Home
Cricket
IND vs AUS 4th Test: Everything you need to know about Boxing Day Test

IND vs AUS 4th Test: Everything you need to know about Boxing Day Test

India will face Australia in the Boxing Day Test match starting on December 26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

After a thrilling and closely contested series, India and Australia are locked at 1-1 following the completion of three out of the five Test matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.

As the pivotal Boxing Day Test approaches, both teams will aim to set a strong first-innings total, a factor that has played a crucial role in the series so far.

Despite key players like Rohit Sharma and Usman Khawaja facing form struggles, other players have risen to the occasion with consistent performances, steadily climbing the run-scoring charts throughout the series.

IND vs AUS Head to Head record in Boxing Day Test

With five victories and two draws in their first seven encounters, Australia has a history of doing well against India in Boxing Day Tests. They have, however, lost to India in the last two Boxing Day Test matches, in 2018 and 2020.

Matches9
India wins 2
Australia wins 5
Draw2
India win%22.2
Australia win%55.55

Session timing of Boxing Day Test

  • The first session is from 5:00 am to 7:00 am IST (10:30 am to 12:30 pm AEDT).
  • The second session is from 7:40 am to 9:40 am IST (1:10 pm to 3:10 pm AEDT).
  • The third session is from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm IST (3:30 pm to 5:30 pm AEDT).

What is Boxing Day Test?

The inaugural Boxing Day Test took place during the 1950–51 Ashes series in Australia, beginning on December 22 with a rest day on the 25th. Since then, the Boxing Day Test has become a hallmark of cricket and the Australian summer.

The current format of the Boxing Day Test, running from December 26 to December 30, became established in 1980. Over the past 43 years, most of these Tests have been held in Australia, particularly at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Highest run getters in IND vs AUS 4th Test

PlayerMatchesRuns
Travis Head3409
KL Rahul3235
Yashasvi Jaiswal3193
Nitish Kumar Reddy3179
Alex Carey3162

Most Wickets in IND vs AUS in Melbourne

PlayerTeamWickets
Bruce ReidAustralia18
Brett LeeAustralia17
Jasprit BumrahIndia15
Anil KumbleIndia15
Ravichandran AshwinIndia14
Kapil DevIndia14
Pat CumminsAustralia12
Umesh YadavIndia13
Graham McKenzieAustralia10
Wayne ClarkAustralia8
Follow
Share

Editor's Pick

ICC release schedule for Champions Trophy 2025, India-Pakistan clash on February 23 in Dubai Cricket ICC release schedule for Champions Trophy 2025, India-Pakistan clash on February 23 in Dubai

Top Stories

Share article
Follow us on social media
Tell us why didn’t you like our article so that we can improve on?
Choose ranking:
ICC Test Ranking
ICC ODI Ranking
ICC T20I Ranking