Australia vs http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 set 500
Australia have given India a mammoth 500 to chase in the 4th Test at Adelaide after skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978 opted to declare the second innings on 167 for 5 –giving his bowlers a best chunk of five sessions to inflict a achievable whitewash.
The decision came shortly after the lunch interval, as the hosts added 13 more runs to take their lead to 499, consequently setting up 500 – the highest run chase ever if the Indians managed to accomplish it.
However, realistically the match now again rest on the shoulders of the Kangaroos bowling line up, and their ability to bowl out their opponent. The chief target ever pursued in the fourth innings was by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 (418), which came at Antigua in 2003
against the Aussies.
The first session was again dominated by the hosts, looking to add substantial runs to an already ominous lead. Once more, it was left for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 to demolish the opponents, who had picked up the top three wickets cheaply on the stroke of
Day 3.
The morning session saw the hosts collect another 104, as Punter reached to an impressive half-century. His innings was not flashy but confidence was blooming in his stroke plays and he went untroubled to remain unbeaten on 60.
Clarke showed aggressive intent and went at a healthy strike rate to reach to 37 before he was scooped up by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WP-Saha-c2800.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/I-Sharma-c1566. Lunch arrived with both camps now waiting anxiously on the inevitable decision of declaration but Australia came back on again. However, this time
they added 13 more runs to their second innings total before the skipper called Punter and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Haddin-c1170, who reached to an unbeaten 11, off the park.
It meant that the tourists needed a massive 500 to spare themselves from a second consecutive clean sweep away from home, but will take heart from a track, which still offers plenty of assistance to the batters.
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