Cricket - India v Australia - Fourth Test cricket match - Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, India - 27/03/17 - India's Umesh Yadav (L) celebrates with Karun Nair and Ajinkya Rahane (R) after dismissing Australia's Matt Renshaw. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) - India eked out a handy first innings lead before unleashing their pacemen to trigger an Australian collapse as the home side closed in on a series-clinching victory in the fourth and final test on Monday.
After two days of ebbing fortunes in the finale of an evenly-matched series tied at 1-1, India finally surged ahead in the morning session when they fashioned a valuable 32-run lead before they were dismissed for 332 on the stroke of lunch.
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