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#FIFTY Pujara hits 14th Test fifty
India 149/4. Pujara 44, Rahane 15
With the right-handed batsmen struggling vs Lyon, India sent in Ravindra Jadeja as the pinch-hitter but the move backfired as Josh Hazlewood who had dismissed Kohli earlier, got through the defences of Jadeja too. The lead is only 35 runs and India will know they have a lot of hard work left to be done. It promises to be another intriguing session of cricket. Join us in a while for it.
What an eventful session of Test cricket and Australia finish on top, having taken four wickets! Indians had a very good first hour post Lunch with KL Rahul and Cheteshwar Pujara going smoothly. And it was the skipper Steven Smith who led from the front. It was his brilliance at first slip, taking a brilliant catch to send back KL Rahul. Virat Kohli came in and looked to be positive before a marginal call went against him and meant India were in trouble.
India 122/4 at TEA on Day 3
Josh Hazlewood to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! The experiment doesn't work! Hazlewood has gone through his defence! Angling in from a length, Jadeja tries to push at it but he is nowhere near the line of the ball. He misses it completely as the ball goes onto hit the pad first and then the timber. Jadeja has to walk back and now India look struggling with four wickets down.
Surprise! Surprise! Jadeja walks in to bat at No. 5
Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli, OUT! KOHLI IS FRUSTRATED! Angling in from a length, Kohli gets forward to defend it. The ball hits him on the pads and there is a mild appeal by the bowler. Surprisingly, the umpire raises his finger up and Kohli is quick to go for the review. Replays show that the bat was too close to the pad but the television umpire could not find any conclusive evidence to over rule the on-field decision. The Ball Tracker show that the ball was pitched outside off, the impact was just in line which makes it an umpire's call and the ball was hitting the stumps. That means the on-field call stays and Virat has to walk back. The poor form of the Indian skipper continues.
India 110/2. Pujara 28, Kohli 13
India 92/2. Pujara 21, Kohli 2
Steve O'Keefe to Lokesh Rahul, OUT! Smith gets back to being Superman! Floated outside off, Rahul goes to drive at it and finds a thick outside edge. The ball flies wide of the fielder at slip but Smith had different plans as he dived full stretch to his right to take a stunner. Simply a wicket the Aussie skipper has earned. Rahul has to walk back to the hut after a decent show with the bat. India still trail by 2 runs.
Fourth Test fifty for KL Rahul. Superb innings on a difficult. India 81/1
India 69/1. Rahul 40, Pujara 11
Josh Hazlewood to Abhinav Mukund, OUT! Mukund has to walk back! Josh bowls it just around off, Mukund's weight is back and hangs his bat out for it. He has played down the wrong line and is bowled. The off stump goes for the walk and Josh is pumped up. Mukund can stare all he want but he has to depart. Australia have began in superb fashion.
Australia on the other hand, would have loved a wicket or two. The new ball bowlers sprayed it around a bit and they may feel India got off to a bit of a flier given the conditions. They though will back their plans, which have come off superbly so far in the series. A vital session to follow, promises to be an exciting one. Join us in a while for it.
India finally manage to take a session back. They first bundled out the Australians this morning, giving away only 39 runs. The Indian openers in KL Rahul and Abhinav Mukund then batted with a lot of positive intent. There were quick singles and an intent to put the bad balls away. India have not had a good opening stand in recent times and the start should please them to say the least. They are still 49 runs away from parity and will aim to wipe it out without losing any wicket if possible. Time is not an issue on this wicket yet.
That's Lunch on Day 3. India 38/0. Rahul 20, Mukund 16, trail Australia by 49 runs.
India 35/0. Rahul 18, Mukund 15
India 20/0. Rahul 12, Mukund 6
The Indian openers made their way into the middle. Their first job will be to see-off Starc.
6 wickets for Jadeja, India bowl out Australia for 276, lead India by 87 runs.
Australia 275/9. Hazlewood 1, O'Keefe 3, lead by 86
Ravindra Jadeja to Nathan Lyon, OUT! Golden duck for Lyon! Fired in full from Jadeja, Lyon tries to sweep at it but he is totally beaten by it as the ball goes and hits the pads. The players appeal and the umpire is quick to raise his finger up. Lyon goes upstairs to review the decision. The replays show that the there was no bat involved and then the Ball Tracker is called for. The ball was pitched on the line of off stump, impact was in line and it surely was hitting. That's just plumb and the umpire's decision stands. Jadeja gets his 7th fifer and Australia have only one wicket left.
Ravindra Jadeja to Matthew Wade, OUT! Floats it on off, Wade gets forward to defend but misses and is rapped on the pads. The players appeal and the umpire gives it in favour of the bowler. Wade goes for the review immediately. Replays confirm there was no bat there and Ball Tracker shows the ball was in-line and hitting the stumps. Jadeja takes a wicket of the left-handed batsman, that should surprise the Indian skipper, shouldn't he?
Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, OUT! Starc holds out! Ashwin Floats it on middle, Starc goes for the slog sweep. He does not connect well and Jadeja at deep mid-wicket looks to get under it. The ball is a touch high, he leaps up and takes it safely, keeps his balance to not touch the ropes. A vital wicket for India. The 49-run stand comes to an end. Australia lead by 80 runs!
Ravichandran Ashwin to Mitchell Starc, NOT OUT! Well done, Starc! Ashwin lands it outside off on a length, Starc stays back to cut it through but misses. The keeper collects and appeals, the umpire obliges but Starc goes for the review immediately. Starc went down a touch and suggested that he did not hit it. Replays show the ball made no contact with the bat and Starc was right too.
Australia 262/6. Wade 33, Starc 24
Australia 246/6. Wade 25, Starc 19
Australia 237/6. Wade 24, Starc 14
The players make their way into the centre
DAY 3, SESSION 1
Pitch Report - Sunil Gavaskar believes there has been nothing happening from the BEML end. Adds that the Pavilion end is the end from where we have seen some spin and bounce. Feels that the pitch is starting to misbehave and the cracks are opening up. Brett Lee feels that the pitch seems divided into two halves and Ishant Sharma used an area around the good length to make life difficult. Gavaskar ends by saying that India need to restrict the opposition under 120 to get back in the game as it will be really difficult to score 250 runs on this wicket.
The Australians scored only 197 runs yesterday but batted the day out with grit and determination. The hard work means they right now lead by 48 runs and will be itching to make it as big as possible as batting will only get tougher. India have to take the remaining four wickets quickly to stand a chance of getting back in the game with a better performance with the bat, next time around. Promises to be an interesting day. Stay tuned for all the action.
Hello everyone and welcome to the coverage of Day 3 of the second Test between India and Australia at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The hosts are trailing the game, thanks to their dismal first innings performance and are now staring at a historical comeback. Yes, they had a good day but Australia still managed to lose only six wickets which means more work for the already tiring Indian bowlers.