India collapses, loses 7 wickets for 34 runs to hand Australia MCG Test win, World Test Championship final hopes dimming

India wasted no time in wrapping up the Australian innings, with Jasprit Bumrah sending Nathan Lyon's stumps flying to dismiss them for 234 in the 2nd innings. Needing to survive less than three sessions to level the series at 1-1, India faced a tough challenge as Australia fought back fiercely. Rohit Sharma's struggles continued as he fell after a gritty 40-ball innings, followed by KL Rahul and Virat Kohli. With the team at 33/3, Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal came together to put on a crucial 88-run partnership, giving hope for a draw.

That is until the final session unfolded. Pant went after a long hop from Travis Head but found Mitchell Marsh at long-on, which opened the floodgates. Ravindra Jadeja was undone by a ball that took off from the rough, and Nitish Reddy, the centurion from the first innings, could score just 1 before edging to slip.

No resistance from India's tail

At 130/6, a win was pretty much out of the equation. With India down to their final four wickets, hopes were pinned on their last recognised batting pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Washington Sundar. Jaiswal built on his 82 in the first innings with another half-century, a solid 84, before gloving the ball to Alex Carey down the leg side.

However, controversy broke out after Australia took the DRS. The television umpire's eyes saw a deflection as the ball went past the bat and gloves, and hence, despite no spike detected on the snicko, the umpire's decision was overturned.

With Jaiswal gone, India stared down the barrel, and Scott Boland, Cummins, and Nathan were there to pick the bones.

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