, India is still 310 runs behind. The second day was completely in Australia's name. The Kangaroos dominated the Indian team in all three sessions. In the last session, when India was batting, at one point the score was 153 runs for two wickets. After this, Team India lost three more wickets in making only six runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal's run out was the turning point. Yashasvi shared a 102-run partnership with Kohli. However, as soon as Yashasvi was run out, the Indian innings collapsed. He could score only 82 runs. After this, Virat Kohli was out after scoring 36 runs. Then night watchman Akash Deep also returned to the pavilion without opening the account. Earlier, captain Rohit Sharma, who came to open, was out after scoring three runs and KL Rahul was out after scoring 24 runs. Pat Cummins and Scott Boland took two wickets each from Australia's side.

1. Australia scored 474 runs

Australia's first innings ended at 474 runs. After winning the toss and batting first, the first three batsmen scored half-centuries for Australia. After this, Steve Smith scored the 34th century of his Test career. Captain Pat Cummins played an innings of 49 runs. On the second day, Australia started playing ahead at 311 runs for six wickets. However, the Indian bowlers had to work hard for four wickets today. Australia added 163 runs today and lost four wickets. Smith was dismissed after scoring 140 runs. For India, Jasprit Bumrah took the maximum four wickets. At the same time, Ravindra Jadeja got three wickets. Akash Deep got two wickets, while Sundar took one wicket. It will be interesting to see who comes to open for India. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal are likely to open.