IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Day 2, Highlights: Nathan Lyon's eight-wicket haul helped Australia bundle India out for 163 runs in the latter's second innings. Cheteshwar Pujara scored a fighting 59 but he lacked support from other Indian batters. The guests will be needing 76 runs to win the game on the fourth innings. Earlier on Day 2, Umesh Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin picked three wickets each as the hosts bounced back to bowl out Australia for 197. Ravindra Jadeja, who had picked all four Australian wickets that fell on the opening day, missed his five-for. On Wednesday, Matthew Kuhnemann had registered his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket as Australia bundled out India for 109 runs.
Here are the Highlights of Day 2 of the 3rd Test between India and Australia from the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
- 17:09 (IST)IND vs AUS Live: Stumps!It is Stumps on Day 2! Australia tighten their grip further in the game despite their batting failure early on the day. Nathan Lyon's 8-wicket haul has put them in a dominating position in the game. They will be needing only 76 runs to make the series 1-2. Will they succeed? Or India will produces a turnaround. We will discover that on the third day. Do join us in time on Friday. Goodbye folks!
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- 15:42 (IST)IND vs AUS Live: Fifty for Cheteshwar Pujara!A single down the ground and with it, Cheteshwar Pujara races to his 35th half-century in Test cricket. He gets there in 108 balls. What a knock this has been so far from India's batting mainstay! The conditions are really tough for batters, but Pujara has just stood apart in this innings. The work is not done yet as he needs to take India to a respected total.
- 14:08 (IST)IND vs AUS Live: WICKET!Nathan Lyon has struck again! This is the third wicket for the off-spinner in the innings. He caught Jadeja plumb in front of the stumps but umpire was unconvinced. Steve Smith didn't waste time and went upstairs. Ball tracker suggested that the ball would have comfortably hit the stumps. Jadeja departs for 7.
- 13:32 (IST)IND vs AUS Live: WICKET!Just when it looked that Virat Kohli was gaining some momentum, Matthew Kuhnemann has dismissed him. The ball was tad short that stayed really low. Kohli rocked back and wanted to whip it away, but got struck on the pad. Umpire raised his finger for an LBW appeal and Kohli decided not to review.
- 12:14 (IST)IND vs AUS Live: 2nd session kicks off!Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will eye to continue in the same rhythm as India still trail Australia by a fair margin. The pitch still has great help for spinners. Can Australia get an early breakthrough? Here we go into the second session on Day 2!
- 09:45 (IST)IND vs AUS Live: No real threat for Australia!Three overs have been bowled in the game so far today. Mohammed Siraj started with a maiden over and Ravindra Jadeja too followed him without conceding any run. The third over, which was bowled by Siraj again, saw Cameron Green hitting a four. The pitch has played good so far.
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