Khwaja, Paine take Australia to a strong position, lead swells to 233 runs

Australia was 190/4 in their second innings at Lunch at Perth against India. Australia is leading India by 233 runs on day four of the second test. Although Australia added just 58 runs in their overnight lead by importanatly they didn't lose any wicket in the crucial first session of the fourth day as Usman Khawaja and Australian captain Tim Paine showed great resolve to deny Indians any breakthrough. Usman Khawaja is batting on 67 and Tim Paine is at 37.

Anything above 250 is likely to be a difficult score for the Indians to chase on the wicket that is already showing signs of wear and tear with uneven bounce.

Australia is 1-0 down in the four-match series.


Brief scores: Australia: 326 and 190/4 in 78 overs (Khawaja 67 batting, Paine 37 batting; SHami 2/30).