India vs Australia Live Cricket Score, 4th Test Day 3 (India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Match Scorecard): Hello and welcome to the live blog of the third day of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and India which is taking place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja resumed the innings for India on Day 3 but Pant failed to play a big knock despite getting a good start. He was sent back to the pavilion by Scott Boland on the fourth ball of the 56th for a score of 28 runs from 37 balls.
India need to score at least 275 runs in the first innings to avoid follow-on and all eyes will now be on the all-rounder trio of Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar.
Jadeja scored 77 runs in the last Test played at The Gabba and there are similar expectations from him in Melbourne as well.
Playing XIs
Australia: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (WK), Pat Cummins (C), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
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65.2 – Skids through the surface, on a length, around off, Washington Sundar guides it to the slip cordons.
65.1 – Back of a length and outside off from Cummins as he comes back into the attack. Sundar leaves this alone.
64.6 – Off the mark is Sundar! Nice and full, pushed through on off, Sundar strides across and taps it with soft hands. Gets a single at the cover-point region.
Batsman_1 : Washington Sundar 1(1)
Batsman_2 : Nitish Kumar Reddy 22(39)
Bowler : Nathan Lyon 1/35(11)
Over : 65
Run : 2
Wicket : 1
Score : 222/7
Washington Sundar is in next.
64.5 – OUT! LBW! A loud confident appeal for LBW and the umpire raises the finger. Nathan Lyon wins the battle here! However, Jadeja has reviewed it. But it looks pretty much straight on!
64.4 – Flat and quick, around off, Jadeja quickly rocks back and cuts it straight to backward point.
64.5 – OUT! lbw b Nathan Lyon.
64.3 – Quicker through the air, on the leg stump, Nitish Kumar Reddy steers this length ball to deep square leg for a single.
64.2 – Outside leg again, on a fuller length, a foot ahead from the previous ball, Nitish turns it across to the leg gully region.
64.1 – Around the wicket continues Lyon. Length ball, on leg, Nitish Kumar Reddy hangs back and punches it to mid on.
63.6 – Back of a length, just outside off, Ravindra Jadeja shows no interest and lets it be.
Batsman_1 : Ravindra Jadeja 17(49)
Batsman_2 : Nitish Kumar Reddy 21(36)
Bowler : Mitchell Starc 0/64(17)
Over : 64
Run : 6
Wicket : 0
Score : 220/6
63.5 – Short and on the off-pole, Ravindra Jadeja sits underneath it and the ball sails through to the keeper.
63.4 – Straight and full, around the fourth stump line, Ravindra Jadeja prods forward and presents a solid front foot block.
63.3 – Slanting it with the angle, on middle and on a length, Nitish hops on the back foot and tucks it across to wide of mid-wicket for a single.
63.2 – Back of a length, on the pads, Jadeja glances off the hips to deep backward square leg for a single.
63.1 – FOUR! Flicked away neatly! Starc bowls it fuller and aims the pegs, Ravindra Jadeja plays it across. He brings the bat in front of the pads, and flicks it along the ground to get a boundary at deep mid-wicket. The fielder from the inner ring does the hard yards but the ball has enough wheels on it to breach into the fence.
62.6 – Another maiden over by ‘Garry’! Full on the stumps. Reddy gets ahead, and steers it to short mid-wicket.
Batsman_1 : Nitish Kumar Reddy 20(35)
Batsman_2 : Ravindra Jadeja 12(44)
Bowler : Nathan Lyon 0/33(10)
Over : 63
Run : 0
Wicket : 0
Score : 214/6
62.5 – Flat and quick, drifting across off, Nitish Kumar Reddy weighs on the back foot and gets a thick outside edge which rolls in front of backward point. The slip fielder scoots forward and stops the ball.
62.4 – Pitched up, fuller and on middle, Nitish takes a huge stride out and pushes it gently back to the bowler.
62.3 – Pitched outside leg, on a length, Nitish hangs back and eases it to the short leg fielder.
62.2 – Dragged length, on the pads, Nitish goes back and across and tucks it with soft hands to the leg side.
62.1 – Flat and full, on the leg stump line, Nitish Kumar Reddy charges down the pitch and stabs it onto the surface.
61.6 – Nagging length, over the top of the middle at 139 clicks, Nitish Kumar Reddy gets behind the line and eases it to the wide of backward point fielder for a single. India trail by 260 more runs.
Batsman_1 : Nitish Kumar Reddy 20(29)
Batsman_2 : Ravindra Jadeja 12(44)
Bowler : Mitchell Starc 0/58(16)
Over : 62
Run : 1
Wicket : 0
Score : 214/6
61.3 – Swing and a miss! Banged in short now, angling over the leg stump. Nitish Kumar Reddy gets inside the line and tries the hook shot but it goes well above the bat.
61.5 – Straight on and fuller on the stumps, Nitish Kumar Reddy presents a solid front foot block.
61.4 – Bowled from wide of the crease, on a hard length, angling on off, Nitish Kumar Reddy plays it closer to the body and from the crease, blocks it out.
60.6 – Looped up, full and around off, Jadeja strides across and blocks it in front.
Batsman_1 : Ravindra Jadeja 12(44)
Batsman_2 : Nitish Kumar Reddy 19(23)
Bowler : Nathan Lyon 0/33(9)
Over : 61
Run : 3
Wicket : 0
Score : 213/6
61.2 – Hits the deck hard and brings the stumps into play does Starc. Nitish Kumar Reddy calmly tucks it across to the short mid-wicket region.
61.1 – Hard length outside off, left alone by Reddy.
60.3 – Oh, some intent now! Lyon drifts it on the off-stump line, and keeps the length full. Nitish Kumar Reddy dances down the ground and swings hard at it. Gets an outside edge which runs past short third for a couple.
60.5 – Pushed through, full and on off, Nitish leans ahead with a good stride and works it to long on for a single.
60.4 – Tossed up on leg stump. Reddy flicks it to the right of short leg.
59.5 – A direct hit from Cummins, but Jadeja is well home! But, this has been some nervy running from the Indians overall. On a length, on the stumps, Jadeja works it to pierce the mid on region, and hits it through, and just steams off to get to the other end. Cummins does well again as he intercepts the ball by diving to his right and throws it in motion, scoring a direct hit. However, Jadeja is safe as the replays confirm it.
