05:12 India aim for early wickets on Day 3:
Welcome to the coverage of Day 3 of the third Test between Australia and India in Melbourne on Friday.
Having dominated with the bat on Day 2 and posted a healthy 443 for seven declared in their first innings, India would be looking to continue the momentum and claim a few early wickets on the third day.
Australia’s openers — Marcus Harris and Aaron Finch — survived a few testing overs late on the second day to reach 8 for no loss at stumps.
Although failing to grab a wicket, India’s bowlers will head into day three hopeful of an early breakthrough after beating the bats of Harris and Finch with a slew of deliveries.
Having gone to stumps at 215-2 on day one, India’s batsmen enjoyed another dominant day, with Cheteshwar Pujara scoring his second century of the series and skipper Virat Kohli adding 82 to build a hefty total.
Rohit Sharma, back in the side after missing the second Test in Perth through injury, also contributed an unbeaten 63 before Kohli declared following Ravindra Jadeja’s caught-behind dismissal for four.
Source: Rediff