IND vs AUS (India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team) 3rd Test Day 4 Live Updates: KL Rahul scored a half-century and looked set for a hundred but for a stunning one-handed catch from Steve Smith at first slip off Nathan Lyon that sent him back to the dressing room on 84. There was a brief rain-delay today as well but not much time was lost. India have to score 246 to avoid the follow-on.
With most of the first day also lost to rain Saturday, Head and Steve Smith’s second-day centuries ensured that India cannot realistically win the Test. More rain is forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, raising India’s hopes of salvaging a draw and heading to Melbourne with the series locked at 1-1.
India’s XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
Australia’s XI: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
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48.5 – Has Reddy been strangled down leg? The men around the bat are convinced and Pat Cummins takes the review. Fired down leg, on a nagging length by Lyon, Reddy looks to tickle it fine and the ball passes close to the bat and it is collected well by Alex Carey moving to his left. The UltraEdge shows no spike when the ball is next to the bat. Australia lose their review.
The umpire has just informed the players that Ball Tracking is currently down, but UltraEdge remains available! That brief pause in play likely signals that this could be the final over before Lunch.
48.4 – Lyon changes his angle of attack as he comes from around the wicket. Pushes it across the batter, on the fuller side, Reddy jabs at the delivery with a straight bat. Gets an outside edge that goes low and well wide of Steven Smith at first slip to his right for a couple of runs.
The umpire just informs that the Ball Tracking is down!
48.3 – Floated up, full and on off, Reddy clips it to short mid-wicket.
48.2 – Fuller again, around off, Reddy gets a good stride in and pats it to mid off again.
48.1 – Tossed up, full and on off, Reddy presses forward and knocks it to mid off.
47.6 – Ends with a hard-length ball, just outside off, shapes away, Ravindra Jadeja doesn’t offer any shot as he watches the ball go through to the keeper.
Batsman_1 : Ravindra Jadeja 41(77)
Batsman_2 : Nitish Kumar Reddy 5(14)
Bowler : Pat Cummins 2/41(13)
Over : 48
Run : 4
Wicket : 0
Score : 165/6
47.5 – Comes over the wicket, full around leg, Ravindra Jadeja nudges it wide of deep fine leg again and takes a couple of runs.
47.4 – Good fielding by Nathan Lyon at deep fine! Goes fuller this time, around middle and leg, nips back in, Ravindra Jadeja flicks it wide of deep fine where Lyon strides out and saves the boundary.
47.3 – A man from the slip cordon moves to leg slip and a deep square leg comes in place now. Back of a length, just outside off, seaming in, Ravindra Jadeja fends it to cover.
47.2 – Slightly fuller, around middle, nips back in sharply, stays low on the bounce, Ravindra Jadeja is caught on the back foot but manages to keep it out on the leg side.
47.1 – Comes from around the wicket, hard length, on top of off, angles in, Ravindra Jadeja presses back and blocks it out with ease.
46.6 – This goes straight on, short and on off, Reddy hops on the back foot and dabs it down on the off side.
Batsman_1 : Nitish Kumar Reddy 5(14)
Batsman_2 : Ravindra Jadeja 37(71)
Bowler : Nathan Lyon 1/31(11)
Over : 47
Run : 1
Wicket : 0
Score : 161/6
46.5 – Slower and fuller, on off and middle, Reddy strides forward and turns it with a closed bat face to short leg.
46.4 – Drags the length back and this is a bit quicker, on middle, Reddy stays back to block.
46.3 – Offers flight, fuller in length, around off, Reddy lunges and keeps it out.
46.2 – Flatter and shorter, on middle, Reddy gets on top of the bounce and stabs it down.
46.1 – Short and turning away, outside off, cut off the back foot to deep point for a single.
45.6 – This keeps rising, on a back of a length, on middle and leg, Jadeja hops and drops it with soft hands beside the pitch on the leg side. He calls Reddy though for a quick single. Cummins gets to the ball, turns around and fires in a throw at the bowling end but misses. It would not have mattered much as Jadeja was in anyway.
Batsman_1 : Ravindra Jadeja 36(70)
Batsman_2 : Nitish Kumar Reddy 5(9)
Bowler : Pat Cummins 2/37(12)
Over : 46
Run : 2
Wicket : 0
Score : 160/6
45.5 – Short again but this is bowled from wide of the crease, on off and middle, Jadeja bends down and lets it be.
45.4 – Banged in short from around the wicket, over middle and leg, Jadeja ducks under it.
45.3 – Sliding onto the pads again, on a nagging length, Reddy glances it down to deep fine leg and crosses over.
45.2 – Slips it down leg, on a length, Reddy looks to help it away but misses.
45.1 – Beaten! Cummins serves it on a length, angling in, on off, Reddy is lured into the straight drive. The ball holds its line and whizzes past the outside edge.
44.2 – FOUR! Jadeja sweeps and sweeps well! With a short leg and a silly point in place, Lyon floats it up, full and on off, Jadeja reaches out in front and controls the shot as he rolls his wrists on the ball. Hits it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary.
44.1 – Bowled from wide of the crease on the around-the-wicket angle, tossed up, around off, Jadeja smothers the spin as he gets on the front foot.
44.6 – Lyon serves it short, outside off, Jadeja goes deep in the crease and cuts it to the left of the man at deep point for a brace.
Batsman_1 : Ravindra Jadeja 35(67)
Batsman_2 : Nitish Kumar Reddy 4(6)
Bowler : Nathan Lyon 1/30(10)
Over : 45
Run : 6
Wicket : 0
Score : 158/6
44.5 – Dropping in front of the batter, full and spinning away, Jadeja thinks about playing initially but then changes his mind and leaves the ball alone.
44.3 – Fired in, fuller and at the stumps, Jadeja whips but Inglis makes a sharp stop to his right at mid-wicket.
44.4 – Keeps it full, on off, Jadeja defends it off the front foot.
43.4 – Oh, that took off! Cummins digs it in short, at the left shoulder of the batter, Reddy bends down a little bit and sees the ball sail over his head. It curves away from the keeper Alex Carey who moves to his left and leaps to grab it. The ball brushes his fingertips and goes behind for a boundary.
43.3 – Slanting into the pads from around the wicket, on a length, Jadeja clips it to the right of deep fine leg. A long chase for the fielder in the deep and that allows the batters to run three.