Australia reach 73 for 1 at lunch but India all set for WTC final berth

Ahmedabad: Australian batters adopted a risk-free approach to reach 73 for 1 at lunch on the final day of the fourth Test against India as the match meandered towards a dull draw, here Monday.

Australia still need 18 runs to erase the first innings deficit of 91 runs after India scored 571 in their



first essay. Australia had score 480 in their first effort.

With Sri Lanka not likely to win the opening Test against New Zealand in Christchurch, the Indian team will be a happy unit, going into lunch as they are all set to enter the World Test Championship final.