Updated March 2nd, 2023 at 18:27 IST
IND vs AUS 3rd Test Day 2 Highlights: India all out for 163 runs, Australia need 76 to win
Cricketing action from the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2022-23 shifts to the Holkar Stadium in Indore for India vs Australia, 3rd Test. Rohit Sharma-led India leads the series by 2-0 after winning the first two games in a significant fashion. The Aussies look to avoid a series loss, while India looks to continue their winning run. Stay tuned to the live blog on republic world.com for all live updates.
6: 27 IST, March 2nd 2023
India (1st innings) - 109
Kohli - 22 , Kuhnemann - 5/16
Australia (1st innings) - 197
Khawaja - 60, Umesh - 3/12
India (2nd innings) - 163
Pujara - 59, Lyon - 8/64
Australia need 76 runs to win
4: 56 IST, March 2nd 2023
Lyon finishes with figures of 8/64, India all out for 163
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4: 30 IST, March 2nd 2023
Umesh Yadav heaves the bat hard but is caught on the boundary, Lyon takes 7
4: 27 IST, March 2nd 2023
Steve Smith takes a blinder at slips, Cheteshwar Pujara walks back for 59
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4: 18 IST, March 2nd 2023
Pujara-Axar look to balance Team India's innings
4: 18 IST, March 2nd 2023
Cheteshwar Pujara takes on Nathan Lyon, hits a six
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3: 50 IST, March 2nd 2023
Nathan Lyon takes five as R Ashwin goes back for 16
3: 36 IST, March 2nd 2023
Cheteshwar Pujara scores fifty as Team India are 133/6
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3: 13 IST, March 2nd 2023
Nathan Lyon strikes again as he dismisses KS Bharat for 3
3: 06 IST, March 2nd 2023
Shreyas handed his catch to Usman Khawaja in the 38th over after scoring 26 runs in 27 balls. India was 115/5 after 38 overs, with Cheteshwar Pujara holding one end.
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2: 51 IST, March 2nd 2023
India reached 111/4 in 34 overs after Shreyas Iyer hit two boundaries in the over. Iyer is batting on 25 runs off 23 balls, while Pujara is 43 off 83.
2: 15 IST, March 2nd 2023
India found themselves at 79/4 in 32 overs as Tea was called on Day 2 of the India vs Australia 3rd Test.
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2: 08 IST, March 2nd 2023
Jadeja was dismissed in the 31st over of the third innings, as Smith quickly upstairs with the DRS call. Jadeja hit just seven runs in 36 balls.
2: 03 IST, March 2nd 2023
India reached 77/3 at the end of the 30th over, with Pujara and Jadeja on the crease.
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1: 51 IST, March 2nd 2023
India reduced their trail behind Australia by 15 runs, as they reached 73/3 in 27 overs.
1: 36 IST, March 2nd 2023
Matthew Kuhnemann has dismissed Virat kohli LBW and Australia truely has the upper hand in the match now. It looked close but Virat kohli decided to go against DRS.
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1: 25 IST, March 2nd 2023
India crossed the 50-run mark in the first ball of the 22nd over. India trail behind Australia by 38 runs.
1: 17 IST, March 2nd 2023
Virat Kohli hit his first boundary of the innings by scoring a four against Kuhnemann in the 19th over. India was 44/2 in 19 overs.
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1: 09 IST, March 2nd 2023
India reached 37/2 in 18 overs, reducing the trail by 51 overs with Kohli and Pujara out in the middle.
12: 59 IST, March 2nd 2023
Australian spinner Nathan Lyon removes indian skipper Rohit Sharma for 12 runs, India trails by 56 runs.
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12: 49 IST, March 2nd 2023
Pujara scored the first boundary for India in the innings, in the fourth ball of the 13th over. India were 30/1 after 13 overs.
12: 42 IST, March 2nd 2023
India reached 24/1 in 11 overs and is now 64 runs behind Australia.
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12: 35 IST, March 2nd 2023
India was 19/1 in nine overs with Rohit and Pujara on the crease.
12: 23 IST, March 2nd 2023
Shubman Gill was dismissed by Nathan Lyon in the final ball of the 5th over.
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12: 14 IST, March 2nd 2023
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have walked out to resume the play after lunch.
12: 03 IST, March 2nd 2023
India (1st innings) - 109
Kohli - 22 , Kuhnemann - 5/16
Australia (1st innings) - 197
Khawaja - 60, Umesh - 3/12
India trail by 75 runs
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11: 37 IST, March 2nd 2023
Team India score 13/0 at Lunch with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill steady
11: 20 IST, March 2nd 2023
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill come out to bat for Team India
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11: 10 IST, March 2nd 2023
R Ashwin cleans up Nathan Lyon, wraps up Australia for 197
11: 05 IST, March 2nd 2023
Umesh Yadav does it again, cleans up Todd Murphy for a duck
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11: 00 IST, March 2nd 2023
R Ashwin strikes again on Day 2, removes Alex Carey
10: 55 IST, March 2nd 2023
Umesh Yadav disturbs Starc's furniture, Australia are 192/7
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10: 46 IST, March 2nd 2023
Umesh Yadav removes Cameron Green for 21, Australia are 188/6
10: 40 IST, March 2nd 2023
Ashwin draws first blood on Day 2 as Peter Handscomb walks back for 18
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10: 33 IST, March 2nd 2023
Drinks on the field and Australia are 186/4 in 70 overs
10: 16 IST, March 2nd 2023
Australia batsmen are looking to break the shackles and the lead has come close to 70 runs
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9: 59 IST, March 2nd 2023
Peter Handscomb and Cameron Green play a steady first 6 six overs on Day 2
9: 41 IST, March 2nd 2023
Ravindra Jadeja in to the attack from the other end and will look to remove the on field batsmen
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9: 31 IST, March 2nd 2023
Cameron Green-Peter Handscomb come out for Australia, Mohammed Siraj to open for India
4: 59 IST, March 1st 2023
Australia would be the happier side at the end of day's play as after first 2 Test matches, they would'nt have thought that they will rattle team India within first 2 sessions of Day 1. In reply of India's 1st innings score of 109, Australia lost the wicket of Travis Head in the 2nd over but from there on Marnus Labuschagne and Usman khawaja added 94 runs for the 2nd wickets.
Indian bowlers and Ravindra Jadeja in particular came back strongly towards the end of day's play and he took all the 4 Australian wickets.
Australian team will look to take lead past 100 on day 2 to put Indian team under pressure and Team India's bowlers will look for quick wickets in the morning.
Stay tuned for live updates and do join us tomorrow morning from 1st session.
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4: 29 IST, March 1st 2023
Ravindra Jadeja has dismissed Australia's skipper Steve Smith for 26 runs. Srikar Bharat took a great catch.
4: 21 IST, March 1st 2023
Australian skipper Steve Smith scored back to back boundaries against Axar Patel as Australia extends its lead.
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4: 00 IST, March 1st 2023
Usman Khawaja was dismissed after scoring 60 runs off 144 balls in Australia's first batting innings. The Aussies were reduced to 125/3 as Jadeja registered his third wicket.
3: 45 IST, March 1st 2023
Australia's total reached 118/2 at the end of the 39th over, with Usman Khawaja batting on 59* and Steve Smith on two runs off seven balls.
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3: 26 IST, March 1st 2023
Marnus Labuschagne was dismissed on 31 runs off 91 balls by Ravindra Jadeja, reducing Australia to 108/2 in 35 overs.
3: 09 IST, March 1st 2023
Australian opener Usman khawaja has scored brilliant half century and he along with Marnus Labuschagne are looking to pile on runs as Australia trails by 9 runs.
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3: 02 IST, March 1st 2023
Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja have added 78 runs for the 2nd wicket as Australia now trails by 19 runs.
2: 42 IST, March 1st 2023
Australia reduced their trail to 28 runs as Australia added 10 runs in the 23rd over.
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2: 20 IST, March 1st 2023
Australia found themselves at 71/1 in 22 overs at the end of the second session on Day 1. Khwaja is batting on 33 runs off 77 balls, while Labuschagne is unbeaten on 16 off 51.
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1: 46 IST, March 1st 2023
Australia reached 43/1 in 13 overs as India got several wicket-taking opportunities which were turned down.
1: 25 IST, March 1st 2023
Australia reached 26/1 after seven overs in their first batting innings, trailing behind India by 83 runs.
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1: 11 IST, March 1st 2023
Jadeja was denied a wicket for the second time in the innings due to no-balls. He had a chance to remove the no. 1 Test batsman Marnus Labuschagne in the 4th over.
1: 04 IST, March 1st 2023
Travis Head was dismissed by Jadeja in the second over of the innings, reducing the Aussies to 12/1 in 1.4 overs.
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12: 56 IST, March 1st 2023
R Ashwin was asked by Rohit Sharma to bowl the very first over of Australia's batting innings.
12: 48 IST, March 1st 2023
Mohammed Siraj's run-out reduced India to 109/10 in the first innings. While Axar remained unbeaten on 11 runs off 31 balls, Kohli scored a maximum of 22 runs in 52 balls for India.
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12: 42 IST, March 1st 2023
After scoring 17 quick runs off 13 balls, Umesh Yadav became Kuhnemann's fifth wicket of the innings. India were 108/9 after 32.3 overs.
12: 34 IST, March 1st 2023
Umesh Yadav hit another four in the second ball of the 31st over to complete 100 runs for India.
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12: 31 IST, March 1st 2023
Known for his explosive style of batting, Umesh Yadav hit Nathan Lyon for a six to end the 30th over with the score at 95/8.
12: 25 IST, March 1st 2023
R Ashwin scored three runs off 12 balls during his short stay at the crease on Day 1. With his wicket, India was reduced to 88/8 in 28.3 overs.
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12: 14 IST, March 1st 2023
R Ashwin took a single to begin the proceedings after lunch on Day 1 of the third Test.
11: 55 IST, March 1st 2023
1st innings - India 84/7 in 26 overs
IND batting
Virat Kohli - 22 runs in 52 balls
Shubman Gill - 21 runs in 18 balls
AUS bowling
Matthew Kuhnemann - 3/14 in 6 overs
Nathan Lyon - 3/23 in 8 overs
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11: 38 IST, March 1st 2023
India's score stood at 84/7 in 26 overs as the lunch was called on Day 1.
11: 26 IST, March 1st 2023
Nathan Lyon took the wicket of KS Bharat, reducing India to 82/7 in 24.5 overs.
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11: 22 IST, March 1st 2023
KS Bharat hit Todd Murphy to score the first six of the match for India. The score stood at 82/6 after 24 overs.
11: 16 IST, March 1st 2023
Todd Murphy has dismissed Virat Kohli thrice in the last three games, since making his debut in the 1st Test.
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11: 16 IST, March 1st 2023
Axar Patel hit a four in the fifth ball of the 23rd over, taking the total to 75/6.
11: 13 IST, March 1st 2023
India were reduced to 70/6 in 21.4 overs as Virat Kohli was dismissed by Todd Murphy.
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11: 05 IST, March 1st 2023
India reached 69/5 in 20 overs with Kohli and KS Bharat pulling off the rescue act.
10: 55 IST, March 1st 2023
The Aussies went upstairs with a DRS call for lbw against KS Bharat, but were denied his wicket. Bharat hit a boundary in the very next ball, before ending the over with a dot ball. India was 66/5 in 17 overs.
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10: 41 IST, March 1st 2023
India scored their first boundary after seven overs as Kohli hit a four off Nathan Lyon to end the 13th over.
10: 33 IST, March 1st 2023
Shreyas Iyer was dismissed by Matthew Kuhnemann in the 12th over of the innings before he opened his account. India was reduced to 45/5 in 11.2 overs, as KS Bharat joined Virat Kohli in the middle.
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10: 27 IST, March 1st 2023
Its not the start that Team India wanted as Ravindra Jadeja, who was promoted up the order ahead of Shreyas Iyer has been dismissed after 4 runs.
10: 17 IST, March 1st 2023
Cheteshwar Pujara was left surprised by the amount of spin as the bowl kep low and went straight to hit the stumps.
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10: 08 IST, March 1st 2023
Matthew Kuhnemann gets gets his 2nd wicket in his 2nd over as he dismisses Shubman Gill for 21 runs. Both openers gone and Australia have a chance to attack India's misfiring middle order now
9: 51 IST, March 1st 2023
After Rohit Sharma's four to Starc in the 3rd over, Shubman Fill hit two boundaries off Green's over, taking India's total to 22/0 in four overs. Shubman hit another four in the third ball of the 5th over.
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9: 41 IST, March 1st 2023
Shubman Gill hit a boundary to Cameron Green in the second ball of the 2nd over to score his first runs of the match.
9: 41 IST, March 1st 2023
Replays showed that Rohit Sharma survived an lbw call in the 4th ball of the 1sr over after surviving an appeal for caught out in the very first ball. Australia opted not to go for DRS on both ocassions.
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9: 36 IST, March 1st 2023
Rohit Sharma hit Starc for a boundary in the 5th ball to score the first runs for India.
9: 33 IST, March 1st 2023
Aussie pacer Mitchell Starc will bowl the first over for Australia, while Rohit Sharma takes the strike for India. Rohit survived a massive appeal for caught out in the very first ball.
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9: 22 IST, March 1st 2023
The Indian openers will come out to bat in a short while, as the play is scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM IST.
9: 08 IST, March 1st 2023
Australia squad: Steve Smith (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Mitchell Starc, Matt Kuhnemann
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9: 08 IST, March 1st 2023
Australia's playing XI: Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Matthew Kuhnemann
9: 04 IST, March 1st 2023
Rohit Sharma won the toss ahead of the 3rd Test and opted to bat first. Shubman Gill has replaced KL Rahul in the playing XI, while Umesh Yadav comes in for Mohammed Shami.
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9: 04 IST, March 1st 2023
India's playing XI: Rohit Sharma(C), Shubman Gill, CA Pujara, Virat Kohli, S Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, RA Jadeja, KS Bharat, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav
8: 54 IST, March 1st 2023
The surface at the Holkar Stadium in Indore is known for providing help to batters, with spinners also looking to extract the most. The Indian spin trio of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel might yet again put the Aussies under scrutiny at the Holkar pitch. Murali Kartik and Matthew Hayden mentioned during the live broadcast that the pitch looks similar to those used in the first two games.
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8: 54 IST, March 1st 2023
Captains Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith will walk out for the coin toss at Holkar at 9 AM IST. The match is scheduled to begin at 9.
8: 40 IST, March 1st 2023
After becoming the fastest batsman to complete 25000 runs in international cricket, Virat Kohli is now just 77 runs away from completing 4,000 runs in the format at home. Captain Rohit Sharma, on the other hand, is just 45 runs away from completing 17,000 international runs. Kohli and Rohit are 44 runs away from completing 1000 runs while batting as a pair in red-ball cricket.
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8: 20 IST, March 1st 2023
Team India’s wins in the first two Tests of the series against Australia has given a significant boost to the team’s campaign in the ICC World Test Championship. India is yet to qualify for the ICC WTC final and will be hoping to win the remaining two games. Sri Lanka is the only other team that can deal with damage to India’s chances of making it to the ICC WTC final. Here’s a look at the ICC World Test Championship standings, ahead of the IND vs AUS 3rd Test.
7: 58 IST, March 1st 2023
India won the opening Test of the series by an innings and 132 runs in Nagpur as Australia’s struggles against the Indian bowlers were exposed to the world. India further scripted another empathetic win by six wickets in Delhi to secure a 2-0 lead. India also retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with the victory in Delhi.
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7: 58 IST, March 1st 2023
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat
Published March 1st, 2023 at 07:58 IST