Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
IND vs AUS: Day 4 session timings for Melbourne test, BGT 2024-25

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India trial by 116 runs after day 3 of the IND vs AUS fourth test in Melbourne.
While Australia continue to remain well ahead in the Boxing Day test, it was a great day for India as 21-year-old Nitish Kumar Reddy recorded his maiden test century in what is his first test series.
It was an exciting third day of the MCG test with India landing their punches back at the Aussies and not tapping out easily.
In reply to Australia’s 474-run first innings total, India slipped to 221/7 with Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja being the first two batters to lose their wickets in the morning. However, India found a lifeline in this test match through all-rounders Reddy and Washington Sundar.
The pair forged a partnership of 127 runs, which is the second-highest eighth wicket stand for India in tests in Australia. Sundar departed for 50, but Reddy went onto to bring up a sublime century under immense pressure.
At stumps on day 3 at the MCG, India are 358/9, still trialing by 116 more runs.
IND vs AUS: What are the session timings for day 4 of the 4th test in Melbourne?
Day 4 of the fourth IND vs AUS test match is scheduled to start on December 29 at 10.30 AM local time, which is 5.00 AM IST.
The session timings are given below. Note that play can be extended by 30 minutes to complete the quota of overs. About 40 overs have been lost in this test so far due to rain and bad light.
Here are the session timings for day 4 of the IND vs AUS 4th test at the MCG:
1st session: 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM IST / 11:30 PM to 1:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM AEST
Lunch break: 7:00 AM to 7:40 AM IST / 1:30 AM to 2:10 AM GMT / 12:30 PM to 1:10 PM AEST
2nd session: 7:40 AM to 9:40 AM IST / 2:10 AM to 4:10 AM GMT / 1:10 PM to 3:10 PM AEST
Tea break: 9:40 AM to 10:00 AM IST / 4:10 AM to 4:30 AM GMT / 3:10 PM to 3:30 PM AEST
3rd session: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM IST / 4.30 AM to 6:30 AM GMT / 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM AEST
Half hour extension: 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM IST / 6:30 AM to 7:00 AM GMT / 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM AEST
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