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Cricket PlayersIndia vs Australia Highlights 3rd Test, Day 2: Nathan Lyon scalps 8, IND all-out for 163 as AUS need 76 to win
IND vs AUS Highlights, 3rd Test, Day 2: Australia, who are trailing 2-0 in the four-match series, now need 76 runs to win the contest. Catch the Highlights of the 3rd India vs Australia Test:
IND vs AUS Highlights, 3rd Test, Day 2: After dominating the scenes on Day 1, Australia produced a similar show in the following day in the third Test against India in Indore. The visitors bundled Rohit Sharma and Co. for 163 in the second innings. Australia, who are trailing 2-0 in the four-match series, now need 76 runs to win the contest. Nathan Lyon ruled the bowling charts, picking eight wickets in 23.3 overs he bowled. Todd Murphy and Mitchell Starc also picked a wicket each. Meanwhile, Cheteshwar Pujara emerged as the standout batter from the Indian camp, scoring a resilient 59 before Steve Smith plucked a blinder at leg slips to bring an end to his stay in the middle. Usman Khawaja too had grabbed a blinder at short mid-wicket earlier in the innings to dismiss Shreyas Iyer for 26 off 27 balls. Meanwhile, Umesh Yadav breathed fire in the opening session as he scalped three wickets to help India wrap the Australian first innings for 197. The tourists, however, took a healthy lead of 88 runs. The day started with Cameron Green and Peter Handscomb providing Australia with an ideal start. The pair added 30 runs to the overnight total of 156/4, before Ashwin removed Handscomb for 19. Rohit then introduced Umesh, who dismissed Green (21) in his first over and went to remove Mitchell Starc with a beauty in the next. India were bowled out for 109 in the first innings. Catch the Highlights of India vs Australia 3rd Test:...Read More
IND vs AUS Live Score: Axar introduced
Axar Patel is introduced into the attack, and he starts off with a one run over.
Jadeja, meanwhile, continues from his end and bowls five dot balls, before Handscomb nudges the ball on the on-side and takes a quick single. AUS: 167/4, lead by 58 runs
IND vs AUS Live Score: The runs keep coming
A couple of singles come in Siraj's over as the pair of Green and Handscomb keep the scoreboard ticking.
Jadeja continues from the other end as India are desperately looking for an early breakthrough. He starts off by conceding a couple of singles and then goes on to bowl four dots. AUS: 164/4
IND vs AUS Live Score: First runs of the day
Siraj pitches it full, outside the off-stump and Cameron Green punches it through mid-off, wide of Ashwin for a four.
Siraj then surprises Green with a bouncer later in the over as four runs come off it.
Jadeja then follows it up with a maiden. AUS: 160/4, lead by 51 runs
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IND vs AUS Live Score: Siraj starts with maiden over
Mohammed Siraj starts off with a maiden over.
Ravindra Jadeja will lead the attack from the opposite end and he too starts with a maiden over.
IND vs AUS Live Score: Here we go!
The players are on the field as we get ready for an exciting day of Test cricket.
Mohammed Siraj will lead the proceedings for India with Cameron Green on strike. AUS: 156/4
IND vs AUS Live Score: India's trump card
As per a report in Cricbuzz Axar Patel bowled intensely during training earlier today.
Axar, who has excelled with the bat, has not been used much with the bat in the series. But this could be his opportunity and the management will hope that the all-rounder will put an equally strong show with the ball.
IND vs AUS Live Score: Pitch in focus
The pitch has been the talking point and it'll be interesting to see how ICC match referee Chris Broad will rate it.
The tracks in Nagpur and Delhi, which assisted the spinners were rated "average", and going by what we witnessed on Day 1 it shouldn't come as a surprise if the Indore track gets a "Below Average" rating.
IND vs AUS Live Score: The bigger picture
India have retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, having won the Nagpur and Delhi Test. However, the big picture here is the ICC World Test Championship final spot, which India can seal with a win, and the team will be aiming for that.
IND vs AUS Live Score: Stats alert
India's first innings total of 109 was the fourth lowest so far at home.
IND vs AUS Live Score: India coach on Indore track
India batting coach Vikram Rathour bashed the critics, slamming the Indore pitch.
"We prefer to play on turning tracks. To be fair this is a one-off wicket," said the coach. "To be fair on the curators, they hardly had any time to prepare the wicket after Ranji Trophy and then the match got shifted from Dharamshala to here."
IND vs AUS Live Score: Ashwin and Jadeja in India's all-time XI
Former India cricketer and coach Ravi Shastri believes that R Ashwin could easily walk into India's all-time best eleven. He also mentioned Ravindra Jadeja as another candidate, who is on a similar path.
Shastri made the remarks while talking on the ICC review.
"People, and he (Jadeja) himself, didn't actually realise how good a player he was until he actually got a couple of big scores in Test matches," Shastri said.
“I remember we pushed him up the order as well to give him that responsibility and he has not looked back. When you see his technique, he plays the ball late, he plays in straight lines and he is just a fabulous cricketer,” said Shastri.
IND vs AUS Live Score: Good news for India
The good news for India is that after Cameron Green and Peter Handscomb, only Alex Carey is a reliable with the bat.
Unlike the Indian tail, Australia don't have tailenders who will trouble the likes of Ashwin and Jadeja.
AUS batters yet to bat: Alex Carey (wk) , Mitchell Starc , Nathan Lyon , Todd Murphy , Matthew Kuhnemann
IND vs AUS Live Score: A look at Australia's current pair
Cameron Green and Peter Handscomb will resume the proceedings on Day 2.
Both the batters have enough potential to drag the match from India's favour. Ahead of the series there was plenty of chatter around Green, who is making his first appearance in this edition of Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Handscomb, on the other hand, will look to draw inspiration from his 72-run knock in the second Test in Delhi.
IND vs AUS Live Score: India's biggest disadvantage
The biggest disadvantage India will start Day 2 with is that they have no reviews left. India consumed all the three DRS opportunities yesterday, all three off the bowling of Jadeja, out of which none went in India's favour.
IND vs AUS Live Score: 'Don't expect the pitch to get any better'
The pitch was once again in focus as Aussie spinners, especially Matt Kuhnemann ran through the Indian batting line-up. Khawaja, who was the top scorer on Day 1, ringed warning bells for India after stumps regarding the pitch.
Talking to Star Sports after Stumps, Khawaja noted: "It is not an easy wicket out there. It was spinning in the morning and spinning in the afternoon, it is a spin friendly wicket. We will know more tomorrow but I don't expect it to get any better.”
IND vs AUS Live Score: What happened on Day 1
If we look at the opening day quickly, it started with India winning the toss and opting to bat first. However, the decision backfired as India were bundled out for 109 in just 33.2 overs.
Australia then put a decent show with the bat, especially Usman Khawaja. The opener scored 60 and stitched a crucial 96-run stand with Marnus Labuschagne, which was also the highest by any Australian pair in the series.
The Aussies were batting at 156-4, lead by 47 runs when umpires called for Stumps.
IND vs AUS Live Score: Hello and welcome!
Can India return the favour and skittle Australia for cheap on Day 2? All eyes are on Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin as the hosts are hoping to stage a comeback in the 3rd Test on Day 2 of the series decider in Indore. Riding on opener Khawaja's 60 off 147 balls, Steve Smith’s Australia have mustered 156-4 in 54 overs. Indian all-rounder Jadeja is one scalp away from taking another five-wicket haul.
