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As It Happened - India vs Australia, 3rd Test, Day 4 at MCG
Live cricket score and ball-by-ball commentary from the fourth day of the third Test match between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne on Monday.
India celebrate the fall of a wicket at MCG.© AP
An unbeaten half-century by Shaun Marsh put Australia in a strong position on Monday, setting India a near-record task if they are to win the third Test in Melbourne. Catch all the highlights of the match here: (SCORECARD)
Marsh produced one of his finest knocks for his country with 62 to steer Australia to 261 for seven, giving the hosts an overall lead of 326 runs heading into Tuesday's final day.
The Indians will have to defy history at the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground where they have not won for 33 years to keep the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series alive to next week's fourth and final Test in Sydney.
The highest successful run chase in the fourth innings at the MCG remains 332 for seven by England against Australia in 1928.
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Live Score: India vs Australia updates
India bowled tight lines in the morning session and didn't allow the Aussies to get away with it. Anyways if at all India look to achieve this target we have a very good last session on our hands. We'll have to wait for it! We'll be back shortly with the post-lunch session. Do join us!
The target set for India here is 384 runs! They'll have to get to this target in 70 overs, only two sessions! It would have been more interesting if Australia had declared earlier! Very unlucky for Marsh to get out on 99 though.
Good length delivery on off, Lyon defends this one from within the crease. The Aussies think that it's LUNCH but Dharmasena says that the play will be extended by half an hour as the last batsmen are at the crease. Australia don't want to play for an extra half an hour and so have to declare now. So, Australia finally declare! That's LUNCH as well!
Defended off the front foot by Lyon presenting the full face of the bat.
Length ball outside off, Lyon defends this one.
Leg bye! The ball strikes Hazlewood very low on the pads and the batsmen run through for a leg bye.
Hazlewood has attempted to put on ball to this ball.
Back of a length ball outside off, Hazlewood fails to put bat on ball.
Josh Hazlewood comes out to bat.
OUT! Marsh is out on 99! Kohli is the man who has stopped him from getting to the magical three-figure mark! What a tragedy for Shaun Marsh! Batted for two hours only to get to a century, but has failed miserably. Taps this one to mid off and tries for a quick run. Kohli at mid off gets to the ball and gets a direct hit at the non-striker's end to get him out. Marsh dives but the TV replays show that he's well short of the crease. The third umpire has given that out. Aussies lose their ninth wicket.