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Further overs are crucial for both the teams
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Sydney: The third match of the India-Australia Test series comes to an exciting end. Chasing a target of 407, India are 273 for five at the latest report. With five wickets in hand, India can win by 134 runs. Today is the last day and there are 48 overs left.
Further overs are crucial for both the teams. India’s fate will depend on the performances of Hanuma Vihari, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin. However, the Aussies have bowlers who can change the course of the game at any time.
Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant’s innings helped India on the fifth day. He scored 97 off 118 balls. It was an innings that completely changed the game, which was expected to be at least a draw. It was the ball that gave India the confidence to win from a seemingly remote draw. The ball faced the Australian bowlers with the intention of winning. The ball’s formidable innings consisted of 12 fours and three sixes.
The body language and confidence of the ball influenced even the opposing Pujara. Pujara, who played defensively, switched to attacking style and the ball had a huge impact. The duo put on 148 runs for the second wicket. The ball lost the wicket just before the deserved century in an attempt to speed up the scoring.
Cheteshwar Pujara was dismissed for 77. Pujara, who was batting at a slow pace, found the back of the net after 40 runs to ease the pressure on India. Pujara scored 77 runs with 12 fours.
Scoreboard
First innings
Australia: 338-10
India: 244-10
Australia lead by 94 runs in first innings
Second inning
Australia: 312-6 (Declared)
India: 273 – 5 (game continues)
India started the fifth day at 98 for two. India lost captain Ajinkya Rahane early in the innings. Rahane scored just four runs. After Rahane’s wicket, Pujara joined the ball and the game slowly came to an end.
Steve Smith scored a century for Australia in the first innings. In addition to Smith’s 131, Labuschain scored 91 and Will Pukovsky 62.
Shubhman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara scored half-centuries for India in the first innings. He scored 97 in the second innings and 36 in the first innings.
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