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IND vs AUS 3rd Test Day 3 Highlights: Australia thrash India by nine wickets in Indore, qualify for WTC final
IND vs AUS 3rd Test Live: Hosts India are leading the 4-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-0 and now they eye another win in the third Test in Indore to go 3-0 up and book a spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. Shubman Gill is very likely to replace out-of-form opener KL Rahul who has also been sacked from his Test captaincy role after the second Test in Delhi.
Australia, on the other hand, are without their captain Pat Cummins. He has returned to Australia to attend to the health issues of her mother. Opener David Warner and pacer Josh Hazlewood have also bee ruled out of the last two matches due to their respective injuries. Senior pacer Mitchell Starc and all-rounder Cameron Green are most likely to feature in the third Test.
Day 2 Highlights:
- India bundled out Australia for 197 after three wickets each from Umesh Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin
- But Australia take handy 88-run win
- India openers fail in the second innings as well
- Kohli (13) departs after another start
- Shreyas Iyer scores 26 off 27 before a stunner from Khawaja sends him packing
- Pujara scores a gutsy fifty befeore Smith takes a one-handed stunner to send his innings
- Axar stays unbeaten on 16 as India get all-out for 163 and set 76-run target for Australia
- Nathan Lyon picks eight wickets in the second innings
Day 3 Highlights:
- India dismiss Usman Khawaja on the second ball as Australia lose first wicket without opening their account
- Turn and bounce from the India spinners test Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne in the next couple of over
- Ball change after the 10th over, Head hits a boundary on the third delivery after it, Ashwin complains about the ball
- Umpires decide the continue with the ball
- Australia batters shift gears all of a sudden, hit easy and frequent boundaries
- Australia win the match by nine wickets
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Mar 03, 2023, 10:48 am IST
Australia win by 9 Wickets
Labuschagne comes down the track and hits one over mid-on for a four. Australia beat India by nine wickets inside three days. A roar from Labuschagne and applause from Steve Smith and the entire dressing room. Australia also qualify for the WTC final with the win. India will have to win the final Test in Ahmedabad to set a clash against the number one ranked Test team in London.
Mar 03, 2023, 10:47 am IST
Four: Head at it again
Comes down the track off Ashwin and Head hits another four. Then takes a single, just one short of a fifty.
Mar 03, 2023, 10:45 am IST
Four: Australia need seven to win
Umesh is pulled fine by Labuschagne for a four. Australia need just seven to win. A super swift and easy chase for the Aussies.
Mar 03, 2023, 10:29 am IST
Reverse sweep and four
Ashwin to Labuschagne and a reverse sweep for four. Australia 56/1. Just 20 runs away from a famous victory.
Mar 03, 2023, 10:25 am IST
20 balls 31 runs
20 balls and 31 runs since the change of ball. Another boundary for Head off Jadeja.
Mar 03, 2023, 10:23 am IST
Ashwin leaks another boundary
Another full pitched delivery from Ashwin and Labuschagne dispatches it through covers. Australia 40/1 while chasing 76.
Mar 03, 2023, 10:18 am IST
Another boundary
Head has shifted gears here, a boundary straight over Jadeja's head. Australia 30/2 while chasing 76.
Mar 03, 2023, 10:16 am IST
SIX: Head makes the move
Change of of ball, a boundary and now a six over long-on. Ashwin complained about the ball earlier but umpires asked India to continue with it.
Mar 03, 2023, 10:13 am IST
FOUR: Australia - 17/1
Ashwin hit for a boundary by Head. A half-volley and Head pounces on it to dispatch it over mid-on.
Mar 03, 2023, 9:50 am IST
IND vs AUS Live: Karthik's advice
Don't try hard to bowl a magic delivery, just bowl that line and quicker, says Dinesh Karthik in the commentary box.
Mar 03, 2023, 9:37 am IST
WICKET! The drama starts
A wicket on the second ball for India. Khawaja caught by Bharat off Ashwin. Khawaja leans forward but the ball turns away and lands into the gloves of wicketkeeper Bharat after taking an edge. A review taken but clear spike shows the UltraEdge.
Mar 03, 2023, 8:58 am IST
Indore trend set to end?
Two Test matches have been played in Indore before and teams batting first have won on both occasion. Will the Aussies end this trend today?
Mar 03, 2023, 8:53 am IST
Welcome to Day 3 of Indore Test
Just 76 runs is all what Australia need to win the Indore Test. Can the India spinners do something extraordinary and defend the low total? Fasten your seat-belts for an enthralling few fours of Day 3.
Mar 02, 2023, 4:56 pm IST
India 163 all-out
Siraj tries to go big but Lyon strikes again. Clean bowled and Axar's expression on the non-strike's end tells about Siraj's mistake. He should have just protected his wicket and give Axar a chance. Eight-wicket haul for Nathan Lyon. Australia need 76 to win the third Test.
Mar 02, 2023, 4:44 pm IST
SIX! Axar goes bang
Axar gets on his knee and slams a delivery from Lyon over deep mid-wicket. Precious runs for India.
Mar 02, 2023, 4:30 pm IST
OUT! India nine down
Umesh Yadav survives a review before being caught by lanky Cameron Green at the mid-wicket boundary rope. Lyon gets his seventh wicket. India nine down with 67-run lead.
Mar 02, 2023, 4:26 pm IST
OUT! Pujara departs after Smith takes stunner
59 off 142 for Pujara as Steve Smith takes a one-handed stunner in the slips to get rid of the Indian 'Wall'. India eight down. Umesh joins Axar as India plan to extend their 67-run lead.
Mar 02, 2023, 4:17 pm IST
IND vs AUS: SIX from PUJARA
Walks down the track, reaches to the pitch of the ball and dispatches it over mid-wicket. Rohit Sharma smiles, Shastri thrilled in dressing room. Probably that was the message from Rohit via Ishan Kishan a while ago.
Mar 02, 2023, 3:49 pm IST
WICKET! Lyon gets five
Lyon gets is opposite number Ashwin who departs for 16 off 28. Leans forward for a front foot defense but the ball spun to hit the pads. Lyon takes review straightaway and three reds show why. India seven down with a 52-run lead.
Mar 02, 2023, 3:45 pm IST
IND vs AUS: Pujara dropped on 50
Pujara cuts a Kuhnemann delivery but finds Labuschagne on extra cover. He dives to his left but fails to grab it. Can be one of the defining moments of the match.
Mar 02, 2023, 3:35 pm IST
FIFTY for Pujara
No BGT without a Pujara classic. A gritty fifty off 108 balls gets standing ovation from everyone in the ground. What a player, what a knock. India would want him to continue.
Mar 02, 2023, 3:19 pm IST
FOUR! Glorious from Ashwin
Sizzling cover drive from Ashwin off Starc. India need many of these.
Mar 02, 2023, 3:13 pm IST
OUT! India six down
Lyon gets one more as Srikar Bharat departs for three. He misses the line and the ball barges into the off stump. India six down with just 30 runs ahead.
Mar 02, 2023, 3:00 pm IST
OUT! Khawaja stunner stuns Iyer
Starc introduced and strikes on the second delivery but only after a stunning catch from Khawaja. Iyer flicked a fullish delivery and Khawaja dived to his left to grab the ball with a reverse cup. Third umpire had a looked and ruled the decision in favour of Australia.
Mar 02, 2023, 2:48 pm IST
SIX!! Iyer goes big again
First a four through mid-wicket and then a six in the same region off Kuhnemann. Anything sort is being punished brutally by Iyer. He is batting on 25 off 23. Change in momentum here.
Mar 02, 2023, 2:43 pm IST
Four! India go past 100
A streaky boundary! A thick outside edge but Iyer won't mind. The ball races away to third-man boundary. India go past 100.
Mar 02, 2023, 2:40 pm IST
SIX! Iyer goes big, India take lead
Drags a delivery from Kuhnemann from off-side and slams it big over mid-wicket for a six. India have now got over the 88-run deficit and are now leading. Cheteshwar Pujara is also using his foot well and scoring briskly.
Mar 02, 2023, 2:13 pm IST
TEA Day 2: India 79/4, trailing by nine runs
Tea time on Day 2 in Indore. Australia the happier side right now with four crucial wickets in the session. India still trailing by nine runs. India need a couple of solid partnerships to save the match.
Mar 02, 2023, 2:08 pm IST
OUT! Jadeja departs
Nathan Lyon strikes for the third time. Jadeja goes for seven. Trapped in front of the stumps and Australian go for a wild appeal. They finally take a review and the ball-tracker shows three reds. On-field umpire overturns his decision and Jadeja walks back. India still 10 runs behind.
Mar 02, 2023, 1:55 pm IST
IND vs AUS: Pujara and Jadeja steady
Australia spinners creating chances but Pujara and Jadeja have put up a good fight. A 20-run partnership between the two Saurashtra players. Pujara has played some counter-attacking cricket. India trailing by 14.
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Story first published: Wednesday, March 1, 2023, 8:30 [IST]
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