India Vs Australia, 3rd Test Day 4 LIVE Updates: Bad Light Stops Play As India Avoided Follow-On, India At 252/9

The light meter comes out and the umpires tell the players to go off. The day couldn't have ended on a better note for India given their position. Extraodinary last-wicket stand this between Akash Deep and Bumrah to get India across that 246-run mark to avoid the follow-on. Rahul set the foundation with some resoluteness and defiance at the top, Jadeja played some beautiful coutner-attacking cricket and gave India a solid chance and then these two took them over that crucial threshold. Now, I know reading all that might make it seem like India have won the game but the importance of them avoiding the follow-on, particularly from the position they were in, cannot be understated.

Slashed away! Length delivery wide outside off, saw the width and the hands just went after it, it flew away off a thick outside edge and through backward point, totally safe and it just beat the man running across from third man too

Cummins to Akash Deep, 1 run, Cummins attempts the yorker, offers a full ball on the pads and it's flicked down to long leg for a single

Bumrah hitting pat cummins a six to the third man

Caught by Mitchell Marsh!! The field was set and RJ has holed out to deep mid-wicket, the follow-on looms for India now.

Cummins to Jadeja, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, RJ plays with soft hands and drops it at his feet

Time for Bumrah to beat his own record. Highest runs in a test over.

The players are out in the middle and we're set to resume.. Starc to complete his over, two slips, a gully and a FSL in place, he's coming from round the wicket

Siraj was wandering down the crease randomly there! Length delivery angling back into the batter, Siraj backed away trying to defend, thud into the thigh pad and went towards cover, there was no run there and Siraj was well down the wicket

Cummins welcomes Siraj with a bouncer

A much fuller length delivery by Cummins and Nitish Reddy sends the ball to third man but Nathon Lyon does good work in the deep and saves 2 runs for his team

A half-leave from RJ, made a late call to let it go, came off the face of the bat and rolled through point for a single

Seems like continuous rain delays has frustrated the Aussie bowler, banged in short and at the stumps, Nitish ducks under and lets it go

Jadeja welcomes Lyon with a couple of runs through the covers

It has started to rain and the umpires are quick to get the players off. We will continmue to lose overs and the Indian will not mind it one bit. This could be the 7th or 8th rain stoppage during the course of their batting

Mitchell Starc to Jadeja, 1 run, 50 for RJ, he was brought into this Test mainly for his batting and he hasn't let his team down, brings out the trademark sword celebration, nudged one in front of mid-on and called his partner across for a quick single, his 22nd in Tests

Jadeja and Nitish Reddy on the crease trying to build the innings

Lyon to Nitish Reddy, no run, review lost! Length delivery pushed through a touch quicker and turning down leg, Nitish Reddy pressed back looking to glance it fine, it went through and there was a loud appeal from the keeper and short leg, absolutely nothing on Snicko