6:25 IST Friday, 9 January 2015
131 overs- 383/7
OUT- 130.2 overs- 387/7. Wriddhiman Saha has to go. Strike from Hazlewood, gets bounce on this slow wicket on Day 4. Terrific effort from the tall fast bowler.
WP Saha c Smith b Hazlewood 35 off 96b
Nathan Lyon getting some good turn and bounce there
6:13 IST Friday, 9 January 2015
Drinks- India are 191 runs behind
India have lost one wicket since morning- V Kohli c Rogers b Harris 147 off 230b
129 overs- 381/6
Saha looking compact, solid. He is looking strong on the offside, region where Australia have bowled the maximum to him.
128 overs- 375/6. India has avaoided the follow on
Saha too if he bats well can help the team become a stronger unit. Also he has the best glve work in the country.
Ashwin's highest test score came against Australia in Sydney on the last tour. He is playing on the front foot. He knows how to bat at no.6 position.
Indian batting line-up looks better this time. Bhuvaneshwar Kumar yet left to bat.
India trail by 200 runs
127 overs- 372/6- Saha playing some good, controlled shots.
He pushes Saha on the backfoot forcing him to drive
Hazlewood bowling a much fuller length compared to Mitchell Starc.
Both batsmen fighting hard to get runs, not giving in to the pressure by Aussie bowlers.
Saha- 18 off 68, R Ashwin- 7 off 21
124 overs- 361/6
India lose Virat Kohli early
The wicket has gone slower
Welcome to the live coverage on Day 4
India end day at 271 for 4, with two of wickets coming off Watson's deliveries. Australia are 23 runs ahead going into day four and they could be in for a big lead unless Kohli, Saha and the Indian tail resist. Kohli with his fourth hundred of the series, Rahul with his maiden century, Steven Smith having put down both batsmen. We will be back tomorrow. Good bye
12:24 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
STUMPS- Day 3. India trail by 230 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
115 overs- 342/5. Smith bowls the last over of the day.
Third Session- 90 overs, 271 runs, 4 wickets
112 overs- 333/5. Trail by 239
11:54 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
107 overs- 314/5
Kohli- 126 off 198, Saha-2 off 17
11:36 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
103 overs- 299/5
11:31 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
100 overs- 292/5
Shane Watson on a hattrick
99.5 overs- OUT! What is happening. Raina goes for a duck on the first ball. The comeback innings has lasted one ball, Watson bowls a wonderful low delivery as it moves further away from Raina, and Haddin has taken a superb, low, diving catch to his left. SK Raina c †Haddin b Watson 0 off 1b
99.4 overs- 292/4. Suresh Raina comes in.
99.4 overs- OUT! Ajinkya Rhanae's innings cut short after being given leg before after a long look by umpire Kettleborough
AM Rahane lbw b Watson 13 off 31b
11:11 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
99 overs- 289/3. India trail by 283 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
11:02 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
CENTURY for Virat Kohli! 101 off 164 balls. 96.3 overs- What an innings, What a player! 4th Hundred this series,10th hundred in 33 test matches, 6th against Australia.
95 overs- 278/3
10:42 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
91 overs- 268/3. Kohli and Rahane teaming up well as runs flow for India. Rahane quickly got off the mark, the momemnt he came in after Rahul's dismissal.
Kohli- 91 off 142, Rahane- 6 off 9
10:25 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
87 overs- 238/3
Ajinkya Rahane comes in.
WICKET! Rahul tries to fetch this short ball from outside off and pull, the shoulder of the bat takes the top edge, Starc rushes ahead and he takes it.
KL Rahul 110 off 262 c&b Mitchell Starc
9:53 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
Tea- India trail by 338 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
85 overs- 234/2
Virat Kohli congratulates youngster KL Rahul after the latter scored his debut test century.
Century for KL Rahul! Maiden century in test cricket. After a nightmare in his debut match. The Karnataka lad scores 102 off 253 balls.
9:48 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
84 overs- 226/2
Rahul (98 off 250) & Kohli (67 off 121).
Half Century for Virat Kohli, 50 off 108 balls. 11th fifty in 33 Test matches, 9 hundreds
9:23 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
80 overs- 200/2
India- 200/2. India started the Third Day on 71/1. India 199/2 in 78 overs.
Partnership of 102 off 204 balls between Rahul (94 off 230) & Kohli (48 off 105).
9:11 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
Good cover drives from Rahul and Kohli both.
Nathan Lyon brought into the attack.
75 overs- 183/2
Kohli- 45 off 103, Rahul- 82 off 214
Lokesh Rahul moves into the 80s
8:49 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
DRINKS BREAK
70 overs- 167/2. India trail by 405.
Rahul- 74 off 102, Kohli- 37 off 85
8:31 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
66 overs- 152/6
Virat Kohli putting up some fine display of batting. Scores back-to-back boundaries. Putting pressure on Nathan Lyon.
65 overs- 144/2
Runs dry up, scoring rate slows up.
8:09 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
60 overs- 1332/2
Lyon has been very consistent, bowling outside the off stump. He's coming around for the first time. Bowling some good variatiion in Sydney.
57 overs- 126/2
Lokesh Rahul playing some delightful shots
Lunch
Session 1- 30 overs 51 runs 1 wicket (Rohit Sharma)
55 overs- 122/2. India trail by 450 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
Th run making was restrained. Indians needed to preserve wickets.
7:07 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
54 overs- 118/2
Maiden fifty in test cricket for KL Rahul after a nightmare in his last test match. Scores 50 off 161
Dropped catch! Rahul dropped off Watson's over by Smith who ran back from slip after a top edge and the sun is in his eyes, and it bursts through his hands into the ground
6:50 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
49 overs- 112/2. Mitchell Starc bowls a frank loose delivery, something the Indians were guilty of. Virat Kohli puts that one for a boundary as the ball came in on his legside.
India missed out on some run-scoring shots in the morning as they failed to capitalize.
Rohit Sharma tried to create a shot out of nothing. He looks at high risk shots to release the pressure.
45 overs- 102/2
Virat Kohli comes in to bat with Rahul
97/2. OUT! Nathan Lyon cleans up Rohit. All the hard work is undone. He just got to a 50. Rohit attempts a sweep, as a tossed up high and very full delivery from Lyon outside off, rolls on to the stumps
RG Sharma b Lyon 53 off 133b
43 overs- 96/1
HALF CENTURY for Rohit Sharma after nine innings in test cricket. Scores 53 off 132.
Australian fast bowlers have been good on a slow wicket as they continue to create pressure, bowl hard. The pitch is also not giving anything.
Australia have given just 19 runs in the first hour in 15 overs. Rahul and Rohit have defended solidly, to their credit
DRINKS! And its time for a cool drink on a hot day in Sydney
40 overs- 90/1
Shane Watson bowling outside the off stump.
Australians bowling short of a length. Not giving away any runs in a spot India might like.
6:00 IST Thursday, 8 January 2015
37 overs- 84/1
At the crease: Rahul- 35 off 104, Rohit- 47 off 119
Josh Hazlewood just in his third match and he is bowling well. Already made a mark, touching early 140s, Late 130s
Fourth Test- Day 3 Session 1
Indian top order literally have a mountain to climb after Aussies scored an imposing 572 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in their first innings. Although Vijay got out cheaply, Rohit Sharma and Lokesh Rahul overcame initial jitters and negotiated the bowling attack of the hosts reasonably well to end day 2 at 71/1.
But day 3 will be test of character for the Indian lads. The Sydney pitch has largely been benign but it has started to offer some help to Nathan Lyon. The Indians will try to play their natural aggressive brand of cricket but they are in no position to let their guard down. Aussies lead by 501 runs, so the first target of Indians will be to avoid follow- on, and then try to get close or surpass 572. For that, Indian top order needs to convert starts into big hundreds like their Aussie counterparts.
The hosts on their part will look for early wickets. For them it is about getting 19 Indian wickets in 3 days, so they will certainly press hard to get a big first innings lead. Both Virat kohli and Ajinkya Rahane are in stellar form. Suresh Raina will try to prove his critics wrong, who point out about his perceived weakness in playing short balls.
In absence of Dhoni, Indian tail has only become more exposed and it will be interesting to see if it has any impact on the final outcome of the test match, like it did in the first test. Mitchell Starc has come to the party taking the price scalp of M Vijay. Josh Hazlewood and Ryan Harris have been economical without being particularly probing. But Indian fortune on Day 3 may well hinge on how well they play the spin and guile of Nathan Lyon.
For all updates relating India's tour of Australia, 2014-15, read http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/india-vs-australia-2014
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