New Delhi, March 07: Indian batsmen crumbled as Josh Hazlewood took a six-wicket haul on Day 4 of the second India vs Australia Test in Bangalore. India’s lead has crossed 180 . Catch live cricket score of India vs Australia Day 4 today here. (LIVE SCORECARD | WHERE TO GET LIVE STREAMING)
11:05 hrs IST: Saha and Ishant are not taking singles and are only relying on boundaries. Have added 11 runs in the last five overs. Can they give India 200-run lead?
10:59 hrs IST: Indian batsmen have been irresponsible on Day 4 to say the least. The way Nair got out was criminal. How does one expect a triple centurion get out like that when need of the hour was patience
10:53 hrs IST: Saha and Ishant are at the crease. Whatever they add for the last wicket will be a bonus. Thought they haven’t take a run in the last three overs. Waiting for boundary can be lethal.
10:43 hrs IST: Umesh (1) out
Hazlewood gets his sixth wicket as Umesh goes for a slog and is caught by Warner at mid-off.
10: 37 hrs IST: India lost 4 wickets in the last three overs. Australia breathing fire with new ball. The uneven dual bounce of the pitch is troubling Indian batsmen.
10:30 hrs IST: Ashwin (4) out. India 246/8, lead by 159
It is sheer irresponsibility. Ashwin, after hitting a boundary, blindly goes for a drive against an incoming delivery and is bowled.
10:26 hrs IST: Pujara (92) out. India 242/7, lead by 155
Hazlewood gets extra bounce as Pujara makes the mistake of following it and gives an easy catch to Mitchell Marsh at gully.
10:19 hrs IST: Starc nearly gets a hat-trick as he hits Wriddhiman Saha’s pads but umpire signal not out. Starc knows there would be no point in wasting a review as the ball had got an edge before hitting the pads.
10:18 hrs IST: Nair (0) out. #India 238/6, lead by 151
Starc rattles Nair’s stumps after the batsmen goes for an irresponsible drive against the Australian’s swinging delivery
10:16 hrs IST: Rahane (52) out. #India 238/5
Starc’s inswinger hits Rahane’s pads. Umpire gives not out but Australia go for review. Tracker shows ball clearly hitting Rahane’s leg stump
10:11 hrs IST: CLOSE! Hazlewood almost gets an edge off Pujara, who looks to drive the Aussie outgoing delivery. India can’t afford to lose Pujara at this stage. India 235/4, lead by 148
10:08 hrs IST: Pujara is now batting on 87 off 210 balls. He has been resilient and patient. The Saurashtra batsman rarely gave chance. In the first session today was asked some serous questions by the spinners and the pacers alike but his monk-like serenity has stood out. In this Test, till now, he is the only India to get DRS right.
10:00 hrs IST: Rahane, who missed most of the England series, due to injury scores one of the most crucial fifties of his career. Mind you, if India lose this Test, Australia will retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India’s lead has gone past 140 now.
09:57 hrs IST: FOUR! Rahane hits one off Starc with an elegant cover drive. With it he scores his 11th Test half-century. India 228/4, lead by 141
09:51 hrs IST: Rahane has moved to 46 and is just four runs short of his 11th Test half-century. India 224/4
09:47 hrs IST: Pujara and Rahane’s stand has crossed 100 – This is the first hundred run stand of the series. India 221/4
09:42 hrs IST: Correct DRS call by Pujara. He was given LBW off Lyon. The Indian straightaway goes for DRS and tracker shows that the ball pitched outside line and missed the leg stump by miles. India lead by 133 runs
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09:38 hrs IST: A lot happening already! In third over of the day, third umpire comes into action as Australia think Handscomb might have caught Pujara off O’Keefe at short leg. Soft decision was not out. Third umpire agrees
09:35 hrs IST: Nathan Lyon from the other end . Australia want to test India with spin twins right from the start.
09:30 hrs IST: Action starts: Steve O’Keefe bowls the first over
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9:20 hrs IST: India’s lead is 126 now but the highest target chased down in Bangalore is 262 – by India against New Zealand in 2012-13. So much task remains for Rahane and Pujara.
09:07 hrs IST: KL Rahul had said that if India add 100 more runs it will be ‘gold’ for the team. But Virat Kohli’s men would not want to take chance against this Aussie side which is leading 1-0 in the four-game series
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09:03 hrs IST: Pujara (79*) and Rahane (40*) would be hoping to add more runs to their 93-run stand. India now lead by 126. And the lowest target defended at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 221.
09:00 hrs IST: Well come all to the live coverage of Day 4.
Looking to square the four-Test series, India will look for a lead of at least 250 runs to force a win against the Aussies who will bat last on a wearing pitch.
Pujara and Rahane shared an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 93 to keep alive India’s hopes of a series-levelling win over Australia, giving the hosts a lead of 126 on a see-saw third day.
India’s chances appeared slim when paceman Josh Hazlewood’s triple strike helped Australia reduce them to 120 for four before tea and the touring side looked favourites to take a 2-0 lead in the four-match series.
But Pujara and Rahane batted through the final session to ensure India will set them a decent target to chase on a difficult pitch.
At close of play, Pujara was unbeaten on 79 with Rahane on 40 to take India, who lost the opening Test of the four-match series by 333 runs, to 213 for four.
