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4th Test, Day 3: India On Verge Of Series Win vs Australia

March 27, 2017 17:27

India need just 87 runs to win the series with two days of play remaining in the fourth and final Test in Dharamsala

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Ravindra Jadeja and Cheteshwar Pujara resumed India's innings on Day 3 with India still trailing by 52 runs (All images courtesy BCCI)
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Jadeja played brilliantly to bring up his seventh Test half-century and second of the series
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The southpaw helped India take the lead and the sword came out again on crossing the 50-run mark
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He was ably supported by wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha at the other end
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Pat Cummins bowled beautifully in the morning and was eventually rewarded. He picked up 3 wickets in total
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Nathan Lyon on the other hand picked up yet another five-wicket haul for Australia. India were bowled out for 332 to take a lead of 32 runs
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Australia openers David Warner and Matt Renshaw had to face some chin music thanks to brilliant bowling from India pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav
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Umesh was superb in the post-lunch session to take up three wickets in total
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Bhuvneshwar also got the crucial wicket of Australia captain Steve Smith
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Smith's dismissal turned the tide in favour of the hosts who kept taking wickets at regular intervals
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Glenn Maxwell tried to provide some resistance with his 45
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But was eventually removed by R Ashwin, who also ended up taking three wickets
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India's top-scorer with the bat, Jadeja also scalped three important Australian wickets
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The hosts eventually bowled Australia out for 137 to set up a target of 106 runs to win the fourth and final Test and the series
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India ended Day 3 at 19 for no loss, needing 87 more to win with two days of play remaining

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