Rain played a key role in this game and did so again for much of the fourth day.
An hour was lost in the morning session, while the extended afternoon session was delayed and then interrupted twice.
This meant more game time for the hosts, but also allowed Cummins and Starc to stay relatively fresh and come back into the game in every game session.
Cummins in particular was brilliant and hostile as India struggled to cope with his clever length changes.
The tourists looked reassured when Nitish Kumar Reddy and Jadeja shared 53 for the seventh wicket, but Cummins forced the former to sweep, which opened the door for them.
Siraj soon fell and Jadeja, looking to add to the score, took it to square leg to make the follow-on viable.
It’s unclear whether Australia would have enforced this following Hazlewood’s injury, but given the break in play and further rain possible on Wednesdayit seems highly likely that this would be the case.
However, this option was taken off the table by the brilliant play of Bumrah (10 not out) and especially Deep (27 not out).
The two were able to solo almost to their heart’s content as Australia set up their attacking areas before a bit of courage from Deep took them beyond the required mark.
After releasing the pressure, he took Cummins to second over mid-wicket before the umpires decided the light was not good enough for play to continue.
An unbroken score of 39 probably saved the game for India, who will be hoping that after being thoroughly outplayed in this match and in the second Test, the momentum will now shift in their favor.
