IND vs AUS, 4th Test Match in Melbourne: When Team India started the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by registering a spectacular victory in the Perth Test, no one would have imagined that after 3 Test matches, both teams would be tied at 1-1. Now the result of the series depends on the last two Test matches. The Boxing Day Test has started in Melbourne from 26 December, in which Australia has dominated after the first day's play. Australia, batting first, scored 474 runs in the first innings thanks to Steve Smith's brilliant century. After this, Australia's bowlers strengthened their grip on the match by dismissing 5 important batsmen of India within 160 runs. Now 3 days of play are left in the Boxing Day Test and India is in danger of losing.

By the end of the second day's play, India had put 164 runs on the scoreboard after losing 5 wickets. Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant returned unbeaten after scoring 6 runs and Ravindra Jadeja returned unbeaten after scoring 4 runs. Now all eyes are on the third day's play. A lot will depend on the batting of Pant and Jadeja in the first session. Meanwhile, there is good news for Team India from Melbourne. The weather in Melbourne may get bad on the third day, which may lead to some help for Team India. 

The third day will be important 

According to the AccuWeather report, there is a possibility of rain on the third day of the MCG Test. The third day's play will start at 10:30 am local time i.e. 5 am Indian time, with rain expected in the second half. According to AccuWeather, there is only a 2% chance of rain from 10 am to 12 noon local time, which will increase to 49% at 2 pm. There is a 57% chance of rain at 3 pm, followed by 52% and 49% chances of rain at 4 pm and 5 pm respectively. Even if the second half of the third day is interrupted by rain, the chances of a draw are very low but the Indian team may get some time to plan to avoid defeat so that the match can be taken close to a draw.