Australia were bowled out for 137 runs in the second innings of the fourth and final Test in Dharamsala on Monday. They have a lead of 105 runs over the hosts.
India eked out a handy first innings lead before unleashing their pacemen to trigger an Australian collapse. 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.
On the liveliest of the four pitches used in the series, Australia's struggles against the bouncing ball was evident as they slumped to a perilous score at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.