New Delhi: Indian batter failed to score big against Australian spinner on the 2nd day of the 3rd Test at Holkar Stadium in Indore. Nathan Lyon scalped 8-wickets while giving 64 runs. Matthew Kuhnemann and Mithchell Starc picked one wicket each.
Cheteshwar Pujara scores 59
For India, Cheteshwar Pujara stood alone on the crease who scored 59 runs but could not stop wickets falling down from the pitch.
Axar Patel and Shreyas Iyer show
India all-rounder Axar Patel and Shreyas Iyer gave some hopes in the middle but departed shortly after smashing some gigantic shots.
#IndvsAus 3rd test, day 2: India all-out on 163 in second innings against Australia, lead by 75 runs. Australia need 76 runs to win.
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Match summary
Australia will be needing 76 runs to win the game on the fourth innings. Earlier, Umesh Yadav picked three wickets and Ravichandran Ashwin bagged 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-wickets haul.
On Wednesday, Matthew Kuhnemann had registered his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket as the guests bundled out India for 109 runs.
Australia tightened their grip further in the game despite their batting failure, earlier in the day. Nathan Lyon’s 8-wicket haul had put them in a dominating position in the game.