Having already taken a 166-run lead over Australia, India will look to further extend the same on Day Four of the opening Test between the two sides in Adelaide. Australia, on the other hand, will look to dismiss the visitors as soon as possible in order to set a lowly target for themselves to chase.
Here are the highlights:
# India are off to good start today as Pujara has notched up a blistering half-century off 140 balls. India 166-3 (66 overs)
# Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane and are all set to resume India’s innings on 151-3. Mitchell Starc is opening the attack for Australia today
# The fourth day’s play is all set to get underway.
India have ended the third day’s play at 151-3, thus extending their lead to 166 runs against Australia in the second innings of the opening Test at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday.
The visitors made a slow start to their innings, with KL Rahul (44) and Murali Vijay (18) leaving all outside-off deliveries initially.However, after playing the first 10 overs cautiously, runs started flowing in for India with Rahul notching up a few boundaries.
After Rahul and Vijay were dismissed in quick successions following a crucial 50-run opening stand, Indian skipper Virat Kohli and top-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara combined and stitched a crucial partnership of 71 runs to keep the scoreboard ticking at a slow pace.
Despite good bowling performances and a number of maiden overs, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood could only add a wicket each to their account for Australia.
Earlier, Australia were bundled out for 235 runs in reply to India’s first innings total of 250 after rain played the spoilsport and delayed the start of the play.
At stumps, Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were batting on the crease at their respective scores of 40 and one.
Lineups:
Australia XI: Marcus Harris, Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Tim Paine (c,wk), Pat Cummins, Mitch Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
India XI: KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma.
Source: Zee News