IND vs AUS, 2nd Test Day 3, Highlights: India defeated Australia by 6 wickets in the second Test to take an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the four-match series. Chasing a target of 115 in the fourth innings, India comfortably reached home, thanks to Cheteshwar Pujara's unbeaten 31. During the innings, Virat Kohli became the fastest batter to score 25,000 international runs. On early Sunday, Ravindra Jadeja registered a seven-wicket haul while Ravichandran Ashwin took three as the hosts bundled out Australia for 113 runs. Given Australia -- who had scored 263 runs in their first innings -- had taken a one-run first-innings lead, India were given a 115-run target in the fourth innings of the match.
Here are the Highlights of Day 3 of the 2nd Test between India and Australia from the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi
- 13:51 (IST)India vs Australia Live: FOUR! India win!!!IND 262 & 118/4
- 13:41 (IST)India vs Australia Live: FOUR!A beautiful cover drive from KS Bharat and India now need only 14 runs for victory. Matthew Kuhnemann offered a fuller delivery outside off stump and Bharat drove it from the right of cover fielder for a four.
- 13:34 (IST)India vs Australia Live: WICKET!Another one goes down for India! Shreyas Iyer is the latest one to depart. He was playing with fire and evetually burns himself in it. The right-handed batter tried to tonk Nathan Lyon for a biggie but handed a catch to Todd Murphy near the boundary line.
- 13:14 (IST)India vs Australia Live: WICKET!IND 262 & 69/3 (18.2)
- 13:01 (IST)India vs Australia Live: FOUR!IND 262 & 68/2 (15.4)
- 12:54 (IST)India vs Australia Live: How fast is Kohli to 25k international runs?Virat Kohli has taken 549 innings across 492 matches to register the record. He surpassed another India legend Sachin Tendulkar, who had achieved it in 577 innings.
- 12:45 (IST)India vs Australia Live: 25k international runs for Kohli!Virat Kohli steps out of his crease and smashes Nathan Lyon for a four. With it, he becomes the fastest batter to score 25,000 international runs. What an achievement this is for the batting legend!
- 12:38 (IST)India vs Australia Live: FOUR!Cheteshwar Pujara danced down the track and hit Nathan Lyon for a four towards long-on. He just needed to hit the ball over the mid-on fielder, and did with ease. India inch closer to victory.
- 12:25 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Rohit is run out!A mix-up in the middle between Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara and the former has to depart. Rohit hit it on the leg side and called for a double. Pujara cound't notice Rohit reversing his call after a single and ran to the other end. A selfless Rohit sacrificed his wicket for Pujara, who is playing his 100th Test match.
- 12:22 (IST)India vs Australia Live: SIX!Matthew Kuhnemann gives flight to Rohit Sharma and the Indian skipper once again goes down town. The result is nothing less than a six!
- 12:21 (IST)India vs Australia Live: FOUR!IND 262 & 31/1 (5.5)
- 12:17 (IST)India vs Australia Live: SIX!IND 262 & 25/1 (5.2)
- 12:12 (IST)India vs Australia Live: 2nd session starts!The second session has kicked off with Matthew Kuhnemann bowling the first over. Here we go!
- 11:36 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: It's Lunch on Day 3!India are 14 for 1 after the end of four overs at Lunch. They will be needing another 101 to win this game. Can Australia turn the tables or Rohit and company will lead the series 2-0? We will discover that all in the upcoming sessions.
- 11:26 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: FOUR!This is a beautiful shot from Rohit Sharma. bowled it on the pads of the India skipper who flicked the ball comfortably for a four between deep mid-wicket and long-on fielders.
- 11:19 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: WICKET!KL Rahul is gone! Australia have got an early breakthrough. Do we have a game here in Delhi? Well, let's see how other Indian batters perform.
- 11:13 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: India start chase!India have begun their chase with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul.
- 11:06 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: WICKET!Ravindra Jadeja claims his 7th wicket. Australia are all out for 113. They scored only 62 runs today and lost 9 wickets. That's a really good comeback from India. They now need to chase 115-run target to go 2-0 up in the series.
- 10:58 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: WICKET!Another one bites the dust and it is the 6th wicket of the innings for Ravindra Jadeja. Australia have a lead of only
- 10:48 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: WICKET!AUS 263 & 110/8 (27.1)
- 10:36 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: WICKET!Australia are seven down. Ravindra Jadeja has dismissed Peter Handscomb. It is the fourth wicket for Jadeja. Suddenly, the Australian batters are falling like a pack of cards. Definitely, the pitch is getting tough for the batters with passsage of play.
- 10:22 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: WICKET!R Ashwin strikes again! Matt Renshaw is out! He failed to excute the sweep to perfection and got LBW out.
- 10:16 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: WICKET!AUS 263 & 95/4 (21.4)
- 10:03 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: WICKET!Steve Smith is out and it is the second wicket of the session for R Ashwin! Smith was given out LBW but still decided to review it. The ball was found to be clipping the leg stump. Australia saved their review but not Smith.
- 09:52 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: India lose review!India have reviewed for an LBW dismissal against Marnus Labuschagne. The TV umpire is having a look at it at the moment. The batter was hit on the back leg while trying to go for a reverse sweep. Here is the ball tracker and it says that the impact is outside off stump. India lose their review.
- 09:44 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: FOUR!AUS 263 & 72/2 (14.5)
- 09:34 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: WICKET!R Ashwin strikes in his first over. Travis Head is caught behind at the score of 43. This is a big blow to Australia. Ashwin pitched the ball around good length area before it turned away from Head taking the outside edge of his bat. Wickekeeper KS Bharat collected a good catch behind the stumps.
- 09:25 (IST)India vs Australia LIVE: Shreyas Iyer On His DismissalShreyas Iyer on his dismissal on Day 2 and more: "It was a one-off day when you were unlucky (on his dismissal), but every cloud has a silver lining, I was playing pretty well, was hitting the ball nicely and I was happy with my approach. I could see the journey of the ball right from the time it hit the bat, so I could wait and then move along in that direction, luckily the ball stuck. You'll get a bit of help in the morning due to dew and the stickiness, but it'll get better and better to bat as the day wears on. They did take advantage of that yesterday evening. They've been bowling well (on Ashwin and Jadeja) for the last two years and have got experience. You tend to leak runs, but you also get wickets, it will be great if we get some early wickets today. Happy to chase any number."
- 09:14 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Kohli's amusing reaction to food goes viralAfter his dismissal on Day 2, Virat Kohli was seen indulged in an intense discussion with head coach Rahul Dravid when a man arrived with food. Kohli looked really happy after that. The video of the incident is going viral on social media. Check the clip HERE
- 09:00 (IST)India vs Australia Live: An all-important day!It has been a neck-and-neck battle between the two teams so far. The third is certainly going to decide the winner of the match as the team that dominates today is likely to seal the deal. India lead the series 1-0 and Australia would be eager to make it 1-1. Can they do so? Well, we will get a better picture of it by stumps today.
- 08:43 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Credit to Australia!Coming to Delhi after an innings and 132-run defeat, very few would have expected Australia to bounce back like this. They are having an edge in this game, given the start they have got in their second innings and the fact that it is India who will bat in the final innings of the match.
- 08:11 (IST)India vs Australia Live: What happened on Day 2?
- 07:51 (IST)India vs Australia Live: Welcome guys!Hello everyone, welcome to the live blog of Day 3 of the second Test between India and Australia. Stay connected for all the live updates.
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