Australia at dominating position with two best versatile bat at crease and inch close to complete half centuries and will bat before lunch with lead of 350 runs ask India to bat to get this 3rd Test decide in favour of host.
Mohammed Sirag and Ravichandran Ashwin too one wicket each.
Stumps on Day 3 of the 3rd Test. Australia 338 & 103/2, lead India (244) by 197 runs.
At draw of stumps for third day Australia has scored 103 for loss of 2 wickets. Labuschagne 47 and Steve Smith 29
3rd Test. 28.5: N Saini to M Labuschagne (46), 4 runs , 102/2
Indian wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant became the first overseas batsman to register nine consecutive 25+ run scores in Test matches in Australia.
West Indies batting legend, Sir Viv Richards held the record alongside Wally Hammond (England) and Rusi Surti (India) who had crossed the 25-run mark on eight occasions on the trot. It is also fascinating for many to see the youngster from India achieving such a glorious feat at the age of 23.
Australia 25 over 92/2.
Third Session 24.2 over Australia 87/2
Marnus Labuschagne 40 Steve Smith 22 at crease.
3rd Test. 20.5: J Bumrah to S Smith (21), 4 runs , 81/2 .
3rd Test. 9.2: WICKET! D Warner (13) is out, lbw Ravichandran Ashwin, 35/2
Australia loss another wicket 35/2 at 9.2 over that of David Warner out for 13 runs weaken Australia batting in this inning by Ashwin.
India 28/1 in Eight Ov,David Warner 11 and Marnus Labuschagne at 6 in eighth overs.
3rd Test. 7.2: M Siraj to M Labuschagne (6), 4 runs , 28/1
Australia lost its first wicket of Pucovski at score of 10 and Australia At 16/1 by Mohammed Siraj.
3rd Test. 5.5: WICKET! W Pucovski (10) is out, c (Sub) b Mohammed Siraj, 16/1
Rishabh Pant hit on the left elbow while batting in the second session on Saturday. He has been taken for scans
Pat Cummins most successful bowler took four wickets. Josh Hazlewood credited 2 wickets and Mitchell Starc one wicket .
3rd Test. 100.4: WICKET! M Siraj (6) is out, c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins, 244 all out
India all out 244 lost six wicket pre-Tea.
India 244/9 in 100 Over, Ravinder is batting 23 runs still India short of 94 run chasing Australia total 338.
After India score of 195/5 India are 216/9 with addition of 21 runs lost 4 wickets in quick session collapse of middle order in second session.
3rd Test. 96.3: WICKET! J Bumrah (0) is out, run out (Marnus Labuschagne), 216/9
3rd Test. 95.1: N Lyon to R Jadeja (5), 4 runs , 214/8
3rd Test. 94.5: WICKET! N Saini (4) is out, c Matthew Wade b Mitchell Starc, 210/8 .
3rd Test. 92.2: WICKET! R Ashwin (10) is out, run out (Pat Cummins/Marnus Labuschagne), 206/7
3rd Test. 91.2: N Lyon to R Ashwin (10), 4 runs , 206/6.
3rd Test. 88.2: WICKET! C Pujara (50) is out, c Tim Paine b Pat Cummins, 195/6
3rd Test. 87.4: WICKET! R Pant (36) is out, c David Warner b Josh Hazlewood, 195/5.
3rd Test. 86.3: P Cummins to C Pujara (49), 4 runs , 193/4.
Lunch on Day 3 and #TeamIndia are 180-4. In the first session, India added 84 runs for the loss of two wickets. #AUSvIND
Two hours of play this morning and it has been a riveting contest. #TeamIndia first lost captain Rahane and then Vihari owing to a run-out. IND are 163-4 with Pujara batting solidly on 40 & Pant on 14.
3rd Test. 67.2: WICKET! H Vihari (4) is out, run out (Josh Hazlewood), 142/4
3rd Test. 54.4: WICKET! A Rahane (21) is out, b Pat Cummins, 116/3
Day 2 of the 3rd Test. India 96/2, trail Australia (338) by 242 runs.
