IND vs AUS: How many Runs will be ideal for India to chase in 4th Innings in Melbourne?

The 4th Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is hanging in the balance.

On the Day 4 of the encounter, the hosts Australia are in a spot of bother courtesy of some brilliant bowling by the Indian pacers, mainly Jasprit Bumrah, who has picked up 4 wickets so far.

With the wizardry of Bumrah, Australia are currently 130 for 6 and are struggling, which is indicative of the supremacy of the Indian pacers. But despite that, the hosts had a 105-run lead in the first innings, which means they currently lead by 235 runs.

With around 4 sessions to go in this crucial Test, the chase permutations will already be hovering in the minds of the Indian cricket team and the supporters. The outcome of this match will play a big part in India's WTC Final hopes and thus it will be important to figure out how much runs will be ideal for Rohit Sharma and co. to chase.

IND vs AUS: What should be India's Target in 4th Innings?

The pitch in Melbourne will have a few cracks in play on the final day of the match. As Australia look to set a target for the visitors, they would love to pile up a target of something 350 and beyond on the final day.

What is the average 4th Innings total in Melbourne?

Over the years, the average 4th innings total at the MCG is 172. England once scored 417 runs in the 4th innings in 1977, and since then, no team has scored 350+ runs in Melbourne in the final innings of a Test match. England's chase of 332 back in 1928 is the highest 4th innings chase at the MCG.

How much has India scored in 4th Innings?

India's highest 4th innings total in Australia is 445, which was scored way back in 1978.

What will be India looking to chase on Day 5 in Melbourne?

Although the aim for the Indian team will be to chase as little as possible, they would still be realistically targeting to score anything around 280 to 300 runs on the final day, but something around 250-260 will be ideal for the visitors to chase.

Anything beyond 325 runs at the MCG will be extremely difficult to chase, which means the Indian bowlers will have to skittle Australia at about 175 runs in their second innings.