1st Test, Day 4: David Warner's Ton Gives Australia 363-Run Lead vs India
David Warner hit 102 for his second hundred of the match as Australia reached 290/5 at stumps on Day 4.
Opener David Warner scored his second century of the match to guide Australia to 290-5 at stumps on Friday and a 363-run lead over India after the fourth day of the first Test. (Scorecard | Blog)
Warner's 102 helped put Australia in a position to push for victory and followed his first-innings score of 145.
At stumps on Friday, Steve Smith was 52 not out and wicketkeeper Brad Haddin unbeaten on 14, with a likely declaration looming overnight.
Warner, who was bowled by fast bowler Varun Aaron when on 66 but replays showed it was a no-ball, has scored six centuries this year in 11 tests.
He was the fifth Australian to achieve the double in Test matches twice or more, and Warner is only the second Australian to do it twice in a calendar year after Ricky Ponting in 2006. Warner made 135 and 145 against South Africa in Cape Town in March.
Warner joins Greg Chappell, Allan Border and Matthew Hayden in performing the feat twice.
Karn Sharma took two wickets but also conceded 24 runs in the 64th over, including three sixes to Mitchell Marsh (40).
Australia's bowlers earlier captured India's last five wickets for 75 runs during the morning session to end the tourists' first innings at 444, taking a 73-run first-innings lead. Spinner Nathan Lyon finished with 5-134 from 36 overs, and will play a major role as the sole specialist spinner on the final day.
The tourists resumed Friday at 369-5, trailing Australia by 148 runs but with the prospect of at least matching the home team's score on a still docile pitch.
Rohit Sharma was out for 43, after adding only 10 to his overnight score, and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha fell at 25. Facing a rapid loss of prospective partners, Mohammed Shami hit out, making 34 off 24 balls including a six and three fours.
In Australia's second innings, Michael Clarke was dismissed for seven. Australia's captain at least looks fitter than he did on day one when his chronic back injury flared, and he even attempted a diving catch.
The highest victorious fourth-innings Test total at the Adelaide Oval was Australia's 315-6 in 1902. India scored 445 in a loss almost 40 years ago in Adelaide.