STUMPS | That's the end of day's play. This Test now enters the fifth day tomorrow. Superb batting by Pat Cummins, but India still in total control and at the brink of a famous victory. Cummins and Nathan Lyon finish unbeaten on 61 and 6 respectively. FULL SCORECARD.
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Pat Cummins gets to his fifty. His second Test half-century. Completes the milestone with a boundary off Jasprit Bumrah. Meanwhile, India have taken the second new ball.
Umpires have decided to extend the day's play by half an hour. Second new ball is due in two overs and India might finish it off today only. So, last half an hour coming up!
OUT! Mohammed Shami cleans up Mitchell Starc. The ball came back in slight and goes between Starc's bat and pad. Second wicket for Shami this. And India just two wickets away from making it 2-1. Starc b Shami 18(27)
200 up for Australia. Pat Cummins is once again showing off his skills with the bat. Meanwhile, India need three more wickets to wrap this up. Around 12 overs remaining in the day's play.
OUT! Australia seven down now. Tim Paine, the Australian skipper, is caught behind. Third wicket this for Ravindra Jadeja. Paine c Pant b Jadeja 26(67)
OUT! Ishant Sharma strikes. India now four wickets away from victory. Travis Head was looking to play through the off-side, gets an inside edge and onto the stumps. T Head b Ishant 34(92)
TEA BREAK | Australia have lost half the side at tea on day four. Once again it was the session that belonged to India. The visitors are now five wickets away from win.Â
OUT! Ravindra Jadeja strikes now. Brought back into the attack and he has Mitchell Marsh caught at cover. Easy catch for Kohli there. Australia have now lost half the side. Marsh c Kohli b Jadeja 10(21)
OUT! Jasprit Bumrah strikes once again. Shaun Marsh again in this Test is trapped in front of the wickets by Bumrah. The partnership was growing well and Bumrah does well to remove Marsh. Shaun Marsh lbw b Bumrah 44(72)
Ravindra Jadeja continues from one end and Australian batsmen are not afraid of attacking him. Meanwhile, the partnership between Shaun Marsh and Travis Head is worth 41 runs.
Mohammad Shami is in the middle of some excellent spell. He trapped Usman Khawaja in front of the wickets. The left-hander was looking good otherwise. Meanwhile, Australia need 318 more runs to win.Â
Usman Khawaja is looking good but it is an uphill task. Meanwhile his partnership with Shaun Marsh is now worth 26 off46 balls. Ravindra Jadeja has bowled six overs so far.
OUT! Ravindra Jadeja strikes early as well. Australia have lost both the openers now. Marcus Harris is caught at forward short-leg. Australia in trouble.  Marcus Harris c Agarwal b Jadeja 13(27)
OUT! What a start for India. it is that. man Jasprit Bumrah who strikes again. Aaron Finch edges it to the second slip and Virat Kohli takes a good catch. Finch c Kohli b Bumrah 3(4)
India have declared their second innings. So, Australia have been set 399 runs to win. This is going to be tough and Australia will have to bat out of their skin to survive.Â
OUT! Rishabh Pant is caught behind. He was looking to run it down the third man region, gets a faint edge and straight into the hands of the wicketkeeper. Pant c Paine b Hazlewood 33(43)
OUT! Make that six for Pat Cummins. He now accounts for Ravindra Jadeja. Banged in short, Cummins was looking to keep it down on the leg-side. He couldn't and the ball goes towards gully. R Jadeja c Khawaja b Pat Cummins 5(6)Â
OUT! That's a five-wicket haul for Pat Cummins. He has bowled Mayank Agarwal. The ball kept low, takes toe end of Agarwal's of the bat and goes on to hit the stumps. Agarwal misses out on his second consecutive half-century. Agarwal b Pat Cummins 42(102)
The third Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground is on the verge of witnessing Indiaâs victory against Australia. Like day 2, the visitors dominated the game on the third day. Amidst the racist chant hurled at the Indian players and fans, Jasprit Bumrah snapped six crucial wickets and did not let the Aussies build a good partnership. The Indian pacer got the wickets of Marcus Harris, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Travis Head, Josh Hazelwood and Tim Paine and this helped the visitors get the lead of 292 runs on the board. Needless to say, Bumrah went on to register his career-best figures as he gave away only 33 runs. Virat Kohli Hails Jasprit Bumrah for Snapping Six Wickets, Indian Captain Doffs his Cap During Day 3 India vs Australia 2018, MCG (See Pics).
The performance obviously impressed Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli hailed the feat by doffing his cap to Bumrah when the Indian team was walking back to the pavilion. The 25-year-old pacer became the only Asian bowler to get five wickets in South Africa, England and Australia in one calendar year. However, post this, the visitors did not impose a follow-on on the Aussies. The Indian decided to come down to bat and extend the lead. Sadly, India lost wickets early in the game. India vs Australia, 2018, 3rd Test: Jasprit Bumrah Becomes the Only Asian Bowler to Get Fifer in SA, ENG & AUS in 2018!.
Hanuma Vihari was the first one to go on the score of 13 after facing 45 balls. Virat Kohli and Pujara departed on zero. Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma too made their way back to the pavilion after making 1 and 5 runs respectively. As of now, we have Mayank Agarwal batting on 28 and Rishabh Pant on 6 runs. India has made a total of 54 runs after losing five wickets. It would be interesting to see how the day 4 unfolds for both teams.
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