Australia will be up against India in the 4th match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2024/25 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne on December 26, 2024 at 05:00 AM IST.

AUS vs IND (Australia vs India), 4th Test - Match Information

Match: Australia vs India, 4th Test
Date: December 26, 2024
Time: 05:00 AM IST
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne

AUS vs IND (Australia vs India), 4th Test Preview

Australia and India have played 3 matches in the series, with both teams winning 1 match each.

In their previous encounter in this series, Travis Head was the Man of the Match and Travis Head scored the highest fantasy points for Australia with 217 match fantasy points while Jasprit Bumrah topped the fantasy points leaderboard for India with 176 match fantasy points.

AUS vs IND, Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne is a balanced pitch. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 247 runs. Batting first should be the preferred option at the venue, with the team batting first winning 69% of its matches.

Weather Report for Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne

Temperature is expected to be around 32.08 °C and humidity is expected to be around 22%. Winds at a speed of 7.44 m/s are expected.

Pace or Spin?

The Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have taken 86% of the total wickets at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team. Based on the stats available, We predict that the pitch will continue to assist the pacers.

AUS vs IND Dream11 Prediction: Top Batter and Wicket-Keeper Picks

M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets

Player

M

R

Avg R

W

Avg W

RR

RW

Alex Carey

3

162

40.5

0

-

70, 20, 15, 21, 36

-

Travis Head

3

320

80

1

3

152, 0, 17, 140, 11

0, 1, 0, 0, 0

Rishabh Pant

3

96

19.2

0

-

9, 21, 28, 37, 1

-

  1. Alex Tyson Carey
    Alex Carey is a wicket-keeper with an average of 161 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.6 and is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is a left-handed batter and also keeps wickets. In the last 3 matches, this player has scored 162 runs.
  2. Travis Michael Head
    Travis Head is a good-to-have player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He has an average of 94 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.4. He is a left-handed batter. In the recently played 3 matches, this player has scored 320 runs. He has been very successful against this team, taking 1 wicket.
  3. Rishabh Rajendra Pant
    Rishabh Pant is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 101 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.6. This player is a left-handed batter and keeps wickets. In the last 3 matches, he has scored 96 runs. 

AUS vs IND Dream11 Prediction: Top Bowler Picks

M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets

Player

M

R

Avg R

W

Avg W

RR

RW

Jasprit Bumrah

2

12

-

13

11.9

0, 10, 0, 0, 0

6, 0, 3, 0, 4

Pat Cummins

2

42

21

6

21

20, 0, 22, 0, 0

0, 4, 0, 0, 2

Mitchell Starc

2

20

20

9

15

18, 0, 2, 0, 0

0, 3, 0, 0, 6

  1. Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah
    Jasprit Bumrah is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 95 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.8. This player bowls right-arm fast and in the recently played 2 matches, he has taken 13 wickets. 
  2. Patrick James Cummins
    Pat Cummins is a safe bet for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 117 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.8. This player bowls right-arm fast and in the recently played 2 matches, he has taken 6 wickets.
  3. Mitchell Aaron Starc
    Mitchell Starc is a safe bet for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 105 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.1. This player is a left-arm fast bowler and in the last 2 matches, he has taken 9 wickets.

AUS vs IND Dream11 Prediction: Top All-Rounder Picks

M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets

Player

M

R

Avg R

W

Avg W

RR

RW

Ravindra Jadeja

3

110

36.7

1

127

0, 77, 0, 27, 0

0, 0, 1, 0, 5

Nitish Kumar Reddy

2

100

33.3

2

45

0, 16, 42, 0, 42

1, 0, 0, 1, 0

Mitchell Marsh

2

16

5.3

0

-

5, 0, 2, 0, 9

0, 0, 0, 0, 0

  1. Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja
    Ravindra Jadeja is a safe bet for your Fantasy Team. He has an average of 140 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.6. This player bowls slow left-arm orthodox and in the last 3 matches, he has taken 1 wicket.
  2. Kaki Nitish Kumar Reddy
    Nitish Kumar Reddy can be a good safe pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 70 match fantasy points in the last 3 games and a fantasy rating of 6.7. This player is a right-arm medium fast bowler and in the last 2 matches he has taken 2 wickets.
  3. Mitchell Ross Marsh
    Mitchell Marsh is an all-rounder with an average of 64 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 6.1 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. This player is a right-handed batter. In the recent 2 matches, he has scored 16 runs.

AUS vs IND Dream11 Prediction: Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

M - Matches Played, R - Runs, Avg R - Average Runs, W - Wickets, Avg W - Average Wickets, RR - Recent Scores, RW - Recent Wickets

Player

M

R

Avg R

W

Avg W

RR

RW

Alex Carey

3

162

40.5

0

-

70, 20, 15, 21, 36

-

Jasprit Bumrah

2

12

-

13

11.9

0, 10, 0, 0, 0

6, 0, 3, 0, 4

Pat Cummins

2

42

21

6

21

20, 0, 22, 0, 0

0, 4, 0, 0, 2

Ravindra Jadeja

3

110

36.7

1

127

0, 77, 0, 27, 0

0, 0, 1, 0, 5

Travis Head

3

320

80

1

3

152, 0, 17, 140, 11

0, 1, 0, 0, 0

  1. Alex Tyson Carey
    Alex Carey is a wicket-keeper with an average of 161 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.6 and can be a good safe pick for your Dream11 Team. He is a left-handed batter and also keeps wickets. In the recently played 3 matches, this player has scored 162 runs averaging 40.5 per match.
  2. Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah
    Jasprit Bumrah is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Jasprit Bumrah has an average of 95 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.8. He bowls right-arm fast and in the recent 2 matches, this player has taken 13 wickets.
  3. Patrick James Cummins
    Pat Cummins is a bowler with an average of 117 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.8 and is a safe bet for your team. He is a right-arm fast bowler and in the last 2 matches, he has taken 6 wickets. 
  4. Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja
    Ravindra Jadeja is a safe bet for your Fantasy Team. This player has an average of 140 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.6. He bowls slow left-arm orthodox and in the last 3 matches he has taken 6 wickets.
  5. Travis Michael Head
    Travis Head is a batter with an average of 94 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.4 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. This player is a left-handed batter. In the recent 3 matches, Travis Head has scored 320 runs.

AUS vs IND Squad Information

Australia (AUS) Squad: Steven Smith, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey, Jhye Richardson, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis and Sam Konstas.

India (IND) Squad: Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Sarfaraz Khan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Tanush Kotian, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Akash Deep, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana.

AUS vs IND Dream11 Team Today

Wicket-Keepers: Alex Carey and Rishabh Pant

Batters: Travis Head, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma

All-Rounder: Ravindra Jadeja

Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Akash Deep

Captain: Alex Carey

Vice-Captain: Ravindra Jadeja

Photo Credits: Imago