India vs Australia, LIVE Score Updates, 3rd Test Day 2 in Indore: IND 140/7; Lyon removes Ashwin to complete five-for
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After 57 overs,India 155/9 ( Axar Patel 7 , Mohammed Siraj 0)
Lyon suddenly turns the game on its head with a double-wicket maiden, getting the key wicket of Pujara that automatically makes Australia favourites to win this Test. Mohammed Siraj walks to the centre, and Axar Patel will hope he’s able to hold on to his wicket and allows him to make valuable additons to the Indian total.
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OUT! Two wickets in three balls for Nathan Lyon — who now has seven wickets to his name! Umesh Yadav looks to smash the ball out of the park, but unfortunaly for him, he hits it in the direction of the tallest member of the oppostion, resulting in an easy catch for Cameron Green. IND 155/9
Umesh c Green b Lyon 0(2)
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OUT! WHAT A GRAB BY STEVE SMITH! The stand-in Australian skipper pulls off a one-handed stunner at leg slip, reacting in a fraction of a second as Cheteshwar Pujara’s long vigil finally comes to an end. Major blow for the hosts, for whom setting a target in excess of 100 just got a lot more difficult! IND 155/8
Pujara c Smith b Lyon 59(142)
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SIX! Pujara dances down the track and smashes the ball into the stands beyond midwicket for his first six of the innings! Rohit had been having an animated chat with substitute Kishan just before the latter dashed out to the centre with drinks in hand, perhaps asking him to tell Pujara and Axar to accelerate, with the former responding in style. Also brings up the 150 for India in the process. IND 151/7
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Definition of elegance
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After 52 overs,India 144/7 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 52 , Axar Patel 3)
Big appeal for stumping against Pujara off Murphy’s bowling but his back foot remains firmly planted inside the crease when the stumps are broken. ChePu, meanwhile, has slowed down a bit after getting to his half-century with Axar Patel too taking his time in collecting runs.
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OUT! Another on-field decision by Joel Wilson that the Aussies manage to overturn, as Nathan Lyon ends up trapping Ravichandran Ashwin to complete his 23rd Test five-for — his ninth against the Indians. This also turns out to be his 50th Test wicket in India. Drinks called on the field after Ashwin’s dismissal. IND 140/7
Ashwin LBW Lyon 16(28)
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After 48 overs,India 140/6 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 51 , Ravichandran Ashwin 16)
FOUR! Not the best of shots from Ashwin as he decides to take the aerial route over midwicket off Kuhnemann’s bowling, and it would’ve been an easy grab had the field placing been a bit better. However, this falls safely in no man’s land and rolls away to the boundary rope. IND 139/6
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Fifty for Cheteshwar Pujara in 108 deliveries — his 35th in the Test format and arguably one of his better knocks, given the nature of the surface on which he has scored it. IND 133/6
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After 45 overs,India 132/6 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 49 , Ravichandran Ashwin 10)
Bowling change from both ends as Kuhnemann and Murphy replace Lyon and Starc with the game once again tilting back in Australia’s favour. The good news for India is that Pujara is still standing tall at the moment and is batting on 49 at the end of the 45th.
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FOUR! First boundary for Ashwin as he leans into a full delivery from Starc and drives it through the cover region for four! IND 125/6
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BOWLED! Bharat misses the ball completely while attempting to block it as Lyon gets wicket number four! Pujara’s starting to run out of partners now, and he sure needs someone to stick around for a while if the hosts are to get to 200 and beyond. IND 118/6
Bharat b Lyon 3(8)
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After 40 overs,India 118/5 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 46 , Srikar Bharat (W) 3)
Starc’s dismissal of Iyer certainly has slowed the Indians down, with the hosts suddenly batting a lot more cautiously. Starc welcomes new batter Srikar Bharat with a full length delivery that’s almost a yorker spearing the ball in from round the wicket. Lyon continues from the other end, and looks like it will be the senior pros operating in tandem for now.
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The resemblance is uncanny!
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OUT! Not for the first time in this series does Usman Khawaja grab a stunner, diving to his left and pulling off a low grab to bring Shreyas Iyer’s entertaining cameo to an end! The decision to bring Starc back into the attack pays off for the Aussies! The umpires though, send it upstairs with soft signal out, and it is ruled in favour of the fielding side in the end. IND 113/5
Iyer c Khawaja b Starc 26(27)
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After 36 overs,India 111/4 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 43 , Shreyas Iyer 25)
SIX! Another half-tracker from Kuhnemann that is promptly smashed over deep midwicket by Iyer! The young spinner suddenly finds himself under a lot of pressure thanks to Iyer and Pujara’s aggression combined with the vociferous Indore crowd.
What a session this has turned out to be so far with 32 runs coming in just four overs, 25 of those scored by Iyer alone!
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FOUR! FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Iyer off Lyon, guiding the ball towards fine leg and third man respectively to bring up the 100 for the hosts! Has been a ‘Fast and Furious’ start for the Indians after tea! IND 100/4
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SIX! What a way for Shreyas Iyer to get off the mark! Transfers his weight on the backfoot and comfortably pulls this over cow corner to put the hosts in the lead! Turning out to be a very expensive over from Kuhnemann with 11 coming off it so far. IND 91/4; lead by 3
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FOUR! Lovely use of the feet by Pujara, converting a full delivery from Kuhnemann into a full toss and flicking the ball towards the vacant midwicket fence to move into the 40s. IND 84/4
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Pujara and Iyer make their way back to the centre after tea. Big, potentially match-defining session coming up and the focus will be on Pujara and Lyon, the two standout performers so far in this innings.
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After 32 overs,India 79/4 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 36 , Shreyas Iyer 0)
Tea on Day 2, with the hosts trailing by nine runs with six wickets in hand at the end of the second session. Cheteshwar Pujara’s presence at the crease, with the No 3 batter currently on 36 after collecting four boundaries, remains a ray of hope for the home team as they look to cross 200 to give their bowlers something to defend. As for the Aussies Nathan Lyon has been their standout performer so far with a three-fer, accounting for both openers as well as Jadeja.
We’ll be back for the evening session in a few minutes.
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OUT! Ravindra Jadeja falls shortly before tea, getting trapped LBW by Nathan Lyon! Umpire Joel Wilson initially turned the appeal down, and Aussie skipper Steve Smith instantly took the review, getting three reds on HawkEye. A patient knock from the all-rounder comes to an end. IND 78/4
Jadeja LBW Lyon 7(36)
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After 27 overs,India 73/3 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 33 , Ravindra Jadeja 4)
Expensive 10th over from Kuhnemann as the left-arm spinner goes for 10 runs including two boundaries to Pujara. Skipper Smith decides to do a quick shuffle, bringing Todd Murphy into the attack and getting Lyon to bowl from a different end. Lyon nearly accounts for Jadeja’s wicket at the start of his ninth over, with Jadeja chipping the ball towards cover. India, meanwhile, narrow the deficit down to 15 at the end of the 27th with seven wickets in hand.
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FOUR! Half-tracker from Kuhnemann, Pujara is in complete control of the pull in front of square as he moves to 28! IND 63/3
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After 24 overs,India 59/3 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 24 , Ravindra Jadeja 1)
Jadeja joins Pujara at the crease after Kuhnemann’s dismissal of Kohli, with the Aussies suddenly starting to dictate terms with a flurry of wickets after lunch. Pujara is off to a decent start but he will need some steadfast support from the other end. Five off the 24th, including three off the last ball after Pujara decides to punch the ball through point.
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OUT! Virat Kohli ends up playing a shot too many, getting trapped leg-before right after smashing Kuhnemann for a boundary. Looks to whip this through the midwicket region, but misses it completely and is rapped on the pad in front of middle and leg, leading to the umpire raising his finger. IND 54/3
Kohli LBW Kuhnemann 13(26)
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At the drinks break, Australia were the happier unit as they went on from 156/4 to 186/4 – unscathed and the pressure was now mounting on India as the lead was also increasing.
Madness unfolded after the drinks break as Ashwin struck in the first over to end Handscomb’s (98-ball 19) resistance and Umesh Yadav ran in hard from the other end to wipe off the lower-order without allowing too much damage.
Sahil Malhotra writes on the Aussie batting collapse earlier today. Click here to read the full article
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After 22 overs,India 50/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 20 , Virat Kohli 9)
Kohli pinches a single at the start of the 22nd over, guiding the ball square and bringing up the team fifty in the process. Elicits a faint cheer from the crowd.
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After 19 overs,India 44/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 17 , Virat Kohli 6)
Kuhnemann returns to the attack shortly before drinks, replacing Lyon, with Kohli collecting his first boundary of the innings off his bowling. Has been a good session for the Aussies so far with Lyon accounting for both Indian openers. The hosts will hope Pujara and Kohli are able to bat through the next hour.
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FOUR! First boundary of the innings for Virat Kohli, coming off an outside edge that flies over the slip fielder, and away to the third man fence. Indore bounce at it again. IND 42/2
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FOUR! Whipped away behind square by Pujara off Lyon, the Indian No 3 collecting his second boundary in the process. ChePu has remained steadfast in his defence so far today, but isn’t shying away from punishing loose deliveries. IND 37/2
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OUT! Rohit Sharma’s stay at the crease comes to an end as umpire Joel Wilson raises his finger following a confident shout for LBW by Nathan Lyon and the rest of the Aussies. The Indian skipper ends up burning one of the team’s reviews before beginning the slow walk back to the dressing room, getting three reds on HawkEye. Lyon accounts for the wicket of both openers after lunch. IND 32/2
Rohit LBW Lyon 12(33)
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After 13 overs,India 30/1 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 11 , Cheteshwar Pujara 10)
The Aussies appeal for stumping against Pujara at the start of the 13th over, with square-leg umpire Nitin Menon deciding to take this upstairs. Turns out the Indian No 3’s backfoot is firmly planted behind the crease. Pujara later collects the first boundary of the innings with a solid drive through the covers.
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FOUR! Driven firmly through the covers by Pujara off Lyon, and that’s the first boundary of the Indian innings! IND 29/1
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After 10 overs,India 22/1 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 10 , Cheteshwar Pujara 3)
The Australians suddenly have become a lot chirpier after Shubman Gill’s dismissal, with Marnus Labuschagne primarily dishing out a barrage of “rubbish” — as commentator Matthew Hayden puts it — at short leg. Pujara, meanwhile, plays a firm cut off the final ball of the 10th through the cover region, getting enough time to come back for a second.
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After 7 overs,India 18/1 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 8 , Cheteshwar Pujara 1)
Cheteshwar Pujara joins Rohit Sharma at the centre after Gill’s departure, and he gets off the mark with a single off the last delivery of the seventh over, pinching a single off Nathan Lyon.
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OUT! Nathan Lyon strikes after lunch as Shubman Gill gets clean bowled for five, missing completely while attempting to smash the ball towards the midwicket region! Lyon took off a bit of pace on that delivery and beat him in flight, resulting in the ball crashing into the middle stump. IND 15/1
Gill b Lyon 5(15)
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Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill make their way back to the centre along with the Australians as play resumes at the Holkar Stadium after lunch on Day 2 of the third Test.
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A milestone wicket for Umesh
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After 4 overs,India 13/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 5 , Shubman Gill 4)
LUNCH on Day 2: Rohit and Gill ensure there are no hiccups in the remaining overs of the morning session as Team India head to lunch trailing the Aussies by 75 runs with all ten wickets intact. They will hope for the openers to convert the start into a big partnership and lay the foundation for a competitive second innings total.
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After 2 overs,India 9/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 3 , Shubman Gill 2)
The Aussies start off with seam and spin, both left-arm, in tandem. Eight runs are added to the Indian total in the first over bowled by Mitchell Starc, including four leg byes as the ball runs away to the fine leg fence after taking a deflection off Rohit Sharma’s boot, Matthew Kuhnemann starts off on a tidy note by conceding just a single off his first over. Should be another couple of overs before the players break for lunch.
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Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill make their way to the centre, hoping to survive the remaining minutes of the first session. Mitchell Starc to start off with the ball in hand.
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There’s hope for Team India after all
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Undoing all the hard work put in by Khawaja and Labuschagne earlier
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What a comeback this has been from the Indians after the solid start from Cameron Green and Peter Handscomb in the first hour today. Rohit Sharma was a little hesitant in bringing Ravichandran Ashwin into the attack right away, handing the ball to the likes of Mohammed Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel before turning to Ashwin and Umesh Yadav, who account for three wickets each.
Big boost to India’s hopes of mounting a comeback after getting shot out for 109 in their first essay, restricting Australia’s lead to under 100. What they need now is to produce a solid response with the bat and for that, skipper Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will need to ensure they see off the remaining overs before lunch.
11:10 (IST)
After 76.3 overs,Australia 197 ( , Matthew Kuhnemann 0)
BOWLED! The demolition is complete with Ashwin grabbing the final Aussie wicket as Nathan Lyon ends up getting his stumps rattled after missing an attempted slog sweep! And with that, Australia have been bowled out for 197, losing their last six wickets for just 11 runs!
Lyon b Ashwin 0
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BOWLED! Second time Umesh has sent the off stump on a cartwheel today as Toddy Murphy gets bowled for a six-ball duck! What a terrific phase this has turned out to be for the Indians after the drinks interval, with the Aussies losing five wickets for just 11 runs!
Murphy b Umesh 0(6)
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OUT! Second wicket for Ashwin this morning, successfully appealing for leg-before against Alex Carey! The Aussie keeper-batter goes for the review, and ends up burning it after getting three reds. AUS 196/8
Carey LBW Ashwin 3(7)
Day 1 recap: India will be hoping to bounce back on the second day of the third Test against Australia in Indore after getting outplayed on the opening day.
The hosts, who have already retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with commanding wins in Nagpur and Delhi, crumbled in the face of quality spin bowling from Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon, getting shot out for just 109 after opting to bat.
Left-arm spinner Kuhnemann ended up collecting his maiden Test five-for (5/16) in just his second appearance, having made his debut in Delhi last month after being flown in as a last-minute addition to the squad. He was ably supported by senior offie Lyon (3/35), while Todd Murphy once again accounted for Indian batting star Virat Kohli’s wicket.
Australia, in reply, got off to a shaky start with Ravindra Jadeja dismissing Travis Head early, but soon seized control through the second-wicket stand between Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne, worth 96. Khawaja, meanwhile, continued his good form in the ongoing series by bringing up a second half-century in as many matches.
Jadeja, meanwhile, accounted for all four Australian wickets that fell on the opening day. After dismissing Head, the all-rounder became only the second Indian cricketer to achieve the international double of 5,000 runs and 500 wickets.
Steve Smith took over captaincy of the side after Pat Cummins had to fly back to Australia to attend to his mother, who has been moved to palliative care. Both teams made multiple changes; while the hosts brought Shubman Gill in place of KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green returned to action for the visitors.
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