India vs Australia, 3rd Test Match Live: India eye to bounce back on Day 2© BCCI
IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Day 2, Live Updates: Cheteshwar Pujara is solid at one end but India are four down against Australia at Tea. They trail the guests by nine runs. Nathan Lyon has claimed three wickets while Matthew Kuhnemann has scalped one as the hosts are struggling at the moment. Earlier, Umesh Yadav picked three wickets and Ravichandran Ashwin scalped two as the hosts bounced on Day 2 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. The guests took a first-innings lead of 88 runs. On Wednesday, Matthew Kuhnemann had registered his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket as Australia bundled out India for 109 runs. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Here are the Live Updates of Day 2 of the 3rd Test between India and Australia from the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
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14:16 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Tea!
Australia continue to dominate but India have shown intent to fight in their second innings. Cheteshwar Pujara holds the fort for the Rohit Sharma-led side. India are four down and they still trail Australia by 9 runs. The game is perfectly poised!
IND 109 & 79/4 (32)
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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.
IND 109 & 78/4 (30.5)
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13:44 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: FOUR!
Cheteshwar Pujara comes down the track and smashes the fuller ball from Matthew Kuhnemann for a four down the ground. This is smart batting from Pujara, he is now taking his chances. On this kind of surface, calculated risk could be a really good strategy.
IND 109 & 69/3 (24.5)
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13:41 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: FOUR!
This is a really good shot from Cheteshwar Pujara. Matthew Kuhnemann erred in his length and the batter was ready for it. It was a short ball to which Pujara rocked back and hit it between the mid-on and mid-wicket fielders for a four.
IND 109 & 63/3 (24.1)
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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.
IND 109 & 54/3 (22.4)
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13:30 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: India cross 50-run mark!
A four from Virat Kohli through the extra cover region and India have crossed the 50-run mark in their second innings.
IND 109 & 54/2 (22.3)
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13:13 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: FOUR!
The ball got some amazing bounce from the surface and Virat Kohli was lucky that the edge fell in the gap. Matthew Kuhnemann had bowled it around length region, the ball took a sharp bounce and got the edge of Kohli’s willow to run for a four.
IND 109 & 38/2 (18.3)
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13:02 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: WICKET!
A big fish for Nathan Lyon. He has caught Rohit Sharma plumb in front of the stumps. The off-spinner deserved this wicket for the way he had been bowling in the innings. The ball was picked around the good lengh area and turned into Rohit, who failed to get his bat on time. In the process, Rohit also wastes a review.
IND 109 & 32/2 (14.4)
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12:48 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: FOUR!
Here is the first boundary for India from the bat. It was a fuller ball from Nathan Lyon and Cheteshwar Pujara beautifully drove it away for a four from the cover region.
IND 109 & 29/1 (12.4)
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12:36 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Impressive Lyon!
Nathan Lyon has been extracting some terrific turn from the surface. He has stood apart in this innings as well for the amount of turn he is getting. Testing times for Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara.
IND 109 & 22/1 (10)
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12:18 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: WICKET!
Shubman Gill tried to up the ante and perished in the process. This is the first breakthrough for Australia in this innings. Gill stepped out of his crease to go for a big one, but the off-spinning delivery from Lyon turned way more than the batter would have expected and hit the middle stump.
IND 109 & 15/1 (5)
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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!
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11:39 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Lunch on Day 2!
The duo of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have fought well in the four overs bowled in the innings so far. They have added 13 runs for the opening wicket. India trail Australia by 75 runs.
IND 109 & 13/0 (4)
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11:21 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: India’s 2nd innings has started!
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will eye a strong start as they start the Indian innings. Mitchell Starc is set to bowl the first over. Here we go!
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11:05 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: WICKET!
Another one bites the dust! Australia are nine down now. Umesh Yadav has bowled a peach of a delivery to get better of Todd Murphy.
AUS 197/9 (75.3)
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10:59 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: WICKET!
Australia lose Alex Carey and they are eight down now.
AUS 196/8 (74.1)
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10:54 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: WICKET!
Wow! Umesh Yadav bowls a beauty to clean up Mitchell Starc. That’s the 100th Test wicket for him at home. It was bowled around off stump, the ball shaped away from Starc a bit before sending his off stump for a walk.
AUS 192/7 (73.3)
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10:48 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: WICKET!
One brings two! Cameron Green follows Peter Handscomb to the dugout for his individual score of 21. It was an appeal for LBW. Umpire raised his finger in approval, but Green decided to go upstairs. Ball tracker suggested that it would have clipped the leg stump. India are back in the game after an hour of wicket drought.
AUS 188/6 (72)
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10:40 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: WICKET!
Here is the much-needed breakthrough for India. Ravichandran Ashwin has got the wicket of Peter Handscomb. It was a good take from Shreyas Iyer at the short leg that sees Handscomb depart for 19 runs.
AUS 186/5 (71)
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10:31 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: FOUR!
Ravindra Jadeja bowls it on the pads of Cameron Green and the ball hits the batter’s pad and goes away for a four towards the fine leg fence.
AUS 186/4 (69.5)
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10:10 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: SIX!
Enough of defence! Cameron Green goes down town and smashes a Ravindra Jadeja delivery for a four towards the long-on fence. He is playing really well.
AUS 171/4 (64)
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10:02 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Tough chance for Shubman Gill
Cameron Green had edged a delivery of Axar Patel. The ball went to the left of silly point fielder Shubman Gill with a good pace. The fielder got his left hand to it but the ball slipped away easily as it was a tough chance.
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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.
AUS 160/4 (57)
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09:33 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Day 2 play starts!
Mohammed Siraj will bowl the first over. Cameron Green will face him. Peter Handscomb is at the other end. Here we go!
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09:11 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Big feat for Nathan Lyon!
Nathan Lyon became the highest non-Asian wicket-taker in the continent in the longest format. Lyon dismissed Jadeja in the 11th over, which was his 128th wicket on the Asian soil as he surpassed former and legendary Australia spinner Shane Warne to achieve the rare feat. Read more -
08:57 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Batting coach on India’s performance on Day 1
“It is a challenging wicket for sure. More turn than what we expected. May be because of the moisture, the ball turned sharply in the morning. We could have made more runs for sure but I don’t think anyone played poor or rash cricket. We just had an off day as a batting unit,” batting coach Vikram Rathour said in a media interaction.
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08:41 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Milestone for Ravindra Jadeja!
Ravindra Jadeja on Wednesday became the second player in India to take 500 wickets and score 5,000 runs in international cricket. He accomplished this landmark after dismissing Travis Head for his 500th international wicket. Jadeja is the second Indian after Kapil Dev to achieve the feat. Read more -
08:24 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: What happened on Day 1?
Australia dominated the opening day, thanks to Matthew Kuhnemann’s maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket. The guests bundled out India for a paltry 109 runs before reaching 156 for 4 at stumps. Ravindra Jadeja picked the all four wickets. Check the day highlights HERE
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08:12 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Welcome guys!
Hello everyone, welcome to the live blog of Day 2 of the ongoing third Test between India and Australia. Stay connected for all the live updates related to the game.
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