Ahmedabad | India were 362 for four in their first innings at lunch on day four of the fourth and final Test against Australia here on Sunday.
Virat Kohli was unbeaten on 88 (219 balls; 5x4), 12 runs shy of his first Test century since November 2019.
Batting ahead of Shreyas Iyer, who went for scans after complaining of back pain, wicketkeeper-batter Srikar Bharat (25 batting; 70b, 1x4, 1x6) was giving Kohli company in an unbroken 53-run partnership.
The hosts still trail the touring Australia by 118 runs.
Resuming the day on 289/3, India lost their first wicket of the day when Todd Murphy (2/64) dismissed Ravindra Jadeja (28). Brief scores:
Australia first innings: 480 all out; 167.2 overs.
India first innings: 362/4 in 131 overs (Shubman Gill 128, Virat Kohli 88 batting, Cheteshwar Pujara 42; Todd Murphy 2/64, Matthew Kuhnemann 1/57)
Scoreboard at lunch on the penultimate day of the series-deciding fourth and final Test between India and Australia, here on Sunday.
Australia 1st Innings: 480 in 167.2 overs.
India 1st Innings: (Overnight 289/3; 99 overs) Rohit Sharma c Labuschagne b Kuhnemann 35 Shubman Gill lbw 128
Cheteshwar Pujara lbw Murphy 42
Virat Kohli batting 88
Ravindra Jadeja c Khawaja b Murphy 28
Srikar Bharat batting 25
Extras: (B-10, LB-4, NB-2) 16
Total: (For four wickets in 131 overs) 362 Fall of Wickets: 1-74, 2-187, 3-245, 4-309 Bowling: Mitchell Starc 17-2-74-0, Cameron Green 14-0-54-0, Nathan Lyon 49-8-99-1, Matthew Kuhnemann 19-2-57-1, Todd Murphy 32-9-64-2.
