STUMPS | So, the play has been called off. It is raining heavily in Sydney and thus no play is possible. India had another good day in the field as Australia trail by 386 runs. Full Scorecard.
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AUS 236/6 in 83 Overs | STUMPS | India vs Australia 4th Test Day 3 Highlights: Hosts Trail by 386 Runs
Catch Ind vs Aus Highlights of 4th Test 2019 Day 3.
05 Jan, 10:59 (IST)
Well, bad light has stopped the play and it has started to rain as well. The pitch is being covered as players walk off the field.
05 Jan, 10:59 (IST)
Well, bad light has stopped the play and it has started to rain as well. The pitch is being covered as players walk off the field.
05 Jan, 10:55 (IST)
Peter Handscomb and Pat Cummins doing a repair job now. The partnership between the two is now worth 38 as Australia trail by 386 runs. India continue to be in total control.
05 Jan, 10:12 (IST)
OUT! Kuldeep Yadav strikes in first over after the tea break. Australian captain Tim Paine is bowled. Kuldeep has outfoxed him. Australian in deep trouble now.Ā Paine b Kuldeep Yadav 5(14)
05 Jan, 09:46 (IST)
TEA BREAK | Australian captain Tim Paine has joined Peter Handscomb in the middle. India in total control as it is time for tea break on day three of the Test. Australia trail by 424 runs.
05 Jan, 09:40 (IST)
OUT! Just when things started to look good for Australia, Kuldeep Yadav has struck. Travis Head is caught and bowled and with it Australia have now lost half the side.Ā Head c and b Kuldeep Yadav 20(56)
05 Jan, 09:06 (IST)
Travis Head and Peter Handscomb in with a difficult task. The duo need to put up a good partnership here to bail their side out of the trouble. Meanwhile, Australia now trails by 459 runs.
05 Jan, 08:36 (IST)
OUT! Mohammed Shami strikes. Superb catch by Ajinkya Rahane at short mid-wicket.Ā Marnus Labuschagne fails to keep it down and hits it towards the fielder.Ā Labuschagne c Rahane b Shami 38(95).
05 Jan, 08:31 (IST)
Australia have lost two quick wicket here. Ravindra Jadeja has accounted for both the wickets. First he removed Marcus Harris and then Shaun Marsh. Australia pegged back after a good partnership for the second wicket.
05 Jan, 07:05 (IST)
LUNCH BREAK | Relatively good session this for Australia. Despite losing Usman Khawaja, Marcus Harris andĀ Marnus Labuschagne have done well to help Australia recover. The duo has added 50 runs thus far for the second wicket. Meanwhile, Harris is batting on 77 and Labuschagne on 18Ā as Australia trail by 500 runs.
05 Jan, 06:26 (IST)
The partnership between Marcus Harris andĀ Marnus Labuschagne is now worth 31. Meanwhile, Harris has gone past his half-century and is looking solid now. India looking for another wicket before the lunch break.
05 Jan, 05:54 (IST)
OUT! Soft dismissal this. Australia have lost their first wicket, Usman Khawaja hits it straight towards Cheteshwar Pujara at mid-wicket. It is Kuldeep Yadav who strikes for India.Ā Khawaja c Pujara b Kuldeep Yadav 27(71)
05 Jan, 05:42 (IST)
The opening stand between Marcus Harris and Usman Khawaja has now gone past the 50-run mark. After the watchful first few overs, Australia openers now scoring at will on this flat Sydney wicket. And it is now spin from bot the ends with Kuldeep Yadav having joined Ravindra Jadeja. Australia meanwhile trail by 554 runs.
05 Jan, 05:26 (IST)
Watchful start by the Australian opening pair of Usman Khawaja and Marcus Harris. Virat Kohli has introduced spin in the form of Ravindra Jadeja early on this morning.
05 Jan, 05:23 (IST)
Hello, and welcome to LatestLY's coverage of India vs Australia 4th Test Day 3.
After the gameplay on the Day 2 of the fourth Test match between India and Australia ended at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the visitors had a firm grip in the contest. After a heroic ton by Cheteshwar Pujara and a record-making century by Rishabh Pant posted a mammoth total on the scoreboard (622/7), before declaring in the third session of the day.
Earlier in the day, Cheteshwar Pujara missed his double-century by seven runs as he was dismissed by Natan Lyon on 193 runs. The innings saw him break a slew of records surpassing Rahul Dravid, too, in one of those.Ā Live Cricket Streaming of India vs Australia 2018-19 Series on SonyLIV: Check Live Cricket Score, Watch Free Telecast of IND vs AUS 4th Test, Match Day 3 on TV & Online
Also, Rishabh Pant scored a blazing century and remained unbeaten on 159 runs as India declared their first innings, after Ravindra Jadeja was bowled by Lyon on 81 runs. The 21-year-old left-handed batsman broke a slew of records too, during his stay at the crease.
As for Australia, the only positive for the hosts was that they didnāt lose any wicket in the last 10 overs of the day. Australian openers, Marcus Harris and Usman Khawaja, were unbeaten on the crease playing on 19 and 5 runs respectively.
The home team was trailing by 598 runs at Stumps on Day 2, and will have their task cut out for Day 3. It will be exciting to see if there is any dramatic change of events in the Test match. Stay tuned with us for all the latest updates about India-Australia 2018-19 Series.
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