Can India Win the 4th Test Against Australia? 

Australia started strong in their first match, especially since they were playing against India in the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground. At first, Australia was leading, thanks to Sam Konstas who came in hot with a quick 65 runs. Following him, Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne kicked in with respectable scores of 57 and 72. But then, it was Steve Smith who truly mastered it by scoring a whopping 140, pushing Australia's total to 474. This game has been a wild ride, full of surprises, making the Boxing Day Test a really exciting and tense game.

Nitish Reddy did very well, obtaining a vital 114 runs, which cut India's deficit to just 105 runs. Washington Sundar joined him, and together they had a great teamwork, obtaining 127 runs for the eighth wicket which kept India in the chase. Before that, Yashasvi Jaiswal began things with an unquestionably key 82, but then India had some trouble losing some wickets quickly.

Jasprit Bumrah secured it on Day 4 by being the quickest Indian fast bowler to reach 200 wickets in tests but even with his wonderful record, Australia is still over 200 runs ahead. Now, all the people are thinking about how many runs India can actually go after with the score getting larger.

Australia lead India by 333 runs with one wicket remaining on the fourth day of the fourth Test.

India will require the highest successful fourth-innings chase at the Melbourne Cricket Ground if they are to win.

The previous record, England's 332-7, was made in 1928. pic.twitter.com/YZaVye8mno

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It's a big challenge for India,

The record for the highest successful run chase at the MCG is held by England, who famously chased down 332 runs back in 1928. Out of 34 successful chases at this ground, England has managed it 8 times, while Australia leads with 21. South Africa once chased down 295 in February 1953 to win the game. .

Also, there was excitement in February 1953 when South Africa won a game by chasing down 295 runs.

When it comes to sub-continent teams, India has achieved a successful chase at the MCG just once—back in December 2020, when they chased down a modest 70 to win by eight wickets. In the 21st century, only India and South Africa have succeeded in chasing totals as visiting teams, with the latter chasing down 183 to win by nine wickets.

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List of highest successful run-chase in Melbourne Tests:

Team	Score	Opposition	Start Date
England	332/7	Australia	29 Dec 1928
England	298/4	Australia	1 Mar 1895
South Africa	297/4	Australia	6 Feb 1953
Australia	287/5	England	8 Mar 1929
England	282/9	Australia	1 Jan 1908
Australia	260/9	West Indies	31 Dec 1951
Australia	258/8	West Indies	10 Feb 1961
England	237/3	Australia	29 Dec 1962
Australia	231/2	England	26 Dec 2013
England	219/2	Australia	30 Dec 1911
Australia	211/2	England	11 Feb 1921
Australia	197/2	England	26 Dec 1990
South Africa	183/1	Australia	26 Dec 2008
Australia	136/2	South Africa	1 Jan 1964
Australia	128/2	India	26 Dec 1991
Australia	127/1	Pakistan	26 Dec 2004
England	122/6	Australia	31 Mar 1877
Australia	115/2	England	29 Jan 1898
Australia	107/5	England	26 Dec 2002
Australia	103/2	England	1 Feb 1980
Australia	97/1	India	26 Dec 2003
England	95/2	Australia	23 Feb 1951
West Indies	87/4	Australia	26 Dec 1996
Australia	70/3	West Indies	30 Dec 1960
India	70/2	Australia	26 Dec 2020
Australia	69/1	England	13 Feb 1959
Australia	58/1	England	30 Dec 1882
Australia	55/2	West Indies	26 Dec 1975
Australia	42/2	England	31 Dec 1958
Australia	41/0	Sri Lanka	26 Dec 1995
West Indies	22/0	Australia	29 Dec 1979
Australia	19/0	England	2 Jan 1879

But it's not impossible for India?

In the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, there have been 19 successful run chases, with India featuring 12 times. Remarkably, nine out of the top 11 chases belong to India. They've managed to chase down targets exceeding 200 runs twice in Australia, with one standout moment being the historic Brisbane Test in January 2021, where India chased down a challenging 328. Another memorable chase was back in 2003 at the Adelaide Oval, where Rahul Dravid's double century led India to a successful chase of 230.

List of highest successful chases in Border-Gavaskar Trophy:

Team	Score	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
India	329/7	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021
India	233/6	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003
India	216/9	v Australia	Mohali	1 Oct 2010
India	207/3	v Australia	Bengaluru	9 Oct 2010
Australia	195/2	v India	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998
India	158/4	v Australia	Delhi	22 Mar 2013
India	155/8	v Australia	Chennai	18 Mar 2001
India	136/4	v Australia	Mohali	14 Mar 2013
Australia	130/6	v India	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014
India	118/4	v Australia	Delhi	17 Feb 2023
India	106/2	v Australia	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017
Australia	97/1	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003
India	93/2	v Australia	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020
Australia	78/1	v India	Indore	1 Mar 2023
India	70/2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020
India	58/3	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996
India	50/2	v Australia	Chennai	22 Feb 2001
India	47/0	v Australia	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001
Australia	19/0	v India	Adelaide	6 Dec 2024