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IND vs AUS, 3rd Test, Day 5 Highlights: Australia Fail To Break Down India's Resolve As Match Ends In A Draw
India vs Australia Test Highlights: Cheteshwar Pujara (77) and Rishabh Pant (97) scored important knocks for the visitors, which helped them draw the third Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
IND vs AUS: Hanuma Vihari, Ravichandran Ashwin during Day 5 of the third Test.© AFP
India managed to draw the third Test match against Australia, with a resilient performance on Day 5, at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). India scored 334 runs for five wickets on Day 5 to defy the Australians. Trailing by 309 runs at the beginning of Day 5, the visitors lost Ajinkya Rahane early on to a Nathan Lyon delivery. The stand-in captain could only muster four runs. But Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant had other plans, counterattacking the Aussie bowlers. Pujara registered 77 runs off 205 balls, hitting 12 fours. Meanwhile, Pant slammed 97 from 118 deliveries, which consisted of 12 fours and three sixes. The duo's contribution helped India stage a turnaround, and at one point looked set for an improbable win. But Pujara and Pant fell as India's hopes faded again. Hanuma Vihari and Ravichandran Ashwin, however, batted for more than three hours, despite the former suffering a hamstring injury. Vihari remained unbeaten after scoring 23 runs off 161 balls while, veteran spinner Ashwin showed his experience with an unbeaten 39-run knock of 128 balls to take India to a memorable draw. Josh Hazlewood put in a noteworthy display for Australia, registering two dismissals. Meanwhile, Lyon also scalped two wickets. The four-match Test series is currently level at 1-1, with the final match set to begin from January 15. (SCORECARD)
3rd Test, Day 5 Highlights Between Australia (AUS) vs India (IND), Straight From Sydney Cricket Ground
- 12:44 (IST)AND IT IS A DRAW!!Although one over is left, but the teams now shake hands. THE GAME HAS ENDED IN A DRAW! HANUMA VIHARI CAN BE HAPPY NOW! A TRUE SOLDIER! WHAT A CHARACTER BY HIM AND RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN!The Test series remains level at 1-1.
- 12:43 (IST)No runStarc sends a shorter delivery. Vihari waits and glances it to the off-side.
- 12:39 (IST)FOUR!A fast delivery by Starc on the pads. Vihari trickles it to fine leg. FOUR!
- 12:37 (IST)No runHazlewood pitches a full ball, angling in. Ashwin guides it towards long-on. No run!2 overs left!
- 12:34 (IST)FOUR!!!Hazlewood bowls a short delivery. Ashwin pulls it through backward square leg for a four! WONDERFUL!
- 12:32 (IST)FOUR! FIFTY PARTNERSHIP OFF 247 BALLS!A short and wide delivery by Starc. Vihari cuts it through backward point and there is no fielder there. FOUR!Vihari reaches 19 runs, and fifty partnership for him and Ashwin!
- 12:23 (IST)No runStarc sends a full ball, too wide outside off. Vihari leaves it. No run.Five overs to go and five wickets in hand!
- 12:20 (IST)No runStarc sends a fuller delivery. Vihari misses it and Paine grabs it. No run!
- 12:20 (IST)No ball!Starc sends a good length delivery, around off. Vihari gets a leading edge towards gully. Green stops it. No ball though!
- 12:16 (IST)No runStarc sends a sharp delivery, it is pretty fast and angling in. Vihari taps it towards gully with an open bat face. No run.
- 12:07 (IST)No run! 48 balls to go!Lyon sends a length delivery. Ashwin defends it into the off-side. No run!48 balls to go!
- 12:05 (IST)ANOTHER ONE DROPPED BY TIM PAINE!Starc sends a quick delivery, winging away. Vihari gets a thick outside edge. Paine dives to his right for a one-handed catch, but drops it! Is the match dropped?
- 12:00 (IST)No run, 88 needed off 11 overs!Cummins sends a short length delivery. Vihari misses it, and the Aussies appeal for an lbw but its denied. No run.India need 88 from 11 overs.
- 11:56 (IST)FOUR! ARE INDIA GOING FOR A WIN?Cummins sends a good length delivery, around the fifth stump line. Vihari edges it through gap between slips and gully for a four!
- 11:55 (IST)FOUR!Cummins sends a short delivery, wide of off. Vihari upper-cuts it over the slip cordon for a four!
- 11:50 (IST)No runLyon drifts in his delivery. Ashwin goes back in the crease and guides it into leg side. It is fielded well by the short leg fielder.72 balls left!
- 11:44 (IST)One runCummins sends a short delivery. Ashwin stands tall and glances it around the corner to deep backward square leg.
- 11:40 (IST)No runLyon sends a flighted delivery. Vihari goes forward and sends it into the pitch. No run.
- 11:24 (IST)One runHazlewood sends a inswinging yorker, right at the stumps. Vihari puts his bat down at the right time and inside edges it to deep backward square. One run.India reach their 300!
- 11:20 (IST)No runLabuschagne sends a full toss, outside off. Ashwin punches it through point. No run.
- 11:11 (IST)No runLabuschagne sends a fuller delivery, outside off. Ashwin guides it to the point on the front foot. No run.
- 11:03 (IST)No runLyon sends a length delivery. Ashwin steps back and glances it off his pads to short leg. No run.
- 11:00 (IST)No runStarc sends a length delivery and Vihari hits it down on the legside.
- 10:57 (IST)FOUR!Lyon drifts in a full delivery. Ashwin drives it with an open bat face to the point boundary for another four! India need 108 runs!
- 10:57 (IST)FOUR!Lyon tosses up this delivery, outside off. Ashwin leans and sends it past mid-off. The fielder can't reach it and its a four!
- 10:54 (IST)No runLyon sends a length delivery, outside off. Ashwin went back and guided it to backward square leg. No run.
- 10:50 (IST)One runStarc sends a short delivery, outside off. Ashwin defends it to mid-off. One run.
- 10:45 (IST)No runStarc sends another delivery, back of a length, and close to the leg stump. Ashwin tries to glance it, but misses. No run.
- 10:44 (IST)One runStarc sends it back of a length outside off. Vihari sends it through point. He jogs for a single.
- 10:34 (IST)One runA short delivery by Lyon. Vihari glances it through midwicket. He finds the gap and jogs for a single.
- 10:27 (IST)FOUR!Cummins sends a quick delivery. Ashwin mishits it. It deflects off the shoulder of his bat and goes over gully for a four!
- 10:24 (IST)OH! THAT WAS A BAD BLOW!A short delivery by Cummins, directed at the body. Ashwin tried to guide it to the on-side but misses it. It hits him on the ribs. THAT WAS TOUGH ONE!The physio is out there to attend to him now.India are 284 for five in 100.2 overs. They need 123 runs.
- 10:16 (IST)One runIt was quick delivery by Hazlewood. Ashwin tries to glance it but got a top edge that went high. It landed safely behind square leg. Ashwin gets lucky once again! One run!
- 10:07 (IST)One runCummins sends a length ball, on off. Ashwin flicks it off his pads through midwicket for a single.
- 10:06 (IST)NOT OUT! India win the review!A bouncer by Cummins. It rises up Ashwin's face on leg stump. It looked like it hit his bat and went to Paine and the Aussies celebrated. Ashwin directly reviewed it and it showed that it came off the arm-gaurd. WHAT A START TO THE NEW SESSION!
- 10:03 (IST)The action resumes!Hanuma Vihari and Ravichandran Ashwin are back to resume the innings. Pat Cummins will bowl the first over.
- 09:42 (IST)No run, and that's Tea time!Lyon sends a good delivery. Vihari trickles it into the leg side. No run.Its Tea time. India are 280 for five after 96 overs. They need 127 runs.
- 09:36 (IST)No runStarc sends a fuller delivery, around off. Vihari defends it from the front foot.
- 09:33 (IST)No runLyon sends a length delivery, around off and middle. Ashwin defends it.
- 09:31 (IST)No runStarc sends a length delivery on the stumps. Vihari defends it from the crease. India need 128 runs!
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