He has been hitting the right areas to exploit the Aussie batters who are looking underconfident in the middle. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Harshit Rana into the attack, first time in this innings. It was an excellent start from the young paceman as they delivered a maiden over and put pressure on Australia. AUS 23/4 in 11 overs India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: The Indian bowlers should not allow Steve Smith to get into his zone; otherwise, it would be tough for them to break his confidence. Mohammed Siraj did manage to cause some trouble for him in the last over. AUS 23/4 India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: A couple of tight overs from India as two runs came of Jasprit Bumrah's over, while Mohammed Siraj bowled a maiden. This pair is going to be the key for Australia. However, it's an uphill task for Australia to bounce back from here. AUS 19/4 in 8 overs India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Mohammed Siraj strikes early on Day 4 and gets the big wicket of Usman Khawaja. The Indian paceman surprised Khawaja with a short ball and Khawaja mistimed it completely and got caught by Rishabh Pant. AUS 17/4 in 5.3 overs India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Steve Smith is off the mark with a fine cover drive and ran three runs to keep the scoreboard moving here. He is going to be the key player for Australia if they want to make a miraculous comeback in this match. AUS 16/3 in 5 overs India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: The Indian players are out in the middle and are charged up. Meanwhile, Usman Khawaja is joined by Steve Smith in the middle. Jasprit Bumrah will complete his over from Day 3. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Ahead of the Day's play, Ravi Shastri and Wasim Akram suggested that the conditions are better suited for bowlers on Day 4 than yesterday. The cracks on the pitch will also help the Indian pacers to cause trouble for the hosts. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Premier Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood said it was now up to the batters to do the job and he would just relax. "It's just again the batters sticking to their plans tomorrow, batting some time. It's obviously a long series. It's a five-match series. So if we can put some overs into their top quicks, I guess that's probably the couple of goals that we need to tick off tomorrow. If a couple of guys find some form and score an 80-90 or even 100, that's probably the positives we can take out of it," he told reporters India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Virat Kohli has also equalled Sachin Tendulkar's tally of nine centuries against Australia for joint third-most centuries in Tests against an opponent for India. The most Test hundreds against an opponent for India is by Sunil Gavaskar, who has 13 centuries against West Indies. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: All eyes will be on Steve Smith who is going to be extremely crucial for Australia if they want to bounce back. The momentum is completely in India's favour and Australia need a miraculous comeback and Smith needs to forget the ghosts of innings and play a special knock. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Wasim Jaffer took to social media in applause as star India batter Virat Kohli scored his 81st international century. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Virat slammed his first Test century in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) conditions in almost six years, breaking the Test ton curse at Perth with an unbeaten knock that witnessed him play plenty of his classic shots. His last ton in SENA came in December 2018 in Australia, at the same venue. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: With a Test century after over 500 days, Virat finally roared back to form in a territory where he thrives the most, Australia, breaking several records and adding plenty to his legacy as a visiting batter. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Yashasvi Jaiswal, who began on 90, reached three figures with an extraordinary six off Hazlewood, hitting the boundary marker on the full, triumphantly raising his arms in the air. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Yashasvi Jaiswal has stated that the century in Perth was a special one for him as he had worked hard on it. "For me all my centuries are amazing, but this is special because I really wanted to do it (against Australia)," said Jaiswal. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Jasprit Bumrah was at his fiery best on Day 3 with the limited time he got with the ball. He trapped Marnus Labuschagne (3) lbw, a close was called with Usman Khawaja not-out three and Australia in disarray at 12-3. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Speaking at the press conference after the end of the third day's play, Josh Hazelwood said that it was hard work for the Australian bowlers to attack at certain stages of the game. "I think it probably speaks for itself. They piled on the runs and had a couple of really big partnerships there. It was hard work out there bowling it at certain stages. There was a little bit in it at times. I guess the new ball probably has a little bit, but if you get through that, then it's a bit easier batting," Hazelwood was quoted by Fox Cricket as saying. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Nitish Kumar Reddy once again displayed promising signs with a crucial and power-pack 38*-run knock off 27 balls. His arrival in the middle helped India cross the 500-run lead in no time as he smashed the Australian bowlers all around the park from the word go. He smashed three fours and two sixes and witnessed Virat Kohli's special hundred from close quarters/ India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Speaking at the press conference after the end of the third day's play, Jaiswal said that Kohli has been scoring runs in Perth for a long time, but he watched him live from the stands for the first time. "I've seen him score runs in Perth before. Today I saw him do that live from the other end. He has been doing this for a long time. He is just incredible. We were so happy about him, that he should finish it and then we can go out and field. I think that is what was going on, we were waiting for his hundred. And he played amazingly," Jaiswal said. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Captain Jasprit Bumrah (2-1) drew first blood and trapped debutante opener Nathan McSweeney (0) lbw with the fourth delivery that kept low. Then off the last ball of the day, Bumrah trapped Marnus Labuschagne (3) lbw with another delivery that hardly bounced. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Yashasvi Jaiswal (161) played one of the finest innings in the short test history of at the Perth Stadium and left to a standing ovation from an appreciative third-day crowd. His innings lasted 297 balls and provided the backbone of the Indian effort, putting the tourists in position to push for an early lead in the five-test series. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Virat Kohli returned to form in style with a brilliant century on Day 3 as India declared their second innings when he achieved the feat in the first Test at Perth. Kohli completed his 30th Test century off 143 balls, with eight fours and two sixes. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Australia were reeling at 12-3 at stumps and trailing by 521 runs on day three of the first Test. During a tricky 4.2 overs before stumps, paceman Jasprit Bumrah dismissed debutant Nathan McSweeney (0) and Labuschagne (3), both lbw, while nightwatchman Cummins (2) edged Mohammed Siraj to the slips, leaving Usman Khawaja unbeaten on three with an almighty mountain to climb. India vs Australia LIVE Score, 1st Test Day 4: Good morning and welcome to our live blog of Day 4's play in the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 match between Australia and India.